Wednesday TV: ‘Mr. Mercedes’ Returns
It’s not a bad time on TV for stocky UK actors of a certain age. In addition to Scottish actor Brian Cox, the patriarch on HBO’s “Succession,” there is Ireland’s…
Tuesday TV: Betty White’s Long Life in TV
Betty White may have become the queen of television through sheer longevity — from her own live talk shows and sitcoms to her work on game shows and beloved sitcoms…
Monday TV: MTV Awards, McCartney
Perhaps a commentary on contemporary music as well, what was once a pop cultural touchstone is now, in its 35th iteration, a bypassing footnote. The 2018 MTV Video Music Awards…
Sunday TV: Season End of ‘The Affair’
“The Affair” (Showtime, 9 p.m.) has been especially good this season, getting back to its roots about infidelities and consequences, which by now has spread to beyond its four central…
Saturday TV: Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Story
I was never a big fan of Lynyrd Skynyrd — too many nights of people yelling “Freebird”; too many oversized Confederate Flags, the single line “Watergate doesn’t bother me” in…
Friday TV: Groenig’s New ‘Disenchantment’
As father of the longest running scripted prime time TV show, ’The Simpsons,” Matt Groenig has also lent his sensibility to “Futurama,” which lasted seven seasons all told. Now he…
Thursday TV: ‘Strange Angel’ Finale
One of the most unusual shows from a network — and the only original series on CBS All Access not tied to a previous franchise — “Strange Angel” (CBS All…
Wednesday TV: A&E’s ‘Raising Tourette’s’
Relaxed language standards on late night cable may be just the thing for the new series “Raising Tourette’s” (A&E, 10 p.m.), which follows a group of teens thus diagnosed. It…
Tuesday TV: Lupe Vélez All Day
Turner Classic Movies spotlights the Mexican femme fatale Lupe Vélez all day in “Where East is East” (6 a.m.), “The Squaw Man” (7:15 a.m.), “Kongo” (9:15 a.m.), “Mexican Spitfire” (10:45…
Monday TV: A Deeper Look at Iran
The first of a two night “Frontline” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings) looks at the efforts of the Dutch New York Times correspondent Thomas Erdbrink to find a more…