Maria Bamford’s Brilliant ‘Dynamite’
You may remember Maria Bamford from her manic portrayal of a Christmas shopper in a series of Target ads a couple of years back. Turns out that quirk in her…
Also on Friday: Trollope, ‘Downton’ Style
All the big action in television seems to be online today, with any lingering “Downton Abbey” cravings temporary satisfied by a lavish adaptation of Anthony Trollope by the creator of…
Thursday TV: Oceanic Cacophony, Finales
Discovery Network takes a break from “Naked and Afraid” and “Gold Rush” for a moment to look at an underreported aspect of oceanic pollution: noise. Noise generated by shipping boats,…
Wednesday TV: Time Travel, ‘Survivor’ End
There has been no less than three shows about time travel announced by broadcast networks for next season — added to a couple that are already on. But how viable…
Tuesday TV: More Dating in the Caribbean
For “Bachelor” fans who can’t wait until “Bachelor in Paradise,” here comes an almost identical tropical dating show. The new “Coupled” (Fox, 9 p.m.) features another crop of attractive, somewhat…
Monday TV: ‘Castle’ Comes Tumbling Down
A few season finales fall heavier since the announcements of their demise. So it’s the last you’ll see of “Castle” (ABC, 10 p.m.), which leaves after eight seasons, with no…
Sunday TV: The Scourge of Gun Deaths
The statistics continue to be alarming — 33,000 deaths a year. But the solutions are excruciatingly slow in coming in dealing with America’s gun violence crisis. Katie Couric surveys the…
Saturday TV: Eurovision Finales at Last
The biggest pop music competition in the world can finally be seen on U.S. television. The live finale of the Eurovision Song Contest (Logo, 3 p.m.) comes this afternoon on…
Friday TV: Lenny Kravitz Goes on Tour
“Just Let Go: Lenny Kravitz Live” (Showtime, 8 p.m.) is a documentary taken of the rock star during six months of his “Strut Tour” through Paris, Prague, New Orleans and…
Thursday TV: Vegas Crime, ‘Scandal’ Finale
The new series “Las Vegas Law” (Investigation Discovery, 10 p.m.) follows the work of Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson and his team of prosecutors as they work on a…