Friday TV: Highwire Over Niagara
Walking a tightrope over Niagara Falls has been banned for 175 years. But because the economy is so bad up there, they decided to let one of the Flying Wallendas…
A Sanitized ’41’ for His Birthday
Jerry Weintraub produced his bio film on George H.W. Bush, “41” (HBO, 9 p.m.) as if it were a bouquet. In fact, it was to have been screened for his…
Also on Thursday: The Early Days of AIDS in San Francisco
The epidemic of deaths among gay men in the early 80s was a frightening, unexplained scourge on the burgeoning community of San Francisco, where more than 1,000 people were dying…
Back to Southfork: ‘Dallas’ Returns
Television has had its share of remade shows, retooled for a new generation in a process given the computer-age moniker “reboot.” Some, like “90120” and “Hawaii Five-0,” have done better…
Also on Wednesday: Further FLOTUS, ‘Dream Team’
The First Lady has been on a lot of TV shows lately. The most unusual appearance may be tonight’s on “Restaurant: Impossible” (Food Network, 10 p.m..) in which Michelle Obama…
Tuesday TV: NBA Finals, ‘Thorne’ Start
With the Stanley Cup wrapped up, we may turn our attention to the NBA Finals which begin tonight in Oklahoma City, with game 1 of Heat at Thunder (ABC, 10…
‘American Stuffers’ Canceled
One of the news items inadvertently uncovered while reporting a story about the profusion of “redneck” and “hillbilly” shows for the Washington Post was the revelation that “American Stuffers” won’t…
What Are ‘Bunheads’ Anyway?
Fans of “Gilmore Girls” can take heart in more than reruns and Alex Bledel popping up on “Mad Men.” The show’s spirit has been virtually resuscitated in a new series…
Also on Monday: ‘Hollywood’ Soap and Hockey in L.A.
The last time English-language American TV adopted a Spanish-language telenovela, it was “Ugly Betty.” This time, it’s resulted in “Hollywood Nights” (Nickelodeon, 9 p.m.), about a bunch of hopefuls in…
‘Mad Men’ Finale: Empty Spaces
All the big action on “Mad Men” happened last week. Still, Sunday's finale wasn’t reserved for cleaning up its action, but for moving on, underscoring season-long themes of women’s empowerment,…