Capital Radio, 1-15-24: King’s Dreams of Freedom
Martin Luther King Day has only been a national holiday for 38 years, and only five times has it fallen on the Civil Rights leader’s actual birthday. Today’s the first…
Monday TV: Primetime Emmys, Iowa Caucuses
Originally planned for September, but bumped because of the actors’ and writers’ strikes, The 75th Primetime Emmy Awards (Fox, 8 p.m.) are finally held in Los Angeles, with comedian Anthony…
Sunday TV: A Fourth Stab at ‘True Detective’
The long-delayed fourth season of “True Detective” still has creator Nic Pizzolatto’s name on it (as do first season stars Mathew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson). But the new fourth season…
Saturday TV: ‘ACL’ Pays Tribute to John Prine
It’s a night of good music when the “Austin City Limits” (PBS, 11 p.m., check local listings) 9th Hall of Fame honors the late John Prine. Ethan Hawke hosts, joined…
Friday TV: ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Streams
Martin Scorsese’s acclaimed “Killers of the Flower Moon” (Apple TV+, streaming) which has won a Golden Globe award for Lily Gladstone and also stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro,…
Thursday TV: ‘Ted,’ the Series on Peacock
In the category of series nobody asked for, “Ted” (Peacock, streaming) makes its debut — a prequel to the pair of comedy films about a talking teddy bear, voiced by…
Wednesday TV: ‘Criminal Record’ on Apple TV+
Cush Jumbo and Peter Capaldi star in the new eight-episode police drama “Criminal Record” (Apple TV+, streaming), about an anonymous call to the police that suggests a wrongful conviction in…
Tuesday TV: Disney’s New Marvel Spinoff ‘Echo’
The latest Marvel spinoff, “Echo” (Disney+, Hulu, streaming) stars Alaqua Cox as the title character, a def Choctaw from the 2021 series “Hawkeye,” who in this five-episode miniseries fights a…
Capital Radio, 1-8-24: Elvis and Bowie Birthdays
Is there a more significant date for rock birthdays than Jan. 8? Not only do we celebrate the day Elvis Presley was born in Tupelo, Miss. in 1935, but also…
Monday TV: The Video Game ‘Halo’ Comes to TV
The latest video game made into a series is “Halo” (Showtime, 8 p.m.), with Pablo Schreiber, Natascha McElhone and Jen Taylor, in an action drama about humans on a planet…