What's On Tonight (Friday): Allison Janey Clears the Bar for Top Pick

Miss You, Love You

Today's Top Pick is the premiere of Miss You, Love You.  The film follows a woman dealing with the recent death of her husband, while also dealing with her son's assistant who has been sent to help her.  The film stars Allison Janey and Andrew Rannells and was written and directed by Jim Rash, which makes this feel like a must watch for the WOT community.  

Runner up is the series premiere of Apple's Star City.  This spin off of For All Mankind, whose season 5 finale also premieres today, goes back to the 1960s to cover the same narrative as the original series but from the Russians' point of view.  I enjoyed the first two seasons of Mankind before season three lost me.  Perhaps pulling a cold war Rosencrantz and Guildenstern with the earlier seasons will bring back some of what I liked.  

⭐🎥 Miss You, Love You (HBO, 8:00 PM) 'A blunt, grieving widow, Diane Patterson (Allison Janney) is forced to plan her husband's funeral with a total stranger: her estranged son's assistant, Jamie Simms (Andrew Rannells). As they fumble through grief and their strange, darkly funny circumstances, buried secrets and long-held resentments surface, but their partnership becomes an unlikely conduit for connection, laughter, and healing for this mother and her unexpected surrogate son. Written and directed by Jim Rash.'

Elsewhere...

The Moment

 PREMIERES

🎥 Propeller One-Way Night Coach (Apple, 12:01 AM) 'Set in the golden age of aviation, a young airplane enthusiast, Jeff, and his mother set off on a one-way cross-country odyssey to Hollywood, which transforms a simple flight into the trip of a lifetime. Between airline meals, charming flight attendants, unexpected stopovers, larger-than-life passengers and a thrilling glimpse at first class, the journey unfolds in moments both magical and unexpected, charting the course for the boy's future. Based on the book by John Travolta, who also directed.'

⭐ Star City (Apple, 12:01 AM) SERIES PREMIERE. 'A bold new chapter inspired by the critically acclaimed space-race drama For All Mankind, Star City is a propulsive paranoid thriller that takes us back to the key moment in the alt-history retelling of the space race - when the Soviet Union became the first nation to put a man on the moon. But this time, we explore the story from behind the Iron Curtain, showing the lives of the cosmonauts, the engineers and the intelligence officers embedded among them in the Soviet space program, and the risks they all took to propel humankind forward.'

🎥 sMOTHERed (AMC+ / Shudder, 3:01 AM) 'Surviving a crash with fractured memories, micro painter Alif returns home. When a stranger claims to be his mother, his search for truth uncovers a haunting Malin Kundang legacy.'

🎥 The Moment (HBO Max, 3:01 AM) STREAMING PREMIERE. 'A rising pop star navigates the complexities of fame and industry pressure while preparing for her arena tour debut.'

⚽ Brazil 70: The Third Star (Netflix, 3:01 AM) SEASON ONE. 'When legends take the field and a nation dares to dream, history is made. Lace up your soccer shoes: Pelé and his all-star team are coming for the cup.'

🔔 Calabasas Confidential (Netflix, 3:01 AM) SEASON ONE. 'Fresh out of college, a tight-knit group of friends, exes and rivals returns to hillside SoCal luxury and unfinished drama in this opulent reality series.'

🎾 Rafa (Netflix, 3:01 AM) SEASON ONE. 'In this documentary series, one of the greatest tennis players of all time, Rafael Nadal, reflects on his career, legacy and final season on the court.'

💀 Ancient Autopsy (National Geographic, 9:00 PM) SERIES PREMIERE. 'Professor Suzannah Lipscomb dives deep into some of the greatest death mysteries of the ancient world. Known for unearthing secrets of the past, Suzannah now turns forensic detective.'

💖 This is Poly (WE, 9:30 PM) SERIES PREMIERE. 'Takes a first-of-its-kind look at the world of polyamory, following the lives of five wildly different polycules, interconnected groups of people in polyamorous relationships.'

🤼 WWE: Made in America (USA, 11:00 PM) SPECIAL PRESENTATION. 'Trace the evolution of the WWE from a regional business into a global powerhouse, mirroring the American spirit across five decades; from the patriotic heroes of the 1980s to the newest generation of superstars, WWE continues its American legacy.'

RETURNING SHOWS

💖 Love After Lockup (WE, 8:00 PM) SEASON SEVEN PREMIERE.

 Propeller One-Way Night Coach

STREAMING

🚀 For All Mankind (Apple, 12:01 AM) SEASON FINALE. "This Land is Our Land"

🔔 Your Friends & Neighbors (Apple, 12:01 AM) "Propaganda from the Cowardly" 

🔔 Unconditional (Apple, 12:01 AM) "Yuri Glaskov" 

💖 Absolute Value of Romance (Amazon, 3:01 AM) 

⚖️ Tribunal Justice (Amazon, 3:01 AM) "Rent's Due and the Friendship's Through" 

🧑‍🌾 This Farming Life (Britbox, 3:01 AM) SEASON FINALE. "D Day for Dairy Farmers" 

🎵 Travis Japan Summer Vacation!! In the USA (Disney+ / Hulu, 3:01 AM) 

🎬 Dream Stage (HBO Max, 3:01 AM) 

👑 My Royal Nemesis (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 

💲 Pop Culture Jeopardy (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 

🔔 The Chi (Paramount+, 3:01 AM) "White Russian" 

🐴 Dutton Ranch (Paramount, 3:01 AM) "Start with a Bullet" 

🔔 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (Paramount, 3:01 AM) 

🔔 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Untucked (Paramount, 3:01 AM) 

🧼 Days of Our Lives (Peacock, 3:01 AM) 

❄️ Snowball Earth (Hulu, 11:31 AM) 

👮🏻 Cops (Fox Nation, 6:00 PM) 

LIVE SPORTSBALL TODAY/TONIGHT

⚾ NCAA Baseball Regionals: Kentucky Wildcats at Wake Forest Demon Deacon (ESPN2 / ESPNU, 12:00 PM)    

⚾ NCAA Baseball Regionals (ESPNU, 3:00 PM - 12:00 AM)    

🏌🏻 PGA Tour Golf: 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge - Round 2 (Golf, 4:00 PM)

⚾ MLB Baseball: Minnesota Twins at Pittsburgh Pirates (Apple, 6:45 PM)

🥎 2026 NCAA Women's College World Series (ESPN2, 7:00 PM - 11:30 PM)

⚾ MLB Baseball: Miami Marlins at New York Mets (ESPN App, 7:10 PM)

🏀 WNBA Basketball: Phoenix Mercury at New York Liberty (Ion, 7:30 PM)

⚽ NWSL Soccer: Racing Louisville vs Denver Summit (Amazon, 8:00 PM)

🏈 UFL Football: Dallas Renegades at St. Louis Battlehawks (Fox, 8:00 PM)

🏒 Stanley Cup Playoffs: Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes (TNT / TruTV, 8:00 PM)

🏀 WNBA Basketball: Atlanta Dream at Portland Fire (Ion, 10:00 PM)

⚾ MLB Baseball: Philadelphia Phillies at Los Angeles Dodgers (Apple, 10:15 PM)

Brazil 70: The Third Star

🕖EARLY PRIMETIME🕖

🧽 SpongeBob SquarePants (Nickelodeon, 5:00 PM) 'The gal pals become unstoppable after Sandy teaches them karate. Before long, the entire town has gotten in on the action.'

🪨📃✂️ Rock Paper Scissors (Nickelodeon, 5:30 PM) 'Franz Roll mistakes Scissors for a dog and adopts him, growing close to him and making Rock jealous of their relationship; Paper dreads his annual family get-together because his family's more accomplished than he is.'

🕖8:00 EASTERN / 🕖 7:00 CENTRAL

🦀 Deadliest Catch (Discovery Channel, 8:00 PM) 'When the Time Bandit's freezer fails, John makes an emergency trip to St. George Island to feed his hungry crew. Sig and Jake lure crab to their own side of a maritime boundary.'

🐴 Dutton Ranch (Paramount, 8:00 PM) 'Beth and Rip are pushed to take drastic measures; Beulah tightens her grip.'

🎥 Miss You, Love You (HBO, 8:00 PM) 

🔔 Belle Collective: Birmingham (OWN, 8:00 PM) SEASON FINALE. 

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

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

🕗 9:00 EASTERN / 🕖 8:00 CENTRAL

👽 The Unexplained (History, 9:00 PM) 'Every year, people risk their lives to enter places the world has marked off-limits, and in most cases, no one fully understands why.'

💀 Ancient Autopsy (National Geographic, 9:00 PM) 'Investigating whether Cleopatra died by cobra or political murder.'

🎵 Amadeus (Starz, 9:00 PM) 'Constanze leaves Amadeus, who is ordered by a masked Salieri, to write his final Requiem Mass, with a fatal deadline.'

👓 20/20 (ABC, 9:00 PM) 
🪓 The Last Woodsman (Discovery Channel, 9:00 PM) 
🏠 My Lottery Dream Home (HGTV, 9:00 PM) 
👮 On Patrol: Live (Reelz, 9:00 PM) 
💀 Dateline NBC (NBC, 9:00 PM) 
🏠 Zillow Gone Wild (HGTV, 9:30 PM) 
💖 This is Poly (WE, 9:30 PM) 

This is Poly

🕗 10:00 EASTERN / 🕖 9:00 CENTRAL

💀 Ancient Autopsy (National Geographic, 10:00 PM) 'Probe into the death of a living god with clues from tablets and forensics.'

🔔 Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO, 10:00 PM) "Neil deGrasse Tyson, Katy Tur and Kevin McCarthy."

LATE NIGHT

🔔 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC, 11:34 PM) 'John Travolta, Ana Gasteyer and musical guest Slayyyter.'

🔔 Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC, 12:37 PM) 'Lena Dunham (Famesick) and Karl Urban (Mortal Kombat 2).'

🤼 WWE: Made in America (USA, 11:00 PM) 
😂 Comics Unleashed (CBS, 11:35 PM) 
🔔 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC, 11:35 PM) 
🔔 Nightline (ABC, 12:37 AM)
😂 Funny You Should Ask (CBS, 12:37 PM)

📺Broadcast/Cable/Satellite - RETRO BINGE📺

South Park (Comedy Central, 5:00 AM - 2:00 PM); The Andy Griffiths Show (Sundance, 5:06 AM - 1:30 PM); Law & Order (Pop, 6:00 AM - 8:00 PM); Living Single (TV One, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM); M*A*S*H* (TVLand, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM); Friends (TBS, 10:00 AM - 4:00  PM); Gunsmoke (TVLand, 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM); Seinfeld (Comedy Central, 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM); The Big Bang Theory (TBS, 4:00 PM - 11:00 PM); The Andy Griffiths 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); Three's Company (Antenna, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM); Barney Miller (Antenna, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM);  Everybody Loves Raymond (TVLand, 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM); One Day at a Time (Antennae, 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM); The Jeffersons (Antenna, 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM); Sanford & Son (Antenna, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM); The Golden Girls (Hallmark, 10:00 PM - 3:00 AM); The King of Queens (TVLand, 11:00 PM - 2:00 AM); Becker (Antenna, 12:00 - 1:00 AM); Wings (Antenna, 1:00 AM - 2:00 AM)

📺 Johnny Carson (Antenna, 11:00 PM) 

Star City

Key Sources: The Futon Critic; Rotten Tomatoes; YouTube; TV Guide; TV Passport

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