Saturday TV: Like It’s Not Premiere Week
For decades the pinnacle of the week's TV programming, Saturday is such a poor night for watching, that even on premiere week, when new shows and fresh episodes of returning…
Also on Friday: Roman Polanski Update
Marina Zenovich, who chronicled the prickly sitiation in the 2008 "Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired," follows up with "Roman Polanski: Odd Man Out" (Showtime, 9 p.m.). It covers what happened…
Also on Thursday: New Seasons in London
What kind of special things do shows do to make their season premieres special? Double the running time and go to England. "Parks and Recreation" (NBC, 8 p.m.) does both…
Also on Wednesday: How to End a Series
At a time when so many shows are beginning, it's instructive to watch a show that is in perfect control of its finale. Tonight's end of "Broadchurch" (BBC America, 10…
Also On Tuesday: A Better Cooking Battle
Kitchen battles between name chefs would seem to have been a settled science, but a new show created for a new network brings a hip new attitude to the proceedings.…
Also On Monday: ‘Genealogy Roadshow’
I can only imagine the people lining up with a swab of their own DNA to see how much it's worth, or whatever they do on "Genealogy Roadshow" (PBS, 9…
Sunday TV: The Emmys, of Course, and Football
Awards programs are all starting to look alike, in part because neil Patrick Harris seems to be hosting them all. But there's something big about The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards…
Saturday TV: Creative Emmys First
Last Sunday night's Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards (FXX, 9 p.m.) gets an airing on cable, on the recently splintered FX station, giving hints on how tomorrow night's Emmys will…
Friday TV: Shakespearean King Procession
"Let us sit upon the ground, and tell sad stories of the death of kings," Richard II said in Shakespeare's play of the same name. That's the idea, too, behind…
Thursday TV: ‘Million Second’ Winner
The 10 day game show experiment "Million Second Quiz" (NBC, 8 p.m.)comes to a close with its own 7,200 second finale (that is to say, two hours). Ryan Seacrest names…