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Celebrity Family Feud (ABC) The game show returns June 11 for 10 episodes, with stars like Amy Schumer, George Lopez, Kelly Clarkson and even members of Harvey’s own family trying to figure out the most popular answers on the board. Steve Harvey’s Funderdome (ABC) And in this corner…a new reality competition, premiering June 11, that pits budding business owners against each other to win funding. Harvey serves as ringmaster; the crowd chooses who gets the cash prize. Little Big Shots and Little Big Shots: Forever Young (NBC) Little Big Shots (currently airing Season 2) will launch a spinoff for the AARP crowd, subtitled Forever Young, on June 21. With youngsters or seniors, Harvey’s couch interviews are sure to steal the spotlight on this talent showcase. Showtime at the Apollo (Fox)…

CLINTON KELLY The Chew Weekdays, ABC FASHION, FOOD AND lifestyle guru Clinton Kelly hit the zeitgeist in 2003 as cohost of What Not to Wear—people still stop him on the street and ask, “How do I look?”—but these days he’s even better known as the Emmy-winning moderator of The Chew. If only he could stay out of trouble with the censors. Unlike The View, The Talk and other group gab shows, The Chew—nearing the end of its sixth season—hasn’t suffered from host replacements or personality conflicts. How do you account for that? What’s crazy is that we only spent 20 minutes together when ABC did our chemistry test. I’ve met a lot of folks in showbiz who are just so fake, so miserable, just putting it on for the camera,…

American Gods A magical mystery tour that defies belief @TVGMMattRoush FANTASY Sundays, 9/8c, Starz MAY THE GODS help you if you haven’t read the book. After screening four episodes of this visually spectacular but initially lumbering series adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s acclaimed contemporary fantasy epic, I can’t pretend to make sense yet of what I’ve seen—but I also know I couldn’t take my eyes off it. Depending on your familiarity with the source material, you might want to watch with Wikipedia on a separate screen. Garish, gory, hallucinatory and hypnotic, American Gods is the perfect canvas for executive producer Bryan Fuller to unload his cult-wizard’s bag of tricks, a stylized palette of erotica, violence and fantastical whimsy that distinguished projects as wondrously different as Pushing Daisies and Hannibal. Collaborating with…

Scorpion DRAMA SEASON FINALE Monday, May 15, 10/9c, CBS @ScorpionCBS A BOTCHED WEDDING. A plane crash. There’s more action than ever in the final episodes of Scorpion’s third season. First, nothing goes according to plan in the lead-up to the nuptials of star-crossed couple Happy (Jadyn Wong) and Toby (Eddie Kaye Thomas) on the May 1 episode of the CBS drama. The mechanical engineer and behavioral scientist have planned their big day for much of the season, but when the gang’s routine job—to put out a tunnel fire that’s endangering a nuclear storage facility—goes awry, questions arise about whether the wedding can really go forward. “It is the perfect storm: Anything that could go wrong goes wrong,” Wong hints. But as usual, the group bands together to make things right.…

Once Upon a Time FANTASY Sunday, May 7, 8/7c, ABC The Disney-centric fantasy Once Upon a Time airs an all-musical episode this week—but it won’t rely on the Mouse House’s vast catalogue of songs. “We’ve always put our own spin on the iconic Disney characters, making them real people with real problems,” says executive producer Adam Horowitz. “To simply do our own version of famous Disney songs would be a cop-out. Besides, our characters have come so far. You can’t have Snow White singing ‘Someday My Prince Will Come’ when she’s already landed him.” Instead, the episode—set on the day Hook (Colin O’Donoghue) is due to marry Emma (Jennifer Morrison)—will boast an entirely original score by Broadway composers Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner. The hour kicks off with a rousing…

MOTHER’S DAY WEEKEND Bad Moms COMEDY (2016) Saturday, May 13, 9/8c, Showtime The Hangover’s writing duo of Jon Lucas and Scott Moore lit up Las Vegas with the Wolf Pack (Zach Galifianakis, Bradley Cooper and Ed Helms). Now they bring the party to the ’burbs for mommas played by Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell and Kathryn Hahn (above). Cheating husbands, unrewarding jobs, uptight kids and everything associated with The Man drive the trio to take a few booze-fueled trips to the wild side. Christina Applegate and Jada Pinkett Smith are the PTA moms who trigger their suburban debauchery. Stepmom DRAMA (1998) Sunday, May 14, 12:30/11:30am c, Sundance Susan Sarandon has to fight lymphoma and Julia Roberts, who is engaged to Sarandon’s ex and poised to become the in-marriage relation of the title. Ed…

@TVGMMattRoush TV Guide Magazine @TVGuideMagazine @tvguidemagazine Everything about AMC’s The Son is interesting: the time period, the flashbacks, the characters, the setting. Pierce Brosnan could not be more perfect for this role. Even though I recorded it and watched later, do you think Saturday night was the best time for a series like this? And given how popular period dramas are on PBS, why don’t the main networks seek to produce these kind of shows too? —Teresa MATT ROUSH: AMC has a history of scheduling original Westerns on Saturdays, a night where very few even bother. It paid off for The Son with a solid opening. Although Westerns once proliferated on broadcast TV, the genre, and historical drama in general, has fallen out of favor, most likely because demographic shifts…

My current favorite show Last Week Tonight With John Oliver. I love how he brings attention to the issues we currently face. The funniest person on TV The hilarious Billy Eichner. What he does on Billy on the Street kills me. The show that always makes me laugh Playing House. Jessica St. Clair and Lennon Parham are close friends of mine and they make me laugh on this wonderful show as much as they make me laugh in real life. The show I miss most The Comeback. Lisa Kudrow’s character, Valerie Cherish, is a national treasure—and always will be. MELISSA RAUCH The Big Bang Theory SEASON FINALE Thursday, May 11, 8/7c, CBS My guilty pleasure The Bachelor. I’ve been loyally watching since its very first episode, so clearly I don’t…

IT’S BEEN A turbulent nine months for No. 1 cable network Fox News Channel. First, the accusations that now former CEO Roger Ailes had sexually harassed half a dozen women, including anchor Gretchen Carlson, led to his ouster in July 2016. Soon after, FNC’s most prominent primetime female anchors, Greta Van Susteren and Megyn Kelly, left the channel, the latter eventually decrying the network’s toxic atmosphere for women. But none of these losses could compare with the toppling of Bill O’Reilly, FNC’s longtime No. 1 anchor. The pugnacious populist was king of the 8pm hour with The O’Reilly Factor and drew the most viewers of any cable news show. “The O’Reilly Factor was the highest-rated, most-watched regularly scheduled cable newscast ever,” says media consultant Brad Adgate. “The show played an integral…

The Voice REALITY SEASON FINALE Tuesday, May 23, 8/7c, NBC @NBCTheVoic FINALE PREVIEW THE VOICE COACHES—MAROON 5 frontman Adam Levine, No Doubt’s Gwen Stefani, country superstar Blake Shelton and multiple-Grammy winner Alicia Keys—may spend a lot of time together when filming their hit singing competition, but absence (during the break between the Knockout rounds and the live playoffs) sure made the heart grow fonder for this fab four. “I was genuinely excited to see everybody again—it’s very rare,” joked Levine as he geared up to reunite with the team for Season 12’s live shows. Thanks in part to this camaraderie, the NBC juggernaut remains the No. 1 show in its timeslot, beating competitor Dancing With the Stars in viewers age 18–49 and snagging musical luminaries John Legend, Luke Bryan, Celine Dion…

NCIS: Los Angeles DRAMA Sunday, May 14, 8/7c, CBS You don’t mess with a man’s family. In the season ender, LL Cool J’s Sam Hanna is out to teach terrorist Tahir Khaled (Anslem Richardson) that very lesson. What will the team do when Sam goes rogue to ensure that Khaled never targets his loved ones again? NCIS DRAMA Tuesday, May 16, 8/7c, CBS A Navy SEAL goes missing during an unsanctioned trip to Paraguay, and Gibbs (Mark Harmon), McGee (Sean Murray) and Torres (Wilmer Valderrama) travel to a remote area of the country to find him. But…they’ll also have to deal with the region’s violent rebels. NCIS: New Orleans DRAMA Tuesday, May 16, 10/9c, CBS The NCIS team reaches a crisis point with shady Mayor Hamilton (Steven Weber). Unable to…

Maria Bamford: Old Baby COMEDY STAND-UP PREMIERE Tuesday, May 2, Netflix The woman of 1,000 voices (she can do tons of impressions, and maybe she will in this special) takes her act to the streets— performing for crowds at park benches, bowling alleys and theaters across Los Angeles. The Mars Generation DOCUMENTARY SERIES PREMIERE Friday, May 5, Netflix Follow the teen trainees at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama, as they prepare to be the first humans to tweet from (and study on) the Red Planet. Sense8 SCIENCE FICTION SEASON PREMIERE Season 2, Friday, May 5, Netflix Last season introduced us to the eight disparate “sensates” who became mentally connected—and able to see and talk to each other from anywhere in the world— after experiencing the same…

DERBY DAY IT’S BILLED AS “The Fastest Two Minutes in Sports,” and you won’t find more tradition, pageantry, excitement or money packed into a smaller time frame than the Kentucky Derby. The 143rd running takes place on May 6, at Churchill Downs in Louisville for the first leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown, consisting of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes (May 20) and Belmont Stakes (June 10). Top horses likely to be in the starting gate at the Run for the Roses include Girvin, Classic Empire, Gormley (pictured with jockey Victor Espinoza) and Irap. This year’s Derby is special for NBC’s Mike Tirico—it’s the first one he’ll host and the first he’ll get to see in person. “From the fashion to the singing of ‘My Old Kentucky Home’ to drinking…

@damianholbrook Cheers to Aisha Hinds for lifting Underground to new heights. The actress commanded the April 12 hour of the WGN America show, as her Harriet Tubman gave a glorious speech that was both history lesson and a master class in drama. Cheers to Cecily Strong for her impression of Liza Minnelli. The Saturday Night Live gem’s (left, with Kenan Thompson and Kate McKinnon) take on the diva in the April 15 episode was so spot-on we hardly noticed that host Jimmy Fallon insisted on singing more than musical guest Harry Styles. Jeers to E! for giving Kylie Jenner (right) a show. For the love of God, please stop feeding the Keeping Up With the Kardashians machine or Kendall is gonna need to hand us a Pepsi to stop us…

I GUESS IT happened by accident: When I was around 6, we were living in Michigan and visited friends in Los Angeles whose kids were actors. I went with them to an audition for the 1991 Jean-Claude Van Damme movie Lionheart and the casting director came out, saw me and was like, “Hey, do you wanna read for a part?” I said, “Sure!” and ended up getting it, so my mom and I stayed out here and I kept working The whole time, my parents had the mentality of “Have fun while you’re doing it, and if you ever don’t like it, you can always do something else.” It was never a big deal in our home, and I think that helped make me semi-not-go-crazy. They did such a great…

WHEN “VACATIONING” FOX News anchor Bill O’Reilly briefly shook hands with Pope Francis in Rome on the morning of April 19, he must have known that only divine intervention could save his job. It was not forthcoming. A short while later, Fox News parent company 21st Century Fox announced it had parted ways with its biggest-name star. O’Reilly, the dominant face of Fox News Channel for 20 years, has now joined its chief architect, Roger Ailes, as having been dismissed after multiple allegations of sexual harassment in the workplace. This is despite the presidential precedent of Fox News’ most famous and powerful audience member, Viewerin- Chief Donald Trump, weathering similar charges of his own, to ascend successfully to the White House. One of Ailes’s accusers was the network’s former anchor…

SAWYER FREDERICKS The Season 8 winner—and the sole victor for former coach Pharrell Williams—released a self-titled EP in 2015 and the full-length album A Good Storm in 2016. Fredericks opted to become an independent artist in 2017; he is currently working on new music and touring. SUNDANCE HEAD In the aftermath of his Voice victory, reigning champ Head joined his coach, Blake Shelton, on his 2017 tour. Head has also recorded a yet-to-be-released single that reportedly features a guest spot from a Country Music Hall of Fame singer. CASSADEE POPE Team Blake’s Pope—the show’s first female winner— released her album Frame by Frame in 2013 (which bowed at No. 9 on the Billboard 200 charts) and a follow-up EP, Summer, in 2016. Since her Season 3 crowning, Pope has toured…

Supergirl SCI-FIMonday, May 22, 8/7c, The CW Two major figures in Kara’s (Melissa Benoist) life return: her former boss Cat Grant (Calista Flockhart) and cousin Clark, aka Superman (Tyler Hoechlin). Wonder what the Man of Steel will make of Supergirl’s yellow-sun-hot romance with the heir to Krypton’s sworn enemy, Mon-El (Chris Wood)? Empire DRAMA Wednesday, May 24, 9/8c, Fox Jamal’s (Jussie Smollett) rehab buddy Tory Ash (Rumer Willis) has sure sparked some conflict between his parents, Cookie (Taraji P. Henson) and Lucious (Terrence Howard), but they haven’t seen anything yet: Willis’s real-life mama, Demi Moore, guest stars as a nurse who goes way back with the Lyons. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit DRAMA Wednesday, May 24, 9/8c, NBC In a special two-parter, Peter Gallagher returns and The Night Of’s…

GENERAL HOSPITAL Weekdays, ABC SHE’S OUTTA HERE, baby! On May 4 Emmy winner Jane Elliot—one of the most beloved and revered stars in soaps—will make her last appearance on General Hospital as queen barracuda Tracy Quartermaine. But Elliot’s not just quitting the show; she’s leaving the biz. Here, in her only exit interview, the press-shy actress explains herself. Could anything have changed your mind about retirement? Absolutely nothing. I’m 70 years old! For 53 years, I’ve gone from job to job, coast to coast, movies to theater to TV, and it’s all been delicious. I’m really glad I got to do it. But now I want to use a different part of my brain—that part where I don’t have to learn lines, put on makeup, wonder if my roots are…

MAY 1, 2017 | PUZZLE #1309 ACROSS 1 Dance step 4 School subject (abbr.) 8 Dog in Beetle Bailey 12 “Evil Woman” band 13 The Time Machine people 14 Okinawa’s capital 15 Danny’s job on Big Day (2 wds.) 18 Choppers, so to speak 19 Pigeon-____ 20 Third ____ 22 You Asked for It, ____ 26 Cheers 28 Lucky Spencer’s sister on General Hospital (2 wds.) 30 French Guiana’s Royale, e.g. 31 “Bad, Bad ____ Brown” 32 “This” in Quebec 33 Animated features 35 Uncle Martin’s home planet on My Favorite Martian 36 Move ahead of (hyph.) 37 Shady spot 39 Hawaii’s state bird 41 Drifts 44 Raylan Givens’s job on Justified (2 wds.) 48 Plant growth regulator 49 Berth for The Love Boat 50 Aunt on The Andy Griffith…