WEDNESDAY
NOVEMBER 1
2017

BIANCULLI’S BEST BETS

 

Fox, 8:00 p.m. ET

Last night, the Houston Astros could have won the 2017 World Series by taking last night’s game, and, behind some great pitching, was headed that way, with a 1-0 lead through five innings. But then came the sixth, and a comeback by the Los Angeles Dodgers that resulted in an exciting 3-1 Dodgers victory, and a tie in this year’s series at three games apiece. That leads us to tonight’s winner-take-all Game 7, when all players are potentially in play, everything is on the line, and the thrills are palpable. It’s one of the best events in professional sports – and with this year’s series already being one evenly matched stunner after another, expect tonight’s finish to be as intense as the six games that have preceded it. And also expect this to be the highest-rated World Series game in years.

 
  
 
 

PBS, 8:00 p.m. ET

Nova uses the recent deadly hurricanes as an excuse to put the history of killer storms in perspective. I can appreciate that, having lived in south Florida through the major, devastating hurricanes of the 1960s – and once having the eye pass directly over our home. But Nova takes an even longer look back, and focuses, in part, on the deadliest hurricane on record, a storm that killed more than 20,000 people in the Caribbean, in 1780. You should see the video footage! But, of course, you can’t… For a review of the entire "deadly storm" episodes, see David Hinckley's All Along the Watchtower. Check local listings.

 
  
 
 

TCM, 8:00 p.m. ET

It’s November now – a new month, and, for TCM, a new Star of the Month. This month it’s one of Hollywood’s all-time brightest and most likable stars: James Stewart. This month-long tribute begins at 8 p.m. ET with this star-filled documentary tribute, a biography that’s full of clips from movies that, by coincidence, TCM viewers will be able to watch in full in November. That begins tonight, by the way, and includes one of Stewart’s finest roles and performances ever: as the titular star of 1939’s Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (pictured), televised tonight at 9:45 p.m. ET. Special note to students in my current Film Appreciation I class at Rowan University: Anyone who watches this movie tonight, and tells me that and can answer an easy question about it next Tuesday, will earn a dollar. American currency.

 
  
 
 

PBS, 10:00 p.m. ET

Part 2 of 2. When the first part of this Frontline two-parter, from producer Michael Kirk and company, premiered last week, indictments had yet to be handed down probing the possible links between the Donald Trump presidential campaign and White House administration, and Vladimir Putin and the Russians. Now a few of them have – making this second part even more riveting, and, if possible, timely. For a full review, see Alex Strachan's TV That Matters. Check local listings.
 
  
 
 

USA, 10:00 p.m. ET

I’m going to repeat last week’s remarks because I’m still as mind-spinningly clueless regarding this show right now: The more I watch, the less I understand. This series, in Season 3, is beginning to make me feel like I’m back in my college statistics class all over again…

 
  
 
 
 
 
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David Bianculli

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David Bianculli has been a TV critic since 1975, including a 14-year stint at the New York Daily News, and sees no reason to stop now. Currently, he's TV critic for NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross, and is an occasional substitute host for that show. He's also an author and teaches TV and film history at New Jersey's Rowan University. His 2009 Dangerously Funny: The Uncensored Story of 'The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour', has been purchased for film rights. His latest, The Platinum Age of Television: From I Love Lucy to the Walking Dead, How TV Became Terrific, is an effusive guidebook that plots the path from the 1950s’ Golden Age to today’s era of quality TV.