Sunday TV: Return of Poldark, Durrells
The fourth season of “Poldark” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings) will also be its second to last. By now the handsome couple of Aidan Turner and Eleanor Tomlinson have…
Saturday TV: ‘SNL’ Back for Its 44th Season
He’s in every other movie these days, so why not have Adam Driver return to host the 44th (!) season premiere of “Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 11:30 p.m.). They have…
Friday TV: ‘Last Man Standing’ Again
After a year’s absence, “Last Man Standing” (Fox, 8 p.m.) reappears for its sixth season on a different network, who picked it up hoping to have some of the success…
Thursday TV: Morning Drama Looms
The biggest television moment of the season has nothing to do with the new fall shows. Indeed, it will be tough to avoid he live Senate testimony (CNN, MSNBC, CSPAN,…
Wednesday TV: Another ‘Survivor’ Season
The new “Survivor: David vs. Goliath” (CBS, 8 p.m.) begins, pitting strong people against brains. But the biggest foe as the 37th season starts is the weather, with a cyclone…
Say Hello to FX’s New ‘Mr Inbetween’
Amid the avalanche of mediocrities premiering this week on broadcast TV, one shining spot will be the fleeting new Australian import “Mr Inbetween” (FX, 10 p.m.). It can be found…
Tuesday TV: Two ‘NCIS’ Shows Return
The 16th season of “NCIS” (CBS, 8 p.m.) begins a month after the kidnapping of Director Vance, with Gibbs as acting director. Here’s a chat I had with the show…
Monday TV: Dancing with Grocery Guy
“Dancing with the Stars” (ABC, 8 p.m.) starts its 27th season almost free of stars. But it does have Mary Lou Retton and John Schneider and a guy from “Bachelor…
Sunday TV: The Last from Bourdain
The death of Anthony Bourdain hit hard in June, probably because he was so full of life. At the time there was just one episode completed for the new season…
Saturday TV: ‘The Shape of Water’
Guillermo del Toro’s splashy, Oscar-winning “The Shape of Water” (HBO, 8 p.m.) finally makes its debut on premium cable. Summer is over but it’s the season covered on “Planet Earth:…