Friday TV: Behind Grammy’s Best Songs
The first of two specials telling the stories behind the Grammy winners for song of the year, the two hour “Grammy Greats: The Stories Behind the Songs” (CBS, 9 p.m.)…
Thursday TV: A Second Season for ‘Squid Game’
The popular series “Squid Game” (Netflix, streaming) returns for a new season, set three years after Song Gi-hun’s winning the treacherous survival competition in the first season. He’s back to…
Wednesday TV: Christmas Specials from the UK
For Christmas, American broadcasters give viewers reruns and sports. But the Brits continue to make very special episodes for holiday premieres. The two-hour “‘Call the Midwife’ Holiday Special” (PBS, 8…
Tuesday TV: A Last Christmas Eve Special
Coming in right under the wire is the last Yuletide special this season: “Christmas with Andrea Bocelli and Friends: A Grammy Holiday Special” (CBS, 8 p.m.). Jennifer Hudson, Due Lipa,…
Capital Radio 12-23-24: Festivus & More Holidays
On the day designated for airing of grievances and feats of strength, there was no way we couldn’t celebrate Festivus, for the rest of us. But who knew there were…
Monday TV: ‘Christmas at Graceland’ Again
Reruns abound two days before Christmas. One of note is “Christmas at Graceland” (NBC, 8 p.m.), a special that first aired last year. Hosted by granddaughter Riley Keough in Memphis,…
Sunday TV: The 47th Kennedy Center Honors
The unusual group honored for the 2024 Kennedy Center Honors (CBS, 8 p.m.) include Bonnie Raitt, Arturo Sandoval, Francis Ford Coppola, The Grateful Dead and, for the first time, a…
Saturday TV: Martin Short Returns to ‘SNL’
Onetime cast member Martin Short hosts the last “Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 11:30 p.m.) of the year; his third time to host. Hozier is musical guest for the second time.…
A Movie Selling a Series: ‘Homestead’
A nuclear bomb hitting Los Angeles at the outset of the film “Homestead” seems its most minor concern. Mostly, it’s a pretext for finally getting to use those go-bags that…
Friday TV: Kerry Washington Goes to War
Kerry Washington stars in a new film about the first Women’s Army Corps unit of color during World War II, “The Six Triple Eight” (Netflix, streaming). Ebony Obsidian, Milan Jackson…