Saturday TV: Christmas Starts in Mid-October
Let it be known that the Christmas movie onslaught has begun two weeks before Halloween. One of them is “Silver Bells at Christmas” (Great American Family, 8 p.m.) with Laura…
Friday TV: Norm Macdonald, Clip by Clip
Judd Apatow chronicles a singular career by showing just about every video he made in the documentary “Norm: The Tale of Norm Macdonald” (Netflix, streaming). Macdonald’s late night gig may…
Thursday: Keri Russell Returns as ‘The Diplomat’
“The Diplomat” (Netflix, streaming), the overheated political drama that pauses for talk about relationships amid intense discussions about nuclear annihilation, returns. Keri Russell and current vice president Rufus Sewell discuss…
Wednesday TV: Hawke, ‘The Lowdown’ Return
Tommy Lee Jones and Betty Gilpin join the cast of “The Lowdown” (FX, 9 p.m.), the Ethan Hawke series in which he plays an investigative journalist who digs deep into…
Tuesday TV: How the Electorate Has Changed
A new “Frontline” (PBS, 10 p.m., check local listing) explores how voters may have changed their views since the 2020 election. Similarly, it’s “Countdown to Election Night” (CNN, 8 p.m.)…
Monday TV: Freeing Leonard Peltier
A new generation of activists fights to “Free Leonard Peltier” (Netflix, streaming), the American Indian Movement leader who spent decades in prison for a conviction many disputed. Convicted of murdering…
Sunday TV: A Murder at the Pet Cemetery
“The Pet Cemetery Murders: A Ghost Story” (HBO, 9 p.m.) is a new three-part true crime series about the proprietor of a pet cemetery outside New Orleans who disappears and…
Saturday TV: ‘The Housemaid’ Comes to HBO
Paul Feig’s thriller “The Housemaid” (HBO, 8 p.m.), with Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried, makes its premium cable debut, as does the drama “I Was a Stranger” (Showtime, 9 p.m.). …
Friday TV: A Profile of Itzhak Perlman on PBS
A new series spotlighting the most influential names in classical music in the 20th and 21st centuries, “Great Musicians of Our Time” (PBS, 10 p.m., check local listings) begins with…
Thursday: Josh Hartnett in a Sea Monster Saga
Josh Hartnett stars in a new six-episode series about a sea monster, “Below” (Netflix, streaming) that also stars Charlie Heaton and Macenzie Davis. From Michelle and Robert King, who gave…