Tuesday TV: The Sinkhole by the Tar Pit
“La Brea” (NBC, 9 p.m.) may seem like too direct a metaphor for network TV: tumbling down a sinkhole. Like a lot of sci-fi tinged broadcast series begin like this:…
The 2021 Fall TV Season: Fridays
THE NEW FALL SEASON Fridays have become so paltry in network programming, it’s almost not worth going through with our night-by-night look at the new fall season on broadcast TV.…
Saturday TV: ‘NYC: Homecoming Concert’
CNN will take a break from reporting on the pandemic’s surge for a five-hour concert meant to say goodbye to it. “We Love NYC: The Homecoming Concert” (CNN, 5 p.m.)…
Tuesday TV: ‘Superman & Lois’ Finale
“Superman & Lois” (CW, 9 p.m.) ends its season with the former putting on his famous suit. A new edition of the sports anthology “Untold” (Netflix, streaming) tells the story…
Tuesday TV: Obama, the First 60 Years
Helping mark the 60th birthday of the 44th president is the comprehensive three-part, six-hour documentary “Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union” (HBO, 9 p.m.) that begins tonight with…
Sunday TV: Riding the 100-Foot Wave
Hawaiian surfer Garrett McNamara came out of retirement to fulfill his dream of riding a wave taller than an 8-story wave in Nazaré, Portugal the documentary series “100 Foot Wave”…
Tuesday TV: Baseball’s All-Star Game
Midsummer is marked by the arrival of the MLB All-Star Game (Fox, 8 p.m.) taking place this year in Denver's Coors Field. Christopher Jackson, who played Washington in “Hamilton” will…
Weirdness Checks Into ‘The White Lotus’
Mike White’s two-season, decade-old “Enlightened” remains one of the underrated HBO series; and as in that one, “The White Lotus” (HBO, 9 p.m.) is full of wry observations of imperfect…
TV Eye Takes a Little Break
As you may have noticed, TV Eye has been interrupted by a near-suspension of wifi service in our National Parks. I thought I’d be able to work through my travels,…
Monday TV: Wimbeldon Begins
The first Wimbledon (ESPN, 6 a.m.; ESPN, 11:30 a..m.) in two years tries to make up time with first round play in the prestigious tournament, which continues through July 11.…