Also On Tonight: Last ‘Dog Whisperer,’ Iyanla Fixes Your Life
“The Dog Whisperer” (Nat Geo Wild, 8 p.m.) ends with an odd series finale episode: Cesar Milan gets bitten for the first time. Dramatic, but it erroneously makes it seem…
Friday TV: End of ‘The Ring,’ ‘Shark’ Return
The weeklong presentation of Richard Wagner’s “Ring” cycle concludes with “Gotterdammerung” on “Great Performances at the Met” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings). It’s the most theatrically stirring of the…
Wednesday TV: ‘Guys with Kids,’ ‘X-Factor’
NBC insists on releasing its fall sitcoms in dribs and drabs. The latest one to get a premiere is the self explanatory “Guys with Kids” (NBC, 10 p.m.). Somebody in…
Tuesday TV: ‘Sons of Anarchy,’ ‘Parenthood’ Return
At the core of the underrated, forever unnominated “Sons of Anarchy” (FX, 10 p.m.) is Shakespeare remade on motorcycles, a young prince taking over the kingdom from the corrupt leader…
An Alluring ‘Crimson Petal and the White’
Poised for big stardom (at least among some of us who watch a lot of fringe cable) is the exotic Romola Garal, the striking woman at the heart of BBC…
Here Come the New Daytime Hosts
A full season after she’s been gone from daytime, Oprah Winfrey still leaves a big hole in daytime. And as the new season in daytime begins today, a wealth of…
Also on Monday: ‘Voice’ Starts; Helps Launch ‘New Normal’
It’s not quite the new TV season for scripted broadcast shows. But it is the new season for the big fall reality shows. So here’s “The Voice” (NBC, 8 p.m.),…
‘Breaking Amish’ or Leading Them Astray?
The peek outside the close knit community inside Anabaptist communities like the Amish has been the subject of documentaries and reality series over the years. A new one that starts…
New ‘Wallander’ from Branagh Tonight
Viewers usually look to cable for their quality Sunday night TV viewing, but every series there seems to have ended for the season, such as “Breaking Bad” last week. HBO…
PBS’ Own Singing Contest: ‘Broadway or Bust’
The fall’s big network singing competitions begin this week, with three episodes of “The Voice” and two of “The X Factor.” Beating them both to the punch is “Broadway or…