A Civil War of Facial Hair
With the end of "Downton Abbey" next year, PBS is looking for a replacement series to serve its large audience for historical costume drama. They're trying to do so with…
Saturday TV: Tierney Ushers In the Stars
Turner Classic Movies begins its Summer Under the Stars event today, with a different star being featured each day of the month all day. The first is Gene Tierney, featured…
‘Finding Your Roots’ May Find Way Back
PBS chief Paula Kerger says she hopes "Finding Your Roots" returns after a Ben Affleck scandal that resulted in Henry Louis Gates' genealogy show being pulled from the schedule earlier…
Back to the ‘Wet Hot American Summer’
It was kind of a dumb movie in 2001, but "Wet Hot American Summer" was full of a lot of future stars, from Bradley Cooper and Paul Rudd to Amy…
Also on Friday: A New Disney Musical
The guy who brought "High School Musical" brings a more high concept musical with "Descendants" (Disney, 8 p.m.). It stars Kristin Chenoweth and Dove Cameron but features the teen kids…
Another Season of ‘Leftovers’
The perplexing HBO series "The Leftovers" takes another severe turn when it returns this fall, when its central family suddenly picks up and moves to a tiny town of Texas…
Thursday TV: Jumping from Space’s Edge
Fifty years ago, in an era when people were looking up to the stars largely through the achievements of the U.S. space program, Nick Piantanida, a long distance truck driver…
At TCA: Trevor Noah Keeps His Cool
For a guy about to step into the shoes of a beloved comic and influential political commentator, Trevor Noah is a pretty cool customer. It was on view the times…
How Ellie Kemper Got to ‘Today’
In the first panel of the TV Critics Association summer press tour, for the Netflix comedy “The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,” I got to ask Ellie Kemper about her summer stint…
Wednesday TV: A Few Reality Checks
Time for reality TV to take a good look at itself. It happens tonight in a variety of ways. "America's Got Talent" (NBC, 8 p.m.) marks its 10th anniversary with…