Also Tuesday: Another Military Law Series
“JAG” ran for 10 seasons, over two different networks, from 1995-2005 and left its military / legal DNA in the spin-off “NCIS” (CBS, 10 p.m.) which in turn spawned two…
Monday TV: Unselfish Rural Doctors
“The Providers” looks at a trio of country doctors in rural New Mexico, who care for patients regardless of their ability to pay. It makes its debut on “Independent Lens”…
Sunday TV: ‘Killing Eve’ Back for More
In its first season, the female-driven “Killing Eve” (AMC, BBC America, 8 p.m.) got so much acclaim and viewers that its second season has been spread. It’s not just on…
Saturday TV: Modern ‘Native Son’
Richard Wright’s 1940 “Native Son” (HBO, 10 p.m.) gets a modern retelling, with a screenplay by Suzan-Lori Parks and directed by visual artist Rashid Johnson. The story of a young…
Friday TV: ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ Finale
Four seasons has been a decent run for an unusual musical-comedy about a young woman with romantic problems. It’s sad to see “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” (CW, 8 p.m.) come to an…
Other Things I’ve Written Lately
Here are some other things I've written elsewhere recently: How American artists responded to the Vietnam war, reflected in a new exhibit I covered for Smithsonian Magazine.com. A preview of…
Thursday TV: CW’s ‘New ‘In the Dark’
The new series “In the Dark” (CW, 9 p.m.) stars Perry Mattfeld as a freewheeling young woman who happens to be blind and is also becoming something of a detective…
New York City Ballet Forges Ahead
The new artistic director and co-director of the New York City Ballet looked a little nervous Tuesday as they awkwardly welcomed the Kennedy Center audience to their annual week-long residency.…
Wednesday TV: ‘You’re the Worst’ Finale
The brash comedy “You’re the Worst” (FXX, 10 p.m.) comes to an end after five seasons, and its central characters, Jimmy (Chris Geere) and Gretchen (Aya Cash) discussing the merits…
Tuesday TV: Tracy Morgan’s ‘The Last O.G.’
Tracy Morgan and Tiffany Haddish return for the second season of the comedy “The Last O.G.” (TBS, 10:30 p.m.), in which he looks for the twins’ birth video. The marriage…