Saturday: It’s A Wonderful You Know What
One it seemed that every time an angel got its wings, you'd be seeing “It’s a Wonderful Life” (NBC, 8 p.m.) on TV. But with NBC restricting its showings, it…
Friday TV: Kacey Musgraves’ Xmas Special
For her first big holiday special, the Grammy-winning country star goes streaming with “The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show” (Amazon, streaming), with appearances from Lana Del Rey, Dan Levy, Fred Armison,…
Thursday: ‘Servant,’ Low Flying Balloons
M. Night Shyamalan has come up with a creepy new series “Servant” (Apple +, streaming) in which Lauren Ambrose and Toby Kebbell star as a couple who hire a live-in…
Wednesday TV: Scorsese’s ‘The Irishman’
Martin Scorsese brings in his repertoire players from past mob films — including Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci and Harvey Keitel — and throws in Al Pacino for the formidable…
Tuesday TV: Last Drive for Lindsey Vonn
At 34, the four-time Olympic gold medal skiier Lindsey Vonn faced her last competitive downhill at the World Championships in Sweden earlier this year. It's captured in the documentary “Lindsey…
Monday TV: Higher Learning Behind Bars
For years, she was the co-director who toiled on a number of Ken Burns’ biggest projects. Now Lynn Novick steps out on her own with a four-hour documentary series about…
Sunday: ‘Downton’ Echoes in ‘Chaperone’
Haley Lu Richardson plays a fictionalized version of 1920s flapper Louise Brooks, coming to New York from Kansas to study dance with a stern chaperone played by Elizabeth McGovern in…
Saturday TV: Americana Music Awards
"Austin City Limits Presents: The 18th Annual Americana Awards” (PBS, 11 p.m. check local listings) presents the musical highlights of the event, held in September at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium.…
Friday TV: Dolly’s Songs as Episodes
Each of the eight episodes of the new “Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings” (Netflix, streaming) takes off from one of her songs, from “Two Doors Down” to “Jolene,” with a new cast…
Thursday: Another Holiday with Hudgens
While Lifetime and Hallmark try to outdo each other with sheer number of Christmas romances this season, the leading streaming service keeps its hand in with its second holiday movie…