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…
Also on Tuesday: LBJ’s Civil Rights Push
Did aftershocks of the assassination of President Kennedy help or hinder the efforts to achieve a Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act? It's examined in the documentary "JFK…
Monday TV: Comedy Mothers Come and Go
It's one mom in and another mom out as Krista Allen stars in the new sitcom "Significant Mother" (The CW, 9:30 p.m.) about a restauranteur played by Josh Zuckerman who…
Sunday TV: ‘Bachelor’ on the Beach
Despite all the machinations to make you believe the main intent is matchmaking, the "Bachelor" spinoff "Bachelor in Paradise" (ABC, 8 p.m.) proves that sleaze and forced pickups are at…
Saturday TV: Tierney Ushers In the Stars
Turner Classic Movies begins its Summer Under the Stars event today, with a different star being featured each day of the month all day. The first is Gene Tierney, featured…
Back to the ‘Wet Hot American Summer’
It was kind of a dumb movie in 2001, but "Wet Hot American Summer" was full of a lot of future stars, from Bradley Cooper and Paul Rudd to Amy…
Also on Friday: A New Disney Musical
The guy who brought "High School Musical" brings a more high concept musical with "Descendants" (Disney, 8 p.m.). It stars Kristin Chenoweth and Dove Cameron but features the teen kids…
Wednesday TV: A Few Reality Checks
Time for reality TV to take a good look at itself. It happens tonight in a variety of ways. "America's Got Talent" (NBC, 8 p.m.) marks its 10th anniversary with…
Tuesday TV: A Birthday for The Bomb
It was 70 years ago this month, in the deserts of New Mexico, man tested its most destructive invention, used weeks later to devastating effect in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The…