Sunday TV: The Scourge of Gun Deaths
The statistics continue to be alarming — 33,000 deaths a year. But the solutions are excruciatingly slow in coming in dealing with America’s gun violence crisis. Katie Couric surveys the…
Saturday TV: Eurovision Finales at Last
The biggest pop music competition in the world can finally be seen on U.S. television. The live finale of the Eurovision Song Contest (Logo, 3 p.m.) comes this afternoon on…
Playlist 5-13-16
A Friday the 13th show was chock full of birthday salutes to those still with us -- Stevie Wonder, Danny Kirwan and Overend Watts, among them -- and those who…
All Your Shows Are Going Away
Broadcast networks are clearing the decks in anticipation of next week’s up-fronts, when they announce rosters of new shows they hope will do a little better. Until then, the damage…
Friday TV: Lenny Kravitz Goes on Tour
“Just Let Go: Lenny Kravitz Live” (Showtime, 8 p.m.) is a documentary taken of the rock star during six months of his “Strut Tour” through Paris, Prague, New Orleans and…
Review: Iris DeMent, Loudon Wainwright III
Iris DeMent’s career had already been something of a miracle: a clear voiced Southern gospel wail from a woman who wasn’t even that sure of her religion, whose vocal power…
Thursday TV: Vegas Crime, ‘Scandal’ Finale
The new series “Las Vegas Law” (Investigation Discovery, 10 p.m.) follows the work of Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson and his team of prosecutors as they work on a…
Wednesday TV: Chelsea’s New Talk Show
Chelsea Handler returns to the talk show format, but on a different platform than her last one on E! “Chelsea” (Netflix, streaming) means to shake up the late night format. So…
Tuesday TV: Gloria Steinem’s New ‘Woman’
Hear her roar: The latest program on the still-groaning network Viceland is from a distinct non-millennial, Gloria Steinem, 82, who in her new series “Woman” (Viceland, 10 p.m.) will explore…
Monday TV: Militarizing the Police
“Independent Lens” (PBS, 10 p.m., check local listings) begins a two-night examination into violence in America by focusing first on the militarization of police forces in the United States. “Peace…