Thursday TV: Lighting Up Disney World
At Disney theme parks, they don’t just light trees, they light castles. That’s a big part of the special “The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration” (ABC, 9 p.m.)…
Wednesday TV: Switching on the Lights
They could just flick a switch and be done with it, but lighting the 72-foot-tall Norway spruce during the 86th Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center (NBC, 8 p.m.) comes with…
Tuesday TV: Hasan Minhaj’s Other Gig
Before he became a big streaming star with his "Patriot Act" (Netflix, streaming), Hasan Minhaj was a member of a sketch comedy group with Asif Ali, Aristotle Athiras and Fahim…
Monday TV: Attack of the Killer Robots
Science fiction has long told stories about murderous robot armies, but Maxim Pozdorovkin’s “The Truth About Killer Robots” (HBO, 10 p.m.) shows how this is already happening, with people dying…
Sunday TV: Acting Enhances ‘Dear John’
At its heart, “Dirty John” (Bravo, 10 p.m.), a true crime story about meeting Mr. Wrong, is an elongated Lifetime movie. But because of the participation of Connie Britton, and…
Saturday TV: Christmas Movie Avalanche
It can be a pretty white Christmas on Hallmark movies, judging from the racial makeup of the casts. Bu tonight there’s “Christmas Everlasting” (Hallmark, p.m.) with Tatyana Ali, Dondré T. Whitfield,…
Friday TV: Portrait of a Prince
The Broadway producer director of shows that include “West Side Story,” “Fiddler on the Roof,” “Cabaret,” “Compay,” and “Evita” gets a profile, “Harold Prince: The Director’s Life” on “Great Performances”…
Thursday TV: ‘Mystery Science Theatre’
Of the many marathons today, “Mystery Science Theatre 3000: The Gauntlet” (Netflix, streaming) may be the most involved marathon of the day — with the classic characters, which now include Patton…
Wednesday TV: More Hollywood Games
Perhaps foreshadowing your soon-to-come Thanksgiving interactions here is the sixth season premiere of “Hollywood Game Night” (NBC, 8 p.m.) with Jane Lynch hosting Carla Hall, Adam Rodriguez, Shiri Appleby, Colton…
Tuesday TV: Uncovering More U.S. Nazis
I sometimes worry about the reporter A.C. Thompson whose fearless work for ProPublica and “Frontline” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings) takes him to the heart of violent hate groups…