Middle East Flares in New Series, Too
In a summer of strong new series that now include "The Leftovers," "The Strain," The Divide" and "Tyrant" and the return of "The Bridge," "The Killing" and "Rectify," the one…
Also on Thursday: Costumed Reality Competition
When it's been tried by others, it seemed like silly cosplay in a Comic Con vestibule. But when they mix a reality competition with elements of fantasy fiction on the…
The Forecast is Fun in ‘Sharknado 2’
For all the excitement networks tried to whip up for its new shows, the highlight of the TV Critics Association summer press tour was a poolside premiere of "Sharknado 2:…
Also on Wednesday: Fooling Penn & Teller
We've become accustomed to substandard Canadian series filling summertime network time slots at a time when programmers have seemingly all gone to the beach. But here's one from England. It's…
Tuesday: Origins of the Iraqi Strife
In a summer of dismaying world events, the strife in Iraq undermining the invasion and decade long war gets a close look on "Frontline" (PBS, 10 p.m., check local listings)…
A Couple Made for Each Other
Andi Dorfman made her choice Monday and when she told it to toothy Josh Murray, she also said she loved him from the first time she saw him. So she…
Monday TV: Two Sad Asian Documentaries
Two unusual and sad stories form Asia are standout documentaries tonight. Valerie Veatch's "Love Child" (HBO, 9 p.m.) is a cautionary tale about the dangers of total immersion into video…
Doctorow a Model for WGN’s ‘Manhattan’
Far superior than their first stab at original drama, the new "Manhattan" (WGN America, 9 p.m.) looks into the making of the atomic bomb in a desert in New Mexico,…
Also On Sunday: Poirot’s Last Stand
Say farewell to David Suchet, doing his final five episodes as Agatha Christie's great detective Hercule Poirot on "Masterpiece Mystery!" (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings. In the first he…
Saturday TV: Big Shark to Tide You Over
It would be a swell night for "Sharknado 2," but that's not premiering until Wednesday (make plans now, I'm not kidding). Until then, Syfy gets you ready with a variant…