Upfronts: CBS Adds Five Titles for the Fall
CBS announced eight new shows for the upcoming season, including there comedies and two dramas premiering this fall. But things will look much the same on the network, with two…
Ex Hex Triumphant in Hometown Date
Mixed amid the sheer exhilaration of an Ex Hex gig at the 930 Club is the added pride of a hometown date. The D.C. rockers led by Mary Timony, once…
Wednesday TV: Would-Be Celebrities Cook
Because there’s apparently not enough “MasterChef” spin-offs, here’s a new installment “MasterChef Celebrity Family Showdown” (Fox, 8 p.m.), a cooking competition that considers as celebrities such people as Lisa Vanderpump, Snooki…
Upfronts: Three New Fall Shows on ABC
Stressing consistency, ABC named only three new fall shows for its 2019-2020 prime time schedule, with two more dramas and a comedy set for midseason. At least one of the…
Tuesday TV: The Battles of Muhammad Ali
Antoine Fuqua’s three hour documentary of the champ, “What’s My Name: Muhammad Ali” (HBO, 8 p.m.) presenting his long career through recordings of his voice - much of it in…
Upfronts: More Dramas, Cartoons from Fox
The new Fox network, following the acquisition by Disney, presented a larger than usual slate for 2019-20. In addition to four new comedies (three of which are animated) and six…
Upfronts: NBC Announces Three for Fall
There’s still a lot of fuss around the annual tradition of network upfronts, when the big five broadcasters announce plans for the new season in order to excite advertisers. Truth…
Monday TV: Women with Weapons
Gabrielle Union revives her character from the “Bad Boys” franchise into a new action cop series in which she’s paired with Jessica Alba. “L.A.’s Finest” (Spectrum Originals, streaming), available only…
Sunday TV: Political Farce Ends on HBO
The election is over on “Veep” (HBO, 10:52 p.m.) and with it, the splendidly profane, fast-moving and incisive political satire ends as well after seven seasons, and we are left…
Saturday TV: Making Fun of Dad’s Prose
When Jamie Morton discovered his father wrote some erotic novels earlier in his life, he picked up a copy and read it to his friends, who made snide comments as…