I honestly thought it wouldn’t be until next month until I’d have to do one of these, “Hey, look at these cute animal” posts, but now I find myself driving across the country to deposit a child at college, so, you know.
In the meantime, be sure to vote in my hate blog poll:
If you’d like to make an informed decision about which show you want to force me to watch, find more information and trailers here.
Oh, and yeah, here are some cute animals.
Look at this dog who thinks you’ve watched enough television:
“yea and what’re you gonna do about it huh?“ from AnimalsBeingJerks
Look at this unpatriotic squirrel:
Look at these escape artists:
The Great Escape.. pic.twitter.com/VQE3JCm3Ch
— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden_) September 8, 2021
WATCH THIS
FRIDAY
Malignant: A woman is tormented by dreams of grisly murders, only to realize they’re real in this new James Wan film. Premiere. HBO Max
Lucifer: Final season premiere Netflix
The Race Against Time: The CIA And 9/11: Or you could read The Looming Tower. Premiere. 7 p.m., CBS
SATURDAY
9/11: Four Flights: A re-examination of the four flights that changed the world. 7 p.m., History
NYC Epicenters 9/11 -> 2021 1/2: The final chapter looks at how the attacks united the city, but left first responders ill, and the city’s Muslim population under attack. Finale. 9 p.m., HBO
United 93: The heroes of flight 93 have their story told in this harrowing film. 8 p.m, Showtime
SUNDAY
Scenes From a Marriage: Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain star as an impossibly gorgeous couple suffering through a bad marriage. Series premiere. 8 p.m., HBO
American Rust: Jeff Daniels stars in this new drama as the compromised police chief in a Rust Belt Pennsylvania town. Series premiere. 9 p.m., Showtime
2021 MTV VMAs: The children are giving themselves awards. 7 p.m, MTV, MTV 2, VH1, The CW, TV Land, Comedy Central, Paramount Network, BET, LOGO, Nickelodeon, Nick 2, BET Her, CMT
The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City: So this is back, and with extra legal drama. 8 p.m., Bravo
Late Night:
- Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (Friday): Reese Witherspoon, Simu Liu, Lisa
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (Friday): Kristen Bell, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Metallica
| FRI. | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 |
| ABC | Shark Tank (repeat) |
20/20 |
| CBS | The Race Against Time: The CIA And 9/11 (new) |
Blue Bloods (repeat) |
| CW | Burden of Truth (new) |
Dynasty (new) |
Local |
| FOX | WWE Super SmackDown | Local |
| NBC | American Ninja Warrior (repeat) |
Dateline |
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| SAT. | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | 11:00 | 11:30 |
| ABC | College Football (live) |
News/Local |
| CBS | S.W.A.T. (repeat) |
48 Hours | 48 Hours | News/Local |
| FOX | MLB Baseball (live) |
News/Local |
| NBC | Family Game Night (new) |
America’s Got Talent (repeat) |
News/ Local |
Saturday Night Live (repeat) |
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| SUN. | 6:00 | 6:30 | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 |
| ABC | America’s Funniest Home Videos (repeat) |
Celebrity Family Feud (new) |
The Chase (new) |
To Tell the Truth (new) |
| CBS | NFL Football | 60 Minutes | Big Brother (new) |
The Equalizer (repeat) |
NCIS: Los Angeles (repeat) |
| The CW | Local | 2021 MTV Video Music Awards (new) |
| FOX | The OT (live) |
The Masked Singer & Alter Ego Sneak Peek | Fantasy Island (repeat) |
Family Guy (repeat) |
Local/News |
| NBC | Sunday Night Football (repeat) |