Day: April 20, 2023

Week’s top-10 for April 24: Carol, Corden and a lusty “Tom Jones”

1) James Corden farewell, 10 p.m. Thursday and 12:37 a.m., CBS. For nine years, Corden (shown here) has brought a fresh and zestful approach to latenight TV – plus occasional primetime incursions. Now he has his last new late show (with Will Ferrell and Harry Styles as guests), preceded at 10 by “The Last Last Late Late Show With James Corden.” During the evening, we’ll see a final “Carpool Karaoke” and (really) Tom Cruise in a “Lion King” musical number. Read more…

Best-bets for April 22: an Earth Day cascade

1) Earth Day. You can spend the day in nature – or savoring it on TV. There are cable marathons (see next two items) and the streamers are busy. Apple TV+ has the beautifully filmed “Big Beasts,” plus fiction ranging from kiddie idealism in “Jane” (shown here) to the sobering “Extrapolations.” Netflix has “Chimp Empire”; PBS Passport had a rich trove. Disney+ has its epic nature movies, plus “Secrets of the Whales” and the start of “Secrets of the Elephants.” Read more…