What's On Tonight (Friday): Secret Breakfast Pastry Wars

Unfrosted

We have some interesting premieres today but not much that's of real interest to me.  Unfrosted pretty much gets Top Pick by default.  I don't expect this movie to be good, but I actually liked the trailer.  I even got a couple of good laughs out of it.  It's got a great cast and Seinfeld seems to really be going for it.  It might be the worst thing ever, it might be the best thing ever, but regardless, it will definitely be really fucking weird.

TOP PICK

⭐🎥 Unfrosted (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 'Michigan, 1963. Kellogg's and Post, sworn cereal rivals, race to create a pastry that will change the face of breakfast forever. A tale of ambition, betrayal, sugar, and menacing milkmen, Unfrosted stars writer/director Jerry Seinfeld.'✔️

Elsewhere...

*Peacock has the streaming premiere of The American Society of Magical Negroes.  I apparently knew nothing about this film beyond the general premise, the name, and David Allen Grier.  Having watched the trailer, I now realize this movie has very little resemblance to what I thought it would be, which was along the lines of Sorry to Bother You.  This has more of a whimsical quality to it, which is fitting.  Too bad it's on Peacock though.  I won't be heading that way again until the second season of Poker Face.

*A Disturbance in the Force, a documentary about the Star Wars Holiday Special debuts tonight on Vice.  This looks less like a documentary and more like one of those The Movies That Made Us series.  There's a lot of talking heads in the trailer, but not many were actually involved with the special.  Still, they got Weird Al to be one of those talking heads, so who am I to complain?

*Hulu is premiering what I assumed would be Top Pick: the film Prom Dates.  On paper this looks very much like a Superbad for teenage girls, but I didn't get any laughs out of the trailer at all.  It's totally possible they saved the best stuff for the movie, which would be admirable, but have you ever known anyone in marketing to be admirable?  I'm just going to assume I'm not the target demo and let it go.

PREMIERES

Prom Dates

🎥 Prom Dates (Hulu, 12:01 AM) 'Follows best friends Jess and Hannah, who made a pact at 13 to have the perfect senior prom. Despite the impending changes that college will bring over the next four years, the two are committed to honoring their prom pact. But with only 24 hours left before the big event, everything falls apart when they break up with each of their dates.'✔️

🎥 American Star (AMC+, 3:01 AM) 'An assassin on a final assignment in Fuerteventura, to kill a man he has never met. When his target is delayed, he finds himself drawn to the island, people and a ghostly shipwreck. Starring Ian McShane.'✔️

🔔 Postcards (Netflix, 3:01 AM) SEASON ONE. 'When a Nigerian single mother travels to India for a medical checkup, her journey will end up touching the lives of everyone she meets.'

🎥 The American Society of Magical Negroes (Peacock, 3:01 AM) STREAMING PREMIERE. 'Follows a young man, Aren, who is recruited into a secret society of magical Black people who dedicate their lives to a cause of utmost importance: making white people more comfortable. Although initially enamored with his new powers, Aren begins to question the value of using supernatural means to do the very thing he's felt obligated to do his whole life.'✔️

🎥 Gossip to Die For (Tubi, 3:01 AM) 'Under the public eye, a troubled detective races to solve a series of high-profile murders that are “predicted” when published online.'

🔔 Anything for Fame (Showtime, 9:00 PM) SPECIAL PRESENTATION. 'Venturing into the virtual Wild West to profile a new breed of content creator.'✔️

👽 The Unexplained: Mysteries of the Universe (History, 9:00 PM) SERIES PREMIERE. 'Host and Executive Producer William Shatner explores our earth, and beyond, in search of the universe’s most fascinating, strange and inexplicable mysteries.'

🔔 A Disturbance on the Force (Vice, 9:00 PM) SPECIAL PRESENTATION. 'The behind-the-scenes story of the making of the infamous "The Star Wars Holiday Special," featuring interviews with Seth Green, Weird Al Yankovic, Paul Scheer, Donny Osmond, Gilbert Gottfried, Bonnie Burton, Bruce Vilanch and Steve Binder.'✔️

😂 John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A. (Netflix, 10:01 PM) SERIES PREMIERE. 'In six live installments, John Mulaney explores Los Angeles during a week when pretty much every single funny person is in town.'

🏠 Zillow Gone Wild (HGTV and Max, 10:30 PM) SERIES PREMIERE. 'Host Jack McBrayer invites viewers to join him on tours of exceptionally weird, wacky and wild properties that sellers put on the market every day.'

RETURNING SHOWS

🔔 Clarkson's Farm (Amazon, 12:01 AM) SEASON THREE PART 1.

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

American Star

STREAMING

🔔 Franklin (Apple, 12:01 AM) "Beauty and Folly" 

🔔 Sugar (Apple, 12:01 AM) "Go Home" 

🔔 Who's Talking to Chris Wallace (Max, 3:01 AM) 

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🔔 A Gentleman in Moscow (Paramount, 3:01 AM) 

👮‍♂️ Cops (Fox Nation, 6:00 PM) 

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

LIVE SPORTSBALL TODAY/TONIGHT

🏐 Women's College Beach Volleyball: NCAA Tournament (ESPNU, 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM)

🏎 Formula 1 Racing: Miami Grand Prix, Practice 1 (ESPN2, 12:25 PM)

🏌️‍♂️ PGA Tour Champions Golf: Insperity Invitational, First Round (Golf, 12:30 PM)

🐴 Horse Racing: Kentucky Oaks (USA, 1:00 PM)

🥍 Men's College Lacrosse: Patriot League Tournament: Boston University at Army (CBSSN, 4:00 PM)

🏌️‍♂️ PGA Tour Golf: The CJ Cup Byron Nelson, Second Round (Golf, 4:00 PM)

🏎 Formula 1 Racing: Miami Grand Prix, Sprint Qualifying (ESPN2, 4:25 PM)

🥍 Men's College Lacrosse: Ivy League Tournament: Yale vs. Princeton (CBSSN, 6:00 PM)

⚾ MLB Baseball: San Francisco Giants at Philadelphia Phillies (Apple, 6:30 PM) 

⚾ MLB Baseball: Toronto Blue Jays at Washington Nationals (Apple, 6:30 PM) 

🏀 NBA Basketball: Cleveland Cavaliers at Orlando Magic (ESPN, 7:00 PM)

🥍 Men's College Lacrosse: Patriot League Tournament: Navy vs. Lehigh (CBSSN, 7:00 PM)

🏒 NHL Hockey: Vancouver Canucks at Nashville Predators (TNT and TruTV, 7:00 PM)

🥊 One Fight Night 22 (Amazon, 8:00 PM)

🥍 Men's College Lacrosse: Ivy League Tournament: Pennsylvania at Cornell (CBSSN, 8:30 PM)

🏀 NBA Basketball: Los Angeles Clippers at Dallas Mavericks (ESPN, 9:30 PM)

⚽ NWSL Special: Seattle Reign at San Diego Wave FC (Amazon, 10:00 PM)

🏒 NHL Hockey: Dallas Stars at Vegas Golden Knights (TNT and TruTV, 10:00 PM)

🏌️‍♂️ DP World Tour Golf: Volvo China Open, Third Round (Golf, 1:30 AM)

Anything for Fame

🕗 MIDNIGHT 🕗

🔔 Royal Crackers (Adult Swim, 12:00 AM) SEASON FINALE. 'Matt brings home a stray dog that keeps attacking Theodore Sr. Meanwhile, in the past, Young Theodore's empire begins to crumble.'

🕗 EARLY PRIMETIME 🕗

💲 Switch (GSN, 7:00 PM) 
💲 Split Second (GSN, 7:30 PM) 

🕗 8:00 EASTERN / 🕖 7:00 CENTRAL

🦈 Shark Tank (ABC, 8:00 PM) SEASON FINALE. 'A coffee substitute that does not cause jitters; organic plant-care products; an easier way to floss; guest Shark Candace Nelson.'

👮‍♂️ S.W.A.T. (CBS, 8:00 PM) 'Tan finds himself on a one-man mission to save his new love interest and her journalist co-workers when mercenaries take over a black-tie correspondents' dinner; Hondo and Nichelle return home to find their house trashed.'

🤼‍♂️ WWE's Friday Night Smackdown (Fox, 8:00 PM) 
💰 Gold Rush: White Water (Discovery Channel, 8:00 PM) 
💖 The Never Ever Mets (OWN, 8:00 PM) 
👮‍♂️ On Patrol: First Shift (Reelz, 8:00 PM) 

🕗 9:00 EASTERN / 🕖 8:00 CENTRAL

🔥 Fire Country (CBS, 9:00 PM) 'Station 42 and Three Rock host Edgewater's 22nd Annual Firefighters' Ball in an effort to impress the governor and save the camp; Gabriela's mom, Roberta, makes a surprise appearance at the event.'

🎭 Great Performances (PBS, 9:00 PM) 'Scott Yoo's journey composing a piece of music for the first time; Yoo revisits his heritage in search of ideas, performs landmark pieces and tests his work in progress.'

👽 The Unexplained: Mysteries of the Universe (History, 9:00 PM) 'Unidentified objects, witnessed by military pilots... Extraterrestrial probes, flying through our solar system... And a potential alien home world that may be hidden - in the darkness of space.'

🔔 Mary & George (Starz, 9:01 PM) 'A political crisis triggered by the return of the legendary and infamous Sir Walter Raleigh drives a wedge between Mary, George and King James.'

🏎 100 Days to Indy (CW, 9:00 PM) 
💀 Dateline NBC (NBC, 9:00 PM) 
💰 America's Backyard Gold (Discovery Channel, 9:00 PM) SEASON FINALE. 
🍴 Best Bite in Town (Food Network, 9:00 PM) 
🔔 We're Here (HBO, 9:00 PM) 
🏠 My Lottery Dream Home (HGTV, 9:00 PM) 
🐶 Cesar Milan: Better Human Better Dog (NGC, 9:00 PM) 
👮‍♂️ On Patrol: Live (Reelz, 9:00 PM) 
🔔 Anything for Fame (Showtime, 9:00 PM) 
🔔 Vice Special: A Disturbance on the Force (Vice, 9:00 PM) 
💖 Love During Lockup (WE, 9:00 PM) 
🔔 20/20 (ABC, 10:01 PM)

The American Society of Magical Negroes

🕗 10:00 EASTERN / 🕖 9:00 CENTRAL

👮‍♂️ Blue Bloods (CBS, 10:00 PM) 'Danny and Baez are on edge when Sam Evans, a serial killer who once targeted Baez and her daughter, is released early from prison; Jamie and Anthony team up on an investigation involving one of Anthony's criminal informants.'

🔔 Mysteries of the Abandoned (Discovery Channel, 10:00 PM) 
🔔 Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO, 10:00 PM) 
🤼‍♂️ All Elite Wrestling: Rampage (TNT, 10:00 PM) 
🔔 The Barnes Bunch (WE, 10:00 PM) 
🏠 Zillow Gone Wild (HGTV, 10:30 PM) 

LATE NIGHT

🔔 Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show (HBO, 11:00 PM) 'Jerrod brings his boyfriend Mike home to meet his Christian mother.'

🔔 The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon (NBC, 11:34 PM) 'Actor Simu Liu; Willow talks and performs.'

🔔 After Midnight (CBS, 12:37 AM) 'Actor Ron Funches; actor Adam Pally; comic Blair Socci.'

🔔 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC, 11:35 PM) 
🔔 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS, 11:35 PM) 
🔔 Late Night with Seth Myers (NBC, 12:36 PM) 
🔔 Nightline (ABC, 12:37 AM)

📺Broadcast/Cable/Satellite - RETRO BINGE📺

Law & Order (Pop, 6:00 AM - 8:00 PM); The Andy Griffith Show (Sundance, 6:00 AM - 12:00 PM); Futurama (Comedy Central, 7:00 AM - 10:10 AM); Roseanne (CMT, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM); M*A*S*H* (TVLand, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM); Living Single (TV One, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM); Hawaii Five-0 (Ion, 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM); South Park (Comedy Central, 10:10 AM - 2:00 PM); Gunsmoke (TVLand, 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM); Seinfeld (Comedy Central, 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM); The Andy Griffith Show (TVLand, 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM); Family Ties (Antenna, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM); Archie Bunker's Place (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); Everybody Loves Raymond (TVLand, 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM); The Jeffersons (Antenna, 8:00 PM -9:00 PM); Barney Miller (Antennae, 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM); The King of Queens (TVLand, 11:00 PM - 2:00 AM); Designing Women (Antenna, 11:00 PM - 12:00 AM); Becker (Antenna, 12:00 AM - 1:00 AM); The Drew Carey Show (Antennae, 1:00 AM - 2:00 AM)

📺 Johnny Carson (Antenna, 10:00 PM) 'Actor Bob Uecker; actress Kathleen Wilhoite; Zippy the Chimp.'

A Disturbance on the Force

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

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