Thursday TV: ‘Parks and Rec’ Returns
The brightest programming special out of the pandemic so far is the unexpected revival of “A Parks and Recreation Special” (NBC, 8:30 p.m.) with an entertaining, sharply written episode about…
Wednesday TV: ‘Normal People’ Romance
As coming-of-age romances proliferate on streaming services, things seem a little more brash and extreme than real life must be. That’s why the series “Normal People” (Hulu, streaming) succeeds so…
Tuesday TV: ‘Autism: The Musical’ Sequel
The kids who put on a show that was covered in Tricia Regan’s memorable documentary “Autism: The Musical” 15 years ago are revisited as young adults, some still performing music,…
Monday TV: The Road to a Cancer Cure
It’s time for doctors and scientists to find cures. and “Independent Lens” (PBS, 10 p.m., check local listings) focuses on a doctor who has been trying to find a cure…
Sunday TV: ‘Penny Dreadful’ Goes to L.A.
John Logan’s three season series about Dracula and Frankenstein in London seemed over. But now it has been reimagined as a metaphorical story of 1930s Los Angeles, where the Mexican…
Saturday TV: Pilfering School Coffers
Hugh Jackman and Alison Janney seem to be hugely enjoying their roles as Long Island school scofflaws in the new made-for-TV “Bad Education” (HBO, 8 p.m.) based on an actual…
Friday TV: All About the Beastie Boys
A bright spot today has the two surviving members of the Beastie Boys, Adam Horowitz and Michael Diamond, looking back on their history in an adaptation of a stage show…
Thursday TV: NFL Holds a Draft Anyway
The season’s biggest sporting event isn’t really a sport at all, but it’s about sport, which is close enough to make the 2020 NFL Draft (ABC, ESPN,, NFL, 8 p.m.)…
Wednesday TV: Queen of Earth Day’s 50th
The 50th anniversary of the first Earth Day gives us time to remember the global crisis awaiting us when this one runs its course. And a couple of the specials focus…
Tuesday TV: Grammy Salute to Prince
If the novelty of pop stars singing in their bedrooms is wearing off, here’s a music special taped back far enough that there could be several musicians on stage at…