Thursday TV: Another ‘Dead End’
Alaska is a crossroads of reality shows, and the new “Dead End Express” (National Geographic Channel, 10 p.m.) follows rugged deliverymen in that state, where Roger Phillips rides a snow machine, Rob Kinkade…
Wednesday TV: Quiz Show in Labor Room
It’s bad enough when expectant fathers try to be helpful in the delivery room, only to get yelled at by their wives. What if, instead of shaved ice, somebody came…
Music Review: Sufjan Stevens at DAR Hall
Sufjan Stevens, the sensitive troubadour who began his career chronicling the geography and stories of the Midwest, where he grew up, on albums like “Illinois” and “Michigan,” has made the…
Tuesday TV: How Ebola was Mishandled
An investigation of how the ebola outbreak occurred and admission how it was mishandled all around gets a deeper look on a new “Frontline” (PBS, 10 p.m., check local listings) from…
Heck of a Good Cobain Montage
Much has been written about the troubled childhood of Kurt Cobain, who turned his pain into indelible rock with Nirvana. But nothing has been done with as much style, nor…
Also on Monday: Salute to Dave
He’s done so much for so long to set the tone for late night television, it’s hard to believe they’ll let him go after a 33 year career with only…
Sunday TV: New ‘Penny Dreadful’ Season
The beautifully creepy “Penny Dreadful” (Showtime, 10 p.m.) starts its second season, if anything even more elegantly navigating its stories between young Dr. Frankenstein and his miffed monster, a burgeoning…
Saturday TV: Biggest Sports Day Ever?
It may be the biggest sports day ever, what with two major sports in playoffs, a third in its second month, a fourth still going through the fourth through seventh…
Playlist 5-1-15
Longer Friday night show than usual started with a tribute to Ben E. King, who died Thursday at 76, solo and with his work in The Drifters. And a nod,…
Friday TV: Double the Sharks
It’s not enough to plug in an episode of “Shark Tank” (ABC, 8 p.m.) every time there’s some empty space on the network schedule. Now there’s an official offshoot “Beyond…