Innholdsfortegnelse for May 8, 2023 i TV Guide Magazine

@TVGMMattRoush Tom Jones Sundays, 9/8c, PBS (check local listings at pbs.org) IT’S BEEN A while since PBS’s Masterpiece has lived up to its billing by tackling, or revisiting, a true literary classic. (Overextending Jane Austen’s unfinished novel Sanditon doesn’t count.) So while Henry Fielding’s 18th century coming-of-age tome retains some mild shock value in its frisky particulars, writer Gwyneth Hughes’ brisk four-part adaptation nestles snugly in the Masterpiece costume-drama comfort zone. Solly McLeod is quite charming, if a trifle bland, as Tom Jones’ title character, a foundling bastard raised by a kindly squire whose generosity of spirit he inherits despite his low birth. “Can a man ever be a gentleman who doesn’t know who his father is?” frets Tom, unaware that he’s more noble of manner than most of the…

9-1-1: LONE STAR TUESDAY, MAY 16, 8/7c, FOX In the two-hour Season 4 finale, Chad Lowe joins brother and series star Rob as Owen’s L.A.-based half brother Robert, visiting Austin for the Tarlos wedding. GREY’S ANATOMY THURSDAY, MAY 18, 9/8c, ABC Did she forget something in her locker? Because three months after departing Seattle for Boston, Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) is back to wrap up Season 19 in a two-hour episode. OK, she’s not exactly a guest star, but it’s been a while since her weekly gig! BLUE BLOODS FRIDAY, MAY 19, 10/9c, CBS Better set some extra plates at the dinner table. Grown-up Reagan offspring Nicky (Sami Gayle) and Jack (Tony Terraciano) are set to return in the Season 13 ender. Plus: O.G. series regular Jennifer Esposito reprises her role…

Newly Available The Light We Carry: Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey ORIGINAL TALK SPECIAL The former first lady shares inspiring personal stories covered in her recent bestseller, from childhood through her time in the White House, with the talk show legend. War Sailor ORIGINAL LIMITED SERIES Two friends are working on a merchant ship in the Atlantic when WWII breaks out in this three-part series adapted from the hit Norwegian film. Tuesday, May 9 Documentary Now! IFC COMEDY Season 4 welcomes a slew of new guest stars (Alexander Skarsgård, Cate Blanchett) and always spot-on satires of classic docs including Oscar winner My Octopus Teacher. Friday, May 12 Queer Eye ORIGINAL REALITY SERIES Things just keep getting better as the Fab Five return for Season 7 and use their Emmy-winning makeover…

MONDAY, MAY 15 NCIS: Hawai‘i 10/9c, CBS Here’s someone we never thought we’d see again: Maggie Shaw (Julie White), the traitorous CIA mentor and best friend of Pearl Harbor boss Jane Tennant (Vanessa Lachey, right). The woman Jane’s kids called “Aunt Maggie” had been feeding secrets to the Chinese—and now she’s rejoining the action. The setup: Jane’s past comes to light after the body of a former agent for MI6 (Britain’s foreign intelligence service) is discovered on the island. Tonight, in the first of a twopart finale, Jane goes to extreme lengths to track down who it is that’s responsible. Knowing Maggie’s love for her former recruit, we bet she’ll assist in any way possible. Linc Hand, who plays the swaggery covert operative Charlie 1, also returns. And next week,…

Psych 5am/4c, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Daytime Pick One damn fine episode of the 2006–14 detective dramedy! Cowritten by series star James Roday Rodriguez, it’s an homage to his favorite show, the eerie ’90s classic Twin Peaks, with more references than you can shake a log at (plus several star cameos and a Laura Palmer–esque murder). America’s Funniest Home Videos SEASON FINALE 7/6c, ABC The Season 33 winners with the most money compete for the grand prize: a Bahamas cruise aboard the Disney Wish! The Simpsons SEASON FINALE 8/7c, Fox As Homer’s life flashes before his eyes after an accident, an elf (above, voiced by superstar Lizzo) helps him realize an important truth. The Great North’s and Bob’s Burgers’ finales follow. AND THE WINNER IS… American Idol SEASON FINALE 8/7c,…

With the rise of streaming TV, we’ve seen lots more movie stars headlining series and films made for television. There’s no need to trek to the theater and pay for a babysitter or for tooexpensive popcorn anymore. But one star we haven’t seen in a scripted show yet is Arnold Schwarzenegger—until now! His new action-comedy FUBAR premieres Thursday, May 25 on Netflix, and we’ve got an exclusive interview with the international box-office star and an in-depth look at his hot series in the June issue of TV INSIDER (on sale May 16), our new streaming guidance companion to TV GUIDE MAGAZINE. There’s also a sneak peek of Season 7 of Outlander, which is just one of the more than 150 shows and movies we report on in every issue of…

PICK OF THE WEEK! Ghosts SEASON FINALE Thursday, May 11, 8:30/7:30c, CBS WOODSTONE B&B WITHOUT its committed (and cute as a button) owners? More chilling things have happened on the premises—but in the comedy’s sophomore season-ender, Jay and Samantha Arondekar’s (Utkarsh Ambudkar and Rose McIver, left) future is threatened by the appearance of a relative Sam was unaware she had. The couple welcome this cheery cousin, Kelsey Foster (Jessie Ennis), who then drops a bombshell. “There is a possibility Sam was not the true heir of the property and that [she and Jay] might be about to lose the house from underneath them,” McIver explains. None of the ghosts are overjoyed at the prospect of a new owner, although one does muse whether Kelsey might spring for an upgraded cable…

Star of the Month: William Powell 8/7c, TCM Movie Picks This calls for cocktails! The suave, sophisticated actor and frequent costar Myrna Loy shine as sleuths Nick and Nora Charles in a run of 1934’s The Thin Man and its five sequels (right: Another Thin Man, from 1939). WHO HAS THE INSIDE TRACK? Celebrity Wheel of Fortune SEASON FINALE 9/8c, ABC On “Ultimate Host Night,” glam letter turner Vanna White has a go at the wheel for a change alongside Jeopardy! hosts Ken Jennings and Mayim Bialik. Turning the letters? Maggie Sajak, daughter of longtime host Pat Sajak. MOVIES 9am/8c Hell or High Water (2016) AMC 12:10/Roman Holiday 11:10am c (1953) HDNet Movies 5:15/4:15c Blue Collar (1978) Showtime Showcase 10/9c Moonage Daydream (2022) HBO Signature…

Angel City SERIES PREMIERE 9/8c, HBO L.A.’s first pro women’s soccer team, Angel City FC, kicked off in 2022 with a Field of Dreams strategy: If you build it, they will come. Actress Natalie Portman (inset), a founder, got the organization on the field using her star power and that of co-owners such as Jennifer Garner, Eva Longoria and Jessica Chastain and sports idols including Abby Wambach, Mia Hamm and Serena Williams. A fan-forward approach brought the crowds too. “The goal was to create a community,” says club cofounder and president Julie Uhrman, “and a diverse and inclusive fanbase.” Cha-ching, it worked! Opening day sold out, and attendance was unprecedented, averaging 19,000 fans a game. This three-part doc series tells the story. “You’ll feel all the excitement, nerves, passion and…

ACROSS 1 Hairstyles5 Experts9 ____ Lasso12 ____ Kind of Family (2 wds.)13 ____ 911!14 Principal on Abbott Elementary15 Cunning plan16 ____ the Badlands17 The Carmichael Show actor ____ Rel Howery18 Dickinson setting20 Married…With Children daughter22 Tic ____ Dough23 Australian pop singer24 Workplace on a forensics drama27 Easy-to-use cellphone and 1930s swing dance32 Televangelist Roberts34 Knots Landing actress ____ Park Lincoln35 Ohio city where Glee was set36 The Magic ____ (2 wds.)39 24: Live Another ____40 In the style of (2 wds.)41 Uncoupled actor Watkins43 Star Trek genre (hyph.)46 Young ____50 Dawber of Mork & Mindy51 Cast a ballot53 Turturro of The Sopranos54 Sex Education star Butterfield55 Unhappily ____ After56 Sound in a barbershop57 Stimpy’s pal, in cartoons58 Yo! MTV ____59 My Three ____ DOWN 1 Delevingne of Only Murders in the Building2 E pluribus ____3 Former Entertainment Tonight cohost John4 Gimme a Break! actor Dolph5 Actress…

NCIS MONDAY, MAY 22, 9/8c, CBS Nick Torres in prison? He must be undercover! NCIS executive producer Steven D. Binder can neither confirm nor deny. In the Season 20 finale, someone behind bars holds information the team needs to stop a terrorist attack but, Binder cautions, Wilmer Valderrama’s special agent “can be a little hotheaded and do things that aren’t appropriate for an agent—that have consequences.” The good news: Dr. Donald “Ducky” Mallard (David McCallum) returns! “Some of his history will help in the last two episodes,” Binder says of the NCIS historian. The bad news: A major cliffhanger may upend NCIS. Torres’ experience brings up emotional baggage, some from the days before he joined the team, when he was often undercover, and his alcohol problem. “Torres is put into…

Fantasy Island SEASON FINALE 9/8c, Fox JASON PRIESTLEY BECAME a TV heartthrob on Beverly Hills, 90210, and now he’s back on Fox as a total heartbreaker! The Canadian actordirector-producer guest stars on Fantasy Island as Gavin Beck, a faithless doctor whose current wife (Amanda Tavarez) and two exes (Gillian Vigman, Camille Guaty) beg island steward Elena Roarke (Roselyn Sánchez) to grant their wish: that this lothario feel the pain he’s caused them! 90210 never sent you to Puerto Rico! How was shooting in paradise? Really fun. It is a beautiful island with lots of historical sites—not to mention beautiful beaches! Beck sounds like a piece of work. How bad do the ladies stick it to him? Dr. Beck wasn’t the nicest character I’ve played. But he isn’t the worst either.…

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit/Organized Crime 9/8c and 10/9c, NBC On SVU, Capt. Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) discovers DNA evidence at a rape scene matching a suspect in an Organized Crime case…who is currently behind bars. That puzzle kicks off an exciting four-episode story about a global revengefor-hire enterprise. After Benson and Det. Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni) find the dark-web site connecting the crimes, the old friends team up in the field on the May 18 crossover finales, as the SVU and OC units head out of town to locate the mastermind before more bodies pile up. Beloved characters will be in danger! Tonight’s Organized Crime also begins a meaty multi-episode guest stint for the sorely missed Amanda Rollins (Kelli Giddish, above). Stabler contacts the former SVU senior detective—now…

The Masked Singer SEASON FINALE 8/7c, Fox Season 9’s contestants received a collective six Grammys and 10 gold albums. The two finalists perform their last songs each tonight. Who’ll take the Golden Mask Trophy? NESTING SEASON Farmer Wants a Wife SEASON FINALE 9/8c, Fox Now let’s see if any of the four guys manages to get one. True Lies SEASON FINALE 9/8c and 10/9c, CBS In this two-part wrap-up to the show’s gripping first season, married Omega Sector spies Harry (Steve Howey) and Helen (Ginger Gonzaga) find their relationships with the work team, each other and reality tested. Nefarious forces steal intel on Omega operatives, actions they’ve taken regarding their daughter’s love life jeopardize their mission and an agency spy mysteriously goes missing. TODAY’S SPORTS PICKS NHL HOCKEY 8/7c, ESPN…

TCM Guest Programmer: Tom Hanks 8/7c, TCM Movie Picks Tom Hanks (right) is as big a star as they come. Yet he’s also a humble student of his craft and will shrug all day long if you compare him to the masters that sprang from Hollywood’s golden age. As he once put it, “I don’t think anybody working now is the same brand of movie star as the people who made movie stars the icons they are. I think before, when you saw Humphrey Bogart or Bette Davis onscreen, these were huge operatic figures that were untouchable.… I don’t think I necessarily have the…same brand of mystery.” And so, the man who brought Forrest Gump, Captain “Sully” Sullenberger, Woody the cowboy toy and Fred Rogers to cinematic life will be…

@damianholbrook Cheers to The White Lotus for booking the return of Natasha Rothwell’s soothing spa manager Belinda. It’s fitting that the HBO hotel soap’s spiritualitythemed third season just answered our prayers. Cheers to The Big Door Prize’s winning charm. Part cozy comedy, part cryptic mystery, the Apple TV+ gem about lovable small-town folks learning their supposed destinies from a mystical vending machine is a quirky keeper and a Ted Lasso–caliber showcase for star Chris O’Dowd (left). Jeers to The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel for making Midge miserable. The final season of Prime Video’s period hit has been giving us flash-forwards to the ’80s, and it seems our favorite female comic (Rachel Brosnahan, right) has become a real diva. Jeers to the fall of Bling Empire. By axing the docusoap about L.A.’s crazy rich Asians and…