Sunday TV: Ballet Drama on Starz
For all of its visual potential, ballet has only rarely been portrayed well in film or TV. The latest attempt, “Flesh and Bone” (Starz, 8 p.m.) stars Sarah Hay, who…
Saturday TV: Trump Flips Wigs on ‘SNL’
It's a night of elaborate hairpieces on "Saturday Night Live" (NBC, 11:30 p.m.) with Donald Trump the controversial choice to host and Sia the musical guest. It's bad enough that…
Playlist 11-6-15
Parents weekend at any college means that campuses are overrun with well-wishing elders, who can tour facilities, relieve offspring from cafeteria food for a night at a fancier restaurant and…
Chita Rivera, 82, Pities the Kids
She may be 82, but Broadway legend Chita Rivera is still dancing and singing, most recently in “The Visit” for which she’s won another Tony nomination. She’s won two already,…
The Best Actors to Play Aziz Ansari’s Folks
Aziz Ansari couldn’t find quite the right people to play his parents in his new series “Master of None” (Netflix, online), which drops its entire 10-episode season today. So he…
Also on Friday: Not a Debate, a Forum
There’s only three of them but the candidates in the First in the South Democratic Candidates Forum (MSNBC, 9 p.m.) have so far not made any demands about the room…
Jonathan Richman at the Warhol Museum
Jonathan Richman has been known to play some pretty unpredictable shows over the years, but few as unusual as his appearance Wednesday at the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh. There,…
A New Crop of Amazon Pilots to Choose
A handful of new pilots are up at Amazon for sampling. Those that get the most votes will go into production. This year’s crop includes: “One Mississippi” (Amazon, streaming) featuring…
Also Thursday: ‘Mom,’ ‘Elementary’ Back
A third season starts for “Mom” (CBS, 9 p.m.) with Allison Janney’s character meeting her own mother, and look: it’s Ellyn Burstyn. It could have been Oscar nominee June Squibb;…
Wednesday TV: How North America Grew
The forces that built the continent and its natural wonders are still at work, according to the three part series “Making North America” on “Nova” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local…