Thursday TV: A Couple of Women to Watch
Keri Russell brings a Samantha Power vibe to her role of “The Diplomat” (Netflix, streaming). That is to say: very competent but slightly frazzled. The new series from “West Wing”…
Keri Russell brings a Samantha Power vibe to her role of “The Diplomat” (Netflix, streaming). That is to say: very competent but slightly frazzled. The new series from “West Wing”…
You’d think they’d wait one day in order to release it on 4/20, but the new stoner comedy “Pretty Stoned” (MTV, 8 p.m.), about a missing $20,000 payment to a…
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her daughter Chelsea are the unexpected producers of a new documentary airing to commemorate Israeli Holocaust Remembrance Day. “How Saba Kept Singing” (PBS,…
Started with some Ahmad Jamal, who died Sunday at 92 before some songs about Tax Day, Patriots Day and Emancipation Day Played about half of the tunes recently chosen for…
The Stanley Cup Playoffs begin with Round 1 games that include Islanders at Carolina (ESPN2, 7 p.m.) and Florida at Boston (ESPN, 7:30 p.m.) in the East, and Minnesota at…
Michael Shannon and John Leguizamo reprise their roles from the 2018 miniseries “Waco” for a five-episode sequel of sorts. “Waco: The Aftermath” (Showtime, CMT, Paramount, 10 p.m.) looks at not…
The NBA Playoffs begin with Brooklyn at Philadelphia (ESPN, 1 p.m.) and Atlanta at Boston (ESPN, 3:30 p.m.) in the Eastern Conference first round; and New York at Cleveland (ESPN,…
A stylish performance by David Johansen at New York’s Cafe Carlyle in January 2020, gives him an opportunity to reminisce about a life that included fronting the New York Dolls,and…
Edgar Ramirez stars as an ex-cop returning to his home state to find a mobster’s runaway girlfriend in the new limited series from Donald Todd (“This is Us,” “Ugly Betty”).…
Repercussions are still being felt from the bombing a decade ago in Massachusetts that comes alive again in the three-episode documentary series “American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing” (Netflix, streaming).…