Monday TV: In Memory of Cecil
The death of Cecil the Lion has led to a day of programming in his honor on Animal Planet. World Lion Day begins with "The Last Lion of Liuwa" (Animal Planet,…
On TV Tonight: Rodriguez Meets Mann
A new season of "The Director's Chair" (El Rey, 9 p.m.) begins, with the director and network chief Robert Rodriguez in conversation with his favorite directors, starting with Michael Mann…
Also On Sunday: ‘True Detective’s End
The much-maligned second season of “True Detective” (HBO, 9 p.m.) reaches its finale tonight with a 90 minute episode. Though the narrative has been dense and challenging, and its noir…
Saturday TV: Finding a Weatherman
Reality competitions have run for more than a decade seeking new singers, dancers, models, hairdressers, tattoo artists and chefs. Now here's one seeking a new TV weather person. The candidates…
Friday TV: Reading the Trolls
Reader comments and screeds from trolls can be so often over the top they can make for their own entertainment. That's the entire point of the new show "Comment Section"…
End of ‘The Daily Show with Jon Stewart’
I’m so sad about the end of “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” (Comedy Central, 11 p.m.) I can hardly write about it. He’s not just been some kind of…
Thursday TV: Political Season’s First Debates
The irony of Jon Stewart’s last night is that it comes on a night that he would have loved to have covered on his show: The Republican Primary Debate (Fox,…
Tyra Returns, With Another New Word
Tyra Banks is back all over. In addition to a 22nd (!) cycle for her "America's Next Top Model" (The CW, 8 p.m.) starting tonight, there is also a syndicated…
Also on Wednesday: Six New Shows
It's not a network's greatest show of confidence to schedule new sitcoms during the dog days of August, at a time when many Americans are on vacations and executives are…
Greg Louganis is ‘Back on Board’
One of the greatest divers in the history of the sport, Greg Louganis swept the springboard and platform competitions in back to back Olympic games in 1984 and 1988, a…