If We Controlled Your Remote… 8/25/19

Have you ever been at a loss as to what to watch? Too many shows to pick from? We’re here to give you our opinions on what we feel is worth watching. Check it out and then let us know in the comments below what you’re choosing for tonight!

Phoebe’s Choice

Well, the end of August is here, bringing with it a new season of NFL football and the final season of HBO’s Ballers. Last season had that odd nine-episode count that saw Spencer take on the NCAA in honor of his brother’s tragic death. The finale started with Spence visiting his brother William’s grave. He declared “Fuck the NCAA,” just before we saw that the league’s head had been served with lawsuit papers. Joe had his meeting about the Illegal Civilization sneaker deal interrupted by news of Spencer’s reckless actions. Meanwhile over at Ricky’s house, his family had an intervention confronting him about his steroid use. Joe confronted Spencer about the lawsuit. He could be screwing over everyone around him: the NFL had already threatened to revoke their licenses that allowed them to operate a franchise in Las Vegas.

Ricky confessed to Charles about his drug use just before he signed his new contract. Charles was furious and told him to cut the drugs out and act as if he never told him. In a live TV interview, Spencer cited the tragic death of his brother in the wake of his loss of NCAA eligibility and went on to call out numerous abuses the NCAA perpetrates against student athletes. Joe intercepted the Anderson brothers at the airline and convinced them to not axe the Vegas deal, to get on the right side of history. When the NCAA sat down with Spencer, they offered to reinstate Quincy in exchange for dropping his lawsuit, but Spencer refused. The NCAA refused to pay student athletes, so there was no deal. No dice, Spence. No dice.

Joe assured Spencer that he had his back one hundred on hundred, but Spence resigned to shield all his partners, clients, & employees from the potential blowback his lawsuit would create. In the last scene, Spencer saw on the news that Quincy got reinstated anyway and that he had selected USC to play football for. In a mid-credits scene, we watched Joe reach out to Lance about coming back to work with the agency he now ran by himself. An offer of ayahuasca sets the stage for whatever wackiness those two will indulge in this coming season five. The Rock, Rob Corddry, & Russel Brand for eight episodes this year? I’m in.

On tonight’s episode, “Must Be the Shoes,” after learning of competing owner offers, Spencer engages with past allies. Joe is tasked with apologizing for creating a hostile work environment with the help of Kate, a sharp Sports X exec. Ricky and Vernon each consider different kinds of futures, while Charles tries to hide some unwelcome news.

Don’t miss the premiere on HBO at 10:35/9:35c.

I’ll also be tuning in for Preacher & Pennyworth.

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This Week on TV – 8/25/19-8/31/19

Welcome to a new week of TV! It’s a mixed bag again this week but there’s still plenty on, so be sure to check out the schedule below 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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Saturday on TV – 8/24/19

Saturday is the series premiere of Black Women Own the Conversation on OWN at 10/9c. The series features intimate conversations about important issues with honest opinions and surprising solutions that put people first. Emmy-winning presenter Carlos Watson hosts the panelists and 100 Black women across four episodes focusing on love and relationships, motherhood, beauty, and mind, body and soul. Celebrties and thought leaders include rising star politician Stacey Abrams, model and activist Winnie Harlow, actresses Tina Lifford and Ryan Michelle Bathe, singer Monica, comedians Nicole Byer and Dulce Sloan, California Surgeon General Dr. Nadine Burke Harries, & more.

Tonight is also the 3-hour season finale of Live PD on A&E at 9/8c.

Also on tonight:

  • *Season Finale*Live PD – A&E @ 9/8c (3-Hour Season Finale)
  • *Series Premiere*Black Women Own the Conversation (#101) – OWN @ 10/9c
  • *Special*All Summer Long – Hallmark @ 9/8c (TV Movie)
  • *New*Addiction Unplugged (#102/103) – A&E @ 1/12c & 1:30/12:30c (2 New Episodes)
  • *New*Black Love (#403) – OWN @ 9/8c
  • *New*Cake Boss (#1419) – DFC @ 9/8c
  • *New*Fire Masters (#108) – Cooking Channel @ 10/9c
  • *New*Ghost Adventures – Travel Channel @ 9/8c (2-Hour New Episode)
  • *New*Injustice with Nancy Grace (#107) – Oxygen @ 6/5c
  • *New*Iron Chef America – Cooking Channel @ 9/8c
  • *New*Mountain Mamas (#102/104) – HGTV @ 11/10c & 11:30/10:30c (2 New Episodes)
  • *New*Restaurant: Impossible – Food Network @ 9/8c
  • *New*Ridiculousness – MTV @ 8/7c
  • *New*Say Yes to the Dress (#1806) – TLC @ 9/8c (2-Hour New Episode)
  • *New*The Vanilla Ice Project (#905) – DIY @ 9/8c
  • *New*Tiny House Nation (#509) – A&E @ 9AM/8AMc
  • *New*Zombie House Flipping (#312) – A&E @ 10AM/9AMc
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Friday on TV – 8/23/19

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

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Overnight last night was the complete first season premiere of the Canadian Rust Valley Restorers on Netflix. Old-school auto collector Mike Hall, his pal Avery Shoaf, and son Connor Hall go the extra mile to restore retro cars — and hopefully turn a profit.
 

Also on tonight:

  • *Season Finale*This Week at the Comedy Cellar (#206) – Comedy Central @ 11/10c
  • *Series Premiere*Rust Valley Restorers – Netflix @ 3:01AM/2:01AMc (Complete First Season Premiere)
  • *Season Premiere*13 Reasons Why – Netflix @ 3:01AM/2:01AMc (Complete Second Season Premiere)
  • *Sports*NFL Preseason – CBS @ 8/7c (Buffalo Bills at Detroit Lions)
  • *New*A Black Lady Sketch Show (#04/104) – HBO @ 11/10c
  • *New*Ancient Aliens (#1412) – History Channel @ 9/8c
  • *New*BattleBots (#411) – Discovery Channel @ 8/7c (2-Hour New Episode)
  • *New*Comicstaan (#209) – Amazon @ 3:01AM/2:01AMc
  • *New*Crazy Cakes (#308) – Cooking Channel @ 11/10c
  • *New*Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team (#1404) – CMT @ 9/8c
  • *New*Diners, Drive-ins & Dives – Food Network @ 9/8c
  • *New*Fastest Cars in the Dirty South (#107) – MotorTrend.com @ 3:01AM/2:01AMc
  • *New*Ghost Brothers: Haunted Houseguests – Travel Channel @ 9/8c
  • *New*Killjoys (#506) – Syfy @ 10/9c
  • *New*Live PD – A&E @ 9/8c (3-Hour New Episode)
  • *New*Love After Lockup: Life After Lockup (#225) – WE @ 9/8c
  • *New*Masters of Illusion (#610) – The CW @ 8/7c
  • *New*Primetime: What Would You Do? – ABC @ 9/8c
  • *New*Racing Wives (#104) – CMT @ 10/9c
  • *New*Real Time with Bill Maher (#505/1725) – HBO @ 10/9c
  • *New*Ridiculousness – MTV @ 8/7c
  • *New*The Big Stage (#110) – The CW @ 9/8c
  • *New*The UnXplained (#106) – History Channel @ 10/9c
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Thursday on TV – 8/22/19

Series Finale

  • Baskets (#410) – FX @ 10/9c

Season Finale

  • Alone (#611) – History Channel @ 10/9c
  • BBQ Brawl (#104) – Food Network @ 9/8c
  • Growing Up Hip Hop Atlanta (#310) – WE @ 9/8c (90-Minute Season Finale)
  • Holey Moley (#103/101) – ABC @ 8/7c & 9/8c (2 New Episodes Including Season Finale)
  • Riviera (#210) – Sundance Now @ 3:01AM/2:01AMc

Series Premiere

Specials/Sports

  • NFL Preseason – FOX @ 8/7c (Preseason: Jacksonville Jaguars at Miami Dolphins)

New

  • Ax Men (#1007) – History Channel @ 8/7c
  • Beat Bobby Flay – Food Network @ 10/9c
  • Beyond the Pole (#103) – WE @ 10:28/9:28c
  • Big Brother (#2126) – CBS @ 9/8c
  • Chasing the Cure (#103-90) – TBS & TNT @ 9/8c (90-Minute New Episode)
  • Conan – TBS @ 11/10c
  • Crazy Beautiful Weddings (#207) – UP @ 9:30/8:30c
  • Escape the Night (#408) – YouTube @ 3:01AM/2:01AMc
  • Flip or Flop – HGTV @ 9/8c
  • Going for Sold (#104) – HGTV @ 11/10c
  • Impractical Jokers (#V814) – TruTV @ 10/9c
  • Killer Affair (#107) – Oxygen @ 8/7c
  • Lights Out with David Spade (#116) – Comedy Central @ 11:30/10:30c
  • Man vs Master (#107) – FYI @ 6/5c
  • Million Dollar House Hunters (#118/119) – FYI @ 10/9c & 10:30/9:30c (2 New Episodes)
  • Million Dollar Listing: New York (#804) – Bravo @ 9/8c
  • Mountain Men (#811) – History Channel @ 9/8c
  • No One Saw a Thing (#104) – Sundance TV @ 11/10c
  • Our Wedding Story (#207) – UP @ 9/8c
  • Queen of the South (#412) – USA Network @ 10/9c
  • Real Story Of… – Reelz @ 9/8c
  • Reef Break (#109) – ABC @ 10/9c
  • The Daily Show with Trevor Noah – Comedy Central @ 11/10c
  • The Dead Files (#1107) – Travel Channel @ 8/7c & 10/9c (2-Hour “Nowhere to Run and the Possessor” Special & 1 New Episode)
  • The Outpost (#207) – The CW @ 8/7c
  • The Real World (#3311) – Facebook Watch @ 9/8c
  • Two Sentence Horror Stories (#105) – The CW @ 9/8c
  • Why Women Kill (#102) – CBSAA @ 3:01AM/2:01AMc

ABC

  • *Season Finale*Holey Moley (#103/101) @ 8/7c & 9/8c (2 New Episodes Including Season Finale)
  • *New*Reef Break (#109) @ 10/9c

CBS

  • *New*Big Brother (#2126) @ 9/8c

FOX

  • *Sports*NFL Preseason @ 8/7c (Preseason: Jacksonville Jaguars at Miami Dolphins)

The CW

  • *New*The Outpost (#207) @ 8/7c
  • *New*Two Sentence Horror Stories (#105) @ 9/8c

Bravo

  • *New*Million Dollar Listing: New York (#804) @ 9/8c

CBSAA

  • *New*Why Women Kill (#102) @ 3:01AM/2:01AMc

Comedy Central

  • *New*The Daily Show with Trevor Noah @ 11/10c
  • *New*Lights Out with David Spade (#116) @ 11:30/10:30c

Facebook Watch

  • *New*The Real World (#3311) @ 9/8c

Food Network

  • *Season Finale*BBQ Brawl (#104) @ 9/8c
  • *New*Beat Bobby Flay @ 10/9c
  • *Series Premiere*The Flay List (#101) @ 10:30/9:30c

FX

  • *Series Finale*Baskets (#410) @ 10/9c

FYI

  • *New*Man vs Master (#107) @ 6/5c
  • *New*Million Dollar House Hunters (#118/119) @ 10/9c & 10:30/9:30c (2 New Episodes)

HGTV

  • *New*Flip or Flop @ 9/8c
  • *New*Going for Sold (#104) @ 11/10c

History Channel

  • *New*Ax Men (#1007) @ 8/7c
  • *New*Mountain Men (#811) @ 9/8c
  • *Season Finale*Alone (#611) @ 10/9c

Oxygen

  • *New*Killer Affair (#107) @ 8/7c

Reelz

  • *New*Real Story Of… @ 9/8c

Sundance Now

  • *Season Finale*Riviera (#210) @ 3:01AM/2:01AMc

Sundance TV

  • *New*No One Saw a Thing (#104) @ 11/10c

TBS

  • *New*Chasing the Cure (#103-90) @ 9/8c (90-Minute New Episode)
  • *New*Conan @ 11/10c

TNT

  • *New*Chasing the Cure (#103-90) @ 9/8c (90-Minute New Episode)

Travel Channel

  • *New*The Dead Files (#1107) @ 8/7c & 10/9c (2-Hour “Nowhere to Run and the Possessor” Special & 1 New Episode)

TruTV

  • *New*Impractical Jokers (#V814) @ 10/9c

UP

  • *New*Our Wedding Story (#207) @ 9/8c
  • *New*Crazy Beautiful Weddings (#207) @ 9:30/8:30c

USA Network

  • *New*Queen of the South (#412) @ 10/9c

WE

  • *Season Finale*Growing Up Hip Hop Atlanta (#310) @ 9/8c (90-Minute Season Finale)
  • *New*Beyond the Pole (#103) @ 10:28/9:28c

YouTube

  • *New*Escape the Night (#408) @ 3:01AM/2:01AMc

6:00/5:00c

  • *New*Man vs Master (#107) – FYI

8:00/7:00c

  • *New*Ax Men (#1007) – History Channel
  • *Season Finale*Holey Moley (#103/101) – ABC (2 New Episodes Including Season Finale)
  • *New*Killer Affair (#107) – Oxygen
  • *Sports*NFL Preseason – FOX (Preseason: Jacksonville Jaguars at Miami Dolphins)
  • *New*The Dead Files (#1107) – Travel Channel (2-Hour “Nowhere to Run and the Possessor” Special)
  • *New*The Outpost (#207) – The CW

9:00/8:00c

  • *Season Finale*BBQ Brawl (#104) – Food Network
  • *New*Big Brother (#2126) – CBS
  • *New*Chasing the Cure (#103-90) – TBS & TNT (90-Minute New Episode)
  • *New*Flip or Flop – HGTV
  • *Season Finale*Growing Up Hip Hop Atlanta (#310) – WE (90-Minute Season Finale)
  • *Season Finale*Holey Moley (#103/101) – ABC (2 New Episodes Including Season Finale)
  • *New*Million Dollar Listing: New York (#804) – Bravo
  • *New*Mountain Men (#811) – History Channel
  • *New*Our Wedding Story (#207) – UP
  • *New*Real Story Of… – Reelz
  • *New*The Real World (#3311) – Facebook Watch
  • *New*Two Sentence Horror Stories (#105) – The CW

9:30/8:30c

  • *New*Crazy Beautiful Weddings (#207) – UP

10:00/9:00c

  • *Season Finale*Alone (#611) – History Channel
  • *Series Finale*Baskets (#410) – FX
  • *New*Beat Bobby Flay – Food Network
  • *New*Impractical Jokers (#V814) – TruTV
  • *New*Million Dollar House Hunters (#118/119) – FYI (2 New Episodes)
  • *New*Reef Break (#109) – ABC
  • *New*Queen of the South (#412) – USA Network
  • *New*The Dead Files (#1107) – Travel Channel (1 New Episode)

10:30/9:30c

  • *New*Beyond the Pole (#103) – WE (10:28/9:28c)
  • *New*Million Dollar House Hunters (#118/119) – FYI (2 New Episodes)
  • *Series Premiere*The Flay List (#101) – Food Network

11:00/10:00c

  • *New*Conan – TBS
  • *New*Going for Sold (#104) – HGTV
  • *New*No One Saw a Thing (#104) – Sundance TV
  • *New*The Daily Show with Trevor Noah – Comedy Central

11:30/10:30c

  • *New*Lights Out with David Spade (#116) – Comedy Central

12:30AM/11:30PMc

3:00AM/2:00AMc

  • *New*Escape the Night (#408) – YouTube (3:01AM/2:01AMc)
  • *Season Finale*Riviera (#210) – Sundance Now (3:01AM/2:01AMc)
  • *New*Why Women Kill (#102) – CBSAA (3:01AM/2:01AMc)

Full Schedule

  • *Series Finale*Baskets (#410) – FX @ 10/9c
  • *Season Finale*Alone (#611) – History Channel @ 10/9c
  • *Season Finale*BBQ Brawl (#104) – Food Network @ 9/8c
  • *Season Finale*Growing Up Hip Hop Atlanta (#310) – WE @ 9/8c (90-Minute Season Finale)
  • *Season Finale*Holey Moley (#103/101) – ABC @ 8/7c & 9/8c (2 New Episodes Including Season Finale)
  • *Season Finale*Riviera (#210) – Sundance Now @ 3:01AM/2:01AMc
  • *Series Premiere*The Flay List (#101) – Food Network @ 10:30/9:30c
  • *Sports*NFL Preseason – FOX @ 8/7c (Preseason: Jacksonville Jaguars at Miami Dolphins)
  • *New*Ax Men (#1007) – History Channel @ 8/7c
  • *New*Beat Bobby Flay – Food Network @ 10/9c
  • *New*Beyond the Pole (#103) – WE @ 10:28/9:28c
  • *New*Big Brother (#2126) – CBS @ 9/8c
  • *New*Chasing the Cure (#103-90) – TBS & TNT @ 9/8c (90-Minute New Episode)
  • *New*Conan – TBS @ 11/10c
  • *New*Crazy Beautiful Weddings (#207) – UP @ 9:30/8:30c
  • *New*Escape the Night (#408) – YouTube @ 3:01AM/2:01AMc
  • *New*Flip or Flop – HGTV @ 9/8c
  • *New*Going for Sold (#104) – HGTV @ 11/10c
  • *New*Impractical Jokers (#V814) – TruTV @ 10/9c
  • *New*Killer Affair (#107) – Oxygen @ 8/7c
  • *New*Lights Out with David Spade (#116) – Comedy Central @ 11:30/10:30c
  • *New*Man vs Master (#107) – FYI @ 6/5c
  • *New*Million Dollar House Hunters (#118/119) – FYI @ 10/9c & 10:30/9:30c (2 New Episodes)
  • *New*Million Dollar Listing: New York (#804) – Bravo @ 9/8c
  • *New*Mountain Men (#811) – History Channel @ 9/8c
  • *New*No One Saw a Thing (#104) – Sundance TV @ 11/10c
  • *New*Our Wedding Story (#207) – UP @ 9/8c
  • *New*Queen of the South (#412) – USA Network @ 10/9c
  • *New*Real Story Of… – Reelz @ 9/8c
  • *New*Reef Break (#109) – ABC @ 10/9c
  • *New*The Daily Show with Trevor Noah – Comedy Central @ 11/10c
  • *New*The Dead Files (#1107) – Travel Channel @ 8/7c & 10/9c (2-Hour “Nowhere to Run and the Possessor” Special & 1 New Episode)
  • *New*The Outpost (#207) – The CW @ 8/7c
  • *New*The Real World (#3311) – Facebook Watch @ 9/8c
  • *New*Two Sentence Horror Stories (#105) – The CW @ 9/8c
  • *New*Why Women Kill (#102) – CBSAA @ 3:01AM/2:01AMc

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