Melissa McCarthy Gives Back, ‘Gentleman Jack’ Finale, ‘Digital Addiction’
In a new HGTV series, Melissa McCarthy and her cousin Jenna Perusich surprise deserving do-gooders with home makeovers. HBO’s Gentleman Jack ends its second season with more conflict. A&E’s docuseries Digital Addiction, paired with Intervention, profiles tech junkies who need to take a break from their screens.
The Great Giveback
Series Premiere
The Emmy-winning actress teams with her live-wire cousin Jenna for the network’s latest pay-it-forward home makeover series. Having been featured in a 2020 episode of the similarly themed Celebrity IOU, Melissa and Jenna surprise deserving recipients by getting hands-on with their impressive home renovations. The first “giveback” involves creating a nursery and overhauling a kitchen for combat veteran Katie, who’s expecting her first child with fiancée Lily.
Gentleman Jack
Season Finale
In the Season 2 finale of the bracingly progressive period drama, set in 19th-century Yorkshire, the unconventional relationship of Anne Lister (Suranne Jones) and Ann Walker (Sophie Rundle) comes under attack when Ann is determined to divide her estate and share it with the woman she considers her wife. Walker’s enraged brother-in-law Captain Sutherland (Derek Riddell) wants to put a stop to this, arriving on the scene in an attempt to destroy Lister’s reputation.
Digital Addiction
Series Premiere
A logical companion piece with Intervention (which begins its 24th season at 9/8), this new series explores our seemingly endless dependency with all manner of digital devices, apps and screens. Each week, two digital addicts are profiled, starting with Beth, a 53-year-old who values her dozens of devices more than her family, and 26-year-old Brandon, whose overuse of hookup apps could lead to danger. (And yes, as soon as you’ve finished reading this, you can put your device to sleep. It will be good for you.)
The Worst Person in the World
Movie Premiere
Joachim Trier’s Oscar-nominated (for original screenplay and international feature) film, completing his “Oslo trilogy,” is now available for streaming. Renate Reinsve stars in the offbeat romantic dark comedy as Julie, who juggles relationships with two very different men in her journey of self-discovery.
Inside Monday TV:
- American Ninja Warrior (8/7c, NBC): Add the Piston Plunge to the list of new obstacles as the qualifying rounds continue in San Antonio.
- Breeders (10/9c, FX): Paul’s (Martin Freeman) reconciliation with Ally (Daisy Haggard) is threatened when he blows his top after learning what their daughter Ava (Eve Prenelle) has done.
- Pete Davidson Presents: The Best Friends (streaming on Netflix): He may have left Saturday Night Live, but Davidson is still immersed in comedy, returning to host a showcase of stand-up sets from seven buds and peers.
