Tuesday TV: World Series, NBA Both Start
It’s a big night for sports with Washington at Houston (Fox, 8 p.m.) for Game 1 of the World Series in prime time. And the NBA season begins with the…
Monday TV: Mirren’s ‘Catherine the Great’
“Catherine the Great” (HBO, 10 p.m.) ruled for more than 30 years, but is covered in just four episodes on this new limited series. It stars someone with some royal…
HBO’s Mind-blowing Take on ‘Watchmen’
For a network that put the skids on its alternate history "Confederate" after uproar on racial insensitivity, HBO begins one of its most anticipated new series amid the single worst…
Also Sunday: Doc Series ‘Leavenworth’
A new documentary series, “Leavenworth” (Starz, 9:30 p.m.), looks into the case of former Army Lt. Cling Lorance, who is serving a 19-year sentence in Kansas for murder and attempted…
Saturday TV: When Patsy Met Loretta
Broadway stars Megan Hilty and Jessie Mueller go country in the new TV bio pic “Patsy & Loretta” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.). Hilty plays Patsy Cline, who is determined to help…
Friday: Two Paul Rudds, Lots of Streaming
For those who can’t get enough Paul Rudd, his new series “Living with Yourself” (Netflix, streaming) finds him discovering a clone of himself and trying to make it work to…
Thursday TV: Last Rays of ‘Sunnyside’
It’s only the fourth episode of “Sunnyside” (NBC, ), but it’s also the last on the network. The Kal Penn comedy about a group of immigrants in Queens is the…
Wednesday TV: ‘Chicago’ Crossover Traffic
Why have three Chicago procedurals on the same night if you’re not going to have a three-show crossover event every so often? This one occurs four weeks into the new…
Tuesday TV: Another Packed Debate
The good news about the fourth major Democratic Presidential Debate (CNN, 8 p.m.) is that it’s just one night instead of two. The bad news is that with 12 candidates,…
Digging with Shovels and Rope
Like the White Stripes before them, Shovels & Rope bring the two person, man and woman, guitar and drums lineup to life. The exception is that they dwell more in…