‘Big Bang’ Bye Byes
The final episode of “The Big Bang Theory” (CBS, 8 p.m.) comes after 12 seasons and more than 275 episodes, making it the longest-running multi-camera (that is to say, studio…
Wednesday TV: Would-Be Celebrities Cook
Because there’s apparently not enough “MasterChef” spin-offs, here’s a new installment “MasterChef Celebrity Family Showdown” (Fox, 8 p.m.), a cooking competition that considers as celebrities such people as Lisa Vanderpump, Snooki…
Tuesday TV: The Battles of Muhammad Ali
Antoine Fuqua’s three hour documentary of the champ, “What’s My Name: Muhammad Ali” (HBO, 8 p.m.) presenting his long career through recordings of his voice - much of it in…
Monday TV: Women with Weapons
Gabrielle Union revives her character from the “Bad Boys” franchise into a new action cop series in which she’s paired with Jessica Alba. “L.A.’s Finest” (Spectrum Originals, streaming), available only…
Sunday TV: Political Farce Ends on HBO
The election is over on “Veep” (HBO, 10:52 p.m.) and with it, the splendidly profane, fast-moving and incisive political satire ends as well after seven seasons, and we are left…
Saturday TV: Making Fun of Dad’s Prose
When Jamie Morton discovered his father wrote some erotic novels earlier in his life, he picked up a copy and read it to his friends, who made snide comments as…
Friday TV: Who’s Who in Wu-Tang History
The new four-part documentary series “Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men” (Showtime, 10 p.m.) takes a look back at the history of the influential hip hop group, on the even…
Thursday TV: Jordan Klepper Returns
His post-“Daily Show” show gig, posing as a far right provocateur in “The Opposition with Jordan Klepper” didn’t work out (some figures are beyond parody). So the sardonic host is…
Wednesday TV: ‘Lucifer’ Moves to Netflix
Satan has been around a long time. So maybe it wasn’t a surprise when “Lucifer” (Netflix, streaming) was picked up by a popular streaming service after it was canceled on…
Tuesday TV: Behind the China Trade Mess
Sometimes, the reports on “Frontline” (PBS, 10 p.m., check local listings) are so prescient, they illuminate what’s happening in the headlines that moment. The one tonight on the trade war…