Tuesday TV: Renaissance Artists Arise on PBS
Charles Dance, above, is Michelangelo and Jonny Glynn is Leonardo da Vinci as they make their way into Florence at the end of the 15th century in the three-part BBC…
Monday TV: All About Olympian Jim Thorpe
There’s a two-hour profile of the Olympic great, the first Native American to win gold for the U.S., who went on to play basketball, football and baseball, in “Jim Thorpe:…
Sunday TV: U.S. vs. Mexico for Gold Cup
It’s the United States vs. Mexico (Fox, 7 p.m.) in soccer’s CONCACAF Gold Cup final from Houston. Negotiations with the Duke get dicey on “The Gilded Age” (HBO, 9 p.m.). …
Saturday TV: Ryan Coogler ‘Sinners’ on HBO
Ryan Coogler’s innovative horror film “Sinners” (HBO, 8 p.m.), set in 1932 in the Mississippi Delta and starring Michael B. Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld and Delroy Lindo, makes its premium cable…
Inadvertent interruption
Fully intended to keep up a daily TV Eye while on vacation this week. But I inadvertently left the computer bag at home while packing. It may be a blessing…
Friday TV: Mariska Hargitay on Jayne Mansfield
The very personal feature documentary “My Mom Jane: A Film by Mariska Hargitay” (HBO, 8 p.m.) is quite a remarkable thing. On its surface, it’s a welcome look at misunderstood…
Thursday TV: Three Hours of CMA Fest Highlights
Cody Johnson and Ashley McBryde host CMA Fest 2025 (ABC, 8 p.m.) covering the event that took place during the 52nd annual fan event in Nashville earlier this month. Performers…
Wednesday TV: ‘The Bear’ Returns for Season 4
It’s won Emmys as a comedy, though “The Bear” (Hulu, streaming) has been more compelling as a Windy City restaurant drama. Its success has already drawn top notch guests, which…
Tuesday TV: ‘Ironheart’ Gets Her Own Series
Dominique Thorne reprises her role from “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” to lead the new Marvel series “Ironheart” (Disney+, 9 p.m.) about an inventor who returns home to Chicago and meets…
Capital Radio 6-23-25: Sweltering Summertime
We began with a salute to Lou Christie, who died last week at 82. Then it was an onslaught of summer, which itself came a day early this year and…