Can’t resist: Today, in its cut-town sampler of Ed Sullivan Show programs, Decades presents generous chunks from the most famous Ed Sullivan Show of all: the night The Beatles invaded America in February 1964. Oh, and Frank Gorshin was there, too, doing impressions, and joking about what it might be like if actors ran for public office. Those were the days…

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WOMEN MAKE FILM: A NEW ROAD MOVIE THROUGH CINEMA By David Bianculli

Tonight is the third installment of this exceptional, informative documentary about female filmmakers. Three more “chapters,” or aspects of filmmaking, are covered tonight: “Conversations,” “Framing,” and “Tracking.” As examples, you’ll see tastes of such tantalizing films as Mai Zetterling’s Loving Couples from 1964, Céline Sciamma’s Tomboy from 2011, Ida Lupino’s Hitch-Hiker from 1953,

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THE WINNERS OF THE 2020 TELEVISION CRITICS AWARDS By Mike Hughes

HBO's Watchmen is the big winner in the annual Television Critics Association Awards...

2020

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THE DREW BARRYMORE SHOW By David Bianculli

SERIES PREMIERE: Daytime talk shows aren’t normally something that hits my radar – but this new series, a talk show hosted by Drew Barrymore, is worth a look, at least on today’s day one. To launch her series, the former child star of E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial has leaned heavily on her movie co-stars, and today welcomes not only her Charlie’s Angels co-stars from 20 years ago, Cameron Diaz and Lucy Liu, but also Adam Sandler, her cinematic Weddi

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WELCOME TO EMMY WEEK. TRY NOT TO BE CONFUSED By Alex Strachan

First things first, as Jeff Probst likes to say on Survivor. The 72nd Emmys are going ahead as planned. A subdued, COVID-aware ceremony will air live...

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1993: 'HEARTS AFIRE' DEBUTS ON CBS By Linda Donovan

On this day in 1992, Hearts Afire, with John Ritter and Markie Post, debuted...

2020

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1977: 'THE RICHARD PRYOR SHOW' DEBUTS ON NBC By TV WW

Today in 1977, NBC introduced the short-lived comedy series, The Richard Pryor Show...

2020

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THE LATEST REBOOT IS INTRIGUING AND FUN, AND IT'S ON PBS: 'VAN DER VALK' By David Hinckley

Piet Van der Valk has returned after an absence of almost three decades, and his people skills have not improved...

2020

Sep

N.Y.P.D. MARATHON By David Bianculli

The N.Y.P.D. marathon, showcasing this 1967-69 ABC series, continues on Decades today. And though the transfers they’re televising are washy and hardly of the highest quality, this on-location New York half-hour police drama was a clear improvement over the average cop shows of that period. There are at least two episodes to catch today: At 9:30 a.m. ET, “Encounter on a Rooftop,” in which one of the series’ lead characters, a Black detective played by Robert Hoo

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2020 NFL FOOTBALL By David Bianculli

Thursday’s opening night game of the 2020 pro football season was an indication of things to come this year. The fans in attendance are capped at a small percentage of stadium capacity, the announcers work without having to deal with a lot of crowd noise, and the contact on the field – both the hard hits and the celebrations after a good play – leads invariably to thoughts of COVID-19 transmission. This is the first Sunday of this year’s NFL season, so see for yourself. G

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