Pete Holmes Introduces Himself Again
There will be a couple of new series on premium cable this season about comedy, comedians and the trials of comedy clubs — not that that’s ever been done before.…
Also on Sunday: ‘Little Lies,’ ‘Good Fight’
It used to be a nice surprise when a movie star deigned to appear in a TV series. Now there’s such a glut there may be too many of them…
Saturday TV: ‘Planet Earth II,’ Slam Dunk
Racer snakes make life tough for baby marine iguanas — not only online but in its original form, as part of “Planet Earth II” (BBC America, AMC, Sundance, 9 p.m.),…
Friday TV: Celebrities on the NBA Court
All-Star Weekend begins not in Charlotte, where it was originally scheduled but wisely boycotted by the NBA, but in New Orleans. Tonight’s All-Star Celebrity Game (ESPN, 7 p.m.) at the Superdome…
Thursday TV: Whole Lot of Cooking
The finals kick off on “Top Chef” (Bravo, 9 p.m.), and since they are in Mexico finalists John Tesar, Shirley Chung and Sheldon Simeon must cook goat and make margaritas.…
Wednesday TV: Katherine Heigl Tries Again
Katherine Heigl never quite found her TV footing after leaving “Grey’s Anatomy” but she tries again in “Doubt” (CBS, 10 p.m.), a new legal yarn made needlessly complicated by her…
‘Tower’ Focuses on Mass Shooting Victims
Public television presents a rather grim Valentine’s Day by documenting two notorious U.S. shootouts. The better of them can be found in Keith Maitland’s sensitive “Tower” making its TV debut…
Also on Tuesday: Martyring Ruby Ridge
Never has there been so many films about white supremacists on public television as there are this Black History Month. Following a documentary Monday about a man who sits down…
Monday TV: Eagles of Death Metal Fly
Survivors of a concert targeted by terrorists in Paris in Nov 2015 that killed 89, the American rock band the Eagles of Death Metals resolves to return to France to…
Sunday TV: Corden Hosts The Grammys
Framing The 59th Annual Grammy Awards (CBS, 8 p.m.) as a battle between single-named divas Beyonce and Adele makes it sound so 2015. More than the awards though, will be…