Friday TV: Taylor Swift Takes a Stand
The new documentary “Miss Americana” (Netflix, streaming) captures the moment a disillusioned and somewhat lonely Taylor Swift takes a political stand over the cautions of her handlers, even as she…
Thursday TV: Farewell to ‘The Good Place’
“The Good Place” (NBC, 8:30 p.m.) ends its run after four years and many more twists. The afterlife series starring Kristen Bell, William Jackson Harper, Ted Danson and D’Arcy Carden…
Wednesday: Another New Designer Show
Need another variation on “Project Runway”? Even before Tim Gunn and Heidi Klum begin their own version, “Making the Cut” on Amazon March 27, here’s Tan France of “Queer Eye,”…
Tuesday TV: ‘Biggest Loser,’ Found Again
After being, well, lost for four years, “The Biggest Loser” (USA, 9 p.m.) is back for its 18th season, albeit on cable. Bob Harper returns to encourage participants to lose…
Monday TV: Holocaust Remembrance Day
Turner Classic Movies marks Holocaust Remembrance Day with a trio of timeless documentaries, starting with “Shoah: Four Sisters” (8 p.m.). Claude Lanzman's 2017 film is the last of his work chronicling…
Sunday TV: Grammys at a Shaky Time
Newcomers top the nominees for The 62nd Annual Grammy Awards (CBS, 8 p.m.), but whether Lizzo (above) or Billie Eilish go home with the big prize is secondary to the…
Saturday TV: Courageous Doctors in Syria
The Oscar-nominated “The Cave” (National Geographic, 9 p.m.), presented commercial-free, follows the work of a courageous female doctor who literally works underground in Syria to treat casualties of the ongoing…
Friday TV: ‘Shrill’ and ‘Sabrina’ Both Return
Second seasons begin for a couple of the most entertaining leading women in the streaming world. Aidy Bryant stars in the sharp comedy “Shrill” (Hulu, streaming) that picks up the…
Thursday TV: Streaming ‘Star Trek: Picard’
It’s the kind of role that hobbled his career but in the end, at 79, he succumbed to the title once again as the famous bald “Star Trek” commander in…
Wednesday TV: Awkwafina’s Own Show
Hot on the heels for her Golden Globe Award (for a film that wasn’t a comedy), Awkwafina stars in her own autobiographical series, “Awkwafina is from Nora from Queens” (Comedy…