The legal cases on The Good Wife always have been complex, cutting-edge and delightfully unpredictable – but lately, what’s been happening behind the scenes has become even more intriguing. And equally unpredictable. Tonight, Alicia (Julianna Margulies) takes the case of an illegal immigrant facing deportation.

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THE WALKING DEAD By David Bianculli

Last week’s episode ended with a chilling final image. Outside the gates of the prison, we saw, lurking in the trees, the figure of the Governor. As if the group didn’t have enough problems with what was going on inside the prison…

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BOARDWALK EMPIRE By David Bianculli

Is Chalky invulnerable, or just lucky? The fact that he’s survived so far this season is little short of a miracle – but there are two episodes left, including tonight’s, in which he and Daughter bolt for a less hostile environment. But where might that be, exactly?

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LEARN THE ADDRESS By Eric Gould

Ken Burns has launched an initiative in which he’s inviting us to learn the Gettysburg Address to honor the 150th anniversary of Lincoln’s speech...

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HOMELAND By David Bianculli

Carrie (Claire Danes) is dispatched by the CIA on a dangerous mission – but once the agency realizes she has decided to align herself with Saul (Mandy Patinkin), the CIA has her in its sights. Literally. In its gun sights, with one of her closest allies threatening to pull the trigger.

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THE MENTALIST By David Bianculli

Last week, Patrick Jane gathered all five Red John suspects into his abandoned family home – the crime scene where Red John murdered Jane’s family a decade ago – and, at gunpoint, demanded they expose their left shoulders, to reveal which of them sported the triple-dot tattoo identified by Red John’s latest victim. That gambit worked too well: three of the five had the same tattoo. But whatever that implies about a secret Red John “cult,” CBS has revealed that

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MIKE TYSON: UNDISPUTED TRUTH By David Bianculli

This new HBO Film, directed by Spike Lee, captures Mike Tyson’s limited-run one-man Broadway show, a lengthy biographical monologue in which, backed by visual aids, he runs through his life, giving running, high-energy commentary along the way. It’s certainly a way to get inside Tyson’s head, but sometimes, as when he gives his account of his marriage, the surprise revelations are offset by some off-putting misogynist one-liners. Tyson’s Truth may not be undisputed &ndash

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48 HOURS PRESENTS AS IT HAPPENED: JOHN F. KENNEDY 50 YEARS By David Bianculli

There have been so many JFK specials already this month, you may have to be persuaded to tune in to one more. So here goes: This one, from 48 Hours, is the real deal. It’s hosted by Bob Schieffer, who was reporting 50 years ago as John F. Kennedy visited Fort Worth and Dallas, and also includes reflections from fellow CBS veterans Dan Rather and (on tape) Walter Cronkite. Its vintage footage includes rare reports from the local CBS TV station in Dallas, and many pieces that put those four

2013

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THE CHALLENGER DISASTER By David Bianculli

This two-hour telemovie is the Science Channel’s first foray into dramatic rather than nonfiction programming – and what a great start. The only thing wrong with it is its title, because you may well presume, as I did, that it’s a TV movie about the explosion of the 1986 space shuttle Challenger. In reality, it’s a drama about what came afterward: the Presidential Commission set up to determine the cause of the tragedy. Members included astronauts Neil Armstrong and Sally

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DANCING ON THE EDGE By David Bianculli

Episode 5. This is the culmination of the dramatic story line of this miniseries – the episode in which Louis (Chiwetel Ejiofor) tries to make his escape to safety, aided by journalist Stanley (Matthew Goode), while Masterson (John Goodman) offers a reward to stop him, and Julian (Tom Hughes) also surfaces at this point, to solve one mystery while adding, intensely, to the drama. Next week, Dancing on the Edge provides an epilogue of sorts, in which Ejiofor, as Louis, is interviewed in cha

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