Friday TV: David Bowie’s Early Years
The last of a trilogy of documentaries on David Bowie looks at the early part of his career when he was still known as Davie Jones (before the Monkees reared…
Thursday TV: ‘Chasing the Cure’ Live
Crowd sourcing medical treatment may not seem like the right way to go, but here is “Chasing the Cure” (TNT, TBS, 9 p.m.), a team of medical professionals share advice…
Wednesday: ‘90210’s Ambivalent Return
It’s useless to try to urge the former teen actors (and those who pretended to be teens) in the bad 1990s series “Beverly Hills 90210” to redo the series 20…
Tuesday TV: A Field of ‘Woodstock’ Fans
Woodstock’s 50th anniversary next week won’t be marked with a big anniversary concert (which fell through), but it does have a film celebrating its achievements. While the classic 1970 film…
Monday TV: ‘Bachelor in Paradise’ Back
Not sure of the need of a sun-spackled flirt-a-thon this summer, especially after weeks of “Love Island” (CBS, 8 p.m.). Last week’s finale of “The Bachelorette” may have also soured…
Sunday TV: Going to the ‘Serengeti’
What looks like another gorgeous look at the natural world, the series “Serengeti” (Discovery, 8 p.m.) has some unusual provenance. it’s from Simon Fuller, the former Spice Girls manager who…
‘Fleabag’ Leads Winners at TCA
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — "Fleabag" flew at the 35th annual Television Critics Awards Saturday night, and David Milch was honored for a lifetime of television writing as well as his last…
Saturday: Olivia Coleman is a ‘Favourite’
Olivia Coleman won an Oscar for her work in “The Favourite” (HBO, 8 p.m.) alongside Rachel Weisz and Emma Stone. Yorgos Lanthimos’ black comedy makes its premium cable debut. Also…
Friday TV: ‘Black Lady Sketch Show’
Even in a heyday of TV comedy there hasn’t been anything quite like “A Black Lady Sketch Show” (HBO, 11 p.m.), a show with high production values and an even…
Thursday TV: Fonda Starts Month of Stars
Turner Classic Movies’ month-long Summer Under the Stars, in which each day features 24 hours of a classic actors’ work begins with today’s focus on Henry Fonda, with “That Certain…