Wednesday TV: Bee Special, ‘Survivor’ End
“Full Frontal with Samantha Bee” (TBS, 10:30 p.m.) goes all in for a holiday special they’re titling “Christmas on I.C.E.” Besides the reference to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement…
Tuesday TV: Ellen Unleashed
“Ellen DeGeneres: Relatable” (Netflix, streaming) is her first standup comedy special in 15 years, as she reaches for something beyond daytime- and game show host persona in a show taped…
Monday TV: ‘Man on Fire’ Documentary
In June 2014, a 79-year-old white Methodist minister drove to his tiny hometown intending to make a statement about the racism in his community and country: He set himself on…
Sunday TV: ‘Springsteen on Broadway’
Created from the soul-searching narrative in his autobiography “Born to Run“ along with his own acoustic reinterpretations of his songbook, “Springsteen on Broadway” (Netflix, streaming) was a hit on Broadway…
Saturday TV: Mora Mora Dannemora
Sudden interest in the June 2015 prison break and 23-day manhunt depicted in Showcase’s limited series “Escape at Dannemora” is further explored in the two hour special “Dannemora Prison Break”…
Friday TV: From Oscar Talk to TV: ‘Roma’
It’s one of those days when you can watch a film that’s been reviewed as the best of the year just after it’s been in theaters a week. “Roma” (Netflix,…
Thursday TV: Sportspeople of the Year
“Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year” (NBC Sports, 9 p.m.) is an unwieldily title to bestow on someone, and in this year’s case, it’s even inaccurate. Instead, it should be…
Wednesday TV: Fighting Climate Change
When the current president said he’d pull out of international climate accords because he was elected to represent Pittsburgh not Paris, the Mayor of Iron City, among other people, begged…
Tuesday TV: Everybody’s Gone Surfin’
When a group of teens from broken homes all lived together on the north shore of Oahu, they surfed all day to the extent they became the rising group of…
Monday TV: More Songs of the Season
Reba McEntire hosts the ninth “CMA Country Christmas” (ABC, 8 p.m.) which features Tony Bennett with Diana Krall, Dan and Shay, Brett Eldridge, Amy Grant, Dustin Lynch, Martina McBride, Old…