Saturday: A House-Cleaning ‘SNL’ Finale
Natasha Lyonne of “Russian Doll” hosts the 47th season finale of “Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 11:30 p.m.) with musical guest Japanese Breakfast. Finales usually bring out a lot of ex…
Friday TV: Remembering George Carlin
The genius of longtime comedian and social observer is explored by comedy student and director Judd Apatow in the two-part documentary “George Carlin’s American Dream” (HBO, 8 p.m.), featuring eager…
Thursday TV: Emmy Rossum is Angelyne
Emmy Rossum, once of “Shameless,” dons the big blonde wig, the pink Corvette and other attributes to become “Angelyne” (Peacock, streaming) in a five-part limited series about the woman who…
Wednesday TV: The World of Teal Swan
A new four-part documentary series about the work of wellness and spiritual influencer Teal Swan (pictured), a survivor of severe childhood abuse, tends to think she instead leads a cult,…
Tuesday TV: A ‘Spring Awakening’ Reunion
The original cast of the Tony-winning “Spring Awakening,” including Jonathan Groff, Lea Michele and John Gallagher Jr., reunites after 15 years with a one-time concert event, captured in the documentary…
Monday TV: Scholastic Pressure Cooker
As per the masters degree in public administration, the stressful college application for high-achieving Asian-American students at a San Francisco high school is examined on the documentary “Try Harder!” making…
Sunday TV: Vanessa Bayer’s New Comedy
“SNL” vet Vanessa Bayer stars in her own new show, “I Love That for You” (Showtime, 8:30 p.m.), about a woman bent on getting a hosting slot on a home…
Saturday: Correspondents Dinner Returns
Trevor Noah hosts the first live White House Correspondents’ Dinner (CSPAN, CNN, 7 p.m.) live from the Washington Hilton in D.C. The bigger news is that a president will once…
Friday TV: Elisabeth Moss in ‘Shining Girl’
The latest series starring Elisabeth Moss, “Shining Girl” (Apple TV+, streaming) is based on a 2013 novel about a reporter assaulted by what turns out to be a time-traveling serial…
Thursday TV: ‘Under the Banner of Heaven’
Jon Krakauer’s Mormon crime classic “Under the Banner of Heaven” (Hulu, streaming) can’t be easy to adapt into a new series. But with Andrew Garfield on board as a detective…