• Selected programming for April 28-30, 2025

    From Robin Miller@21:1/5 to All on Mon Apr 28 18:38:47 2025
    RM: The remainder of the week should be available later tonight.




    Previously released:


    The Reluctant Preacher [new] (Netflix, April 26)

    When Shizuka Urumi reluctantly works as a high school teacher and aims
    to keep her distance, her students provoke her to get involved in their
    lives. Japanese series.

    https://www.netflix.com/title/82035591

    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt36057094/
    [as "Nande Watashi ga Kami Sekkyo"]


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    Monday, April 28


    Streaming:


    Chef's Table: Legends [new; complete season 1] (3:01 am,
    Netflix)

    The series celebrates four culinary giants--Jamie Oliver, José Andrés,
    Alice Waters and Thomas Keller--who changed how the world eats. Four
    episodes.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8OBZaabEOE

    https://www.netflix.com/title/81712001




    Broadcast and cable:


    America's Most Wanted: Missing Persons [new] (8 pm, Fox)

    Hosted by FOX News Channel anchor Harris Faulkner, "America's Most
    Wanted: Missing Persons" is an all-new format that centers on finding
    missing people and reuniting them with their families. Each week, a
    panel composed of esteemed crime experts will dive deep into analyzing
    various missing person cases, and multiple panelists will travel
    on-location for a field investigation, in hopes of gaining additional
    insight of the case under discussion. Faulkner and the expert panelists
    will further urge fellow viewers to participate as armchair detectives
    by providing tips to help law enforcement find missing individuals and
    bring closure to families. Three-week limited series.

    https://deadline.com/2025/04/americas-most-wanted-new-series-john-walsh-special-fox-1236368918/



    Poppa's House (season 1 and series finale) (8:30 pm, CBS)



    Celtics City (limited series finale) (9 pm, HBO)



    NCIS: Origins (season 1 finale; renewed for season 2) (10
    pm, CBS)



    Yes, Chef! [new] (10 pm, NBC)

    Martha Stewart and celebrity chef José Andrés host a new cooking
    competition from the producers of Top Chef. 10 episodes.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Os7NLu9Lgv4

    https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/yes-chef-everything-to-know-cooking-competition-series-details


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    Tuesday, April 29


    Streaming:


    Wear Whatever The F You Want [new; complete season 1]
    (12:01 am, Prime Video)

    Clinton Kelly and Stacy London will return to television in the new
    original unscripted series, a makeover of the makeover show over a
    decade in the making. 8 episodes.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9-L3na4MtU

    https://people.com/stacy-london-clinton-kelly-wear-whatever-the-f-you-want-first-trailer-exclusive-11710277



    Broadcast and cable:


    St. Denis Medical (season 1 finale; renewed for season 2)
    (8 pm, NBC)



    Pati Jinich Explores Panamericana [new] (9 pm, PBS)

    Join chef Pati Jinich on a journey inspired by the Pan-American Highway
    to celebrate the many cultures of the Americas and how they enrich each
    other. Follow her as she travels from the top of Alaska through Alberta.
    Three episodes.

    https://www.pbs.org/show/pati-jinich-explores-panamericana/


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    Wednesday, April 30


    Streaming:


    Carême [new] (12:01 am, Apple TV+)

    Debuting with its first two episodes today, Apple's French-language
    drama is set in the 19th century and is based on the true story of
    Antonin Carême, possibly the world's first celebrity chef. Eight
    episodes, with single-episode weekly releases through June 11 after today.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-d4aZI-S0S0

    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6418084/



    Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes [new; complete
    limited series] (12:01 am, Hulu)

    2025 British television drama about the 2005 killing of a Brazilian
    electrician by London police. who was wrongly deemed to be one of the
    fugitives involved in the previous day's failed bombing attempts. The
    series stars Edison Alcaide, Daniel Mays, Russell Tovey, Laura Aikman,
    Alex Jennings, Conleth Hill, Emily Mortimer and Max Beesley. Four episodes.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspect:_The_Shooting_of_Jean_Charles_de_Menezes



    Cheat: Unfinished Business [new; complete season 1] (3:01
    am, Netflix)

    Hosted by Amanda Holden, "Cheat: Unfinished Business" brings together 8 ex-couples torn apart by cheating. Guided by relationship expert Paul C. Brunson, they confront their past, rebuild trust, and decide if they can
    move forward­together or apart. Can the cheaters relight an old flame?

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

    https://www.netflix.com/title/81676394



    The Eternaut [El Eternauta] [new; complete season 1] (3:01
    am, Netflix)

    After a devastating toxic snowfall kills millions, Juan Salvo and a
    group of survivors in Buenos Aires must resist an invisible threat from
    another world. Argentinian series; 6 episodes.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqT4fDQQqCc

    https://www.netflix.com/title/80216888

    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27740241/



    Exterritorial (movie) (3:01 am, Netflix)

    A boy disappears inside the U.S. consulate. Former elite soldier Sara
    (Jeanne Goursaud) embarks on a nerve-wracking search for her son. German
    film also starring Dougray Scott, Lera Abova, Kayode Akinyemi, Annabelle Mandeng, Rickson Guy Da Silva, Rada Rae, Tayo Schaffrath, Kris Saddler,
    and Nina Liu. 1h 49m.

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

    https://www.netflix.com/title/81571720

    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30876483/



    The Rose of Versailles (movie) (3:01 am, Netflix)

    Anime; 1h 53m.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXmGxRfC014

    https://www.netflix.com/title/81177638

    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21996220/



    Turning Point: The Vietnam War [new; complete limited series]
    (3:01 am, Netflix)

    Five episodes.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7LounlxPdA

    https://www.netflix.com/title/81756795




    Broadcast and cable:


    Wild Cards (season 2 finale) (8 pm, CW)



    Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (season 5 premiere) (8 pm, ABC)



    Jeopardy! Masters (season 3 premiere) (9 pm, ABC)



    Krapopolis (special night and time) (9 pm, Fox)



    Grimsburg (special night and time) (9:30 pm, Fox)



    In the Kitchen With Harry Hamlin (season 2 premiere) (11 pm,
    IFC)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5x9zFod0o2M


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  • From Ian J. Ball@21:1/5 to Robin Miller on Mon Apr 28 17:04:46 2025
    On 4/28/25 3:38 PM, Robin Miller wrote:

    RM: The remainder of the week should be available later tonight.




            Monday, April 28


        Broadcast and cable:


    NCIS: Origins        (season 1 finale; renewed for season 2)         (10
    pm, CBS)

    Why?!!


            Tuesday, April 29


        Streaming:


    Wear Whatever The F You Want         [new; complete season 1] (12:01 am,
    Prime Video)

    Clinton Kelly and Stacy London will return to television in the new
    original unscripted series, a makeover of the makeover show over a
    decade in the making. 8 episodes.

    Meh. Doubt they can recapture the "magic" of the original show...

        Broadcast and cable:


    St. Denis Medical        (season 1 finale; renewed for season 2) (8 pm,
    NBC)

    OK, I hadn't heard that. Interesting.


            Wednesday, April 30


        Streaming:


    Carême        [new]          (12:01 am, Apple TV+)

    Debuting with its first two episodes today, Apple's French-language
    drama is set in the 19th century and is based on the true story of
    Antonin Carême, possibly the world's first celebrity chef. Eight
    episodes, with single-episode weekly releases through June 11 after today.

    Yeah, no.

    Exterritorial         (movie)         (3:01 am, Netflix)

    A boy disappears inside the U.S. consulate. Former elite soldier Sara
    (Jeanne Goursaud) embarks on a nerve-wracking search for her son. German
    film also starring Dougray Scott, Lera Abova, Kayode Akinyemi, Annabelle Mandeng, Rickson Guy Da Silva, Rada Rae, Tayo Schaffrath, Kris Saddler,
    and Nina Liu. 1h 49m.

    Huh?!

        Broadcast and cable:


    Wild Cards        (season 2 finale)        (8 pm, CW)

    Never saw even a bit of a single episode this season... [shrug]

    THE CW IS DEAD!!!

    Celebrity Wheel of Fortune      (season 5 premiere)        (8 pm, ABC)

    Pat!!

    In the Kitchen With Harry Hamlin       (season 2 premiere)       (11 pm,
    IFC)

    Uh... why?

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  • From shawn@21:1/5 to All on Mon Apr 28 21:40:57 2025
    On Mon, 28 Apr 2025 17:04:46 -0700, "Ian J. Ball" <ijball@mac.invalid>
    wrote:

    On 4/28/25 3:38 PM, Robin Miller wrote:

    RM: The remainder of the week should be available later tonight.




            Monday, April 28


        Broadcast and cable:


    NCIS: Origins        (season 1 finale; renewed for season 2)         (10
    pm, CBS)

    Why?!!

    Why not?


            Tuesday, April 29


        Streaming:


    Wear Whatever The F You Want         [new; complete season 1] (12:01 am,
    Prime Video)

    Clinton Kelly and Stacy London will return to television in the new
    original unscripted series, a makeover of the makeover show over a
    decade in the making. 8 episodes.

    Meh. Doubt they can recapture the "magic" of the original show...

    A decade in the making and still won't be that good.

        Broadcast and cable:


    St. Denis Medical        (season 1 finale; renewed for season 2) (8 pm,
    NBC)

    OK, I hadn't heard that. Interesting.


            Wednesday, April 30


        Streaming:


    Carême        [new]          (12:01 am, Apple TV+)

    Debuting with its first two episodes today, Apple's French-language
    drama is set in the 19th century and is based on the true story of
    Antonin Carême, possibly the world's first celebrity chef. Eight
    episodes, with single-episode weekly releases through June 11 after today.

    Yeah, no.

    Isn't your French up to the task?

    Exterritorial         (movie)         (3:01 am, Netflix)

    A boy disappears inside the U.S. consulate. Former elite soldier Sara
    (Jeanne Goursaud) embarks on a nerve-wracking search for her son. German
    film also starring Dougray Scott, Lera Abova, Kayode Akinyemi, Annabelle
    Mandeng, Rickson Guy Da Silva, Rada Rae, Tayo Schaffrath, Kris Saddler,
    and Nina Liu. 1h 49m.

    Huh?!

    So he gets lost in the consulate and no one can find him? Just how big
    is this consulate?

        Broadcast and cable:


    Wild Cards        (season 2 finale)        (8 pm, CW)

    Never saw even a bit of a single episode this season... [shrug]

    THE CW IS DEAD!!!

    Long live the CW! (It must survive to continue to torture Anim8r)

    Celebrity Wheel of Fortune      (season 5 premiere)        (8 pm, ABC)

    Pat!!

    In the Kitchen With Harry Hamlin       (season 2 premiere)       (11 pm,
    IFC)

    Uh... why?


    What else has he got going on?

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