Easter season brings epics, documentaries, more
As Easter nears, TV networks are paying attention.
They have sprawling epics from Hollywood’s past, plus shows that are more recent. They pack the final weekend (April 3-5), but also have some things a week earlier.
A couple of these are on the big networks: Fox has “The Faithful” movies on Sundays; ABC has its annual repeat of “The Ten Commandments” (shown here) on April 4, the night before Easter.
But the real flurry is on smaller channels, ones that exist on cable or satellite or online or on digital sub-channels carried by local stations.
Here are some of the choices. The times are ET, but that varies. For Fox or History, for instance, an 8 p.m. ET show is also 8 p.m. PT; for Turner Classic Movies, an 8 p.m. show is 5 p.m. PT. Read more…