Day: July 11, 2019

Weekly Previews

Week’s top-10 for July 15: Sharks, space and Norah O’Donnell

1) “CBS Evening News,” 6:30 p.m. today, CBS. Norah O’Donnell (shown here) takes over as anchor and managing editor, stepping into a tradition of news giants – Murrow, Cronkite, Rather, Couric, more. And she does it during a busy week. Tonight, she interviews Jeff Bezos and Caroline Kennedy about the future in space. On Tuesday, she moves the broadcast to the Kennedy Space Center, for coverage of Saturday’s 50th anniversary of the moon landing – then anchors a “Man on the Moon” special, at 10 p.m. Tuesday. Read more…

By Mike Hughes / July 11, 2019
Daily Best Bets

Best-bets for July 13: Disney saves a slow night

1) Disney movies, TBS and Freeform. On a slow night for other shows, Disney films come to the rescue. The one TBS film — the gorgeous “Beauty and the Beast” (2017) at 6 p.m. – isn’t a cartoon, but Freeform counters with an animation spree. It has “Finding Nemo” (2003) at 2:10 p.m., “Ratatouille” (2007) a 4:40 and then two gems — “Moana” (2016, shown here) at 7:20 and “The Lion King” (1994) ar 9:50. Read more…

By Mike Hughes / July 11, 2019