There was a time when the fall TV season came as regularly as, well, the change of seasons. Even though things are a little more complicated now, with networks staggering the start of new seasons for various shows, it’s not always a bad thing.
Take for example the excellent Sundance Channel series “Spectacle: Elvis Costello With…” By the time the show kicks off its second season on Dec. 9 at 10 p.m. ET/PT, we’ll no doubt have had our fill of kids with behavior problems, aspiring models, globetrotting couples, wanna be fashion designers, ambitious chefs and talk show hosts who probably should have hung onto their late night time slot.
So it’s comforting to know we’ll be able to tune into seven fresh episodes of Costello sitting down at Harlem’s Apollo Theater and Toronto’s Masonic Temple with Bruce Springsteen, Bono, The Edge, Neko Case, Nick Lowe, Levon Helm, Richard Thompson, Allen Toussaint and others.
Wednesday, October 14
The Script – “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”
Josh Wolf, Gary Valentine, Whitney Cummings – “Chelsea Lately”
Mika – “Late Show with David Letterman”
Bill Cosby, Toby Keith – “The Jay Leno Show”
Rascal Flatts – “The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien”
Monty Python – “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon”
The RZA – “The Colbert Report”
Jamie Foxx, Toby Keith – “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
Phoenix – “Last Call with Carson Daly”
Thursday, October 15
Gloria Gaynor, Kara DioGuardi – “The View”
John Cleese, Michael Palin, Eric Idle – “Live with Regis and Kelly”
Pete Escovedo, Shelia E. – “The Tavis Smiley Show”
Kelly Osbourne, Chris Hardwick, Hasan Minhaj, Arden Myrin – “Chelsea Lately”
Toby Keith – “The Bonnie Hunt Show”
Don Rickles, Built to Spill – “Late Show with David Letterman”
Jeff Dunham – “The Jay Leno Show”
Hockey – “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon”
Harper Simon – “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
Keane – “Last Call with Carson Daly”
Friday, October 16
Greg Proops – “The View”
Dan Levy, Chris Franjola, Loni Love – “Chelsea Lately” – rerun
Tim McGraw – “Late Show with David Letterman”
Eddie Izzard – “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon”
Eric Church – “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
Toby Keith – “Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson”
Saturday, October 17
Kenny Chesney – “Austin City Limits”
Shakira – “Saturday Night Live”