What's On Tonight (Friday): In the Big Mouth of Madness...

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TOP PICK(s)

⭐ 👄 Big Mouth (Netflix, 3:01 AM) SEASON 5 PREMIERE. 'Romantic confessions, angry tirades and vicious rumors fly as lovebugs and hate worms wriggle their way into the hearts of the Bridgeton Middle crew.'

PREMIERES

🔔 A Man Named Scott (Amazon Prime, 12:01 AM) SPECIAL PRESENTATION. 'Follows the musical career of Kid Cudi starting with the release of 'Day 'n' Nite' in 2008 through the recording of his albums up until present day.  Friends, producers, and collaborators help illustrate his story in conjunction with concert footage and never before seen behind-the-scenes.'

🎥 The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (Amazon Prime, 12:01 AM) 'The true story of eccentric British artist Louis Wain (Benedict Cumberbatch, whose playful, psychedelic pictures transformed the public's perception of cats forever.  Set in the early 1900s, we follow Wain as he seeks to unlock the "electrical" mysteries of the world and, in so doing, to better understand his own life and the profound love he shared with his wife Emily Richardson (Claire Foy).

🔔 Historias Para No Dormir (Amazon Prime, 12:01 AM) SEASON 1. 'The mythical Stories for not sleeping of the teacher Chicho Ibáñez Serrador are back. In a remake by Rodrigo Sorogoyen, Paula Ortiz, Rodrigo Cortés and Paco Plaza, four fantastic stories will be brought back to life, such as "The joke", "El doble", "Freddy" and "El asfalto".'

🔔 Tampa Baes (Amazon Prime, 12:01 AM) SEASON 1. 'The eight-episode docuseries from 3 Ball Productions follows a young group of lesbian friends in Tampa Bay, an ever-growing gay hotspot on the Florida shoreline.'

🎥 Finch (Apple TV+, 12:01 AM) 'Tom Hanks is Finch, a man who embarks on a moving and powerful journey to find a new home for his unlikely family - his beloved dog and a newly created robot - in a dangerous and ravaged world.'

🔔 Hello, Jack!  The Kindness Show (Apple TV+, 12:01 AM) SERIES PREMIERE. 'The new, breakthrough live action series from creators Jack McBrayer and children's TV veteran and author, Angela C. Santomero ("Blue's Clues," "Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood"), aims to ignite kindness by exploring empathy, humor, playfulness and imagination.'

🔔 Being Blago (Hulu, 12:01 AM) LIMITED SERIES. 'The four-part docuseries is a story about Blagojevich's life after prison - his journey, purpose, lost power, search for redemption, and if he plans to reenter politics. The limited series features more than 20 years and 100+ hours of archival footage and four months of exclusive access to Blagojevich's day-to-day life after being released from prison. '

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🔔 No Man of God (AMC+, 3:01 AM) SPECIAL PRESENTATION. 'In 1980, Ted Bundy was sentenced to death by electrocution. In the years that followed, he agreed to disclose the details of his crimes, but only to one man. During the early days of the agency’s criminal profiling unit, FBI analyst Bill Hagmaier (Elijah Wood) met with the incarcerated Ted Bundy (Luke Kirby) in the hopes of understanding the psychology of the serial killer and providing closure for the victims’ families. As Hagmaier delves into Bundy’s dark and twisted mind, a strange and complicated relationship develops that neither man expected.'

🔔 The Club (Netflix, 3:01 AM) SEASON 1. 'In cosmopolitan 1950s Istanbul, a mother with a troubled past works at a nightclub to reconnect with and help the rebellious daughter she couldn’t raise.'

🔔 Gloria (Netflix, 3:01 AM) SEASON 1. 'A small town in Portugal becomes engulfed in a web of political intrigue when a young engineer is recruited as a KGB spy in this historical thriller.'

🎥 A Cop Movie (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 'This documentary walks the line between fact and fiction, delving into corruption in the Mexican police through the experiences of two officers.'

🎥 Where is Marta? (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 'Teenager Marta del Castillo's disappearance made headlines in Spain. Family, friends, police and more weigh in on a case that is still unresolved.'

🎥 Love Hard (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 'After meeting her perfect match on a dating app, an LA writer learns she's been catfished when she flies 3,000 miles to surprise him for Christmas.'

🎥 Meenakshi Sundareshwar (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 'Forced to live apart due to a unique job prospect, two newlyweds face the hassles, hiccups — and hilarity — that arise from their long-distance marriage.'

🎥 We Couldn't Become Adults (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 'Prodded by a friend request, a feckless forty-something recalls his past relationships from the 90s onward, looking for his vanished hopes and dreams.'

🎥 Yara (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 'A determined prosecutor becomes consumed with the case of a missing 13-year-old and goes to extreme lengths to get to the truth. Based on a real case.'

🎥 Zero to Hero (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 'This film chronicles record-breaking Paralympian So Wa-wai’s relationship with his mother as they overcome hurdles in their lives. Based on a true story.'

🔔 The Unlikely Murderer (Netflix, 3:01 AM) SEASON 1. 'This series dramatizes how a man claiming to be a witness at the assassination of Swedish prime minister Olof Palme may have gotten away with murder.'

😂 Love Joy (Peacock, 3:01 AM) 'Filmed on comedian Joyelle Nicole Johnson's 40th birthday and covers topics like relationships and therapy.'

🎥🎅 Gingerbread Miracle (Hallmark, 8:00 PM) 'A man and an old high school friend try to sell his uncle's business -- a Mexican bakery that's famous for magical gingerbread cookies that grant wishes.'

🎥💀 Her Fatal Family Secret (LMN, 8:00 PM) 'An ambitious attorney must determine whether her estranged sister is responsible for their father's death - or if it's someone else close to home.'

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RETURNING SHOWS

🔔 Pete the Cat (Amazon Prime, 12:01 AM) 'Along with his pals - Callie Cat,  Grumpy Toad, Sally Squirrel, Emma the Quebecoise Pug, Gustavo the Platypus, Pete brings you along on their adventures.  Whether learning to conquer his fears of the waves, meeting the new platypus on the block, starting a band with his friends or chasing a trick-or-treating ghost, Pete and his pals always try to keep cool, keep kind and keep rocking.'

🔔 Dickinson (Apple TV+, 12:01 AM) SEASON 3 PREMIERE. 'Hailee Steinfeld stars as Emily Dickinson. Poet. Daughter. Total rebel. In this coming-of-age story, Emily’s determined to become the world’s greatest poet.'

🔔 Animaniacs (Hulu, 12:01 AM) SEASON 2 PREMIERE. 'Yakko, Wakko and Dot return for an all-new season of this iconic, family-friendly series with something for everyone: pop culture parodies, musical showstoppers, takedowns of historical baddies...and even some important safety tips. Join the Warners and Pinky and the Brain as they wreak havoc everywhere they go, from the Warner Bros. lot to an international beauty pageant and all the way into outer space.'

🔔 Narcos: Mexico (Netflix, 3:01 AM) SEASON 3. 'Witness the birth of the Mexican drug war in the 1980s as a gritty new "Narcos" saga chronicles the true story of the Guadalajara cartel's ascent.'

💰 Gold Rush: White Water (Discovery, 9:00 PM) SEASON 5 PREMIERE.

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STREAMING

💀 I Know What You Did Last Summer (Amazon, 12:01 AM) TBA

🔔 Acapulco (Apple TV+, 12:01 AM) "Uptown Girl"

🚀 Foundation (Apple TV+. 12:01 AM) "The Missing Piece"

👽 Invasion (Apple TV+, 12:01 AM) "Going Home"

🌞 The Morning Show(Apple TV+, 12:01 AM) "Confirmations"

🔔 Swagger (Apple TV+, 12:01 AM) "We Good?"

👻 Eli Roth Presents: A Ghost Ruined My Life (Discovery+, 3:01 AM) "War With the Dead"

🍰 The Great British Baking Show (Netflix, 3:01 AM) TBA

SPORTS TONIGHT*

 

🏈 College Football: Princeton at Dartmouth (ESPNU, 6:00 PM)

🏀 NBA basketball: New York Knicks at Milwaukee Bucks (ESPN, 7:30 PM)

🏈 College Football: Virginia Tech at Boston College (ESPN2, 7:30 PM)

🏐 Women's College Volleyball: Texas at Baylor (ESPNU, 9:00 PM)

🏀 NBA basketball: New Orleans Pelicans at Golden State Warriors (ESPN, 10:05 PM)

🐮 PBR Bull Riding (CBSSN, 11:00 PM)

*Sporting Events Are Subject To COVID-Related Postponements.

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EARLY PRIMETIME

💲 People Puzzler (GSN, 6:00 PM) "All You Can Eat"

🔔 The Adventures of Paddington (Nick Jr, 7:00 PM) "Paddington Opens the City Farm; Paddington the Upcycler"

🔔 The Patrick Star Show (Nickelodeon, 7:00 PM) "Bunny the Barbarian"

🔔 Middlemost Post (Nickelodeon, 7:15 PM) "Lady of the Tree"

🔔 JoJo & Gran Gran (Nick Jr, 7:00 PM) "It's Time to Make Up a Story"

🔔 The Smurfs (Nickelodeon, 7:30 PM) "The Majestic 5; Kitchen Klutz"

🕗 8:00 EASTERN / 🕖 7:00 CENTRAL

🦈 Shark Tank (ABC, 8:00 PM) 'An online wedding planning service; a gadget that prevents bedding from tangling, twisting and balling up; an unconventional way to avoid early morning meetings; a trendy clothing brand designed to inspire youth all over the world.'

👮‍♂️ S.W.A.T. (CBS, 8:00 PM) "West Coast Offense"

🔔 Penn & Teller: Fool Us (CW, 8:00 PM) "Teller Gets Whacked!"

🤼‍♂️ WWE Friday Night Smack Down (Fox, 8:00 PM)

🔔 Home Sweet Home (NBC, 8:00 PM) "You Can Be a Cowboy!"

🐟 Treehouse Masters: Ultimate Builds (Animal Planet, 8:00 PM) "Butterfly Sanctuary Oasis"

💰 Gold Rush (Discovery, 8:00 PM) "A Family Matter"

🔔 Sydney to the Max (Disney, 8:00 PM) "My Cousin Lexi"

🔔 The Loud House (Nickelodeon, 8:00 PM) "Fam Scam; Farm to Unstable"

💖 Ready to Love (OWN, 8:00 PM) "Sink or Swim"

🔔 Attila's Forbidden Tomb (Science, 8:00 PM) "Lost Secrets"

🔔 Gabby Duran &the Unsittables (Disney, 8:30 PM) "Extreme Ruckus"

🔔 Tooned In (Nickelodeon, 8:30 PM) "Ayden v Mila v Noa"

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🕗 9:00 EASTERN / 🕖 8:00 CENTRAL

🎭 The Oratorio (PBS, 9:00 PM) 'Martin Scorsese reveals the story of a single performance in 1826 that forever changed America's cultural landscape with the introduction of Italian opera to New York City.'

🕵️‍♀️ Magnum, P.I. (CBS, 9:00 PM) "Til Death"

🕵️‍♀️ Nancy Drew (CW, 9:00 PM) "The Vision of the Birchwood Prisoner"

💀 Dateline NBC (NBC, 9:00 PM) "Horror at the Lake"

🔔 Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team (CMT, 9:00 PM) "I've Heard Rumors"

🍴 Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (Food Network, 9:00 PM) "Traditional Twists"

👽 The Unexplained (History, 9:00 PM) "The Hunt for Hidden Treasures"

💀 Pointing to Murder (ID, 9:00 PM) 'Rumors swirl within the college community of Murfreesboro, Tenn., after the shocking death of 22-year-old Heather Maples.'

👻 These Woods are Haunted (Travel, 9:00 PM) "No One's Ever Going to See Me Again and Something Very Powerful"

💖 Love After Lockup (WE, 9:00 PM) "Life After Lockup: Confessions of a Serial Liar"

🔔 20/20 (ABC, 9:01 PM) 'A woman frames her boyfriend for murder and implicates herself, but the real culprit is a serial killer.'

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🕗 10:00 EASTERN / 🕖 9:00 CENTRAL

🎭 Da Ponte's Oratorio: A Concert for New York (PBS, 9:00 PM) 'Teatro Lirico di Cagliari restages Da Ponte's Oratorio, conducted by Donato Renzetti and featuring the music of Cimarosa and Zingarelli, Haydn, Handel and Arne.'

👮‍♂️ Blue Bloods (CBS, 10:00 PM) "Good Intentions"

🧛‍♂️ Eli Roth's History of Horror (AMC, 10:00 PM) SEASON FINALE. "Mad Scientists"

🔔 Tha God's Honest Truth With Charlamagne tha Gpd (Comedy Central, 10:00 PM) "Nuffin Season"

🔔 Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO, 10:00 PM) 

🔔 48 Hours on ID (ID, 10:00 PM) "The Puzzle: Solving the Madeleine McCann Case"

🧟‍♂️ Day of the Dead (Syfy, 10:00 PM) "Forest of the Damned"

🤼‍♂️ All Elite Wrestling: Rampage (TNT, 10:00 PM) 'First round match of AEW TBS Title Tournament: Red Velvet vs. The Bunny; SuperElite's Adam Cole vs. Dark Order's John Silver.'

👽 The Alaska Triangle (Travel, 10:00 PM) "The Mysteries of Ketchikan and The Wendigo"

🔔 The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek (History, 10:00 PM) "Lucy Loves Trek"

LATE NIGHT

🔔 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC, 11:34 PM) 'Actor Kieran Culkin; drag queen D.J. "Shangela" Pierce; Camilo and Evaluna perform.'

🔔 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC, 11:35 PM) 'Actress Regina King; actor Lenny Clarke; The Kid Laroi performs.'

🔔 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (CBS, 11:35 PM) 'Actor Tony Hale; Snail Mail performs.'

🔔 Nightline (ABC, 12:37 AM) 

🔔 The Late Late Show With James Corden (CBS, 12:37 PM) 'Ben Platt talks and performs.'

🔔 Late Night With Seth Meyers (NBC, 12:37 PM) 'Actress Beanie Feldstein; producer Norman Lear; Lady A performs; Atom Willard sits in with the 8G Band.'

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Broadcast/Cable/Satellite - RETRO Binge

📺 The Andy Griffith Show (Sundance, 6:00 AM - 12:30 PM); The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (VH1, 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM); ER (Pop, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM); Roseanne (CMT, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM; M*A*S*H* (TVLand, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM); Living Single (TVONE, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM); Hawaii Five-0 (Ion, 10:00 AM - 2:00 AM); Friends (TBS 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM); Gunsmoke (TVLand, 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM); Law and Order (Sundance, 1:00 PM - 2:00 AM); House (Pop, 3:00 PM - 8:00 PM); Barney Miller (Antenna, 8:00 & 8:30 PM); Everybody Loves Raymond (TV Land, 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM); The Jeffersons (Antenna, 9:00 & 9:30 PM); King of Queens (TV Land, 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM); Coach (Antenna, 11:30 PM) 

📺 Johnny Carson (Antenna, 10:00 PM) 'Actor Don Rickles; singer Frank Sinatra; singer Olivia Newton-John; actor David Janssen.'

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