Also on Thursday: Downey and Dirty
He wasn’t the first right wing blowhard on the airwaves (that distinction may go to Joe Pyne). But Morton Downey Jr. brought that kind of confrontational bullying to his syndicated…
Wednesday TV: Steampunk n’ Science
The world of reality competitions is getting into some mighty small niches. The latest is “Steampunk’d” (GSN, 10 p.m.), in which adherents of the oddly futuristic Victorian realm compete for…
Tuesday TV: ‘Hotwives’ Move to Vegas
Some things are so excessive, you'd think it'd be hard to parody, from professional wrestling to a Trump candidacy. That's the case too with the glitzy, narcissistic, unnecessarily argumentative women…
Chris Hansen, Back with an ‘Instinct’
That voice! It still rings from that old entrapment entertainment, “To Catch a Predator.” And now, Chris Hansen is back is back on TV in the new true crime cable…
Also on Monday: Global Views in 3 Docs
Among the harsh rhetoric regarding immigration in the current political campaigns, here’s a look at a gentle and effective program in Switzerland designed specifically to help emigres from such far…
HBO’s Bold and Timely ‘Show Me a Hero’
If you think a miniseries about placement of public housing would be boring, you don’t know David Simon’s work. After delving into stories that bubbled in Baltimore and New Orleans…
Also on Sunday: The Other TCAs
After weeks of writing about the TCA — the TV critics association summer press tour — here at last are the TCAs a large group of people actually care about:…
Saturday TV: Imminent ‘Power’ Outage
The second season finale of “Power” (Starz, 9 p.m.) comes with a lot of dead bodies, unfortunately, as 50 Cent's character seeks some revenge and feds move in. A replay…
Friday TV: Groucho All Day
Groucho Marx is star all day on Turner Classic Movies and what could be more fun? It sen includes more than just his work with his brothers, with "Double Dynamite" (6:30 a.m.)…
Thursday TV: Spotlight on Ann Margret
Ann Margret is star of the day on Turner Classic Movies with "Pocketful of Miracles" (6 a.m.), "Viva Las Vegas" (8:30 a.m.), "Once a Thief" (10 a.m.), "Made in Paris"…