Welcome to the Q&A with TV critic — also known to some TV fans as their “TV therapist” — Matt Roush, who’ll try to address whatever you love, loathe, are confused or frustrated or thrilled by in today’s vast TV landscape. (We know background music is too loud, but there’s always closed-captioning.) One caution: This
Matt Roush
Welcome to the Q&A with TV critic — also known to some TV fans as their “TV therapist” — Matt Roush, who’ll try to address whatever you love, loathe, are confused or frustrated or thrilled by in today’s vast TV landscape. (We know background music is too loud, but there’s always closed-captioning.) One caution: This
HBO Ramy Youssef: More Feelings SATURDAY: Ramy Youssef is having a moment. He’s hosting Saturday Night Live for the first time next weekend, coming off a trip to the Oscars in support of his co-starring role in the award-winning Poor Things. And he returns to his native New Jersey for a terrific stand-up comedy special, his second for
Netflix Shirley Wonderfully and metaphorically described as “100 pounds of nuclear energy,” Oscar and four-time Emmy winner Regina King’s marvelous performance as pioneering Black congresswoman Shirley Chisholm is reason enough to check out this entertaining docudrama that depicts her quixotic but inspiring run in 1972 for the Democratic presidential nomination. Her belief in herself and
Prime Video Road House Jake Gyllenhaal is Dalton, the bouncer who talks softly but wields a mighty fist, in Doug Limon’s turbo-charged remake of the 1989 Patrick Swayze guilty pleasure. “No one ever wins a fight,” Dalton concedes, scraping bottom after a bruising career as a UFC fighter. But when roadhouse owner Frankie (Shrinking’s Jessica
Humanitarian chef José Andrés welcomes celebrities into his kitchen for a fun dinner party. Our Flag Means Death star Rhys Darby guests on Night Court as the bailiff’s royal boyfriend. A Vanderpump Rules spinoff catches up with reality-TV alums in their new life in the suburban Valley. Domestic and political intrigue in 17th-century Japan leads
Fox’s premiere dance competition returns after a long absence with a new format. National Geographic celebrates the females of multiple species in a new nature series. Parenthood becomes an issue when Bob Hearts Abishola airs back-to-back episodes. Joey, TV’s latest Bachelor, travels to the hometowns of the four remaining women. Tom Griscom/FOX So You Think
Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Super Bowl SUNDAY: The hype. The ads. The hype around the ads. The football of it all. The NFL’s climactic act is always TV’s most-watched night of the year, which explains why advertisers are shelling out $7 million for a 30-second spot whenever action stops at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, staging
ABC Abbott Elementary This bright spot among broadcast network comedies refuses to rest on its accolades, with change afoot (and several very special guests) in the Philadelphia school as the third season opens with an entertaining hourlong episode. Janine (Emmy winner Quinta Brunson) is determined on several fronts to make her revival of Career Day
The boss of Below Deck Adventure takes over the luxury yacht St. David for Below Deck’s 11th season. TMZ debates Kanye West’s legacy following his pattern of erratic behavior. NBC’s The Irrational investigates a hit-and-run that may have been intentional. Sci-fi star Zoe Saldaña pays it forward with a home renovation for her makeup artist.