Today's premieres and other notes (Sunday, April 12)

[Robin Miller]

The Tiger King and I (special) (3:01 am, Netflix)

Joel McHale hosts a Tiger King after-show that serves as an update to
the recent docuseries.

https://www.netflix.com/title/81115994



NBA HORSE Challenge (live event) (7-9 pm, ESPN)

In an attempt to air a sport, ESPN has enlisted current and former NBA
and WNBA stars to play games of "HORSE" together yet separately (with
each player shooting on their own home courts). We assure you that this
is an actual event that is happening.

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29017165/nba-horse-challenge-how-watch-trae-young-tamika-catchings-paul-pierce-espn



Catching a Serial Killer: Sam Little (special) (7-9 pm, Oxygen)



Stalker in the Attic (movie) (8 pm, LMN)

Finding her relationship at a standstill, single mother Mel breaks up
with her boyfriend, Ben. After he moves out, strange things start
happening in her house that threaten her safety and well-being. Jennifer
Landon and Joshua Close star. (2020)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11189596/ [as "Within These Walls"]

https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/stalker-in-the-attic



Biography: Dolly (documentary) (8-10 pm, A&E)

A&E’s two-hour documentary “Biography: Dolly” traces Dolly Parton’s
extraordinary journey from her childhood spent in poverty and early days
in Nashville to her multiple hit songs and recent 50th anniversary
celebration at The Grand Ole Opry.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ur9XgtCGq4



Dead Sea Scrolls: The Doomsday Prophecy (special) (8-10
pm, Science Channel)

https://corporate.discovery.com/discovery-newsroom/did-the-dead-sea-scrolls-contain-a-doomsday-prophecy-science-channel-investigates-the-mysteries-of-the-dead-sea-scrolls-and-ancient-masada-in-all-new-special/



Belgravia [new] (9 pm, Epix)

Set in 1840s London, secrets continue to haunt the nouveau riche
Trenchards and the aristocratic Bellasis 25 years after they first met
in 1915 in the six-part adaptation of Downton Abbey creator Julian
Fellowes' novel of the same name. Tamsin Greig, Philip Glenister,
Harriet Walter, Tom Wilkinson, and Alice Eve star.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZnK9W_mKK4

https://www.metacritic.com/tv/belgravia/season-1 [score 68]



Killing Eve (season 3 premiere) (9 pm, AMC/BBC America)

Rescheduled from April 26. The hit series returns for a third season
under the guidance of its third showrunner/head writer, Suzanne
Heathcote (Fear the Walking Dead). Cast additions include Gemma Whelan
(Game of Thrones), Harriet Walter (Succession) and Danny Sapani.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJCxUaClpzE

https://www.metacritic.com/tv/killing-eve/season-3 [score 64]



Raw Terror [new] (9 pm, Investigation Discovery)

RAW TERROR is designed to reveal a side of crime few ever witness, the
ripple effect of a murder. This ground-breaking series uncovers the
mysteries a murder spawns, even after a perpetrator has been found. This
is the truth of true crime:sleepless nights, unanswered questions and
unshakable memories never spoken aloud, until now. RAW TERROR hands the
camera to its central protagonist, the relative of a murder victim, who
agrees to create a self-shot journey through the story of a murder,
filming their most private, reflective and inquisitive thoughts along
the way.



Black Monday (season 2 spring finale) (10 pm, Showtime)

The final four episodes of the season will return later this year.



Baptiste [new to US] (10 pm, PBS)

Six-part spinoff from The Missing returns Tchéky Karyo as the titular
French detective Baptiste, who helps the Dutch police investigation into
a missing sex worker in Amsterdam. Tom Hollander and Jessica Raine also
star. Premiered in the UK on BBC1 in Feb 2019.

https://www.metacritic.com/tv/baptiste/season-1 [score 63]

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/shows/baptiste/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baptiste_(TV_series)



Insecure (season 4 premiere) (10 pm, HBO)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zH17mrNyyWM

https://www.metacritic.com/tv/insecure/season-4



ID Breaking Now (special) (10 pm, Investigation Discovery)

The news story broke around the world and created a movement that
changed everything. Hollywood's worst kept secret was out, and insiders
were reeling. Many knew that Harvey Weinstein was a sexual predator and
a creep, but when he was finally held accountable, the world was
thinking: How did this go on for so long? Carefully detailed reporting
and exhaustive investigations led to a watershed moment of sexual
harassment activism, serving as the catalyst that spawned the most
culturally recognizable women's rights movements of the decade. Harvey
Weinstein may be behind bars, but the stories of the women he harmed
will no longer be locked up.



This Is Stand Up (documentary) (10 pm, Comedy Central)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOyjwahA1EM



Willie Nelson: American Outlaw (documentary) (10 pm to
midnight, A&E)

A&E Network’s “Willie Nelson: American Outlaw” pays tribute to Nelson’s
seven-decade long career through emotional performances from his
all-star tribute concert, interviews and behind the scenes concert footage.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TkNIanu5p0



Run [new] (10:30 pm, HBO)

Produced by Fleabag's Phoebe Waller-Bridge and created by Vicky Jones
(who worked with Waller-Bridge on both that show and Killing Eve), this
rom-com-thriller stars Merritt Wever (Unbelievable, Nurse Jackie) as a
woman living a boring suburban life who receives an out-of-the-blue text
from her one-time college sweetheart (Domhnall Gleeson) that promises to
shake up her life for the better.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9gnW8TAP2U

https://www.metacritic.com/tv/run-2020/season-1 (score 72)




Note: Lifetime lists an 8 pm premiere of the film A Question of Faith,
but this movie opened theatrically in 2017.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6054650/




Tomorrow's advance notes:


Coming later.


--Robin

[anim8rfsk]

Sun, 12 Apr 2020 14:26:38 -0700 Robin Miller<robin....@invalid.invalid>
wrote:

My Magik DVR claims to have been recording them, and got #3 a few days ago.

8o

Thanks
> --Robin

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[Adam H. Kerman]

Robin Miller <robin....@invalid.invalid> wrote:

>Belgravia [new] (9 pm, Epix)

>Set in 1840s London, secrets continue to haunt the nouveau riche
>Trenchards and the aristocratic Bellasis 25 years after they first met
>in 1915 in the six-part adaptation of Downton Abbey creator Julian
>Fellowes' novel of the same name. Tamsin Greig, Philip Glenister,
>Harriet Walter, Tom Wilkinson, and Alice Eve star.

>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZnK9W_mKK4

>https://www.metacritic.com/tv/belgravia/season-1 [score 68]

Since Epix is a streaming service as well, do they release all episodes
at once?

[Robin Miller]

Ride with Norman Reedus (season 4 finale) (12:15 am, AMC)



Vintage Roads Great & Small (complete season 2) (Acorn TV)



Paradise Lost [new; complete season 1] (Spectrum)

Spectrum Originals, in partnership with Paramount Network, head south
with a new gothic mystery series PARADISE LOST, led by Josh Hartnett and
Bridget Regan. The 10-episode series, from Paramount Television Studios
and Anonymous Content, will drop Monday, April 13 ad-free exclusively on
Spectrum's On Demand platform. Set in small town Mississippi, this
southern gothic mystery follows prodigal son Yates Forsythe (Josh
Hartnett) as he returns to his hometown with his wife, Frances (Bridget
Regan) - a woman very new to this very old community. As explosive
secrets become unearthed, Yates' loyalties are tested as he struggles to
choose between his past and his future. Additional cast includes Barbara
Hershey (Once Upon a Time), Nick Nolte (Gracepoint, Graves), Gail Bean
(Snowfall), Danielle Deadwyler (Gifted), Shane McRae (Sneaky Pete) and
Silas Weir Mitchell (Grimm).

https://ew.com/tv/josh-hartnett-paradise-lost-first-trailer/



The Bachelor: Listen to Your Heart [new] (8 pm, ABC)

"The Bachelor Presents: Listen to Your Heart" unites two of the most
emotionally powerful forces in human life: music and love, as 20 single
men and women embark on an incredible journey to find love through
music. Singing well-known songs, both individually and as couples, they
will look to form attractions through the melodies, find and reveal
their feelings, and ultimately fall in love. Six episodes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVmQdRt-xcI



Biography: Kenny Rogers (documentary) (9-11 pm, A&E)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omecKHIo1WU



TMZ Investigates: Tiger King – What Really Went Down? (special)
(9-10 pm, Fox)

https://www.fox.com/tmz-investigates-tiger-king-what-really-went-down/



The Baker and the Beauty [new] (10 pm, ABC)

A remake of an Israeli series, this Miami-set romance traces the
unlikely relationship between a Cuban-American man (Victor Rasuk)
working in his family's bakery and an internationally famous fashion
mogul (Nathalie Kelley) whom he meets on a wild night out. The
adaptation comes from Dean Georgaris (The Brave, Bluff City Law).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zD-nSdw1QmU

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Baker_and_the_Beauty

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9164986/

https://abc.com/shows/the-baker-and-the-beauty



Songland (season 2 premiere) (10 pm, NBC)

Ester Dean, Shane McAnally and Ryan Tedder return to find another
songwriting on the second season of the competitive reality show.



American Dad! (season 15 premiere) (10 pm, TBS)



Bedlam (documentary) (10 pm, PBS)

To get to the bottom of the current mental health crisis in the U.S.,
psychiatrist and documentarian Kenneth Paul Rosenberg, M.D. chronicles
the personal, poignant stories of those suffering from serious mental
illness, including his own family, to bring to light to this epidemic
and possible solutions.

https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/films/bedlam/



Merle Haggard: Salute to a Country Legend (special) (11
pm, A&E)

“Merle Haggard: Salute to a Country Legend” is a one-night-only concert
special honoring the music and legacy of Merle Haggard. On what would
have been his 80th birthday, Ben Haggard, Billy Gibbons, Dierks Bentley,
Hank Williams Jr., Jamey Johnson, Kacey Musgraves, Keith Richards, Kenny
Chesney, Loretta Lynn, Miranda Lambert, Toby Keith, Warren Haynes,
Willie Nelson and more come together to pay tribute to Merle’s career.

https://blackbirdpresents.com/merle-haggard-salute-to-a-country-legend-on-ae-april-13/



Note: Quibi and cable reality omitted.


--Robin

[anim8rfsk]

Sun, 12 Apr 2020 18:16:01 -0700 Robin Miller<robin....@invalid.invalid>
wrote:

> > Tomorrow's advance notes:
>
> Ride with Norman Reedus (season 4 finale) (12:15 am, AMC)
>
> Vintage Roads Great & Small (complete season 2) (Acorn TV)
>
> Paradise Lost [new; complete season 1] (Spectrum)
>
> Spectrum Originals, in partnership with Paramount Network, head south
> with a new gothic mystery series PARADISE LOST, led by Josh Hartnett and
> Bridget Regan. The 10-episode series, from Paramount Television Studios
> and Anonymous Content, will drop Monday, April 13 ad-free exclusively on
> Spectrum's On Demand platform. Set in small town Mississippi, this
> southern gothic mystery follows prodigal son Yates Forsythe (Josh
> Hartnett) as he returns to his hometown with his wife, Frances (Bridget
> Regan) - a woman very new to this very old community. As explosive
> secrets become unearthed, Yates' loyalties are tested as he struggles to
> choose between his past and his future. Additional cast includes Barbara
> Hershey (Once Upon a Time), Nick Nolte (Gracepoint, Graves), Gail Bean
> (Snowfall), Danielle Deadwyler (Gifted), Shane McRae (Sneaky Pete) and
> Silas Weir Mitchell (Grimm).

Something for the Peach. And IIRC Ian.

Yay!

Thanks,

[Ian J. Ball]

On 2020-04-13 13:32:47 +0000, anim8rfsk said:

> Sun, 12 Apr 2020 18:16:01 -0700 Robin Miller<robin....@invalid.invalid>
> wrote:
>
>>> Tomorrow's advance notes:
>>
>> Ride with Norman Reedus (season 4 finale) (12:15 am, AMC)
>>
>> Vintage Roads Great & Small (complete season 2) (Acorn TV)
>>
>> Paradise Lost [new; complete season 1] (Spectrum)
>>
>> Spectrum Originals, in partnership with Paramount Network, head south
>> with a new gothic mystery series PARADISE LOST, led by Josh Hartnett and
>> Bridget Regan. The 10-episode series, from Paramount Television Studios
>> and Anonymous Content, will drop Monday, April 13 ad-free exclusively on
>> Spectrum's On Demand platform. Set in small town Mississippi, this
>> southern gothic mystery follows prodigal son Yates Forsythe (Josh
>> Hartnett) as he returns to his hometown with his wife, Frances (Bridget
>> Regan) - a woman very new to this very old community. As explosive
>> secrets become unearthed, Yates' loyalties are tested as he struggles to
>> choose between his past and his future. Additional cast includes Barbara
>> Hershey (Once Upon a Time), Nick Nolte (Gracepoint, Graves), Gail Bean
>> (Snowfall), Danielle Deadwyler (Gifted), Shane McRae (Sneaky Pete) and
>> Silas Weir Mitchell (Grimm).
>
> Something for the Peach. And IIRC Ian.

I still have never watched a "Spectrum original", and it's not like I
have the time right now to watch one...


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of "kill"?" - M-OC, "A Perilous Rescue" (ep. #2.9), LSW:TFA (08-10-2017)

[anim8rfsk]

You like Bridget Regan right?

[Ian J. Ball]

Yep. But the premise of this doesn't intrigue me.

I may get to it if summer gets slow enough, but I'm not getting to it now...

[bruce2...@gmail.com]

> in 1915 in the six-part adaptation ...

1815 would have been 25 years after, not 1915.