What's On Tonight (Friday): Like A Good Neighbor, Jon Hamm is There (Stealing Your Shit)

  

Your Friends  Neighbors

Today's Top Pick is the Apple original series, Your Friends & Neighbors.  Jon Hamm plays a formerly rich guy who loses his job and turns to stealing from his still rich friends and neighbors.  Obviously, there will be unexpected complications and twists and turns and ultimately Jon Hamm will probably end up worse off than he started.  Normally I have no interest in shows about rich people as I find it next to impossible to empathize with them, but Jon Hamm has made a career out of playing unlikeable characters and somehow making them... well, not likeable, but at least enjoyable.  

TOP PICK

⭐🔔 Your Friends & Neighbors (Apple, 12:01 AM) SERIES PREMIERE. 'After being fired in disgrace, Andrew "Coop" Cooper (Jon Hamm), a hedge fund manager still grappling with his recent divorce, resorts to stealing from his neighbors' homes in the exceedingly affluent Vestment Village, only to discover that the secrets and affairs hidden behind those wealthy facades might be more dangerous than he ever imagined.'

Elsewhere...

*Disney+ has the streaming premiere of the 4K version of James Cameron's The Abyss.  I wasn't going to include this as it's a pretty old movie, but it's a pretty old movie that I happen to love.  The ending special effects are indeed terrible (I don't think those got spruced up for the 4K), but that doesn't negate how technically impressive the rest of the film is, not to mention the incredible cast.  

*Disney+ also has the new documentary, Pets.  Directed by Bryce Dallas Howard, it's exactly what the title promises.  I'm not sure why you should watch this over the literally endless pet videos on YouTube and TikTok, but maybe you like to have things curated a bit for you.  I'm sure it'll be adorable and might even take your mind off of the seventh level of hell this country has become.

*For anyone who was sad about Bob Uecker recently passing, Roku has a new documentary titled Just a Bit Outside about the 1982 Milwaukee Brewers that features Uecker in one of his final interviews.  A lot of other people are interviewed too, but Uecker is the draw here.  The makers of the film seem to agree as the title is a Uecker quote from Major League.  I'm not a big baseball guy, but I love Uecker.  And until we get a wide-ranging documentary series on the magic that was Mr. Belvedere, this will have to suffice.

PREMIERES

Got to Get Out

🔔 Got to Get Out (Hulu, 12:01 AM) SEASON ONE. ' Twenty people under one roof, $1 million dollars in prizes up for grabs. To win it, they've GOT TO GET OUT... but that's much easier said than done. Lies and lunacy collide in this exhilarating competition series where an outrageous mix of reality icons and crafty gamers must conspire to get out.'

🎥 Pets (Disney+, 3:01 AM) 'Humorous and heartfelt, this film profiles a diverse cast of characters from everyday pet guardians to dedicated animal rescuers to kids who are pet parents, highlighting the uniquely vital connections they share with their dogs, cats, pigs, goats and even birds of prey.'

🎥 The Abyss 4K (Disney+, 3:01 AM) STREAMING PREMIERE. 'Formerly married petroleum engineers who still have some issues to work out are drafted to assist a gung-ho Navy SEAL with a top-secret recovery operation: a nuclear sub that has been ambushed and sunk, under mysterious circumstances, in some of the deepest waters on Earth.'

🧑‍🌾 The Gardener (Netflix, 3:01 AM) LIMITED SERIES. 'Elmer's mother used his lack of feelings to turn him into a hitman. But when he falls for his next victim, their cover as calm local gardeners wavers.'

🎥 Meet the Khumalos (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 'Two moms, once best friends, now arch enemies, start a neighborhood war against each other when they find out their kids are head-over-heels in love.'

🎥 WrestleMania IX: Becoming a Spectacle (Peacock, 3:01 AM) 'Follows the making of the Las Vegas WrestleMania in 1993 that paved the path forward for the company. From the chaos outside Caesars Palace to the action inside the ring, the documentary pulls back the curtain on the "World's Largest Toga Party" with an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the event.

🎥 Just a Bit Outside (Roku, 3:01 AM) 'Chronicles the ups-and-downs of an almost-Championship season of the 1982 Milwaukee Brewers.  A unique, eclectic group of ballplayers, who played hard on and off the field, forming a brotherhood that came within a whisper of baseball's greatest pinnacle.'

🎥 Shadow of God (Shudder, 3:01 AM) 'While performing an unauthorized exorcism on his father, an elite exorcist suspects the entity he is battling with might be a holy being, perhaps even God.'

🎥 Checkmate (Tubi, 3:01 AM) 'A detective teams up with her estranged father, a chess master, to stop a serial killer who uses the game to select his victims.'

🎥 There's No Way Out (LMN, 8:00 PM) 'A nurse and her husband provide food, shelter and love to two neglected teens who wander into their picturesque, wooded town. However, their biological parents soon come looking for them, willing to do whatever it takes to get their girls back.'

🚢 Titanic: The Digital Resurrection (National Geographic, 9:00 PM) 'Cutting-edge scan creates a digital twin of Titanic for immersive, 3D investigation.'

RETURNING SHOWS

🍰 The Great American Baking Show (Roku, 3:01 AM) SEASON THREE PREMIERE.

Pets

STREAMING

🔔 Dope Thief (Apple, 12:01 AM) 

🔔 Surface (Apple, 12:01 AM) SEASON FINALE. 

⚖️ Tribunal Justice (Amazon, 3:01 AM) 

😇 Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints (Fox Nation, 3:01 AM) "Moses the Black" 

🔔 A Decent Man (Max, 3:01 AM) 

✡ Reformed (Max, 3:01 AM) 

🔔 When No One Sees Us (Max, 3:01 AM) 

🐝 Yellowjackets (Paramount, 3:01 AM) SEASON FINALE. "Full Circle" 

🦸 DC Studios Showcase: The Official Podcast (Max, 3:01 PM) 

👮 Cops (Fox Nation, 6:00 PM)

LIVE SPORTSBALL TODAY/TONIGHT

🏌️ 2025 Masters Tournament: Second Round (ESPN, 2:00 PM)

⚾ College Baseball: Stanford at Clemson (ESPNU, 6:00 PM)

⚾ MLB Baseball: Pittsburgh Pirates at Cincinnati Reds (Apple, 6:30 PM)

🏐 League ONE Volleyball: First Semifinal: TBA vs. LOVB Atlanta (ESPN2, 6:30 PM) 

🏈 United Football League: Arlington Renegades at Birmingham Stallions (Fox, 8:00 PM)

⚾ MLB Baseball: Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins (Apple, 8:00 PM)

🏐 League ONE Volleyball: Second Semifinal: TBA vs. LOVB Houston (ESPN2, 9:00 PM) 

🥎 College Softball: Tennessee at Texas (ESPNU, 9:00 PM)

⚽ NWSL Soccer: Utah Royals vs Portland Thorns (Amazon, 10:00 PM) 

🥊 Professional Fighters League: PFL World Tournament, First Round (ESPN2, 11:00 PM)

Just a Bit Outside

🕗 8:00 EASTERN / 🕖 7:00 CENTRAL

🦈 Shark Tank (ABC, 8:00 PM) 'A new twist on frozen food; a state-of-the-art air purifier that works while one sleeps; sheer socks with flair; a rugged liner to protect car seats from active pets.'

🔔 NCIS: Sydney (CBS, 8:00 PM) 'The discovery of a sailor who has been drained of blood leads the team into the world of modern-day vampires.'

🔔 Penn & Teller: Fool Us (CW, 8:00 PM) 'Featured magicians include Jack Kelly, Mortenn Christiansen, Robin Sheikh and Magic Samk.'

🔔 RuPaul's Drag Race (MTV, 8:00 PM) 'All of the eliminated queens return to battle it out in a Lip Sync Lalaparuza Smackdown, with eight lip syncs, and a cash prize of $50,000 on the line.'

🌱 Grosse Pointe Garden Society (NBC, 8:00 PM) 

💰 Gold Rush (Discovery Channel, 8:00 PM) 
🦸 Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir (Disney+, 8:00 PM) 
🎥 There's No Way Out (LMN, 8:00 PM) 

🔔 The Never Ever Mets (OWN, 8:00 PM) 

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

🔔 Power Book III: Raising Kanan (Starz, 8:02 PM) 

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

🕗 9:00 EASTERN / 🕖 8:00 CENTRAL

🔥 Fire Country (CBS, 9:00 PM) 'The crew responds to a ski resort accident after a chair lift malfunctions; Vince struggles to connect with his father.'

🎭 Great Performances (PBS, 9:00 PM) 'Chopin's Polish roots and his journey to Paris, including the composer's musical evolution and connection to his homeland while living in France.'

👽 The Unbelieveable with Dan Ackroyd (History, 9:00 PM) 'One-of-a-kind crimes are often met with one-of-a-kind punishments. Like a pig whose bloody rampage lands itself in the courtroom, or a music enthusiast whose wall-rattling beats subject them to hours of classical symphonies.'

💀 Dateline NBC (NBC, 9:00 PM) 
👮 Live PD: Police Patrol (A&E, 9:00 PM) 
💰 Gold Rush (Discovery Channel, 9:00 PM) 
🍴 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives (Food, 9:00 PM) 
🔨 Beachfront Bargain Hunt Renovation (Magnolia, 9:00 PM) 
🚢 Titanic: The Digital Resurrection (National Geographic, 9:00 PM) 
👮 On Patrol: Live (Reelz, 9:00 PM) 
🔔 20/20 (ABC, 9:01 PM) 

Shadow of God

🕗 10:00 EASTERN / 🕖 9:00 CENTRAL

👮S.W.A.T. (CBS, 10:00 PM) 'When three of L.A.'s finest are targeted and gunned down in the street, the team enlist the help of an LAPD psychologist to stop a murderous rampage, reopening old wounds tied to the department's failed response to a school shooting.'

🎭 Great Performances (PBS, 10:00 PM) 'Behind the scenes of the 1964 stage premiere of "Swan Lake," choreographed by Russian dancer Rudolf Nureyev.'

👽 Secrets Declassified with David Duchovny (History, 10:03 PM) 'Discovering a deadly poison lab operated by the Soviet Union's infamous "Doctor Death," a vast nuclear missile site buried beneath the Greenland ice sheet, and the U.S. government's doomsday bunker concealed inside a hollowed-out mountain.'

💰 Outback Opal Hunters (Discovery, 10:00 PM) 
🔔 Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO, 10:00 PM) 

LATE NIGHT

🔔 Late Night with Seth Myers (NBC, 12:37 AM) 'Comic Bill Burr; actress Aimee Lou Wood.'

🔔 After Midnight (CBS, 12:52 AM) 'Actor Zach Noe Towers; comic Rachel Scanlon; actress Hannah Pilkes.'

🔔 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC, 11:34 PM) 
🔔 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC, 11:35 PM) 
🔔 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS, 11:50 PM) 
🔔 Nightline (ABC, 12:37 AM)
🔔 Late Night with Seth Myers (NBC, 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); 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 - 11:00 AM); South Park (Comedy Central, 10:00 AM - 2:00 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 - 10:00 PM); The Drew Carey Show (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); Becker (Antenna, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM); The King of Queens (TVLand, 11:00 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 Michael J. Fox; Larry Miller; magician Harry Lorayne.'

WrestleMania IX: Becoming a Spectacle

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

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