This is the list of 9/11-related TV specials, now updated to focus strictly on Sept. 10-12. First, however, one other note:
Of all the 20th-anniversary shows – and there are some great ones – “Come From Away” (shown here) may be the very best. It’s funny, warm and, occasionally, tragic; it’s also deeply human. Read more…
1) “America’s Got Talent” finale, 8-10 p.m. Tuesday and 9-11 p.m. Wednesday, NBC. Singers use to dominate this ratings-leader, winning the championship in five of the first six years. Since then, however, they’ve only won two of nine. This year’s final-10 has three singers and a nurses’ chorus, plus two comedians, two magicians, an acrobat and a taekwondo team. The youngest is Victory Brinker (shown here), 9, a singer; the oldest is comedian Josh Blue, 42, who has already won a “Last Comic Standing” title. Read more…
For weeks, viewers have had a basic question: Whatever happened to “The United States of Al”?
Now CBS has an answer. “Al” (shown here) – suddenly shelved during the Afghanistan withdrawal – has been rewriting its second-season opener.
Producers have created “an entirely new episode to address the current situation,” said Kelly Kahl, the network’s entertainment president. Read more…
1) 9/11 (shown here) coverage, all day. Twentieth-anniversary ceremonies start at 8:30 a.m.ET in New York and 9:45 a.m. in Shanksville, Pa., with the broadcast networks and cable news channels covering. There’s much more, with 9/11 marathons starting at 7 a.m. on History, 9 a.m. on Discovery and 12:30 p.m. on National Geographic. Reruns will dominate, but there are also new specials we’ll mention next. Read more…
Sure, there are roles that Jeff Daniels has had to stretch for.
In real life, he’s never been painted blue; he’s never been a gay man mourning lost love. He hasn’t been a president, good (George Washington) or bad (Warren Harding); he hasn’t been dumb or dumber.
He handled those roles easily. Still, he’s at his best playing rock-solid guys with a Midwestern vibe. That peaks as Del Harris in “American Rust” (shown hee), debuting at 10 p.m. Sunday (Sept. 12) on Showtime. Read more…
