What's On Tonight (Friday): Sometimes a Cigar Movie is Not Just a Cigar Movie...

  

The Big Cigar

TOP PICK

⭐🔔 The Big Cigar (Apple, 12:01 AM) SERIES PREMIERE. 'The incredible true story of Hollywood revolution meeting social revolution: it's a wild caper of Black Panther founder Newton escaping from the FBI to Cuba with the assistance of famed producer Bert Schneider in an impossibly elaborate plan - involving a fake movie production - that goes wrong every way it possibly can. And somehow, it's all true. Mostly.'✔️

Elsewhere...

PREMIERES

99

🔔 99 (Amazon, 12:01 AM) LIMITED SERIES. 'Tells the remarkable story of how, in 1999, Manchester United made football history by winning the Premier League, FA Cup, and UEFA Champions League.'✔️

🔔 The 8 Show (Netflix, 3:01 AM) SEASON ONE. 'Eight individuals trapped in a mysterious 8-story building participate in a tempting but dangerous game show where they earn money as time passes.'✔️

🎥 Power (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 'Driven to contain threats to social order, American policing has exploded in scope and scale over hundreds of years. Now, it can be described by one word: power.'

🎥 Thelma the Unicorn (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 'Thelma is a small-time pony who dreams of becoming a glamorous music star. In a pink and glitter-filled moment of fate, Thelma is transformed into a unicorn and instantly rises to global stardom. However, this new life of fame comes at a cost.'

🎥 Mourning in Lod (Paramount, 3:01 AM) 'The fates of three families become inextricably intertwined when a Palestinian citizen is killed by a Jewish settler in the city of Lod, Israel, and deadly riots break out.'✔️

🎥 Nightwatch: Demons are Forever (Shudder, 3:01 AM) 'Medical student Emma has just taken a job as the night watch in the same forensic department where her parents were once almost killed by the famed psychopathic police inspector Wörmer. Determined to investigate what exactly happened to them, Emma tracks down and confronts Wörmer, only to unintentionally reawaken his bloodthirst.'✔️

🎥 Killer Body Count (Tubi, 3:01 AM) 'Mistaken as a sex addict by her dad, Cami is sent off to a remote religious treatment center where the other kids are being hunted by a killer.'

💀 A Heated Defense (ID, 8:00 PM) SPECIAL PRESENTATION. 'When Shelley Nance is stabbed to death, the shocking murder sends the community of Lake Highlands, Texas, into a panic; friends are stunned as police zero in on her closest friends; what they uncover is jealousy, hate, and a bizarre fatal attraction.'

🧚‍♀️ Fairly Odd Parents: A New Wish (Nickelodeon, 9:30 PM) 'Follows beloved characters Cosmo and Wanda as they meet their latest spunky godchild, Hazel Wells. Together, the trio embarks on unimaginable adventures through Dimmadelphia, where anything is possible with a little bit of magic.' ✔️

RETURNING SHOWS

🔔 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (Paramount+, 3:01 AM) SEASON SIX PREMIERE.

🔔 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Untucked (Paramount+, 3:01 AM) SEASON SIX PREMIERE.

The 8 Show

STREAMING

🔔 Franklin (Apple, 12:01 AM) SEASON FINALE. "Think of Three Things" 

🔔 Sugar (Apple, 12:01 AM) SEASON FINALE. "Farewell" 

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

🔔 The Chi (Paramount, 3:01 AM) 

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

🚀 Doctor Who (Disney+, 3:01 AM) "Boom" 

LIVE SPORTSBALL TODAY/TONIGHT

🏌️‍♂️ 2024 PGA Championship: Second Round (ESPN, 12:00 PM)

🥎 College Softball: NCAA Tournament, Regional: Teams TBA (ESPNU, 12:00 PM)

🥊 Bellator Champions Series Paris - Accor Arena (Max, 1:00 PM)

🥎 College Softball: NCAA Tournament, Regional: Teams TBA (ESPNU, 2:00 PM)

🥎 College Softball: NCAA Tournament, Regional: Teams TBA (ESPN2, 3:00 PM)

🏌️‍♀️ LPGA Tour Golf: Mizuho Americas Open, Second Round (Golf, 3:00 PM)

🥎 College Softball: NCAA Tournament, Regional: Teams TBA (ESPNU, 4:00 PM)

🥎 College Softball: NCAA Tournament, Regional: Teams TBA (ESPNU, 6:00 PM)

⚾ MLB Baseball: Minnesota Twins at Cleveland Guardians (Apple, 7:00 PM) 

⚾ MLB Baseball: Tampa Bay Rays at Toronto Blue Jays (Apple, 7:00 PM) 

🏀 WNBA Basketball: Washington Mystics at Connecticut Sun (Ion, 7:30 PM)

🏒 NHL Hockey: Florida Panthers at Boston Bruins (TNT and TruTV, 7:30 PM)

⚽ NWSL Soccer: North Carolina Courage at Utah Royals FC (Amazon, 8:00 PM)

🥎 College Softball: NCAA Tournament, Regional: Teams TBA (ESPNU, 8:00 PM)

🏀 NBA Basketball: Boston Celtics at Cleveland Cavaliers (ESPN, 8:30 PM)

🏀 WNBA Basketball: Seattle Storm at Minnesota Lynx (Ion, 9:30 PM)

🥎 College Softball: NCAA Tournament, Regional: Teams TBA (ESPNU, 10:00 PM)

🏒 NHL Hockey: Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche (TNT and TruTV, 10:00 PM)

🐮 PBR Bull Riding: Kid Rock's Rock N Rodeo (CBSSN, 11:00 PM)

🏀 NBA Basketball: Conference Final: Teams TBA (ESPN, 11:30 PM)

Mourning in Lod

🕗 8:00 EASTERN / 🕖 7:00 CENTRAL

👮‍♂️ S.W.A.T. (CBS, 8:00 PM) SEASON FINALE. 'A violent cell of extremists look to extract vengeance by blowing up half of Los Angeles, potentially killing thousands; Hondo questions if he still has what it takes to lead the squad.'

💲 Jeopardy! Masters (ABC, 8:00 PM) 
🤼‍♂️ WWE's Friday Night Smackdown (Fox, 8:00 PM) 
💰 Gold Rush: White Water (Discovery Channel, 8:00 PM) 
💀 A Heated Defense (ID, 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) SEASON FINALE. 'Gabriela prepares to walk down the aisle on her wedding day; Bode receives some surprising news.'

🎭 Great Performances (PBS, 9:00 PM) 'Audra McDonald performs a repertoire of classic Broadway songs including "I Am What I Am," "I Could Have Danced All Night," "Will He Like Me?" and "Summertime."'

👽 The Unexplained: Mysteries of the Universe (History, 9:00 PM) 'The blue marble we call Earth remains in large part a mystery to the 8 billion people who live on it. How did Earth come to exist, and what are the secrets of its survival? How long will humans be able to call it "home"?'

🔔 Mary & George (Starz, 9:01 PM) SEASON FINALE. 'George embarks on a monumental and historical trip to Spain with Prince Charles in a bid to ease English and Spanish tensions and avoid war; Mary attempts one last throw of the dice to ensure absolute power.'

🏎 100 Days to Indy (CW, 9:00 PM) 
💀 Dateline NBC (NBC, 9:00 PM) 
🍴 Best Bite in Town (Food Network, 9:00 PM) 
🔔 We're Here (HBO, 9:00 PM) 
🔨 Beachfront Bargain Hunt Renovation (Magnolia, 9:00 PM) 
🐶 Cesar Milan: Better Human Better Dog (NGC, 9:00 PM) 
👮‍♂️ On Patrol: Live (Reelz, 9:00 PM) 
💖 Love During Lockup (WE, 9:00 PM) 
🔔 20/20 (ABC, 9:01 PM) 
🧚‍♀️ Fairly Off Parents: A New Wish (Nickelodeon, 9:30 PM) 

Nightwatch: Demons are Forever

🕗 10:00 EASTERN / 🕖 9:00 CENTRAL

👮‍♂️ Blue Bloods (CBS, 10:00 PM) SEASON FINALE. 'Danny and Gormley race to find Gus Vanderlip, a committed detective who is dangerously determined to uncover how a rapist he arrested is back on the streets; on the eve of their anniversary, Jamie and Eddie are sent on an undercover assignment.'

🔔 Mysteries of the Abandoned (Discovery Channel, 10:00 PM) 'An old mining town in Wyoming provides sanctuary for Amelia Earhart; a hotel in the Deep South becomes a historical crossroads; a forgotten Connecticut theater hides secrets beneath the surface.'

🔔 Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO, 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) SEASON FINALE. 'When his mother comes to visit, Jerrod is haunted by echoes of childhood and torn between the impulse to reconcile or confront her.'

🔔 The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon (NBC, 11:34 PM) 'Broadcast journalist Gayle King; dancer JoJo Siwa; comic Rachel Feinstein.'

🔔 Late Night with Seth Myers (NBC, 12:36 PM) 'TV host John Oliver; actor Mikey Day; Jay Weinberg sits in with the 8G Band.'

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

📺Broadcast/Cable/Satellite - RETRO BINGE📺

The Andy Griffith Show (Sundance, 3:12 AM - 12:00 PM); Law & Order (Pop, 6:00 AM - 8:00 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 Michael Keaton; actor Martin Short; actress Teri Garr.'

Fairly Odd Parents: New Wish

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

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