What's On Tonight (Friday): Still Looney After All These Years...

            

Tiny Toons Looniversity

I was in high school by the time Tiny Toon Adventures premiered.  I watched anyway because I love cartoons, I love the Looney Toons, and the show was genuinely funny and clever.  It was eventually overshadowed by Animaniacs and kind of forgotten about, but this week Max has brought back seemingly all of the original characters after almost 30 years for a follow up series. 

As far as I can tell, none of the Tiny Toon characters have appeared in anything since the original series.  The show itself seemed to pop up every now and then on some obscure cable channel desperate for cheap children's programming.  It seems like an odd show to bring back, but nostalgia is a hell of a drug.  I know where I'll be getting my fix this weekend.

TOP PICK

⭐🔔 Tiny Toons Looniversity (Max, 3:01 AM) SEASON ONE. 'It's the first day of school at Acme Looniversity and laughs are in session!'✔️

Elsewhere...

*You know what never gives me confidence in a new movie?  When I can't find an actual trailer for the movie the day before it premieres.  How to Date Billy Walsh, I'm looking at you.

*Netflix has a new Pokemon series titled Pokemon: To Be a Pokemon Master: Ultimate Journeys: The Series.  That's more colons than the average gastroenterologist sees in a week.

*Tubi has a new action film that... actually looks pretty good?  At least compared with their normal fare.  I can't recommend it though as I can find absolutely no information on the film outside of the trailer.  It doesn't help that it has about the most generic title possible (The Vigilante), and the story is yet another "girl needs to be rescued after being abducted by human traffickers," but the action actually looks potentially competent.  It is almost certainly garbage, but I can't help but be intrigued.  Is Tubi going all respectable on us?

*Apple has a new series called The Changeling.  This is not an adaptation of the 2008 Anglina Jolie film, nor is it an update on the 1980 George C. Scott film, but now I want a series that is a mash up of those two movies.  

PREMIERES

Sitting in Bars with Cake

⚽ All or Nothing: The National Team in Qatar (Amazon, 12:01 AM) SERIES PREMIERE. 'Follows the DFB team on their way to and during the World Cup in Qatar and offers football fans a unique look behind the scenes, especially during the tournament. For this purpose, the team has literally opened all doors to the camera team in order to provide unfiltered and at all times authentic insights into internal processes and to convey everything about the emotional moments and milestones of the tournament.'

🎥 How to Date Billy Walsh (Amazon, 12:01 AM) 'Teenagers Amelia and Archie have been best friends since childhood. Archie has always been there to fight Amelia’s battles, laugh at her jokes, whilst constantly striving for her love and affection. Just when he builds up the courage to declare his feelings, Amelia falls head over heels for Billy Walsh, the new American transfer student.'

🎥 Sitting in Bars with Cake (Amazon, 12:01 AM) 'When Corinne convinces Jane to commit to a year of baking cakes and bringing them to bars, her goal is to meet people and develop confidence—but things get challenging when Corinne receives a life-altering diagnosis.'✔️

🔔 The Changeling (Apple, 12:01 AM) SERIES PREMIERE. 'Based on the acclaimed best-selling book of the same name by Victor LaValle, "The Changeling'' is a fairytale for grown-ups. A horror story, a parenthood fable and a perilous odyssey through a New York City you didn't know existed.'✔️

🔔 Burning Body (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 'When a police officer is murdered and set on fire, all eyes focus on two other agents: his girlfriend and her lover. Inspired by true events.'

🔔 Pokemon: To be a Pokemon Master: Ultimate Journeys: The Series (Netflix, 3:01 AM) SEASON ONE. 'Ash, Pikachu and their two friends Misty and Brock travel around helping Pokémon in need — all while being watched by a guardian in the sky.'

🎥 Rosa Peral's Tapes (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 'This true-crime documentary film features Rosa Peral's first interview from prison since she was convicted of murdering her partner aided by an ex-lover.'

🔔 Spy Ops (Netflix, 3:01 AM) SEASON ONE. 'Intelligence operatives from MI6 to the CIA share insider stories of spy craft, Cold War campaigns, and coups carried out by covert agents.'✔️

🔔 A Time Called You (Netflix, 3:01 AM) SEASON ONE. 'A grieving woman magically travels through time to 1998, where she meets a man with an uncanny resemblance to her late love.'✔️

🎥 Blood Flower (Shudder, 3:01 AM) 'A young apprentice healer tries to suppress his supernatural abilities so he can fit in with the other kids, but when a malicious spirit breaks out in his apartment he decides to use his abilities while dark family secrets are revealed.'✔️

🔔 Underdeveloped (Tubi, 3:01 AM) SERIES PREMIERE. 'A mockumentary series which focuses on a group of failed and inexperienced producers working together at a production company.'

🎥 The Vigilante (Tubi, 3:01 AM) 'A Marine goes to war against human traffickers who have kidnapped her 13-year-old sister.'✔️

🚀 Star Trek Day 2023 (Comedy Central, 11:30 AM / MTV2 8:00 PM) 'Jerry O'Connell hosts a celebration of all things "Star Trek" including 50 years of animation; actors Tawny Newsome and Eugene Cordero; Jackie Cox takes to the streets in search of "Star Trek" fans.'

🎥 Guiding Emily (HMC, 9:00 PM) 'Emily's life changes after losing her eyesight, while a guide dog struggles with training. Through a series of missed encounters both overcome their obstacles and find each other. '

The Vigilante

RETURNING SHOWS

🏠 Selling the OC (Netflix, 3:01 AM) SEASON TWO.

🚗 Hot Rod Garage (Motortrend, 9:00 PM) SEASON ELEVEN PREMIERE.

🎥 The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs (Shudder, 9:00 PM) SPECIAL PRESENTATION.

STREAMING

🔔 Harlan Coben's Shelter (Amazon, 12:01 AM) 

🧙‍♀️The Wheel of Time (Amazon, 12:01 AM) 

🚀 Foundation (Apple, 12:01 AM) "Long Ago, Not Far Away" 

🔔 Aakhri Sach (Hulu, 12:01 AM) 

🔔 Design Defined (Discovery+, 3:01 AM) 

🍴 Markkim + Chef (Max, 3:01 AM) 

🌺 Martha Gardens (Roku, 3:01 AM) SEASON FINALE. 

👮‍♂️ Crime Cam 24/7 (Fox Nation, 6:00 PM) SEASON FINALE. 

The Changeling

LIVE SPORTSBALL TODAY/TONIGHT

🎾 2023 US Open Tennis: Men's First Semifinal (ESPN, 3:00 PM)

🏌️‍♀️ LPGA Tour Golf: Kroger Queen City Championship, Second Round (Golf, 4:00 PM)

⚾ Friday Night Baseball: St. Louis Cardinals at Cincinnati Reds (Apple, 6:30 PM)

🏈 CFL Football: Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Ottawa Redblacks (CBSSN, 7:00 PM)

🎾 2023 US Open Tennis: Men's Second Semifinal (ESPN, 7:00 PM)

🏈 College Football: Illinois at Kansas (ESPN2, 7:30 PM)

⚾ Friday Night Baseball: San Diego Padres at Houston Astros (Apple, 8:00 PM)

🏀 WNBA Basketball: Minnesota Lynx at Chicago Sky (Ion, 8:00 PM)

🏈 High School Football: Centennial (CA) at Bishop Gorman (NV) (ESPNU, 10:00 PM)

🏀 WNBA Basketball: Las Vegas Aces at Phoenix Mercury (Ion, 10:00 PM)

🏌️‍♂️ Asian Tour Golf: Shinhan Donghae Open, Third Round (Golf, 11:00 PM)

A Time Called You

🕗 8:00 EASTERN / 🕖 7:00 CENTRAL

💀 People Magazine Presents: Crimes of the 2000s (ID, 8:00 PM) SEASON FINALE. 'A 15-year-old high school girl meets a cute new guy through her best friend, and they quickly fall into a romantic relationship; however, as they celebrate New Year's Eve 2009 together, a mysterious double shooting threatens to break them up forever.'

🔔 Power Book IV: Force (Starz, 8:00 PM) 'Jenard's crew seeks revenge as Tommy learns of a rivalry between Miguel and the Serbs that he and Diamond leverage to CBI's advantage; the Feds pursue a task force with Tommy at the center of the investigation.'

🤼‍♂️ WWE's Friday Night Smackdown (Fox, 8:00 PM) 
💰 Gold Rush: Freddy Dodge's Mine Rescue (Discovery, 8:00 PM) 
🚗 Engine Masters (Motortrend, 8:00 PM) 
🔔 Ridiculousness (MTV, 8:00 PM) 
🚀 Star Trek Day 2023 (MTV2 8:00 PM) 
💖 Ready to Love (OWN, 8:00 PM) 
👮‍♂️ On Patrol: First Shift (Reelz, 8:00 PM) 

🕗 9:00 EASTERN / 🕖 8:00 CENTRAL

🍴 Diners, Drive-ins & Dives (Food, 9:00 PM) 'Guy Fieri road-trips across America to check out classic greasy spoons. With a new generation of owners and delicious homemade food, these are the kind of places that make America special.'

🔔 Minx (Starz, 9:00 PM) SEASON FINALE. 'At the Minx International launch party, Doug confronts Constance, while Joyce starts to lose control of her magazine; Shelly and Lenny look toward an uncertain future.'

💀 Witness to Murder: Digital Evidence (A&E, 9:00 PM) 
🔔 The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper (CNN, 9:00 PM) 
🎥 Guilding Emily (HMC, 9:00 PM) 
🏠 My Lottery Dream Home (HGTV, 9:00 PM) 
👽 Ancient Aliens (History, 9:00 PM) 
🚗 Hot Rod Garage (Motortrend, 9:00 PM) 
🔔 Ridiculousness (MTV, 9:00 PM) 
🔔 Time of Essence (OWN, 9:00 PM) 
💀 The Real Murders of Atlanta (Oxygen, 9:00 PM) 
👮‍♂️ On Patrol: Live (Reelz, 9:00 PM) 
🎥 The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs (Shudder, 9:00 PM) 
💖 Love During Lockup (WE, 9:00 PM) SEASON FINALE. 
💰 Hoffman Family Gold (Discovery, 9:08 PM) SEASON FINALE. 

Blood Flower

🕗 10:00 EASTERN / 🕖 9:00 CENTRAL

🤼‍♂️ Heels (Starz, 10:10 PM) 'In the wake of The Condamned's growing popularity, Ace begins to lose himself in the myth of his character; the Dome prepares to further woo Continuum; Staci digs further into the Dome's sordid secrets.'

💀 Dateline NBC (NBC, 10:00 PM) 
🤼‍♂️ All Elite Wrestling: Rampage (TNT, 10:00 PM) 
💀 Women on Death Row (A&E, 10:01 PM) SEASON FINALE. 
💰 Outback Opal Hunters (Discovery, 10:09 PM) 

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) 'Actress Aubrey Plaza; actor Bashir Salahuddin; actor Diallo Riddle; Kevin Murphy sits in with the 8G Band.'

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

📺Broadcast/Cable/Satellite - RETRO BINGE📺

The Andy Griffith Show (Sundance, 6:00 AM - 12:00 PM); Law & Order (Pop, 6:00 AM - 8:00 PM); Futurama (Comedy Central, 7:00 AM - 11:50 AM); M*A*S*H* (TVLand, 7:00 AM - 10:45 AM); Roseanne (CMT, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM); Parks and Recreation (Comedy Central, 12:25 PM - 5:30 PM); Living Single (TVOne, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM); Hawaii Five-0 (Ion, 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM); Gunsmoke (TVLand, 11:50 AM - 4:00 PM); The Andy Griffith Show (TVLand, 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM); Family Ties (Antenna, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM); The Office (Comedy Central, 5:30 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); Everybody Loves Raymond (TVLand, 7:00 PM - 11:05 PM); The Jeffersons (Antenna, 8:00 PM -9:00 PM); Barney Miller (Antennae, 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM); King of Queens (TVLand, 11:05 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 (TVLand,3:10 AM - 4:50 AM)

📺 Johnny Carson (Antenna, 10:00 PM) 'Comic Don Rickles; actor Dom DeLuise; singer Glen Campbell; actor Jimmy Breslin.'

Spy Ops

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

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