This Week on TV – 5/20/18-5/26/18

Welcome to a new week of TV! It’s another good week of new TV, full of finales and even a handful of premieres, so be sure to check out the schedule below so you don’t miss anything!

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Sunday

Sunday features 2 series premieres, 3 season premieres, & 9 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 Lost in Transition on TLC at 10/9c. Most couples face great trials and tribulations over the course of their relationship. But imagine navigating life’s great milestones — marriage, children, building a home — knowing that you identify as a different gender. And imagine what must go through a woman’s mind when her husband finally builds up the courage to share with her this life-altering truth. This new docuseries profiles the deeply personal stories of four couples currently living through this reality, as they attempt to make sense of their new normal. Each hour-long episode will chronicle the lives of four couples during the most trying time in their marriages, delving into the confusion, disappointment and uncertainty surrounding them. In each relationship, the wife has recently found out that her husband has grappled with his gender identity for years and has made the brave decision to become the woman he is inside. Throughout the course of the show, viewers will witness each couple’s journey as they share this news with family and friends, take steps toward the husband’s transition and embrace their newly evolved relationships.
 
Tonight is also the series premiere of Joe Pera Talks with You on Cartoon Network at 12AM/11PMc, followed by a 2nd new episode at 12:15AM/11:15PMc. Head to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula for Adult Swim’s all-new original series. A teacher (Joe Pera) in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula explores subject matters such as pancakes, blueberries, eggs, toast, sausage, bacon, English muffins, coffee, orange juice, maple syrup, waffles, cornbread, and strawberries.
 

Also on tonight:

  • *Season Finale*America’s Funniest Home Videos (#2822) – ABC @ 7/6c
  • *Season Finale*Bob’s Burgers (#BOB-721/BOB-805) – FOX @ 7:30/6:30c & 9:30/8:30c (2 New Episodes Including Season Finale)
  • *Season Finale*Brooklyn Nine-Nine (#BRK-522) – FOX @ 8:30/7:30c
  • *Season Finale*Family Guy (#FG-1517) – FOX @ 9/8c
  • *Season Finale*In Ice Cold Blood (#108) – Oxygen @ 7/6c
  • *Season Finale*Madam Secretary (#MS422) – CBS @ 10/9c
  • *Season Finale*NCIS: LA (#LA921/922) – CBS @ 8/7c (2-Hour Season Finale)
  • *Season Finale*The Simpsons (#SI-2914) – FOX @ 8/7c
  • *Season Finale*Worst Cooks in America: Celebrity Edition – Food Network @ 9/8c
  • *Series Premiere*Joe Pera Talks with You (#101/102) – Cartoon Network @ 12AM/11PMc & 12:15AM/11:15PMc (2 New Episodes Including Series Premiere)
  • *Series Premiere*Lost in Transition (#101) – TLC @ 10/9c
  • *Season Premiere*90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After? (#301-120) – TLC @ 6/5c & 8/7c (2-Hour “Countdown to the New Season” & 2-Hour Season Premiere)
  • *Season Premiere*Iron Chef America – Food Network @ 10/9c
  • *Season Premiere*Total Bellas (#301) – E! @ 9/8c
  • *Special*Billboard Music Awards – NBC @ 8/7c (3-Hour Special)
  • *New*American Idol (#1618) – ABC @ 8/7c (2-Hour New Episode)
  • *New*Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (#1104) – CNN @ 9/8c
  • *New*Bar Rescue (#611) – Paramount @ 10/9c
  • *New*Billions (#309) – Showtime @ 9/8c
  • *New*Deception (#111) – ABC @ 10:01/9:01c
  • *New*Drop the Mic (#206) – TBS @ 10:30/9:30c
  • *New*Fear the Walking Dead (#406) – AMC @ 9/8c
  • *New*Food Paradise – Travel Channel @ 8/7c & 9/8c (2 New Episodes)
  • *New*I’m Dying Up Here (#203) – Showtime @ 10/9c
  • *New*Into the Badlands (#305) – AMC @ 10/9c
  • *New*Killing Eve (#107) – BBC America @ 8/7c
  • *New*Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (#131/512) – HBO @ 11/10c
  • *New*Naked & Afraid XL: All-Stars (#403) – Discovery Channel @ 10/9c
  • *New*Real Money (#107) – AXS TV @ 9:30/8:30c
  • *New*Robot Chicken (#911) – Cartoon Network @ 11:30/10:30c
  • *New*Rock & Roll Road Trip with Sammy Hagar (#307) – AXS TV @ 9/8c
  • *New*Saints & Sinners (#307) – Bounce TV @ 9/8c
  • *New*Snapped (#2315) – Oxygen @ 6/5c
  • *New*Snoop Dogg Presents the Jokers Wild (#206) – TBS @ 10/9c
  • *New*Southern Charm New Orleans (#106) – Bravo @ 9/8c
  • *New*Sweetbitter (#103) – Starz @ 8/7c
  • *New*Talking Dead: Fear Edition (#306) – AMC @ 11/10c
  • *New*The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth (#306) – Showtime @ 8/7c (Spring Finale)
  • *New*The Good Witch (#4004) – Hallmark Channel @ 9/8c
  • *New*The Real Housewives of Potomac (#308) – Bravo @ 8/7c
  • *New*Trust (#109) – FX @ 10/9c
  • *New*United Shades of America (#304) – CNN @ 10/9c
  • *New*Vida (#103) – Starz @ 8:30/7:30c
  • *New*Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (#15088) – Bravo @ 11/10c
  • *New*Westworld (#15/205) – HBO @ 9/8c

Monday

Monday features 3 season premieres & 7 season finales, so check out tonight’s schedule!

Also on tonight:

  • *Season Finale*American Idol (#1619) – ABC @ 9/8c (2-Hour Season Finale)
  • *Season Finale*Dancing with the Stars (#2604) – ABC @ 8/7c (1-Hour Season Finale)
  • *Season Finale*It Was Him: The Many Murders of Ed Edwards (#106) – Paramount @ 9/8c
  • *Season Finale*Just Like Mom and Dad (#120) – BYUtv @ 8/7c
  • *Season Finale*Man with a Plan (#MWP221) – CBS @ 8:30/7:30c
  • *Season Finale*Pawn Star$ (#1529) – History Channel @ 10/9c
  • *Season Finale*The Terror (#110) – AMC @ 9/8c
  • *Season Premiere*Shaunie’s Home Court (#201/202) – VH1 @ 10/9c & 10:30/9:30c (2 New Episodes Including Season Premiere)
  • *Season Premiere*Terrace House: Opening New Doors – Netflix @ 3:01AM/2:01AMc (Complete Second Season Premiere)
  • *Season Premiere*Who Do You Think You Are? (#1001) – TLC @ 9/8c
  • *Special*Miss USA 2018 – FOX @ 8/7c (2-Hour Special)
  • *Special*Vanderpump Rules (#624) – Bravo @ 9/8c (1-Hour “Reunion” Special Pt 3)
  • *New*American Ninja Warrior: Ninja vs. Ninja (#113) – USA Network @ 11:05/10:05c
  • *New*American Pickers – History Channel @ 9/8c
  • *New*Basketball Wives (#702) – VH1 @ 9/8c
  • *New*Best Baker in America (#203) – Food Network @ 9/8c
  • *New*Conan – TBS @ 11/10c
  • *New*Dallas Cakes (#104) – Food Network @ 11/10c
  • *New*Elementary (#ELE604) – CBS @ 10/9c
  • *New*It Takes a Killer (#203) – Oxygen @ 11/10c
  • *New*iZombie (#412) – The CW @ 9/8c
  • *New*James Cameron’s Story of Science Fiction (#104) – AMC @ 10/9c
  • *New*Jimmy Kimmel Live – ABC @ 11:35/10:35c
  • *New*Late Night with Seth Meyers – NBC @ 12:36AM/11:36PMc
  • *New*Love & Hip Hop Atlanta (#710) – VH1 @ 8/7c
  • *New*One Strange Rock (#109) – Nat Geo Channel @ 10/9c
  • *New*Running Wild with Bear Grylls (#403) – NBC @ 10:01/9:01c
  • *New*Splat-a-Lot (#108) – BYUtv @ 8:30/7:30c
  • *New*Supergirl (#319) – The CW @ 8/7c
  • *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*The Voice (#1426-120) – NBC @ 8/7c (2-Hour New Episode)
  • *New*Vegas Cakes – Food Network @ 11:30/10:30c
  • *New*Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (#15089) – Bravo @ 11/10c
  • *New*X Company (#203) – Ovation @ 10/9c

Tuesday

Tuesday features 2 series premieres, 1 series finale, & 9 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 2-hour series premiere of The Great American Read on PBS at 8/7c. This eight-part series explores and celebrates the power of reading, told through the prism of America’s 100 best-loved novels (as chosen in a national survey). It investigates how and why writers create their fictional worlds, how we as readers are affected by these stories, and what these 100 different books have to say about our diverse nation and our shared human experience. The television series features entertaining and informative documentary segments, with compelling testimonials from celebrities, authors, notable Americans and book lovers across the country. It is comprised of a two-hour launch episode in which the list of 100 books is revealed, five one-hour theme episodes that examine concepts common to groups of books on the list, and a finale, in which the results are announced of a nationwide vote to choose America’s best-loved book. The series is the centerpiece of an ambitious multi-platform digital, educational and community outreach campaign, designed to get the country reading and passionately talking about books.
 
Tonight is also the series premiere of Our Wild Life on TLC at 10/9c. Following the lively Abrams, a modern-day family with a twist, the show features lovable matriarch Bobbi Jo and her husband Jerry Abrams and their 84 kids, but only three of them are human! With 16 acres of land at their fingertips, the Abrams have adopted and nurtured 81 animals, many of which reside in their home. Their extended family includes a zebra and camel as well as kangaroos, alpacas, llamas, wallabies and a recently adopted sloth. Throughout the series, viewers will get a chance to tag along with this lovable, blended family as they navigate the everyday joys and challenges that come along with raising children, while also managing the havoc that naturally arises as a result of tending to a house full of animals.
 

Also on tonight:

  • *Series Finale*The Middle (#923/924) – ABC @ 8:30/7:30c (1-Hour Series Finale)
  • *Season Finale*For the People (#110) – ABC @ 10/9c
  • *Season Finale*Forged in Fire: Knife or Death (#107) – History Channel @ 10/9c
  • *Season Finale*Last Outpost (#106) – Discovery Channel @ 10/9c
  • *Season Finale*NCIS (#354) – CBS @ 8/7c
  • *Season Finale*Roseanne (#1008) – ABC @ 8/7c
  • *Season Finale*Splitting Up Together (#108) – ABC @ 9:30/8:30c
  • *Season Finale*The Flash (#423) – The CW @ 8/7c
  • *Season Finale*The Voice (#1427-120) – NBC @ 9/8c (2-Hour Season Finale)
  • *Season Finale*You, Me, Her (#310) – Audience @ 10/9c
  • *Series Premiere*Our Wild Life (#101) – TLC @ 10/9c
  • *Series Premiere*The Great American Read (#101) – PBS @ 8/7c (2-Hour Series Premiere)
  • *New*Below Deck Mediterranean (#302) – Bravo @ 9/8c
  • *New*Chopped – Food Network @ 9/8c
  • *New*Chrisley Knows Best (#603) – USA Network @ 10/9c
  • *New*Conan – TBS @ 11/10c
  • *New*Deadliest Catch (#1407) – Discovery Channel @ 9/8c
  • *New*Forged in Fire (#511) – History Channel @ 9/8c
  • *New*In Contempt (#107) – BET @ 10/9c
  • *New*Ink Master: Angels (#209) – Paramount @ 10/9c
  • *New*Jimmy Kimmel Live – ABC @ 11:35/10:35c
  • *New*Late Night with Seth Meyers – NBC @ 12:36AM/11:36PMc
  • *New*Legion (#208) – FX @ 10/9c
  • *New*Little People, Big World (#1607) – TLC @ 9/8c
  • *New*Sell It Like Serhant (#106) – Bravo @ 10/9c
  • *New*The 100 (#505) – The CW @ 9/8c
  • *New*The Challenge (#CVS206) – MTV @ 10/9c
  • *New*The Chris Gethard Show (#125) – TruTV @ 11/10c
  • *New*The Cromarties (#109) – USA Network @ 10:30/9:30c/li>
  • *New*The Handmaid’s Tale (#206) – Hulu @ 3:01AM/2:01AMc
  • *New*The Jim Jefferies Show (#209) – Comedy Central @ 10:30/9:30c
  • *New*The Last O.G. (#108) – TBS @ 10:30/9:30c
  • *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*The Zimmern List (#115) – Travel Channel @ 9/8c
  • *New*tosh.0 (#1009) – Comedy Central @ 10/9c
  • *New*Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (#15090) – Bravo @ 11/10c

Wednesday

Wednesday features 1 season premiere & 7 season finales, so check out tonight’s schedule!

Also on tonight:

  • *Season Finale*Empire (#EMP-418) – FOX @ 8/7c
  • *Season Finale*Face the Wild (#110) – Facebook Watch @ 12PM/11AMc
  • *Season Finale*Krypton (#110) – Syfy @ 10/9c
  • *Season Finale*Law & Order: SVU (#1923/1924) – NBC @ 9/8c (2-Hour Season Finale)
  • *Season Finale*Legendary Locations (#111) – Travel Channel @ 10/9c
  • *Season Finale*Star (#LDS-218) – FOX @ 9/8c
  • *Season Finale*Survivor (#3614-120/3615) – CBS @ 8/7c & 10/9c (2-Hour Season Finale & 1-Hour “Reunion” Special)
  • *Season Premiere*Brother vs Brother (#601) – HGTV @ 9/8c
  • *New*American Pickers – History Channel @ 9/8c
  • *New*Archer (#905) – FXX @ 10/9c
  • *New*Being Serena (#04/104) – HBO @ 10/9c
  • *New*Botched (#415) – E! @ 9/8c
  • *New*Brockmire (#205) – IFC @ 10/9c
  • *New*Colony (#304) – USA Network @ 10/9c
  • *New*Comedy Knockout (#V505) – TruTV @ 11/10c
  • *New*Conan – TBS @ 11/10c
  • *New*Famous in Love (#2009) – Freeform @ 8/7c
  • *New*Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (#310) – TBS @ 10:30/9:30c
  • *New*Hollywood Darlings (#206) – POP @ 8/7c
  • *New*Ice (#209) – Audience @ 10/9c
  • *New*Jimmy Kimmel Live – ABC @ 11:35/10:35c
  • *New*Late Night with Seth Meyers – NBC @ 12:36AM/11:36PMc
  • *New*Little Women: LA (#710) – Lifetime @ 9/8c
  • *New*Misfit Garage (#604) – Discovery Channel @ 9/8c
  • *New*Motherland (#104) – Sundance Now @ 3:01AM/2:01AMc
  • *New*SciJinks (#103/104) – Science Channel @ 10/9c & 10:30/9:30c (2 New Episodes)
  • *New*Skin Tight (#311) – TLC @ 10/9c
  • *New*Sticker Shock (#105) – Discovery Channel @ 10/9c
  • *New*The Americans (#609) – FX @ 10/9c
  • *New*The Expanse (#307) – Syfy @ 9/8c
  • *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 New York City (#1008) – Bravo @ 9/8c
  • *New*The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon – NBC @ 11:34/10:34c
  • *New*Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (#15091) – Bravo @ 11/10c

Thursday

Thursday features 1 series premiere, 1 season premiere, & 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 complete first season premiere of Picnic at Hanging Rock on Amazon at 3:01AM/2:01AMc. This is a gripping reimagining of the Australian novel that plunges into the mysterious disappearance of three schoolgirls and their governess. Starring Natalie Dormer as the enigmatic headmistress of Appleyard College, the six episode limited series follows the subsequent investigation and the event’s far-reaching impact on the students and staff of the college. It also stars Inez Curro, Lily Sullivan, Madeleine Madden, Ruby Rees, & Samara Weaving.
 

Also on tonight:

  • *Season Finale*Showtime at the Apollo (#SHA-113) – FOX @ 9/8c
  • *Season Finale*Siren (#1010) – Freeform @ 8/7c
  • *Series Premiere*Picnic at Hanging Rock (#101-106) – Amazon @ 3:01AM/2:01AMc (Complete First Season Premiere)
  • *Season Premiere*Growing Up Hip Hop (#401) – WE @ 9/8c
  • *Special*American Ninja Warrior – NBC @ 8/7c (1-Hour “Red Nose Day: Celebrity Ninja Warrior” Special)
  • *Special*Hollywood Game Night – NBC @ 9/8c (1-Hour “Red Nose Day” Special)
  • *Special*Red Nose Day – NBC @ 10/9c (1-Hour Special)
  • *Special*Terrence Howard’s Fright Club – FOX @ 8/7c (1-Hour Special)
  • *New*Beat Bobby Flay – Food Network @ 10/9c
  • *New*Citizen Rose (#103) – E! @ 10/9c
  • *New*Conan – TBS @ 11/10c
  • *New*Ex on the Beach (#106) – MTV @ 9/8c
  • *New*Imposters (#208) – Bravo @ 10/9c
  • *New*Jay Leno’s Garage (#406) – CNBC @ 10/9c
  • *New*Jersey Shore Family Vacation (#109) – MTV @ 8/7c
  • *New*Jimmy Kimmel Live – ABC @ 11:35/10:35c
  • *New*Late Night with Seth Meyers – NBC @ 12:36AM/11:36PMc
  • *New*Live PD (#136/137/138/139) – A&E @ 9/8c, 9:30/8:30c, 10:01/9:01c, & 10:32/9:32c (4 New “Police Patrol” Episodes)
  • *New*Mysteries at the Museum – Travel Channel @ 9/8c & 10/9c (2 New Episodes)
  • *New*Nobodies (#210) – Paramount @ 10/9c
  • *New*Primetime: What Would You Do? (#W1402) – ABC @ 10/9c
  • *New*RuPaul’s Drag Race (#1010) – VH1 @ 8/7c (90-Minute New Episode)
  • *New*RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked (#610) – VH1 @ 9:30/8:30c (30-Minute New Episode)
  • *New*Southern Charm (#508) – Bravo @ 9/8c
  • *New*Swamp People (#918) – History Channel @ 9/8c
  • *New*The Carbonaro Effect (#V702) – TruTV @ 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*Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (#15092) – Bravo @ 11/10c

Friday

Friday features 1 series premiere, 1 season premiere, & 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 2-hour series premiere of Phenoms on FOX at 8/7c. This groundbreaking epic documentary series will chronicle the journey of the next great soccer players on their quests to represent their respective countries in the 2018 FIFA World Cup™. FOX Sports will bring fans bold new content – human stories of sacrifice for club and country. Viewers will witness what it takes to be a champion – to have your name forever etched in the annals of the game’s rich history. Phenoms will allow fans to experience the personal lives of players through unprecedented behind-the-scenes access. 60 players … 20 countries … one goal …
 

Also on tonight:

  • *Season Finale*America Divided (#204) – Epix @ 9/8c
  • *Season Finale*Champions (#109/110) – NBC @ 8/7c & 8:30/7:30c (2 New Episodes Including Season Finale)
  • *Series Premiere*Phenoms (#PHE-101/02) – FOX @ 8/7c (2-Hour Series Premiere)
  • *Season Premiere*My Last Days (#201) – The CW @ 8/7c
  • *New*Battlebots (#303) – Discovery Channel @ 8/7c
  • *New*Bering Sea Gold (#1209) – Discovery Channel @ 9/8c
  • *New*Celebrity Undercover Boss (#UB908) – CBS @ 8/7c
  • *New*Diners, Drive-ins & Dives – Food Network @ 9/8c
  • *New*Life Sentence (#110) – The CW @ 9/8c
  • *New*Quantico (#304) – ABC @ 8/7c
  • *New*The Graham Norton Show – BBC America @ 11/10c
  • *New*The Tesla Files (#104) – History Channel @ 10/9c
  • *New*The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon – NBC @ 11:34/10:34c
  • *New*Wyatt Cenac’s Problem Areas (#07/107) – HBO @ 11:30/10:30c

Saturday

Saturday is the series premiere of The Break with Michelle Wolf on Netflix at 3:01AM/2:01AMc. Nobody’s safe as Michelle Wolf unapologetically takes aim in this weekly topical show that blends sketches with live comedy and in-studio guests.

Tonight is also the season finale of The Good Fight on CBSAA at 3:01AM/2:01AMc.

Also on tonight:

  • *Season Finale*The Good Fight (#213) – CBSAA @ 3:01AM/2:01AMc
  • *Series Premiere*The Break with Michelle Wolf (#101) – Netflix @ 3:01AM/2:01AMc
  • *New*Abuse of Power (#103) – Oxygen @ 7/6c
  • *New*Nate and Jeremiah by Design (#208) – TLC @ 9/8c
  • *New*Patrick Melrose (#103) – Showtime @ 9/8c
  • *New*Ransom (#RAN207) – CBS @ 8/7c
  • *New*Taken (#212) – NBC @ 8/7c
  • *New*Trading Spaces (#908) – TLC @ 8/7c

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

— Jenny

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6 Responses to This Week on TV – 5/20/18-5/26/18

  1. Bea says:

    Thank you for adding Hallmark. 🙂

  2. Kookaboo says:

    TV is so bad right now

  3. Crystal Roberts says:

    I love this website I seriously check it maybe like 5 times a day no joke my favorite shows just all had their finale Grey’s Anatomy siren famous in love Roseanne Gotham it’s nice they brought back some of the 90s sitcoms but that’s already coming to an end

  4. Crystal Roberts says:

    When does Orange Is the New Black come back