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…
Friday TV: Who’s Who in Wu-Tang History
The new four-part documentary series “Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men” (Showtime, 10 p.m.) takes a look back at the history of the influential hip hop group, on the even…