Friday TV: Ai Weiwei’s Fearless Art
A week after a visit by the Chinese president, here comes a scathing portrait about that government has been treating its most celebrated contemporary artist. “ Andreas Johnsen’s film Ai…
‘Numb3rs’ Add Up for Krumholtz
The oddest performance of the fall TV season might come from David Krumholtz, who you know as the bright young man in the series "Numb3rs." Starting tonight, he stars, completely…
Also on Thursday: A New ‘Benders’
Another new comedy starting tonight that may be worth seeking out is “Benders” (IFC, 10 p.m.), ostensibly about a surprisingly terrible amateur hockey team. Mostly it’s an excuse for a…
Wednesday TV: ‘Of Ants and Men’
Growing up in Alabama, he was always fascinated with ants. From that, he studied other insect commutes and eventualy humans, leading him to make groundbreaking contributions to human evolutionary theory.…
Tuesday TV: After ‘My Brother’s Bomber’
For a guy who spent time as an editor at "Frontline" (PBS, 10 p.m., check local listings), filmmaker Ken Dornstein has a surprisingly undisciplined approach to his personal documentary about…
Monday TV: Trevor Noah’s ‘Daily Show’
Tonight's the night Trevor Noah, the smart South African comedian, takes over the chair at "The Daily Show" (Comedy Central, 11 p.m.), and while nobody expects he'll be Jon Stewart,…
Also on Sunday: The End of ‘CSI’
Fall is the time for big premieres; finales are usually set in spring. But tonight, to cap the initial premiere week of the broadcast networks, here’s the two hour finale…
Also on Friday: ‘Women’s List,’ Ace Forger
Timothy Greenfield-Sander’s distinctive portraits of various groups that began with “The Black List” and continued to Latinos, gays, and baby boomers, now focuses to not a minority at all: Women.…
Also On Thursday: Back to Shondaland
Shondaland lands all at once as all three of the pot warmers from Shonda Rimes' production company return for new seasons tonight, taking over prime time, as they will every…
Also on Wednesday: ‘Survivor,’ ‘Empire’
The most anticipated returning show tonight is second season start for “Empire” (Fox, 9 p.m.), with Lucious in bars trying to conduct business and Cookie naturally seeking to take over the company…