Sunday TV: A Younger Jane Tennison
Helen Mirren’s character in “Prime Suspect” has retired, so like “Endeavor” told the story of early “Inspector Morse,” here’s “Prime Suspect: Tennison” (PBS, 10 p.m., check local listings). Stefanie Martini…
Saturday TV: The Worst Idea for a Movie
“Roar: The Most Dangerous Movie Ever Made” (Animal Planet, 10 p.m.) chronicles the making of the 1981 film “Roar,” about a family beset by big game animals which resulted in…
Friday TV: Netflix’ New ‘GLOW’ Shines
The prim and petite Alison Brie would seem exactly the wrong person to star in “GLOW” (Netflix streaming), a new series based on the classic 80s series “Gorgeous Ladies of…
Thursday TV: ‘The Gong Show’ Returns
Summer’s here and it’s time for the silliest of TV fare. Why not embrace it fully? As ABC does for the unexpected reboot of “The Gong Show” (ABC, 10 p.m.),…
Wednesday TV: Yellowstone’s Thaw
It just turns summer today and it’s already been too hot this week to fly planes in and out of Arizona, and extreme climate extremes have also affected one of…
Tuesday TV: Taking ‘The Road to China’
In the six part series “The Story of China” (PBS, 8 p.m., check local listings), historian Michael Wood looks into the history oldest continuous state and home to over a billion people,…
Monday: ‘Real Boy’ on ‘Independent Lens’
On “Independent Lens” (PBS, 10 p.m., check local listings), Shaleece Haas’ film “Real Boy” takes a four-year look at a trans teenager named Bennett and the transition of acceptance of…
Sunday TV: ‘My Mother & Other Strangers’
The newest Sunday night import for public television is “My Mother and Other Strangers” (PBS, 8 p.m., check local listings), set in Northern Ireland during World War II and the…
Saturday TV: T.J. Miller Does Standup
Just before his Erlich Bachman character bids farewell on “Silcon Valley,” the network gives a suitable launch to the comedian with his own stand up comedy special, “T.J. Miller: Meticulously…
Friday TV: Canada’s ‘Cardinal’ Makes Bow
With the first season of “The Handmaid’s Tale” complete, Hulu tries to keep the momentum going with an imported Canadian drama. “Cardinal” (Hulu, streaming). Based on the John Cardinal novels…