Thursday TV: Goodbye to ‘Nashville’
Say farewell, after six seasons on two networks, to “Nashville” (CMT, 9 p.m.) the rare TV series that tried to tackle music and music makers. Built around the rivalry over…
Wednesday TV: Stephen King Mix Tape
Stephen King’s new series “Castle Rock” (Hulu, streaming) plays like a greatest hits mashup, where bits of his most popular old stories pop up, from Sharwshank Prison to reminders of…
Tuesday TV: Peacekeepers Who Don’t
Brought in to control world hotspots, United Nations Peacekeepers have despite their name caused their own mayhem, with a record of rape and sexual abuse of 1,700 young women and…
The Story of Baseball Great Ted Williams
The spirit of Ted Williams was alive last week at the All-Star Game when the MVP Alex Bergman of the Houston Astro got the Ted Williams Most Valuable Player Award …
Also on Monday: The Fight to Play Squash
Maria Toorpakai, a young woman in Waziristan, a Taliban-controlled area of Pakistan, disguises herself as a boy in order to compete in sports inErin Heidenreich's documentary “The War to Be Her,”…
Sunday TV: Shark Week is Back
Your president’s favorite bit of programming begins with its 30th anniversary. Shark Week officially begins with “Alien Sharks Greatest Hits” (Discovery, 7 p.m.) followed by “Bear vs. Shark” (Discovery, 8…
Saturday TV: Bernstein’s Young Concerts
Leonard Bernstein’s first performance as director of the New York Philharmonic was for one of its acclaimed Young People’s Concerts. The program had begun in 1924 following family matinees that…
What I Saw at Capital Fringe
Once more, there were dozens and dozens of shows this year at Capital Fringe, this time in churches in and around Southwest D.C., already being overrun by All-Star Game activities…
Friday TV: Quinto in Nimoy’s Shoes Again
Just as he took the role originated by Leonard Nimoy in the big-screen “Star Trek” remakes, Zachary Quint steps in as host of the revived investigative series “In Search of”…
Thursday TV: New Case for ‘Trial & Error’
One of the best network shows of last summer, just because it was so willingly nutty, “Trial & Error” (NBC, 9 p.m.) returns for a second season with a new…