Monday TV: Premature Obit for McCain
The respectful tone and bipartisan praise engendered by the thorough biography “John McCain: For Whom the Bell Tolls” (HBO, 8 p.m.), might make you think its subject, the Arizona senator,…
Sunday TV: Dogged ‘The Fourth Estate’
A four-part documentary covering how the New York Times would handle the Trump administration begins on inauguration day, with the surprisingly spartan Washington bureau recoiling, as many did, from the…
Saturday TV: The Ick Factor on ‘The Tale’
Laura Dern is becoming the face of HBO the way James Gandolfini once was. She stars in “Big Little Lies,” returning for its second season, played two seasons on the…
Friday TV: Dos Amigos Revive the Act
Lucky thing that somebody put to film the agreeable tour of the Dos Amigos, in “Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your…
Thursday TV: Whatever Red Nose Day Is
It’s still not entirely clear what Red Nose Day (NBC, 10 p.m.) is, but it will be an event getting stars to wear clown noses and generally raise money for…
Wednesday TV: Another ‘Survivor’ Finale
It’s been an interesting season of “Survivor” (CBS, 8 p.m.) if not a great one. Using “Ghost Island,” they’ve been bringing back artifacts from the previous 35 seasons, some of…
Tuesday TV: Remembering What Books Are
A new summer series has an uphill challenge: Trying to convince people to turn off their TV to read. But as a way to get people get excited about what…
Monday TV: The Past Before It Was Undone
There’s no evidence anybody was dispatching spies to the Republican campaign, but there was a lot to be done in the final year of the Obama administration as captured in…
Sunday TV: Billboard Music Awards
Janet Jackson performs and gets the Icon Award at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards (NBC, 8 p.m.) live from Las Vegas, where other performers include Ariana Grande, Macklemore & Kesha,…
Saturday TV: Cord, Tish and Royals
If you’re going to wade into the royal wedding at all, my preference hands down is “The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish” (HBO, 7:30 a.m. and 9:45 p.m.)…