Thursday TV: How Pop Music is Manufactured
Gathering a group of contemporary songwriters to churn out the ear candy that is today's pop hits is apparently a common practice these days. Following their progress for a reality…
Wednesday TV: Into a Real Emergency Room
Like a real life version of “The Pitt,” the new documentary series “Critical: Between Life and Death” (Netflix, streaming) covers the action at London’s Major Trauma System over 21 days…
Tuesday TV: A Trainwreck in Itself on Netflix
The biggest trainwreck among the several documentaries under that title may be “Trainwreck: P.I. Moms” (Netflix, streaming), about an ill-fated Lifetime reality show about mothers working as private detectives who…
Capital Radio 7-21-25: The World of Kim Fowley
We began with a half dozen hits from Connie Francis, who died Wednesday at 87 and paid tribute to Jamaica’s Owen Gray, who died Sunday at 86. Then it was…
Monday TV: Taking ‘The Ride Ahead’ on ‘POV’
In the documentary “The Ride Ahead,” disabled activists help 21-year-old Samuel Habib navigate the path to adulthood. It makes its debut on “POV” (PBS, 10 p.m., check local listings). Brittany…
Sunday TV: Shark Week Starts With Dancing
Discovery’s 37th annual Shark Week is still trying variations on the theme. So it kicks off with Tom Bergeron hosting “Dancing with Sharks” (Discovery, 8 p.m.), followed by “Air Jaws:…
Saturday TV: The WNBA All-Star Game on ABC
The WNBA All-Star Game (ABC, 8:30 p.m.), from Indianapolis, comes as the sport reaches its peak, with players that include Caitlin Clark, above, Angel Reese, A’ja Wilson, Allisha Gray and…
Friday TV: The Life and Times of Billy Joel
The life and music of the Piano Man is told in a new two-part documentary “Billy Joel: And So It Goes” (HBO, 8 p.m.), with interviews from an array of…
Thursday TV: ‘The Furry Detectives’ Find a Case
The generally harmless community that likes to socialize while wearing animal costumes were shocked to find some members indulging in animal abuse that they posted online. A few got together…
Wednesday TV: Miley Cyrus’ New ‘Visual Album’
Reluctant as I am to use the made up term “visual album,” it appears that Miley Cyrus had made a bunch of videos to align with her new album of…