This Week on TV – 9/18/16-9/24/16

Posted on September 17, 2016 by

Welcome to a new week of TV! Oh my gravy. Just remember when you look at the schedule that just a few weeks ago, you were (or at least, I was!) complaining about there being nothing great on TV… LOL That’s not the case this week, so be sure to check out the schedule so you don’t miss anything!

Don’t forget to comment or Tweet @tvismypacifier to let us know what YOU are planning to watch!

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Sunday

Sunday features 2 season finales, so check out tonight’s schedule!

Also on tonight:

  • *Season Finale* – Ray Donovan (#412) – Showtime @ 9/8c
  • *Season Finale* – Vice Principals (#09/109) – HBO @ 10:30/9:30c
  • *Special* – 68th Primetime Emmy Awards – ABC @ 8/7c (3-Hour Special)
  • *Special* – Countdown to the Emmy Awards: Red Carpet Live – ABC @ 7/6c (1-Hour Special)
  • *Special* – Countdown to the Red Carpet: The 2016 Emmy Awards – E! @ 4:30/3:30c (90-Minute Special)
  • *Special* – Live From the Red Carpet: The 2016 Emmy Awards – E! @ 6/5c (2-Hour Special)
  • *Sports* – Football Night in America – NBC @ 7/6c
  • *Special* – Poldark – PBS @ 9/8c (1-Hour “Poldark Revealed” Special)
  • *Sports* – Sunday Night Football – NBC @ 8:20/7:20c (Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings)
  • *Special* – The Case of: Jonbenet Ramsey – CBS @ 8:30/7:30c (2-Hour Special Pt 1 of 2)
  • *New* – 90 Day Fiance (#402) – TLC @ 9/8c (2-Hour New Episode)
  • *New* – Ballers (#19/209) – HBO @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Bar Rescue (#804) – Spike TV @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Basketball Wives LA (#510) – VH1 @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Big Time RV (#303/304) – Travel Channel @ 9/8c & 9:30/8:30c (2 New Episodes)
  • *New* – Brad Neely’s Harg Nallin’ Sclopio Peepio (#110) – Cartoon Network @ 11:45/10:45c
  • *New* – Cooks vs Cons – Food Network @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Fear the Walking Dead (#212) – AMC @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Food Paradise International (#204) – Travel Channel @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Geeking Out (#107) – AMC @ 11:59/10:59c
  • *New* – Guy’s Grocery Games – Food Network @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Indian Summers – PBS @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Manzo’d with Children (#303) – Bravo @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Masters of Sex (#402) – Showtime @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Motive (#412) – USA Network @ 11/10c
  • *New* – Ozzy and Jack’s World Detour (#108) – History Channel @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Power (#309) – Starz @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Rob & Chyna (#102) – E! @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Snapped (#1807) – Oxygen @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Survivor’s Remorse (#309) – Starz @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Talking Dead: Fear Edition (#112) – AMC @ 10/9c
  • *New* – The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth (#119) – Showtime @ 8/7c
  • *New* – The Great Food Truck Race – Food Network @ 9/8c
  • *New* – The Real Housewives of New Jersey (#710) – Bravo @ 8/7c
  • *New* – The Strain (#304) – FX @ 10/9c
  • *New* – The X Factor UK (#1307) – AXS TV @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Wags (#211) – E! @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Watch What Happens: Live (#13148) – Bravo @ 11 /10c

Monday

Monday features 2 series premieres, 4 season premieres, & 2 season finales. To read more about the new series, click the link below. Otherwise, check out tonight’s schedule!

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Tonight is the series premiere of Kevin Can Wait on CBS at 8:30/7:30c. Kevin James stars as a newly retired police officer looking forward to spending carefree, quality time with his wife and three kids, only to find he faces tougher challenges at home than he ever did on the streets. Kevin’s retirement plans consist of chilling with his family and having epic adventures with fellow retirees Goody, his former partner and close friend, and Duffy, his oldest pal, as well as his brother, Kyle, a fireman whose closest encounter with a blaze would be a grease fire in the firehouse kitchen. However, Kevin’s dream is jeopardized when he discovers that Donna, his wonderful wife of 20 years, has shielded him from key family info while he worked overtime protecting the community. Their usually reliable eldest, Kendra, is dropping out of college so she can support her unemployed fiancé, Chale, while he designs the next “big app”; his teenage daughter, Sara, has budding anger-management issues; and their youngest, Jack, is a bit of a hypochondriac. For now, his plans for a cushy life will have to wait, because Kevin has work to do, and this time, his family is his beat.
 
Tonight is also the 1-hour series premiere of The Good Place on NBC at 10/9c. From Michael Schur, executive producer of Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Parks and Recreation, and The Office, comes a smart, unique new comedy that follows Eleanor Shellstrop (Kristen Bell, House of Lies, Veronica Mars), an ordinary woman who, through an extraordinary string of events, enters the afterlife where she comes to realize that she hasn’t been a very good person. With the help of her wise newfound afterlife mentor (Ted Danson, CSI, Cheers), she’s determined to shed her old way of living and discover the awesome (or at least the pretty good) person within. The cast also includes William Jackson Harper, Jameela Jamil, Manny Jacinto, and D’Arcy Carden.
 

Also on tonight:

  • *Season Finale* – Match Game (#110) – ABC @ 10:01/9:01c
  • *Season Finale* – Secret Eats with Adam Richman (#213/214) – Travel Channel @ 10/9c & 10:30/9:30c (2 New Episodes Including Season Finale)
  • *Series Premiere* – Kevin Can Wait (#KCW100) – CBS @ 8:30/7:30c
  • *Series Premiere* – The Good Place (#101/102) – NBC @ 10/9c (1-Hour Series Premiere)
  • *Season Premiere* – Gotham (#GTH-301) – FOX @ 8/7c
  • *Season Premiere* – Lucifer (#L-201) – FOX @ 9:01/8:01c
  • *Season Premiere* – The Big Bang Theory (#BBT1003) – CBS @ 8/7c
  • *Season Premiere* – The Voice (#1101-120) – NBC @ 8/7c (2-Hour Season Premiere)
  • *Sports* – Monday Night Football – ESPN @ 8:15/7:15c (Philadelphia Eagles at Chicago Bears)
  • *Special* – The Case of: Jonbenet Ramsey (#103/104) – CBS @ 9/8c (2-Hour Special Pt 2 of 2)
  • *New* – Cake Wars – Food Network @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Comedy Knockout – TruTV @ 11/10c
  • *New* – Conan – TBS @ 11/10c
  • *New* – Dancing with the Stars (#2302) – ABC @ 8/7c (2-Hour New Episode)
  • *New* – Fameless (#209) – TruTV @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Fast n’ Loud (#904) – Discovery Channel @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Food Network Star Kids – Food Network @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (#123) – TBS @ 10:30/9:30c
  • *New* – Late Night with Seth Meyers – NBC @ 12:37AM/11:37PMc
  • *New* – Loosely Exactly Nicole (#103) – MTV @ 10:30/9:30c
  • *New* – Love & Hip Hop Hollywood (#306) – VH1 @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Major Crimes (#513) – TNT @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Mary and Jane (#103) – MTV @ 10/9c
  • *New* – The Late Late Show with James Corden – CBS @ 12:37AM/11:37PMc
  • *New* – The Late Show with Stephen Colbert – CBS @ 11:35/10:35c
  • *New* – The Real Housewives of Orange County (#1112) – Bravo @ 9/8c
  • *New* – The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon – NBC @ 11:34/10:34c
  • *New* – The X Factor UK (#1308) – AXS TV @ 8/7c
  • *New* – T.I. & Tiny: The Family Hustle (#520) – VH1 @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Too Close to Home (#106) – TLC @ 9/8c
  • *New* – VH1 Live! (#114) – VH1 @ 11/10c
  • *New* – Watch What Happens: Live (#13149) – Bravo @ 11/10c

Tuesday

Tuesday features 3 series premieres, 7 season premieres, & 1 season finale. To read more about the new series, click the link below. Otherwise, check out tonight’s schedule!

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Tonight is the series premiere of Bull on CBS at 9/8c. Michael Weatherly stars as Dr. Jason Bull in a drama inspired by the early career of Dr. Phil McGraw, the founder of one of the most prolific trial consulting firms of all time. Brilliant, brash and charming, Dr. Bull is the ultimate puppet master as he combines psychology, human intuition and high tech data to learn what makes jurors, attorneys, witnesses and the accused tick. Bull employs an enviable team of experts at Trial Analysis Corporation to shape successful narratives down to the very last detail. They include his quick-witted brother-in-law, Benny Colón (Freddy Rodriguez), who plays a defense attorney in mock trials; Marissa Morgan (Geneva Carr), a cutting-edge neurolinguistics expert from the Department of Homeland Security; former NYPD detective Danny James (Jaime Lee Kirchner), the firm’s tough but relatable investigator; haughty millennial hacker Cable McCrory (Annabelle Attanasio), who is responsible for gathering cyber intelligence; and Chunk Palmer (Chris Jackson), a fashion-conscious stylist and former All-American lineman who fine tunes clients’ appearances for trial. In high-stakes trials, Bull’s combination of remarkable insight into human nature, three Ph.D.’s and a top-notch staff creates winning strategies that tip the scales of justice in his clients’ favor.
 
Tonight is also the series premiere of Strut on Oxygen at 9/8c. Executive produced by Whoopi Goldberg, the series follows transgender models Laith De La Cruz, Dominique Jackson, Isis King, Ren Spriggs, and Arisce Wanzer as they chase their passions of becoming household names in the fashion world while challenging stereotypes of gender and beauty. Supporting them every step of the way are Cecilio Asuncion and Cassandra Cass of Slay Model Management, the first exclusively transgender modeling agency.
 
Finally, tonight is the series premiere of This Is Us on NBC at 10/9c. Sometimes life will surprise you. Starring Mandy Moore (A Walk to Remember), Milo Ventimiglia (Heroes, Gilmore Girls), and Sterling K. Brown (American Crime Story: The People V. O.J. Simpson), this refreshingly honest and provocative series follows a unique ensemble whose paths cross and their life stories intertwine in curious ways. We find several of them share the same birthday, and so much more than anyone would expect. From the writer and directors of Crazy, Stupid, Love. comes a smart, modern dramedy that will challenge your everyday presumptions about the people you think you know. The cast includes Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore, Justin Hartley, Chrissy Metz, Sterling K. Brown, Susan Kelechi Watson, Chris Sullivan and Ron Cephas Jones.
 

Also on tonight:

  • *Season Finale* – Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman (#704) – Science Channel @ 10/9c
  • *Series Premiere* – Bull (#B101) – CBS @ 9/8c
  • *Series Premiere* – Strut (#101) – Oxygen @ 9/8c
  • *Series Premiere* – This Is Us (#101) – NBC @ 10/9c
  • *Season Premiere* – Brooklyn Nine-Nine (#BRK-401) – FOX @ 8/7c
  • *Season Premiere* – Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (#401) – ABC @ 10/9c
  • *Season Premiere* – NCIS (#307) – CBS @ 8/7c
  • *Season Premiere* – NCIS: New Orleans (#NO301) – CBS @ 10/9c
  • *Season Premiere* – New Girl (#NG-601) – FOX @ 8:31/7:31c
  • *Season Premiere* – Scream Queens (#SQ-201) – FOX @ 9/8c
  • *Season Premiere* – The Bad Girls Club (#1601) – Oxygen @ 8/7c
  • *New* – A Season with Florida State Football (#203) – Showtime @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Adam Ruins Everything – TruTV @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Andrew Zimmern’s Driven by Food (#108) – Travel Channel @ 9/8c (1-Hour New Episode)
  • *New* – Atlanta (#104) – FX @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Below Deck (#403) – Bravo @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Born This Way (#209) – A&E @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Chopped Junior – Food Network @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Chopped – Food Network @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Chrisley Knows Best (#418) – USA Network @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Conan – TBS @ 11/10c
  • *New* – Dance Moms (#621) – Lifetime @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Dancing with the Stars (#2302A) – ABC @ 8/7c (2-Hour New Episode)
  • *New* – Deadliest Catch: Dungeon Cove (#102) – Discovery Channel @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Forged in Fire (#305) – History Channel @ 9/8c
  • *New* – From Dusk Till Dawn (#303) – El Rey @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Halt and Catch Fire (#306) – AMC @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Ink Master (#805) – Spike TV @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Ink Master: Redemption (#305) – Spike TV @ 11/10c
  • *New* – Inside the NFL – Showtime @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Jill & Jessa: Counting On (#305) – TLC @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Late Night with Seth Meyers – NBC @ 12:37AM/11:37PMc
  • *New* – MadTV (#107) – The CW @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Married at First Sight (#409-75) – A&E & FYI @ 8:45/7:45c (75-Minute New Episode)
  • *New* – Milwaukee Blacksmith (#109/110) – History Channel @ 10/9c & 10:30/9:30c (2 New Episodes)
  • *New* – One Shot (#105) – BET @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Ridiculousness (#826/827) – MTV @ 10/9c & 10:30/9:30c (2 New Episodes)
  • *New* – Taking Fire (#102) – Discovery Channel @ 10/9c
  • *New* – The Late Late Show with James Corden – CBS @ 12:37AM/11:37PMc
  • *New* – The Late Show with Stephen Colbert – CBS @ 11:35/10:35c
  • *New* – The Profit (#405) – CNBC @ 10/9c
  • *New* – The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon – NBC @ 11:34/10:34c
  • *New* – The Voice (#1102-120) – NBC @ 8/7c (2-Hour New Episode)
  • *New* – VH1 Live! (#115) – VH1 @ 11/10c
  • *New* – Watch What Happens: Live (#13150) – Bravo @ 11/10c
  • *New* – You Can Do Better – TruTV @ 10:30/9:30c

Wednesday

Wednesday features 4 series premieres, 8 season premieres, & 3 season finales. To read more about the new series, click the link below. Otherwise, check out tonight’s schedule!

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Tonight is the series premiere of Lethal Weapon on FOX at 8/7c. Grief-stricken after the loss of his young wife and unborn child, ex-Navy SEAL-turned-detective Martin Riggs (Clayne Crawford, Rectify) moves to California to “start over” at the LAPD. He’s paired up with Roger Murtaugh (Emmy Award nominee Damon Wayans, My Wife and Kids), who’s just coming back to the job after a near-fatal heart attack. Riggs’s penchant for diving headfirst into the line of fire immediately clashes with Murtaugh’s prudent, by-the-book technique. It’s clear from the moment they meet, this partnership could be lethal. But by the time their first investigation ends, Riggs realizes he may have found something worth living for: a partner and friend like Murtaugh. And even Murtaugh figures this arrangement might just work out after all. If only Riggs doesn’t get them killed first. Also starring are Keesha Sharp, Kevin Rahm, and Jordana Brewster.
 
Tonight is also the series premiere of Speechless on ABC at 8:30/7:30c. Maya DiMeo moves her family to a new, upscale school district when she finds the perfect situation for her eldest son, JJ, who has cerebral palsy. While JJ and daughter Dylan are thrilled with the move, middle son Ray is frustrated by the family’s tendencies to constantly move, since he feels his needs are second to JJ Soon, Maya realizes it is not the right situation for JJ and attempts to uproot the family again. But JJ connects with Kenneth, the school’s groundskeeper, and asks him to step in as a his caregiver, and Ray manages to convince Maya to give the school another chance. The show stars Minnie Driver, Mason Cook, Kyla Kenedy, Micah Fowler, Cedric Yarbrough, & John Ross Bowie.
 
Tonight is also the series premiere of Designated Survivor on ABC at 10/9c. Kiefer Sutherland stars as Tom Kirkman, a lower-level cabinet member who is suddenly appointed President of the United States after a catastrophic attack on the U.S. Capitol during the State of the Union. Kirkman will struggle to keep the country and his own family from falling apart, while navigating the highly volatile political arena and while leading the search to find who is responsible for the attack. The show also stars Natascha McElhone, Tanner Buchanan, Kal Penn, Maggie Q, Adan Canto, Italia Ricci, & LaMonica Garrett.
 
Finally, late tonight is the complete first season premiere of Easy on Netflix at 3:01AM/2:01AMc. Easy is an anthology series from creator Joe Swanberg that explores diverse Chicago characters as they fumble through the modern maze of love, sex, technology and culture. The eight-episode series, written and directed by Swanberg, features Orlando Bloom, Malin Akerman, Jake Johnson, Marc Maron, Dave Franco, Hannibal Buress, Emily Ratajkowski, Michael Chernus, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Aya Cash, Jane Adams, Elizabeth Reaser, Evan Jonigkeit, and more.
 

Also on tonight:

  • *Season Finale* – Big Brother (#1842-90) – CBS @ 9:30/8:30c (90-Minute Season Finale)
  • *Season Finale* – Comedy Knockout – TruTV @ 11/10c
  • *Season Finale* – Mr. Robot (#212) – USA Network @ 10/9c
  • *Series Premiere* – Designated Survivor (#101) – ABC @ 10/9c
  • *Series Premiere* – Easy (#101-108) – Netflix @ 3:01AM/2:01AMc (Complete First Season Premiere)
  • *Series Premiere* – Lethal Weapon (#LET-101) – FOX @ 8/7c
  • *Series Premiere* – Speechless (#101) – ABC @ 8:30/7:30c
  • *Season Premiere* – black-ish (#304) – ABC @ 9:31/8:31c
  • *Season Premiere* – Chicago PD (#401) – NBC @ 10/9c
  • *Season Premiere* – Empire (#EMP-301) – FOX @ 9/8c
  • *Season Premiere* – Law & Order: SVU (#1801) – NBC @ 9/8c
  • *Season Premiere* – Modern Family (#801) – ABC @ 9/8c
  • *Season Premiere* – Survivor (#3301-90) – CBS @ 8/7c (90-Minute Season Premiere)
  • *Season Premiere* – The Goldbergs (#) – ABC @ 8/7c
  • *Season Premiere* – Unusually Thicke (#201/202) – POP @ 9/8c & 9:30/8:30c (2 New Episodes Including Season Premiere)
  • *New* – American Horror Story (#602) – FX @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Any Given Wednesday with Bill Simmons (#11/111) – HBO @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Blindspot (#202) – NBC @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Botched By Nature (#107) – E! @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Botched Post Op (#207) – E! @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Car Matchmaker (#312) – Esquire @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Catfish: the TV Show (#520) – MTV @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Conan – TBS @ 11/10c
  • *New* – Cutthroat Kitchen – Food Network @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Documentary Now! (#202) – IFC @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Don’t Be Tardy (#502) – Bravo @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Dual Survival (#804) – Discovery Channel @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Full Circle (#305/306) – AUDIENCE @ 9/8c & 9:30/8:30c (2 New Episodes)
  • *New* – Ghost Hunters (#1108) – Syfy @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Gomorrah (#109/110) – Sundance Channel @ 10/9c (1-Hour New Episode)
  • *New* – Hollywood Medium (#206) – E! @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Late Night with Seth Meyers – NBC @ 12:37AM/11:37PMc
  • *New* – Legends of Chamberlain Heights (#102) – Comedy Central @ 10:30/9:30c
  • *New* – Little Women: Atlanta (#211) – Lifetime @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Little Women: LA (#511) – Lifetime @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Love at First Kiss (#108) – TLC @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Lucha Underground (#303) – El Rey @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Paranormal Witness (#508) – Syfy @ 10/9c
  • *New* – South Park (#2002) – Comedy Central @ 10/9c
  • *New* – The Late Late Show with James Corden – CBS @ 12:37AM/11:37PMc
  • *New* – The Late Show with Stephen Colbert – CBS @ 11:35/10:35c
  • *New* – The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon – NBC @ 11:34/10:34c
  • *New* – Unlocking the Truth (#106) – MTV @ 11/10c
  • *New* – VH1 Live! (#116) – VH1 @ 11/10c
  • *New* – Watch What Happens: Live (#13151) – Bravo @ 11/10c
  • *New* – Whose Line is it Anyway? – The CW @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Worst Cooks in America: Celebrity – Food Network @ 9/8c
  • *New* – You’re the Worst (#304) – FXX @ 10/9c

Thursday

Thursday features 3 series premieres & 9 season premieres. To read more about the new series, click the link below. Otherwise, check out tonight’s schedule!

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Tonight is the series premiere of Pitch on FOX at 8:59/7:59c. This is the dramatic and inspirational story of a young pitcher who becomes the first woman to play Major League Baseball. A beautiful, tough and gifted athlete, Ginny Baker (Kylie Bunbury, Under the Dome) is vaulted into instant fame when she’s called up by the San Diego Padres to make her Major League debut. Like any rookie, Ginny must prove herself to her teammates. Foremost among them is Mike Lawson (Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Franklin & Bash, NYPD Blue), the team’s ruggedly handsome star catcher. There’s instant chemistry between them, although neither dares admit it. After all, Mike is captain of the team and a few of his players don’t even want Ginny on the field. One of the players watching Ginny’s back is center fielder Blip Sanders (Mo McRae, Sons of Anarchy), an old friend from the minor leagues. Guiding her is her agent/confidante Amelia Slater (Ali Larter, Legends, Heroes). Amelia saw Ginny’s star potential early on and left her previous job as a Hollywood publicist to concentrate on the young phenom. Although groomed for this moment by her demanding father, Bill Baker (guest star Michael Beach, Sons of Anarchy), the end of Ginny’s improbable journey is the beginning of an almost impossible one: representing her gender as she embarks on a successful baseball career under the glare of the white-hot media spotlight. It’s a goal hard enough for anyone to achieve — except this player is also a woman, who happens to be the most important historical figure in sports since Jackie Robinson. This season, Ginny Baker will be the other woman trying to break into one of the oldest, most exclusive men’s clubs in the country. The show also stars Dan Lauria, Mark Consuelos, Meagan Holder, and Tim Jo.
 
Tonight is also the premiere of the 3-part series Million Dollar Listing: New York: Ryan’s Wedding on Bravo at 9/8c. Celebrate the nuptials of Ryan Serhant and Emilia Bechrakis. Each episode will follow Ryan and Emilia as they plan their larger than life wedding ceremony on the stunning island of Corfu, Greece, where viewers are invited to sit front row to witness the love, laughter and drama along the way.
 
Finally, tonight is the series premiere of Notorious on ABC at 9/8c. Powerhouse TV news producer Julia George (Piper Perabo) capitalizes on the notoriety of the clients of charismatic defense attorney Jake Gregorian (Daniel Sunjata). Together, they make great TV and determine the nation’s headlines while attempting to control the media, the justice system and ultimately each other. Behind the scenes, the people surrounding Jake and Julia are driven to advance their own professional and personal agendas, in a world where motives are suspect and morality is subjective. This is inspired by the true-life stories of famed criminal defense attorney Mark Geragos and cable news producer Wendy Walker, who serve as executive producers. It’s a provocative look at the unique, sexy, and dangerous interplay of criminal law and the media.
 

Also on tonight:

  • *Series Premiere* – Million Dollar Listing: New York: Ryan’s Wedding (#101) – Bravo @ 9/8c
  • *Series Premiere* – Notorious (#100) – ABC @ 9/8c
  • *Series Premiere* – Pitch (#PTH-101) – FOX @ 8:59/7:59c
  • *Season Premiere* – Beat Bobby Flay – Food Network @ 10/9c
  • *Season Premiere* – Chicago Med (#201) – NBC @ 9/8c
  • *Season Premiere* – Grey’s Anatomy (#1301) – ABC @ 8/7c
  • *Season Premiere* – How to Get Away with Murder (#301) – ABC @ 10/9c
  • *Season Premiere* – Longmire – Netflix @ 3:01AM/2:01AMc (Complete Fifth Season Premiere)
  • *Season Premiere* – Rosewood (#ROS-201) – FOX @ 8/7c
  • *Season Premiere* – Superstore (#201) – NBC @ 8/7c
  • *Season Premiere* – The Blacklist (#401) – NBC @ 10/9c
  • *Season Premiere* – Transparent (#301-310) – Amazon @ 3:01AM/2:01AMc (Complete Third Season Premiere)
  • *Sports* – Thursday Night Football – CBS @ 8:25/7:25c (Texans at Patriots)
  • *New* – 60 Days In (#206) – A&E @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Behind Bars: Rookie Year (#13) – A&E @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Better Things (#106) – FX @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Chopped – Food Network @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Conan – TBS @ 11/10c
  • *New* – Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team (#1105) – CMT @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Finding Prince Charming (#103) – Logo @ 9/8c
  • *New* – I Love Kellie Pickler (#205) – CMT @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Ice Road Truckers (#1008) – History Channel @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Impractical Jokers – TruTV @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Jim & Chrissy: Vow or Never (#104) – WE @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Late Night with Seth Meyers – NBC @ 12:37AM/11:37PMc
  • *New* – MTV’s Joking Off (#308) – MTV @ 10:30/9:30c
  • *New* – Nick Cannon Presents: Wild ‘N Out (#808) – MTV @ 10/9c (100th Episode!)
  • *New* – Project Runway (#1502-90) – Lifetime @ 9/8c (90-Minute New Episode)
  • *New* – RuPaul’s All Stars Drag Race (#205) – Logo @ 8/7c
  • *New* – The Good Place (#103) – NBC @ 8:30/7:30c
  • *New* – The Late Late Show with James Corden – CBS @ 1:07AM/12:07AMc
  • *New* – The Late Show with Stephen Colbert – CBS @ 12:05AM/11:05PMc
  • *New* – The Real Housewives of Melbourne (#311) – Bravo @ 10/9c
  • *New* – The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon – NBC @ 11:34/10:34c
  • *New* – VH1 Live! (#117) – VH1 @ 11/10c
  • *New* – Watch What Happens: Live (#13152) – Bravo @ 11/10c

Friday

Friday features 3 series premieres, 6 season premieres, & 3 season finales. To read more about the new series, click the link below. Otherwise, check out tonight’s schedule!

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Tonight is the series premiere of MacGyver on CBS at 8/7c. MacGyver, a reimagining of the classic series, is an action-adventure drama about 20-something Angus “Mac” MacGyver, who creates the Department of External Services (DXS), a clandestine organization within the U.S. government, where he uses his extraordinary talent for unconventional problem-solving and vast scientific knowledge to save lives. Joining his team on high-risk missions around the globe is maverick former CIA agent Jack Dalton (George Eads); Patricia Thornton (Sandrine Holt), an ex-field agent turned director of operations; and Riley Davis (Tristin Mays), an unpredictable computer hacker with a chip on her shoulder. At home, MacGyver is entertained by his ambitious roommate, Wilt Bozer (Justin Hires). Under the aegis of the Department of External Services, MacGyver takes on the responsibility of saving the world, armed to the teeth with resourcefulness and little more than bubble gum and a paper clip.
 
Tonight is also the series premiere of The Exorcist on FOX at 9:01/8:01c. Something is wrong in the Rance household. Angela Rance (Academy Award winner Geena Davis, A League of Their Own, The Fly) suspects demonic possession and enlists the help of two priests: the progressive, but naive, Father Tomas Ortega (Alfonso Herrera, Sense8) and the broken holy warrior, Father Marcus Keane (Ben Daniels, Flesh and Bone, House of Cards). Together, they will be drawn into a nightmare beyond imagining.
 
Finally, tonight is the series premiere of Van Helsing on Syfy at 10/9c, followed by a 2nd new episode at 11/10c. In a twist on the classic vampire adventure tale, Van Helsing revolves around unlikely heroine Vanessa Helsing (Kelly Overton, True Blood), who unexpectedly discovers that she holds the key to humanity’s survival: her own blood! Gifted with not only an immunity to vampires, Vanessa is also capable of taking out her bloodthirsty foes by turning them into humans with her bite. Now both prey and predator, Vanessa sinks her teeth into her role as humanity’s leader — and secret weapon — in their resistance against the vampires that plagued their world. The show also stars Aleks Paunovic, Christopher Heyerdahl, David Cubitt, Jonathan Scarfe, Tim Guinee, & Paul Johansson.
 

Also on tonight:

  • *Season Finale* – Bring It! (#323) – Lifetime @ 9/8c
  • *Season Finale* – Mysteries at the Museum (#1113) – Travel Channel @ 9/8c
  • *Season Finale* – The Rap Game (#210) – Lifetime @ 10/9c
  • *Series Premiere* – MacGyver (#MAC101) – CBS @ 8/7c
  • *Series Premiere* – The Exorcist (#EXO-101) – FOX @ 9:01/8:01c
  • *Series Premiere* – Van Helsing (#101/102) – Syfy @ 10/9c & 11/10c (2 New Episodes Including Series Premiere)
  • *Season Premiere* – Blue Bloods (#BB701) – CBS @ 10/9c
  • *Season Premiere* – Dr. Ken (#201) – ABC @ 8:31/7:31c
  • *Season Premiere* – Hawaii Five-0 (#HF701) – CBS @ 9/8c
  • *Season Premiere* – Hell’s Kitchen (#HK-1601) – FOX @ 8/7c
  • *Season Premiere* – Last Man Standing (#601) – ABC @ 8/7c
  • *Season Premiere* – Shark Tank (#801) – ABC @ 9/8c
  • *Special* – Diners, Drive-ins & Dives – Food Network @ 9/8c (1-Hour “Best of the West” Special)
  • *New* – Bering Sea Gold (#905) – Discovery Channel @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Blue Collar Backers (#105) – Discovery Channel @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Burgers, Brew & ‘Que – Food Network @ 10/9c
  • *New* – High Maintenance (#02/102) – HBO @ 11/10c
  • *New* – Human Resources (#305) – Pivot @ 7:30/6:30c
  • *New* – It Takes a Killer (#115/116) – Oxygen @ 9/8c & 9:30/8:30c (2 New Episodes)
  • *New* – Masters of Illusion (#312) – The CW @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Quarry (#103) – Cinemax @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Real Time with Bill Maher (#404/1432) – HBO @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Secret Lives of Americans (#218) – Pivot @ 7/6c
  • *New* – The Eric Andre Show (#407) – Cartoon Network @ 12AM/11PMc
  • *New* – The Half Hour (#509/510) – Comedy Central @ 12AM/11PMc & 12:30AM/11:30PMc (2 New Episodes)
  • *New* – The Late Show with Stephen Colbert – CBS @ 11:35/10:35c
  • *New* – The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon – NBC @ 11:34/10:34c
  • *New* – Z Nation (#303) – Syfy @ 9/8c

Saturday

Saturday is the 1-hour season premiere of Star Wars Rebels on Disney XD at 8:30/7:30c and the season premiere of Ghost Adventures on Travel Cahnnel at 9/8c.

Also on tonight:

  • *Season Premiere* – Ghost Adventures (#1301) – Travel Channel @ 9/8c
  • *Season Premiere* – Star Wars Rebels (#301/302) – Disney XD @ 8:30/7:30c (1-Hour Season Premiere)

That’s it! Hope you all have a great week!

— Jenny

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2 Responses to This Week on TV – 9/18/16-9/24/16

  1. sx says:
    September 20, 2016 at 4:57 am

    Weird that it says #BBT1003 but also Season Premiere. Should be #BBT1001

    • Jenny says:
      September 20, 2016 at 11:55 am

      I can only go off what’s on the place I get my info from, and that said 1003. 1001 is next week. 🙂 It all has to do with production numbers, so for some reason, these were flipped. 🙂