Innholdsfortegnelse for June 21, 2021 i TV Guide Magazine

LEGAL DRAMA My husband and I were extremely disappointed that CBS’s All Rise and ABC’s Rebel were canceled. They were both about bright, strong women finding the right way to figure out legal issues in totally different ways. The women who played the main roles were great and the storylines strong. What a shame! —Anne NO QUESTION All the guest hosts of Jeopardy! have done a good job, but there is something special about Mayim Bialik. She is poised, confident, obviously smart without flaunting it and seems delighted to be on set. She gets my vote! —Jan KUDOS CORNER Bon appétit to Worst Cooks in America on Food Network, possibly the most hilarious series on TV. The winning combination of disgraceful cooking, closet stand-up comedians and deft editing, graphics and…

In the mood for edge-of-yourseat fare? Keep an eye out for new visits to two classic suspenseful series, plus some deadly scourges that are all too real. Last we saw Dexter (Showtime), the killer’s killer had faked his own death and gone lumberjacking. Eight years later, Michael C. Hall returns and goes gunning for a new bad guy (Clancy Brown, Billions). Equally anticipated is David Chase’s Sopranos prequel film, The Many Saints of New  ark (September 24, HBO Max), set in the 1960s and ’70s with James Gandolfini’s son, Michael, as a young Tony Soprano. In Dopesick (Hulu), Michael Keaton leads an unflinching look at the epidemic of opioid addiction. And anthology series The Hot Zone: Anthrax (November 28, National Geographic) focuses on the deadly letters sent to public figures and…

The Blacklist SEASON FINALE 10/9c, NBC THE BODIES PILED up when former FBI agent Elizabeth Keen (Megan Boone) aligned herself with vengeful ganglord Neville Townsend (Reg Rogers) to take out master criminal Raymond “Red” Reddington (James Spader), who was once a father figure to her. On the heels of a storyline where death loomed for everyone Liz loved, the actress (below) shares some tidbits about the tense, twisty Season 8 finale cliffhanger that will conclude the Townsend arc and send Liz onto a path that may or may not involve Red’s corrupt world. Liz really went to the dark side after she watched Red murder her mother, Russian spy Katarina Rostova (Laila Robins). Can she come back? I’ve protected a belief that Liz is inherently good and her “dark side”…

Wimbledon 6am/5c, ESPN Editors’ Choice After last year’s cancellation, England’s prestigious grass-court tennis tournament returns with stands filled to at least 25 percent capacity and a roster stacked with star athletes. “We need and want to see all the best playerstogether,” says ESPN commentator Patrick McEnroe. “I’m expecting Wimbledon to be loaded.” In the men’s singles, McEnroe concedes the “heavy favorite” is five-time champ Novak Djokovic (above), who beat eight-time winner Roger Federer in a thrilling five-set match in 2019. If Federer is fit after two recent knee surgeries, he’ll top the list of threats, with the indomitable Rafael Nadal, Greek phenom Stefanos Tsitsipas and Australia’s “dangerous” Nick Kyrgios also in the hunt. The ladies’ singles is more unpredictable with the possible absences of Naomi Osaka and injured titleholder Simona…

The Bold and the Beautiful CBS, check local listings Daytime Pick Survivors don’t come any tougher than Steffy Forrester (Daytime Emmy winner Jacqueline MacInnes Wood). In the past year alone, she’s overcome a crippling painkiller addiction and the emotional stress surrounding her unborn child’s paternity, since confirmed to be Steffy’s fiancé, Dr. John “Finn” Finnegan (Tanner Novlan). “There is always drama waiting for Steffy,” Wood says with a laugh. “She always gets pulled into something.” Currently, that’s standing by her troubled ex-husband Liam Spencer (Scott Clifton), father of her toddler, Kelly (Avalon and Colette Gray). He’s been arrested for the accidental hit-and-run death of crafty Vinny Walker (Joe LoCicero). “It’s horrific to know that Kelly’s father is in jail,” Wood says. “Steffy is going tooth and nail to get Liam…

@damianholbrook Cheers to HBO for wisely working with Jean Smart (left). After her supporting turns on Watchmen and Mare of Easttown, Smart takes center stage in HBO Max’s new streaming dramedy Hacks, where she dazzles as a Vegas comic trying to save her career. Cheers to Bachelor in Paradise for welcoming new guests. With host Chris Harrison in a permanent time-out, ABC’s tropical-set dating game recruited a rotation of fill-ins to oversee the wrecks on the beach this August, including famous fan David Spade. After the year this franchise had, it could use a few laughs. Cheers to The Handmaid’s Tale for handing its leading ladies Emmy-worthy material. It’s a marvel to see Elisabeth Moss and Alexis Bledel unveil new layers to June and Emily, now safely in Canada, as…

@TVGMMattRoush I am a senior and a Vietnam veteran. The season finale of CBS’s SEAL Team was very emotional and touching for me and I am sure for other veterans. I am severely disappointed about the show’s renewal only being on Paramount+ after a few episodes in the fall. Moving it to streaming means reducing access for many seniors and veterans who are on a fixed income and not as tech-savvy. —Bill MATT ROUSH: Variations on this heartfelt lament have dominated my mailbag since CBS announced the decision. SEAL Team is one of several “on the bubble” shows this year that might have been canceled outright if not for the option to migrate to streaming. This was probably the most disheartening move, because SEAL Team (unlike the spooky and bizarre…

You might as well have a front row seat—at home on the sofa—for some great musicfilled series and specials. Grammy winner Ariana Grande joins Season 21 of The Voice (NBC), asking contestants to say “Thank you, next” to veteran coaches Kelly Clarkson, John Legend and Blake Shelton. Airing after The Masked Singer, new competition series Alter Ego (Fox) ups the wacky by asking vocalists to perform as their “dream avatar.” In the heartwarming dramedy The Big Leap (Fox), Scott Foley stars as the producer of a dance reality show who casts a group of underdogs (played by Teri Polo and Piper Perabo, among others), all hoping for a chance at a better life, to star in a reimagined production of Swan Lake. Acclaimed artists Eve and Brandy lead Queens (ABC),…

The Twilight Zone 7am/6c, Syfy Retro Pick Chucky would wet his pants if he met Talky Tina! “I love you very much,” the doll usually coos—but to the mean stepdad played by Telly Savalas (above, with Tracy Stratford), it’s “I’m going to kill you.” A 1963 fan-fave episode. Celebrity IOU 9/8c, HGTV Kris Jenner and daughters Kim Kardashian West and Kendall Jenner are the latest stars to attempt a renovation for someone deserving in their life. Grill of Victory SERIES PREMIERE 10/9c, Food Network Outdoor chefs create regionally inspired dishes on the backyard grill in this new competition hosted by food-truck mogul Sabin Lomac. Up first: Southern-fried chicken and beachy seafood eats. I’ll Be Gone in the Dark 10/9c, HBO The six-part docuseries adds a follow-up covering the 2020 sentencing…

TODAY’S SPORTS PICK GYMNASTICS 6:30/5:30c, NBCSN U.S. Olympic Trials It’s the gymnasts’ turn to seek their spots on Team USA. Trials for the Tokyo Games begin in St. Louis with Day 1 of the men’s competition. The women’s Day 1, where Simone Biles (right) should dominate, airs tomorrow at 8/7c on NBC. Making It SEASON PREMIERE 8/7c, NBC Thready, set, go! Season 3 of the pun-filled crafting competition kicks off as cohosts Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman guide more contestants through whimsical challenges. This week, one guy uses recycled tires for his take on the traditional family portrait! The Stranger She Brought Home MOVIE PREMIERE 8/7c, Lifetime Movie Network It’s like the Sandra Bullock romcom While You Were Sleeping… sort of. A 911 operator (Lesa Wilson) pretends an injured man…

A Discovery of Witches SEASON PREMIERE 7/6c, AMC This fantastical epic romance has always felt like a period piece at heart, and with ancient vampire Matthew (Matthew Goode, striking) and powerful witch Diana (Teresa Palmer, above, with Goode) timewalking from present day to Elizabethan London, it is. Season 2 of the Sundance Now drama hits cable in a twoepisode premiere, so viewers can drink in the rich costumes and transportive sets. Diana too is thrilled—the professor has spent her life studying the past—but for her love Matthew, stepping into that era brings back dark inclinations, and he struggles to control the blood rage within. Meanwhile, Diana is finally mastering her magic, and the expressive Palmer revels in those scenes, plucking threads of light from the air. She weaves increasingly elaborate…

Days of Our Lives NBC, check local listings Daytime Pick Heartbroken Ben Weston (Robert Scott Wilson) shouldn’t get too excited to see his amnesiac wife, Ciara (Victoria Konefal). The bombshell the fiery lass is about to drop probably won’t lead to a happy ending! Good Morning America 7am, ABC The GMA Summer Concert Series is a little bit country in July! Today, trio Lady A warms up for its tour launching later this month. Also on the calendar: Jimmie Allen and Brad Paisley (July 5), Dierks Bentley (July 23) and Old Dominion (July 30). The Simpsons 6:30/5:30c, FXX Halloween comes a few months early with a five-hour marathon of classic “Treehouse of Horror” episodes! The binge begins with the 1990 original and James Earl Jones narrating a parody of “The…

Source: Nielsen Media Research, September 21, 2020–May 26, 2021. Broadcast networks only; total viewers, Live + 7 days of time-shifted viewing, in millions.…

Truth isn’t just stranger than fiction. It’s also the perfect starting point for these series. In the sudsy Lee Daniels drama Our Kind of People (Fox), set in a Martha’s Vineyard enclave that’s become a real-life playground for the Black elite, Yaya DaCosta (Chicago Med) plays a new arrival who threatens the old guard. Impeachment: American Crime Story (September 7, FX), the next chapter in Ryan Murphy’s ripped-from-the-headlines anthology series, tackles the Bill Clinton scandal, with Edie Falco and Clive Owen as the First Couple, Beanie Feldstein as Monica Lewinsky and the ubiquitous Sarah Paulson as Linda Tripp. Marga be working for a cleaning service. Qualley’s own mother, Andie MacDowell, costars. And muscles, music and murder plots take center stage in Curse of the Chippendales (Discov ery+), a juicy four-part…

SEAL Team’s fifth season gets underway this fall at longtime home CBS, but after four episodes, master chief Jason Hayes (David Boreanaz) and his stalwart Bravo Team deploy to the streaming service Para  mount+. “We’ll be able to take our show to a deeper, darker place,” says Boreanaz of the military drama, which will continue to shed light on such issues as PTSD and brain trauma. “You can be more creative and [potentially add] 18 minutes of show time,” he adds. “I’m looking forward to [exploring] where Jason stands with his children and as a leader, becoming that true Jedi—wiser and better emotionally and physically.”…

@TVGMMattRoush SEASON PREMIERE Friday, June 25, Apple TV+ ANYONE WHO’S EVER been to New York City knows Central Park is a great place to visit. But this enchantingly tuneful and sweet-souled animated comedy, now in its second season (and already renewed for a third), will make you want to live there. As long as you can bunk with the Tillermans, the endearingly eccentric family that occupies an on-site castle while devoted dad Owen (Hamilton’s Leslie Odom Jr.) tends to the sprawling grounds. Peering through their windows as he keeps us breathlessly abreast of the family’s activities and what’s up with those who are plotting against them, is the overeager and bumbling busker Birdie (Frozen’s Josh Gad, who cocreated the series with Bob’s Burgers veterans). He sets the magically whimsical tone…

PICK OF THE WEEK! Barbary Coast Saturday, July 3, and Sunday, July 4, 5/4c, getTV SIX YEARS AFTER making his intergalactic name as Captain Kirk on the original Star Trek, William Shatner traded his green commander-class shirt for an armoire full of outfits on the 1975–76 series Barbary Coast. Shatner plays undercover government agent Jeff Cable on the Western dramedy, donning countless getups as he attempts to clean up the famed San Francisco den of thieves in the late 19th century, one fake nose at a time. “On paper, it looked really good—all those disguises, and different characters,” recalls the now 90-year-old Shatner (far left, with Doug McClure as Cable’s reluctant partner, local casino owner Cash Conover). “And indeed it was—for a while.” Take “Arson and Old Lace,” the episode…

black-ish 9:30am/8:30c, FXX Daytime Pick A stressed-out Dre (Anthony Anderson) dreams the Johnsons have become the struggling (but loving) Evans family of iconic ’70s sitcom Good Times in this dy-no-mite 2016 episode of the ABC comedy. Kung Fu 8/7c, The CW We know crime fighter Nicky (Olivia Liang) is more than high-powered kicks and jabs on this recently renewed freshman reboot. But it’s good to remember she’s got those chops handy when dreamy ADA Evan (Gavin Stenhouse) recruits her aid for a case that’s gone off the rails. The Bold Type SERIES FINALE 10/9c, Freeform Tonight we bid farewell to Jane (Katie Stevens), Sutton (Meghann Fahy) and Kat (Aisha Dee), three best friends thriving—or barely surviving—in the New York media scene. As they make big decisions about their futures, count…

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