Wednesday TV: Direct ‘Shots Fired’
Networks are getting better about tackling serious issues. The latest, “Shots Fired” (Fox, 8 p.m.), touches on racial issues that arise from a police shooting. The unnecessary twist is that…
Two Nights, 50 Songs: Magnetic Fields
The Magnetic Fields has been known to write a whole lot of songs about one subject, the prime example being the epic “69 Love Songs” that came on three discs…
Tuesday TV: Two Streaming Chappelle Gigs
The comic Dave Chappelle famously got a little freaked out when Comedy Central offered him a fortune to continue his successful sketch show. He disappeared for a while, to pop…
Less Political Leno at Kennedy Center
What would have happened if Jay Leno were still hosting “The Tonight Show” today? The longest monologue in late night would probably have been Trump heavy, with every day’s twist ripe…
Monday TV: Mr. T and Charo Dance
The 400th episode of “Dancing with the Stars” (ABC, 8 p.m.) is also the 24th season start for the competition that this time features Mr. T, Charo, Chris Kattan, Olympian…
Remembering Chuck Berry, 1926-2017
Other than Elvis, the number of rock ’n’ roll pioneers that have been still among us all these years is pretty impressive, with Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis and Fats…
Sunday TV: ‘The Circus’ All Around Us
“The Circus: Inside the Biggest Story on Earth” (Showtime, 8 p.m.) was meant to refer to the election season, but now clearly the circus conveys its results. So here’s season…
Dan Baird, Eric Ambel at Hill Country
It wasn’t just the overhyped blizzard that bedeviled gigs along the Eastern Seaboard last week. There were also more mundane barriers, like the missing drain plug in the oil tank…
Saluting Late TCM Host Robert Osborne
Turner Classic Movies pays homage to its longtime host Robert Osborne, who died this month at 84, with two days of some of what he did best — longform interviews…
Also On Saturday: Campfires and Cheese
We sit around TV sets, they say, the way ancient man sat around campfires. Campfires play a role in two of the cheesy made-for-TV movies tonight. Danica McKeller stars as…