This Nova look at volcanoes is divided into two hours: Volcano on the Brink and Volcano on Fire. In the first, scientists descend deep into one of the least studied volcanoes on Earth: deep in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, they climb up the cone and into the mouth of Nyamuragira. Afraid to climb it? I’m petrified to pronounce it… Check local listings.

2018

Oct

SOUTH PARK By David Bianculli

Last week, I asked, and answered, “Has this long-running series finally lost its edge, and its appetite to approach third-rail subjects?” My answer, based on Season 22’s premiere episode on school shootings, was: “Uh, no. Not even close.” And now, another question, which the title of this week’s episode makes all but rhetorical: “Has South Park cleaned up its act?” Not when this new episode, reaching back deep into the show’s feces-fasc

2018

Oct

'ALL AMERICAN' AND THE CW BRING FOOTBALL DRAMA BACK TO TV By David Hinckley

All American is the best prime-time high school football drama since Friday Night Lights. Okay, there isn’t a lot of competition there. But you wouldn’t put a show in the same sentence as FNL if it didn’t have some game...

2018

Oct

THE CW'S 'ALL AMERICAN' TRADES ON BOTH RACIAL TENSIONS AND STUDENT BODIES By Ed Bark

Racial dynamics are a big part of The CW’s new All American. But so are abs, pecs, and high school football players aggressively sporting them...

2018

Oct

2018 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS By David Bianculli

This live music show is packed with performances – and while it’s neither produced as snazzily as the Grammys nor designed with an eye to pair different artists in one-of-a-kind duos, the AMAs have a lot of firepower, and youth appeal. My daughter will be glad to learn, I presume, that Cardi B is on the bill, poised to sing “I Like It” with Bad Bunny and J Balvin. And while Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, Mariah Carey and Jennifer Lopez all have solo spots scheduled, the

2018

Oct

THIS IS US By David Bianculli

Among tonight’s performers on This Is Us is series co-star Justin Hartley as Kevin Pearson, shown on a scene filmed in Philadelphia. What’s especially noteworthy about that to fans of NPR’s Fresh Air with Terry Gross is that he’s visiting the actual Fresh Air studios at WHYY in Philly – and also visiting Terry, who plays herself as a special guest star (pictured). Very, very cool…

2018

Oct

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: "THE CIRCUS" By David Bianculli

Part 2 of 2. This two-part look at America’s once-reigning entertainment venue concludes with reasons for the demise of the national touring circus. Animal rights activists had a lot to do with it. So did television. For a full review, see David Hinckley's All Along the Watchtower. Check local listings.

2018

Oct

THE VOICE By David Bianculli

The Blind Auditions are still going, because The Voice has expanded them to take up an increasingly higher percentage of the show. And why not? Last week’s four-chair turn of SandyRedd’s audition (pictured) was just one example why this show continues to be so entertaining. Former American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson returns as one of the judges – and if The Voice ever manages to turn out a winner as famous and talented as she’s become, The Voice will cross its next hurdle

2018

Oct

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: "THE CIRCUS" By David Bianculli

Part 1 of 2. This new documentary covers the long rise, and the much more recent fall, of the circus. Well into this century, the prospect of the circus coming to town meant a great deal – and American Experience explains why. Check local listings. For a full review, see David Hinckley's All Along the Watchtower.

2018

Oct

BETTER CALL SAUL By David Bianculli

SEASON FINALE: This has been a gripping, yet deliberately paced, season for Saul, and tonight’s Season 4 finale may bring us closer to closure on several key plot points. The season began by explaining why we never heard from, or of, Michael McKean’s Chuck McGill in Breaking Bad. Tonight’s season finale may provide a similar explanation for Rhea Seehorn’s Kim. Both of them, the two closest figures in the life of Bob Odenkirk’s Jimmy McGill before he adopted the slim

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