Saturday TV: Aubrey Plaza’s ‘SNL’ Debut
Newly blonde Aubrey Plaza hosts “Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 11:30 p.m.) for the first time, with Sam Smith as musical guest. The "SNL" rerun at 10 p.m. is a show…
Friday TV: ‘Truth Be Told’ Returns
Octavia Spencer returns for season three of “Truth Be Told” (Apple TV+, streaming) about an investigative reporter turned true crime podcaster. Gabrielle Union joins the cast as a teacher fighting…
Thursday TV: Now it’s ‘That ’90s Show’
One of the most memorable components of “That 70s Show” were not necessarily the young people in the basement but the distinctive parents upstairs. Debra Rupp and Kurtwood Smith return,…
Wednesday TV: A Tree Grows in Scotland
Do you know about the 500-year-old Scots pine tree that lives along the West Highland? “Nature” (PBS, 8 p.m., check local listings) traces its rich history and introduces some of…
Tuesday TV: A New ‘Night Court’ In Session
The latest network reboot digs back nearly 40 years to the mid-80s with a revived “Night Court” (NBC, 8 p.m.). This time it’s the popular Melissa Rauch of “Big Bang…
Capital Radio 1-16: Martin Luther King Day
It was Charlie Parker’s “Now is the Time” that helped inspire a key line in Martin Luther King’s 1963 speech at the March on Washington. So The Bird begins the…
Monday: Urban One Awards on TV One
Another day, another awards show. And because today is Martin Luther King Day, it’s the 5th annual Urban One Honors (TV One, Cleo TV, 7 p.m.) honoring Black figures in…
Sunday TV: Adaptation of ‘The Last of Us’
Movie adaptations of video games usually don’t go well but there’s a positive buzz surrounding the latest, “The Last of Us” (HBO, 9 p.m.), a post apocalyptic scenario that is…
Saturday TV: Harry Sits Down to Talk
“Harry: The Interview” (CBS, 8 p.m.) is the first U.S. telecast of the ITV interview with Tom Bradby that first aired in the UK Jan. 8. Considering that the Duke…
Friday TV: En Route to the Grand Slams
The team from “Formula 1: Drive to Survive” turn their attention to top tennis stars in the new series “Break Point” (Netflix, streaming), following a group of players as they…