Again, I mention this only for fans of this NBC competition show, or for those curious enough to check in once the chaff is being separated from the wheat in a vigorous way. There were 36 competitors left as this week begins, and last night a dozen of those performed again, hoping to advance to the next level. Tonight, seven of those 12 will receive reprieves from the judges – which means, in this one night of TV, five contestants will not. One of the 12 who performed last night is Courtne

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OUTBACK By David Bianculli

Tonight’s final installment of this three-part nature documentary miniseries about Australia is titled Return of the Wet, and focuses on that continent’s ruthlessly oppressive rainy season, which usually follows a long, dry, brutally hot spell. Yeah. Tell me about it. Try living in New Jersey in the summer of 2018. Check local listings.

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NETWORK By David Bianculli

In August, TCM salutes a different movie star each day, showing a generous sampling of that performer’s films all day and night. Today’s star in Peter Finch, whose salute begins at 6 a.m. ET with 1957’s The Shiralee, and continues with such Finch-featuring films (say that three times) as 1956’s A Town Like Alice (12:45 p.m. ET) and 1967’s Far from the Madding Crowd (5 p.m. ET). The most gleaming jewel, though, is 1976’s Network, starring Finch as unhinged TV a

2018

Aug

AMERICA'S GOT TALENT By David Bianculli

If you’re into this show, or are waiting for the right time to sample it, tonight shifts the competition to a higher gear. Tonight’s the start of the live quarterfinals, which will cull the herd, fairly quickly, of the 36 remaining contestants.

2018

Aug

FRONTLINE: "OUR MAN IN TEHRAN" By David Bianculli

Part 2 of 2. Thomas Erdbrink, longtime Tehran bureau chief of The New York Times, produced this two-part look at life inside Iran, which concludes tonight. As with last night’s surprisingly upbeat opener (well, in parts), it uses his insider connections to give us a very nuanced look at Iran and Iranians in 2018. For starters, Erdbrink married an Iranian woman, and they still live in that country. Check local listings.

2018

Aug

TWO-NIGHT PBS 'FRONTLINE' FILM ‘OUR MAN IN TEHRAN’ IS AN AFFECTING, INTIMATE LOOK AT DAY-TO-DAY LIFE IN AN ISOLATED COUNTRY By Alex Strachan

Our Man in Tehran, the often illuminating, occasionally moving two-part, four-hour PBS Frontline documentary, was four years in the making...

2018

Aug

WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY? By David Bianculli

Tonight’s guest star, on this new installment of the long-running American version of the long-running British improv series, is former Baywatch star Carmen Electra (pictured), whose other TV credits include many shows on which she has proven just famous, or infamous, enough to play herself – on such shows as Just Shoot Me and Matt LeBlanc’s Joey, as well as Suburgatory, Jane the Virgin and even, providing her own voice, for The Simpsons.

2018

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BETTER CALL SAUL By David Bianculli

The title of tonight’s episode is “Breathe,” and it indeed gives breathing room to all its primary characters – the ones who have survived to date, that is. Bob Odenkirk’s Jimmy, who was mostly silent and somber until the closing moments of last week’s season premiere, comes out of his shell and hits the road in search of a new job, employing his gift of gab to gain new employment. It’s a job that’s outside the law, or at least not a job for

2018

Aug

FRONTLINE: "OUR MAN IN TEHRAN" By David Bianculli

Part 1 of 2. Thomas Erdbrink, longtime Tehran bureau chief of The New York Times, produced this two-part look at life inside Iran, which uses his insider connections to give us a very nuanced look at Iran and Iranians in 2018. For starters, Erdbrink married an Iranian woman, and they still live in that country. For a full review, see Alex Strachan's TV That Matters. Check local listings.

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