Sunday TV: Donald Sutherland in ‘Trust’
The lavish new series “Trust” (FX, 10 p.m.) looks into the world of billionaire J. Paul Getty and what happened when his grandson J. Paul Getty III was kidnapped in…
Saturday TV: Kids Step Up
Would that we were only worried about the assault of slime on children. It falls again as part of the 2018 Kids Choice Awards (Nickelodeon, 8 p.m.), hosted by John…
Friday TV: Tale of the Brown Buffalo
Fans of Hunter S. Thompson will know a bit about Oscar Zeta Acosta, the manic sidekick sometimes known as Dr. Gonzo in “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.” But a…
Thursday TV: The Final ‘Portlandia’
For an episode to end its delightful eight season run, it was last week’s “Portlandia” (IFC, 9:30 p.m.) that included a glimpse of most of the many characters created by…
Superman’s Planet, the Early Days
The new “Krypton” (Syfy, 10 p.m.), according to a network executive, “asks the provocative question; What if Superman never existed?” Someone clue the guy in: He never really has. Try…
Also on Wednesday: Finale for ‘Versace’
Ryan Murphy’s underrated “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story” (FX, 10 p.m.) reaches its finale by going forward in time to the incident at hand and its immediate…
Tuesday TV: Romance While Traveling
There must be easier ways to meet a life partner. But on the new reality show “Love at First Flight” (Lifetime, 10 p.m.), eight strangers are selected by a matchmaker…
Monday TV: A View from the Daughter
Much of the time when he was America’s premier playwright, he was taciturn and reserved; when he married Marilyn Monroe even more so. But in the comprehensive documentary “Arthur Miller:…
Sunday TV: Alan Cumming Takes the Lead
Alan Cumming is a welcome prime time star, but the show he’s in, “Instinct” (CBS, 8 p.m.) is one of the sillier police procedurals around. He’s a criminal justice professor…
Saturday TV: New Inquiry from Amanpour
She’s built a solid career in international reporting but switches topic for a new six-part series suitable for a Saturday night, “Christiane Amanpour: Sex & Love Around the World” (CNN,…