Wednesday, June 14, 2023

What’s On Tonight (Thursday): Black Mirror, Black Mirror, on the wall …

 

Courtesy The Liberator Magazine/Netflix.

Tonight’s Top Pick is the sixth season premiere of Black Mirror. This season’s five episodes have marquee guests including Salma Hayek Pinault and Annie Murphy, Samuel Blenkin and Myha’la Herrold, Aaron Paul and Josh Hartnett, Zazie Beetz and Anjana Vasan.



Let’s see what else TV has to offer us for Thursday, June 15. All times are EST.



STREAMING

Black Mirror, 3:01 a.m., Netflix. Sixth season premiere. “Joan Is Awful,” “Lock Henry,” “Beyond the Sea,” “Mazey Day” and “Demon 79.” “An average woman is stunned to discover a global streaming platform has launched a prestige TV drama adaptation of her life — in which she is portrayed by Hollywood A-lister Salma Hayek Pinault.” Later, “A young couple travel to a sleepy Scottish town to start work on a genteel nature documentary, but find themselves drawn to a juicy local story involving shocking events of the past.” And, “In an alternative 1969, two men on a perilous high-tech mission wrestle with the consequences of an unimaginable tragedy.” And, “A troubled starlet is dogged by invasive paparazzi while dealing with the consequences of a hit-and-run incident.” Finally, “Northern England, 1979. A meek sales assistant is told she must commit terrible acts to prevent disaster.” Five episodes available.


Gabrielle Union: My Journey to 50, 3:01 a.m., BET+. Premiere. “Roots & Revelations” and “Memories & Milestones.” “Gabrielle Union kicks off her 50th birthday bash in Ghana where she and her family experience a journey like no other. After receiving Akan names at a scared ceremony, they visit a river where they walk the path of their ancestors.” Later, “Gabrielle Union continues her 50th birthday bash extravaganza where she goes on a family bonding experience to a safari in Namibia. The trip culminates with the birthday bash of a lifetime celebrating Gabrielle's next phase of her life.” Two episodes available.


German Genius, 3:01 a.m., Max. First season finale. “Intimacy” and “German Genius and Leni.” “After the production brings in a highly notable — and wealthy — partner to right the ship, Kida finally gets to try his hand at directing. But will shooting the episode’s intimacy be too overwhelming?” Later, “As Kida grapples with his increasingly diminishing role on his own television series, he also worries about how to explain everything to Ricky.” Two episodes available.


The Walking Dead: Dead City, 3:01 a.m., AMC+. Series premiere. “Old Acquaintances.” “Follows the popular Maggie and Negan as they travel into a post-apocalyptic Manhattan, long ago cut off from the mainland. The crumbling city is filled with the dead and denizens who have made New York City their own world full of anarchy, danger, beauty, and terror.”


Jagged Mind, 12:01 a.m., Hulu. Premiere. “When Billie (Maisie Richardson-Sellers) starts dating a mysterious new girlfriend (Shannon Woodward), she suffers blackouts and strange visions that feel like she’s living the same moments of her life over and over.”


Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, 3:01 a.m., Paramount+. Second season premiere. “The Broken Circle.” “A distress call from Lt. Noonien-Singh compels Spock to disobey orders and take the USS Enterprise and its crew into disputed space.”


Fear the Walking Dead, 3:01 a.m., AMC+. Eighth season summer finale. “All I See Is Red.” “Morgan fights his past as he and Madison race to stop PADRE’s expansion.”


iCarly, 3:01 a.m., Paramount+. “iGo Public.” “Freddie asks Spencer for help creating an elaborate display to announce his relationship with Carly, who is not yet ready to go public with the news. Millicent and Harper become obsessed with a new arcade game at Shay What!?”


The Other Two, 3:01 a.m., Max.


Mike Judge’s Beavis and Butt-head, 3:01 a.m., Paramount+.


Clone High, 3:01 a.m., Max. Two episodes available. Season finale next week.


Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai, 3:01 a.m., Max. Two episodes available. Season finale next week.



TALKIN’ ‘BOUT TALK (Summer finale, returning in September.)

Good Morning America/GMA3, 7 a.m./1 p.m., ABC. Garth Brooks (the Friends in Low Places Bar & Honky Tonk in Nashville), Zazie Beets and Danny Ramirez (Black Mirror), Sasha Calle (The Flash) and Deals and Steals with Tory Johnson. Later, LSU basketball champion and rapper Flau’jae Johnson, professional female wrestler Afsoon Johnston and professional fighters Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler (The Ultimate Fighter).



Courtesy YouTube.



PRE-PRIMETIME SPORTS

2023 U.S. Open Golf Championship, 1 p.m., USA. From Los Angeles.

LPGA Tour Golf, 3 p.m., Golf. Meijer LPGA Classic, First Round. From Belmont, Michigan. Encores at 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.

WNBA Basketball, 7 p.m., Amazon. Atlanta Dream vs. Connecticut Sun.

CONCACAF Nations League Soccer, 7 p.m., CBS Sports Network/Univision. Panama vs. Canada. From Las Vegas.



PRE-PRIMETIME MOVIES

Saving Private Ryan, 7 p.m., AMC.

Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, 7:10 p.m., FXM. Encore at 9:05 p.m.



Courtesy YouTube.



8 P.M.

2023 U.S. Open Golf Championship, NBC. LIVE. The world's best descend on Los Angeles Country Club for the opening round of the 2023 U.S. Open. Brooks Koepka, the 2017 and 2018 U.S. Open champion, became the 20th golfer to win five majors with his PGA Championship triumph this past May.”


This Old House, PBS. “Ipswich: Look-Alike.” “New wide plank floorboards mimic the look of the original flooring. A soapstone sink is fabricated. Reviewing the hot water system. A wood backsplash is added to the pantry and light fixtures illuminate the ell.”


Pocket Dial Murder, Lifetime Movie Network. Premiere. Stacey receives a pocket dial from her husband, Jeff, where she hears the sudden death of a woman on the other end. When Jeff comes home and says he lost his phone, Stacey doesn't know what to think.”


Movie Night!

The Incredible Hulk, FX. 2008 movie, encore at 10:30 p.m.

Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, TCM.



9 P.M.

Project Runway, Bravo. 90 minutes. “Project Redemption.” “For their first challenge of the competition, the designers have to rewrite history by reinventing the look that either got them eliminated or gave them the lowest score in their past, and turn it into a high-fashion moment for the runways of today.”


Celebrity Game Face, E! “JB Smoove Can’t Control His Balls.” “JB Smoove, Shah Omar, Chris and Jada Paul, Maria Menounos and Sean Waltman battle it out.”


Fútbol CONCACAF Liga de Naciones, 9:30 p.m., Univision. LIVE. United States vs. Mexico. From Las Vegas.


Movie Night!

Beauty and the Beast, Freeform. 1991 movie.

Punch, Showcase.




Courtesy YouTube.


10 P.M.

WNBA Basketball, Amazon. Seattle Storm vs. Las Vegas Aces.


I Survived Bear Grylls, TBS. “Mom’s Gonna Kill Me.” “Bear takes a new crop of contestants to the top of Mt. Sherpa, down to the desert for a stomach-churning game, and onto a rain-soaked rock face to see who can survive. In the mayhem, he gets a shocking confession.”


Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen, 10:30 p.m., Bravo. Gabrielle Union and Eva Longoria.


Johnny Carson, Antenna. George Carlin and Jon Pennington are the guests on this June 10, 1986 episode.


Movie Night!

Aloha, 10:13 p.m., StarzEncore.

Human Resources, 10:32 p.m., Starz.



LATE NIGHT PICK!

Designing Women, 11 p.m., Antenna. “Killing All the Right People.”



Courtesy YouTube. It's not that similar to Hepburn's speech, but just enough for weirdos like me ...



Sources: Futon Critic, zap2it, individual show websites, IMDB, Google, Interbridge, TV Everyday.

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