Saturday TV: Image Awards, Alec Baldwin
Yesterday, he hosted his first animal talk show. Tonight, Anthony Anderson of “Blackish” is host of The 48th NCAAP Image Awards (TVOne, 9 p.m.) live from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. Beyoncé,…
Friday TV: The Return of David Brent
Sometimes I wonder about the original UK version of “The Office” and what David Brent is up to now, he’ brought up to date in the new special “David Brent:…
We Interrupt This News for Comedy
News is so frantic and often dire, it’s an odd time to break in with a new eight-part documentary series “The History of Comedy” (CNN, 10 p.m.). But maybe that’s…
Hawley’s Mind-Blowing New ‘Legion’
I grew out of superhero stories about the time I hit adulthood, so there’s little in the current crush of TV series from Marvel and DC to be of interest.…
Also on Wednesday: How We Fly
A new three part series on public television, a co-production with the BBC, looks at all that goes into modern air transportation. “City in the Sky” (PBS, 10 p.m., check…
A Best Bet for Militia Group Movie Night
Got a chilling feeling at the PBS portion of the TV Critics Association winter press tour last month. Of course it was happening just before the inauguration, but it was…
Also on Tuesday: Scripted Bravo Attempt
The home of reality shows, Bravo tries a stab at more scripted fare with “Imposters” (Bravo, 9 p.m.) in which Inbar Lavi plays a con woman who cheats successive husbands…
Monday TV: Justin Kirk in New ‘APB’
Perhaps you don’t have the stomach for a new series about a billionaire who rides into town and tries to fix something without any experience. In the case of “APB”…
Keeping You Up to Midnight: A New ’24’
Those digital clock beeps, the still remarkable real-time format, the relentless action, the petty office politics -- the makers of "24: Legacy" (Fox, 10:30 p.m. or whenever the Super Bowl…
Also Sunday: Apparently, a Football Game
This is what we’re supposed to have our national laser focus on, a hopelessly overblown meeting between New England vs. Atlanta (Fox, 6:30 p.m.) in what is grandiosely called Super…