Also on Tuesday: Young Legal Drama
As a non-Shondaland enthusiast, I was surprised how much I didn’t mind “For the People” (ABC, 10 p.m.), its new legal series. Perhaps because the pilot is the first day…
Monday TV: ‘Jane’ Goodall in the Wild
Jane Goodall was sent to Tanzania to study chimpanzees at 26 in part because she had no scientific background and thus no preconceived notions. She was able to get close…
New Judges, Network for ‘American Idol’
In its incessant promos, the rebooted American Idol has already indicated which direction it will be going, when it returns tonight after a two year absence on a new network,…
Also on Sunday Dim New ‘Deception’
A particularly dumb caper police drama is the new “Deception” (ABC, 10 p.m.) in which an illusionist volunteers to help solve crimes. Presumably, he’ll cut bad guys in half. The…
Saturday TV: Pre-Madness Championships
The brackets of March Madness have their start in what happens this weekend, on championship week of men’s college basketball. It all starts early with UMBC vs. Vermont (ESPN2, 11…
Friday TV: ‘Collateral’ Amid New Streaming
Streaming services dump a whole lot more programming again this Friday. Chief among them is the new four part British import “Collateral” (Netflix, streaming), Carey Mulligan plays a London detective…
Thursday TV: Mindy’s New ‘Champions’
Mindy Kaling isn’t in the new network sitcom she co-created, “Champions” (NBC, 9:30 p.m.) nearly enough. She appears as an ex of a clueless gym rat played by Anders Holm…
Wednesday TV: Cute ‘Life Sentence’
Can a series succeed on cuteness alone? If so then there is a life for “Life Sentence” (The CW, 9 p.m.). Lucy Hale stars as a young woman who thought…
Tuesday TV: Saluting ‘Mister Rogers’ at 50
Michael Keaton returns to the Pittsburgh public TV station where he was a member of the crew on one of the more beloved children’s shows of TV history as the…
Monday TV: Mental Health Movies
A two-day, 10 film event on Turner Classic Movies, Mental Illness in the Movies, looks at how the malady has been treated in Hollywood. It begins tonight with Joanne Woodward…