What's On Tonight (Friday): Ice Bear Wants Earth Day Special..

 

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I'm on vacation so just keeping to the premieres and returns this week.  Nothing really crying out for Top Pick status today so let's go with the latest Disney Earth Day offering, Polar Bear.  If you like it, Disney+ also has a making of special.

Elsewhere Amazon Prime has A Very English British Scandal, Apple has a couple basketball docu-series, and Netflix has Oprah + Viola.  That last one obviously should have been titled ViOprah.  It's stupid mistakes like that which cost Netflix 200,000 subscribers last quarter.  

TOP PICK

⭐🔔 Polar Bear (Disney+, 3:01 AM) SPECIAL PRESENTATION. 'Narrated by two-time Academy Award® nominee Catherine Keener, Disneynature’s “Polar Bear” tells the story of a new mother whose memories of her own youth prepare her to navigate motherhood in the increasingly challenging world that polar bears face today.'

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PREMIERES

🔔 A Very British Scandal (Amazon Prime, 12:01)1 AM) LIMITED SERIES. 'Focuses on the divorce of the Duke (Paul Bettany) and Duchess of Argyll (Claire Foy), one of the most notorious, extraordinary, and brutal legal cases of the 20th century. Famed for her charisma, beauty, and style, Margaret, Duchess of Argyll, dominated the front pages as a divorce featuring accusations of forgery, theft, violence, drug-taking, secret recording, bribery, and an explicit Polaroid picture all played out in the white-hot glare of the 1960s media.'

🏀 The Long Game: Bigger than Basketball (Apple TV+, 12:01 AM) LIMITED SERIES. 'Follows Maker, the NBA hopeful who grabbed global headlines with his groundbreaking decision to forgo the NBA and play for Howard University, making him the highest-ranked high school player in the modern recruiting era to commit to a historically Black university (HBCU). The docuseries is an intimate look at Makur's life as a student-athlete with a dream of making it to the NBA, while unexpected physical challenges and a global pandemic threaten his college career.'

🏀 They Call Me Magic (Apple TV+, 12:01 AM) LIMITED SERIES. 'Offers a rare glimpse into the incredible real-life story of Johnson, who left his mark on history through his work - both on and off the court - and continues to impact our culture today. With unprecedented access, the docuseries explores Earvin "Magic" Johnson's remarkable journey from being the face of the Los Angeles Lakers and cementing himself as an all-time NBA legend, to changing the conversation around HIV and transforming into a successful entrepreneur and community activist.'

🔔 The Opening Act (AMC+, 3:01 AM) 'Will Chu (Jimmy O. Yang, Silicon Valley) is stuck in a thankless job while trying to pursue his true passion in life: becoming a stand-up comedian.'

🔔 Little Big World (Discovery+, 3:01 AM) SPECIAL PRESENTATION. 'Places viewers within the scenario of a Little Big World in your own backyard. The immersion will move through plants and flowers in the garden, over counter tops and in-between household products and through pipes and various small openings to create this "larger than life" world.'

💀 Unraveled: Once a Killer (Discovery+, 3:01 AM) 'lexis Linkletter and Billy Jensen investigate the most elusive criminal to ever strike - the "one and done killer." These mysterious offenders commit a brutal murder without sufficient evidence, never kill again, and disappear back into society for decades, leaving detectives and criminal profilers with an unsolvable case.'

🔔 Bear Witness (Disney+, 3:01 AM) SPECIAL PRESENTATION. 'Journey alongside the filmmakers behind Disneynature’s “Polar Bear” as they face profound challenges 300 miles from the North Pole. The team, who created a revolutionary arctic camp on-site, navigated virtually impassible snowdrifts and tenuous sea ice, garnering unprecedented footage revealing adaptive behaviors that surprised even this veteran team of filmmakers'

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🔔 The Biggest Little Farm: The Return (Disney+, 3:01 AM) SPECIAL PRESENTATION. 'Based on the 2018 award-winning feature documentary film that tells the story of John and Molly Chester, who abandon their urban life in Los Angeles to live on a barren farm to grow delicious food in harmony with nature in Ventura County. The new special follows the farmers’ 10-year tireless journey as they transform the land into a magical working farm and document the whole process in this heartwarming special that is akin to a real-life “Charlotte’s Web.”'

🔔 Explorer: The Last Tepui (Disney+, 3:01 AM) SPECIAL PRESENTATION. 'Follows elite climber Alex Honnold (“Free Solo”) and a world-class climbing team led by National Geographic Explorer and climber Mark Synnott on a grueling mission deep in the Amazon jungle as they attempt a first-ascent climb up a 1000 foot sheer cliff. Their goal is to deliver legendary biologist and National Geographic Explorer Bruce Means to the top of a massive “island in the sky” known as a tepui.'

🔔 The Simpsons: When Billie Met Lisa (Disney+, 3:01 AM) SPECIAL PRESENTATION. 'isa Simpson is discovered by chart-topping artists Billie Eilish and FINNEAS while searching for a quiet place to practice her saxophone. Billie invites Lisa to her studio for a special jam session she’ll never forget.'

🔔 Blippi Learns (HBO Max, 3:01 AM) SEASON ONE. 'A live-action show tailored for children ages 2-5 years old. Blippi gets hands-on with fun art projects and simple science experiments like Sink or Float, encouraging curiosity and creativity from kids.

🔔 Blippi Visits (HBO Max, 3:01 AM) SEASON ONE. 'How does a recycling truck work? What happens on a farm? Blippi Visits is a live-action series that takes young viewers on field trips to exciting places such as museums, play spaces, nature parks, and zoos, making new friends along the way!'

🔔 Vlad & Niki (HBO Max, 3:01 AM) SEASON ONE. 'An imaginative, live-action preschool series, showcasing the everyday comedic antics of two young brothers, starring eight-old Vlad Vashketov and six-year-old Niki Vashketov, along with the help of their humorous mother Victoria Vashketova and toddler brother Christian. The series champions family fun, discovery play, home adventures, learning, singing and dancing.'

💖 Heartstopper (Netflix, 3:01 AM) SEASON ONE. 'Teens Charlie and Nick discover their unlikely friendship might be something more as they navigate school and young love in this coming-of-age series.'

🔔 Hold Tight (Netflix, 3:01 AM) SEASON ONE. 'Affluent Warsaw suburbs, close-knit residents living an idyllic life. All hell breaks loose when an eighteen-year-old Adam vanishes into thin air. Violence escalates when parents try to protect their adolescent children who take matters into their own hands.'

🔔 Oprah + Viola: A Netflix Special Event (Netflix, 3:01 AM) SPECIAL PRESENTATION. 'In this special event, Oprah Winfrey sits down with actor Viola Davis for an interview about her memoir, "Finding Me."'

🎥💀 Killer Rivalry (LMN, 8:00 PM) 'Charly and Anika's opposing volleyball teams are locked in a bitter rivalry. Every year, the two teams pull pranks on each other, but things start to get out of hand when Anika's volleyball partner is found dead.'

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RETURNING SHOWS

🎵 Do, Re & Mi (Amazon Prime, 12:01 AM) SPECIAL PRESENATION.

🔔 Pretty Hard Cases (IMDb TV, 12:01 AM) SEASON TWO.

🏠 Selling Sunset (Netflix, 3:01 AM) SEASON FIVE.

🏠 HGTV Smart Home Giveaway 2022 (HGTV, 7:00 PM) SPECIAL PRESENTATION.

🔔 A Tiny Audience (HBO, 9:00 PM) SEASON THREE PREMIERE.

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Key Sources: The Futon Critic; Zap2it; Netflix; Wikipedia; Horrornews.net; Sysfy.com; hollywoodreporter.com

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