Thursday TV: Stranger Things Among the Old
From the creators of “Stranger Things” comes another quasi-horror set piece. This time, instead of teens in the ‘80s, these are old folks in a senior living site called “The…
Wednesday TV: Kylie Minogue Tells Her Story
She was never as big in America as she is everywhere else in the world but the Aussie soap opera star turned pop singer is the biggest female artist to…
Tuesday TV: The Life of W.E.B. Du Bois on PBS
Born just three years after the end of the Civil War, the sociologist, writer, historian and activist W.E.B. Du Bois rose to fame and freedom, living until the day before…
Capital Radio 5-18-26: Farewell Claudine Longet
We played the lion’s share of music added this year to the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry, ranging from Spike Jones to Weezer, with Ray Charles, Ruth Brown and…
Monday TV: Family Trauma Traced Back to Mao
Filmmaker Vicky Du traces her family’s mental illness back to the Chines Communist Revolution of 1949 in her film about multigenerational trauma “Light of the Setting Sun,” making its debut…
Sunday TV: An International ‘Naked and Afraid’
Turns out there are extreme survivalists all over the world. Candidates from Brazil, Australia, Mexico and the U.S. compete tonight in the first “Naked and Afraid: Global Showdown” (Discovery, 8…
Saturday TV: Eurovision Song Contest Finale
Finals come this afternoon (stateside at least) for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 (Peacock, 3 p.m.), hosted by Victoria Swarovski, Michael Ostrowsi and Emily Buskin. Twenty-five finalists will perform, representing…
Friday TV: ‘Yellowstone’ Spin-Off ‘Dutton Ranch’
The fourth spinoff of “Yellowstone” concentrates on its most interesting couple, Beth Dutton and Rip Wheeler. Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauster reprise those roles in the new “Dutton Ranch” (Paramount,…
Thursday TV: New Crime Drama ‘Nemesis’
From Courtney A. Kemp, who had created the “Power” series and its various offshoots, comes the new series “Nemesis” (Netflix, streaming) that pits a police detective (Matthew Law of “Abbott…
Wednesday TV: Bad Omen Sinks ‘Good Omens’
Sexual assault allegations against author Neil Gaiman results in a much-truncated third and final season of “Good Omens” (Prime Video, streaming) the fantasy series about good and evil based on…