Wednesday TV: New ‘Dave’ and ‘Twenties’
There’s a goofy charm very much like the central figure of “Dave” (FXX, 10 p.m.). The new series written and starring Dave Burd concerns his nerdy hip hop persona Lil’…
Super Tuesday TV: Results Roll In
Super Tuesday (ABC, 8 p.m.; CBS, 9 p.m.; NBC, 10 p.m.) has arrived, with Democratic Presidential primaries in 14 states, with 1,300 delegates up for grabs and the race tightened…
Monday TV: The Scourge of Parenthood
Not so much family comedies, an increasing number of darker new series take the worst possible view of parenthood and the scourge of having kids. The latest, and strongest in…
Sunday TV: ‘Dispatches from Elsewhere’
There’s a weird handmade energy to Jason Segel’s new series “Dispatches from Elsewhere” (AMC, 10:05 p.m.), in which follows clues to a mystery spot in Philadelphia where Richard E. Grant…
Saturday TV: Mulaney, Byrne on New ‘SNL’
John Mulaney returns to host a new “Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 11:30 p.m.). It's his third hosting gig in as many seasons for the comedian who was once a writer…
When the Riches Ran Out for ‘Timon’
The week the stock market erases its year's gains may be just the right time to open a not-often produced play about swift changes in fortune. "Timon of Athens" has…
Friday TV: Behind the Shoe Collection
Former first lady of the Philippines Imelda Marcos kicks off her shoes and discusses her life and her political exile in the documentary “The Kingmaker” (Showtime, 9 p.m.). It’s from…
Thursday TV: Chasing the Likes in Japan
The imported new Japanese series “Followers” (Netflix, streaming) focuses on two women in a candy-colored Tokyo — a fashion photographer who yearns to be a mother before it's too late…
Wednesday TV: ‘I Am Not Okay With This’
The latest randy coming of age series comes in “I Am Not Okay With This” (Netflix, streaming), an adaptation of the graphic novel of the same name, from the director…
Tuesday TV: ‘American Masters’ on Miles
The best parts of Stanley Nelson's two hour documentary "Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool" on “American Masters” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings) is when Davis is playing his…