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…
Monday TV: ‘Slavery By Another Name,’ BET Honors
Sometimes the stories explored in documentaries during Black History Month can be pretty familiar. But the new “Slavery by Another Name” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings), an adaptation of…
Jennifer Hudson to Sing Whitney Tribute at Grammys
Jennifer Hudson will sing a tribute to Whitney Houston at The 54th Annual Grammy Awards (CBS, 8 p.m.) in hastily-planned salute put together after Houston’s death Saturday at 48. It’s…
Also On Sunday: ‘Walking Dead’ Returns, With Other Comic Men
While fans were surprised that the first half of the season slowed down its pace and largely stayed put on a farm, “The Walking Dead” (AMC, 9 p.m.) picks up…
Saturday TV: Jean Shrimpton and Valentine Flicks
Karen Gillan of "Doctor Who" portrays iconic model Jean Shrimpton in a new film about how fashion changed in the early '60s. In John McKay's "We'll Take Manhattan" (Ovation, 8…