Wednesday TV: All About ‘Pam & Tommy’
They represented kind of a low in American culture in 1995: Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee and "Baywatch" star Pamela Anderson. Then the sex tape of their honeymoon helped expand…
Tuesday TV: Lee Speaking Truth to Power
The antiwar congresswoman from California who cast the only vote against the authorization of use of force following 9/11, is profiled in the documentary “Barbara Lee: Speaking Truth to Power”…
Monday TV: Remembering Betty White
A network TV special that was probably in the making to celebrate her 100th birthday this month will instead pay respect to the TV force who died on Dec. 31…
Four-Part ‘We Need to Talk About Cosby’
The rise and fall of Bill Cosby in American culture is a considerable tale of race and talent and decades of denial for behavior that led to his conviction of…
Also Sunday: The Underground Railroad
The four-part “Underground Railroad: The Secret History” (science, 10 p.m.) looks at new information about the 19th century paths to freedom. Speaking of four hour documentaries, the full “Janet Jackson”…
Saturday TV: Willem Dafoe Does ‘SNL’
Willem Dafoe hosts a new “Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 11:30 p.m.) with musical guest Katy Perry. The 10 p.m. rerun is from 2012 with Channing Tatum and Bon Iver. Capping…
Friday TV: Janet Jackson’s Story by Janet
The pop star narrates her own story in the two-night, four hour doc “Janet Jackson” (Lifetime, A&E, 8 p.m.) filled with a lot of previously unseen home video, from the…
Wednesday TV: A Different Kind of Rock
Nick Offerman narrates the misleadingly named “American Rock Stars” (Peacock, streaming), which is actually about the U.S. Olympic curling team, as the practice for the winter games. Samantha Aucoin and…
Tuesday TV: Aziz Ansari, Back on the Stool
Filmed in New York's Comedy Cellar just a few weeks ago, here's some back-to-basics new material from “Aziz Ansari: Nightclub Comedian” (Netflix, streaming). It’s his sixth standup special, and his…
Monday TV: A Glittering ‘The Gilded Age’
A bit of prestige television comes on a Monday for once instead of a Sunday. “The Gilded Age” (HBO, 9 p.m.) comes from the writer of “Downton Abbey” and its…