Wednesday TV: NBC Gets ‘Bent’
The new “Bent” (NBC, 9 and 9:30 p.m.) is not based on the 1979 play on persecution during Nazi Germany (that would be “Hogan’s Heroes”). Instead, it’s a harmless show…
Tuesday TV: Finales for ‘The River,’ ‘Switched at Birth,’ ‘Southland’
Don’t know why audiences haven’t taken to “The River” (ABC, 9 p.m.). I found it to be a pretty compelling little thriller, with commentary on modern television, about a wife…
Monday TV: ‘Dancing with the Stars,’ Minus Stars
“Dancing with the Stars” (ABC, 8 p.m.) is trying something different this season – hardly any stars! Season 14 will have people they will identify as celebrities such as Gladys…
On Tonight: Fresh ‘Frozen Planet’
Almost to compensate for a total lack of winter, with spring imminent this week, here comes another one of those fascinating, indispensible nature epics so vivid and crisply shot, it…
Also On Sunday: ‘Walking Dead’ Season Finale, Road to Sweet 16
Fans may have been complaining about the earlier pace of the season on “Walking Dead” (AMC, 9 p.m.). They can’t be complaining any more with the deaths of major characters…
Saturday TV: Leprechauns A-Poppin’
St. Patrick’s Day opens the door for all sort of imaginative treatments on TV – mostly through original new movies on cable. “Chasing Leprechauns” (Hallmark, 8 p.m.) stars Adrian Pasdar…
Friday TV: New ‘North Woods Law,’ Return of Two USA Shows
Think of it as “Cops” in the North Country. “North Woods Law” (Animal Planet, 10 p.m.) follows an elite game warden service in Maine. There’s a moose stuck in the…
Thursday TV: ‘Missing’ vs. March Madness
While it’s true the networks saved some of their best new shows for midseason, they also kept back some of their worst. “Missing” (ABC, 8 p.m.) plays like a Lifetime…
Wednesday TV: New Job for Jeff Lewis, ‘South Park’ Returns
Jeff Lewis seemed to have a secure career as another high maintenance Bravo host who abused his staff and clients on “Flipping Out,’ until the housing market collapsed and flipping…
Tuesday TV: Straight to Home Shopping ‘Fashion Star’
Commercialism in network reality shows is already rampant, but the new “Fashion Star” (NBC, 9:30 p.m.) nudges it almost to the home shopping network level. Each week two designers go…