What's On Tonight (Friday): Sacrebleu! Le Maître Voleur Lupin Renoue Avec Ses Vieilles Habitudes!

Lupin

Another week, another Friday stuffed with worthy premieres.  Top Pick goes to the fourth season (part) of Netflix's Lupin.  Omar Sy stars as Assane, a master thief who has modeled himself after the fictional Lupin and finds himself constantly caught up in shenanigans that often mirror the Lupin books.  It's a fun, breezy, caper show and Sy is a very winning presence. I recommend watching the previous seasons first if you are a newbie, but the seasons are only 5-8 episodes each so it won't take you long.

Among the runner ups we have the premiere of Newlyweds, which has one of the most over qualified casts for a network multi-cam sitcom in recent memory.  We also have the premiere of sexy mystery involving witches show Yaga.  Add onto that the streaming premiere of The Invite and another Hallmark Christmas movie and you've got a lot to choose from.  And I didn't even mention Battle of the Streaming Stars (because it looks terrible)!  

⭐💎 Lupin (Netflix 3:01 AM) PART FOUR. 'Four years after the events of Part 3, Assane (Omar Sy) is still in prison. He has left his life as "Lupin" behind and plans to finish his sentence so he can move to Senegal with his family. Assane's peaceful plans are ruined when a mysterious criminal announces and executes simultaneous museum robberies using the Lupin name. Security footage seemingly places Assane inside one of the museums during a heist where Captain Belkacem is seriously hurt. To prove his innocence and find the impostor challenging him at his own game, Assane is forced to break out of prison and become Lupin once more.'

Elsewhere...

Battle of the Streaming Stars

  PREMIERES

🔔 Chaar Yaar (Amazon, 3:01 AM) SEASON ONE. 'Set in Mumbai in the early 2000s, the story follows Jay, Tony, Saahil and Sameer who come from middle-class homes and are weighed down by family duties while hoping for something better. Then a single choice, made because they feel they have no other option, puts them in the path of gangsters and draws the attention of the police.'

🔔 Yaga (AMC+, 3:01 AM) SERIES PREMIERE. 'Follows Rapp (Noah Reid), a private investigator who arrives in the small coastal town of Whittock, to investigate the disappearance of a young heir to a powerful fishery, Henry Park (Hudson Williams). He finds himself at odds with an apprehensive local detective, Carson (Clark Backo), a charismatic university professor with a taste for younger men, Katherine (Carrie-Anne Moss), and a labyrinth of enigmatic suspects, secret lives, and ancient magic.'

🎥 The Cycle (AMC+ / Shudder, 3:01 AM) 'When the body of a man missing for thirty-six years is discovered at the scene of a horrific crime, it's up to his estranged daughter to unravel his dark past. Starring Deborah Ann Woll (True Blood, Daredevil)'

🎥 The Invite (HBO Max, 3:01 AM) 'Joe and Angela's marriage is on thin ice. When they invite their enigmatic upstairs neighbors for a dinner party, the night spirals into unexpected places. Have they reignited the spark or lit the match that burns it all down?'

🔔 Fading Grandeur (Netflix, 3:01 AM) SEASON ONE. 'Desperate to sell his crumbling mansion, a fallen marquis tries to make a quick deal with a charming yet mysterious millionaire who has her own agenda.'

🎥 Gajab Raat (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 'A cop investigates a murder involving multiple stakeholders over the course of a single night.'

🎥 Paralyzed By Hope: The Maria Bamford Story (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 'Traces Bamford's path from a childhood in Duluth, Minnesota, through discovering a love of performance in college, to hard-won fame in Los Angeles while closely following her present day life for almost four years.'

🎥 Surviving Hurricane Otis (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 'Wirpul and his half-brother fight to survive Hurricane Otis in Acapulco, where their brotherhood and courage turns adversity into hope.'

🔔 Battle of the Streaming Stars (Roku, 3:01 AM) SEASON ONE. 'Nearly five decades after IMG's "Battle of the Network Stars" this new series brings the format into the streaming era. Comedians, actors, reality stars, and creators from audiences' favorite shows will trade the couch for the field, going head-to-head in larger-than-life challenges inspired by the shows and movies people love.'

🎄🎥 Winter Wonderlanes (Hallmark, 8:00 PM) 'Sparks fly between a woman and her high school boyfriend as they work together to drum up publicity for a youth tournament at her family's bowling alley.'

🤵‍♂️👰‍♀️ Newlyweds (NBC, 8:30 PM) SERIES PREMIERE. 'A later-in-life love story about a free-spirited woman and a buttoned-up professor who marry impetuously after a whirlwind courtship. Starring Téa Leoni, Tim Daley and Jamie Lee Curtis.'

🧛 Monsters: The Truth Behind the Myths (National Geographic, 9:00 PM) SERIES PREMIERE. Uunpacks the origin story of our most terrifying legends, and tracks their staying power across the centuries.'

RETURNING SHOWS

😂 LOL: Last One Laughing UK (Amazon, 3:01 AM) SEASON THREE PREMIERE.

🍺 Happy's Place (NBC, 8:00 PM) SEASON THREE PREMIERE.

🎥 The Last Drive-Inwith Joe Bob Briggs (Shudder, 9:00 PM) "Joe Bob's Halloween House Party" SPECIAL PRESENTATION.

The Cycle

STREAMING

🔔 Dark Matter (Apple, 12:01 AM) "How to Build the Box" 

🍽️ Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars (Apple, 12:01 AM) "Michelin is Like the Girlfriend You Can Never Get" 

⚖️ Judy Justice (Amazon, 3:01 AM) "Texting Under the Influence and Bad Bestie" SEASON FINALE. 

🔔 Kill Jackie (AMC+, 3:01 AM) 

     

🔔 Celebrity Escape to the Country (BritBox, 3:01 AM) "Ian 'H' Watkins" 

🔔 Tokyo Revengers (Disney+ / Hulu, 3:01 AM) "War of the Three Titans Arc" 

🔔 4 Blocks Zero (HBO Max, 3:01 AM) 

🔔 Paolo (HBO Max, 3:01 AM) "Episode 5" 

🔔 The Producer (HBO Max, 3:01 AM) 

🤬 Rage (HBO Max, 3:01 AM) 

👻 Strange: Junji Ito's Tales for Sleepless Nights (HBO Max, 3:01 AM) 

🔔 The Torment (HBO Max, 3:01 AM) 

🍰 The Great British Baking Show (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 

🔔 Steel Ball Run: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 

🔔 Avatar: Seven Havens (Paramount, 3:01 AM) 

🔔 Mobland (Paramount, 3:01 AM) "A Different Corner" 

🔔 Tulsa King (Paramount, 3:01 AM) 

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

🧑‍⚕️ Doctor X: Mafia in White (Netflix, 12:01 PM) "Episode 5" 

 

👮🏻 Cops (Fox Nation, 6:00 PM) 

🔔 Real American Freestyle (Fox Nation, 8:00 PM) 

LIVE SPORTSBALL TODAY/TONIGHT

🏌️ PGA Tour Golf: 2026 Butterfield Bermuda Championship - Round 2 (Golf, 2:00 PM)

⚽ English Football League Championship: Middlesbrough at Bolton Wanderers (CBSSPT, 3:00 PM)

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

🏈 College Football: North Carolina Central Eagles at Delaware State Hornets (ESPN2, 5:00 PM)

🏀 NBA Basketball: New York Knicks at Boston Celtics (Amazon, 7:00 PM)

🏈 College Football: Massachusetts Minutemen at Connecticut Huskies (CBSSPT, 7:00 PM)

🏈 College Football: Duke Blue Devils at Virginia Cavaliers (ESPN, 7:00 PM)

🏈 College Football: Yale Bulldogs at Pennsylvania Quakers (ESPNU, 7:00 PM)

⚾ 2026 World Series: Game 1: Tampa Bay Rays at Milwaukee Brewers (Fox, 8:00 PM)

🏈 College Football: Army West Point Black Knights at Tulsa Golden Hurricane (ESPN2, 8:30 PM)

🏈 College Football: Air Force Falcons at Wyoming Cowboys (CW, 9:00 PM)

🥊 Legacy Fighting Alliance (Vice, 9:00 PM)

🏀 NBA Basketball: Houston Rockets at San Antonio Spurs (Amazon, 9:30 PM)

⚽ NWSL Soccer: Portland Thorns vs NC Courage (Amazon, 10:00 PM)

🏌️ LPGA Tour Golf: 2026 BMW Ladies Championship - Round 3 (Golf, 10:00 PM)

🏈 College Football: North Carolina State Wolfpack at Stanford Cardinal (ESPN, 10:30 PM)

Newlyweds

🕖EARLY PRIMETIME🕖

🏠 The Loud House (Nickelodeon, 5:30 PM) 'After scoring free food, Lola goes on a spree of exaggerated complaints to scam perks around town; tired of suffering through brutal P.E. classes, Lincoln and friends challenge the faculty.'

⭐ The Patrick Starr Show (Nickelodeon, 6:00 PM) 'After biting Squidward, Tinkle is sent to obedience training. In the not-so-distant future, the Star family produces a reunion episode.'

🦌 Deer Squad (Nick Jr, 6:00 PM) 

🕖8:00 EASTERN / 🕖 7:00 CENTRAL

👮 Sheriff County (CBS, 8:00 PM) 'When a dangerous new drug begins spreading through Edgewater's college community, Sheriff Mickey Fox races to stop a growing crisis before more lives are put at risk.'

🍺 Happy's Place (NBC, 8:00 PM) 'Bobbie surprises Isabella with her own office upstairs and reassures her that they'll still see each other plenty; Steve and Takoda try to convince Emmett to stop giving Bobbie so much space after their relationship has moved into the friend zone.'

🔔 Outlander: Blood of My Blood (Starz, 8:05 PM) 'Ellen finds herself a guest among unexpected company; Brian and Murtagh attempt a daring rescue; Colum waits for news of the war; Henry makes an ally of a former enemy.'

🤵‍♂️👰‍♀️ Newlyweds (NBC, 8:30 PM) 'Over six weeks and two continents, total opposites Jeanie and James go from blind date to wedded bliss.'

💲 Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (ABC, 8:00 PM) 

💰 Gold Rush (Discovery, 8:00 PM) 
🎄🎥 Winter Wonderlanes (Hallmark, 8:00 PM) 
🐨 The Marsupilamis (Nick Jr, 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) 
🥊 The Ariel Helwani Show (Vice, 8:00 PM) 

🕗 9:00 EASTERN / 🕖 8:00 CENTRAL

🧑‍🚒 Fire Country (CBS, (9:00 PM) 'As financial pressures continue to mount at Station 42, Bode fights to prove that Edgewater's new volunteer firefighting program can make a difference; recording artist INK performs at Smokey's Bar.'

🎭 Great Performances (PBS, 9:00 PM) 'A diverse mix of talents pays tribute to Tammy Wynette's life, legacy and music at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium.'

👻 Scariest House in America (HGTV, 9:00 PM) 'After a season-long search, the road trip comes to an end and Retta reveals the Scariest House in America; designer Alison Victoria faces her ultimate renovation challenge: transform the terrifying home with a stunning $150,000 makeover.' SEASON FINALE.

👽 Unbelievable with Dan Aykroyd (History, 9:00 PM) 'The world is full of creatures who make you look twice; from a baboon who becomes a reliable employee at a 19th-century train station, to a Moulin Rouge performer who builds a career on controlled flatulence.'

🧛 Monsters: The Truth Behind the Myths (National Geographic, 9:00 PM) 'Discover how vampires crept into our nightmares and why they've stayed there.'

🩰 Tip Toe (Starz, 9:05 PM) 'A showdown in the suburbs as Leo and Clive go face to face for the ultimate confrontation, while George goes to the heart of Manchester to explore his secret life.'

🔔 20/20 (ABC, 9:00 PM) 
🏔️ Rocky Mountain Wreckers (Discovery, 9:00 PM) 
👮 On Patrol: Live (Reelz, 9:00 PM) 
💖 Love After Lockup: Relationship Rehab (WE, 9:00 PM) 
💀 Dateline NBC (NBC, 9:01 PM) 

The Invite

🕗 10:00 EASTERN / 🕖 9:00 CENTRAL

👮 Boston Blue (CBS, 10:00 PM) 'When a subway station shootout leaves a detective critically injured, Danny and Lena race to determine what really happened; Sean grapples with how police work affects those closest to him.'

🧛 Monsters: The Truth Behind the Myths (National Geographic, 10:00 PM) 'We've been haunted—and hunted—by shapeshifting werewolves for millennia.'

⚖️ The Rainmaker (USA, 10:00 PM) 'Rudy takes Victor's case to court while Bruiser and Sarah face troubles of their own.'

👽 Mysteries from Above (History, 10:03 PM) 'In the middle of the Australian outback, a birds eye view reveals many rocks precariously balanced on top of each other, defying gravity; in Brazil, the view from above reveals a desert landscape that defies all logic.'

🔔 Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO, 10:00 PM) 
🤬 Rage (HBO Latino, 10:00 PM) 
👮🏻 SWAT: Exiles (Starz, 10:00 PM) 

LATE NIGHT

🔔 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC, 11:35 PM) 'Musician Paul McCartney; Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.); Goose performs; Morgan James sits in with The Cletones.'

🔔 Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC, 12:37 PM) 'Actress Dakota Johnson; former professional football coach Mike Tomlin.'

🔔 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC, 11:34 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 - 9:00 AM, 9:30 AM - 2:00 PM); Law & Order (Pop, 6:00 AM - 8:00 PM); Friends (TBS, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM); Living Single (TV One, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM); M*A*S*H* (TVLand, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM); Gunsmoke (11:00 AM - 4:00 PM); Seinfeld (Comedy Central, 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM); The Big Bang Theory (TBS, 4:00 PM - 8:00 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 King of Queens (TVLand, 11:06 PM - 2:00 AM); Becker (Antenna, 12:00 AM - 1:00 AM); Wings (Antenna, 1:00 AM - 2:00 AM)

📺 Johnny Carson (Antenna, 11:00 PM) 'Actor Alan Thicke; actress Rosanna Arquette; talk show host Oprah Winfrey.' *Originally aired Nov 7, 1986*

Yaga

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

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