Saturday TV: Now It’s Tarantulas from Lava
On the heels of Wednesday's "Sharknado 3" (Syfy, 7 p.m.), which is getting a repeat tonight, here's another new hybrid of horror with the same kind of camp factor --…
Friday TV: Salute to John Williams
John Williams is saluted on "Great Performances" (PBS, 9 p.m.), by the Los Angeles Philharmonic conducted by Gustavo Dudamel playing, among other things, selections from his score for "Schindler's List,"…
Thursday TV: ‘Wayward Pines’ Way Out
Mysterious TV series usually begin better than they end. Keep that in mind for the season finale of "Wayward Pines" (Fox, 9 p.m.), the claustrophobic new series about a town…
Wednesday TV: ‘Sharknado’ Invades D.C.
Talk about extreme weather. Oh, hell yes, it's "Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No" (Syfy, 9 p.m.), the over the top shlock franchise that tries to top itself each time out.…
Tuesday TV: ‘Knock Knocking’ It
The good news about the new "Knock Knock Live" (Fox, 9 p.m.) is that it is NOT an hour of Kellie Pickler telling knock knock jokes. Instead, Pickler and a…
Monday TV: The Artist Who Disappeared
The disappearance of painter Edith Lake Wilkinson, who was part of a group that painted portraits and streets capes from the art colony in Provincetown, Mass., and committed to an…
Sunday TV: Tut, Tut, the Miniseries
Steve Martin does not provide the theme song to the three-episode "Tut" (Spike, 9 p.m.) about the Egyptian boy king. Someone named Avan Jogia gets that role, looking considerably better…
Saturday TV: Catfishing and Mega Sharks
The only thing worse than buying a mail-order bride online is being bilked by teenage girls who had set up the account. So the dude in "The Bride He Bought…
Friday TV: Tig Notaro, Fighting On
A day after racking up 41 Emmy nominations, Netflix flexes its power by showing the edges of comedy. The documentary "Tig" (Netflix, streaming) looks into the world of standup comedian…
Thursday TV: Denis Leary’s Stab at Rock
Like its central character, Denis Leary's "Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll" (FX, 10 p.m.) is a little out of time. The guitar slinging, groupie magnet rock star is…