Sunday TV: ‘The First Lady’ on Showtime
The latest series to make a drama out of history by using interesting casting, “The First Lady” (Showtime, 9 p.m.) is at least partly successful. Mostly it’s in the parts…
Saturday TV: USFL Bows, NBA Playoffs
There’s a new football league in town the USFL begins its initial 10-week season with New Jersey at Birmingham (Fox, NBC, 7:30 p.m.), bizarrely simulcast on two broadcast networks. The…
Friday TV: Netflix’ ‘Anatomy of a Scandal’
The new six-episode series “Anatomy of a Scandal” (Netflix, streaming) boasts a handsome cast, with Rupert Friend and Sienna White as a Parliament minister and his wife trying to survive…
Thursday TV: Craig Robinson is ‘Killing It’
Two new comedies premiere on streaming services tonight. The best of them is “Killing It” (Peacock, streaming) has Craig Robinson as a guy who decides to become a snake hunter…
Wednesday TV: Nature Host Looks Familiar
A new, lavish-looking nature series, with previously unseen creatures, slo-mo action, tough transitions and crisp photography features a host of some renown, Barack Obama presents “Our Great National Parks” (Netflix,…
Tuesday TV: ‘Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?’
Hugh Laurie wrote, directed and produced a new mystery series based on a 1934 Agatha Christie work, “Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?” (BritBox, streaming) stars Will Poulter and Lucy Boynton…
Monday TV: CMT Music Awards on CBS
Kelsea Bellerini hosts the 2022 CMT Music Awards (CBS, 8 p.m.) with Anthony Mackie, the first time on a broadcast network in the show’s four decade long history. Along with…
Sunday TV: Seeking South Side Justice
Courtney B. Vance stars as a lawyer defending a Black high school athlete suspected of killing a cop in the new drama “61st Street” (AMC, 10 p.m.) from Peter Moffat…
Thursday TV: Opening Day for Baseball
Baseball begins its delayed season. The one Opening Day game getting a national audience is Cincinnati at Atlanta (ESPN, 8 p.m.). The new “Tokyo Vice” (HBO Max, streaming) stars Ansel…
Wednesday TV: Reality Gives ‘Ultimatum’
From the makers of “Love is Blind” comes “The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On” (Netflix, streaming) involvies six couples on the precipice: One wants to marry, the other isn’t so…