Monday TV: Strangely Familiar New Sitcom
CBS is adamant at creating a sitcom slate that can be easily mistaken for the continuation of old shows. So if “Kevin Can Wait” (CBS, 8 p.m.) is just a…
Sunday TV: Ramos Finds ‘Hate Rising’
Jorge Ramos, who Donald Trump threw out of a press conference this year, reports on the growth of white supremacist groups that have been encouraged by this election in the…
Saturday TV: ‘Weiner’ Laid Bare
If timing were a little better, they could have shown the documentary “Weiner” (Showtime, 9 p.m.) in late August, about the time of his last sexting indiscretion of the former…
A Documentary Worthy of ‘Hamilton’
After a bestselling soundtrack, coffee table book, and record breaking run on Broadway, where it’s won 11 Tony Awards and the Pulitzer Prize, the much lauded “Hamilton” also now has…
New Batch of Exquisite ‘Black Mirror’
Like a 21st Century “Twilight Zone” whose anthology of chilling stories look at the drawbacks of technology, the British “Black Mirror” (Netflix, streaming) is back after a nearly two year…
Also on Friday: Crazier and Exier
The second season starts for last year’s broadcast standout “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” (The CW, 9 p.m.), with Rebecca convinced her love for Josh is reciprocated. Greg, meanwhile, is missing altogether and…
Time Warped ‘Rocky Horror’ Remake
What do you expect from a new version of a naughty old film musical as directed by the guy behind “High School Musical.” Well, the new TV version with the…
Also on Thursday: More Country Honors
An excuse for country stars to gather is the 2016 CMT Artists of the Year (CMT, 9 p.m.) with Carrie Underwood, Chris Stapleton, Florida Georgia Line Thomas Rhett and Luke…
Wednesday TV: One Last, Bitter Time
You may just miss them when they’re gone. Maybe not. But tonight is the last of this year's Presidential Debates (ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, C-SPAN, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, Univision, 9…
Tuesday TV: Raise a Toast to Tesla
A rock band, an electric car and a unit of measurement were all named after him, but Nikola Tesla died a forgotten man in his time, after discovering so many…