What’s On: ‘Weekend Update’ Summer Edition, ‘Nashville’ Season Finale, ‘First in Human’ on Discovery
Saturday Night Live: Weekend Update (9/8c, NBC): It’s about time. There has been so much material this summer—the Mooch, we hardly knew ya—for mock anchors Colin Jost and Michael Ché to tackle, with appearances by SNL‘s merry band of satirists, in a four-week prime-time revival of the fake-news parody. Where to even begin?
Nashville (9/8c, CMT): The fifth season ends with business and personal conflicts brewing, as Deacon (Charles Esten) and the Highway 65 family of artists take a stand for the label’s future, while Maddie (Lennon Stella) and Juliette (Hayden Panettiere) clash in a Country-Western diva showdown.
First in Human (9/8c, Discovery): The Big Bang Theory‘s Jim Parsons is narrator and executive producer of a three-part docu-series that goes inside the National Institutes of Health’s Building 10, described as “the largest hospital in the world devoted solely to medical research.” Over six hours in three weeks, the series tracks four patients participating in “First in Human” clinical trials that could help advance the cause of medicine.
Inside Thursday TV: Turner Classic Movies’ month-long “Summer Under the Stars” spotlights the great Sidney Poitier with an all-day marathon of the actor’s films, anchored at 8/7c with 1967’s To Sir, With Love. … Boys will be gender-neutral, as the remaining contestants on ABC’s Boy Band (8/7c) form new groups to interpret hit songs made famous by female superstars.
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If it "Thrusday" today, will tomorrow be Fryday?
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Huh?
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On the main page for Matt Roush, the "What's Worth Watching" column has the title: "Top TV for Thrusday, August 10: 'Weekend Update' Summer Edition, 'Nashville' Season Finale, 'First in Human' on Discovery"
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Oh, ok. I didn't link here from that page, so I missed it.
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I might check out First in Human which I'd ignored in the listings because of the odd name. I'd also ignored Weekend Update because I figured it was just a compilation of old clips from previous shows like most SNL prime time shows are.
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Boy Band should be especially fun tonight. Would love to hear how they interpret female vocalists. Also excited for CMT's Nashville, lots of good stories to wrap up, unless they leave us with cliffhangers like previous seasons. New showrunners might change it up though.
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Are you still watching Nashville on Nick? I'm surprised they replayed it there all summer.
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It usually airs on Nick at 10:00 following the CMT 9:00 broadcast.
And now available via CMT On Demand. Used to be on NICK On Demand only for non CMT subscribers like me.
I think I am calling Comcast and canceling every package. Sticking with the basics. Want to lower my bill from nearly $200 down to around $100. I'll use the extra $$ saved to order some streaming services. Because even with all the cable packages, I'm still missing tons of shows anyway.
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My Comcast bill is $95.59 now for what they call the Digital Starter package (just TV no computer or phone). That includes 2 additional digital adapters at $5.99 each.
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I need to keep my DVR and internet. So my bill will be more for sure. I also have a land line for a fax machine. Asked them if I cancel my landline will bill go down and they said it would rise. Triple play package.
SO confusing. So your Digital Starter package has lots of cable channels? Seems like I'm missing too many considering my bill.
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I have most of the basic cable channels except for the ones we've talked about them moving like Spike and CMT. I couldn't do without some like AMC, USA, A&E, and SyFy.
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