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Tune in Tonight for Oct. 22, 2021: 'Invasion,' 'Dune,' Celebrity Exorcism' tonight's lineup

Crop failures, power outages, crumbling infrastructure and public panic: It's not today's headlines, but the prelude to "Invasion," a 10-part thriller series streaming on Apple TV+. Three episodes arrive today and the next seven unfold on a weekly … more

Tune in Tonight for Oct. 23-24, 2021: Sudeikis hosts 'Saturday Night Live'

It's come to this: In his standup special "Ricky Velez: Here's Everything" (10 p.m. Saturday, HBO, TV-MA), Velez begins by sharing a fantasy he had of attacking an old woman he saw on the street. He related this to his girlfriend, who found it … more

Tune in Tonight for Oct. 21, 2021: 'Next Thing' contemplates the robot in the kitchen

I used to believe that everything television touches becomes television. And, from sports to politics, that has remained the case.In the past several decades, technology, from smartphones to social media apps, has begun to set the agenda. Do people … more
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'Nature' offers 'My Garden of a Thousand Bees'

By Kevin McDonough "Nature" (8 p.m., PBS, TV-G, check local listings) enters its 40th season with a familiar theme, exploring how a filmmaker spent his COVID lockdown. Director Martin Dorhn turned his camera on his backyard to make "My Garden of … more

Boring melodrama 'Queens' premieres on ABC

By Kevin McDonough Imitation can be the sincerest form of flattery. It's also a way to take an idea for an already-existing show and turn it into something boring. Debuting tonight, the melodrama "Queens" (10 p.m., ABC, TV-14) follows the four … more

HBO's 'Succession' returns, sick as ever

By Kevin McDonough "Succession" (9 p.m. Sunday, HBO, TV-MA) enters its third season, with the dysfunctional family plunged into civil war. Kendall Roy's (Jeremy Strong) decision to spill the beans on his tycoon dad, Logan (Brian Cox), threatens … more

'Velvet Underground' documentary begins streaming on Apple TV+

By Kevin McDonough Directed by Todd Haynes, the documentary "The Velvet Underground" captures much more than the history of a band. Streaming today on Apple TV+, the film interviews surviving founding members John Cale and Maureen Tucker, and … more

It's business as usual as 'Project Runway' returns

By Kevin McDonough "Project Runway" (9 p.m., Bravo, TV-PG) returns for its 19th season. Season 18 wrapped up in March 2020, just as COVID was beginning to shut down society. Wouldn't it be nice to think of its return as a harbinger of better … more

Michael Keaton stars in limited series 'Dopesick'

By Kevin McDonough Michael Keaton ("Batman") both stars and executive produces "Dopesick," streaming today on Hulu. Adapted from a bestselling book of the same name by Beth Macy, it relates the harrowing tale of how one company, Purdue Pharma, … more

For fans of the slasher doll genre, 'Chucky' debuts

By Kevin McDonough True confession: I have never seen a "Chucky" movie. My loss, I know. I just have never developed a taste for the wisecracking serial killing slasher doll genre. In fact, the whole homicidal-slasher-as-quipster thing also … more

Cabana boy dreams in Apple TV+ comedy 'Acapulco'

By Kevin McDonough Streaming on Apple TV+, the 10-episode comedy "Acapulco" ponders the price of success. A bilingual series that unfolds in flashback form, it stars Eugenio Derbez as the fabulously wealthy Maximo Gallardo. First seen in his … more

Showtime's 'Buried' recalls repressed memory craze

By Kevin McDonough In our endless quest to revisit the 1990s, Showtime introduces the four-part true-crime docuseries "Buried" (9 p.m. Sunday, TV-MA). It explores the murder case that introduced America and the criminal justice system to the … more

New CBS sitcom 'Ghosts' features spirited ensemble

By Kevin McDonough "Ghosts" (9 p.m., CBS, TV-PG) is so simple, familiar and obvious, it just might work. City dwellers Samantha (Rose McIver) and Jay (Utkarsh Ambudkar) find their lives upended when Sam inherits a baronial upstate manor from a … more

Familiar faces return as 'CSI: Vegas' debuts

By Kevin McDonough "CSI" lasted so long and launched so many spinoffs that it now returns as its own sequel. "CSI: Vegas" (10 p.m., CBS, TV-14) debuts to remind us that the show itself began in Las Vegas. Look for some familiar faces in the … more

'American Masters' celebrates actress Rita Moreno

By Kevin McDonough If Rita Moreno's life were a movie, you wouldn't believe it. "American Masters" (9 p.m., PBS, TV-14, check local listings) presents "Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It." There are aspects of the star's life that … more

'Saturday Night Live' kicks off its 47th season

By Kevin McDonough "Saturday Night Live" (11:30 p.m. Saturday, NBC, TV-14) enters its 47th season with a new director. Don Roy King, who helmed the show for its last decade and a half, is retiring, making way for Liz Patrick, best known for … more

Tonight's offerings seem to give off a 1990s vibe

By Kevin McDonough Are fans of "The Sopranos" hotly anticipating the movie prequel "The Many Saints of Newark," or dreading it? Streaming today on HBO Max, "Saints" had a theatrical release as well, and was not made available to this television … more

ABC's new season kicks off with crossover stunt

By Kevin McDonough COVID has put most series on ice for some time. "Station 19" (8 p.m., ABC, TV-14) returns for its fifth season, and "Grey's Anatomy" (9 p.m., ABC, TV-14) for its 18th, with a crossover event. The soap opera on "Station" … more

HGTV goes in search of 'Houses With History'

By Kevin McDonough What's the difference between a historian and a history buff? Does it matter? Not on cable TV! History enthusiast (now that sounds better!) Mike Lemieux joins carpenter Rich Soares and designer Jen MacDonald on the new series … more

Preposterous sci-fi-drama 'La Brea' premieres

By Kevin McDonough I haven't seen a new series pilot as ridiculous as "La Brea" (9 p.m., NBC, TV-14) in quite some time. And I mean that in all of the nicest ways. Set in the sprawling parking lot that is greater Los Angeles, "La Brea" begins … more
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