THURSDAY
MAY 31
2018

BIANCULLI’S BEST BETS

 

Netflix, 3:00 a.m. ET

SEASON FINALE: The guest for David Letterman’s sixth and final monthly talk show of the season is a person with whom Letterman first conversed on TV in 1984 (a brief clip confirms it). That guest is Howard Stern, and their conversation tonight is as freewheeling and fascinating as any of the best chats on Stern’s SiriusXM satellite radio – including the part when they talk about satellite radio. It’s no secret that many folks at NPR’s Fresh Air with Terry Gross are big Howard Stern fans, and this engaging season finale is almost tailor-made as a gift to them and other Stern, and Letterman, enthusiasts. The talk topics range from beards and George Clooney to censors and Donald Trump, and like every other hour in this Season 1 suite (including the bonus dueling-interview hour with Jerry Seinfeld), this show is a delight.
 
  
 
 

ABC, 8:00 p.m. ET

This special prime-time edition of Jimmy Kimmel Live! is indeed live, but it has a very specific purpose, which is to set up, and kick off, the evening of ABC’s coverage of the 2018 NBA Finals. Expect: sports jokes, a monologue on current events, and celebrity guests. Do not expect: Roseanne Barr.
 
  
 
 

TCM, 8:00 p.m. ET

Thursday nights in May, on TCM this month, belong to Marlene Dietrich, and tonight’s lineup, ending the month, has some late-career must-see films. In prime time, there are two classics. At 8 p.m. ET, it’s the restored and expanded version of Orson Welles’ 1958 film A Touch of Evil (pictured), with that masterful opening shot. And at 10 p.m. ET, it’s 1957’s Witness for the Prosecution, with Dietrich’s masterful climactic scene. Watch them both.

 
  
 
 

ABC, 9:00 p.m. ET

The Golden State Warriors, defending NBA champions, fought their way back to make it to this year’s finals – and so did their most famous rivals, the Cleveland Cavaliers. So here we go again, with Game 1 of what promises, or at least has the potential, to be a very exciting series.

 
  
 
 
 
 
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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.