Friday TV: Dissecting the Murdoch Family
The family drama of Rupert Murdoch may have inspired the series “Succession,” but it was that HBO series that sparked the Murdoch heirs into figuring out how they’d handle succession…
Thursday TV: Remembering Roberta Flack
The life and times of four-time Grammy winner Roberta Flack, who died last year at 88, is reflected in a new two-hour documentary “OWN Spotlight: Roberta” (OWN, 9 p.m.). In…
Wednesday: Nicole Kidman is ‘Scarpetta’
I tend to think the presence of Nicole Kidman is a red flag when it comes to new series. Nonetheless she stars as “Scarpetta” (Prime Video, streaming), the forensic pathologist…
Tuesday TV: Remembering the Fukushima Scare
The new documentary “Fukushima: A Nuclear Nightmare” (HBO, 9 p.m.) relives the tsunami that followed a 9.0 earthquake, threatening a nuclear meltdown. The film by James Jones and Megumi Inman…
Capital Radio 3-9-26: From Sedaka to Cale
There were almost too many musical lives to remember today on Capital Radio, starting with two who died over the weekend, San Francisco rocker Country Joe McDonald and Tex-Mex organ…
Monday TV: ‘Top Chef’ Travels to the Carolinas
A taste of the South is expected in the 23rd season of “Top Chef” (Bravo, 9 p.m.) that begins tonight in Charlotte, N.C. Tom Colicchio and Gail Simmons return to…
Sunday TV: Steve Carell in Familiar ‘Rooster’
“Rooster” (HBO, 10 p.m.) is a new comedy series that has Bill Lawrence’s fingerprints all over it. Like “Ted Lasso,” its central clown, in this case Steve Carell, has an…
Saturday TV: Werner Herzog’s ‘Ghost Elephants’
Werner Herzog’s documentaries have their own charms whether they’re about exotic peoples (like 1989’s “Herdsmen of the Sun”) or those interacting with animals (2005’s “Grizzly Man”). His latest, “Ghost Elephants”…
Friday TV: Eight and Out for ‘Outlander’
The eighth and final season for the romantic drama “Outlander” (Starz, 8 p.m.) begins with Caitriona Balfe and Sam Heughan’s Claire and Jamie returning back to Fraser’s Ridge, a place…
Thursday TV: Rachel Weisz in Netflix’ ‘Vladimir’
In the new series “Vladimir” (Netflix, streaming), Rachel Weisz stars as an English professor who becomes obsessed with a handsome new colleague (Leo Woodall), based on the novel by Julia…