SERIES FINALE: If you’ve been watching Quantico for the past three seasons (I gave up after Season 1, despite the talent and beauty of star Priyanka Chopra), tonight’s your last chance. The ABC spy series winds it up tonight.

2018

Aug

THE GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW By David Bianculli

This series devoted an episode to biscuits and traybakes in Season 2, and now it’s covering the same theme, and similar challenges, in Season 5. Isn’t that a little… crumby? Check local listings.

2018

Aug

REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER By David Bianculli

Bill Maher’s guests tonight include two people who are very familiar to MSNBC viewers as very outspoken guests: counterterrorism Malcolm Nance and (pictured) former Republican political campaign strategist (and former Republican, period) Steve Schmidt.

2018

Aug

SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL By David Bianculli

It’s the Hall of Fame game, between the Chicago Bears and the Baltimore Ravens. So there you are, if you’re interested – or missing football. And since it’s broadcast by NBC, it’s presented under the Sunday Night Football banner, although that’s clearly an example of Fake News. Or, at least, Fake Sports.

2018

Aug

BIG BROTHER By David Bianculli

This is not a recommendation. This is Season 20 of Big Brother, which is noteworthy in itself – noteworthy in a depressing way, because I loathe this show. But it’s also noteworthy because this season’s host, the same person who hosted all 19 previous incarnations of Big Brother, is Julie Chen. She got the job chiefly because of her husband, CBS top executive Les Moonves, who has been in the news of late for other reasons entirely – but Chen released a statement standing

2018

Aug

OUTBACK By David Bianculli

DOCUMENTARY MINISERIES PREMIERE: This three-part nature documentary from PBS looks at Australia, but tonight focuses on a particular, relatively desolate corner of Australia. It’s the Kimberley region, the northwest portion of the continent. From its rugged coastline to its even more rugged interior, this examination is loaded with facts, and sights and animals, that may well surprise you. Check local listings.

2018

Aug

SEASON 2 OF USA'S 'THE SINNER' AGAIN MAKES A STRONG CASE FOR ITSELF By Ed Bark

Season 1 of USA network’s The Sinner took the who out of whodunit and replaced it with why...

2018

Aug

'THE SINNER' RETURNS WITH ANOTHER INTRIGUING CRIME THRILLER By David Hinckley

Jimson Weed, which enjoyed a brief stretch of fame several decades ago when it popped up in the lyrics of the Gene Autry cowboy classic “Back in the Saddle Again,” makes an encore appearance on The Sinner...

2018

Aug

SCENES FROM PRESS TOUR: STARS SHOW UP, AND SO DOES A KID FROM CHICAGO By Roger Catlin

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — As high quality as television has been over the past decade or more, there are still moments when movie stars can cause their own commotion by their mere presence...

2018

Aug

THE SINNER By David Bianculli

SEASON PREMIERE: Bill Pullman returns as Det. Harry Ambrose for Season 2 of this USA series, and this new season follows the same path as HBO’s Sharp Objects with Amy Adams: Ambrose returns to his home town to investigate a murder involving a child. This time, though, the youngster isn’t the victim, but the accused killer. For full reviews, see Ed Bark's Uncle Barky's Bytes, and David Hinckley's All Along the Watchtower.

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