Day: June 5, 2023

Nashville adds a burst of summer music

There’s another burst of music coming into TV’s rerun/reality summer.
The “CMA Fest” airs each summer on ABC, but this year it will be sooner (July 19) and longer (8-11 p.m.) than it used to be.
It’s being billed as the 50th anniversary and again has Dierks Bentley (ahown here) and Elle King hosting. This time, they’re joined by Lainey Wilson. Read more…

Best-bets for June 7: Sunny comedy returns, basketball continues

1) “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” season-opener, 10 and 10:30 p.m., FXX. There are plenty of nice, normal situation comedies that last a few years. Then there’s “Sunny” (shown here in a previous episode), the longest-running non-cartoon sitcom ever. As its 16th season (two more than “Ozzie & Harriet”) starts, people are as cleverly abnormal as ever. The opener has a funny chat about inflation, then some wild schemes. The second is darker, with relatives, toilet gags and Frank’s pistol. Read more…