Innholdsfortegnelse for October 11, 2021 i TV Guide Magazine

Here’s a welcome holiday treat: The Waltons’ Homecoming, a warm remake of the 1971 film that led to TV’s beloved Waltons series (1972–81). The cast is new—clockwise from top left: Bellamy Young (Olivia), Christian Finlayson (Jason), Marcelle LeBlanc (Mary Ellen), Logan Shroyer (John Boy), Ben Lawson (John Sr.), Tatum Sue Matthews (Erin), Callaway Corrick (Elizabeth), Samuel Goergon (Jim Bob)—but the film again portrays the clan awaiting John’s belated arrival. Narrating is original John Boy Richard Thomas, who says this version also shows that “love is the most important factor.” (Sunday, Nov. 28, 8/7c, The CW) —Jim Halterman The Show We’re Talking About in the Office There are plenty of reasons to be enjoying Hulu’s madcap, mysteryfilled whodunit comedy Only Murders in the Building. But with each mazelike hunt for clues as…

The Voice 8/7c, NBC Season 21’s Battle Rounds commence tonight, which means the competition’s coaches bring in another quartet of music-biz heavy hitters to help out their teams. Ariana, Blake, John and Kelly sing their battle advisers’ praises: 1 ARIANA GRANDE ON KRISTIN CHENO-WETH “Aside from being the most incredible technical singer on this planet, she evaluates the intention behind every lyric like no other! Kristin was so helpful in making sure that each vocal was accompanied by the presence and emotional integrity it deserved.” 2 BLAKE SHELTON ON DIERKS BENTLEY  “Dierks has a strong work ethic: He’s a member of the Grand Ole Opry, pushes boundaries with his music and tours all year long. That’s the discipline he brought. [He also] has the same hairstyle as the guy from The…

Editors’ Choice Succession SEASON PREMIERE 9/8c, HBO Fans have felt every day of this superb drama’s two-year absence, but for the conniving Roy family, little time has passed. Season 3 begins with an action as familiar to them as breathing: jockeying for power at media conglomerate Waystar Royco. Patriarch Logan Roy (Brian Cox, above) is still spinning after his shady and illegal business doings were broadcast to the world by newly defiant son Kendall (Jeremy Strong). Now, “we see a sort of airborne Kendall,” Strong says, “someone who feels like he’s finally wrested himself free from the chains that have been binding him.” For siblings Roman (Kieran Culkin), Shiv (Sarah Snook) and Connor (Alan Ruck), sides must be chosen. Expect some fresh faces—Alexander Skarsgård as a tech CEO, Sanaa Lathan…

Newly Available Bad Sport ORIGINAL DOCUSERIES True crime + professional athletics = viewing gold! The sports scandals recounted in this series include accusations of bribery and score-fixing at the 2002 Winter Olympics. The Great British Baking Show REALITY COMPETITION Comfort food, indeed. Pour a spot of tea and settle in for Collection 9 of the cozy series featuring amateur bakers (politely) battling for top honors. New episodes debut each Friday. Pretty Smart ORIGINAL COMEDY A throwback to 1990s multicamera sitcoms (laugh track included!), this Odd Couple– esque show tells the story of a Harvard-educated intellectual (Emily Osment) who, after a breakup, moves in with her ditzy sister (Olivia Macklin) and self-involved roommates. Vendetta: Truth, Lies and the Mafia ORIGINAL DOCUSERIES “If you want to stop me…arrest me or shoot me,”…

Queens SERIES PREMIERE 10/9c, ABC We love a comeback story. Twenty years after the fictional ’90s hip-hop group Nasty Bitches broke up, its four female members are living very different lives when they reunite in this drama’s premiere—and rebrand themselves as Queens. Exec producer Zahir McGhee makes the introductions. 1. BRIANNA/PROFESSOR SEX Now married with five children, Brianna (Eve) realizes her perfect family life isn’t so perfect. The former sex symbol, who famously climbed down from a helicopter wearing a bikini in a music video, is “trying to get back that swagger,” says McGhee. “It’s a relatable struggle to anyone who’s entering middle age or sacrificed a lot for other people.” 2. NAOMI/EXPLICIT LYRICS The musical genius of the group assumed she’d finally get her due as a solo singer-songwriter.…

TODAY’S SPORTS PICK 2021 Guaranteed Rate Skate America 9/8c, NBCSN There’s nothing like the first Grand Prix event of an Olympic season, when skaters debut the programs they hope will earn them a spot on the team and, looking ahead to February, the podium in Beijing. “The anticipation is at an all-time high,” says commentator Tara Lipinski. She can’t wait to see what quad king Nathan Chen (above)—who hasn’t lost since finishing fifth at the 2018 Games—skates in tonight’s short program and Saturday’s free skate (10/9c, NBCSN) in Las Vegas. “He is a chameleon, so it’s hard to guess what he will pick for the most important season of his career.” Among the women, Alexandra Trusova is the favorite if she skates cleanly: “The Russian Rocket” performed five quads in…

Ghosts Every week feels like Halloween on the comedy where couple Samantha and Jay (Rose McIver and Utkarsh Ambudkar) must contend with the eccentric spirits inhabiting their home, Woodstone. But the wacky ghosts—from eras spanning Viking times to the 1990s—aren’t fans of the actual holiday, thanks to a group of teenage vandals who visit yearly. With Sam and Jay (dressed as the comedic duo from 2008’s Step Brothers) there to defend Woodstone, the spooks seek justice. “Sam and Jay—acting on advice from the ghosts—antagonize the delinquents,” teases exec producer Joe Port. “[It results] in a greater act of vandalism than has ever occurred on Halloween at Woodstone.” —Linda Maleh Thursday, Oct. 28, 9/8c, CBS ORDINARY JOE The NBC drama, which explores a trio of different life paths for good-hearted Joe…

Home Sweet Home SERIES PREMIERE 8/7c, NBC This eye-opening new reality show/social experiment could have been called Escape Your Bubble! In each episode, two American families trade homes for four days. Tonight: the Wixx and Vasiliou households, “a spiritual, Black, LGBTQ family of five [above] and a traditional Greek Orthodox Christian family of six,” says Emmy-winning creator–executive producer Ava DuVernay (When They See Us). “They go on a journey of understanding, find more commonalities than differences—and celebrate the differences that do exist.” The Wixxes take Greek dance classes. The Vasilious make gumbo. They meet one another’s relatives and friends. Parents and kids stumble over new house rules—and some uncomfortable realizations. At the end, they meet for dinner, a debrief and laughs. In the words of a 9-year-old Wixx twin post-experiment,…

PICK OF THE WEEK! SEAL Team Sunday, Oct. 24, 10/9c, CBS WE WERE ALL more innocent before the terrorist attacks of 9/11. And the members of Bravo Team are no exception. The gritty military drama honors the 20th anniversary in this week’s powerful episode, set mostly the day before, September 10, 2001. Younger actors were cast to play pre-battle-weary incarnations of the heroes we’ve followed for five seasons. “It’s an origin story,” explains executive producer Spencer Hudnut. “In the final act, we get to that horrible morning and see how that day impacted their lives and their future decisions that led them to Bravo.” In the present day, the unit goes to New York City’s 9/11 Memorial & Museum for the anniversary (above, from left: Toni Trucks, AJ Buckley, Neil…

Movie Pick Minari 9/8c, Showtime This is a film of quiet power and subtlety, with the family bond between would-be farmer Jacob Yi (Steven Yeun) and his practical, disappointed wife Monica (Han Ye-ri) tested through failures that are tempered by bits of hope. In writer-director Lee Isaac Chung’s semi-autobiographical drama, Korean immigrant Jacob moves his wife, young son (Alan S. Kim) and daughter (Noel Kate Cho, above, with Yeun) from California to rural Arkansas in the 1980s, with the dream of selling vegetables to big-city vendors. Money is tight, and Monica’s spirited, swearing mother (Oscar winner Youn Yuhjung) arrives from South Korea to help. The fact that she easily grows the Asian celery minari—a plant that, “rich or poor, anyone can enjoy and be healthy,” she says—speaks to the power…

Smart Watch If you have a half hour, check out this series Is imitation the most profitable form of flattery? American Idol fave Adam Lambert is one judge on Clash of the Cover Bands, with versions of Dolly Parton, Bon Jovi and more competing. Wednesday, Oct. 13, 9:30/8:30c, E! If you have an hour, watch this docuseries All Magellan wanted, 500 years ago, was to sail his way to spice trade riches. But Secrets of the Dead says his journey led to our global economy. Wednesday, Oct. 20, 10/9c, PBS (check local listings at pbs.org) If you have a free evening, watch this show An ex-cast member, Ted Lasso star Jason Sudeikis, hosts Saturday Night Live. It’s still among the Top 20 most popular shows among all TV viewers, 47…

PICK OF THE WEEK! Days of Our Lives Tuesday, Oct. 12, NBC, check local listings DEPENDING ON YOUR perspective, Days of Our Lives’ latest storyline for beloved Dr. Marlena Evans (Deidre Hall, above) is either heaven-sent—or a product of Hell itself! Echoing her nightmarish 1994–95 experience, the morally centered Salem psychiatrist has been possessed by the Devil—again!—and in today’s episode, she levitates above her bed, an amped-up re-creation of a famous scene from decades ago. “The bed rocks and the windows fly open,” Hall says. “It’s wild. It’s completely terrifying this time.” “We felt the time was right to revisit [the possession] with some very new twists and turns,” says executive producer Ken Corday. “The special effects are even more special, and the scares are more intense.” In the original…

ABC’S RETRO WONDER YEARS NIGHT! Everybody wants to relive The Wonder Years! Cast members from the 1988–93 dramedy take over tonight’s lineup, starting with THE GOLDBERGS (8/7c). Dan Lauria, aka dad Jack Arnold, guest stars as neighbor Wofsy. A house-hunting Beverly (Wendi McLendon-Covey) and Murray (Jeff Garlin) check out his place—but he’s not about to cut Murray a friendly deal. On THE CONNERS (9/8c), the original Kevin Arnold, Fred Savage, continues his role as Darlene’s (Sara Gilbert) therapist on the wedding episode. Yes, it’s Dan (John Goodman) and Louise’s (Katey Sagal) big day! Next, Danica McKellar (above, the ex–Winnie Cooper) visits HOME ECONOMICS (9:30/8:30c) as head of ritzy Windmount Academy, where Sarah (Caitlin McGee) is interviewing. (Her niece attends.) As for THE WONDER YEARS (8:30/7:30c), listen for a nod to…

Newly Available The Cave (2005) Screams are scarier when they echo! A team of adventurers and scientists explore a dark cavern that had been previously sealed off for years in this horror movie starring Lena Headey, Eddie Cibrian and Cole Hauser. Destination Wedding (2018) Say “I do” to an engaging romantic comedy about two travelers (Keanu Reeves and Winona Ryder) who banter and butt heads after meeting on their way to a marriage ceremony. Eagle Eye (2008) A mysterious caller threatens the lives and families of two strangers (Shia LaBeouf and Michelle Monaghan), who must follow her precise instructions in this race-against-time thrill ride. Live by Night (2016) World War I veteran and smalltime criminal Joe Coughlin (Ben Affeck) becomes a feared gangster in this crime drama adapted from Dennis Lehane’s bestseller of the…

The Big Leap 9/8c, Fox Watching this freshman drama, set behind the scenes of a dance reality series also called The Big Leap, you can’t help but root for single mom Gabby Lewis (Simone Recasner, above). Seven years ago, she was captain of her high school dance team when she learned she was pregnant with her son, Sam (Crew Kingston Miskel), and gave up a scholarship to NYU. She’s managed to keep the identity of his father a secret—until tonight, when the reality show’s evil-genius exec producer, Nick Blackburn (Scott Foley), sends Gabby and the rest of the Big Leap amateur dance troupe to her old high school to teach the current squad a new routine. “It throws her into a deep, deep, deep loop that brings up a lot…