Thursday TV: Another ‘Greatest Event’
"Parks and Recreation" isn't on this week, but its Adam Scott surfaces on cable for his third stab at "The Greatest Event in Television History" (Cartoon Network, midnight) in which…
Wednesday TV: Another CMA Awards Night
Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood return to host The CMA Awards (ABC, 8 p.m.) for the sixth time, live from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. They are both also slated…
Two Hour Hendrix Biography on PBS
One of the amazing things about Jimi Hendrix, subject of a lavish two hour "American Masters" (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings) is that he seems to have been born…
Also on Tuesday: Wayans Back to ‘New Girl’
Damon Wayans Jr. was an original member of the gang on the pilot episode of "New Girl" (Fox, 9 p.m.). With Wayans still involved in "Happy Endings," he couldn't stay, though,…
Monday TV: Organs From the Black Market
Ten to 15 percent of organ transplants in the U.S. use organs that are obtained from the black market, from brokers who solicit them on Craigslist and other sources, to…
Van Alden Finds His Mojo on ‘Empire’
Boardwalk Empire has grown into such an expanding saga, some characters can be gone for weeks before reappearing on the series. Such is the case with arguably the biggest name…
Sunday TV: The JFK Conspiracy Kickoff
If October was all about Halloween, November is all about JFK, because of the 50th anniversary of his assassination. A month of more than two dozen specials begins tonight with…
Kerry Washington on ‘SNL’
It didn't take long for "Saturday Night Live" to address its major criticism this season: Its lack of female cast members of color. Earlier this season, Kenen Thompson, go-to cross…
Saturday TV: A Thanksgiving Movie
Before the big crush of Christmas movies, here's Lindsay Wagner starring on "The Thanksgiving House" (Hallmark, 8 p.m.) which seems to follow the same kind of pattern: high-strung, big city…
Playlist 11-1-13
Good news: Muggers did not prevent me from making it to the studio today. But instead of the big stack of Halloween music I was going to play last week,…