What's On Tonight (Friday): Still No Crying in Baseball...

 

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Some Top Picks are chosen based on merit, while others are chosen because it's easy to find GIFs of the film they are based on.  I'm not going to lie; I'm probably not going to watch Amazon's A League of Their Own.  I enjoyed the original film, and the series has a great cast (Nick Offerman!  Abbi Jacobson!  D'Arcy Carden!), BUT it's just not something that I can see myself binging.  That said, if people start talking about it, and the word is good, I'll probably check it out. 

Elsewhere...

*Discovery+ has a new documentary about Viagra.  I cancelled my Discovery+ subscription this past week.  Documentaries about Viagra won't make me un-cancel it.

*Starz has a new series that promises to expose Peter Nygard, which is probably something that sick fuck would be totally down with.

*Netflix has a movie about a vampire hunter starring Jamie Foxx.  As of Thursday night, it has one review on Rotten Tomatoes and it ain't good.  

So how great was Prey?  As much as I am enjoying Sandman I kinda wish I had made Prey last week's Top Pick.  It didn't end up needing the fabled Top Pick bump, but imagine if it had gotten it?  Hulu's servers would have melted down.

TOP PICK

⭐⚾ A League of Their Own (Amazon, 12:01 AM) SEASON ONE. 'This reinterpretation of A League of Their Own evokes the joyful spirit of Penny Marshall's beloved classic, while widening the lens to tell the story of an entire generation of women who dreamed of playing professional baseball. The show takes a deeper look at race and sexuality, following the journey of a whole new ensemble of characters as they carve their own paths towards the field, both in the League and outside of it.'

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PREMIERES

💖 Cosmic Love (Amazon, 12:01 AM) SEASON ONE. 'Four individuals attempt to find their perfect spouse via astrological matchmaking. Their romantic adventure takes place at a retreat run by a mystical guide, the Astro Chamber. They mingle, match, date, eliminate, and eventually make the biggest decision of their lives... will they marry their match, based solely on their astrology?'

🔔 Five Days at Memorial (Apple, 12:01 AM) SERIES PREMIERE. 'Chronicles the impact of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath on a local hospital. When the floodwaters rose, power failed, and heat soared, exhausted caregivers at a New Orleans hospital were forced to make decisions that would follow them for years to come.'

🔔 Lucy's School (Apple, 12:01 AM) SPECIAL PRESENTATION. 'The Peanuts gang is nervous about a new school, so Lucy starts her own.  She soon learns that teaching is tougher than she thought - and that change can be a good thing.'

🎵 Post Malone: Runaway (Freevee, 12:01 AM) SPECIAL PRESENTATION.  'Filmed just before COVID-19 ground the world to a halt, the film reveals exclusive and unforgettable backstage access, live performances, intimate interviews, and peels back the curtain of Post Malone’s world, taking viewers into the heart of this legendary tour.'

🔔 This Fool (Hulu, 12:01 AM) SEASON ONE. 'An irreverent, cinematic half-hour comedy set in working-class South-Central Los Angeles. The show centers on Julio Lopez, a 30-year-old who still lives at home who has been dating his girlfriend on and off since high school and finds any excuse to avoid dealing with his own problems. Julio works at Hugs Not Thugs, a gang rehabilitation nonprofit, where he butts heads with his older cousin Luis, an ex-gang member who just got out of prison and moved in with Julio and his family.'

🎥 Rogue Agent (AMC+, 3:01 AM) 'The extraordinary and chilling story of career conman Robert Freegard who masqueraded as an MI5 agent and fooled people into going into hiding, and the woman who fell for him, and then brought him down.'

🔔 Viagra: The Little Blue Pill that Changed the World (Discovery+, 3:01 AM) SPECIAL PRESENTATION. 'The untold story of a blue pill that changed the world. Discovered by accident, developed against all odds, marketed like no drug in history and unleashed into a tidal wave of controversy, Viagra rewrote the playbook of big pharma and changed sex forever.'

🎥 13: The Musical (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 'After moving from New York to Indiana in the wake of his parents' divorce, a clever middle schooler is determined to throw the best bar mitzvah ever.'

🎥 Code Name: Emperor (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 'An intelligence agent tasked with incriminating a squeaky-clean politician must decide if there are still some lines he won't cross.'

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🎥 Day Shift (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 'An LA vampire hunter has a week to come up with the cash to pay for his kid's tuition and braces. Trying to make a living these days just might kill him. Starring Jamie Foxx and Dave Franco.'

🔔 A Model Family (Netflix, 3:01 AM) SEASON ONE. 'After unwittingly stealing money from a cartel, a cash-strapped professor finds the only way to save his broken family is by working as a drug courier.'

🎥 Secret Headquarters (Paramount, 3:01 AM) 'While hanging out after school, Charlie and his friends discover the headquarters of the world's most powerful superhero hidden beneath his home. When villains attack, they must team up to defend the headquarters and save the world.  Starring Owen Wilson.'

😂 Alyssa Limperis: No Bad Days (Peacock, 3:01 AM) 'Takes audiences through the stinging journey of loss while reminding you how wonderful each day can be. The hour-long comedy special offers an honest portrayal of grief and pain told through a lens of hope and laughter.'

🔔 Children of the Underground (FX, 8:00 PM) LIMITED SERIES. 'Tells the pulse-pounding true story of charismatic vigilante Faye Yager, who built a vast underground network that hid hundreds of mothers and children, saving them from the alleged abuse of husbands and fathers when a broken court system would not.'

🎥 She Is Not Your Daughter (LMN, 8:00 PM) 'The past comes back to haunt and threaten a family when a woman learns her teenage daughter is not her flesh and blood.'

🎵 CMT Summer Camp: Little Big Town (CMT, 9:00 PM) SPECIAL PRESENTATION. 'Members of Little Big Town share fond summer memories and treat fans to the ultimate concert from Reynolds Lake Oconee in Georgia.'

👮‍♂️ On Patrol: First Shift (Reelz, 9:00 PM) SERIES PREMIERE. 'The hosts of On Patrol: Live discuss hat's in store for the upcoming episode of On Patrol: Live and providing a sneak peak of the departments and officers that the cameras will be following that night. '

🔔 Evil by Design: Exposing Peter Nygard (Starz, 9:00 PM) SERIES PREMIERE. 'A documentary series that exposes decades of sexual assault allegations against the international fashion mogul.'

🐹 Hamster & Gretel (Disney Channel, 9:40 PM) SERIES PREMIERE. 'Introduces Kevin and his younger sister, Gretel, who are about to be bestowed superpowers by space aliens. But something goes awry, and it's Gretel and her pet hamster (named Hamster) who suddenly have new abilities. Now, protective older brother Kevin must figure out how to work with both Gretel and her pet, Hamster, to protect their city from mysterious dangers.'

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RETURNING SHOWS

🔔 The Snoopy Show (Apple, 12:01 AM) SEASON TWO, PART TWO.

🔔 Never Have I Ever (Netflix, 3:01 AM) SEASON THREE.

💀 Murder Houe Flip (Roku, 3:01 AM) SEASON TWO PREMIERE.

🔔 RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race (VH1, 8:00 PM) SEASON TWO PREMIERE.

STREAMING

🚀 For All Mankind (Apple, 12:01 AM) SEASON FINALE. "Stranger in a Strange Land"

💰 Loot (Apple, 12:01 AM) SEASON FINALE. "The Silver Moon Summit"

🔔 Surface (Apple, 12:01 AM) "It Comes in Waves"

🔔 Trying (Apple, 12:01 AM) "Pick a Side"

💖 Love Island (UK) (Hulu, 3:01 AM) 

🔔 The Guava Juice Show (YouTube, 10:00 AM) 

🔔 Big Tiny Food Face-Off (YouTube, 12:00 PM) 

💖 Love Island (Peacock, 9:00 PM) 

SPORTS TONIGHT TODAY LIVE

🏌️‍♂️ PGA Tour Golf: FedEx St. Jude Championship, Second Round (Golf, 3:00 PM)

🥎 2022 Little League Softball World Series: Mid-Atlantic Region vs. Asia-Pacific Region (ESPN2, 4:00 PM)

⚾ Little League Baseball: Mountain Regional: Utah vs. TBA (ESPN, 5:00 PM)

🏀 High School Basketball: Under Armour Elite 24: Teams TBA (ESPNU, 5:00 PM)

⚾ Friday Night Baseball: San Diego Padres at Washington Nationals (Apple, 7:00 PM)

⚾ Little League Baseball: Metro Regional: New York vs. New Jersey (ESPN, 7:00 PM)

🥎 2022 Little League Softball World Series: Southwest Region vs. Southeast Region (ESPN2, 7:00 PM)

🏀 High School Basketball: Under Armour Elite 24: Teams TBA (ESPNU, 7:00 PM)

🏌️‍♂️ Women's Golf: U.S. Women's Amateur, Quarterfinals (Golf, 7:00 PM)

⚾ Friday Night Baseball: Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets (Apple, 7:15 PM)

🏀 WNBA Basketball: New York Liberty at Atlanta Dream (CBSSN, 7:30 PM)

⚾ Little League Baseball: West Regional: Hawaii vs. Arizona (ESPN, 9:00 PM)

🏀 WNBA Basketball: Seattle Storm at Minnesota Lynx (ESPN2, 9:00 PM)

🥎 Athletes Unlimited Softball: Team Purple vs. Team Gold (ESPNU, 9:00 PM)

🥊 Bellator MMA: 284: Gracie vs. Yamauchi (Showtime, 9:00 PM)

🥊 Boxing: Fight Night: Williams vs. Pabustan (CBSSN, 10:00 PM)

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MIDNIGHT

🦖 Primal (Adult Swim, 12:00 AM) "The Primal Theory"

EARLY PRIMETIME

💲 People Puzzler (GSN, 6:00 PM) 
🔔 Eureka! (Disney Jr, 7:30 PM) 

🕗 8:00 EASTERN / 🕖 7:00 CENTRAL

🔨 Secret Celebrity Renovation (CBS, 8:00 PM) 'Olympic gold medalist ice skater Nathan Chen gifts his hometown's Salt Lake City Sports Complex a brand-new figure skater lounge area and changing room; Nathan surprises the community that impacted his life by dedicating the renovation to them.'

🏠 The Loud House (Nickelodeon, 8:00 PM) 'Luna needs to get rid of a nasty case of the hiccups before a big rock competition; the Morticians Club plans Bertrand's escape from the cruise ship his parents work on.'

💀 People Magazine Presents: Crimes of the '90s (ID, 8:00 PM) 'Examines the 1999 murder of 22-year-old Wisconsin woman Theresa Wesolowski; it would take police nearly 10 years, plus advances in DNA, to bring her killer to justice.'

🤼‍♂️ WWE's Friday Night SmackDown (Fox, 8:00 PM) 
👮‍♂️ North Woods Law: Uncuffed (Animal Planet, 8:00 PM) 
💰 Gold Rush: Parker's Trail (Discovery, 8:00 PM) 
🔔 Children of the Underground (FX, 8:00 PM) 
🎥 She Is Not Your Daughter (LMN, 8:00 PM) 
🔨 Making Modern with Brooke and Brice (Magnolia, 8:00 PM) 
👮‍♂️ On Patrol: First Shift (Reelz, 9:00 PM) 
💖 Ready to Love (OWN, 8:00 PM) 
💀 Living with a Serial Killer (Oxygen, 8:00 PM) 
🔔 RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race (VH1, 8:00 PM) 

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🕗 9:00 EASTERN / 🕖 8:00 CENTRAL

🔔 Dynasty (CW, 9:00 PM) 'Liam struggles with his conscience; Fallon organizes a fundraiser to help save her horse charity; Adam seeks help from Blake.'

🍴 The Great American Recipe (PBS, 9:00 PM) SEASON FINALE. 'The three remaining cooks compete to win "The Great American Recipe" as they prepare special dinners for the judges.'

🍴 Diners, Drive-ins & Dives (Food, 9:00 PM) 'Guy Fieri's starting at a South Bound Brook, N.J., meat market and stacking up their spin on the sloppy joe; in Nashville, Tenn., a taco joint is piling nachos with local flavor; a down-home spot is serving the bomb barbecue pork mac.'

🎵 CMT Summer Camp: Little Big Town (CMT, 9:00 PM) 
💰 Gold Rush: Dave Turin's Lost Mine (Discovery, 9:00 PM) 
🏠 My Lottery Dream Home (HGTV, 9:00 PM) 
👽 Ancient Aliens (History, 9:00 PM) 
🐶 Cesar Milan: Better Human Better Dog (NGC, 9:00 PM) 
🔔 Belle Collective (OWN, 9:00 PM) 
👮‍♂️ On Patrol: Live (Reelz, 9:00 PM) 
🔔 Evil by Design: Exposing Peter Nygard (Starz, 9:00 PM) 
👻 Ghost Adventures (Travel, 9:00 PM) 
🔔 Life After Lockup (WE, 9:00 PM) 
🔔 20/20 (ABC, 9:01 PM) 
🐹 Hamster & Gretel (Disney Channel, 9:40 PM) 

🕗 10:00 EASTERN / 🕖 9:00 CENTRAL

🎵 CMT Campfire Sessions (CMT, 10:00 PM) 'Brett Eldredge and friends perform songs and share stories fireside with stripped down versions of his biggest hits, including "The Long Way," "Beat of the Music" and "Gabrielle."'

🔔 Antiques Roadshow Recut (PBS, 10:30 PM) SEASON FINALE. 'A 1955 Humphrey Bogart-signed Yankee Stadium menu; a Louis C. Tiffany Furnaces, Inc. table lamp; an 1889 William McKinley presentation watch.' 

🔔 Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO, 10:00 PM) 
🐶 Cesar Milan: Better Human Better Dog (NGC, 10:00 PM) 
🤼‍♂️ All Elite Wrestling: Rampage (TNT, 10:00 PM) 
🦈 Outback Opal Hunters (Discovery, 10:01 PM) 
🔔 Super Sized Salon (WE, 10:30 PM)

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LATE NIGHT

🔔 The Rehearsal (HBO, 11:00 PM) "Apocalypto"

🔔 The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon (NBC, 11:34 PM) 'Actor Neil Patrick Harris; actress Cara Delevingne; Bruce the Robot.

🔔 Late Night with Seth Myers (NBC, 12:37 PM) 'Actress Leslie Mann; comic Robin Thede; Johnny Rabb sits in with the 8G band.'

🔔 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC, 11:35 PM) 
🔔 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS, 11:35 PM) 
🔔 The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS, 12:37 AM) 
🔔 Nightline (ABC, 12:37 AM) 

📺Broadcast/Cable/Satellite - RETRO Binge📺

📺 The Andy Griffith Show (Sundance, 6:00 AM - 1:00 PM); Warehouse 13 (6:00 AM - 6:00 AM); The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (VH1, 8:04 AM - 11:00 AM); Roseanne (CMT, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM); ER (Pop, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM); Living Single (TVOne, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM); M*A*S*H* (TVLand, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM); Hawaii Five-0 (Ion, 10:00 AM - 2:00 AM); Gunsmoke (TVLand, 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM); Law & Order (Sundance, 1:00 PM - 2:00 AM); House (Pop, 3:00 PM - 8:00 PM); Seinfeld (Comedy Central, 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM); Welcome Back, Kotter (Antenna, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM); One Day at a Time (Antenna, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM); The Office (Comedy Central, 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM); Three's Company (Antenna, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM); The Jeffersons (Antenna, 8:00 PM -10:00 PM); Everybody Loves Raymond (TV Land, 8:00 PM - 11:05 PM); Good Times (TVOne, 8:00 PM - 3:00 AM);  King of Queens (TV Land, 11:05 PM - 2:00 AM); Barney Miller (Antenna, 11:30 PM); Maude (Antenna, 12:00 AM - 1:00 AM); Alice (Antenna, 1:00 AM - 2:00 AM) 

📺 Johnny Carson (Antenna, 10:00 PM) 'Actor Burt Reynolds; actress Susan Sarandon; author Andrew Tobias.'

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

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