Wednesday TV: ‘Mama Drama,’ Desperate Landscape
There’s no shortage of people to dislike on reality TV. And here’s 10 more of them. The new “Mama Drama” (VH1, 11 p.m.) features five mother-daughter combinations. The girls act…
‘History Detectives’ Search for Dylan’s 1965 Newport Guitar
History isn’t what it used to be. At least on “The History Detectives” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings). Here it is their 100th episode, kicking off its 10th season…
Also On Tuesday: ‘American Gypsies’
There are moments in the new “American Gypsies” (National Geographic, 9 p.m.0 when you may actually learn something about the colorful and until recently, quite closed culture of the Romani…
Monday TV: PBS Unleashes ‘Market Warriors’
One of the greatest successes of public television was to adapt a British series into “Antiques Roadshow” (PBS, 8 and 10 p.m., check local listings), a winning combination of treasure…
Sunday TV: New ‘Political Animals’ vs. Returning ‘Breaking Bad’
Greg Berlanti, executive producer of “Everwood” and “Dirty Sexy Money” has always had a special interest in politics. But just as his “Jack & Bobby” was no “West Wing”; his…
Saturday TV: ‘American Girl’ Movie, Lopez Stand-Up
In lieu of gymnastics, there’s an American Girl movie that’s already been available on DVD for a couple of weeks. “An American Girl: MdKenna Shoots for the Stars” (NBC, 8…
Friday TV: Another Comic-Con; Ozzy, Leguizamo Portraits
Leave it to the week of Comic-Con for a one hour special on the obsessives who hang out at comic book shops. Never mind that Kevin Smith pretty much covered…
Thursday TV: ‘Big Brother’ is Back, ‘ ‘Polyamory’
After feeling a little proprietary about the whole strangers-locked-in-a-fake-house with cameras thing when “Glass House” started, the 14th season of the original “Big Brother” (CBS, 9 p.m.) begins, with a…
Wednesday TV: ‘Damages,’ ‘Hit & Miss’ on DirecTV
Some of the most promising dramas starting new seasons tonight may be the hardest to find. The fifth and final season of “Damages” (DirecTV, 9 p.m.), the strong series starring…
Tuesday TV: AIDS in the Black Community, ‘NY Med’ with Dr. Oz
Some think the AIDS crisis is over, but every 10 minutes, someone in the U.S. contracts AIDS and half of them are black. The AIDS rate in Washington D.C. is…