Sunday: ‘Downton’ Echoes in ‘Chaperone’
Haley Lu Richardson plays a fictionalized version of 1920s flapper Louise Brooks, coming to New York from Kansas to study dance with a stern chaperone played by Elizabeth McGovern in…
Saturday TV: Americana Music Awards
"Austin City Limits Presents: The 18th Annual Americana Awards” (PBS, 11 p.m. check local listings) presents the musical highlights of the event, held in September at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium.…
Friday TV: Dolly’s Songs as Episodes
Each of the eight episodes of the new “Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings” (Netflix, streaming) takes off from one of her songs, from “Two Doors Down” to “Jolene,” with a new cast…
Thursday: Another Holiday with Hudgens
While Lifetime and Hallmark try to outdo each other with sheer number of Christmas romances this season, the leading streaming service keeps its hand in with its second holiday movie…
Wednesday TV: Tyler Perry’s The Debates
Ten candidates qualified for the fifth Democratic Presidential Debate (MSNBC, 9 p.m.) presented live from Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta: Joe Biden, Cory Booker, Pete Buttigieg, Tulsi Gabbard, Kamala Harris,…
Marshall Crenshaw’s Timeless Tunefulness
Marshall Crenshaw tours these days take different forms. Sometimes he goes solo, other times he shares the stage with the Bottle Rockets. He was the lead voice for a Smithereens…
Tuesday TV: Surviving Syria, With Baby
Sometimes the horrors of war can become most clear through the smallest lens. In the case of a riveting documentary on “Frontline” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings) it is…
Monday TV: ‘Blind Date’ Gets a Reboot
It was 20 years ago when Roger Lodge cocked an eyebrow and started the syndicated show “Blind Date” (Bravo, 11:30 p.m.). The new reboot of it on cable uses some…
Sunday: New Actress Wears ‘The Crown’
Claire Foy was great as Queen Elizabeth II in the first two seasons, but now as time moves on in the historical series, it’s time for Oscar winner Olivia Colman…
Saturday TV: Old School Xmas on PBS
Public television usually doesn’t come out this early with their Yuletide celebrations, but here's “A Classic Christmas (My Music)” (PBS, 8 p.m., check local listings) a collection of old clips…