Friday TV: ‘Monster: The Ed Gein Story’ Debuts
Charlie Hunnam stars as the extreme serial killer from rural Wisconsin who’s methods would inspire all kind of horror movies, from “Psycho” to “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” and “The Silence…
Thursday TV: ‘English Teacher’ Back in Class
One problem of not being here last week was that of our best current comedies (yes, better than “The Studio”) quietly began its second season with three episodes. After another…
Wednesday TV: A More Polite ‘Law and Order’
“Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent” (CW, 8 p.m.), a Canadian import that blends two U.S. police procedurals into its title, presents a new episode after premiering last week. The…
Tuesday TV: ‘Chad Powers’ Tries Out Again
When Eli Manning put on a heavy disguise to take part in football tryouts at Penn State, he wasn’t just doing a fun comedy bit for ESPN, he was laying…
Monday TV: Making Art Amid War in Ukraine
As war rages all around them, the Ukrainian artists and ceramicists Slava Leontyev, Anya Stasenko and Andrey Stefanov use their work as resistance in the Oscar-nominated documentary “Porcelain War” by…
Sunday TV: ‘The Simpsons’ Begins 37th Season
The show actually began in 1989, but in tonight’s season 37 premiere of "The Simpsons" (Fox, 8 p.m.), the ageless Lisa is excited about Marge’s vintage clothes from the 90s.…
Saturday TV: I Came Back for This?
Television continues to embrace the tawdry tails of tabloid history. Tonight, there’s a new made-for-TV feature, “I Was a Child Bride: The Courtney Stodden Story” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.), about the…
Friday TV: Finding Children Lost in a Jungle
The documentary “Lost in the Jungle” (National Geographic, 9 p.m.) revisits the frantic 40-day rescue mission following the 2023 small plane crash in the Colombian rainforest that stranded four young…
Thursday TV: Sweden’s ‘Diary of a Ditched Girl’
From Sweden comes a comedy about a 31-year-old woman who jumps into an intense summer of dating, “Dairy of a Ditched Girl” (Netflix, streaming), based on a best-selling novel thetre.…
Tuesday TV: A New History of Black Television
At a time when Black History is being evaporated in museums and the military, Issa Rae reminds audiences of their history in TV in the new two-part documentary “Seen &…