Thursday: Advice for Game Show: ‘Don’t’
Adam Scott has been recruited to host the latest physical game show on network TV, “Don’t” (ABC, 9 p.m.) where one of the competitions is a blinking contest. That's right: Your…
Wednesday: Doctors Before Coronavirus
Summer is the time for cinema verite series in hospitals. This summer’s occurs online with “Lenox Hill” (Netflix, streaming) looking at the lives of four doctors at Lenox Hill Hospital…
Tuesday TV: Oprah Takes Control
Oprah Winfrey hosts a two night special on the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder and the international uprisings that resulted. “OWN Spotlight: Where Do We Go From Here? (OWN, Discovery,…
Monday TV: Rehashed ‘Bachelor’ Seasons
Clare Crawley, the oldest Bachelorette in history will have to wait a little longer to begin awarding any roses as the pandemic put the kibosh on production of what was…
Sunday TV: HBO’s New ‘I May Destroy You’
The talented Michaela Cole writes and stars in the new “I May Destroy You” (HBO, 10:30 p.m.), a new series about a purple-haired London literary sensation who parties one night…
Saturday TV: Big Bird Explains Racism
How to explain hate to kids? Sesame Street teams up with CNN for their second joint special “Coming Together: Standing Up to Racism - A Town Hall for Kids &…
Friday: Elisabeth Moss as Shirley Jackson
Elisabeth Moss gets another plum role, this time as horror author Shirley Jackson who is trying to write her masterpiece in Vermont when she and her husband (Michael Stuhlbarg) are…
Thursday TV: Restaurants’ ‘Summer Rush’
What would seem another seasonal show about an eatery instead reflects a time that seems so far away, when the worst thing restauranteurs would worry about is competition. “Summer Rush”…
Wednesday TV: Spelling Bee Superstars
Among the many storied competitions stilled this year was the Scripps National Spelling Bee. But there is a new documentary “Spelling the Dream” (Netflix, streaming) about the journeys of four…
Tuesday TV: New Crime for ‘Dirty John’
The first “Dirty John” proved that a true crime story with among the wealthy middle aged folks can be engrossing and entertaining, especially if there is a compelling actress at…