Wednesday TV: ‘Survivor’ Marks Its 40th Season
For its 40th season (in its 20th year), “Survivor” (CBS, 8 p.m.) begins a two-hour season premiere that gathers a score of past winners to compete again. That means a…
Tuesday TV: Boxers Among the Fighters
Cable covers political contests as if they’re fights, so it figures that on the night of covering the New Hampshire Primary there are a couple of documentaries on boxers. On…
Other Things I’ve Written Lately
Here are some other things I've written lately for other outlets: A survey of 20 new exhibits to see in 2020 at various Smithsonian Museums. A dance review of the…
Monday TV: China’s ‘Leftover Women’
It’s not the biggest current problem in China, undergoing a pandemic. But its one child rule, which created demographic havoc (and 30 million more men than women) has put extra…
Sunday TV: ‘Homeland,’ Oscars
“Homeland” (Showtime, 9 p.m.) begins its eigth and final season, with Claire Daines’ Carrie Mathison aching to bet back in the action after incarceration and possible Soviet torture. Once more…
Saturday TV: Independent Spirit Awards
One of the best parts of Oscar weekend is the Saturday event that precedes it. The 35th Independent Spirit Awards (IFC, 5 p.m.) often highlights worthy films the Academy Awards…
Friday TV: Among Video Game Creators
A nice little workplace comedy takes a peek inside the world of game development “Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet” (Apple TV +, streaming) comes from Rob McElhenney and his pals from…
Thursday TV: Edie Falco is L.A.’s Top Cop
Edie Falco is just right as the first female police chief in Los Angeles in the new cop drama “Tommy” (CBS, 10 p.m.). She’s got an ease and authority not…
Wednesday TV: LEGO Building Contest
Because he was the voice of the LEGO Batman, Will Arnett hosts and produces the new competition series “LEGO Masters” (Fox, 9 p.m.) in which teams of builders try to…
Tuesday TV: The State We’re In
It’s a very strange time for The State of the Union Address (ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, PBS, CNN, MSNBC, CSPAN, Fox News, 9 p.m.) right in the middle of an…