#Worth Watching: Million Dollar Masters From ‘Jeopardy’ Vault, ‘Immigration Nation’ on Netflix, ‘Nest’ Finale

#Worth Watching: Million Dollar Masters From ‘Jeopardy’ Vault, ‘Immigration Nation’ on Netflix, ‘Nest’ Finale

“#Worth Watching: Million Dollar Masters From ‘Jeopardy’ Vault, ‘Immigration Nation’ on Netflix, ‘Nest’ Finale” Courtesy of NETFLIX Immigration Nation A selective critical checklist of notable Monday TV: Jeopardy! (syndicated, check local listings): While it’s great to hear that TV’s finest quiz show and its companion, Wheel of Fortune, are going back into production for fall,…

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#Worth Watching: ‘Taskmaster’ and ‘Fridge Wars,’ TCM’s ‘Summer Under the Stars,’ History Revisits A-Bombings

#Worth Watching: ‘Taskmaster’ and ‘Fridge Wars,’ TCM’s ‘Summer Under the Stars,’ History Revisits A-Bombings

“#Worth Watching: ‘Taskmaster’ and ‘Fridge Wars,’ TCM’s ‘Summer Under the Stars,’ History Revisits A-Bombings” A selective critical checklist of notable weekend TV: Taskmaster (Sunday, 9/8c, The CW): File this under guilty pleasures, or an answer to the oft-asked question: What can I watch that’s just fun and takes my mind off things, preferably not streaming?…

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#Worth Watching: ‘Muppets Now’ and Forever, Beyoncé’s ‘Black Is King,’ ‘The Go-Go’s’ Got the Beat, ‘Umbrella Academy’ Returns

#Worth Watching: ‘Muppets Now’ and Forever, Beyoncé’s ‘Black Is King,’ ‘The Go-Go’s’ Got the Beat, ‘Umbrella Academy’ Returns

“#Worth Watching: ‘Muppets Now’ and Forever, Beyoncé’s ‘Black Is King,’ ‘The Go-Go’s’ Got the Beat, ‘Umbrella Academy’ Returns” A selective critical checklist of notable Friday TV: Muppets Now (Streaming on Disney ): Wocka-wocka! Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear and the beloved Muppet gang are back, once again adapting to the technological times, with intrepid Scooter…

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#Worth Watching: Shudder with ‘Host,’ NBA Regular Season Resumes, Oprah in Conversation, Get ‘Frayed’ on HBO Max

#Worth Watching: Shudder with ‘Host,’ NBA Regular Season Resumes, Oprah in Conversation, Get ‘Frayed’ on HBO Max

“#Worth Watching: Shudder with ‘Host,’ NBA Regular Season Resumes, Oprah in Conversation, Get ‘Frayed’ on HBO Max” A selective critical checklist of notable Thursday TV: Host (streaming on Shudder): Perhaps not recommended for those already experiencing screen fatigue, but otherwise a clever and spooky twist on Zoom culture gone awry, this compact film (at an…

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#Worth Watching: Olympians on ‘The Weight of Gold,’ Netflix Profiles ‘Speed Cubers,’ ‘Bulletproof’ Finale

#Worth Watching: Olympians on ‘The Weight of Gold,’ Netflix Profiles ‘Speed Cubers,’ ‘Bulletproof’ Finale

“#Worth Watching: Olympians on ‘The Weight of Gold,’ Netflix Profiles ‘Speed Cubers,’ ‘Bulletproof’ Finale” © Sky UK LimitedBulletproof The Weight of Gold (9/8, HBO): If not for the pandemic, we’d all be immersed in coverage of the Tokyo Summer Olympics this week. Anyone interested in the games, and in particular the Olympians who make the…

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#Worth Watching: TCM Tribute to Carl (‘Oh, God’) Reiner, ‘Last Chance U’ on Netflix, ‘Tell Me a Story’ Retold on CW

#Worth Watching: TCM Tribute to Carl (‘Oh, God’) Reiner, ‘Last Chance U’ on Netflix, ‘Tell Me a Story’ Retold on CW

“#Worth Watching: TCM Tribute to Carl (‘Oh, God’) Reiner, ‘Last Chance U’ on Netflix, ‘Tell Me a Story’ Retold on CW” A selective critical checklist of notable Tuesday TV: Memorial Tribute to Carl Reiner (8/7c, TCM): The great Carl Reiner cut his teeth in TV, first as a sidekick and writer on Sid Caesar’s Your…

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#Worth Watching: ‘Good Fight’ on BET, Jamie Oliver Carries On at Home, New Face, Same Job for Acorn’s ‘Rebecka Martinsson’

#Worth Watching: ‘Good Fight’ on BET, Jamie Oliver Carries On at Home, New Face, Same Job for Acorn’s ‘Rebecka Martinsson’

“#Worth Watching: ‘Good Fight’ on BET, Jamie Oliver Carries On at Home, New Face, Same Job for Acorn’s ‘Rebecka Martinsson’” Patrick Harbron/CBS The Good Fight A selective critical checklist of notable Monday TV: The Good Fight (8/7c, BET): Always one of the most “woke” shows anywhere on TV, the provocative legal drama (and spinoff of…

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#Worth Watching: ‘Helter Skelter’ on Epix, the Return of ‘Wynonna Earp,’ Perry Mason in the Courtroom

#Worth Watching: ‘Helter Skelter’ on Epix, the Return of ‘Wynonna Earp,’ Perry Mason in the Courtroom

“#Worth Watching: ‘Helter Skelter’ on Epix, the Return of ‘Wynonna Earp,’ Perry Mason in the Courtroom” A selective critical checklist of notable weekend TV: Helter Skelter (Sunday, 10/9c, Epix): Originally scheduled for June, this exhaustively researched six-part docuseries revisits the murders committed by cult leader Charles Manson’s “family” in 1969. This crime spree, which paralyzed…

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