Wednesday TV: A Craggy Arctic Clooney
George Clooney stars in the new film “The Midnight Sky” (Netflix, streaming), which he also directed and co-produced, playing a grizzled Arctic scientists who tries to stop a group of…
Tuesday TV: Don’t Fight This ‘City Hall’
“City Hall” (PBS, 8 pm., check local listings), the latest of Frederick Wiseman’s vérité documentaries, minus narrators, centers on the governmental workings of Boston, from grand pronouncements of Mayor Marty…
Monday: ‘Rumble’ on ‘Independent Lens’
Reruns abound this week, and one worth catching is the documentary “Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World,” telling the stories of rockers from Link Wray, pictured above, to Jimi…
Sunday TV: Garth & Trisha Take Requests
The superstar country couple who managed a distanced concert in the spring, return for some Christmas cheer in the new special “Garth & Trisha Live! A Holiday Concert Event” (CBS,…
Saturday TV: The Global Citizen Prize 2020
John Legend hosts the second annual “Global Citizen Prize” (NBC, 8 p.m.), which urges grass roots participation amid performances from Legend, along with Alessia Cara, Carrie Underwood, Common, Gwen Stefani,…
Friday TV: Chadwick Boseman’s Last One
Another great Friday film premiere comes with an adaptation of August Wilson’s “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” (Netflix, streaming) that is not only a star turn for Viola Davis as the…
Thursday TV: No Time to Take ‘The Stand’
If there was any time good for another remake of Stephen King’s “The Stand” (CBS All Access, streaming), it certainly isn’t now. Any post-apocalyptic saga that begins with a killer…
Wednesday TV: Finales Far and Wide
More than two years after it was shot, here’s the finale of the 32nd season of “The Amazing Race” (CBS, 8 p.m.) with the three final teams flying first class…
Tuesday TV: Musicians on Empty Stages
It’s the season for music, at least on television. Kevin Bacon and Eve host “Play On: Celebrating the Power of Music to Make Change” (CBS, 8 p.m.) with performers including…
Monday TV: iHeart Jingle Ball, Estranged
Billie Ellish, Harry Styles, Sam Smith, Doja Cat, Dua Lipa, Shawn Mendes and The Weeknd turn in socially distanced sets in the “iHeart Radio Jingle Ball 2020” (CW, 8 p.m.).…