Capital Radio 10-14-24: Cissy & Native Peoples
After noting her 91st birthday on this show just two weeks ago, we bid farewell to Cissy Houston, who died last week, with a survey of her work, solo, and…
Monday TV: Now, an ‘NCIS’ Prequel as Well
“NCIS” (NBC, 8 p.m.) returning for its 22nd season tonight, is now the third longest running live action primetime scripted series. It’s run so long, it has even outlasted its…
Sunday TV: ‘Big Brother’ Selects a Winner
“Big Brother” (CBS, 9 p.m.) ends its 26th season after 90 days and with a live, two-hour finale. Odds are good that a woman will win the $750,000. One player…
Saturday TV: Now, a Roller Skating Competition
Five of the nation’s top roller-skating crews compete for a $150,000 prize on the new six-episode reality talent competition “Roller Jam” (Magnolia, 8 p.m.). Jordin Sparks hosts; judges include Johnny…
Friday: Laura Dern, Liam Hemsworth Romance
Laura Dern plays a novelist who visits a writer’s retreat in Morocco and meets a young man (Liam Hemsworth) in the new romance “Lonely Planet” (Netflix, streaming), written and directed…
Thursday TV: This ‘Sweetpea’ Ain’t from Popeye
Ella Purnell of “Yellowjackets” stars as “Sweetpea” (Starz, 8 p.m.), a young woman bullied in school, ignored in adult life, who spends her spare time composing lists of people she’d…
Wednesday TV: Pre-Season Look at Last Season
The new NBA season doesn’t start for nearly two weeks, but to get you ready there’s a new series taking an in-depth look at the last season through the eyes…
Tuesday TV: Who Actually Invented Bitcoin?
The mysterious creator of bitcoin is said to be revealed in the new documentary “Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery” (HBO, 9 p.m.). The NHL season begins with a trio of…
Capital Radio, 10-7-25: October Wartime
The arrival of the 10th month brought 11 songs about October. Then there were birthdays to note for Thom Yorke of Radiohead, turning 56, to John Mellencamp, who is 73…
Monday TV: ’60 Minutes’ Snares Kamala Harris
A special night of “60 Minutes” (CBS, 8 p.m.) features an interview with Vice President Kamala Harris; ir would have featured her opponent in the presidential race, but he changed…