Day: July 3, 2023

Best-bets for July 5: Wonder-ful singer and angry teen

1) “The Wonder Years,” 9 p.m., ABC. Most weeks, Saycon Sengbloh (shown here with Dule Hll) is in the background, as Dean’s mom. Now she gets a terrific showcase, complete with great songs. Sengbloh was in seven Broadway musicals, usually in the chorus or understudying a star; then a play brought her fame and a Tony award. Here, her mother-in-law (R&B/gospel great Patti LaBelle) taps her for the church choir. The story is fairly good; the music is glorious. Read more…

Retro TV? Try CBS or digital or CW’s Canadian shows

Staring at the tangled TV universe, some people have a plea: Can’t this just be like it used to be?
It can. That’s why we have CBS …. and digital channels … and, especially, Canada.
Sure, Canada can annoy us when it sends wildfire smoke or winter wind or hockey. But it’s also full of nice people and easy-to-digest TV shows. Now a fresh batch is coming to the CW mini-network.
That starts Friday (July 7), with the second season of “Family Law” (shown here) starting at 8 p.m. and the first of “Moonshine” at 9. They’re light dramas, pleasant-enough detours from a summer of reality and reruns. Read more…