Tuesday TV: Tracking NFL’s Return to L.A.
When it came to choosing which NFL team to chronicle as it prepares for a new season, it was a no-brainer. “Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Los Angeles Rams”…
Monday TV: When Francois Met Alfred
The 50th anniversary of what may be the most influential book of modern filmmaking is marked in Kent Jones film of the same name, “Hitchcock/Truffaut” (HBO, 9 p.m.). The extended…
Sunday TV: Last Cases of Inspector Lewis
After nine seasons of “Inspector Lewis,” the solid police saga winds up with its last hurrah — three feature-length episodes, starting tonight, on “Masterpiece” (PBS, 9 p.m.). The series, starring…
TCA Finds for ‘O.J. Simpson’
The verdict is in for “The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” at the TV Critics Association Awards Saturday, winning three awards including program of the year Saturday. The…
Requiem for My Laptop
A quick farewell to my laptop, which died twice in recent weeks. First the hard drive fried, in the word of the technicians, and was replaced. And then it faltered…
Saturday TV: And Now, All the Games
The 2016 Rio Olympics (NBC, 8 p.m.) begin with dozens of events all day, all over the television on 10 different channels. The main event tonight in prie time has…
Friday TV: The Opening Ceremony in Rio
The success of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games Opening Ceremonies (NBC, 7:30 p.m.) may depend on how much Matt Lauer, Meredith Vieira and Hoda Kotb stay out of the way…
Thursday TV: Reviving the Colorado River
The future of a great American waterway is considered in the special “Killing the Colorado” (Discovery, 9 p.m.) in which filmmakers that include Barbara Kopple, Jesse Moss and Alan and…
Wednesday TV: Country Rocks Out
Brett Eldredge and Thomas Rhett host “CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night to Rock” (ABC, 8 p.m.), whose title denotes how the genres have melted, with performances from Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler…
Tuesday TV: The Games, 80 Years Ago
The Olympics open Friday, and as a prelude “American Experience” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings) remembers the games from eight decades ago with “The Boys of ’36” about working…