NBC Upfronts: Three New Fall Shows
NBC kicks off the week of network upfronts — announcing plans for the upcoming TV season — by invoking its old phrase “Must See TV” for a Thursday night lineup…
Sunday TV: When Prince Charles is King
Mike Bartlett’s blank verse imagining of Prince Charles’ ascent to the throne, “King Charles III,” a sensation on Broadway, is adapted for television in a one night special on “Masterpiece”…
Saturday: Melissa McCarthy in the Bushes
Melissa McCarthy returns to host “Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 11:30 p.m.) and already she’s been seen speeding around the streets in the mobile podium as Sean Spicer (so far not…
Friday TV: Art World Mania on ‘Dick’
The newest series from Jill Soloway of “Transparent” fame is “I Love Dick” (Amazon Prime, streaming), an adaptation of Chris Kraus’ novel transplanted to an artists colony in Marfa, Tex.…
Thursday TV: Sir Charles Looks at Race
When it comes to race relations in this country, who’d you rather turn to than Charles Barkley? Well, maybe a lot of people. But the NBA star and analyst hosts…
Wednesday TV: ‘Underground’ For Good?
“Underground” (WGN America, 10 p.m.) ends its second season and with it, perhaps the entire series about the Underground Railroad. That's due to the purchase of Tribune stations last week…
Tuesday TV: Crisis in Affordable Housing
Just one in four households eligible for Section 8 housing assistance is getting it and more working Americans are struggling to make rent than at any time since the Great…
On Stage: ‘Laura Bush Killed a Guy’
Lisa Hodsoll emerges as fully First Lady in The Klunch world premiere "Laura Bush Killed a Guy." She's got that soft West Texas accent, the omnipresent smile as shiny as her pearls,…
Monday TV: Prison’s Reverberating Effect
Brett Story’s documentary “The Prison in Twelve Landscapes,” premiering tonight on “Independent Lens” (PBS, 10 p.m., check local listings) looks at how mass incarceration has colored aspects of the country…
Tommy Keene, Ivan Julian at Black Cat
A couple of D.C.-bred rockers returned to town Thursday for a show at the Black Cat's backstage, the culmination of a short duo tour in which they both traveled light…