RETURN: One of cable TV’s oldest traditions, Shark Week, returns officially tonight at 8 ET with Tiger Beach, which explains and photographs tiger sharks as they attempt to find mates, and then mate, in the Bahamas. That new documentary is followed by two others: The Return of Monster Mako (9 p.m. ET) and Isle of Jaws (10 p.m. ET).

2016

Jun

GAME OF THRONES By David Bianculli

SEASON FINALE: Last week, Sansa defiantly but quietly told her adversary, “You are going to die tomorrow, Lord Bolton. Sleep well.” Even after other battles, and other epic deaths, in last week’s episode, tonight’s extended finale promises to deliver a lot. Season finales on this series usually do.

2016

Jun

RAY DONOVAN By David Bianculli

SEASON PREMIERE: The latest season premiere of Ray Donovan, directed by titular star Liev Schreiber, jumps forward six months, with Ray healed from his gunshot wound, and six months sober. But the calm doesn’t last for long, and the sobriety doesn’t, either. By the end of the hour, Ray is in deep again – and his dad, Mickey (Jon Voight), is in even deeper. For more on Ray Donovan, see Alex Strachan's TV That Matters.

2016

Jun

SILICON VALLEY By David Bianculli

SEASON FINALE: The temporary solution to Pied Piper’s post-launch problems gets more complicated tonight – and a bit more out in the open.

2016

Jun

VEEP By David Bianculli

SEASON FINALE: Selina (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) makes plans for the inauguration – but not, by any means, the plans she would have preferred.

2016

Jun

LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER By David Bianculli

Last week, John Oliver devoted much of his show to Brexit, and explaining what it meant, how complex it was, and why he was so hoping that British voters would opt to stay within the European Union. By a close vote, they didn’t – and I can’t wait for Oliver’s take on what that will mean, not only to his country back home, but to the U.S., whose election campaign is awash with the same sort of isolationist fervor.

2016

Jun

CAN'T STOP FALLING IN LOVE: SHOWTIME'S 'ROADIES' RETURNS CAMERON CROWE TO HIS ROCK ROOTS By Ed Bark

Coming off some of the worst reviews of his career for Aloha, former rock journalist Cameron Crowe otherwise has been gradually reimmersing himself, at age 58, in what initially made him tick and throb...

2016

Jun

AMERICAN MASTERS: “JIMI HENDRIX: HEAR MY TRAIN A COMIN’” By David Bianculli

On a slow night, this 2013 American Masters biography is a fine choice. It’s a biography of Jimi Hendrix, relying on lots of footage from his early days – including the place where I first saw him, as opening act for the Monkees in 1967. Check local listings.

2016

Jun

THE STING By David Bianculli

This 1973 movie is one of my favorites. The use of the Scott Joplin music, the acting by Paul Newman, Robert Redford and Robert Shaw (next to Jaws, his best onscreen role), and the twists in the plot are equally entertaining, and amazing.

2016

Jun

PULP FICTION By David Bianculli

Quentin Tarantino’s 1994 classic is another movie that rewards repeated viewings, so don’t feel guilty about watching it all over again. For one thing, decide where in the film the story actually begins, and take a crack about deciding what’s in the case. John Travolta stars.

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