Tuesday, August 20, 2024

What's On Tonight (Wednesday): Should a Bad Monkey be spanked

Bad Monkey

Everybody loves Millionaire! Here's what's on television for tonight, Wednesday, August 21!

Our Top Pick tonight is Bad Monkey (Apple TV+, midnight). This dark comedy crime series stars Vince Vaughn as Andrew Yancy, a former detective who starts investigating a death with only a severed hand. He soon gets pulled into the seedy underworld of the Florida Keys. Based on Carl Hiaasen's bestseller and with Bill Lawrence as showrunner, the production values are top notch. The script: eh. I'm not sure I buy Vaughn as a former cop. Apple TV+! The also includes Jodie Turner-Smith, Michelle Monaghan, Meredith Hagner, and Alex Moffat.

Elsewhere, it's always Sunny with flashbacks, the Bandits are out of Time, The Ark gets desolate, MasterChef goes to the Blue Moon, Wyatt Earp gets docudrama treatment, and Tim Walz accepts a nomination

(All times are Eastern. All listings are new unless otherwise stated. For more listings, visit The Futon Critic or Zap2it.)

ON THIS SITE

🍽️ Feed Me (Afternoon): A recipe for discussion and to talk about what you're doing in your kitchen.

EARLY STREAMING & EVENING

Bad Monkey (Apple TV+, midnight): Yancy and Rosa continue their search for more information about Nick. Caitlin confronts Eve, leading to a shocking revelation.

Sunny (Apple TV+, midnight): "In a flashback, Masa slowly works his way out of his self-imposed isolation."

Time Bandits (Apple TV+, midnight): SEASON FINALE. The gang sets out to find the missing piece of the Map. Kevin comes face-to-face with the Supreme Being, who offers a tempting deal. Later, they gotta save Kevin's parents.✔️

WHAT ELSE IS ON
πŸ’² Beat the Bridge (GSN, 6 p.m.)
In the Arena: Serena Williams (ESPN+, 3 a.m.)
Pop Star Academy: Katseye (Netflix, 3 a.m.): Season 1
πŸ’² Trivia Loop (AXS TV, 6:30 p.m.)
Wyatt Earp and the Cowboy War (Netflix, 3 a.m.): Season 1
Time Bandits

πŸ•— 8 P.M. EASTERN / πŸ•– 7 P.M. CENTRAL

MasterChef (Fox / Hulu, Thursday): The chefs must incorporate Blue Moon beer into their dishes, and a field challenge includes cooking a hearty lunch for more than 100 workers. I'm not usually a fan of those mass-feeding challenges.

WHAT ELSE IS ON
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite (TBS)
America's Got Talent (NBC / Peacock, Thursday)✔️
Big Brother (CBS / Paramount+, Thursday)
The Challenge (MTV / Paramount+, Thursday)
Cursed Gold: A Shipwreck Scandal (National Geographic / Hulu, Thursday)
πŸ’² Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (ABC / Hulu, Thursday): Ray Romano & Brad Garrett; Jason Ritter & Natasha Leggero

πŸ•˜ 9 P.M. EASTERN / πŸ•— 8 P.M. CENTRAL

2024 Democratic National Convention (ABC & CBS & NBC, etc.): SPECIAL. Tonight we hear from former President Bill Clinton, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi. and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. And Tim Walz delivers his acceptance speech for Veep.

WHAT ELSE IS ON
Expedition X (Discovery Channel / Max, Thursday)
Like a Girl (Fuse): Diana Flores; season premiere
Million Dollar Listing: Los Angeles (Bravo / Peacock, Thursday)
Pawn Stars (History)
America's Got Talent

πŸ•™ 10 P.M. EASTERN / πŸ•˜ 9 P.M. CENTRAL

The Ark (Syfy / Peacock, Thursday): "When a distress call leads to a desolate planet, what the crew finds turns everything on its head."

WHAT ELSE IS ON
Icons Unearthed: Harry Potter (Vice): Season premiere
Ms. Pat Settles It (BET & BET Her)
Wayne Brady: The Family Remix (Freeform)

πŸ’€πŸ˜΄ LATE NIGHT πŸ˜΄πŸ’€

πŸ“Ί Suddenly Susan (Rewind TV, 2 a.m.): "Susan decides to quit when she can't come to terms with her new boss or the direction the magazine is heading."

WHAT ELSE IS ON
The Daily Show with host Jordan Klepper (Comedy Central, 11 p.m. / Paramount+, Thursday): Wes Moore
Jimmy Kimmel Live! with guest host RuPaul (ABC, 11:35 p.m. / Hulu, Thursday): Diane Lane, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Big Sean
Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC, 12:36 a.m. / Peacock, Thursday): Channing Tatum, Sabrina Ionescu
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS, 11:35 p.m. / Paramount+, Thursday): Pete Buttigieg, Chance the Rapper✔️
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC, 11:34 p.m. / Peacock, Thursday): Jenna Ortega, Jason Schwartzman, Melanie Hamrick, Thomas Rhett
Pete Buttigieg (via Giphy)

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Key SourcesThe Futon CriticIMDbTV PassportZap2it
⭐: Top Pick
πŸ’²: Game show
πŸ“‘: Linear broadcast
πŸ‡°πŸ‡·: Korean Drama
πŸŽ₯: Movie
πŸ“Ί: Throwback
✔️: Video/gif/photo included

Happy watching, everyone!

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