Wednesday, October 4, 2023

What's On Tonight (Thursday): Looky looky, it's Loki!

 

Via GIFDB.com.

Tonight's Top Pick is the second season premiere of Loki, now releasing episodes on Thursdays. The cast includes Tom Hiddleston, Owen Wilson, Ke Huy Quan ... and Jonathan Majors. So ... yeah.


While I lament writing such a positive review of Creed III, let's see what else TV has to offer us for Thursday, Oct. 5. All times are EST.


STREAMING
First Lady of BMF: The Tonesa Welch Story, 3:01 a.m., BET+. Premiere. "Detroit native Tonesa Welch (Michelle Mitchenor) rises from teen mom to drug dealer in a harrowing story of riches, remorse, personal responsibility and redemption amid the lavishness and extreme violence of Detroit's crack era." Directed by Vivica A. Fox.

Our Flag Means Death, 3:01 a.m., Max. Second season premiere. In the return installment, "Stede reunites with his crew and sets off in search of Blackbeard and the Revenge. Jim does their best to escape their captors." No other descriptions were included. Three episodes available.

Star Trek: Lower Decks, 3:01 a.m., Paramount+. "Parth Ferengi's Heart Place." "The Cerritos visits the Ferengi homeworld."


PRE-PRIMETIME SPORTS
PPA Pickleball, 1 p.m., Amazon. PPA World Championship Series, Day 1. From Las Vegas.
MLB Baseball, 3 p.m., ABC. Texas Rangers vs. Tampa Bay Raiders. AL Wild Card, Game 3, if necessary.
NHL Hockey, 3:30 p.m., TNT. Boston Bruins vs. New York Rangers.
MLB Baseball, 4:30 p.m., ESPN. Toronto Blue Jays vs. Minnesota Twins. Again, Game 3, if necessary.
Women's College Football, 5:30 p.m., ESPNU. Texas at UCF.
NHL Hockey, 6 p.m., TNT. Colorado Avalanche vs. Vegas Golden Knights.
Thursday Night Football, 7 p.m., Amazon. Chicago Bears vs. Washington Commanders.
College Football, 7 p.m., CBS Sports Network. Sam Houston State vs. Liberty.
MLB Baseball, 7 p.m., ESPN2. Arizona Diamonbacks vs. Millwaukee Brewers. NL Game 3, if necessary.


Courtesy YouTube.


PRE-PRIMETIME MOVIES
The Avengers, 7 p.m., FX. Encore at 10 p.m.
It, 7 p.m., Paramount. 2017 movie.
John Wick: Chapter 4, 7:10 p.m., Starz.
Pitch Perfect, 7:30 p.m., TBS.
No Country for Old Men, 7:45 p.m., Showtime Extreme.


8 P.M. (NBC has a rerun of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.)
BattleBots: Champions: Sin City, Discovery/Max. Ninth season premiere, 2 hours. "Let the Slugfests Begin." "The journey to the Golden Bolt starts now with the first Sin City Slugfest. Eight robots will enter, but only one will punch its ticket to the tournament of champions. Every fight is win or go home."

Buddy Games, CBS. "Buddy Betrayals." "The biggest sabotage of the competition threatens to send shockwaves through the lodge when the teams compete in an ice-cold challenge that puts them in danger of elimination if they don't come in first."

FBoy Island, The CW. 90 minutes. "The Men Have No Idea." "After returning from their second 24-hour date, Mia, Louise, and Tamaris must decide which of their final two is really 'the one,' until a surprise twist at elimination threatens to change everything." Followed by a Whose Line Is It Anyway? rerun.

The Golden Bachelor, ABC.

Hell's Kitchen, FOX. "Tad Overwhelming." "When the contestants must deliberate on which chef makes the best scallops, tensions run high. A rocky first dinner service for both teams involves raw meat and bad communication."

This Old House/Ask This Old House, PBS. "Lexington: Shore We Can" and "String Lights and Kitchen Painting." "Rebuilding the interior. The architect explains the new accessible design. An accessibility showroom is toured for mobility solutions. A new energy code affects the renovation." Later, "Installing remote-controlled patio string lights. Color matching and repainting a retro aqua kitchen cabinet. Specialized levels for different types of projects." Followed by Professor T and Unforgotten on Masterpiece reruns.

MLB Baseball, ESPN. Miami Marlins vs. Philadelphia Phillies. National League Wild Card Game 3, if necessary.

College Football, ESPNU. Western Kentucky at Louisiana Tech.

Secrets Beneath the Floorboards, Lifetime Movie Network. Premiere, 2 hours. "A troubled woman moves into her late grandmother's lakehouse after the mysterious murder of her abusive husband. When she learns about her husband's past and hidden fortune, she must risk her own life to get back what is hers."

Movie Night!
The Exorcist, AMC. 1973 film.
A Few Good Men, BBC America.
Get Rich or Die Tryin', BET.
The Martian, 8:05 p.m., FXM. Encore at 10:55 p.m.
Monsters University, 8:30 p.m., Freeform.


Via Tenor.


9 P.M. (NBC has a rerun of Found.)
Loki, 9:01 p.m., Disney+. Second season premiere. "Loki finds himself in a battle for the soul of the Time Variance Authority. Along with Mobius, Hunter B-15 and a team of new and returning characters, Loki navigates an ever-expanding and increasingly dangerous multiverse in search of Sylvie, Judge Renslayer, Miss Minutes and the truth of what it means to possess free will and glorious purpose."

Bachelor in Paradise, ABC. "With connections already starting to sizzle, Aven's highly anticipated arrival is sure to shake things up on the beaches of paradise. Early relationships are tested. Another former Bachelorette, Hannah Brown, arrives."

Lego Masters, FOX. "Catropolis." "The builders must make pet palaces for kittens."

Big Brother, CBS. "Following a live vote, a houseguest is evicted and interviewed. Remaining houseguests compete for power in the next head of household."

Movie Night!
Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood, StarzEncore.
Empire of Light, HBO Signature.
The Haunting, MoreMax. 1999 movie.
Malcolm X, Showcase.
Dumb and Dumber To, 9:31 p.m., Cinemax.


10 P.M.
Tacoma FD, TruTV. Fourth season finale, 1 hour. "Kangaroo Court" and "Bad Blood." "A fun firefighter tradition of holding a mock trial for station offenses turns 'not so fun' when some eye-opening accusations are brought against Chief McConky." Later, "The Annual Fire Department Blood Drive goes from good to bad when the firefighters are forced to team up for charity with the local cops." zap2it has this airing at a special time, 8 p.m., but it could be a coding error.

Dateline NBC, NBC. "The Note."

The Challenge: USA, CBS. "Revenge Amongst the Ruins."

Johnny Carson, Antenna. Bob Newhart, James Stephens and Ronnie Porter are the guests on this Oct. 7, 1983, episode.

Movie Night!
Bobi Wine: The People's President, National Geographic.
Forrest Gump, VH1. Also airing at 6:30 p.m.
Ghostbusters II, 10:25 p.m., USA.
Border Incident, 10:30 p.m., TCM.
Beverly Hills Cop III, 10:45 p.m., Sho2.


Courtesy YouTube.


LATE NIGHT TALK!
The Graham Norton Show, 11 p.m., BBC America. 31st season premiere. Kylie Minogue, Stephen Graham, David Mitchell, Mawaan Rizwan and Mae Muller.
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, 11:34 p.m., NBC. Maluma.
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, 11:35 p.m., CBS. Bob Odenkirk.
Jimmy Kimmel Live!, 11:35 p.m., ABC. Dax Shepard, Nicole Avant and BoyWithUke.
Late Night With Seth Meyers, 12:35 a.m., NBC. David Byrne and, sitting in with the 8G Band, Craig Reynolds.


LATE NIGHT PICK!
Barbarian, 11 p.m., HBO2.


Sources: Futon Critic, zap2it, Google.

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