 | SEASON FINALE | 9/8c |
The eco-thriller about an underwater swarm intelligence of sea dwellers on the attack ends its first season with marine biologist Charlie (Leonie Benesch) facing a choice that could alter mankind’s future forever. Dr. Roche (Cécile de France) may have found a way to kill the Yrr, but Charlie believes there’s something worth saving.
Executive producer Frank Doelger says things “end on a hopeful note.” Hopeful enough for renewal? Time will tell.
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The strongest episode to date of the unconventional crime drama pits behavioral scientist Alec Mercer (Jesse L. Martin) against a paid legal expert with the “morals of a jackal,” smartly played by Malcolm-Jamal Warner. They face off in a civil trial following a botched police raid in which a young building inspector is shot and killed in his own home, the result of apparent human error when a “Viper Squad” unit barges into the wrong house. “That raid was a disaster waiting to happen,” concludes Mercer on the stand, but as his outspoken sister Kylie (scene stealer Travina Springer) notes, “How do you persuade a jury whose minds are already made up?”
| SERIES PREMIERE | 9:30/8:30c |
The CW’s comedy lineup moves to a new night, with season premieres of Canadian imports Son of a Critch (8/7c) and Run the Burbs (8:30/7:30c), and a new-to-CW episode of Children Ruin Everything (9/8c). But the real highlight is the première of the wildly irreverent Everyone Else Burns from the U.K. It’s the very definition of a cult comedy, a rapturously funny satire of devout derangement, depicting the Lewis family of Manchester, England, who believe apocalypse is imminent. In this household, a daughter’s straight-A report card is greeted by a “Where did we go wrong?” lament by parents (Simon Bird and Kate O’Flynn) who’d rather their kids be proselytizing than studying.
The greatest sin: the hideous bowl haircut worn by judgmental father David, whose unholy ego makes him feel he deserves promotion to elder of their strict sect, the Order of the Divine Rod. There’s hell to pay when he’s passed over, which only makes Burns feel even more heaven-sent
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Premières on November 3 8p/7c
Stars: Ashley Newbrough, Marcus Rosner
Additional ❄️snow ❄️ good updates AND blog post(s):
https://just-ask-steve.blogspot.com/2023/10/hallmark-channels-countdown-to_9.html
| SPECIAL | 9/8c |
Since the coronation of King Charles III in May, we haven’t heard much about the U.K.’s royal family, for which they’re no doubt overjoyed. But that hasn’t stopped producers from Entertainment Tonight Studios from getting the latest dish from palace confidants and insiders for a new special, with updates on the new monarch as he transitions “the firm” into a modern era a year after Queen Elizabeth’s death. 
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I wonder what behavioral science expert Alec Mercer (Jesse L. Martin) would make of “human lie detector” Charlie (Emmy-nominated Natasha Lyonne) on Peacock’s terrific Poker Face. This comes to mind as Alec and his team head to Las Vegas when a former colleague, now a pro poker player, reaches out after getting in a dangerous bind. A gambling mystery ensues, and we’ll put our chips on Alec being able to figure it all out.
Premières Thursday, October 26
Starring: Erica Durance, Brennan Elliott, Barbara Niven 
Additional ❄️snow ❄️ good updates AND blog post(s):
https://just-ask-steve.blogspot.com/2023/09/hallmark-movies-mysteries-miracles-of.htm
New Doctor ~ New Story
🎥Season 2 teaser:
https://youtu.be/pK9y_6UgLPk
Season 2 tells the true story of Paolo Macchiarini, “a charming surgeon renowned for his innovative operations,” per the official description. “When investigative journalist Benita Alexander,” played by Moore, “approaches him for a story, the line between personal and professional begins to blur, changing her life forever. As she learns how far Paolo will go to protect his secrets, a group of doctors halfway across the world make shocking discoveries of their own that call everything about Paolo into question.”
The Emmy nominee Moore plays a journalist who falls under the spell of a con-artist surgeon in Season 2 of Peacock’s true-crime anthology which will première with all eight episodes on Thursday, Dec. 21
Additional blog post(s) info:
https://just-ask-steve.blogspot.com/2023/02/dr.html
https://just-ask-steve.blogspot.com/2023/02/dr_6.html
Thursday Start Times as Primetime Is Delayed for Biden's Address
The four major broadcast networks are shuffling their Thursday night schedules to accommodate President Joe Biden's televised address to outline U.S.' response to Hamas' terrorist attacks against Israel and Russia's ongoing war against Ukraine.
ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox will all carry the address live at 8p/7c.
As a result, their regular Oct. 19 lineups will be delayed by 15-22 min in the Eastern and Central time zones, depending on the network. (Some news divisions will provide commentary/analysis immediately following the speech.)
All week long starting June 21 3/2c Friday, June 21 3/2c: Time for Us to Come Home for Christmas 5/4c: Christmas on My Mind 7/6c: To All...
