Monday TV: Portrait of Robin Williams
Despite the title, the sweet and sad documentary “Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind” (HBO, 8 p.m.) only offers a glimpse at what made the mile-a-minute connections made by the…
Sacha Baron Cohen’s ‘Who is America?’
Heavy prothetic makeup is the vehicle for Sacha Baron Cohen’s latest devilish comedy. Lest anyone imagine he is Ali G or Borat, he’s padded with all kinds of altering makeup …
Also on Sunday: The World Cup Finale
The day’s biggest sporting event begins this morning: Croatia vs. France (Fox, 11 a.m.) in the World Cup final. Just behind it is the men’s championship at Wimbledon (ESPN, 9…
Saturday TV: Big Tennis Showdowns
On the day of the women’s final and men’s semifinal at Wimbledon (ESPN, 8 a.m.), here’s the premium cable premiere of “Battle of the Sexes” (HBO, 8 p.m.), the recreation…
Friday TV: Undercover Employee
Summer is a time for reruns and reality shows, of course. But there is also time for the kind of documentary series that don’t always make it to prime time…
UCB: Conjuring New Show Every Night
"Seinfeld" might have been a TV show about nothing, but shows by the Upright Citizens Brigade at Woolly Mammoth literally begin with nothing. The "Four Gorgeous Women!" as they kept…
Thursday TV: Hot Wheels Turn 50
Not every benchmark of 1968 was a grim one. Let’s talk about cool toy cars that debuted a half century ago, in the “Hot Wheels: 50th Anniversary Special” (History, 8…
Taylor Swift’s Big, Big Stadium Show
Despite the dizzying confluence of torches, fireworks, lights, immense video screens, dancing squads, light-up fan wristbands and three-story snakes — so many snakes — in Taylor Swift’s big Reputation stadium…
Wednesday TV: Another Obstacle Course
If Kevin Hart is such a comedy and box office force, you have to wonder why he’s hosting a dim new reality show “TKO: Total Knock Out” (CBS, 9 p.m.)…
Tuesday TV: New ‘The Outpost’ on CW
In the new fantasy series “The Outpost” (CW, 9 p.m.), Jessica Green plays the sole survivor of her people who seeks vengeance against the mercenaries that killed her family. Jake…