Wednesday TV: Norwegian Holiday Rom-Com
A new Yuletide romance from Norway, “Christmas as Usual” (Netflix, streaming) stars Ida Ursin-Holm as a woman who brings her new Indian boyfriend (Karan Gill) home to meet her parents. …
Tuesday TV: Remembering Uvalde Missteps
Joining forces with ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, “Frontline” (PBS, 10 p.m., check local listings) revisits the mistakes surrounding the police response to the deadly 2022 school shooting in Uvalde,…
Capital Radio, 12-4-23: Counting It Up
Taping my show last week means the Shane MacGowan tribute will have to wait a week. Instead, today's Capital Radio had a couple songs about December, and 25 musical numbers…
Monday TV: ‘Murder in Boston’ Racial Powderkeg
When Charles Stuart called 911 in Boston one night in 1989, saying he and his pregnant wife were shot by a Black man, the lie touched off another dark chapter…
Sunday TV: Lucy Worsley on Agatha Christie
British historian and TV host takes on the popular mystery writer in the new three-part series “Agatha Christie: Lucy Worsley on the Mystery Queen” (PBS, 8 p.m., check local listings).…
Saturday TV: How ‘Thriller’ Was Created
The making of one of the best selling albums of all time, with seven Top 10 singles and eight Grammys, is examined in Nelson George’s new documentary “Thriller 40” (Showtime,…
Friday TV: Eddie Murphy in ‘Candy Cane Lane’
Eddie Murphy tries his hand at a holiday movie in “Candy Cane Lane” (Prime Video, streaming) about a man in a neighborhood Christmas light competition who makes a deal with…
Thursday TV: Garner Back in ‘Family Switch’
Jennifer Garner, who went through this kind of time-jumping nearly 20 years ago in “13 Going on 30” is back at it again, pairing with Ed Helms to play a…
Wednesday TV: Trees Light in NYC, Graceland
The 91st Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center (NBC, 8 p.m.), hosted by Kelly Clarkson, features performances by Cher, Darlene Love, Barry Manilow, Katharine McPhee and the Radio City Rockettes. Plus…
Tuesday TV: Blow’s ‘South to Black Power’
New York Times writer Charles M. Blow presents the case for a reverse Great Migration in the documentary “South to Black Power” (HBO, 10 p.m.). There have been so many…