TUESDAY
JANUARY 30
2018

BIANCULLI’S BEST BETS

 

TCM, 8:00 p.m. ET

In 1933, special effects pioneer Willis O’Brien mixed live-action footage and stop-motion monsters to create the king of the apes. King Kong’s proportions may have kept changing throughout the film, but there’s no denying how exciting it must have been, and somehow still is, to see Kong take his iconic place atop the Empire State Building. And Fay Wray is almost as much fun to watch, though for different reasons.

 
  
 
 

Various Networks, 9:00 p.m. ET

Sorry, that’s State of the Union. My mistake. Actually, the House of Representatives’ mistake, but still: As 1968 presidential write-in candidate Pat Paulsen would say, “Picky, picky, picky.” But tonight, it’s not President Paulsen addressing the joint bodies of Congress. It’s President Donald Trump, making his first State of the Union speech since occupying the Oval Office. Many broadcast, cable and news networks will be covering this live, including CBS, ABC, NBC, Fix, PBS, Telemundo, C-SPAN, and Fox News Channel, CNN and MSNBC.
 
  
 
 

Showtime, 9:00 p.m. ET

Usually, the hosts and guess on this show talk about many games. Tonight, in this preview to Super Bowl LII, they’ll be discussing only one.

 
  
 
 

TCM, 10:00 p.m. ET

Mel Brooks’ 1967 comic masterpiece is going to be showcased, along with Brooks himself,  this April at the annual TCM Classic Film Festival. Meanwhile, or in case you’re not traveling to Hollywood for the occasion, TCM tonight presents The Producers in prime time, with all of its lunacy, irreverence and utter brilliance intact. If you can’t sing along with every verse of “Springtime for Hitler,” it’s a skill that’s never too late to be acquired…

 
  
 
 

CBS, 11:35 p.m. ET

Many broadcast and cable outlets will be reacting to President Trump’s first State of the Union address afterward with live commentary and analysis. But only Stephen Colbert is doing his broadcast network late show live tonight, to react accordingly…

 
  
 
 
 
 
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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.