SUNDAY
JUNE 2
2019

BIANCULLI’S BEST BETS

 

BBC America, 8:00 p.m. ET

SEASON PREMIERE: This excellent crime series, starring Idris Elba as intense investigator John Luther, has been dormant for five years. But now, thank goodness, it’s back, and it arrives with a surprise: Ruth Wilson, who played sexy killer Alice Morgan, is back as well. And that’s a surprise, because we last saw her character at the end of Season 3 in 2013. When Season 4 began, she and John Luther had gotten together and broken apart (all of it out of sight of TV audiences), and he spent much of Season 4 mourning her death. But, as it happens, she’s very much alive. And their sexual attraction and odd dynamic may seem more familiar now, thanks to the subsequent character interplay between killer and investigator in Killing Eve. For a full review, see David Hinckley's All Along the Watchtower.                                                                                            

 
  
 
 

PBS, 9:00 p.m. ET

SPECIAL: This is a public TV pledge special, which means it’s just as likely to be shown on another night and time as during this suggested national airing. But find it, and revel in it. Hosted by Jim Carter (pictured), who played the butler Mr. Carson in all six seasons of Downton Abbey on PBS. And he’s not through yet: A new Downton Abbey movie is in production now for release this September, and this special includes a sneak preview of it – as well as scenes from the six seasons of the TV series. Watch for Dan Stevens, now starring on FX’s Legion, as Matthew Crawley. Check local listings.

 
  
 
 

Showtime, 9:00 p.m. ET

Taylor has gone hard after Wendy, whose professional standing is now in question. And the question is, how will Axe retaliate to protect Wendy?

 
  
 
 

FX, 10:00 p.m. ET

SERIES PREMIERE: With podcasts and now this new FX series, The New York Times has explored ways to extend its reach and footprint, while telling stories – or telling stories about the way it gathers its stories – in new media platforms. Each episode of The Weekly focuses on one story, and one reporter or group of reporters, starting with tonight’s premiere.

 
  
 
 
 
 
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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.