Also on Tuesday: Back to High Schools
High school is a minefield, taking on the weight of societal problems even as it tries to encourage students to find a way to overcome it all. Two documentary series…
Jordan Klepper as Alt-News Purveyor
The edge between satire and contemporary discourse is becoming dangerously thin. Was it the President going on about NFL games being lousy since they’ve worried about concussions or was it…
The 2017 Fall Season: Mondays
The New Fall Season Though new shows roll out virtually every day of the year, the fall TV season remains a time honored way to bring out a batch of…
Also On Monday: Hudson Joins ‘The Voice’
Jennifer Hudson, who never quite won “American Idol,” but did get an Oscar and Grammy later, joins the judges’ panel on the 13th iteration of “The Voice” (NBC, 8 p.m.),…
Sunday TV: ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ — Once
The latest iteration of the cult series, “Star Trek: Discovery” (CBS, 830 p.m.) makes its debut — but look quick. It only shows on network TV once. Like a previous…
Saturday TV: The Global Citizen Concert
Stevie Wonder, Green Day, the Chainsmokers, Pharrell Williams, Andra Day, the Lumineers, Big Sean and Alessia Cara all play the Global Citizen Festival 2017 (MSNBC, 3 p.m.), a benefit for…
‘Take Me to the River,’ the Concert Version
Since Martin Shore released his 2014 documentary "Take Me to the River," telling the story of Memphis soul while trying to introduce a hip hop generation, a number of its…
Friday TV: Johnny Paycheck, the Cartoon
After successfully mastering action comedy with his first-rate “Silicon Valley,” Mike Judge returns to the animation with the unusual approach to music documentary, “Mike Judge Presents: Tales from the Tour…
Randy Newman at the Birchmere
At 73, Randy Newman is still writing sharp and funny political songs, elaborate and cynical set pieces about the state of the world and, in between, the kind of stark…
Thursday TV: ‘Monterey Pop’ and More
Some great rock ’n’ roll concert films and documentaries back-to-back and commercial-free on Turner Classic Movies with the classic “Monterey Pop” (8 p.m.), 50 years after the event that helped…