Saturday TV: Wild Card Weekend Begins
The NFL playoffs begin with Wild Card Weekend and a pair of Saturday games with Las Vegas at Cincinnati (NBC, 4:30 p.m.) and New England at Buffalo (CBS, CBS, 8:15…
Friday TV: Here’s ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’
There’s no question what movie to catch this weekend. Joel Coen adapts the Bard’s “The Tragedy of Macbeth” (Apple TV+, streaming) with Denzel Washington in the title role and Frances…
Thursday TV: John Cena, ‘Peacemaker’
John Cena returns to the character he played in last year’s “The Suicide Squad” as the over-the-top “Peacemaker” (HBO Max, streaming), as a superhero who has to fight for attention…
Remembering Ronnie Spector, 1943-2022
We lost the indelible rock ’n’ roll voice of Ronnie Spector Wednesday. She died of cancer at the age of 78. Simply her work on the Ronettes biggest hit “Be…
Wednesday TV: Rich Kids at the Ranch
It was more than 17 years ago when the E! Network presented a reality show featuring the offspring of celebrities working at a Colorado dude ranch. Among the participants in…
‘Naomi,’ Ava DuVernay’s New Superheroine
It’s gotten to the point where the CW network couldn’t think of launching a new series that isn’t a superhero show. Hence the new series “Naomi” (CW, 9 p.m.), ostensibly…
Also on Tuesday: Alvin Ailey’s Origins
A portrait of the choreographer Alvin Ailey kicks off the 36th season of “American Masters” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local iistings). The new drama “The Kings of Napa” (OWN, 8…
Capital Radio Playlist, 1-10-22
The weekend's broadcast of the Austin City Limits Hall of Fame Awards honoring Wilco, Lucinda Williams and Alejandro Escovedo inspired some of today's show. Also, recent birthdays of Elvis Presley…
Monday: Michael K. Williams’ Last Season
The final documentary project from the revered actor who died in September, “Black Market with Michael K. Williams” (Vice, 10 p.m.) continues with stories of the underworld economy. College football’s…
Sunday TV: Three Friends Go ‘Pivoting’
At a time when the “Sex and the City” reboot hasn’t been going so well. But here’s another comedy about adult women friends trying to step up in their lives…