Tuesday, October 8, 2019

What's On Tonight (Wednesday): Cheers to The Goldbergs

The Goldbergs, "Food in a Geoffy" (via Giphy)
NORM! Oops, I mean [insert your name]. Tonight, ABC's continues its (lame) Cast from the Past promotion with special episodes of its lineup, and the highlight — without a doubt — is the seventh-season comedy The Goldbergs with some of the Cheers cast. In an alternative universe, there's also a Cast from the Past Trophy Wife episode featuring most of the West Wing cast. Elsewhere tonight, Nancy Drew is back on TV and on the case! Plus you can find a new music competition series and Riverdale is back in business, among the usual large slate of Wednesday programming. Oh balls, it's only Wednesday? Here's what's on television for tonight, Wednesday, October 9!

πŸ’» STREAMING

Rhythm + Flow (Netflix, 3 a.m.): SERIES PREMIERE. A new music competition series with judges Cardi B, Chance the Rapper, and T.I. This week is the first four (of 10) episodes.

Wu-Tang: An American Saga (Hulu, 3 a.m.): The description says: "Industry Rule #4,080." I don't know what that means.

EARLY PRIMETIME

Jeopardy! πŸ’² (Syndicated, check your local listings): Jessica had a strong show in her second yesterday, easily making it a runaway. Can she do it again? And don't forget the Jay S recap, too.

Let's Make a Deal πŸ“ΊπŸ’² (Buzzr, 7:30 p.m.): Contestants in this 1985 episode try to avoid the Zonk.

Press Your Luck πŸ“ΊπŸ’² (Buzzr, 7 p.m.): Big bucks! Big bucks! No Whammies? No Whammies!

FOR THE RECORDThe Fixers (BYUtv)

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Chicago Med (NBC, 8 p.m.): Dr. Choi and Dr. Charles must make a difficult decision when a dying man tries to preserve his life with a controversial scientific method. Dr. Marcel and April clash over how to handle a mysterious patient.

Doctor Who πŸ“Ί (Retro TV, 8 p.m.): On a spaceship, Urbankan Monarch (Stratford Johns) plots to invade Earth for its minerals using a deadly toxin to wipe out humanity so he can make improvements to his ship. The Doctor (Pete Davison) objects!

⭐ The Goldbergs (ABC, 8 p.m.): For a show that I no longer regularly record, it still knows the way to my heart. For no real reason other than it can, The Goldbergs features a mini Cheers reunion with Kirstie Alley, Rhea Perlman, John Ratzenberger, and George Wendt, who are customers of Geoff's new food delivery service. The Goldbergs house is like a place where everyone knows your name.

Isle of Chimps (Smithsonian Channel, 8 p.m.): SPECIAL. Visit this safe haven of Ngamba Island, where chimpanzees, most arriving as orphaned babies, recover from mental trauma, form a new family, and learn how to be chimps.

The Masked Singer (Fox, 8 p.m.): Four new masked singers sing.

Nature (PBS, 8 p.m.): Five scientists who learned that keystone species can make or break the ecosystems they live in recall stories of their adventures in the wilderness in the 1960s.

Riverdale (The CW, 8 p.m.): PREMIERE. As the residents of Riverdale prepare for its upcoming Independence Day parade, Archie receives a phone call that will change the rest of his life forever.

Schooled (ABC, 8:30 p.m.): Sadly, no SNL reunion. In fact, Schooled sits out of Cast from the Past. After watching Rudy in C.B.'s class, a student wants to play football. Principal Glascott suggests Lainey find a girlfriend to give her advice on life, so she tries to befriend Wilma.

Survivor (CBS, 8 p.m.): I'm a survivor / I'm gonna make it / I will survive / keep on survivin'


FOR THE RECORDAll Elite Wrestling (TNT); Basketball Wives (VH1); The Big Interview with Dan Rather (AXS TV); Player Select (Disney XD); WWE NXT (USA)

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Almost Family (Fox, 9 p.m.): In this newbie show sure to be a boost for those with it on their CL ballot, Julia is haunted by her new reality, while Roxy embraces it by spending quality time with Leon. Preparing for trial, Tim notices interactions between Edie and the prosecutor that make him uneasy.

Chicago Fire (NBC, 9 p.m.): Brett and Foster question the suspicious circumstances surrounding an attack at a juvenile detention center. A convoluted new technology at Firehouse 51 tests everybody's patience... because it is trying to take over the fire station??!

David Makes Man (OWN, 9 p.m.): More about Raynan's home life is revealed. Gloria exposes a disturbing secret about her childhood.

Family Time (Bounce TV, 9 p.m.): PREMIERE. Devin is supposedly thousands of miles away at school despite several sightings of him around town, and Donnie receives threatening letters from someone trying to come between him and his new girlfriend. Later, Tony's new binge-watching obsession changes his whole outlook on life, and Lori adapts to her new hippie boyfriend's lifestyle.

Heartland (UPtv, 9 p.m.): Jack tags along on Amy and Ty's romantic trip to Pike River.

Modern Family (ABC, 9 p.m.): Married... with Children reunion? Boston Legal reunion? The Class? EdThe Knights of Prosperity? Out of Practice? Big Apple? It's none of the above. The veteran comedy also sits out of the Cast from the Past promo. Instead, Phil, Claire, Alex, and Luke realize the babies might help them with a few things on their to-do lists, so they offer to give Haley the day off.

Nancy Drew (ABC, 9 p.m.): SERIES PREMIERE. In the third TV series and fourth TV portrayal of the classic teenage private eye (minus the movie incarnations), newcomer Kennedy McMann takes the Nancy Drew mantle. You might remember her from the incel episode of SVU last season. (I gave it a D-.) In this pilot, when a socialite is murdered, Nancy finds herself a prime suspect in the crime, along with a group of other teens present at the scene. Of course the teens must team up to clear their own names. Every Nancy actress is still trying to live up to Pamela Sue Martin, who was near perfect in the role and will appear in this new series.

SEAL Team (CBS, 9 p.m.): Bravo Team continues their mission in Serbia to track down an organization linked to the bombing of multiple American military outposts. Jason Hayes' past returns to haunt him and leaves him contemplating his future.

Single Parents (ABC, 9:30 p.m.): Angie is sent into a tailspin when her long-absent ex-boyfriend Derek (Adam Brody) suddenly appears on her doorstep. Angie asks Will and Miggy for help because she can't resist Derek, which is this show's Cast from the Past since Brody is Leighton Meester's IRL husband... and a reunion of Life Partners and The Oranges. Also, Douglas and Poppy try for a romantic second date.

Taken at Birth (TLC, 9 p.m.): PREMIERE. In the first part of a three-part, six-hour special, "Black Market Baby Dealer," the spotlight in on the Hicks Babies, around 200 babies who were brought to Ohio from the 1940s to '60s and sold on the black market by Thomas J. Hicks, who had their real biological information erased.

FOR THE RECORDAmerica Says πŸ’² (Game Show Network); Bitchin' Rides (Motor Trend); Black Ink Crew (VH1); The Challenge (MTV); Dog's Most Wanted (WGN); Engineering Catastrophes (Science); Expedition Unknown (Discovery Channel); Forged in Fire (History); Ghost Hunters (A&E); Guy's Grocery Games (Food Network); Homicide Hunter: Lt. Joe Kenda (ID); I Was Prey (Animal Planet); Making Good (BYUtv, 9:30 p.m.); Man's Greatest Food (Cooking Channel, finale); NFL: The Grind (Epix); Property Brothers (HGTV); Random Acts (BYUtv); The Real Housewives of Dallas (Bravo)

πŸ•™ EASTERN / πŸ•˜ CENTRAL

American Horror Story: 1984 (FX, 10 p.m.): Mr. Jingles closes in on the one who got away as the counselors rally to escape Camp Redwood.

Cake (FXX, 10:30 p.m.): Just say no and feel the yes.

Chicago P.D. (NBC, 10 p.m.): After a botched carjacking turns out to be something much bigger, Voight's unit goes toe-to-toe with a smart drug kingpin who only works with women. New recruit Vanessa Rojas struggles with the transition from under cover to intelligence.

Crank Yankers (Comedy Central, 10:30 p.m.): Comedians provide voices for the crank-calling puppets of Yankerville, like in every episode.

Deadly Engineering (Science, 10 p.m.): SERIES PREMIERE. Episode one goes into the Chernobyl nuclear disaster and how it created a deadly radioactive ghost town.

A Gamble with the Devil (ID, 10 p.m.): SPECIAL. A woman fails to pick up her husband from the casino and is later found dead. Gotta catch a killer.

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (FXX, 10 p.m.): It's "Dee Day," a day which will live in infamy. The guys are in the final preparation stage for an unknown scheme when Dee enters to inform them that it is "Dee Day," and they have to do everything she wants without complaint. Truly a day that will live in infamy.

South Park (Comedy Central, 10 p.m.): Randy celebrates the success of Tegridy Farms, Meanwhile, Cartman refuses to get a shot.

Stumptown (ABC, 10 p.m.): Sorry, no HIMYM or Veritas: The Quest reunion. In hopes of becoming a certified private investigator, Dex seeks mentorship from veteran PI Artie Banks (Donal Logue). Hoffman grows suspicious of Grey after evidence proves that he has a connection to a victim in his case.

S.W.A.T. (CBS, 10 p.m.): The mayor tasks Lt. Lynch with enacting a departmental review of the squad right as they pursue the unstable and dangerous fugitive leader of an infamous doomsday cult. Luca asks the team to invest in his new passion project, a Guatemalan food truck.

Wild Metropolis (PBS, 10 p.m.): More tales about critters who have adapted and thrived to life in the metropolis.

FOR THE RECORD24/7 College Football (HBO); Black Ink Crew: Compton (VH1); Garage Squad (Motor Trend); House Hunters/House Hunters: International (HGTV); Jay Leno's Garage (CNBC)
Crank Yankers (via Giphy)

πŸ•š EASTERN / πŸ•™ CENTRAL

FOR THE RECORD: Cash Cab πŸ’² (Bravo, 11:30 p.m.)
30 Rock, "When It Rains, It Pours" (via Imgur)

Late-Night Talk & Satire

The D.L. Hughley Show (TV One, 11 p.m.): Omar Benson Miller
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central, 11 p.m.): Will Smith
The Dick Cavett Show πŸ“Ί (Decades, 9 p.m.): Kirk Douglas (4 Nov 1992); Anthony Hopkins (24 Apr 1992)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC, 11:35 p.m.): Howard Stern and Aaron Paul
Johnny Carson πŸ“Ί (Antenna TV, 10 p.m.): Joan Embery and Bob Nelson  (25 Aug 1987)
The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS, 12:37 a.m.): Adam DeVine, Kieran Culkin, and Adam Lambert
Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC, 12:37 a.m.): Ted Danson, Elizabeth Olsen, and Diane Von Furstenberg
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS, 11:35 p.m.): Jonathan Van Ness, Brett Gelman, and Big Thief
Lights Out with David Spade (Comedy Central, 10:30 p.m.): Brad Garrett, Taran Killam, and Leighton Meester
A Little Late with Lilly Singh (NBC, 1:37 a.m.): Kal Penn, Kiran Deol, and Moses Storm
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC, 11:34 p.m.): Jesse Eisenberg, Hailee Steinfeld, and Steve Miller
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (Bravo, 11 p.m.): Paula Abdul and Kameron Westcott

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SourcesThe Futon CriticTV PassportZap2it
⭐: Top pick(s)
πŸ’²: Game show
πŸ“Ί: Throwback

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