Already the executive producer of FX;s “Impeachment: American Crime Story,” Monica Lewinsky is also behind the new documentary “ 15 Minutes of Shame” (HBO Max, streaming). “Imagine waking up with the whole world talking about you,” she says. “Trust me. I know a little something about this.”
The documentary, directed by Max Joseph (pictured with her above), examines public shaming, cancel culture, “consequence culture” and doxxing in the era of social media, an issue amplified further this week by the revelations of the Facebook whistleblower.
The one new sitcom on broadcast TV that isn’t a reboot is an Americanized version of a BBC series. Like the original, “Ghosts” (CBS, 9 p.m.) involves a young couple who inherit an estate that’s filled with historical ghosts that she (Rose McIver) can see but he (Utkarsh Ambudkar) cannot.
The ghosts are so stereotyped and garbed by a second string theatrical costumer, their banter becomes tiresome quickly. It starts tonight with two episodes.
It’s not as if the paranormal and comedy can’t be properly mixed. One need only watch the excellent vampire series “What We Do in the Shadows” (FX, 10 p.m.).
The second season of “United States of Al” (CBS, 8:30 p.m.) suddenly turns more urgent, as Al and his friends work to get his sister out of Afghanistan before the fall of Kabul.