1) “American Masters,” 9 p.m., PBS. Here’s a joyous journey through Dick Van Dyke’s life. He turns 100 Saturday, so there’s a lot to cover. We see his elastic face and body in a nightclub act. His TV shows floundered until the brilliant “Dick Van Dyke Show” (shown here). Then came “Mary Poppins” and some serious turns, reflecting his struggle with alcoholism. Read more…
It’s rare these days for networks to make sudden switches in their schedule.
Lately, however, there have been two in the same slot, 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13. One involves politics, the other Taylor Swift (shown here):
— CBS has scheduled a “town hall” interview with Erika Kirk. She became the CEO of Turning Point USA after her husband, Charlie Kirk, was assassinated in September. It will be an invited-guest event with Turning Point members. The previously scheduled show — the Family Film and TV Awards –will be pushed back tlo Dec. 20.
— CW has inserted “Taylor,” a documentary biography of Taylor Swift. The film talks with long-time fans, music jopurnlists and music colleagues, tracing her rise from an 11-year-old knocking on Nashville doors to a global superstar. It arrives on her 36th birthday, the day after two tour-related films reach Disney+ and Hulu. Read more…
