Tuesday TV: The New Edition Story
The group behind “Candy Girl” and “Cool It Now” is probably worth a bio movie. But a miniseries? “The New Edition Story” (BET, 9 p.m.) stretches the story of Ronnie,…
Monday TV: Second Look at Two Cases
Murder continues to fascinate, and true crime fascinate even more. The stories of two young women who were victims of crime, decades apart, are examined in separate documentaries tonight that…
Sunday TV: Oh Boy, Humans ‘Hunted’
A dark new reality show begins for a dark era: “Hunted” (CBS, 10 p.m.), in which nine teams of two try to evade investigators hunting them for 28 days. The…
Saturday TV: ‘Beaches,’ and Other Bonding
Why remake the weepy women’s movie “Beaches” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.)? Maybe just so Idina Menzel who costars with Nia Long, gets to sing “Wind Beneath My Wings” more than once.…
Friday TV: A Change in Power
The first big television event I recall from my childhood was the inauguration of President Kennedy in 1961. It was so boring, I thought at the time, the commercials would…
Thursday TV: ‘Baskets’ Comes Back
The second season of the delightfully deadpan “Baskets” (FX, 10 p.m.) begins with Zach Galifianakis’ Chip jumping trains like a hobo and throwing in with a traveling homeless circus troupe…
Wednesday TV: New Navy SEAL Drama
The History channel lurches further into scripted drama with Walter Goggins leading the Navy SEAL Team Six in the new series “Six” (History, A&E, Lifetime Movie Network, 10 p.m.). The…
Tuesday TV: More Late Night Commentary
On the new “Throwing Shade” (TV Land, 10:30 p.m.) Erin Gibson and Bryan Safi move from College Humor website to cable, talking about the days issues and throwing in some…
Monday TV: The End of ‘Regular Show’
Say goodbye to Mordecai the blue jay and Rigby the raccoon as “Regular Show” (Cartoon Network, 6 p.m.) gets an hour-long episode, “A Regular Show Epic Final Battle” that will…
Little Hope for ‘The Young Pope’
One of HBO’s most confounding new series — more than “The Leftovers,” more than “Westworld” — begins tonight with “The Young Pope” (HBO, 9 p.m.). Already a target on internet…