1) Tony Awards, 8-11 p.m., CBS. We can expect lots of vibrant music numbers – from the host (Ariana DeBose), the five nominated musicals (led by Alicia Keys’ “Hell’s Kitchen,” shown here, with 13 nominations) and three of the nominated revivals – of “Cabaret,” “Tommy” and “Merrily We Roll Along.” There’s more, including plays and (unlike last year, during the strikes) a script. Read more…
1) Olympic swimming trials, 11 a.m., Peacock; 6:30 p.m., USA; 8 p.m., NBC. The Olympics are still six weeks away, but they’re already gobbling up TV time. For Americans, swimming — with stars like Katie Ledecky (shown here), already with seven gold medals — is especially popular. Trials continue through June 23; track-and-field starts June 21, with gymnastics June 27. Read more…
1) “Greatest @Home Videos,” 8 p.m., CBS. Back in 2020, this celebrated the creativity that buzzed online during the pandemic. Now it settles for a few amiable specials a year, with Cedric the Entertainer (shown here) offering fun videos. This one arrives two days before Father’s Day, with some dad films. Also, the annual “Cedy Award” goes to a 7-year-old. Read more…
1) ‘80s journey. Cable keeps offering fun films from the 1980s. Fitting into that trend is the debut of Hulu’s “Brats”: Andrew McCarthy visits former colleagues, who were smudged by a 1985 article calling them the “brat pack.” As it happens, two of their films are on AMC – “Sixteen Candles” (1984) at 9:30 and “Breakfast Club” (snown here, 1985) at 11:30. Read more…
1) “Wild Cards” return, 9 p.m., CW. The CW’s new owners jettisoned most shows, sometimes replacing them with ones that are co-produced in other countries. Some of those failed, but not “Wild Cards.” It has a clever concept (demoted cop working with a gorgeous grifter), likable stars (Giacomo Gianniotti and Vanessa Morgan, sown ere) and solid mysteries. Now it reruns from the start. Read more…
1) “Air” (2023), 8-10 p.m..Tuesday, ABC. As a director and star, Ben Affleck has a neat touch with real-life stories that take quirky twists. His “Argo” won the best-picture Oscar; now “Air” has drawn praise in theaters and streaming. Affleck (shown here in a re-created Nike ad) plays Nike owner Phil Knight, with Matt Damon as Knight’s key man in landing Michael Jordan. Read more…
1) “The 1% Club,” 9 p.m., Fox. Amid a summer surge of noisy game shows, this one stands out. It has clever questions, slick exchanges between host Patton Oswalt (shown here) and contestants, and a good concept: This starts with 100 people, then drops them as the questions get increasingly difficult. It’s a bit vague at times, but mostly just fun. Read more…
1) “Elsbeth,” 9 and 10 p.m., CBS. In between Sunday specials – Dick Van Dyke last week, the Tony Awards next week – CBS has a chance to rerun a couple of clever mysteries. First, Elizabeth Lail (shown here), from “You” and “Ordinary Joe,” plays a schemer who uses beauty, charm and sympathy. Then a bar’s patrons receive empathy and much more. Read more…
1) Saturday Night Live,” 11:29 p.m., NBC. In her seven “SNL” seasons, Kristen Wiig became the show’s clear star. In the dozen years since she left, she’s had some success in movies (especially “Bridesmaids”) and streaming (the recent “Palm Royale,” shown here, on Apple TV+). Here’s a rerun of the April 6 episode, her fifth as host; Raye is the music guest. Read more…
1) Daytime Emmys, 8-10 p.m., CBS. After shrinking to four best-soap nominees, the field now has six. “General Hospital” (shown here) has won 16 times; others are “Young and the Restless” (11), “Days of Our Lives” (4), “Bold and Beautiful” (3), “Neighbors” and “The Bay.” Talk-show nominees are “The View,” plus the Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Hudson, Tamron Hall and Robin Roberts shows. Read more…
