Thursday TV: State of the Union Everywhere
Joe Biden gives his third State of the Union Address (ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, Fox, CNN, MSNBC, 9 p.m.) before a joint session of Congress to make a case for…
Wednesday TV: Italy’s Biggest Porn Star
Netflix gets explicit with its latest Italian import — a seven-part drama about the prolific adult film star Rocco Siffredi, who made 1,300 adult films before his retirement. “Supersex” (Netflix,…
Tuesday: Inside the ‘Troubled Teen’ Industry
In the realm of cult documentary series, add the three-episode “The Program: Cons, Cults and Kidnapping” (Netflix, streaming) to the sub-section of them that expose the rise of abusive "tough…
Monday TV: Women Only Nature Films
It’s a step forward that all the filmmakers involved in the new wildlife nature series “Queens” (National Geographic, 8 p.m.) are women. But having all the animal subjects of the…
Sunday TV: Kate Winslet in HBO’s ‘The Regime’
Kate Winslet is very good as a rather addled, paranoid Eastern European leader in the political satire “The Regime” (HBO, 9 p.m.). It's from Will Tracy, a former writer for…
Saturday TV: Trisha Yearwood Honored
The ninth annual Austin City Limits Hall of Fame (PBS, 11 p.m., check local listings) honors country music’s Trisha Yearwood with guests that include Don Henley, Jo Dee Messina, Ronnie…
Friday TV: Adam Sandler Lost in Space
Adam Sandler’s latest online movie is the sci-fi drama “Spaceman” (Netflix, streaming), in which he plays an astronaut who enlists a space creature (voiced by Paul Dano) to help him…
Thursday TV: ‘Elsbeth’ Gets Her Own Series
Police shows need quirky stars and Carrie Preston plays a good one on the new “Elsbeth” (CBS, 10 p.m.), playing the oddball New York police observer and former attorney Elsbeth…
Wednesday TV: Back to the Island
Eighteen new contestants begin the 46th season of “Survivor” (CBS, 8 p.m.) in Fiji. An early twist is three of them have to go on a journey away from their…
Tuesday TV: A More Extensive ‘Shōgun’
Once a beloved miniseries starring Richard Chamberlain in 1980, the James Clavell historical novel "Shōgun" (FX, 10 p.m.) is now the basis of a more expansive 10-episode series, starring Hiroyuki…