Getting Meta with ‘Cult’
The CW's "Cult" is a show about a show also named "Cult" which gets people to do bad things. Because it has such a cult following. It's the kind of…
‘Frontline’ Follows the Courant Around
You might think, from watching tonight's "Frontline" (PBS, 10 p.m., check local listings) that the Hartford Courant is a religious place. Its reporters are seen standing for a moment of silence…
Also on Tuesday: New ‘Cult,’ ‘Body of Proof’ Returns
The CW only wishes it had a series that could take over the popular imagination such that it inspires millions, for good or bad. Instead, they make a new show…
Inside ‘Inside Combat Rescue’
With cameras - 40 in all -- affixed in every corner of the rescue helicopters, and even on the fueling boom that is affixed like a lance,along with cameras on…
‘Girls’ Shifts to Boys (and Dog)
From time to time, "Girls" has to concentrate on the boys. With "Boys" the title of the latest episode, it brought back Adam, who hasn't been seen since police were…
Monday TV: Remembering a ‘Power Broker,’ ‘Bachelor’ Takes Hometown Visits
The Black History Month film "The Powerbroker" on "Independent Lens" (PBS, 10 p.m., check local listings) makes the case for the non-angry man of the 60s, who accomplished Civil Rights…
Eyeing the Assassination on ‘Killing Lincoln’
Like Elvis, Abe Lincoln is remembered more for his death than his birth -- even on the national holiday connected with his birthday. There's something so dramatic about the assassination…
Also on Sunday: Start of a New ‘Amazing Race,’ an End for ‘Downton Abbey’
"The Amazing Race" (CBS, 8 p.m.) begins its 22nd season, with 11 teams embarking on the 30,000 - mile trek that will stop in bora bora, New Zealand, Botswana and…
A Cruise Boat Full of Material for ‘SNL’
The state of the world is such that so many crazy things can happen in a single week that "Saturday Night Live" can practically write itself by replaying them. That…
Beyonce’s Bio Indulgences
For the third weekend in a row, one entertainer is getting big attention. First was the Super Bowl halftime show, then the Grammys and now the self-obsessed feature posing as…