Also On Friday: British Bakers Return
Although there’s been a shakeup in the cast in the UK, the version of “The Great British Baking Show” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings) making its fifth season premiere…
Thursday TV: Saluting George Clooney
Bill Murray, Cate Blanchett, Miley Cyrus, Diane Keaton, Laura Dern, Don Cheadle, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Amal Clooney and Barack Obama (in a taped greeting) all take part in the…
Wednesday TV: Costner in ‘Yellowstone’
For his first work in series television, Kevin Costner returns to familiar surroundings — the American West — in a contemporary series about a man trying to keep control of…
U2 Tells Its Story at CapitolOne Arena
It was only last year when U2 hit the stadium circuit for a kind of nostalgia immersion with the 30th anniversary of "The Joshua Tree." The give and take for…
Tuesday TV: Romantic Series ‘Love Is __’
The new romantic series “Love Is __” (OWN, 10 p.m.) from Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil, who worked together on “Being Mary Jane” and “Black Lightning,” is based on…
Jimmie Dale Gilmore Joins Dave Alvin
Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore had known each other for years on the Americana circuit, but it wasn’t until they joined forces for a brief acoustic tour last year…
Monday TV: MTV Movie & TV Awards
The 2018 MTV Movie and TV Awards (MTV, VH1, BET, CMT, Comedy Central, TV Land, 9 p.m.) will be enlivened by its host, Tiffany Haddish, who is also nominated for Best…
Sunday TV: Return of ‘The Affair’
If there ever was a show that seemed built for a single season it was “The Affair” (Showtime, 9 p.m.). But it went on, with a second season that was…
Saturday TV: The College World Series
Can't say there's much new on TV today, but the College World Series begins in Omaha with a couple of games, North Carolina at Oregon State (ESPN, 3 p.m.) and…
The Jayhawks Get Twangy
Talk about rainy day music. The last licks of Hurricane Michael were blowing rain into Virginia the soaking night of the Jayhawks’ return to The Birchmere. And it was the…