Friday TV: ‘Austin City Limits’ 40th
TV's most consistent music showcase marks four decades with the special two hour "Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years" (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings) which brings back more than…
From ‘Broadchurch’ to ‘Gracepoint’
For those of us who watched and loved the limited eight-episode series "Broadchurch" when it played last summer on BBC America, with its wave of grief and human frailties, multiple…
Also on Thursday: Bad ‘Judge,’ Meh ‘A to Z’
I suppose it's hard to say no to Will Ferrell's production team, in hope that they'll give you something better someday. That's the only reason I figure "Bad Judge" (NBC,…
Wednesday TV: An Unwelcome ‘Stalker’
Please welcome the worst new network show in years, with the ugliest aspects of every women-threatening CBS procedural into one series. Kidnapping? Stalking? Setting women on fire? It's all here,…
Tuesday TV: ‘Live Free’ or ‘Selfie’
Oddly, there's nobody from New Hampshire in "Live Free or Die" (National Geographic, 10 p.m.), the new series about mountaineering off the grid guys that uses the state motto. Instead…
Monday TV: Inside the NY Review of Books
It's funny how they shy away from the word "intellectual" in "The 50 Year Argument" (HBO, 9 p.m.), a documentary about the work of The New York Review of Books…
Sunday TV: Cartoon Families Meet
It's surprising that after its triumphant 12 day marathon and renewed interest in its excellent series, the people behind Bart, Homer and Marge Simpsons would so easily relinquish their characters…
Saturday TV: 40th Season Start for ‘SNL’
Chris Pratt hosts the 40th (!) season premiere of "Saturday Night Live" (NBC, 11:30 p.m.) with Ariana Grande as musical guest. There are not a lot of changes in the cast, except…
Also on Friday: ‘Amazing Race’ Starts
The most treacherous bit of travel for the 25th season on "The Amazing Race" (CBS, 8 p.m.) may be in moving from Sunday nights to Fridays -- traditionally one of…
Also Thursday: ‘Parenthood,’ ‘Bones’ Back
The sixth and final season of "Parenthood" (NBC, 10 p.m.) arrives, with Adam and Kristana about to open their charter school, and Sarah taking her father to Vegas for a…