Monday TV: Two Strong Documentaries
Complaints about television would wither if you spent most your time watching absorbing, commercial-free documentaries on important topics. Two of them are on tonight. Eugene Jarecki's "The House I Live…
Also on Sunday: With ACMs, Too Much Shelton
If there's a way that Blake Shelton can be overexposed it may happen tonight as he co- hosts The 48th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards (CBS, 8 p.m.) with…
Saturday TV: Final Four Finally Here
Are you still in it? The Final Four comes down to this, in prime time from Atlanta (but no longer in March): Wichita State vs. Louisville (CBS, 6 p.m.) and…
Friday TV: ‘Vice,’ ‘Vegas’ and Marauders
It's never bad to have a new documentary series bent on presenting undercovered hotspots of the world. The new "Vice" (HBO, 11 p.m.) grows out of the hip-hop magazine of…
Thursday TV: Another TV Prequel: ‘Hannibal’
I was ready to recoil at yet another broadcast series about a serial killer that borrowed on a film series. On NBC yet. But the truly shocking thing about "Hannibal"…
New TV Intrigue: ‘Spies of Warsaw,’ ‘Rogue’
"Doctor Who" fans may want to tune into the latest TV project of David Tennant, doctor emeritus, putting on a sober voice as military attache at the French embassy in…
Also on Wednesday: ‘How to Live With Your Parents’ and Even Older People
Sarah Chalke returns as a sitcom regular in the new domestic comedy "How to Live With Your Parents (for the Rest of Your Life" (ABC, 9:30 p.m.). In it, the…
Tuesday TV: Finales for ‘Justified,’ ‘The New Normal’ and Snooki too
Big headlines came for the finale of "The Walking Dead" and its record-setting audience. But a better finale will likely be the one tonight for "Justified" (FX, 10 p.m.), the…
Another Deep Trip into the U.S. Interior
David Sutherland's long form documentaries on the people of flyover country often take years to make. He first has to find the right people who will put up with him,…
Also On Monday: Play Ball, ‘Castle’s 100th
It's that great day of springtime hope. Not April Fool's Day, but baseball's Opening Day. Games on nationally are Boston at Yankees (ESPN, 1 p.m.), San Francisco at Dodgers (ESPN, 4…