MINISERIES PREMIERE: This three-part drama is exactly the sort of thing that, years ago, would have been a natural as a modern-dress offering by Masterpiece on PBS. Here it is on Amazon, a quality TV miniseries that’s even more proof that streaming services have achieved parity with networks. A Very English Scandal is based on a very real scandal from 1979, when a prominent member of Parliament, played by Hugh Grant, was accused of conspiring to murder his former lover – another man.

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GLOW By David Bianculli

SEASON PREMIERE: Season 2 of GLOW, one of last year’s more unexpectedly impressive TV surprises, begins with the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling, and their grudgingly involved TV director, preparing to shoot the pilot episode of their new syndicated female wrestling show. Early on, three characters grab the spotlight. There’s Ruth (Alison Brie), a.k.a. Soviet threat “Zoya the Destroya,” whose Natasha Fatale accent in the ring is a lot more cartoonish than her natural ability

2018

Jun

12 MONKEYS By David Bianculli

Three more episodes of Season 4 of 12 Monkeys are shown tonight, as Syfy burns through its remaining installments in a final binge run of what-the-hell nonchalance. Last week’s batch of time-traveling episodes, for example, concluded with Adolf Hitler being blown up almost as an afterthought – but not before Cassie (Amanda Schull), one of the time travelers, distracts Nazi guards by dressing as a dominatrix, then mows them down with a machine gun.

2018

Jun

THE GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW By David Bianculli

Let me call you sweet tart: Tonight, on this new (well, new to us American viewers, at least) installment, Mary and company judge a big batch of ornate tarts – after which the baking contestants get their just desserts. Check local listings.

2018

Jun

REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER By David Bianculli

Tonight’s scheduled lineup has a high celebrity factor, but the celebrities in question have been entertainingly blunt and verbose in past appearances with Maher. Among the guests: Bradley Whitford and (pictured) Michael Moore.

2018

Jun

THE GRAHAM NORTON SHOW By David Bianculli

There are other guests on tonight’s Graham Norton Show, but only one you need to know about: Cher.

2018

Jun

MAD ABOUT MUSICALS By David Bianculli

TCM’s month of movie musicals, shown every Tuesday and Thursday in June, is at an end, but what a way to go out: The action begins at 8 a.m. ET with 1971’s The Boy Friend (where waifish supermodel Twiggy played a flapper), and, over the course of the day and night, includes everything from 1973’s Godspell (3 p.m. ET) and 1972’s 1776 (5 p.m. ET) to 1968’s Funny Girl (8 p.m. ET) and 1971’s Fiddler on the Roof (10:45 p.m. ET). And the evening, and the month-long

2018

Jun

2018 FIFA WORLD CUP By David Bianculli

The final slots in the Round of 16 are filling up fast, and today’s action features four more games – played two at a time, with Fox televising one of them, and Fox Sports 1 televising the other. Tomorrow at 10 a.m. ET, Fox presents Senegal vs. Columbia, while Fox Sports presents Japan vs. Poland. They’ll all in Group H, and except for Poland, all still have a chance to advance. Then at 2 p.m. ET, from Group G, Fox presents England vs. Belgium (pictured), both of wh

2018

Jun

HARLAN ELLISON, 1934-2018 By David Bianculli

Harlan Ellison, the passionate and influential writer whose works encompassed fantasy novels, collections of TV and film criticism, groundbreaking literary anthologies and memorable TV episodes from Star Trek and The Outer Limits, died in his sleep today, June 28, at age 84. Many people may not associate him immediately with television, but I do…

2018

Jun

2018 FIFA WORLD CUP By David Bianculli

Today and tomorrow are the final days of the Group Stage, when teams will either advance to the Round of 16, or go home. Games are played simultaneously, with coverage divided between Fox and Fox Sports 1. Today at 10 a.m. ET, Fox presents Mexico vs. Sweden: Mexico (pictured) has won both its previous matches, while fellow Group F squad Sweden has won one and lost one. On Fox Sports, also from Group F, it’s Germany vs. South Korea. Germany has the same record as Sweden, while South Korea i

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