If We Controlled Your Remote… 5/21/17

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!

Kyle’s Choice

Food Network Star is about to return for its 13th season, but before we meet the new contestants, one last contestant needs to be chosen to join them. Tonight kicks off a special 3-week “Comeback Kitchen” competition, where six past finalists – Rob (season 12), Josh (season 8), Matthew (FNS season 11, “Comeback Kitchen” season 1), Jamika (season 5), Danushka (season 9), & Joy (season 12) – return to compete for the final open spot in the new season. Valerie Bertinelli and Tyler Florence judge the returning contestants as they tackle the fatal flaws that kept them from winning the last time and try to prove they are worthy of competing again. Tonight one of the six will be sent home.

Tonight’s premiere is available for free on iTunes and Vudu, so if you’ve already got a packed night of TV, you can check it out early! I had forgotten how much I missed this show – and these contestants. It was a lot of fun seeing these contestants again and learning what they’ve been up to since they last appeared on the show. I had a tough time deciding who I was rooting for. Even Danushka had me laughing out loud this time around! While I never end up watching the winners’ shows, I always enjoy the Food Network Star competition itself. I’m looking forward to the start of the regular competition in a couple of weeks but am thoroughly enjoying this mini competition in the meantime.

On tonight’s episode, “Comeback Kitchen: A Fresh Star(t),” former finalists return to the kitchen for a second shot; hosts Valerie Bertinelli and Tyler Florence identify what kept each of them from winning previously; each takes on a retro dessert and shoots an Instagram video about their updated version.

Re-meet the contestants and see who goes home first tonight on Food Network at 8/7c.

I’ll also be watching/recording Madam Secretary, Bob’s Burgers, The Simpsons, Making History, Family Guy, 12 Monkeys, The Leftovers, Silicon Valley, Veep, American Gods, and Twin Peaks.
 
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This Week on TV – 5/21/17-5/27/17

Welcome to a new week of TV! It’s a much slower week this week, although there are still A LOT of finales, so be sure to check out the schedule so you don’t miss anything!

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Saturday on TV – 5/20/17

Saturday is the series finale of Training Day on CBS at 9/8c. Tonight is also the season finale of Saturday Night Live on NBC at 11:29/10:29c, with host Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and musical guest Katy Perry.

Also on tonight:

  • *Series Finale*Training Day (#TD113) – CBS @ 9/8c
  • *Season Finale*Saturday Night Live (#4221) – NBC @ 11:29/10:29c
  • *New*12 Monkeys (#305/306/307) – Syfy @ 8/7c, 9/8c, & 10/9c (3 New Episodes)
  • *New*Class (#106) – BBC America @ 10/9c
  • *New*Doctor Who (#1006) – BBC America @ 9/8c
  • *New*Exposed with Deborah Norville (#106) – Reelz @ 10/9c
  • *New*Live PD (#103/107/102/100) – A&E @ 9/8c, 9:30/8:30c, 10/9c, & 10:30/9:30c (4 30-Minute “Police Patrol” New Episodes)
  • *New*Nate and Jeremiah by Design (#107) – TLC @ 9/8c
  • *New*Say Yes to the Dress – TLC @ 8/7c (1-Hour “UK” Edition)
  • *New*The Dead Files (#803) – Travel Channel @ 10/9c
  • *New*The Graham Norton Show (#2106) – BBC America @ 11/10c
  • *New*The Son (#108) – AMC @ 9/8c
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Friday on TV – 5/19/17

Season Finale

  • Animals. (#20/210) – HBO @ 11:30/10:30c
  • The Toy Box (#106/108) – ABC @ 8/7c (2-Hour Season Finale)
  • Undercover Boss (#UB808) – CBS @ 8/7c

Season Premiere

  • 12 Monkeys (#301/302/303/304) – Syfy @ 8/7c, 8:45/7:45c, 9:30/8:30c, & 10:15/9:15c (4 New Episodes Including Season Premiere)

Specials/Sports

  • The New I Love Lucy Superstar Special – CBS @ 9/8c (1-Hour Special)

New

  • First Dates (#107) – NBC @ 8/7c
  • Ginormous Food – Food Network @ 8/7c
  • It Takes a Killer (#150) – Oxygen @ 11/10c
  • Live PD (#104/105/106/101) – A&E @ 9/8c, 9:30/8:30c, 10/9c, & 10:30/9:30c (4 30-Minute “Police Patrol” New Episodes)
  • Marriage Boot Camp (#1004) – WE @ 9/8c
  • Real Time with Bill Maher (#426/1516) – HBO @ 10/9c
  • Reign (#413) – The CW @ 9/8c
  • RuPaul’s Drag Race (#909) – VH1 @ 8/7c
  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert – CBS @ 11:35/10:35c
  • The Originals (#409) – The CW @ 8/7c
  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon – NBC @ 11:34/10:34c
  • Vice (#66/512) – HBO @ 7:30/6:30c
  • Yukon Men (#705) – Discovery Channel @ 9/8c

ABC

  • *Season Finale*The Toy Box (#106/108) @ 8/7c (2-Hour Season Finale)

CBS

  • *Season Finale*Undercover Boss (#UB808) @ 8/7c
  • *Special*The New I Love Lucy Superstar Special @ 9/8c (1-Hour Special)
  • *New*The Late Show with Stephen Colbert @ 11:35/10:35c

NBC

  • *New*First Dates (#107) @ 8/7c
  • *New*The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon @ 11:34/10:34c

The CW

  • *New*The Originals (#409) @ 8/7c
  • *New*Reign (#413) @ 9/8c

A&E

  • *New*Live PD (#104/105/106/101) @ 9/8c, 9:30/8:30c, 10/9c, & 10:30/9:30c (4 30-Minute “Police Patrol” New Episodes)

Discovery Channel

  • *New*Yukon Men (#705) @ 9/8c

Food Network

  • *New*Ginormous Food @ 8/7c

HBO

  • *New*Vice (#66/512) @ 7:30/6:30c
  • *New*Real Time with Bill Maher (#426/1516) @ 10/9c
  • *Season Finale*Animals. (#20/210) @ 11:30/10:30c

Oxygen

  • *New*It Takes a Killer (#150) @ 11/10c

Syfy

  • *Season Premiere*12 Monkeys (#301/302/303/304) @ 8/7c, 8:45/7:45c, 9:30/8:30c, & 10:15/9:15c (4 New Episodes Including Season Premiere)

VH1

  • *New*RuPaul’s Drag Race (#909) @ 8/7c

WE

  • *New*Marriage Boot Camp (#1004) @ 9/8c

7:30/6:30c

  • *New*Vice (#66/512) – HBO

8:00/7:00c

  • *Season Premiere*12 Monkeys (#301/302/303/304) – Syfy (4 New Episodes Including Season Premiere)
  • *New*First Dates (#107) – NBC
  • *New*Ginormous Food – Food Network
  • *New*RuPaul’s Drag Race (#909) – VH1
  • *New*The Originals (#409) – The CW
  • *Season Finale*The Toy Box (#106/108) – ABC (2-Hour Season Finale)
  • *Season Finale*Undercover Boss (#UB808) – CBS

8:30/7:30c

  • *Season Premiere*12 Monkeys (#301/302/303/304) – Syfy (8:45/7:45c – 4 New Episodes Including Season Premiere)

9:00/8:00c

  • *New*Live PD (#104/105/106/101) – A&E (4 30-Minute “Police Patrol” New Episodes)
  • *New*Marriage Boot Camp (#1004) – WE
  • *New*Reign (#413) – The CW
  • *Special*The New I Love Lucy Superstar Special – CBS (1-Hour Special)
  • *New*Yukon Men (#705) – Discovery Channel

9:30/8:30c

  • *Season Premiere*12 Monkeys (#301/302/303/304) – Syfy (4 New Episodes Including Season Premiere)
  • *New*Live PD (#104/105/106/101) – A&E (4 30-Minute “Police Patrol” New Episodes)

10:00/9:00c

  • *Season Premiere*12 Monkeys (#301/302/303/304) – Syfy (10:15/9:15c – 4 New Episodes Including Season Premiere)
  • *New*Live PD (#104/105/106/101) – A&E (4 30-Minute “Police Patrol” New Episodes)
  • *New*Real Time with Bill Maher (#426/1516) – HBO

10:30/9:30c

  • *New*Live PD (#104/105/106/101) – A&E (4 30-Minute “Police Patrol” New Episodes)

11:00/10:00c

  • *New*It Takes a Killer (#150) – Oxygen

11:30/10:30c

  • *Season Finale*Animals. (#20/210) – HBO
  • *New*The Late Show with Stephen Colbert – CBS (11:35/10:35c)
  • *New*The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon – NBC (11:34/10:34c)

Full Schedule

  • *Season Finale*Animals. (#20/210) – HBO @ 11:30/10:30c
  • *Season Finale*The Toy Box (#106/108) – ABC @ 8/7c (2-Hour Season Finale)
  • *Season Finale*Undercover Boss (#UB808) – CBS @ 8/7c
  • *Season Premiere*12 Monkeys (#301/302/303/304) – Syfy @ 8/7c, 8:45/7:45c, 9:30/8:30c, & 10:15/9:15c (4 New Episodes Including Season Premiere)
  • *Special*The New I Love Lucy Superstar Special – CBS @ 9/8c (1-Hour Special)
  • *New*First Dates (#107) – NBC @ 8/7c
  • *New*Ginormous Food – Food Network @ 8/7c
  • *New*It Takes a Killer (#150) – Oxygen @ 11/10c
  • *New*Live PD (#104/105/106/101) – A&E @ 9/8c, 9:30/8:30c, 10/9c, & 10:30/9:30c (4 30-Minute “Police Patrol” New Episodes)
  • *New*Marriage Boot Camp (#1004) – WE @ 9/8c
  • *New*Real Time with Bill Maher (#426/1516) – HBO @ 10/9c
  • *New*Reign (#413) – The CW @ 9/8c
  • *New*RuPaul’s Drag Race (#909) – VH1 @ 8/7c
  • *New*The Late Show with Stephen Colbert – CBS @ 11:35/10:35c
  • *New*The Originals (#409) – The CW @ 8/7c
  • *New*The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon – NBC @ 11:34/10:34c
  • *New*Vice (#66/512) – HBO @ 7:30/6:30c
  • *New*Yukon Men (#705) – Discovery Channel @ 9/8c

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If We Controlled Your Remote… 5/19/17

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!

Kyle’s Choice

Tonight, Syfy’s end-of-the-world time-traveling series, 12 Monkeys, returns for its penultimate season with a special binge-worthy 3-night event. Syfy is airing entire 10-episode third season over the course of the next three nights! Tonight, the first four episodes air back-to-back with limited commercials. Then, the remaining six episodes will be aired in two 3-hour blocks on Saturday and Sunday night.

The series follows the story of time traveler James Cole (Aaron Stanford), who was sent back in time to prevent a cult known as the Army of the Twelve Monkeys from unleashing a deadly virus that wipes out most of the world’s population. Cole meets modern day virologist, Dr. Cassandra Railly (Amanda Schull), and enlists her help in his quest as they try to locate and identify the mysterious leader of the Army, known only as “the Witness.” While Cole and Cassie have the help of their ragtag team in the future and the assistance of the seemingly crazy Jennifer Goines (Emily Hampshire, Schitt’s Creek), who has a knack for being able to see into the future, the Army of the Twelve Monkeys always seems to be one step ahead of them.

As the second season came to a close, Cole and his crew traveled to Titan to stop the Army’s attack but were unprepared for the fact that Titan itself was the Witness’s machine. The group soon found themselves separated – Deacon was captured, Jennifer was splintered to a French battlefront in 1917, the Striking Woman took Ramse to a reunion with his son, and Cassie was splintered into the future in 2163. She found herself surrounded by messengers as the Pallid Man informed her that she was actually carrying the Witness inside her.

I’m thrilled that we are finally going to get a continuation of that jaw-dropper of a reveal – that Cole and Cassie’s son was in fact the Witness that they had been searching for all this time! What plans does the Army have for the mother of their unborn leader? Will Cole be able to find/rescue Cassie, and how will he take the news about his son? How will our group get back together, and will they be able to stop the Army from completing their plan to destroy time itself – and will they need to sacrifice the child in order to do so?

I’ve checked out the first few episodes of the new season, and I am so happy this show is back. It’s SO good! The writers waste no time in introducing interesting new twists and mysteries that will play out over the course of the season. And based on what they’ve done in previous seasons, I have no doubt that we are in for a well-planned and executed roller-coaster of a ride over the next 3 nights! I can’t wait to see what happens and where they leave us going into the fourth/final season. Plus, there are some amazing guest stars this season, including Christopher Lloyd (Back to the Future), Hannah Waddington (Game of Thrones) and James Callis (Battlestar Galactica).

On tonight’s premiere, “Mother,” in the apocalypse of 2163, a desperate Cole searches for Titan. Meanwhile, a captive Railly is faced with an impossible choice as the 12 Monkeys await the arrival of The Witness. On the second episode, “Guardians,” while searching for Jennifer Goines in post-WWI France, Cole and Jones encounter a dangerous group of time-travelers: the Guardians.

Then on the third episode, “Enemy,” bonds of trust are tested when Ramse returns to the facility with an old enemy held captive. How far will Cole and Jones go for the answers they need? And finally, on the final episode of the night, “Brothers,” Ramse and Cole splinter to 2007 expecting either a trap – or a final chance to kill the Witness. But when Cole discovers a heartbreaking truth, he’ll discover that the mission was both.

The action starts tonight on Syfy at 8/7c.

I’ll also be watching/recording Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, The Toy Box, and Ginormous Food.

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