Tuesday TV: Brad Paisley Gets Funny
Not since “Hee Haw” has there been such a pronounced effort to combine country music and comedy but here’s “Brad Paisley’s Comedy Rodeo” (Netflix, streaming) doing jokes and songs in…
Monday TV: ‘Bachelor in Paradise’ Returns
“The Bachelorette” made her choice last week (and so far the two are still together by all indications - congrats!). Now comes the island of losers in “Bachelor in Paradise”…
Don’t Miss ‘Get Shorty’
Just as “Fargo” successfully advanced the spirit of the original film without exactly duplicating it, the new variation of “Get Shorty” (Epix, 10 p.m.) takes the spirit of the Elmore…
Also On Sunday: 2017 Teen Choice Awards
Not to be confused with last weekend’s TCA Awards from the Television Critics Association, the much more popular Teen Choice Awards (Fox, 8 p.m.) holds its 19th annual event from…
Saturday TV: New Voices for ‘Duck Tales’
You can barely understand the accent on “Broadchurch,” and here’s David Tennant as Scrooge McDuck on a reboot of “Duck Tales” (Disney XD, hourly). It also features Dany Pudi, Ben…
Friday TV: New from Netflix, ‘Atypical’
Inclusion of special needs young people in TV shows can be tricky, especially in comedies. But there’s a sweet, honest tone to the new “Atypical” (Netflix, streaming) which stars Keir…
Thursday TV: Summer ‘Weekend Update’
When they broke the summer hiatus of “Saturday Night Live” to do primetime Weekend Update shows last year, they had a whole Presidential election to cover. You’d almost expect them…
Wednesday TV: ‘Mr. Mercedes’ Drives Up
The estimable Brendan Gleeson portrays the grizzled Irish detective who is obsessed with investigating a killer called “Mr. Mercedes” (DirecTV, 8 p.m.) The cast includes Holland Taylor, Kelly Lynch and Mary-Louise…
Glen Campbell, 1936-2017
Though we knew it was coming, it was sad to hear of the death of Glen Campbell at 81. His long bout with Alzheimer’s was brilliantly depicted in the sometimes…
Tuesday TV: ‘Carpool Karaoke,’ the Show
The latest late night segment to break off into its own show is “Carpool Karaoke” (Apple Music, 9 p.m.), in which celebrates take off and sing as they drive around…