Monday TV: Half a Century of ‘SNL’ Music
Roots drummer Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson knows a thing or two about putting together a solid music documentary from old footage, as his "Summer of Soul" showed. So he’s a good…
Sunday TV: CBS Debuts ‘Watson,’ We Presume
The latest variant in the Sherlock Holmes legend is the new series “Watson” (CBS, 10 p.m.), with Morris Chestnut taking the role of the detective’s doctor sidekick. Set in modern…
Saturday TV: Timothée Chalamet Double Duty
Timothée Chalamet, who got his second Oscar nomination this week, returns to host a new “Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 11:30 p.m.), except this time he’s also the musical guest. Does…
Friday TV: ‘Harpoon Hunters’ from Cape Cod
The fast-moving bluefish tuna is the target of fishing families using 10-foot electrified spears off the coast of Cape Cod on the new series “Harpoon Hunters” (Discovery, 9 p.m.). It…
Thursday TV: ‘The Night Agent’ Moves Up
Once left to answer a phone that never rings in the White House basement, "The Night Agent" (Netflix, streaming) returns having moved up -- and in the middle of the…
Wednesday TV: ‘W.A.G.s to Riches’ on Netflix
The latest reality show following wives and girlfriends of sports stars shows them to be entrepreneurs as well. But, set in Miami, “W.A.G.s to Riches” (Netflix, streaming) still has the…
Tuesday TV: ‘The Joe Schmo Show’ is Back
In a topsy turvy world, it’s fitting that there’s a return for “The Joe Schmo Show” (TBS, 9 p.m.), a reality series in which one contestant who believes he’s on…
Capital Radio 1-20-25: Martin Luther King Day
The chill in D.C. — in both the climate and in politics, both temporary — drove us to Mexico this week, so there was a prerecorded show celebrating the big…
Monday TV: The College Football Championship
Yes, it’s a big day. And by that I mean college football’s National Championship Game, which has Ohio State vs. Notre Dame (ESPN, 7 p.m.) from Atlanta. Whether you want…
Sunday TV: Old School TikTok Fallback
No TikTok today? I guess you’re left with “America’s Funniest Home Videos” (ABC, 8 p.m.). Based on a Japanese format, it's now in its 35th season, with the former Carlton Banks,…