Anna Deavere Smith’s New Journalism
Culled from 320 interviews over a series of years, Anna Deavere Smith unusual performance piece “Let Me Down Easy” concerns 19 people’s reaction to their health care. Some are dying,…
Also on Friday: Bill Maher Returns, Two Farewells
Fresh back from hiatus and with a couple of elections to cover “Real Time with Bill Maher” (HBO, 10 p.m.) returns for its 10th season. Scheduled guests include Herman Cain,…
Wednesday TV: People’s Choice, Chelsea’s Sitcom
Kaley Cuoco hosts The 38th People’s Choice Awards (CBS, 9 p.m.), where Faith Hill and Demi Lovato perform and a lot of shows that would otherwise not have a shot…
Tuesday TV: ‘Billy the Kid’ and Other Outlaws
The new portrait of “Billy the Kid” on “American Experience” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings), part of the show’s focus on the Wild West, brings out some unfamiliar facts…
On Tonight: Going Back ‘Downton’
Here’s the show you’ve been waiting for: “Downton Abbey,” the elegant but frothy series at about an English manor house (that seems more of a castle) from the early 20th…
Also On Tonight: New Stab at ‘The Firm,’ ‘House of Lies’
The characters of John Grisham’s decade old book (and blockbuster movie) return in a new series of the same name, “The Firm” (NBC, 9 p.m.), a production that features some…
Saturday TV: Another Debate, Parody to Follow
And now there are six. With a slightly narrowed field, now all male, here comes yet another GOP debate, whose full title is “ABC News’ Your Voice, Your Vote: Republican…
Friday TV: All Hail ‘Portlandia’
“Portlandia” (IFC, 10 p.m.) is such a funny show you wonder if Fred Armisen is being held back on “Saturday Night Live.” More like he feels inspired to riff with…
Thursday TV: “Project Runway All Stars,’ ‘Stuffers’
There will be a lot of familiar faces in the first “Project Runway All Stars” (Lifetime, 9 p.m.) from Mondo Guerra and Austin Scarlett to Elisa Jiminez, Kara Janes and…
Tuesday TV: ‘Work It’ Doesn’t, Caucuses Meet
It may be a golden age for TV comedy, but that doesn’t mean that some of them are terrible. The worst new one this year debuts tonight. “Work It” (ABC,…