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2021
Feb
12
A DEEPER DIVE INTO THE HISTORY OF HIP HOP WITH 'HIP HOP UNCOVERED' By David Hinckley
 
 
The roots of hip-hop have been explored at some length in the years since it improbably became the dominant sound of mainstream American popular music...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2021
Feb
12
1978: NBC DEBUTS 'KING' By TV WW
 
 
On this day in 1978, NBC debuted the three-part miniseries, King, which chronicled the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr....
 
 
 
  
 
 
2021
Feb
11
1990: NBC PRESENTS 'BLIND FAITH' By TV WW
 
 
On this day in 1990, NBC launched Blind Faith, a two-part miniseries based on the eponymous true-crime book by author Joe McGinniss...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2021
Feb
11
JEFF ZUCKER'S RISE TO CNN By Mike Hughes
 
 
Jeff Zucker is following a plan embraced by politicians and poker players: Quit while you're ahead...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2021
Feb
11
'CLARICE' PICKS UP WHERE SHE LEFT OFF WITH YOU-KNOW-WHO By David Hinckley
 
 
It's way too easy, not to mention tasteless, to say that the new drama, Clarice, isn't a very satisfying meal...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2021
Feb
11
THE COMPLEX PATH TO BRING 'CLARICE' TO LIFE By Mike Hughes
 
 
Watching the new Clarice series, you might think you accidentally switched channels...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2021
Feb
10
BEST BETS ARE ON A BRIEF, FORCED HIATUS By David Bianculli
 
 
Best Bets will not appear for the next few days; its writer is currently experiencing technical difficulties. Daily Bets will return sooner rather than later. In the meantime, thanks to the joy of pre-recording, you can see David's choice for Best TV Tomorrow. Sure, it's only one show, but it's the best of the best for the day.We ask you to please be patient with us as you have been under similar circumstances. Thank you!
 
 
 
  
 
 
2021
Feb
10
1993: OPRAH INTERVIEWS MICHAEL JACKSON By TV WW
 
 
On this day in 1993, "King of Pop" Michael Jackson sat down for a live interview with Oprah Winfrey — his first interview in 14 years...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2021
Feb
9
1964: THE BEATLES FIRST APPEAR ON 'ED SULLIVAN' By David Bianculli
 
 
On this day in 1964, The Ed Sullivan Show became the most-watched TV show of its era, thanks to an appearance by the Beatles...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2021
Feb
9
'FRONTLINE' IS ON THE FRONT LINE OF WHERE PBS WANTS TO BE DURING THE COMING YEAR, PBS CEO VOWS By Alex Strachan
 
 
Just as there are known knowns and known unknowns, there are facts, and then there are non-facts. And then there are alternative facts. Or are there?...
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
New From TVWW

PBS' 'Frontline’ Examines Pension Promises and — Spoiler Alert — Finds the Math Doesn’t Add Up
By Alex Strachan
 
 
 
 
The Decadence of ‘Versailles’ Comes to Ovation
By David Hinckley
 
 
 
 
Prescribing Mamie Gummer in 'Emily Owens, M.D.'
By Ed Bark
 
 
 
 
Looking for a Free Ride? HBO Can Deliver
By Christy Slewinski
 
 
 
 
'Pass the Biscuits' Part of the Hatfield-McCoy Pop-Culture Legacy
By Noel Holston
 
 
 
 

Dispatches From TVWW

'Extinction: The Facts' is a Sobering Call to Action
By David Hinckley
 
 
 
 
How 'Mayans' Has Been Influenced by the Show's Creator Elgin James
By Mike Hughes
 
 
 
 
For Whom the Bell Tolls: Ken Burns and Lynn Novick Take on Ernest Hemingway, the Man and the Myth
By Alex Strachan
 
 
 
 
In the Final Season, Sutton Foster's Liza is Now the Genuine Version of Her 'Younger' Self
By Monique Nazareth
 
 
 
 
Season 2 of 'City on a Hill' Returns with Kevin Bacon, Aldis Hodge, and Boston Corruption
By David Hinckley