Monday: ‘Rumble’ on ‘Independent Lens’
Reruns abound this week, and one worth catching is the documentary “Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World,” telling the stories of rockers from Link Wray, pictured above, to Jimi…
Sunday TV: Garth & Trisha Take Requests
The superstar country couple who managed a distanced concert in the spring, return for some Christmas cheer in the new special “Garth & Trisha Live! A Holiday Concert Event” (CBS,…
Saturday TV: The Global Citizen Prize 2020
John Legend hosts the second annual “Global Citizen Prize” (NBC, 8 p.m.), which urges grass roots participation amid performances from Legend, along with Alessia Cara, Carrie Underwood, Common, Gwen Stefani,…
Friday TV: Chadwick Boseman’s Last One
Another great Friday film premiere comes with an adaptation of August Wilson’s “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” (Netflix, streaming) that is not only a star turn for Viola Davis as the…
Thursday TV: No Time to Take ‘The Stand’
If there was any time good for another remake of Stephen King’s “The Stand” (CBS All Access, streaming), it certainly isn’t now. Any post-apocalyptic saga that begins with a killer…
Wednesday TV: Finales Far and Wide
More than two years after it was shot, here’s the finale of the 32nd season of “The Amazing Race” (CBS, 8 p.m.) with the three final teams flying first class…
Tuesday TV: Musicians on Empty Stages
It’s the season for music, at least on television. Kevin Bacon and Eve host “Play On: Celebrating the Power of Music to Make Change” (CBS, 8 p.m.) with performers including…
Monday TV: iHeart Jingle Ball, Estranged
Billie Ellish, Harry Styles, Sam Smith, Doja Cat, Dua Lipa, Shawn Mendes and The Weeknd turn in socially distanced sets in the “iHeart Radio Jingle Ball 2020” (CW, 8 p.m.).…
Sunday TV: Couples Therapy, Covid Style
The series was already about pairs with problems; now a new special adds another complication: the pandemic in “Couple’s Therapy: The COVID Special” (Showtime, 8 p.m.) conducted by Dr. Orna…
Saturday TV: The ABCs of the Bee Gees
For as big a pop group as they became — and there was a moment following “Saturday Night Fever” when they were ubiquitous — the Bee Gees have never been…