When Woodstock ’99 Burned It All Down
Warning: There may be a little PTSD for anybody who was there triggered by the new documentary “Music Box: Woodstock ’99: Peace, Love and Rage” (HBO, 9 p.m.), chronicling the…
Also on Friday: ‘Ted Lasso’ Returns
Last year’s sunny series about an American football coach hired to helm a British soccer team, “Ted Lasso” (AppleTV+, streaming) returns for an assured second season of more fun. It…
The Sublimely Weird ‘Ultra City Smiths’
It seems I’ve spent a lot of my time as a TV critic talking up the series of Steven Conrad, because his “Patriot” and “Perpetual Grace LTD” were so quirky…
Also on Thursday: ‘Through Our Eyes’
A new four-part series from Sesame Workshop, “Through Our Eyes” (HBO Max, streaming) looks at big issues facing families today, including homelessness, parental incarceration, military caregiving and climate change, from…
Wednesday TV: ‘Turner & Hooch’ Series
The 1989 Tom Hanks movie “Turner & Hooch” (Disney +, streaming) has been turned into a series, with Josh Peck (the “Drake & Josh” star not in legal trouble) in…
Tuesday TV: All About Pope Francis
A new season begins for the biographical series “In their Own Words” (PBS, 8 p.m., check local listings) which begins with no less than the life of Pope Francis, the…
Monday TV: 100 Years of Olympic Films
Whatever happens in Tokyo later this week, Turner Classic Movies presents 100 years of Olympic films, with “The Games of the V Olympiad Stockholm, 1912” (5 a.m.), “The White Stadium”…
Saturday TV: ‘Say Yes to the Dress’ Returns
“Say Yes to the Dress” (TLC, 8 p.m.) returns for 20th season, with Kendall Vertes of “Dance Moms” helping his sister Ryleigh find a dress and stand up to their…
McCartney Considers His Beatles Role
Given the size and power of the Baby Boomers demo, it's a wonder the whole of TV isn't back to back classic rock documentaries. But there are actually quite a…
Also on Friday: Stuck in ‘Schmigadoon!’
“Schmigadoon!” (Apple TV+, streaming) is a fun thing — a musical comedy series about a modern couple who stumble into a strange, magical town that seems to be stuck in…