Monday TV: Undocumented Trouble Going Home
An undocumented family finds it s just as hard to return to Mexico from the United States as it was to get here in the documentary “Bulls and Saints,” making…
Drew and Jennifer Retreat from Daytime Premieres
To some consternation, some daytime talk shows were planning to return for new seasons, effectively breaking the writers’ and actors’ strike that have kept most daytime talk shows (and all…
Sunday TV: That £36 Million Gold Heist
The November 1983 heist of nearly three tons of gold bullion near London’s Heathrow Airport, and how it was laundered, inspires a new British miniseries “The Gold” (Paramount+, streaming), starring…
Saturday TV: All John Prine on ‘Austin City Limits’
The very best of John Prine performances from over more than 40 of seasons of “Austin City Limits” (PBS, 11 p.m., check local listings) sounds like the best TV can…
Friday TV: Jerry Brown, the Documentary
A California governor at 36, he returned to the office at 72, and Jerry Brown became the longest-serving governor in the Golden State. Plus he dated Linda Ronstadt and ran…
Thursday TV: Summer Camp is Not Over
Here’s what new shows on network TV are all about this fall: Another reality competition. Josh Duhamel hosts “Buddy Games” (CBS, 9 p.m.), in which a half dozen teams of…
Wednesday TV: ‘The Morning Show’ Returns
As slow-moving and annoying as it can be, there’s no doubting the star power behind “The Morning Show” (Apple TV+, streaming), returning for its third season with Jennifer Aniston, Reese…
Tuesday TV: MTV Video Music Awards
The network itself doesn’t really show any music videos anymore, but The 2023 MTV Video Music Awards (MTV, 8 p.m.) are still being held, this year in Newark. Nicki Minaj,…
Capital Radio, 9-11: Remembering That Day
The 22nd anniversary of 9/11 brought a lot of songs about the event that came out in the years that followed, from artists as divergent as Leonard Cohen, Juliana Hatfield,…
Monday TV: Remembering Boston Busing Crisis on 9/11
The school busing crisis in 1970s Boston, protesting against court-mandated integration, is recalled in a new documentary on “American Experience” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings). Monday Night Football makes…