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Mayday

Today's Top Pick is the Apple original film Mayday.  Ryan Reynolds stars as a US pilot who is shot down over the Soviet Union in 1987.  Luckily he is found by Kenneth Branagh, who gets to do the Liam Neeson old man ass kicker role as a former KGB agent who loves Americana and decides to help Reynolds.  Your mileage may vary regarding the two stars, but the directors are Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, who also directed the far better than it had any right to be Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves.  

Other than that, there's not much happening.  It's the Friday before a 3-day weekend.  Go out.

⭐🎥 Mayday (Apple, 12:01 AM) 'When hotshot U.S. Navy pilot Lieutenant Troy "Assassin" Kelly (Ryan Reynolds) is sent on a top-secret mission into Russian territory at the height of the Cold War, the operation implodes, leaving him stranded behind enemy lines. Discovered by Nikolai Ustinov (Kenneth Branagh), a gruff ex-KGB agent with a penchant for American culture, Troy thinks he's toast -- but could an unlikely alliance between the two lead to Troy's rescue and a bond neither saw coming?'

Elsewhere...

Fuze

  PREMIERES

🎥 Parasomnia (AMC+ / Shudder, 3:01 AM) 'Follows Riley, a young woman tormented by night terrors and a past of unresolved tragedy. When her best friend is the latest to go missing, she begins to suspect the demonic figure lurking in her sleep has crossed over into the real world.'

🎥 Fuze (HBO Max, 3:01 AM) 'Set in contemporary London, Fuze unfolds after an unexploded World War II bomb is unearthed at a busy construction site, forcing a massive citywide evacuation. Amid the escalating tension and chaos, a daring criminal operation is set in motion--one that uses the evacuation as cover for a meticulously planned heist.'

🔔 Earle Meets World (Netflix, 3:01 AM) SEASON ONE. 'Alix Earle, Gen Z's ultimate "It" girl, gets real in this unscripted, unfiltered series that goes behind the scenes of her life and family.'

🏈 On Campus: Game of the Week (Netflix, 3:01 AM) SERIES PREMIERE. 'Every week at a different school, go inside campus life with real college students from the lead-up to the aftermath of college football's biggest games.'

🎥 Teenage Wasteland (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 'Inspired by an unconventional teacher, a group of teenagers in upstate New York in the early 1990s make a student film and uncover a vast conspiracy that is poisoning their community. Thirty years later, they revisit their film and confront the legacy of this transformative experience.'

🏈 The Program: Texas Tech (Paramount, 3:01 AM) LIMITED SERIES. 'Gives unprecedented access into the Texas Tech University Red Raiders College Football Program - including exclusive interviews with head coach Joey McGuire, former quarterback Brendan Sorsby, Chairman of the Texas Tech University System Board of Regents Cody Campbell, and more - through one of the most consequential off-seasons in the history of the sport.'

RETURNING SHOWS

🚗 The Grand Tour (Amazon, 3:01 AM) SEASON SEVEN PREMIERE.

🔔 Instadocs: The Decoy Plane (Netflix, 3:01 AM) SPECIAL PRESENTATION.

Parasomnia

STREAMING

🔔 Dark Matter (Apple, 12:01 AM) "A Perfect World"

🔔 Silo (Apple, 12:01 AM) "Troy" SEASON FINALE. 

⚖️ Judy Justice (Amazon, 3:01 AM) "Crossing Family Lines and Home is Where Mom Isn't" 

🔔 Escape to the Country (Britbox, 3:01 AM) "Argyll and Bute / The Peak District / Cambridgeshire / Devon" 

👮🏻 Flex X Cop (Disney+, 10:31 AM) 

🔔 Deep Revenge (HBO Max, 3:01 AM) 

🔥 Fired Up! (HBO Max, 3:01 AM) "Episode 6"

🔔 The Producer (HBO Max, 3:01 AM) 

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

👮🏻 Cops (Fox Nation, 6:00 PM) 

🏀FIBA World Cup🏀

🏀 Australia vs Puerto Rico (HBO Max, 5:30 AM); 🏀 Japan vs Mali (HBO Max, 5:30 AM); 🏀 United States vs China (TNT/TruTV, 8:00 AM); 🏀 Korea vs Nigeria (HBO Max, 8:30 AM); 🏀 Belgium vs Turkey (HBO Max, 11:30 AM); 🏀 Spain vs Germany (TruTV, 11:30 AM); 🏀 Czechia vs Italy (HBO Max, 2:15 PM); 🏀 Hungary vs France (TruTV, 2:45 PM)

LIVE SPORTSBALL TODAY/TONIGHT

🏌🏻 DP World Tour Golf: 2026 Omega European Masters - Round 2 (Golf, 7:30 AM)

🎾 2026 US Open Tennis: Third Round (ESPN, 11:30 AM)

🏈 College Football: Colorado Buffaloes at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (ESPNU, 2:00 PM)

⚽ English Premier League Soccer: Liverpool at Ipswich Town (USA, 3:00 PM)

⚾ MLB Baseball: Los Angeles Angels at Pittsburgh Pirates (Apple, 6:30 PM)

⚾ MLB Baseball: Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Guardians (Apple, 7:00 PM)

🎾 2026 US Open Tennis: Third Round (ESPN2, 7:00 PM)

🏈 College Football: LIU Sharks at Kansas Jayhawks (ESPNU, 8:00 PM)

🥊 The Fight: Andy Ruiz Jr. vs. Damian Knyba (TNT / TruTV, 8:00 PM)

🏈 College Football: Miami Hurricanes at Stanford Cardinal (ESPN, 9:00 PM)

🏈 College Football: Fresno State Bulldogs at USC Trojans (Fox, 9:00 PM)

⚽ NWSL Soccer: Bay FC vs Kansas City Current (Amazon, 10:00 PM)

The Program: Texas Tech

🕖8:00 EASTERN / 🕖 7:00 CENTRAL

🦀 Deadliest Catch (Discovery Channel, 8:00 PM) 'As Jake sets gear in heavy seas, a painful skin infection spreads among the Cornelia Marie crew.'

💲 Jeopardy! Masters (ABC, 8:00 PM) 
👀 Big Brother (CBS, 8:00 PM) 
💍 Put A Ring On It: Cheathab (OWN, 9:00 PM) 

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

🤼‍♂️ WWE's Friday Night Smackdown (USA, 8:00 PM) 

🕗 9:00 EASTERN / 🕖 8:00 CENTRAL

🌍 Conan O'Brien Must Go (HBO, 9:00 PM) 'Conan forces his follower Yassir to watch the movie synonymous with his hometown, "Casablanca," and promises to get Sona, his podcast co-host, her beloved Moroccan argan oil.'

🥊 Fightland (Starz, 9:02 PM) 'Duke prepares for his long-awaited shot at revenge, while others take matters into their own hands.'

🔔 20/20 (ABC, 9:00 PM) 
🐶 Totally Funny Animals (CW, 9:00 PM) 
🍽️ Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives: Triple D Nation (Food, 9:00 PM) 
🏠 My Lottery Dream Home (HGTV, 9:00 PM) 
👮 On Patrol: Live (Reelz, 9:00 PM) 
🔔 Age Inappropriate (WE, 9:00 PM) 

Teenage Wasteland

🕗 10:00 EASTERN / 🕖 9:00 CENTRAL

🎵 Austin City Limits (PBS, 10:00 PM) 'Colombian singer Carlos Vives performs with his big band, showcasing songs from "El Ultimo Disco" along with a career-spanning collection of beloved hits.'

🔥 Roast My Rental (HGTV, 10:00 PM) 'Leslie and Jasmine take on a beach house that's more regret than retreat in Redondo Beach, California. Jasmine needs to navigate tacky furniture and overall neglect to salvage this sinking rental.'

🔍 Anna Pigeon (USA, 10:00 PM) 'Anna fights for survival while her friends race to uncover what happened to her.'

💀 Dateline NBC (NBC, 10:00 PM) 

LATE NIGHT

🔔 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC, 11:34 PM) 'TV host Michael Strahan; actor Chase Stokes; The Stray Cats perform.'

🔔 Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC, 12:37 PM) 'Professional basketball player OG Anunoby; actress Kerry Washington; actor Alden Ehrenreich.'

🔔 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC, 11:35 PM) 
😂 Comics Unleashed (CBS, 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, 5:00 AM - 3:15 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 - 3:00 PM); Gunsmoke (11:00 AM - 4:00 PM); Seinfeld (Comedy Central, 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM); The Andy Griffiths Show (TVLand, 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM); The Big Bang Theory (TBS, 3:00 PM - 8:00 PM); Family Ties (Antenna, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM); The Office (Comedy Central, 5:00 PM - 12:00 AM); 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 AM - 3:00 AM); The King of Queens (TVLand, 11:00 PM - 2:00 AM); Wings (Antenna, 1:00 AM - 2:00 AM)

📺 Johnny Carson (Antenna, 11:00 PM) 'Comic Don Rickles; actor Eli Wallach; author Colleen McCullough; Lou Brock.' *Aired Sept 1, 1977*

Earle Meets World

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

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