Sunday TV: Ghouls Who Bring You Gossip
The four-episode documentary “Gossip” (Showtime, 8 p.m.) is a moderately entertaining look at the rise of tabloid newspaper culture in New York City, despite being built on a number fo…
Saturday TV: ‘NYC: Homecoming Concert’
CNN will take a break from reporting on the pandemic’s surge for a five-hour concert meant to say goodbye to it. “We Love NYC: The Homecoming Concert” (CNN, 5 p.m.)…
Friday TV: Sandra Oh Takes ‘The Chair’
Sandra Oh stars in a new series about the new head of a university English department. Amanda Peet created “The Chair” (Netflix, streaming), which also features Jay Duplass, Holland Taylor…
Thursday TV: ‘Eyes on the Prize’ in 2021
Sophia Nahli Allison’s “Eyes on the Prize: Hallowed Ground” (HBO Max, streaming) looks back on the groundbreaking documentary by Harry Hampton from 1987 and 1990 and updates it. The new…
Elizabeth Cook, Waylon Payne Perform
Elizabeth Cook could well be the best of the legion of DJs on Sirius XM. Her weekday “Apron Strings” show on the Outlaw Country channel reflects her personality, as she…
Wednesday TV: ‘Nine Perfect Strangers’
Now that “The White Lotus” is over, you may be on the search for another glossy pot boiler about rich people. Nicole Kidman almost started the genre with David E.…
Tuesday TV: ‘Superman & Lois’ Finale
“Superman & Lois” (CW, 9 p.m.) ends its season with the former putting on his famous suit. A new edition of the sports anthology “Untold” (Netflix, streaming) tells the story…
Monday TV: ‘Bachelor in Paradise’ Returns
Back on the beach for the first time in two years is “Bachelor in Paradise” (ABC, 8 p.m.), the lightest show in the franchise (following another typically heavy season). Presumably…
Sunday: Checking Out of ‘The White Lotus’
Vacation’s over for the first season of “The White Lotus” (HBO, 9 p.m.), and while its resolutions are not completely satisfying (or especially believable), it puts a bow on what…
Remembering Nanci Griffith, 1953-2021
Though I spent my days as a small town news reporter in Eastern Connecticut in the mid-80s, I got my foot into the features writing at the Hartford Courant by…