WEDNESDAY
MARCH 1
2017

BIANCULLI’S BEST BETS

 

PBS, 8:00 p.m. ET

MINISERIES FINALE: This last chapter of Spy in the Wild, which has been a lot of fun, pulls back the curtain to reveal, in an installment titled “Meet the Creatures,” exactly how these very realistic animatronic “spies” were designed and operated. Check local listings.

 
  
 
 

ABC, 9:00 p.m. ET

Night II. It’s significant that ABC is presenting this four-part miniseries on the rise and development of the gay rights movement – and even more significant, in context, that it’s preceded by a fresh episode of Modern Family, the ABC sitcom that arguably has done more for gay rights, and subtle shaping of national attitudes and acceptance on the gay rights issue, than any other TV program since NBC’s Will and Grace.

 
  
 
 

NBC, 10:00 p.m. ET

SERIES PREMIERE: Carl Weathers is one of the stars of this latest Chicago-set series from executive producer Dick Wolf, who has managed to create durable and popular franchises out of drama series set in two different cities. First New York, and now the so-called Second City. For a full review, see David Hinckley's All Along the Watchtower.
 
  
 
 

FX, 10:00 p.m. ET

This fourth episode of Noah Hawley’s newest TV series is the first one I haven’t seen in advance – and boy, I can’t wait to see what happens, as the staff trying to help David (Dan Stevens) has a difficult time assessing his powers, potential, and limitations.

 
  
 
 

TBS, 10:00 p.m. ET

SPECIAL: Conan O’Brien is on the road again, and, like Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, he does some of his very best work interacting with everyday people in various locations. For this latest special, he goes to Mexico – where, among other activities, he tries to raise money from Mexican cities to help build the border wall.

 
  
 
 

TCM, 10:00 p.m. ET

TCM is up to the Vs in its alphabetical salute to the Oscars, and that leaves room, in prime time, for tonight’s showing of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1958 moody masterpiece, Vertigo. James Stewart plays a man with an almost twisted obsession with a former love, and Kim Novak plays the embodiment of that lost love – in more ways than one.

 
  
 
 
 
 
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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.