If you watched any of this series when BBC America began importing it last week, I’m betting you’ll return for another dose of episodes of this delightfully smart and funny quiz show. I’ll be there for sure, and especially with the evening’s first episode, which is devoted to the topic of “Journalism.” Stephen Fry hosts.

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AMERICAN CRIME By David Bianculli

SERIES PREMIERE: John Ridley, who won an Oscar for his screenplay for 12 Years a Slave, created this new series, which is deliciously textured, impeccably performed, and structured in a way that is as thoughtful and dramatic as it is unusual. Felicity Huffman and Timothy Hutton play a long-divorced couple dealing with the murder of their grown son – a crime that resonates throughout various other families and couples as well. To read or hear my full review on NPR’s Fresh Air with Ter

2015

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PORTLANDIA By David Bianculli

Tonight’s guest star? Paul Simon. What else do you need?

2015

Mar

HOORAY! VONNEGUT DOCUMENTARY MAKES KICKSTARTER GOAL By David Bianculli

TVWW is now 2 for 2 in its support of Kickstarter campaigns: Bob Weide’s efforts to raise enough funds to complete his Kurt Vonnegut documentary just surpassed the target goal. So it’s on!...

2015

Mar

SHERLOCK By David Bianculli

SERIES REPEAT: If you missed, or would like to re-experience, the current rebooting of Sherlock Holmes, now’s your chance. PBS imported Sherlock originally, but now BBC America has acquired its rerun rights. So here it is again, beginning tonight with the episode that introduced Benedict Cumberbatch as the famous sleuth of Baker Street, and Martin Freeman as his often flustered associate, Dr. Watson.

2015

Mar

EMPIRE By David Bianculli

There are only a few episodes left, so expect the plot to boil over. This is not the kind of series to avoid going out with a bang – even if just for a seasonal break. Guest stars include Estelle (pictured).

2015

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CSI: CYBER By David Bianculli

SERIES PREMIERE: Maybe you can help me on this one. I’ve been sifting through my memory – which, these days, is like sifting through a sieve – and can’t think of another instance, before tonight’s premiere of CSI: Cyber, in which an actor or actress starred in a new TV series almost immediately after winning an Oscar. Patricia Arquette did just that, after winning an Oscar for Boyhood, but there may be a catch. She started filming Boyhood even before starring in her

2015

Mar

BROADCHURCH By David Bianculli

SEASON PREMIERE: This is complicated, but is worth sorting out. Broadchurch began as a British miniseries, imported by BBC America, starring David Tennant as a detective investigating a murder in a remote coastal town. Then Fox mounted an Americanized remake of it, called Gracepoint, also starring David Tennant – but with an American accent. Now he’s back in Season 2 of Broadchurch, back with his original accent, and a far superior crime drama that will pull you back in, completely,

2015

Mar

THE AMERICANS By David Bianculli

Callie Thorne continues her guest role as Tori in tonight’s episode, spending more time with Noah Emmerich’s Stan. Meanwhile, at his neighbor’s house, things are much more intense as Elizabeth is instructed to move against her husband, if she has to, in order to fully indoctrinate their daughter into the ways of the KGB.

2015

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MAN SEEKING WOMAN By David Bianculli

Tonight’s episode features a pair of surrealistically amusing takes on relationships – good examples of why this series has been renewed for a Season 2. One comic observation is that new relationships are applied for, like college applications, and rejected just as dismissively. The other is that, when a potential soulmate is found, the temptation is to try to get too close too soon. Or, as the protagonist of this oddball series asks, “We spend so much time together, why not ge

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