Thursday TV: Getting ‘The Slap’
There's a lot going for "The Slap" (NBC, 8 p.m.), something different for network TV. It's a remake of an Australian television series about the rift that happens when somebody…
Wednesday TV: Levy, O’Hara Up a Creek
As splendid as it is to see the great comic coupling of frequent movie costars and "SCTV" alumni Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara, in a weekly new comedy with Chris…
Tuesday TV: Death and Disease on PBS
It's a sobering evening for public television with back to back documentaries on disease and dying. First, "American Experience" (PBS, 9 p.., check local listings) looks back more than 100…
Monday TV: ‘The Bachelor’ in Deadwood
"Deadwood" is never coming back to HBO, but there is this: "The Bachelor" (ABC, 8 p.m.) is going to Deadwood -- the original town in South Dakota, where the bachelorettes…
Starting Tonight: ‘Better Call Saul’
First introduced as one of the jokier characters on the otherwise tense "Breaking Bad," Bob Odenkirk's Saul Goodman was almost a parody of a sleazy lawyer. That he would be…
Also on Sunday: Grammys and Such
The 57th Grammy Awards (CBS, 8 p.m.) seems to be without much drama. Sam Smith is against Beyonce for most nominations. The tilt to frothy pop means even less substance…
Saturday TV: ‘What Could Go Wrong?’
The makers of television shows are fascinated by the viral videos on YouTube. How could they get so many viewers for things that are so cheaply made? So there have…
Friday TV: 46th NAACP Image Awards
The 46th Annual NAACP Image Awards (TV One, 9 p.m.) are farmed out to cable, which can be bad for the image. The recognition of achievements in TV, movies, music…
Thursday TV: ‘Allegience’ Looks Familiar
It seemed at first that "The Americans" was silly; rechilling a Cold War story that seemed more "Boris & Natasha" than something contemporary. But as that Reagan-era series got better,…
Wednesday TV: ‘Fresh Off the Boat’
An unexpectedly fresh and funny new comedy that generally stays off the stereotypes while its central issue is cultural assimilation, "Fresh Off the Boat" (ABC, 8:30 and 9:30 p.m.) works…