Fall’s Best New TV Show: ‘English Teacher’
The fall’s best new show starts today. “English Teacher” (FX, 10 p.m.) plays like “Abbott Elementary” gone to high school. Like that series, this one has an auteur, Brian Jordan…
Also on Monday: Hotdog Eating on Labor Day
Hot dog eating contests are usually confined to July 4th but a new competition in which longtime champ Joey Chestnut faces off against six-time champ Takeru Kobayashi is now a…
Sunday TV: Jesus Saga ‘The Chosen’ Returns
If Jesus hasn’t exactly risen, at least he’s back for a new season of “The Chosen” (CW, 8 p.m.) which begins with Salome’s dance for Herod and includes the demise…
Saturday TV: College Football Takes Over
September is not quite here, but college football certainly is, with the first full Saturday slate of games. In prime time that means Idaho State at Oregon State (CW, 6:30…
Friday TV: ‘Kinds of Kindness’ to Small Screen
The craziest film of the summer, “Kinds of Kindness” (Hulu, streaming) reunites Oscar-winner Emma Stone and Willem Dafoe into a Yorgos Lanthimos ensemble that also includes Jesse Plemons and Margaret…
Thursday TV: Jeff Goldbum is Zeus in ‘Kaos’
Jeff Goldblum stars as Zeus in the new comedy series “Kaos” (Netflix, streaming) which also stars Janet McTeer and David Dhewlis. The new anime series “Terminator Zero” (Netflix, streaming) takes…
Wednesday TV: Paralympics Begin in Paris
Paris isn’t done with international games quite yet, as today is the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paralympic Games (USA, 1 p.m.). Live coverage begins early Thursday with network primetime…
Tuesday TV: A Tour of Blake Edwards’ Work
The director of everything from “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” to “10” and “Victor/Victoria” and all the “Pink Panther” comedies is profiled on the latest “American Masters” (PBS, 8 p.m., check local…
Capital Radio, 8-26-24: Highlights from the DNC
Music abounded at the Democratic National Convention last week, in the scattershot riff-a-thon by DJ Cassidy and in live performances by Jason Isbell, Stevie Wonder and a Prince cover band…
Monday TV: ‘Almost American’ Path Stalls
A Salvadoran family fights to stay together when the temporary protected status of six countries is revoked by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on “Almost American,” an episode of…