I know the feeling:
Alright! We are on Day Five of the TV Foolishness Tournament, in which my old nemesis, The Orville, returns, heaven help me. Vote!
New Fall TV Shows:
Classic Shows I Should Have Recapped, but Didn’t:
Shows I Began Recapping, and Then Gave Up On, Including Hate Blogs:
Reader Suggestions:
You can vote as often as you’d like in each category, but these polls will close at 9 a.m., tomorrow.
WATCH THIS
FRIDAY
Fakes: A pair of teenagers accidentally create a fake ID empire in this new comedy. Series premiere. Netflix
Dated and Related: In this new dating show, siblings are on hand to serve as wingmen to help their brother or sister find love. I am the first person to say that we are running out of dating show ideas, but this one is not terrible. Series premiere. Netflix
Devil in Ohio: A psychiatrist takes in an escaped cult member only to have her own life turned upside down in this new miniseries. Premiere. Netflix
Honk for Jesus: Save Your Soul: Sterling K. Brown and Regina Hall star in this new comedy as a mega-church pastor and his wife trying to rebuild their congregation after a scandal closes their church. Premiere. Peacock
SATURDAY
The Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert: R.I.P. Taylor. 10:30 a.m., Paramount+ & 10 p.m., CBS
Saturday Night College Football: Oh great. The college football season is upon us. 6:30 p.m., ABC
Red Rocket: Simon Rex stars in this film shot in the Galveston area as a man who returns to Texas City after failing to make it as an actor in Los Angeles. 7 p.m., Showtime
SUNDAY
McEnroe: A look into the life of John McEnroe from the tantrum-thrower himself. 6 p.m., Showtime
Rick & Morty: Season premiere. 10 p.m., Adult Swim
The Murders Before the Marathon: A look into a triple murder that took place ahead of the Boston Marathon bombing, and whether or not the bombing could have been prevented had the murders been solved. Hulu
| FRI. | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 |
| ABC | Shark Tank (repeat) |
20/20 |
| CBS | Secret Celebrity Renovation (new) |
Blue Bloods (repeat) |
Blue Bloods (repeat) |
| CW | Killer Camp (new) |
Dynasty (new) |
Local |
| FOX | Friday Night 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 | 48 Hours | 48 Hours | The Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert | News/Local |
| CW | Great Chocolate Showdown (repeat) |
Masters of Illusion (repeat) |
Masters of Illusion (repeat) |
Local |
| FOX | MLB Baseball (live) |
News/Local |
| NBC | America’s Got Talent (repeat) |
Dateline (new) |
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 | The Conners (repeat) |
College Football (live) |
| CBS | 60 Minutes | Big Brother (new) |
The Equalizer (repeat) |
NCIS: Los Angeles (repeat) |
| The CW | Local | World’s Funniest Animals (repeat) |
World’s Funniest Animals (repeat) |
Penn & Teller: Fool Us (repeat) |
Local |
| FOX | MLS Soccer (live) |
FOX PBC Fight Night (live) |
Bob’s Burgers (repeat) |
Family Guy (repeat) |
Local/News |
| NBC | American Song Contest (repeat) |
America’s Got Talent (repeat) |
You know NOTHING! Mwahahaha.
“The Orville” actually turned into a pretty good show, particularly the season that just concluded. I suspect your dislike to Seth MacFarlane plays into this, but he’s actually not too irritating in this. Yes, there are some gross moments, but not as bad as his other shows. And he’s not as hammy as Shatner was in the later Star Treks.
MONSTERS.
-T