Friday TV: Broadway’s ‘Memphis,’ All Star Weekend Begins
As a singing, dancing extravaganza, the 2010 Tony Award-Winning “Memphis” has a lot more going for it than most Broadway musicals. But as a guide to the development of music…
Thursday TV: Chasing Dreams on Track and in Song
From all the reality competition shows, it’s all about following your dream, no matter what. Despite the proliferation of singing shows, though, some kids dream of actually doing something different.…
Wednesday TV: ‘American Weed,’ ‘Raising Renee,’ Another Debate
The rise of medical marijuana dispensaries has been a natural subject for TV series, from reality (“Weed Wars”) to fiction (“Weeds”). Now there’s a new entry in the field that…
Monday TV: Long Look at Clintons, ‘Bachelor’ Home Visits
It’s been 20 years since he was first running for president but Bill and Hillary Clinton are still so much with us that it seems odd now to look back…
Sunday TV: ‘Dowton’ Finale, New ‘Race’
A lavish, sometimes shaky but overall glorious second season of “Downton Abbey” ends on “Masterpiece Classic” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings) with a remarkable two hour “Christmas episode” that…
Saturday TV: ‘Win Win,’ ‘Bad Teacher’
Let’s talk about movies that were thoroughly ignored by the Oscars. How about Pal Giamatti as the struggling lawyer and parttime wrestling coach in Thomas McCarthy’s “Win Win” (Cinemax, 10…
Friday TV: NAACP Image Awards, More Whitney Memories
Sanaa Lathan, left, and Anthony Mackie, stars of the film “Vipaka,” host The 43rd NAACP Image Awards (NBC, 8 p.m.) from Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Nominees include Macke, Viola…
Thursday TV: ‘Exporting Raymond,’ Questioning Black History Month
America still leads the world in one export: entertainment. And in addition to its big screen movies and pop culture, its TV shows run all around the word. Sometime they’re…
Wednesday TV: ‘Survivor’ Start, Shue Fits on ‘CSI’
There will be few new twists when the new “Survivor: One World” (CBS, 8 p.m.) begins tonight. It’ll be men vs. women, for one thing, but both tribes will live…
Tuesday TV: ‘The Interrupters,’ ‘The Loving Story’
On a special, super-long episode of “Frontline” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings) Steve James of “Hoop Dreams” fame and Alex Kotlowitz, author of “There Are No Children Here” tell…