Monday TV: When Ebola Came to Visit
There may be a metaphor in the growth of miniseries based on real events about existential threats threatening mankind. First “Chernobyl” (HBO, 9 p.m.) and now “The Hot Zone” (National…
Sunday TV: Crafting the ‘Thrones’ End
The big finale was last week, so all that’s left is a two-hour, behind the scenes look at the making of the final season in the documentary “Game of Thrones:…
Saturday TV: The WNBA is Back in Action
Hey, the WNBA is back in action, with Phoenix at Seattle (ABC, 3:30 p.m.) and Chicago at Minnesota (CBS Sports, 8 p.m.). Among males, Game 6 of the Eastern Conference…
Friday TV: Last Temptation of Zellweger
Renée Zellweger resurfaces in the new series “What /If” (Netflix, streaming) about a wealthy venture capitalist who will invest in a another woman company if she can sleep with the…
Thursday TV: ‘Four Weddings’ Reunion
Hugh Grant, Andie McDowell and the rest of the cast of “Four Weddings and a Funeral” reunite as part of the fifth annual “Red Nose Day Special” (NBC, 8 p.m.).…
Tuesday TV: New Summer Shows Begin
A week after the networks proudly announced new fall shows of advertisers, they start rolling out their much lower-grade summer shows which they never mentioned. First up is “Blood &…
Monday TV: More Singing in the Car
Before she winds up a Las Vegas residency at Caesars Palace of more than 15 years and 1,000 shows, Celine Dion jumps in a car in Las Vegas for “The…
Sunday TV: ‘Game of Thrones’ Finale
If tonight is the heralded finale of “Game of Thrones” (HBO, 9 p.m.), why were they striking the sets last week? Daenerys may have been going off the deep end…
Saturday TV: Prime Time Baseball Returns
Prime time Saturday night Baseball returns with regional games, such as Cubs at Washington (Fox, 7 p.m.). Other baseball today includes Tampa Bay at Yankees (MLB, 1 p.m.), Colorado at…
Friday TV: The Catch to ‘Catch-22’
It’s such a literary milestone that it deserves more than one movie adaptation; its permutations would seem to be perfectly suited to serialized television. But a new six-pat adaptation of…