What's On Tonight (Friday): All the Tiny Beautiful Things, True Care, Truth Brings......

  

Tiny Beautiful Things

Nothing much that interests this week, but Kathryn Hahn is heading a new series on Hulu so I'm going with that for Top Pick.

I'm not saying there isn't some potentially good stuff premiering this week, just that even the stuff that looks good isn't what I'm in the market for right now.  

Top Pick

⭐🔔 Tiny Beautiful Things (Hulu, 12:01 AM) LIMITED SERIES. 'When we first meet Clare, her marriage to her husband Danny is on its last leg. Her daughter, Rae, will barely talk to her. And her once-promising writing career is non-existent. So, when an old writing friend suggests she take over as the advice columnist Dear Sugar, she thinks she's the last person for the job. But after reluctantly agreeing, she realizes that she might just be completely qualified.  Starring Kathryn Hahn.'

Elsewhere...

*Freevee has a new reality comedy series about a guy who is a juror who doesn't realize that the whole case is fake and everyone around him is an actor.  James Marsden plays himself.  I don't know how they can sustain this for a whole season but they have my curiosity.

*Netflix has the latest spin on the E.T. formula with Chupa.  Here's the key thing Chupa is bringing to the "child befriends alien/monster" genre: Luchadores.  

I just got done watching this week's episode of Picard.  Those are some very small sets they're working on.  The whole season has felt very claustrophobic and ship-bound.  I'm assuming most of the budget is going towards the cast, as it should be, but it would be nice to see them have some space to move around in.  

I finished my binge of Yellowjackets and promptly cancelled my subscription after the season one finale.  I know there are season two episodes available to watch, but I'm going to wait until the whole season is out to renew my subscription.  In the meantime I'll be not-so-secretly hoping Showtime will just get added to Paramount+ so I don't have to do anything.

PREMIERES

Gangs of Lagos

🎥 Gangs of Lagos (Amazon, 12:01 AM) 'Follows best friends Obalola, Ify, and Gift who were born and raised in Isale Eko, where politically affiliated gangs rule the streets. When rival gangs paint the streets red, Obalola, Ify, and Gift get caught up in gang wars which lead to the uncovering of secrets that shake the very foundations of Isale Eko and, ultimately, bring them to the realization of their destiny.'

🎥 On a Wing and a Prayer (Amazon, 12:01 AM) 'Follows passenger Doug White’s harrowing journey to safely land a plane and save his entire family from insurmountable danger, after their pilot dies unexpectedly mid-flight.  Based on a true story.  Starring Dennis Quaid.'

⚖ Jury Duty (Freevee, 12:01 AM) SERIES PREMIERE. 'Chronicles the inner workings of an American jury trial through the eyes of one particular juror, Ronald Gladden. What Gladden doesn't know is that the entire case is fake, everyone except him is an actor, including James Marsden, and everything that happens - inside the courtroom and out - is carefully planned.'

🎥 A Lot of Nothing (ALLBLK, 3:01 AM) SPECIAL PRESENTATION. 'James and Vanessa seem to be the perfect couple -- happily married, successful, and comfortable. One night, their lives are rocked to the core when, after watching a tragedy play out on the evening news, they realize their neighbor was involved. In a state of shock, and with opposing viewpoints on how to address the issue, they embark on a highly combustible journey to 'do something' about it.'

🎥 Chupa (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 'While visiting family in Mexico, a lonely boy befriends a mythical creature hiding on his grandfather's ranch and embarks on the adventure of a lifetime.'

🎥 Kings of Mulberry Street: Let Love Reign (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 'When Granny Chetty is abducted by an evil ex-cop, Ticky and Baboo return for a wild rescue mission, complete with a prized necklace and a musical show.'

🎥 Oh Belinda (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 'A young actor's perfect life takes a madcap turn when she agrees to star in a commercial — and suddenly gets transported to her character's world.'

🔔 Thicker Than Water (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 'A journalist’s life devolves into chaos when she shields her brother from the law, inadvertently entangling her family in a drug lord's merciless scheme.'

🔔 Transatlantic (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 'Inspired by a true story, an international gang of heroes helps more than 2,000 refugees in France escape Nazi Germany and the Holocaust.'

🎥 Of an Age (Peacock, 3:01 AM) 'In the summer of 1999, a 17-year-old Serbian-born Australian amateur ballroom dancer experiences an unexpected and intense 24-hour romance with a friend's older brother.'

🎥 Praise This (Peacock, 3:01 AM) 'In a new cinematic musical event set in the world of Atlanta’s competitive gospel youth choir praise teams, a young woman with dreams of being a musical superstar is forced to join her cousin’s struggling underdog praise team in the lead up to a national competition.'

🎥 Marry F*** Kill (Tubi, 3:01 AM) 'After their friend Beth’s suicide, five estranged friends learn Beth bequeathed them her ancestral home - but unbeknownst to them, they’ve inherited something far more sinister.'

🎥 Infidelity Can Be Fatal (Lifetime, 8:00 PM) 'A jaded private investigator who specializes in exposing lecherous, cheating husbands thinks she's met the love of her life in a chance encounter, but as it turns out, this dream man may actually be her worst nightmare.'

Transatlantic

RETURNING SHOWS

🔔 The Boarding School: Las Cumbres (Amazon, 12:01 AM) FINAL SEASON.

🎾 Boom! Boom! The World vs. Boris Becker (Apple, 12:01 AM) LIMITED SERIES.

🎵 Music Box: Jason Isbell (HBO, 8:00 PM) SPECIAL PRESENTATION.

🔔 The Very Very Best of the 80s (AXS TV, 8:00 PM) SEASON TWO PREMIERE.

💰 Gold Rush: Parker's Trail (Discovery Channel, 9:00 PM) SEASON SIX PREMIERE.

🔔 The New York Times Presents: The Legacy of J Dilla (FX & Hulu, 10:00 PM) SPECIAL PRESENTATION.

STREAMING

⚡ The Power (Amazon, 12:01 AM) 

🔔 Extrapolations (Apple, 12:01 AM) "2066: Lola" 

🔔 Hello Tomorrow! (Apple, 12:01 AM) SEASON FINALE. "What Could Be Better?" 

🔔 The Problem with Jon Stweart (Apple, 12:01 AM) SEASON FINALE. 

⚖ Judy Justice (Freevee, 12:01 AM) 

🚗 Engine Masters (Motortrend, 3:01 AM) 

💖 Love is Blind (Netflix, 3:01 AM) Episodes 406-408 

👮‍♂️ Cops (Fox Nation, 6:00 PM) 

Chupa

SPORTSBALL TODAY/TONIGHT

⚾ Friday Night Baseball: Texas Rangers at Chicago Cubs (Apple, 2:00 PM)

🏌️‍♂️ 2023 Masters Tournament: Second Round (ESPN, 3:00 PM)

🏀 Boy's High School Basketball: State Champions Invitational: Teams TBA (ESPNU, 4:00 PM)

🥍 Men's College Lacrosse: Michigan at Rutgers (ESPNU, 6:00 PM)

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

🥍 Men's College Lacrosse: Navy at Loyola (Md.) (CBSSN, 7:00 PM)

🥎 College Softball: Florida State at Clemson (ESPN2, 7:00 PM)

🏀 NBA Basketball: Memphis Grizzlies vs. Milwaukee Bucks (NBA TV, 8:00 PM)

⚾ College Baseball: Oklahoma State at TCU (ESPNU, 9:00 PM)

🌽 Cornhole: 2023 American Cornhole League Teams Championship (CBSSN, 9:30 PM)

🥊 Professional Fighters League: PFL 2: Heavyweights & Women's Featherweights (ESPN2, 10:00 PM)

🏀 NBA Basketball: Phoenix Suns vs. Los Angeles Lakers (NBA TV, 10:30 PM)

Oh Belinda

EARLY PRIMETIME

🔔 Craig of the Creek (Cartoon Network, 5:00 PM) ''Craig, Kelsey and JP find themselves stranded on an island of tattle-tales.'

🧽 Spongebob Squarepants (Nickelodeon, 7:00 PM) 'SpongeBob and Plankton must work together to survive an island of deadly monsters.'

🧛‍♀️ Monster High (Nickelodeon, 7:30 PM) 'Lagoona's creative vision is ignored by the other monsters as they make a movie for the film festival; frustrated at her classmates, Toralei and her band release earworms that control everyone's thoughts.'

🕗 8:00 EASTERN / 🕖 7:00 CENTRAL

🦈 Shark Tank (ABC, 8:00 PM) 'Guest shark Gwyneth Paltrow; an alternative to cremation services; a stylish travel accessory; organic cooking spices; a convenient service for nursing mothers; an update on Yellow Leaf Hammocks.'

👮‍♂️ S.W.A.T. (CBS, 8:00 PM) 'When an armored truck heist ends in bloodshed, the team races to track down priceless jewels before more lives are lost; Hondo's mother, Charice, visits.'

👻 Secrets of Sulphur Springs (Disney Channel, 8:00 PM) 'The kids learn the ghost has been listening to them and is changing up his malevolent plans.'

🔔 Penn & Teller: Fool Us (CW, 8:00 PM) 
🔔 WWE's Friday Night Smackdown (Fox, 8:00 PM) 
🔔 Lopez vs. Lopez (NBC, 8:00 PM) 
🔔 The Very Very Best of the 80s (AXS TV, 8:00 PM) 
🎵 Music Box: Jason Isbell (HBO, 8:00 PM) 
🎥 Infidelity Can Be Fatal (Lifetime, 8:00 PM) 
🔔 RuPaul's Drag Race (MTV, 8:00 PM) 
💖 Ready to Love (OWN, 8:00 PM) SEASON FINALE. 
👮‍♂️ On Patrol: First Shift (Reelz, 8:00 PM) 
👻 Power Book 2: Ghost (Starz, 8:02 PM) 
🔔 Grand Crew (NBC, 8:30 PM) 
🔔 Saturdays (Disney Channel, 8:30 PM) 

On a Wing and a Prayer

🕗 9:00 EASTERN / 🕖 8:00 CENTRAL

🎭 Great Performances (PBS, 9:00 PM) 'Exploring the evolution of the tango music genre and composer Astor Piazzolla's work in Buenos Aires, Argentina.'

🔥 Fire Country (CBS, 9:00 PM) 'The crews respond to the scene of a train crash where the rescue has the potential to spiral out of control when they discover the train is full of illicit cargo; Robin, an enigmatic modern-day train hopper helps injured patients.'

🍴 Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (Food, 9:00 PM) 'Guy Fieri returns to some of his favorite diners, drive-ins and dives. Whether they've opened new locations, expanded their old ones or added to their menus, these DDD veterans are always pushing the boundaries of their culinary comfort zones.'

😂 Whose Line is it Anyway? (CW, 9:00 PM) 
💀 Dateline NBC (NBC, 9:00 PM) 
💰 Gold Rush: Parker's Trail (Discovery Channel, 9:00 PM) 
🔔 Saturdays (Disney Channel, 9:00 PM) 
🏠 My Lottery Dream Home (HGTV, 9:00 PM) 
👽 The Unexplained (History, 9:00 PM) 
💖 Put a Ring on It (OWN, 9:00 PM) 
💀 The Real Murders of Atlanta (Oxygen, 9:00 PM) 
👮‍♂️ On Patrol: Live (Reelz, 9:00 PM) 
💖 Love After Lockup (WE, 9:00 PM) 
🔔 20/20 (ABC, 9:01 PM) 
😂 The Great American Joke Off (CW, 9:30 PM) 

🕗 10:00 EASTERN / 🕖 9:00 CENTRAL

👮‍♂️ Blue Bloods (CBS, 10:00 PM) 'Frank clashes with the team when one of the members becomes the focus of a departmental investigation; Jamie and Danny team up to investigate a series of carjackings involving one of Danny's criminal informants.'

🔔 The New York Times Presents: The Legacy of J Dilla (FX & Hulu, 10:00 PM) 
🎨 The Exhibit: Finding the Next Great Artist (MTV, 10:00 PM) SEASON FINALE. 
🤼‍♂️ All Elite Wrestling: Rampage (TNT, 10:00 PM) 

Marry F*** Kill

LATE NIGHT

🔔 The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon (NBC, 11:34 PM) 'Pop band Jonas Brothers; singer-songwriter Chlöe Bailey; entertainer The Foodie Magician.'

🔔 Late Night with Seth Myers (NBC, 12:37 PM) 'Actor Andy Samberg; actor Chris O'Dowd; Fred Armisen sits in with the 8G Band.'

🤼‍♂️ All Elite Wrestling: Rampage (TNT, 10:00 PM) 
🔔 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC, 11:35 PM) 
🔔 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS, 11:50 PM)
🔔 Nightline (ABC, 12:37 AM) 
🔔 Late Night with Seth Myers (NBC, 12:37 PM) 
🔔 The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS, 12:52 AM) 

Broadcast/Cable/Satellite - RETRO BINGE

The Andy Griffith Show (Sundance, 6:00 AM - 1:00 PM); Law & Order (Pop, 6:00 AM - 8:00 PM); Brooklyn 99 (Comedy Central, 7:00 AM - 2:00 PM); M*A*S*H* (TVLand, 7:00 AM - 11:00 AM); Roseanne (CMT, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM); Living Single (TVOne, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM); Hawaii Five-0 (Ion, 10:00 AM - 2:00 AM); Gunsmoke (TVLand, 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM); Law & Order (Sundance, 1:00 PM - 1:00 AM); Seinfeld (Comedy Central, 2:00 - 5:00 PM); Family Ties (Antenna, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM); The Office (Comedy Central, 5:00 PM - 11:00 PM); One Day at a Time (Antenna, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM); Three's Company (Antenna, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM); The Jeffersons (Antenna, 8:00 PM -9:00 PM); Everybody Loves Raymond (TV Land, 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM); Barney Miller (Antennae, 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM); King of Queens (TV Land, 11:00 PM - 2:00 AM); Designing Women (Antenna, 11:30 PM); Becker (Antenna, 12:00 AM - 1:00 AM); Wings (Antennae, 1:00 AM - 2:00 AM); Alice (Antenna, 2:00 AM - 3:00 AM); Benson (Antenna, 3:00 AM - 4:00 AM); Mom (TV Land, 3:10 AM - 4:50 AM)

📺 Johnny Carson (Antenna, 10:00 PM) 'Comedian Joan Rivers; actor Dick Van Patten; Stephanie Faracy; comic Byron Allen.'

Jury Duty

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

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📺: Throwback
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