Saturday: Double Duty for Fitness Teacher
Jenna Dewan plays a fitness and dance instructor by day who runs a prostitution ring at night in the made-for-TV movie “Let’s Get Physical” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.), based on a…
Friday TV: A Salute to Charles Mingus
The centennial year of jazz giant Charles Mingus is celebrated in concert, kicking off a new series “Next at Kennedy Center” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings) presenting performances from…
Thursday TV: A Jan. 6 Closing Argument
The most important series of the summer returns for a closing argument in advance of the midterm elections. The House Select Committee Investigating the Jan. 6 Attack on the U.S.…
Wednesday: A Most Unpopular Dinosaur
The vicious backlash toward a purple dinosaur is explored in the two-part documentary series on the Barney phenomenon of the 1990s, “I Love You, You Hate Me” (Peacock, streaming). Director…
Tuesday TV: A Prequel, ‘The Winchesters’
Ready for another prequel? “Supernatural” is long gone but the new series “The Winchesters” (CW, 8 pm.) concerns the parents of the brothers that old series, when they met in…
Capital Radio 10-10: Indigenous Peoples
I didn't find out until after I taped this week's program that Loretta Lynn, who died last week, also claimed part Cherokee heritage. But it all fit in on a…
Monday TV: Avenue 5 Returns for Season 2
Armando Iannucci’s “Avenue 5” (HBO, 10 p.m.), the comedy about a space cruise ship gone awry, returns for its second season — more than two years after the first season…
Film: Martha Coolidge’s ‘I’ll Find You’
Music is often an important component of film, elevating the action and visual settings while usually taking a back seat. As effective as it can be, it’s rarely central to…
Sunday TV: Another New Vampire Series
Television is being overrun by vampires, the latest of which have to adhere to old vampire lore that says they can’t be invited into mortals’ homes without expressly being invited…
Saturday TV: A Comedy, ‘Cursed Friends’
A roster of familiar comedy faces — including Nicole Byer, Harvey Guillen, James Austin Johnson, Nikki Glaser, Kathy Griffin, Will Arnettt, Ken Marino and Rob Riggle, among others, are part…