As TV networks scramble for their niches, CBS has found a big one — music, especially the kind that spans generations and continents.
Earlier, the network announced an “Earth, Wind & Fire” celebration for Sept. 21. Now it has added Cyndi Lauper one (shown here) for two weeks later.
Those specials, also on Paramount+, involve top music producers from different eras. The EWF one is from Ben Winston, 43; the Lauper one is from Ken Ehrlich, 82. Read more…
1) “A Grammy Salute to Earth, Wind & Fire: The 21at Night of September,” 8-10 p.m. ET Sunday, CBS. In 1978, an EWF song began “Do you remember the 21st night of September?” It hit No. 8 on the charts, one of the band’s seven singles (and seven albums) in the top-10. Now Sept. 21 is the night for a concert tribute to a rousing sound, with horns (shown here) guitars and more, bursting loose. Read more…
1) “The Groomsmen: Second Chances,” 8-10 p.m., Hallmark. Jonathan Bennett planned this three-week mini-series as a reflection of his own life — a guy who’s gay, with best friends who aren’t. In least week’s opener, Danny (Bennett, right) convinced a friend center) to pursue a woman he’d just met. Now Danny ponders telling his best friend Zach that he loves him. Read more…
