Every Tuesday night this month, TCM presents movies starring Sidney Poitier, who was such a force and presence, especially during the 1950s and 1960s, that any sampling of his movies from that era is worth watching as an all-evening event. Today’s schedule, for example, features five films from a five-year span, at the start of the Sixties, and all deserve your time and attention. At 8 p.m. ET, the Poitier salute begins with 1961’s A Raisin in the Sun. Following that film:

2019

Sep

INSIDE THE NFL By David Bianculli

The actual season premiere of this series was last week’s preview episode, setting up the season, but I consider tonight’s assembled-on-deadline program the actual season premiere of Inside the NFL, when the studio team works its way through the week’s issues, the biggest games, and, as always, the unsurpassed footage from the NFL Films crews. And no, I’m not expecting a lot of highlights footage of the Miami Dolphins. Not this week. And realistically, not this

2019

Sep

MR. MERCEDES By David Bianculli

SEASON PFREMIERE: With David E. Kelley and Stephen King both still involved as executive producers, Mr. Mercedes moves forward tonight with its Season 3 premiere. It’s based on Finders Keepers, the second book in the Bill Hodges trilogy by Stephen King – and this season has Hodges (Brendan Gleeson, the most angst-filled TV detective this side of Luther) and Holly (Justine Lupe) operating their own detective agency, called, cleverly, Finders Keepers. This

2019

Sep

ANOTHER FASCINATING SEASON WITH 'MR. MERCEDES' By David Hinckley

It might seem like faint praise, or redundancy, to suggest one of the main attractions of a psycho-crime drama is a funeral scene...

2019

Sep

MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL By David Bianculli

SEASON PREMIERE: This season of Monday Night Football begins on ESPN with a doubleheader, with two Week 1 games played back to back. First, at 7:10 p.m. ET, is the Houston Texans vs. New Orleans Saints, followed at 10:15 p.m. ET by the Denver Broncos vs. Oakland Raiders. And it’s worth noting that Monday Night Football remains the second oldest continuing series in prime time. Before moving to ESPN, it began on sister broadcast network ABC in 1970. The record holder, th

2019

Sep

THE DEUCE By David Bianculli

SEASON PREMIERE: This is the third and final season for The Deuce, the latest series from David Simon and his talented collaborators, including co-creator George Pelacanos. And once again, there’s a significant time jump between seasons. The initial season of The Deuce began in 1971, culminating in the 1972 arrival in Times Square (and the rest of the country) of the first “mainstream” porn film, Deep Throat. The second season jumped to 1977, when

2019

Sep

A VERY BRADY RENOVATION By David Bianculli

MINISERIES PREMIERE: This is not exactly a recommendation. But I know viewers of a certain age will watch this anyway, and may even enjoy it – so here it is. This is a home remodeling series with a celebrity and nostalgia twist: It takes the home made famous, or at least recognizable, by The Brady Bunch, the blended-family sitcom that premiered 50 years ago on ABC, and does a full-scale makeover. And it has to, because the property, at 11222 Dilling Street in Los Angel

2019

Sep

OUR BOYS By David Bianculli

I’d recommend this show anyway, but tonight I’m mentioning Our Boys for an additional reason. Until now, the series has been shown on HBO at 9 p.m. ET on Mondays – but tonight, with the third-season arrival of The Deuce, HBO is moving Our Boys to a later time slot at 10 p.m. ET. If you have a season pass to record Our Boys, or watch on HBO Go, that won’t matter – but if not, consider this a heads up.

2019

Sep

THE FINAL SEASON OF HBO'S 'THE DEUCE' HAS ARRIVED By David Hinckley

The Deuce, HBO’s complex exploration of the New York sex industry during its 1970s-1980s golden age, was always projected as a trey...

2019

Sep

NFL SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL By David Bianculli

SEASON PREMIERE: The preseason games are over, and the 2019 NFL schedule begins with its first full Sunday complement of games. And while you can find your favorite regional games on your local broadcast stations or on cable and satellite and streaming NFL packages, NBC still reserves one Sunday game for prime time, and gets big ratings because of both the time of day and the games it and the NFL select. This season opener, for example, pits the Pittsburgh Steelers (or Pitts the Pittsburgh Steel

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