Sunday TV: Finales for ‘Homeland,’ ‘Dexter,’ ‘Survivor’ and Bachelorhood
The one show this season that's seems to have captured the zeitgeist as well as any is “Homeland” (Showtime, 10 p.m.) which attempted the difficult task of forging a path…
Saturday TV: Jonah Hill Choices, $tones
It’s Jonah Hill night on premium cable as both “21 Jump Street” (Starz, 9 p.m.), the remake of the old series, with Channing Tatum; and “The Sitter” (Cinemax, 10 p.m.),…
Friday TV: ‘Winter in Portlandia’ Special, The Beatles’ ‘Magical Mystery Tour’ Unearthed
One of my favorite comedies is the funny and wryly observed “Portlandia” in which Fred Armisen of “Saturday Night Live” gets to be creative and funny in a way that…
Thursday TV: New Soprano, Lotsa ‘Les Miz’
Lyric soprano Ailyn Perez, left, winner of this year’s Richard Tucker Award for young opera singers, is the focus of tonight’s “Live from Lincoln Center” (PBS, 8 p.m., check local…
Wednesday TV: Mega Benefit Concert, Barbara Walters’ Most Fascinating
It’s still a quaint idea that a big concert with classic rockers can be a balm to any situation - hunger, terror attack or hurricane. Or maybe Sandy was a…
Tuesday TV: Absurd Amish Series, Tigers
It makes some sense that there are so many series about the Amish on TV. The Amish themselves don't use electricity and never see all the series that exploit them.…
Monday TV: Mel Brooks, Another Country Award
What looks to be an event with all the production quality of a CSPAN show -- Mel Brooks sitting down in Los Angeles to talk about his career with a…
Sunday TV: ‘Amazing Race’ Finale, Christmas Movie Blitz, Big Cats
Twenty one installments in, "The Amazing Race" (CBS, 8 p.m.) retains its original appeal of wanderlust and cutthroat competition. Except that this season, most of the teams have been helping…
Saturday TV: Giving and Holiday Movies
Joel McHale goes from snark to sincere (or ought to) when he hosts the second American Giving Awards (NBC, 8 p.m.), honoring community charities. Glenn CLose is among the honorees;…
Friday TV: ‘Restless’ Miniseries, Video Game Awards
For those who can't wait until next month for their fix of Lady Mary on "Downton Abbey," Michelle Dockery, with her hair down, plays a single mother circa 1976 who…