Wednesday TV: Returning on Nostalgia
Old stars tread on nostalgia to get back on TV — and agree to present fictionalized versions of their imagined life since, in two different series, neither of which look…
Tuesday TV: ‘Switched at Birth’ Ends
After five seasons, “Switched at Birth” (Freeform, 9 p.m.) comes to an end, with one last secret uncovered by Lea Thompson’s Kathryn. On “The Americans” (FX, 10 p.m.), Philip gets…
The Many Sides of John Mayer
John Mayer is so talented, it’s almost stunted his career. He has such appeal to young women with his sticky love songs, he won’t ever be in danger of losing…
Monday TV: ‘The Great War’ in Six Hours
The Centennial of the start of World War I actually occurred two years ago in Europe. America didn’t get involved until two years in; and so our 100th anniversary events…
Sunday TV: ‘Homeland’ Season Finale
The domestic sixth season of “Homeland” (Showtime, 9 p.m.) has purposely hit close to home, with a new president, national security out of control, an army of bots churning out…
Saturday TV: New AMC Western, ‘The Son’
Even a 10-part series couldn’t quite contain Phillip Meyer’s epic book of earl Texas, “The Son” (AMC, 9 p.m.). So he had to cut out a third of the yarn…
Friday TV: Justice, Reality TV-Style
One of the more loathsome hosts on Fox News (and there are a lot from which to choose) hosts the new “You the Jury” (Fox, 9 p.m.), in which the…
Thursday TV: The GLAAD Media Awards
Patricia Arquette, Troye Sivan, the movie “Moonlight” and the TV series “Transparent” and “Shadowhunters” are all honored in The 28th GLAAD Media Awards (Logo, 10 p.m.), which is preceded by…
Wednesday TV: ‘Brockmire,’ Unleashed
The opening of baseball season this week also means the return of the legion of dulcet-toned game announcers, on radio and TV, who will spend the season calling balls and…
Tuesday TV: ‘Prison Break’ is Back
One of the more unexpected TV reboots is that of “Prison Break” (Fox, 9 p.m.), mostly because a few of the main characters had already been killed before the show…