Thursday TV: Even Better ‘Better Things’
Once seen as under the thumb of her longtime comedy partner and mentor, the discredited Louis C.K., Pamela Adlon’s “Better Things” (FX, 10 p.m.) blossoms on its own in the…
Wednesday TV: Aliens, ‘Cavalier,’ Cohen
Comedy pairs are popping up from all over in topical late night shows. Last week, it was the Bronx; this week it’s space, with the topical animated “Alien News Desk”…
Tuesday TV: High-End Mexicans on Bravo
After nonstop slagging by the White House, our neighbors South of the Border get a whole other image in the new “Mexican Dynasties” (Bravo, 10 p.m.), in which there celebrity…
Monday TV: Jennifer Carpenter’s New One
Jennifer Carpenter brings her intense skills as lead of a new network drama, "The Enemy Within" (NBC, 10 p.m.). A former CIA operative who gave up the names of fellow…
Sunday: The Oscars and Its Fallout
The 91st Annual Academy Awards (ABC, 8 p.m.) has no official host, but it may be interesting that way. A wide array of figures announcing the best picture nominees will…
Saturday TV: Independent Spirit Awards
The best part of Oscar weekend for me is the night before, when the Film Independent’s Spirit Awards (IFC, 5 p.m.) occurs in a tent on the Santa Monica Beach. While…
The Charley Pride Story on PBS
Charley Pride is a singular story in country music. Subject of a new black History Month “American Masters” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings), the focus of “Charley Pride; I’m…
Also on Friday: Romano, Duplass Flick
Ray Romano and Mak Duplass star in the new movie “Paddleton” (Netflix, streaming) as a couple of misfit neighbors whose relationship changes when the younger one gets cancer. Four mothers…
Thursday TV: ‘Desus & Mero’ to Showtime
Two funny guys talking about their neighborhood and the world propelled Daniel Baker and Joel Martinez to a podcast, a cable show and now their biggest platform yet, premium cable,…
Wednesday TV: ‘Survivor’ Gets Tough
The 38th season of “Survivor” (CBS, 8 p.m.), subtitled “Edge of Extinction,” brings some of the edge back to the show, in part by partly starving its contestants. While there…