TV picks for Jan. 30: 'Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes,' Dan Patrick, 'Black Earth Rising'

January 29, 2019 at 10:27PM
John Goodman, Michaela Coel on "Black Earth Rising"
credit: Netflix
John Goodman and Michaela Coel in “Black Earth Rising.” (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

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"Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television" was renewed for another season, a development that seems to have shocked the people making this irreverent spoof of all things Hollywood, especially the buddy-cop drama. The sitcom's second chance at life is mined for laughs over and over again with a cast that winks so hard at the audience that they should be required to see an optometrist.

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Dan the man

No offense to Joe Buck, but the sports-talk show "Undeniable" got a major upgrade when Dan Patrick signed up to replace him as host. Anyone who listens to Patrick's radio show knows he's one of the best interviewers in the business, so it should be enlightening to watch him sit down this season with Ray Lewis, Rod Woodson and others for an hour each.

7 p.m. AT&T/DirecTV

Disorder in the court

Hugo Blick, the man behind the Peabody Award-winning "The Honourable Woman," is the writer and director of "Black Earth Rising," a new series about the prosecution of an African militia leader. John Goodman plays a lawyer drawn into the complicated case.

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Neal Justin

John Goodman in "Black Earth Rising"
credit: Des Wlilie/BBC/Netflix
John Goodman in “Black Earth Rising” credit: Des Wlilie/BBC/Netflix (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Ryan Hansen is photographed on Sept. 23, 2017 at the "Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television" TV Show screening in New York. (Efren Landaos/Rex Shutterstock/Zuma Press/TNS) ORG XMIT: 1213114
Ryan Hansen is photographed on Sept. 23, 2017 at the “Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television” TV Show screening in New York. (Efren Landaos/Rex Shutterstock/Zuma Press/TNS) (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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Neal Justin

Critic / Reporter

Neal Justin is the pop-culture critic, covering how Minnesotans spend their entertainment time. He also reviews stand-up comedy. Justin previously served as TV and music critic for the paper. He is the co-founder of JCamp, a non-profit program for high-school journalists, and works on many fronts to further diversity in newsrooms.

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