Also Monday: Late Night Trump Bump
On the special “Late Night in the Age of Trump” (CNN, 9 p.m.) Brian Stelter and Bill Carter takes a look at how comics take on the White Hours, particularly…
His Problem with Apu
Writer and standup comic Hari Kondabolu started his rant against Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, the cartoon Kwikee Mart owner, way back when he was on “Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell.” To…
Also on Sunday: ‘American Music Awards’
Perhaps because the music industry has fallen so dramatically, the American Music Awards (ABC, 8 p.m.) aren’t such a big deal either. Traces Ellis Ross hosts, presumably on the basis…
Saturday TV: Jon Stewart’s Autism Benefit
Jon Stewart returns to TV to host the biennial “Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism” (HBO, 8 p.m.) from Madison square Garden, a telethon that usually has…
Friday TV: Oscar-Contending ‘Mudbound’
I’m all for the trend of Netflix buying big movies at film festivals and debuting them online the same day they premiere in theaters. The latest one, a likely Oscar…
Thursday TV: ‘Better Things’ Ends Season
It's been a difficult time for Pamela Adlon of “Better Things” (FX, 10 p.m.) -- largely because of what we've learned about her mentor and producer Louis C.K. Still, true…
Scott Kelly On That Space Station Smell
Last year’s documentary on astronaut Scott Kelly’s 12-month stay on the International Space Station, seen as a precursor to an eventual trip to Mars, “A Year in Space” (PBS, 8…
Also Wednesday: 2 Chainz’ ‘Expensivest’
The rapper 2 Chainz is half fascinated and half appalled by the excess he’ll sample in his new series “Most Expensivest” (Viceland, 10:30 p.m.). He’s more entertaining than Robin Leach…
Tuesday TV: The Dim New ‘Future Man’
The golden age of TV also finds room for something as repellant as “Future Man” (Hulu, streaming) about a slacker who is sought by future warriors based on his modern…
Monday TV: Veterans Day Documentaries
Two bearded, thoughtful Iraq veterans deal with their war memories and deal with their moral injuries by taking a cross country walk from Milwaukee to Santa Barbara, Calif., in which…