Tuesday TV: Amusing ‘Trial & Error’
Overdue satire of the overpopulate true crime saga comes courtesy “Trial & Error” (NBC, 10 and 10:30 p.m.), which recalls the mockumentary heyday of “The Office” with the small town…
Monday TV: ‘Cries from Syria’ on HBO
The tragedy of Syria is laid out in Evgeny Afineevsky’s hour-long documentary “Cries from Syria” (HBO, 10 p.m.), that traces from the beginnings of its conflict to its current refugee crisis.…
Sunday TV: ‘American Crime’ in Carolina
John Ridley’s “American Crime” (ABC, 10 p.m.) is something of a miracle for broadcast TV: a nuanced, multi-layered drama about serious issues, compellingly directed with a top-notch repertoire cast returning…
Saturday TV: Cena Hosts Kids’ Choice
Let the slime fall: The 2017 Kids’ Choice Awards (Nickelodeon, 8 p.m.) will hand out awards to favorites in movies, TV and music. Chris Pratt, Kevin Hart, Demi Lovato and…
Stage Review: ‘Mrs. Miller Does Her Thing’
Bad singers make interesting stories. After Meryl Streep got an Oscar nomination for her role as the classical world’s “Florence Foster Jenkins,” last year, here comes Broadway’s Debra Monk, warbling…
Friday TV: ‘Love’ – Not in Air, Streaming
There are a lot of series to binge in a day or two on the streaming services, but “Love” (Netflix, streaming) is just about the only one I have so…
Thursday TV: Fox is ‘Kicking & Screaming’
A mainstay in some corners of cable, the paired survivor gambit moves to broadcast networks. In “Kicking & Screaming” (Fox, 9 p.m.) seasoned survivalists are paired with pampered counterparts and…
Wednesday TV: Familiar ‘Survivor’ Faces
The 34th season of “Survivor” (CBS, 8 p.m.) debuts with its 500th episode. With all this history, they’re bringing back “favorite” old players who supposedly changed the game during their…
Tuesday TV: ‘The Americans’ Returns
I’ve been in a minority by being underwhelmed by “The Americans” (FX, 10 p.m.) all these years. The slow moving costume drama of spies in our midst during the Reagan…
Monday TV: Harmony Before the Ban
It can be no more timely than on the day of a new travel ban announcement to show the benefit of world-uniting, cross cultural exchange. A beautiful mix of the…