Wednesday TV: Tyler Perry’s The Debates
Ten candidates qualified for the fifth Democratic Presidential Debate (MSNBC, 9 p.m.) presented live from Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta: Joe Biden, Cory Booker, Pete Buttigieg, Tulsi Gabbard, Kamala Harris,…
Marshall Crenshaw’s Timeless Tunefulness
Marshall Crenshaw tours these days take different forms. Sometimes he goes solo, other times he shares the stage with the Bottle Rockets. He was the lead voice for a Smithereens…
Tuesday TV: Surviving Syria, With Baby
Sometimes the horrors of war can become most clear through the smallest lens. In the case of a riveting documentary on “Frontline” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings) it is…
Monday TV: ‘Blind Date’ Gets a Reboot
It was 20 years ago when Roger Lodge cocked an eyebrow and started the syndicated show “Blind Date” (Bravo, 11:30 p.m.). The new reboot of it on cable uses some…
Sunday: New Actress Wears ‘The Crown’
Claire Foy was great as Queen Elizabeth II in the first two seasons, but now as time moves on in the historical series, it’s time for Oscar winner Olivia Colman…
Saturday TV: Old School Xmas on PBS
Public television usually doesn’t come out this early with their Yuletide celebrations, but here's “A Classic Christmas (My Music)” (PBS, 8 p.m., check local listings) a collection of old clips…
Mark Morris’ Non-Spicy ‘Pepperland’
“Pepperland” is the name of a suite that longtime Beatles producer George Martin wrote for their animated “Yellow Submarine” in 1968. Martin, who had devised the stirring string arrangements behind…
Friday TV: Kat Dennings Looks for Friends
Kat Dennings gets to show some of her comic prowess in the new series “Dollface” (Hulu, streaming), about a young woman who has to rediscover her girlfriends once her boyfriend…
Thursday TV: Latin Grammys from Vegas
Nineteen years after performing at the inaugural event, Ricky Martin hosts The 20th Latin Grammys (Univision, 8 p.m.) from Las Vegas with Roselyn Sánchez and Paz Vega. Performers include Paula…
Wednesday TV: The Impeachment Hearings
The first public hearings in the House Impeachment Inquiry (ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, CSPAN, 10 a.m.) looking into actions of the Trump administration are by their…