Friday TV: Netflix’ New Happy Gilmore Film
Twenty-nine years after the original comedy, Adam Sandler is back in “Happy Gilmore 2” (Netflix, streaming) as an unlikely golf champ returning to the course in order to pay for…
Thursday TV: How Pop Music is Manufactured
Gathering a group of contemporary songwriters to churn out the ear candy that is today's pop hits is apparently a common practice these days. Following their progress for a reality…
Wednesday TV: Into a Real Emergency Room
Like a real life version of “The Pitt,” the new documentary series “Critical: Between Life and Death” (Netflix, streaming) covers the action at London’s Major Trauma System over 21 days…
Tuesday TV: A Trainwreck in Itself on Netflix
The biggest trainwreck among the several documentaries under that title may be “Trainwreck: P.I. Moms” (Netflix, streaming), about an ill-fated Lifetime reality show about mothers working as private detectives who…
Monday TV: Taking ‘The Ride Ahead’ on ‘POV’
In the documentary “The Ride Ahead,” disabled activists help 21-year-old Samuel Habib navigate the path to adulthood. It makes its debut on “POV” (PBS, 10 p.m., check local listings). Brittany…
Sunday TV: Shark Week Starts With Dancing
Discovery’s 37th annual Shark Week is still trying variations on the theme. So it kicks off with Tom Bergeron hosting “Dancing with Sharks” (Discovery, 8 p.m.), followed by “Air Jaws:…
Saturday TV: The WNBA All-Star Game on ABC
The WNBA All-Star Game (ABC, 8:30 p.m.), from Indianapolis, comes as the sport reaches its peak, with players that include Caitlin Clark, above, Angel Reese, A’ja Wilson, Allisha Gray and…
Friday TV: The Life and Times of Billy Joel
The life and music of the Piano Man is told in a new two-part documentary “Billy Joel: And So It Goes” (HBO, 8 p.m.), with interviews from an array of…
Thursday TV: ‘The Furry Detectives’ Find a Case
The generally harmless community that likes to socialize while wearing animal costumes were shocked to find some members indulging in animal abuse that they posted online. A few got together…
Wednesday TV: Miley Cyrus’ New ‘Visual Album’
Reluctant as I am to use the made up term “visual album,” it appears that Miley Cyrus had made a bunch of videos to align with her new album of…