Tuesday TV: Who Called This Judge?
The overexposed comic and frequently used host gets another role by donning a robe for “Judge Steve Harvey” (ABC, 8 p.m.), an afternoon-style courtroom show that gets a primetime slot…
Monday TV: ‘Cleaning Lady’ is No ‘Maid’
A new year suddenly brings new episodes and new shows to boot. The first of the new network offerings isn’t much. “The Cleaning Lady” (Fox, 9 p.m.) involves a undocumented…
Sunday TV: ‘Around the World in 80 Days’
David Tennent makes for a dashing and able traveler in a new version of “Around the World in 80 Days” (PBS, 8 p.m., check local listings), though Jules Verne’s story…
Saturday TV: A Subzero Winter Classic
Unseasonable warmth at hockey’s Winter Classic — the New Year’s game they play outdoors — can undercut the game and ice quality. This year’s game will have a guaranteed cold…
New Year’s Eve TV: Let’s All Stay Home
Staying home on New Year’s Eve is the smartest idea with new COVID infections have reached half a million people a day. Luckily there’s enough titles on to keep viewers…
Thursday TV: Lost in ‘The Twilight Zone’
One of the TV highlights of New Year’s has nothing to do with a Rockin’ Eve and everything to do with Rod Serling’s groundbreaking series from the 1960s. “The Twilight…
Wednesday TV: Boba Fett Gets Own Show
The armored bounty hunter Boba Felt has appeared in the “Star Wars” world as far back as the 1978 holiday special, “The Empire Strikes Back” and “The Return of the…
Tuesday: ‘The Super Bob Einstein Movie’
Two days after the notable season finale of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” (where the Funkhauser mantle has been picked up by Vince Vaughn), a documentary pays loving tribute to the erstwhile…
Monday TV: ‘Unapologetic’ on ‘POV’
“Unapologetic,” Ashley O’Shay’s new film on “POV” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings), follows the work of two young activists in Chicago and their work following the police murder of…
Sunday TV: ‘Insecure’ Has a Series Finale
Issa Rae wraps up her groundbreaking series “Insecure” (HBO, 10 p.m.) after five seasons, a benchmark further celebrated on the special “Insecure: The End” (HBO Max, streaming). Its companion comedy…