#Worth Watching: ‘Expecting Amy,’ USA’s ‘Cannonball,’ HGTV Flips Across America

#Worth Watching: ‘Expecting Amy,’ USA’s ‘Cannonball,’ HGTV Flips Across America

“#Worth Watching: ‘Expecting Amy,’ USA’s ‘Cannonball,’ HGTV Flips Across America” HBO MaxExpecting Amy A selective critical checklist of notable Thursday TV: Expecting Amy (streaming on HBO Max): Amy Schumer never holds back with her comedy, and the same holds true for her reality, as presented in a raw and revealing three-part documentary that follows the…

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#Worth Watching: Ringo’s Birthday, ‘Dirty John’ and ‘Dirty Jobs,’ ‘What Would You Do?’ Returns

#Worth Watching: Ringo’s Birthday, ‘Dirty John’ and ‘Dirty Jobs,’ ‘What Would You Do?’ Returns

“#Worth Watching: Ringo’s Birthday, ‘Dirty John’ and ‘Dirty Jobs,’ ‘What Would You Do?’ Returns” A selective critical checklist of notable Tuesday TV: Ringo’s Big Birthday Show (8/7c, 5/PT, AXS TV): The Beatles’ legendary drummer is turning 80, and Ringo Starr is celebrating with a special night of peace, love and music. For star power, the…

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#Worth Watching: How Women Got ‘The Vote,’ TCM’s Star of the Month (Tony Curtis), Guest Hosts for Kimmel

“#Worth Watching: How Women Got ‘The Vote,’ TCM’s Star of the Month (Tony Curtis), Guest Hosts for Kimmel” A selective critical checklist of notable Monday TV: The Vote (9/8c, PBS, check local listings at pbs.org): On the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, this eye-opening two-part American Experience special reminds us that women weren’t given…

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#Worth Watching: July 4th Celebrations, An ‘Outcry’ on Showtime, NASCAR-Indy Car Crossover

“#Worth Watching: July 4th Celebrations, An ‘Outcry’ on Showtime, NASCAR-Indy Car Crossover” A selective critical checklist of notable weekend TV: A Capitol Fourth (Saturday, 8/7c, PBS, check local listings at pbs.org): The performances are pre-recorded, but the fireworks will be live during the 40th anniversary concert, which like this year’s Memorial Day event will be…

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#Worth Watching: ‘Hamilton’ Rocks on Disney, ‘Hanna’ Returns, Carl Reiner’s ‘Dick Van Dyke’ Classics, ‘Baby-Sitters Club’

“#Worth Watching: ‘Hamilton’ Rocks on Disney, ‘Hanna’ Returns, Carl Reiner’s ‘Dick Van Dyke’ Classics, ‘Baby-Sitters Club’” A selective critical checklist of notable Friday TV: Hamilton (streaming on Disney ): In what could arguably be called the TV event of the summer, a live-capture filmed version of the Broadway phenomenon, with most of the Tony-winning original…

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#Worth Watching: Final Bow for ‘Dads,’ Kelly Clarkson and ‘Hamilton,’ Netflix’s ‘Warrior Nun’

“#Worth Watching: Final Bow for ‘Dads,’ Kelly Clarkson and ‘Hamilton,’ Netflix’s ‘Warrior Nun’” Seth F. Johnson/NBC Council of Dads A selective critical checklist of notable Thursday TV: Council of Dads (8/7c, NBC): Once again, NBC has cut short a drama the network had hoped could be the next This Is Us. (The first sentimental casualty,…

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#Worth Watching: ‘Unsolved Mysteries’ Exhumed on Netflix, New ‘Father Brown’ Episodes on BritBox, Feel-Good Films on TCM

“#Worth Watching: ‘Unsolved Mysteries’ Exhumed on Netflix, New ‘Father Brown’ Episodes on BritBox, Feel-Good Films on TCM” A selective critical checklist of notable Wednesday TV: Unsolved Mysteries (streaming on Netflix): The moment someone describes a case as “an enigma that perplexes everyone,” you know you’re back on uneasy, yet comfortable, ground with this pioneer in…

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