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And the Emmy goes to... Here's what's on television for tonight, Sunday, September 19!
Welcome to the final night of the 2020-21 television season! We did it everyone! Another year down. [*high fives everyone*]
The final Top Pick of the season is the season (series?) finale of Fantasy Island (Fox, 8 p.m.), which to my surprise is pretty enjoyable. It isn't prestige television or here to help change the TV game, but it is quite pleasant as the fantasy these days doesn't have much in terms of limits. The casting is good, and this is a follow-up to the original series. Island manager Roselyn Sanchez plays Elena Roarke, whose uncle was Mr. Roarke.
Elsewhere, the Television Academy awards the "best" television of the past year, Muhammad Ali gets Ken Burns treatment, Heels celebrates a baby baptism, there's Evil at a fertility clinic, mysterious creatures are among the Dead, CNN Films examines the NRA, Mira returns to Marriage from a business trip, Epix gets into a Fiasco, and Adult Swim supports Teenage Euthanasia.
Elsewhere, the Television Academy awards the "best" television of the past year, Muhammad Ali gets Ken Burns treatment, Heels celebrates a baby baptism, there's Evil at a fertility clinic, mysterious creatures are among the Dead, CNN Films examines the NRA, Mira returns to Marriage from a business trip, Epix gets into a Fiasco, and Adult Swim supports Teenage Euthanasia.
DAYSIDE ON THE SITE
🤔 Thoughts On: The Women of 1988 (8 a.m.): Natasha Richardson is Patty Hearst! And don't forget the previous 1988 entries: Dangerous Liaisons, The Accused, Working Girl, Gorillas in the Mist, A Cry in the Dark, The Accidental Tourist, Mississippi Burning, Running on Empty, Madame Sousatzka, A Fish Called Wanda, Crossing Delancey, Married to the Mob, Bull Durham, Beaches, Hairspray, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, Another Woman, and Beetlejuice.
🎶 Totally Tunes (12:30 p.m.): Our weekly discussion about a particular type of/theme within music. This week: emptiness.
STREAMING & EARLY PRIMETIME
📺 Cain's Hundred (YouTube, now): This one-season wonder that was too good for its time turns 60 years old today. A lawyer for the mob turns on them, and in their revenge, Cain's fiancée is killed. Cain teams up with the FBI and vows to take down 100 mobsters, one at a time. While not every episode can be found on YouTube, most can.
Evil (Paramount+, 3 a.m.): Ben, David, and Kristen investigate the RSM Fertility clinic - since so many of their past cases have led back to the ominous clinic.
📺 Starman (YouTube, now): The one-season 1986 spinoff from the John Carpenter sci-fi movie turns 35 years old today. It starred Robert Hays and took place 15 years after the movie.
The Walking Dead (AMC+, 3 a.m.): Escaping from walkers, Connie and Virgil hide in a house occupied by mysterious creatures. Pope tests Daryl's loyalty to the Reapers with a conflicting mission. Kelly leaves Alexandria in search of Connie.
NOTICES:
Sunday Night Baseball (ESPN, 7 p.m.): Dodgers at Reds
BRIEFLY: In Ice Cold Blood (Oxygen, 7 p.m.); Naked & Afraid of Love (Discovery+, 3 a.m.); Snapped (Oxygen, 6 p.m.)
🕗 8 P.M. EASTERN / 🕖 7 P.M. CENTRAL
73rd Primetime Emmy Awards (CBS / Paramount+, 8 p.m.): SPECIAL. The Emmys celebrate and honor television's best. This year, Netflix will become the most awarded network, ending HBO's streak that has lasted more than a generation. The likely program winners tonight are Ted Lasso, The Crown, and The Queen's Gambit, but I hope the Television Academy can toss us at least one surprise. 27 categories (ugh) in three hours. This year is hosted by Cedric the Entertainer with Leon Bridges and Jon Batiste perform the In Memoriam song. The live thread goes up at 7 p.m. I hope to see you there! (Nominations ballot.)
Chesapeake Shores (Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.): Jess and David's wedding is here, but the O'Brien family still has a lot to face before the celebration. Abby and Evan get into an argument over his hotel, threatening the entire project.
⭐ Fantasy Island (Fox, 8 p.m.): SEASON FINALE. Young artist Ramon wants to see his mentor, Jasper, again, and Jasper realizes he may not have been the best influence on Ramon.
Johnson (Bounce TV, 8 p.m.): Greg and Serena come to a crossroads in their relationship. Jarvis tries to keep the morality high within his company.
Muhammad Ali (PBS, 8 p.m.): SERIES PREMIERE. Boxer and activist Muhammad Ali gets the spotlight from Ken Burns. In the first of four parts, boxer "Cassius Clay rises from the amateur ranks to win gold at the 1960 Olympics and become a contender for the heavyweight championship title."✔️
The Origins of COVID-19: Searching for the Source (CNN Special Report) (CNN, 8 p.m.): "Sanjay Gupta looks at the leading theories on COVID's origins and talks to scientists who have spent lifetimes studying viruses to uncover what people know about the origins of the disease that launched a global pandemic."
Power Book III: Raising Kanan (Starz, 8 p.m.): As Marvin seeks revenge, Raq turns to Kanan for assistance only he can provide.
NOTICES:
💲 Celebrity Family Feud (ABC, season finale): Selling Sunset cast, Bling Empire cast, Pentatonix, Wilson Philips
Sunday Night Football (NBC, 8:20 p.m.): Problematic football name at blackbirds
BRIEFLY: 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way (TLC); Alaskan Bush People (Discovery Channel, season premiere); The Circus (Showtime); The Real Housewives of Potomac (Bravo); Relative Race (BYUtv, season premiere)
🕘 9 P.M. EASTERN / 🕗 8 P.M. CENTRAL
Animal Kingdom (TNT, 9 p.m.): J and Pope take a road trip to clean up the aftermath of some family business that went sideways. Deran and Craig scout a new mark with the help of Frankie.
Billions (Showtime, 10 p.m.): As Axe Cap returns to the office, Axe makes a surprise announcement. Wendy's divorce becomes complicated when Chuck sticks his nose in the Mase Carb financials.
Chapelwaite (Epix, 9 p.m.): Charles prepares to commit himself to the asylum for treatment but Tane discovers something disturbing in the barn that may help reveal Chapelwaite's secrets. A creepy cadre of emaciated Acolytes arrive with a message.
🎥 Finding Love in Mountain View (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, 8 p.m.): "After finding out she has been entrusted to take care of her deceased cousin's children, an architect is torn between her career and her cousin's wish."
Heels (Starz, 9 p.m.): It's the day of Big Jim's baby's baptism and a new beginning for everyone in Duffy. Jack's running around town prepping and promoting the upcoming match.
Killers of the Cosmos (Science, 9 p.m.): SERIES PREMIERE. Aiden Gillen hosts this series examining dangerous phenomena in the universe that could kill us. The universe is full of murderers, too!
🎥 The Price of Freedom (CNN, 8 p.m.): "A look at the gun violence epidemic in America and the role the National Rifle Association has played over time. Featuring interviews with government leaders, NRA representatives, and people whose lives have been personally touched by gun violence." This movie was originally scheduled for a few weeks ago but got bumped for hurricane coverage.
Scenes from a Marriage (HBO, 9 p.m.): When Mira returns from a business trip with a crushing revelation, she and Jonathan struggle to process the complicated aftershock.
The Walking Dead (AMC, 9 p.m.): Aaron, Carol, Lydia, and Jerry go to the Hilltop ruins for blacksmith tools and nearby game. Maggie and Negan go into the woods. Judith and the kids clash with teenagers. Who doesn't?
Wellington Paranormal (The CW, 9 p.m.): O'Leary and Minogue investigate a car stolen under very mysterious circumstances. Sgt. Maaka breaks the news that he must downsize the paranormal unit.
NOTICES:
💲 The Chase's chaser (ABC): James Holzhauer
BRIEFLY: Halloween Wars (Food Network, season premiere); North Woods Law (Animal Planet); The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City (Bravo); Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks (National Geographic)
🕙 10 P.M. EASTERN / 🕘 9 P.M. CENTRAL
Afghanistan: Graveyard of Empires (On Assignment with Richard Engel) (MSNBC, 10 p.m.): After 20 years of war, more than 2,500 American dead and more than $1 trillion spent, the Taliban rule Afghanistan.
American Rust (Showtime, 10 p.m.): Harris' investigation continues. Isaac leaves town; Billy and Lee reunite, and Buell celebrates a shotgun wedding.
Fiasco (Epix, 10 p.m.): SERIES PREMIERE. Another podcast turned into a docuseries lands at Epix. "Season one will tell the story of the Iran-Contra affair, the Cold War-era debacle - involving a secret war in Nicaragua and an arms-for-hostages deal with Iran - that almost took down the presidency of Ronald Reagan."✔️
NOTICES:
💲 To Tell the Truth (ABC): Cedric the Entertainer, London Hughes, Nikki Glaser
Uncensored (TV One): Kym Whitley
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (Bravo): Candiace Dillard Bassett, Meredith Marks
BRIEFLY: A Gabby Petito Investigation with Nancy Grace (Fox News Channel, special); I Love a Mama's Boy (TLC); On the Case with Paula Zahn (Investigation Discovery); The Osbournes Want to Believe (Travel Channel); Sex & Murder (HLN); Talking Dead (AMC)
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📺 Mission: Impossible (MeTV, 3 a.m.): Spy Anton Malek was planted in the Federated People's Republic's atomic research program 12 years ago. Now, suffering from an incurable disease, he goes rogue and plans to transform the reactor into a nuclear bomb and wipe out the FPR's capital.
Teenage Euthanasia (Adult Swim, midnight): SERIES PREMIERE. This new animated series officially kicks off. It follows a former runaway teen mom, who is accidentally resurrected in her family's funeral home. It looks... terrible?✔️
Work in Progress (Showtime, 11 p.m.): As Abby and her family convene at her dad's house to wait for news together, they discover the circumstances behind his hospitalization.
BRIEFLY: 90 Day Pillow Talk: The Other Way (TLC, 11 p.m.); Beach Hunters/Island Hunters (HGTV)
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Note: All times are Eastern.
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Key Sources: The Futon Critic; IMDb; J-Archive; TV Passport; Zap2it
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Happy watching, everyone!
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