Last week, Patrick Jane gathered all five Red John suspects into his abandoned family home – the crime scene where Red John murdered Jane’s family a decade ago – and, at gunpoint, demanded they expose their left shoulders, to reveal which of them sported the triple-dot tattoo identified by Red John’s latest victim. That gambit worked too well: three of the five had the same tattoo. But whatever that implies about a secret Red John “cult,” CBS has revealed that

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MIKE TYSON: UNDISPUTED TRUTH By David Bianculli

This new HBO Film, directed by Spike Lee, captures Mike Tyson’s limited-run one-man Broadway show, a lengthy biographical monologue in which, backed by visual aids, he runs through his life, giving running, high-energy commentary along the way. It’s certainly a way to get inside Tyson’s head, but sometimes, as when he gives his account of his marriage, the surprise revelations are offset by some off-putting misogynist one-liners. Tyson’s Truth may not be undisputed &ndash

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48 HOURS PRESENTS AS IT HAPPENED: JOHN F. KENNEDY 50 YEARS By David Bianculli

There have been so many JFK specials already this month, you may have to be persuaded to tune in to one more. So here goes: This one, from 48 Hours, is the real deal. It’s hosted by Bob Schieffer, who was reporting 50 years ago as John F. Kennedy visited Fort Worth and Dallas, and also includes reflections from fellow CBS veterans Dan Rather and (on tape) Walter Cronkite. Its vintage footage includes rare reports from the local CBS TV station in Dallas, and many pieces that put those four

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THE CHALLENGER DISASTER By David Bianculli

This two-hour telemovie is the Science Channel’s first foray into dramatic rather than nonfiction programming – and what a great start. The only thing wrong with it is its title, because you may well presume, as I did, that it’s a TV movie about the explosion of the 1986 space shuttle Challenger. In reality, it’s a drama about what came afterward: the Presidential Commission set up to determine the cause of the tragedy. Members included astronauts Neil Armstrong and Sally

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DANCING ON THE EDGE By David Bianculli

Episode 5. This is the culmination of the dramatic story line of this miniseries – the episode in which Louis (Chiwetel Ejiofor) tries to make his escape to safety, aided by journalist Stanley (Matthew Goode), while Masterson (John Goodman) offers a reward to stop him, and Julian (Tom Hughes) also surfaces at this point, to solve one mystery while adding, intensely, to the drama. Next week, Dancing on the Edge provides an epilogue of sorts, in which Ejiofor, as Louis, is interviewed in cha

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SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE By David Bianculli

Who are tonight’s guest host and musical guest, and why should you watch? Because the answer to all those questions is the same two words: Lady Gaga.

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RAISING HOPE By David Bianculli

SEASON PREMIERE: This new season begins with a new show-runner, as creator Greg Garcia has moved on to The Millers. But series producer Mike Mariano is stepping up and carrying on, and the new season begins with back-to-back episodes – the first of which features guest star Jeffrey Tambor, appearing as the biological father of Virginia (Martha Plimpton).

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GREAT PERFORMANCES: "OKLAHOMA!" By David Bianculli

Ten years ago, Great Performances premiered this telecast of the stage revival of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!, taped when the 1998 Royal National Theatre production was moving to London’s West End. It’s well worth repeating, and not only because the leading role of cowboy Curly is played by Hugh Jackman, in the role that made him a standout star. The director of this stage revival is Trevor Nunn, and the choreographer – reimagining the usually faithfully recreat

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REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER By David Bianculli

After a strong run of A-list panels, it’s another night with a less than all-star cast – but on this show, celebrity doesn’t always equate with conversation, and sometimes the most interesting exchangs come from the least well-known contributors. So go for it, Mattie Duppler and Ezra Klein!

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AGAINST THE TIDE By David Bianculli

This new Showtime documentary looks at what it claims is one of the most significant college football game in the history of the sport: a game in which Alabama coach Bear Bryant, in hopes of ending segregation at his school program, invited the University of Southern California, with its strong complement of African-American players, to play a game in his home-field Southern stadium. The shame is that this was in 1970, shockingly recent in civil-rights terms. The glory is how the players and coa

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