Tuesday TV: Rockin’ Eve and All That
At midnight, everybody will enter the year 2014, whether the TV is on or not. Still, millions will check in to ensure the calendar turns when the mirrored ball falls…
Monday TV: The Start Up of Act Up
The use of anger and outrage to fuel an effective movement is tracked in David France's documentary premiering on "Independent Lens" (PBS, 10 p.m., check local listings). "How to Survive…
Sunday TV: Kennedy Center Honors
Honorees for The 36th Annual Kennedy Center Honors (CBS, 9 p.m.), a rare bright spot in the desert of holiday week programming, are Herbie Hancock, Billy Joel, Shirley MacLaine, Carlos Santana…
Saturday TV: Gladys Knight, Reality Star
She's received nine Grammys, is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and partiipated on "Dancing with the Stars." At 70 she's still touring and had a song featured…
Canonizing Marvin Hamlisch
You could hardly find a more laudatory documentary about a show business figure than the one tonight premiering on "American Masters" (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings). "Marvin Hamlisch: What…
Also On Friday: Nikita’s End and Other Celebs
She's kicked all the butt she's going to kick and now "Nikita" (The CW, 9 p.m.), the glamorous action adventure that could, ends its run with a series finale and…
Thursday TV: Food, Bowl Games, No Boxing
Just as there may be an explosion of food and goodies around the house on holiday week, there are a lot of new food shows starting tonight as well. The…
Wednesday TV: New ‘Doctor Who’ Calling
Christmas is a day of reruns, marathons and, for some reason, NBA games on American TV. But in Britain, it's the day that is set aside for special episodes of…
Tuesday TV: Merry Christmas, You Wonderful Old Building and Loan!
The most beloved Christmas movie used to be shown at least twice during the season. But NBC had a hit with its live remake of "The Sound of Music" and…
Monday TV: Sushi, Shrek and ‘Sing-Off’
If visions of Asian food is what's dancing in your head this time of year, you're similar to the subject of David Gelb's film "Jiro Dreams of Sushi," in which…