LOS ANGELES (AP) – Summer travel packing list: swimsuit, sunblock, television.
In this portable TV era, there’s no reason to leave small-screen entertainment at home when cable channels, streaming services and networks are eager to keep you connected online with top-notch fare from, among others, Oscar-owning filmmakers.
So hit the road with your smartphone, laptop or tablet – or, heck, stay put in front of an actual TV set – and check out this steamy-weather menu of hot picks (all times EDT).
– “BrainDead,” CBS, 10 p.m. Monday, June 13. A different political show from “The Good Wife” creators Robert and Michelle King, with Washington beset by brain-eating bugs and a bipartisan coalition out to stop them. Tony Shalhoub and Broadway and TV “Grease” heartthrob Aaron Tveit are among the comic thriller’s stars.
– “Animal Kingdom,” TNT, 9 p.m. Monday, June 14. A teenager (Finn Cole) loses his mother to a heroin overdose and gains a violent family that includes a tough matriarch (Ellen Barkin) and her offspring in the drama series based on the Australian movie of the same name.