What's On Tonight (Friday): Have You Accepted Hugh Grant as Your Personal Heretic?

 

Heretic

Is there another 60-something actor out there who seems to be enjoying themselves more than Hugh Grant?  Long free of the shackles of rom-com nonsense, some of which were quite good, Grant is really letting his freak flag fly these days.  His latest film, Heretic, had quite a bit of awards buzz around it, mostly centered on Grant's performance.  It didn't pan out in an Oscar nomination because this is the darkest timeline.  Perhaps they'll take more notice if he ever does a legacy sequel to one of his earlier hits.  Four Funerals and a Wedding?  I could see Grant being down with that.

TOP PICK

⭐🎥 Heretic (Max, 3:01 AM) STREAMING PREMIERE. 'Two young missionaries are forced to prove their faith when they knock on the wrong door and are greeted by a diabolical Mr. Reed (Hugh Grant), becoming ensnared in his deadly game of cat-and-mouse.'

Elsewhere...

PREMIERES

Plankton: The Movie

🔔 Paradis City (Amazon, 3:01 AM) SEASON ONE. 'The polarization of Swedish society has resulted in prison-like walls separating privileged citizens from the vulnerable and dangerous zones. When the Home Secretary is abducted at a rally in one of the largest ‘no-go’ zones, special agent Fredrika enlists Emir, an ex-MMA fighter facing life in prison, to find the politician, or he might never see his daughter again.'

🔔 When No One Sees Us (Max, 3:01 AM) SERIES PREMIERE. 'Explores a series of crimes in the political and cultural frontier of so-called "deep Spain," and one of the largest U.S. military bases abroad, during the celebration of Holy Week in Morón de la Frontera (Seville).'

🎥 Chaos: The Manson Murders (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 'In August 1969, Charles Manson's followers killed seven people on his orders. Why? Explore a conspiracy of mind control, CIA experiments and murder.'

🎥 Delicious (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 'During their vacation in the French countryside, a wealthy German family becomes entangled with a young hotel worker harboring sinister intentions.'

🎥 Nadaaniyan (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 'A wealthy socialite enlists the help of a middle-class boy by asking him to pretend to be her boyfriend. However, things take a dramatic turn when romance blossoms between them.'

🎥 Plankton: The Movie (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 'Plankton's tangled love story with his sentient computer wife goes sideways when she takes a stand and decides to destroy the world without him.'

🍊 When Life Gives You Tangerines (Netflix, 3:01 AM) SEASON ONE. 'In Jeju, a bold girl and a devoted boy's fated bond blossoms into a lifelong tale of setbacks and triumphs — proving love can endure across generations.'

🎥 Hitpig! (Peacock, 3:01 AM) 'Hitpig (Jason Sudeikis) is a clever bounty hunting pig who catches escaped animals and returns them to their owners. His next job is his biggest yet: return a dancing elephant named Pickles (Lilly Singh) to a maniacal Vegas showman (Rainn Wilson), for a million bucks.'

🔔 Visionaries (Roku, 3:01 AM) SEASON ONE. 'Keanu Reeves and Gard Hollinger founded ARCH Motorcycle to reimagine motorcycles. Fueled by more than a love of bikes, watch as they search for inspiration from those who help shape the world around us.'

🎥 Starve Acre (Shudder, 3:01 AM) STREAMING PREMIERE. 'When their son starts acting strangely, a couple unwittingly allow dark and sinister forces into their home, awakening a long-dormant ancient evil rooted deep in the countryside. Starring Matt Smith.'

🎥 Deadly Girls Trip (LMN, 8:00 PM) 'When her friend dies during a weekend getaway, suburban mom-to-be Lacey begins to suspect that her neighbors know more than they are letting on.'

RETURNING SHOWS

🏎 Formula 1: Drive to Survive (Netflix, 3:01 AM) SEASON SEVEN PREMIERE.

🔔 Power Book III: Raising Kanan (Starz, 8:00 PM) SEASON FOUR PREMIERE.

🎥 The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs (Shudder, 9:00 PM) SEASON SEVEN.

STREAMING

⚖️ Tribunal Justice (Amazon, 12:01 AM) 

🔔 Severance (Apple, 12:01 AM) "Sweet Vitriol" 

🔔 Surface (Apple, 12:01 AM) "Kintsugi" 

🔔 Newtopia (Amazon, 3:01 AM) 

🔔 The Eastern Gate (Max, 3:01 AM) SEASON FINALE. "Episode Six" 

💖 Love is Blind (Netflix, 3:01 AM) SEASON FINALE. 

🐝 Yellowjackets (Paramount, 3:01 AM) "Did Tai Do That?" 

👮 Cops (Fox Nation, 6:00 PM) 

🔔 The Graham Norton Show (AMC+, 11:00 PM) 

Starve Acre

SPORTSBALL TODAY/TONIGHT

🏌️‍♀️ PGA Tour Golf: Puerto Rico Open, Second Round (Golf, 10:00 AM)

🏀 Women's College Basketball: ACC Tournament, First Quarterfinal: Teams TBA (ESPN2, 11:00 AM)

🏀 Women's College Basketball: SEC Tournament, First Quarterfinal: Teams TBA (ESPN, 12:00 PM)

🏀 Women's College Basketball: Big 12 Tournament, First Quarterfinal: Teams TBA (ESPNU, 12:00 PM)

🏌️‍♀️ PGA Tour Golf: Arnold Palmer Invitational, Second Round (Golf, 2:00 PM)

🏀 Women's College Basketball: SEC Tournament, Second Quarterfinal: Teams TBA (ESPN, 2:30 PM)

🏀 Women's College Basketball: Big 12 Tournament, Second Quarterfinal: Teams TBA (ESPNU, 2:30 PM)

🥍 Men's College Lacrosse: Lehigh at Navy (CBSSN, 5:00 PM)

🏀 Women's College Basketball: ACC Tournament, First Quarterfinal: Teams TBA (ESPN2, 5:00 PM)

🏀 College Basketball: Ball State at Miami (Ohio) (ESPNU, 6:00 PM)

🏀 College Basketball: Dayton at VCU (ESPN2, 7:00 PM)

🏀 Unrivaled Basketball: Phantom Basketball Club vs. Laces Basketball Club (TNT & TruTV, 7:15 PM)

🏒 College Hockey: Omaha at South Dakota (CBSSN, 7:30 PM)

🏀 NBA Basketball: Memphis Grizzlies at Dallas Mavericks (ESPN, 7:30 PM)

⚽ NWSL: Challenge Cup: Orlando Pride vs. Washington Spirit (Amazon, 8:00 PM)

🏀 College Basketball: OVC Tournament, First Semifinal: Teams TBA (ESPNU, 8:00 PM)

🏀 College Basketball: Purdue at Illinois (Fox, 8:00 PM)

🏀 Unrivaled Basketball: Lunar Owls Basketball Club vs. Rose Basketball Club (TNT & TruTV, 8:30 PM)

🏀 College Basketball: South Florida at Memphis (ESPN2, 9:00 PM)

🏀 College Basketball: UNLV at New Mexico (CBSSN, 10:00 PM)

🏀 NBA Basketball: Phoenix Suns at Denver Nuggets (ESPN, 10:05 PM)

🏀 College Basketball: OVC Tournament, Second Semifinal: Teams TBA (ESPNU, 10:30 PM)

🏌️‍♀️ LPGA Tour Golf: Blue Bay LPGA, Third Round (Golf, 11:00 PM)

Hitpig!

EARLY PRIMETIME

🧽 SpongeBob SquarePants (Nickelodeon, 7:00 PM) 'Perch Perkins fights for his job after he's fired and replaced by a robot anchorman; SpongeBob, Patrick and Squidward feel the heat when they become volunteer firefighters.'

🧽 Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years (Nickelodeon, 7:30 PM) 'Things get wild when Sandy goes feral over a nut; a super-duo rivalry threatens to destroy the camp.'

🕗 8:00 EASTERN / 🕖 7:00 CENTRAL

🦈 Shark Tank (ABC, 8:00 PM) 'A kid-friendly coffee brand; gluten-free pastries; a personalized bird food mix; a book that keeps one's family history alive.'

🦘 NCIS: Sydney (CBS, 8:00 PM) 'When a petty officer is found murdered and frozen, it leads the team into a twisted underworld of seafood and sex trafficking.'

🔔 Penn & Teller: Fool Us (CW, 8:00 PM) 'Featured magicians include Patrick Livingstone, Duo Hikmah, Sho Takashige and Amanda Lindsey.'

🔔 RuPaul's Drag Race (MTV, 8:00 PM) 'The queens pay a comedy tribute to three of the shadiest queens in Drag Race herstory: Kandy Muse, Mistress Isabelle Brooks, and Plane Jane. Comedian Whitney Cummings guest judges.'

🔔 Power Book III: Raising Kanan (Starz, 8:00 PM) 'Unique endures a painful recovery fueled by hate and vengeance as other untold narratives unfold around him, filling the gaps leading up to the deadly showdown in the season three finale.'

🔔 Happy's Place (NBC, 8:00 PM) 

💰 Gold Rush (Discovery Channel, 8:00 PM) 
🎥 Deadly Girls Trip (LMN, 8:00 PM) 
💖 Ready to Love (OWN, 8:00 PM) 

👮 On Patrol: First Shift (Reelz, 8:00 PM) 

🤼‍♂️ WWE's Friday Night Smackdown (USA, 8:00 PM) 
💖 Love After Lockup: Crime Story (WE, 8:00 PM) 

🕗 9:00 EASTERN / 🕖 8:00 CENTRAL

🔥 Fire Country (CBS, 9:00 PM) 'The station 42 crew responds to a wellness check at the home of a hoarder that escalates into a full-blown house fire; Vince and Sharon are forced to face the reality of his father's ballooning cognitive troubles.'

🔔 Masters of Illusion (CW, 9:00 PM) 'Featured magicians include Anna DeGuzman, Alex Ramon, Nick Dupoch, Jonathan Levit, The Mysterious Maks, Chris Korn, Artem Shchukin, Adam Wylie and Naathan Phan, and Hayden Allcorn.'

🔔 The Way Home (Hallmark, 9:00 PM) SEASON FINALE. 'The three Landry women finally get answers to questions about the past, present and future; but a discovery will propel them to search for more.'

💀 Dateline NBC (NBC, 9:00 PM) 
💀 Cold Case Files (A&E, 9:00 PM) SEASON FINALE. 
🐟 Harpoon Hunters (Discovery Channel, 9:00 PM) 
🍴 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives (Food, 9:00 PM) 
🏠 My Lottery Dream House (HGTV, 9:00 PM) 
👽 Ancient Aliens (History, 9:00 PM) 
👮 On Patrol: Live (Reelz, 9:00 PM) 
🔔 Toya & Reginae (WE, 9:00 PM) 
🔔 20/20 (ABC, 9:01 PM) 
🔔 RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked (MTV, 9:30 PM) 

When No One Sees Us

🕗 10:00 EASTERN / 🕖 9:00 CENTRAL

👮‍♂️ S.W.A.T. (CBS, 10:00 PM) 'When violent robbers loot a museum vault, Hondo and 20-Squad must chase down the thieving killers before they flee the country; Tan reckons with the fallout from a SWAT Academy accident; Gamble nervously awaits the verdict of her IA investigation.'

🔔 Mysteries from Above (History, 10:03 PM) 'Nubian pyramids reveal the rise of female power in Ancient Kush; a shocking satellite image uncovers secrets of an ancient ancestral Puebloan site in New Mexico.'

💰 Outback Opal Hunters (Discovery, 10:00 PM) 
🔔 Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO, 10:00 PM) 
💀 Cold Case Files: Dead West (A&E, 10:01 PM) 

LATE NIGHT

🔔 The Graham Norton Show (BBC America, 11:00 PM) 'Guest host Claudia Winkleman welcomes Chris Pratt, Toby Jones, Saoirse-Monica Jackson and Rob Beckett to the red sofa. Plus music from singer-songwriter Rachel Chinouriri.'

🔔 After Midnight (CBS, 12:37 AM) 'Actor Josh Sharp; writer Aaron Jackson; drag queen Monét X Change; special appearance by actors Clifton Davis and Karla Mosley.'

🔔 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC, 11:34 PM) 
🔔 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS, 11:35 PM) 
🔔 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC, 12:05 PM) 
🔔 Late Night with Seth Myers (NBC, 12:37 AM) 
🔔 Nightline (ABC, 1:07 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); Futurama (Comedy Central, 7:00 AM - 10:00 AM); Roseanne (CMT, 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM); Living Single (TV One, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM); M*A*S*H* (TVLand, 9:00 AM - 10:45 AM); South Park (Comedy Central, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM); Gunsmoke (TVLand, 11:50 AM - 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); The Drew Carey Show (Antenna, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM); Three's Company (Antenna, 7:00 PM); Everybody Loves Raymond (TVLand, 7:00 PM - 11:05 PM); The Ropers (Antenna, 7:30 PM); The Jeffersons (Antenna, 8:00 PM -9:00 PM); Barney Miller (Antennae, 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM); Becker (Antenna, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM); The King of Queens (TVLand, 11:05 PM - 2:00 AM); Wings (12:00 AM - 1:00 AM); Designing Women (Antenna, 1:00 AM - 2:00 AM)

📺 Johnny Carson (Antenna, 11:00 PM) 'Actor Tim Conway; actress Jodie Foster; comic Maureen Murphy.'

Visionaries

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

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