Monday TV: ‘The Closer’ Final Episodes, New ‘Perception’
One of the great cable success stories, “The Closer” (TNT, 9 p.m.) comes to an end with the short, six-episode summer season that begins tonight. Kyra Sedgwick’s award winning performance…
Remembering Ernest Borgnine
Ernest Borgnine, who had one of the longest careers of any Oscar winners, died Sunday at 95. The big man whose film credits include “Marty,” for which he won his…
Sunday TV: Inspector Lewis, Sneaking ‘Dead’
Kevin Whatley returns for a new Inspector Lewis caper on “Masterpiece Mystery" (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings) alongside Laurence Fox as his sidekick Detective Sergeant Hathaway. A weekend marathon…
Andrew Zimmern’s ‘Bizarre’ Stop
On a steaming Saturday in the District earlier this summer Andrew Zimmern was making his way through the flourishing greens of the Common Good City Farm, an oasis in what…
Saturday TV: ‘Dog Whisperer,’ Not a Scream
His training techniques still come with a disclaimer (“seek a professional opinion”), have resulted in some copycat shows (“Dogs in the City”) and calmed hundreds of canines. But the new…
Friday TV: Islamic Art, Two Potters
Susan Sarandon narrates the 90 minute special tonight on public television delving into a 1,400-year cultural history across nine countries. “Islamic Art Mirror of the Invisible World” (PBS, 9 p.m.,…
New ‘Big Brother’ Cast Announced
The name Hantz provides an instant pass to all CBS reality shows, so after Russell Hanz, who appeared on three versions of “Survivor,” and his nephew Brandon Hantz who appeared…
Stars in the Sky, At Least on TV
The millions who lost power during last week’s devastating storms in the mid-Atlantic may have had a saving grace: A sudden glimpse of the stars. A Staten Island astrologist in…
Also on Thursday: Spike Lee-Chosen Griffith Drama
Spike Lee is guest programmer on Turner Classic Movies tonight and his choices are widespread – Kirk Douglas in Billy Wilder’s “Ace in the Hole” (8 p.m.), Robert Mitchum in…
Eyewitnessing A Capitol Fourth
Usually, I tune over to the PBS coverage of Washington D.C. fireworks as part of the July Fourth crowd avoidance strategy. It involves catching the pyrotechnics from the privacy of…