Weekend watch articles

  • 5 things to watch on TV this weekend

    Welcome to the weekend edition of What’s On. Here are the big things happening on TV from Friday, May 17 to Sunday, May 19. All times are Eastern. [Note: The weekly edition of What’s On publishes on Sundays.] 1. André Holland leads The Big Cigar Apple TV+, Friday, 12:01 a.m.: In the biographical drama The Big Cigar, André Holland plays Huey P. Newton, the founder of the political Black Panther party. To escape the FBI and go into hiding in Cuba in 1974, he turns to Hollywood producer Bert...
  • How to watch the possible aurora borealis this weekend

    Those of you looking to the skies this weekend may bear witness to a cosmic visual experience typically reserved for regions near the Arctic Circle. Various global weather agencies are reporting that the aurora borealis could be visible as far south as Alabama and Northern California over the coming days thanks to unusually strong solar flares. On Thursday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued a G4 geomagnetic storm watch — the first to be declared in almost 20...
  • 6 things to watch on TV this weekend

    Welcome to the weekend edition of What’s On. Here are the big things happening on TV from Friday, May 10 to Sunday, May 12. All times are Eastern. [Note: The weekly edition of What’s On publishes on Sundays.] 1. Ncuti Gatwa shines as Doctor Who Disney+, Friday, 7:01 p.m.: In Doctor Who’s latest season, Sex Education and Barbie actor Ncuti Gatwa plays the Fifteenth Doctor, an alien who travels across space and time for various adventures thanks to the TARDIS. After debuting in a special last...