What's On Tonight (Friday): Good vs Evil in the Form of Combustible Felines...

  

Exploding Kittens

I'm on vacation, but that doesn't mean I don't have any downtime.  Tonight, I plan on checking out the new Sausage Party series on Amazon.  But tomorrow, I plan on checking out Netflix's Exploding Kittens.  I am a fan of The Oatmeal and the trailer looks fun.

TOP PICK

⭐🙀 Exploding Kittens (Netflix, 3:01 AM) SEASON ONE. 'It's the ultimate fight between good and evil when God and his nemesis, the spawn of Satan, are sent to Earth to live with humans — as talking cats.'

Elsewhere...

PREMIERES

Me

🔔 Me (Apple, 12:01 AM) SEASON ONE. 'Follows a 12-year-old kid named Ben who is in the throes of middle school (complete with bullies, crushes and school dances) as he adjusts to a newly blended family, and just realized he has superpowers.'

🎥 Blame the Game (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 'Pia invites her new boyfriend Jan to her regular game night, but the unannounced arrival of Pia's ex raises the stakes for everyone.'

🎥 The Champion (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 'Diego has just been voted best young European player. But his impulsive and conflictive character makes his club hire Alex, a withdrawn and lonely psychology professor, to improve his behavior. Both will have no choice but to learn to understand each other.'

🎥 Lobola Man (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 'Ace Ngubeni, a slick lobola negotiator, faces his toughest deal yet for a shy client — only to find the stakes are higher than cash.'

🎥 Arcadian (Shudder, 3:01 AM) 'In a near future, life on Earth has been decimated. Paul and his twin teenage sons, Thomas and Joseph, have been living a half-life -- tranquility by day and torment by night. When the sun sets, ferocious creatures of the night awaken and consume all living souls in their path. One day, when Thomas doesn't return home before sundown, Paul chooses to leave the safety of their fortified farm to find him before the creatures arrive. Starring Nicolas Cage.'

🎥 Camp (Tubi, 3:01 AM) 'A group of teenagers navigate friendship, romance, and betrayal in their final year of sleepaway camp.'

🎥 Signed, Sealed, Delivered: A Tale of Three Letters (HMC, 9:00 PM) 'The POstables are back identifying the intended recipients of a trio of dead letters which have a surprising, personal impact on all of them.'

SHARK WEEK

🦈 The Real Skarkano (Max and Discovery Channel, 8:00 PM) 'Shark Week star Paul De Gelder is taking a small team to an ultra remote island of shark worshiping natives to see if their secret ways of swimming with deadly sharks could hold the secret to humans and sharks living together in peace.'

🦈 Sharks of the Dead Zone (Max and Discovery Channel, 9:00 PM) 'Dr. Tiara Moore has discovered bull sharks thriving in polluted, algae filled lagoons; teaming up with Dr. Craig O'Connell, they study why pregnant females still migrate there and how their pups survive in a seemingly hostile environment.'

🦈 Shark Attack Island (Max and Discovery Channel, 10:00 PM) 'A South Pacific paradise has become a shark attack hot spot with Bull, Tiger and Great White sharks moving closer to resort beaches; seven people have been killed in just the last five years, some in knee deep water only steps from the sand.'

RETURNING SHOWS

Descendents: The Rise of Red

🎥 Descendents: The Rise of Red (Disney+, 3:01 AM) SPECIAL PRESENTATION.

🐍 The Serpent Queen (Starz, 8:00 PM) SEASON TWO PREMIERE.

🔔 The Very Very Best of the 80s (AXS, 8:00 PM) SEASON THREE PREMIERE.

STREAMING

🔔 Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture (Hulu, 12:01 AM) 

💖 Love Island (UK) (Hulu, 12:01 AM) 

🔔 The Mole (Netflix, 3:01 AM) SEASON FINALE. 

💖 Love Island (Peacock, 9:01 PM) 

LIVE SPORTSBALL TODAY/TONIGHT

🎾 2024 Wimbledon Championships: Gentlemen's Singles Semifinals (ESPN, 8:00 AM)

🏌️‍♂️ PGA Tour Champions Golf: Kaulig Companies Championship, Second Round (Golf, 2:00 PM)

⚽ UEFA Women's Euro 2025 Qualifying: England vs. Republic of Ireland (CBSSN, 3:00 PM)

🏌️‍♂️ PGA Tour Golf: ISCO Championship, Second Round (Golf, 4:30 PM)

🏀 NBA Summer League Basketball: New Orleans Pelicans vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (ESPN2, 5:00 PM)

⚾ MLB Baseball: Cleveland Guardians at Tampa Bay Rays (Apple, 6:30 PM) 

🏀 NBA Summer League Basketball: Houston Rockets vs. Los Angeles Lakers (ESPN, 7:30 PM)

🏀 WNBA Basketball: Phoenix Mercury at Indiana Fever (Ion, 7:30 PM)

⚾ MLB Baseball: Chicago Cubs at St Louis Cardinals (Apple, 8:00 PM)

🏈 CFL Football: Calgary Stampeders at Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CBSSN, 8:30 PM)

🏀 NBA Summer League Basketball: Atlanta Hawks vs. Washington Wizards (ESPN, 9:30 PM)

🏀 WNBA Basketball: Minnesota Lynx at Seattle Storm (Ion, 10:00 PM)

Camp

🕗 EARLY PRIMETIME 🕖

🔔 Bunk'd: Learning the Ropes (Disney Channel, 7:00 PM) 

🕗 8:00 EASTERN / 🕖 7:00 CENTRAL

🐍 The Serpent Queen (Starz, 8:00 PM) 'Catherine aims to unite France under King Charles IX, pushing her agenda of a secular state; the Bourbons present an ambitious trade deal with Protestant England; as tensions rise on the Privy Council, the Guise's plan to reignite religious conflict.

💲 Lingo (CBS, 8:00 PM) 

🍰 The Big Bakeover (CW, 8:00 PM) 

🤼‍♂️ WWE's Friday Night Smackdown (Fox, 8:00 PM) 
🔔 The Very Very Best of the 80s (AXS, 8:00 PM) 
🦈 The Real Skarkano (Discovery Channel, 8:00 PM) 
🔔 Family Empire: Houston (OWN, 8:00 PM) 
👮‍♂️ On Patrol: First Shift (Reelz, 8:00 PM) 

🕗 9:00 EASTERN / 🕖 8:00 CENTRAL

🍴 Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (Food, 9:00 PM) 'Guy Fieri snags over the top arepas at a Venezuelan spot in Norwalk, island-inspired chicken wings at a Hawaiian outpost in Mesa, and kebabs from an Afghan joint in Dallas.'

👽 Ancient Aliens (History, 9:00 PM) 'For decades, incredible claims have been made about an extraterrestrial presence on Earth, and the government has gone to great lengths to discredit them.'

🔔 Down in the Valley (Starz, 9:00 PM) 'Take a look into the life of an MC named Marley Santana. A gay Black man from one of Dallas's toughest neighborhoods, Marley's dramatic story of finding self-acceptance and unconditional love is truly exceptional.'

😂 Totally Funny Animals (CW, 9:00 PM) 
💀 Dateline NBC (NBC, 9:00 PM) 
🦈 Sharks of the Dead Zone (Discovery Channel, 9:00 PM) 
🏠 My Lottery Dream Home (HGTV, 9:00 PM) 
🎥 Signed, Sealed, Delivered: A Tale of Three Letters (HMC, 9:00 PM) 
👮‍♂️ On Patrol: Live (Reelz, 9:00 PM) 
🤮 Mama June: From Not to Hot (WE, 9:00 PM) 
🔔 20/20 (ABC, 9:01 PM) 
😂 Totally Funny Kids (CW, 9:30 PM) 
⛸ Born Racers (TruTV, 9:30 PM) 

🕗 10:00 EASTERN / 🕖 9:00 CENTRAL

👽 The Proof is Out There: Alien Edition (History, 10:03 PM) 'Tony Harris and his panel of experts investigate UFO hotspots around the globe and pass a verdict.'

🦈 Shark Attack Island (Discovery Channel, 10:00 PM) 
🔔 Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO, 10:00 PM) 
🤼‍♂️ All Elite Wrestling: Rampage (TNT, 10:00 PM) 
🎵 Deb's House (WE, 10:00 PM) 
⛸ Born Racers (TruTV, 10:45 PM) 

LATE NIGHT

🔔 Fantasmas (HBO, 11:00 PM) SEASON FINALE. 'Still in search of the lost oyster, Julio half heartedly strikes a deal to create a project for a corporation; but when Vanesja gets a surprising call about Julio's rejected work, an exciting new opportunity emerges.'

🔔 The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon (NBC, 11:34 PM) 'Actress Emma Stone; actress Eva Longoria; Chappell Roan talks and performs.'

🔔 After Midnight (CBS, 12:37 AM) 'Actor Jim Rash; actor Nat Faxon; actress Stephanie Courtney.'

🔔 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 - 1:00 PM); Roseanne (CMT, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM); Futurama (Comedy Central, 9:00 AM - 10:10 AM); 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 - 2:30 PM); Gunsmoke (TVLand, 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM); Seinfeld (Comedy Central, 2:00 PM - 5:00 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, 5:00 PM - 11:00 PM); Archie Bunker's Place (Antenna, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM); Three's Company (Antenna, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM); Everybody Loves Raymond (TVLand, 7:00 PM - 11:00 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) 'Peter MacNicol; Sunni Black; Woody Harrelson.'

Arcadian

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

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