Monday TV: ‘Dancing’ for the 20th Time
Beginning its 20th season, "Dancing with the Stars" (ABC, 8 p.m.) is clearly hobbling, amassing a list of competing "celebrities" only two or three you could pick out of a…
Durst Jinxed by Incriminating Muttering
In the end, it wasn't the 25 hours of interviews Robert Durst did with filmmaker Andrew Jarecki that undid him and his case; it was the talking to himself after…
Sunday TV: Another Royal Family on E!
Not much is expected in a scripted drama from E!, a network where even Kathy Griffin thought was beneath her. But their new soap "The Royals" (E!, 10 p.m.), an…
Saturday TV: Heathcliffe in Malibu
Emily Bronte's 1846 novel of Heathcliffe and company continues to inspire new versions, the latest of which, "Wuthering High School" (Lifetime, 8 p.m.) which is set in Malibu and stars…
Playlist 3-13-15
Back on the air after a two week break, I return to find the station at a new frequency for the first time in 16 years. Because we thought a…
Friday TV: Making the Police an Army
The militarization of domestic police forces, especially in light of recent protests, is a topic on a new "Vice" (HBO, 11 p.m.), in the second episode of the new season. Also, there…
Thursday TV: ‘American Crime’ Deepens
It's not too late to get on board with two of the spring's best new dramas, both showing their second episodes. On John Ridley's arresting "American Crime" (ABC, 10 p.m.),…
Wednesday TV: Examining the Canvas
There's no shortage of quirky travel shows across cable but the new "American Canvas" (Ovation, 10 p.m.) brings a more artistic intent as it finds the less well known corners…
Tuesday TV: Making Vows Work
The premise of "Newlyweds: The First Year" (Bravo, 10 p.m.) is that only half of marriages survive the first year. By putting cameras on four of couples, it forces viewers…
Two Named Potential ‘Bachelorette’s
"The Bachelor" franchise had long since fallen into a rut in recent seasons, ever since it decided that a regular person could never be the bachelor or bachelorette handing out…