Liz Phair Passes the Torch at 9:30 Club
Liz Phair looked happy and perky as she took the stage at a sold-out 930 Club last week to reignite memories of the audience — and of her own past…
Monday TV: No, the Actual Circus
“American Experience” (PBS, 9 p.m.) found an awful lot of footage of elephants lumbering into anonymous towns in the circus parade to illustrate its handsome two-part history of “The Circus.”…
Sunday TV: The Doctor Will See You Now
The storied world of “Doctor Who” (BBC America,1:45 p.m.) enters a new phase with the hiring of Jodie Whittaker in the the title role. The excitement is such that the…
Saturday TV: Return of The Conchords
It was the time it took to write their songs that made the amusing New Zealand duo hang up their successful HBO comedy show. So Jemaine Clement and a Bret…
Friday TV: Grammy Salute to Legends
Neil Diamond, Tina Turner, Queen, The Meters, Emmylou Harris, Louis Jordan, composer John Williams and Hal Blaine will all be honored at the all-star concert saluting the 2018 Grammy Lifetime…
Thursday TV: A Salute to Funny Ladies
Turner Classic Movies takes a 22-film look at funny ladies Thursdays this month, an event hosted by Illeana Douglas and Carol Burnett. First up: Mae West, right, in “I’m No…
Wednesday TV: New Season Drops Puck
The hockey season begins in earnest with Boston at Washington (NBC Sports, 7:30 p.m.), which will likely include some more Stanley Cup celebrations from last season's winning Capitals, followed by…
Tuesday TV: Plight of ‘Student Athletes’
LeBron James and Maverick Carter’s production company are behind “Student Athlete” (HBO, 10 p.m.), a documentary that emphasizes the unfairness of NCAA rules regarding the billion dollar industries of college…
Monday TV: Avoiding ‘The Neighborhood’
The bland new comedy “The Neighborhood” (CBS, 8 p.m.) reverses the old “There goes the neighborhood” trope as Max Greenfield plays an overly well meaning white newcomer to a black…
The 2018 Fall Season: Sundays
The New Fall Season We close out our week-long look at broadcast TV's new fall season on a night traditionally dominated by big time football and the best of what…