Monday TV: Dogs That Save, A Headhuntress
There’s a reason humans love their pets so. In some instances the unconditional love of the animals can be lifesaving. Such are the stories covered on the new series “Saved”…
New to Reality TV: ‘All-American Muslim’
If TLC has any connection whatsoever to its original initials – The Learning Channel – it might be to let us learn about unusual people. Part of its approach echoes…
Also on Sunday: ‘Song of Lunch,’ Silicon Valley
The productions for “Masterpiece Contemporary” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings) have generally been very good. But here’s something that’s very unusual as well – a very literary, funny and…
Saturday TV: Politicians, Pit Bulls & Parolees
Let’s see if anybody forgets anything in the South Carolina Republican Debate (CBS, 8 p.m.), the first on a broadcast network, but the second in four days. But don’t worry,…
Bill T. Jones Reanimates Lincoln
The PBS Arts Fall Festival reaches a high note with an inside look at how an artist creates a major dance and theater piece in honor of Abraham Lincoln’s bicentennial.…
Also on Friday: Hero Dogs, Shea’s Last Stand
Here’s an awards show that stands out from the rest, on its hind legs. On the first ever American Humane Association Hero Dog Awards (Hallmark, 8 p.m.), eight canines from…
Thursday TV: Getting Ready for Veterans’ Day
Filmmaker Heather Courtney returned to her hometown of Hancock, Mich., in the state’s snowy Upper Peninsula to follow a group of childhood friends who go from sleds and graffiti art…
Wednesday TV: CMA Awards, College Basketball Returns
All five nominees for Entertainer of the Year by the Country Music Association will perform at the gala CMA Awards Show (ABC, 8 p.m.), live from Nashville. Those nominees include…
Reliving Vietnam in HD
Those who fought the war probably have vivid images in their mind 24 hours a day. Still there’s something about “Vietnam in HD” (History, 9 p.m.) that promises an enhanced…
Also on Tuesday: The Auburn vs. Alabama Rivalry
Documentaries have been made about the intense rivalries between Red Sox and Yankees fans the devotees of Michigan football and that of Ohio State, or Duke vs. North Carolina. But…