Monday TV: President Obama Sings Carols
If only to hear President Obama join Chance the Rapper on “Jingle Bells,” it may be worth tuning into the “National Christmas Tree Lighting” (Hallmark, 7 p.m.). The annual event…
Monday TV: What’s Next for Cuba?
Days after the death of Fidel Castro comes two previously scheduled documentaries on the future of Cuba. In Platz Lopez Garmendia’s “Cuba, Fatherland or Death” (HBO, 8 p.m.), executive produced…
Sir Tom Jones Live at the Warner Theatre
He’s not moving his hips quite so much any more. His dark hair has long since gone to silver. But time has done little to take the pipes of Tom…
Monday TV: JonBenet Onslaught Begins
The first of what will be four specials this month on the death of 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey in Colorado nearly 20 years ago starts with “The Killing of JonBenet: The…
Playlist 9-2-16
A most eclectic pre-holiday set tonight started with songs of work from all corners of popular music, from George Jones and Tennessee Ernie Ford to The Vogues, The Kinks, The…
This is ‘The Night Of’ Big HBO Finale
This summer’s best television viewing has come with “The Night Of” (HBO, 9 p.m.) the terrific adaptation of a British series written by Peter Moffat, “Criminal Justice,” that came into…
Sort of Gone Fishin’
We try our best here to keep you appraised, at the very least, of the daily television offerings every day despite the challenges of travel or demands of day to…
TCA Finds for ‘O.J. Simpson’
The verdict is in for “The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” at the TV Critics Association Awards Saturday, winning three awards including program of the year Saturday. The…
Cameron Crowe’s New Series ‘Roadies’
The same week that HBO cancelled its big name, high price rock ’n’ roll series “Vinyl” after one season, here comes a second premium cable series on the subject. Where…
Playlist 5-20-16
Birth, death, time passage. We cover it all on Friday Night Rock. Tonight, started with some music from Guy Clark, who died Tuesday at 74. There were some songs from…