Also on Thursday: Vikings, Spies, Politics
Speaking of non-history on History, the third season starts for “Vikings” (History, 10 p.m.), which begins with Ragnar near death. The miniseries “London Spy” (BBC America, 10 p.m.) comes to…
Wednesday TV: The Three Bs of ‘Survivor’
“Survivor” (CBS, 8 p.m.) returns to the brains vs. browns vs. beauty format, with a new set of people that includes a couple of familiar faces: “Beast Mode” Caleb from…
Review: ‘Constellations’ at Studio Theatre
Quantum physics and string theory are recent enough areas of study to still blow the minds of physicists and be a complete mystery to those unfamiliar with the science. That’s…
The Story of the Black Panthers
At a time when gun-toting right wing groups advocating government overthrow pose as groups with educational and social benefits (and thus tax exempt), it’s a great time to look at…
Also on Tuesday: The New Yorker Streams
It’s not easy to turn your magazine into a television show. Vanity Fair is trying, using its true crime stories on Investigation Discovery. Esquire started its own network, which only…
Monday: Grammys, ‘11.23.63,’ ‘Saul’
Performances are the main point of The 58th Annual Grammy Awards (CBS, 8 p.m.), where Taylor Swift opens, Lady Gaga honors David Bowie and the surviving Eagles perform in honor…
Give Scorsese’s Electric ‘Vinyl’ A Spin
The dizzying heights of the record business in the early 70s is perfectly captured in the frenzy of music, drugs and change in the next great HBO series. Martin Scorsese…
Also On Sunday: Valentines and Vows
No use trying to ignore Valentine’s Day, which blossoms in a couple of cable movies, as well as in “The Bachelor at 20: A Celebration of Love” (ABC, 8 p.m.),…
Saturday TV: Dunking and Debating
The gravity-defying slam dunk is always a highlight of the high-flying NBA All-Star Saturday Night (TNT, 8 p.m.) that includes the skills competitions and three-point contest of the assembled players in…
Friday TV: The Story of B.B. King
A great case is made for B.B. King as king of the blues in the biography "B.B. King: The Life of Riley" by Jon Brewer making its debut on "American…