Tuesday TV: Nightmare Time for Animals, Too
Life isn’t just scary for humans. The creatures of documentary series “Nightmares of Nature: Lost in the Jungle” (Netflix, streaming) — a young opossum, a recently-hatched iguana and a jumping…
Monday TV: I Wonder Who’s Kissinger Now?
International power broker or war criminal? The jury is still out on the role of Henry Kissinger, who served under six presidents. A new two-part, three hour documentary on “American…
Sunday TV: Creepy Clown Gets Own Series
The world of “It,” populated by the creepy sewer-dwelling clown Pennywise, based on the Stephen King’s book, expands its world to series TV tonight with the prequel “IT: Welcome to…
Saturday TV: ‘Weapons’ in Time for Halloween
Zach Cregger’s supernatural horror film “Weapons” (HBO, 8 p.m.) with Julia Garner (above), Amy Madigan and Josh Brolin, finds a good time to make its premium cable debut. The Saturday…
Friday TV: The World Series Begins in Toronto
This year’s World Series will be an international event for the first time in more than 30 years with Dodgers at Toronto (Fox, 8 p.m.) in Game 1 of the…
Thursday: ‘Nobody Wants This’ May Be Right
A sparkling, unexpected delight in its first season, the romantic series “Nobody Wants This” (Netflix, streaming) with Kristen Bell and Adam Brody, begins to wear out its welcome in season…
Wednesday TV: Walruses Face Climate Change
The Smithsonian is closed due to the government shutdown anyway, so Kirk Johnson, the director of its National Museum of Natural History, is off to the Arctic to observe the…
Tuesday TV: NBA Begins Its Season on NBC
The NBA begins its season with the prime time doubleheader, Houston at Oklahoma City (NBC, Peacock, 7:30 p.m.) and Golden State at Lakers (NBC, Peacock, 10 p.m.). The rise of…
Monday TV: The Long Struggle for Equality
Every modern constitution has explicit gender protections, according to a new documentary, except the United States. It’s kind of amazing that the Equal Rights Amendment here has yet to pass…
Sunday TV: ‘Task’ Reaches Its Conclusion
One would think, from all the action, that last week would have been the climactic episode of the excellent “Task” (HBO, 9 p.m.). Instead, there are a few things to…