Sunday TV: Cool Spy Drama ‘Counterpart’
If you think you’ve seen too much of J.K. Simmons on insurance commercials for a guy who deservedly won an Oscar, you’ll see twice as many of him in the…
Attenborough Dives Into ‘Blue Planet II’
Sir Richard Attenborough usually gets closer to his subject matter than he is able to in “Planet Earth: Blue Planet II” (BBC America, 9 p.m.). Concentrating on the 3/4 of…
Catherine Zeta-Jones as Drug Godmother
Catherine Zeta-Jones returns to television for the first time in a big way since a 1996 “Titanic” miniseries (though she was briefly in “Feud: Bette vs. Joan” last year, in…
Also on Saturday: ‘Abba’ in All Its Glory
Here it is the story of Sweden’s biggest pop export (until the current group of writers and producers). “Abba: When All is Said and Done” (Reelz, 8 p.m.) is, if…
Lorraine Hansberry on ‘American Masters’
It seems odd at first that the "American Masters" (PBS, 9 p.m. ET, check local listings) tonight on the playwright Lorraine Hansberry seems longer than the film last week on…
Also on Friday: ‘High Maintenance’ Soars
“High Maintenance” (HBO, 11 p.m.), as it returns for its second season, is getting some higher profile as well. Those who have the discovered the charming anthology about little New…
Thursday TV: Spike Turns Into Paramount
It could be seen as part of the reckoning: The demise of Spike TV, which called itself “The First Network for Men” when it premiered 15 years ago, had a…
Wednesday TV: ‘Assassination of Versace’
The bar was set high for Ryan Murphy’s “American Crime Story” series that began two years ago with the remarkable retelling of the O.J. Simpson Trial. Although a lesser known…
Tuesday TV: ‘Black Lightning’ Strikes
Just as we were reaching superhero saturation on the big and small screens, here comes a highlight. worth rallying around. “Black Lightning” (The CW, 9 p.m.) is an adaptation of…
Remembering Dolores O’Riordan
It was shocking to hear today of the death of Dolores O’Riordan, the memorable vocalist for the Irish band The Cranberries. She was only 46. The last time I had…