TV Eye Takes One of Those Little Breaks
We begin fall by simply falling out from the day-to-day postings, even as the new TV season is supposed to be beginning (and yet, where are all the new shows?).…
Tuesday TV: Judge Judy Deliberates Her Career
Before she hangs up the gavel next month after 30 years on the bench (or at least the one we see on TV, it’s time to get to know Judge…
Capital Radio 9-21-26: Leonard Cohen’s Birthday
It would have been the 92nd birthday of the Canadian poet who died a decade ago after leaving some wonderful music and musings. We played a handful of Leonard Cohen’s…
Monday TV: Krause, Davis in New ‘Line of Fire’
Peter Krause and Hope Davis lead the cast of the first new scripted broadcast show of the fall season. “Line of Fire” (NBC, 10 p.m.) sounds a little like “Blue…
Sunday TV: Sharon Horgan Defies ‘Youth’
It’s one of Sharon Horgan’s sly jokes to name her new comedy “Youth” (HBO, 10 p.m.) — particularly for a youth-mad network like HBO — when she created it to…
Saturday TV: Billy Strings on ‘Austin City Limits’
Bluegrass whiz Billy Strings returns to headline his second “Austin City Limits” (PBS, 11 p.m., check local listings), playing from his Grammy winning album “Highway Prayers.” College football completely dominates…
Friday TV: Jay-Z Sits Down with Rick Rubin
The heavily-bearded producer Rick Rubin, in addition to his many studio assists, has sat down with some of his musical heroes to discuss and break down their work. After doing…
Thursday TV: ‘The Traitors: New Blood’ on NBC
After gaining fans and Emmys for its run on Peacock, the stylish psychological reality competition set in a Scottish castle and hosted by Alan Cumming is finally making its bow…
Wednesday TV: ‘South Park’ By Any Other Name
The most scathing political commentary has come of late from the cutout comedy characters of Trey Parker and Matt Stone in “South Park” (Comedy Central, 11 p.m.), returning for its…
Tuesday: By Now, It’s Dancing with the Randos
It’s funny that they keep calling it “Dancing with the Stars” (ABC, 8 p.m.) after 35 seasons, since you’d be hard-pressed to identify many of those chosen to participate, largely…