Day: October 6, 2024

Lonely hero is back, quietly tracking

Our screens used to be populated by quietly heroic loners.
There was Shane and Paladin and Johnny Yuma and more, including The Man With No Name. They roamed the Old West, sometimes saving people.
They vanished in the age of anti-heroes, but sometimes re-appear. The key show is “Tracker” (shown here) which returns at 8 p.m. Sunday (Oct. 13), to launch CBS’ belated fall season. Read more…

Best-bets for Oct. 8: two openers, plus Oprah in Elvis’ world

1) “An Oprah Special: The Presleys,” 8 p.m., CBS. Riley Keough’s life has been hectic lately. Her mother (Lisa Marie Presley) died at 54. Keogh won legal fights for control of the estate of her grandfather, Elvis Presley. She was Emmy-nominated for “Daisy Jones and the Six” (shown here). And she finished a memoir her mother started; she discusses that with Oprah Winfrey. Read more…