Wednesday TV: Charlie Sheen Explains It All
Once, he was one of TV’s biggest stars. Then he fell in a way that few ever did. Now after seven years of sobriety, the actor is ready to talk…
‘TV Eye’ Takes Another Little Break
It is the dog days of summer, after all, so there's less new TV to see anyway. But I'm out of the country for a couple of weeks and so…
Inadvertent interruption
Fully intended to keep up a daily TV Eye while on vacation this week. But I inadvertently left the computer bag at home while packing. It may be a blessing…
Sunday TV: New British Series ‘Patience’ on PBS
The latest British detective series “Patience” (PBS, 8 p.m., check local listings) stars Ella Maisy Purvis as a young autistic women who spots clues others do not at a Yor…
Tuesday TV: The Price of Pushing Back on Putin
“Antidote,” James Jones’ documentary about the price of opposing Vladimir Putin, makes its U.S. broadcast premiere on “Frontline” (PBS, 10 p.m., check local listings), the series that picked up its…
Monday TV: Ken Burns Does ‘Da Vinci’
Ken Burns has specialized all these years on American history. But his new two-part, four hour documentary series, co -directed by Sarah Burns and David McMahon, turns to Italy and…
Saturday TV: So Many Christmas Movies
Twelve days before Thanksgiving and there’s four new Christmas movies on cable (it will only get worse as we go on). In “Christmas at Plumhill Manor” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.), Maria…
Tuesday TV: After the Voting, Election Coverage
It’s one of the biggest nights of television, reporting on one of the biggest elections in recent memory. But despite the magic screens, colorful maps, endless squads of panelists, 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…
TV Eye Takes a Little Break
Actually it's more than a little break. We'll be gone for about a month, traveling around, not paying attention to season finales, new shows or the like. People, you're on…