‘Dance’ Heads to the Academy, ‘Ninja Warrior’ in Minneapolis, ‘Andi Mack’ Has a Choice to Make
A critical checklist of notable Monday TV:
So You Think You Can Dance (8/7c, Fox): Gosh, they hope they get it (apologies to A Chorus Line). The auditions are over, and now it’s time for those who impressed the judges to really stand out, as the dance action moves to the Academy for the next two episodess. The first round of callbacks begins at the Dolby Theatre, with cuts beginning to narrow the field to the Top 20.
American Ninja Warrior (8/7c, NBC): Now airing an hour earlier, the grueling competition series moves to Minneapolis for the next qualifying round. Among the obstacles are two new challenges: “Double Twister” and “Diamond Dash,” which are almost certainly harder to navigate than they sound.
Andi Mack (8/7c, Disney Channel): In an episode titled “Andi’s Choice,” Andi (Peyton Elizabeth Lee) may need to choose between two admirers. Her ex-crush Jonah Beck (Asher Angel) finally figures out how to tell Andi how much he enjoys her company—but so does Walker (Darius Marcell), also smitten with the young Ms. Mack, whom he impresses with his acts of kindness. What’s a girl to do?
The Workers Cup (10/9c, PBS, check local listings at pbs.org): While the world remains riveted to the FIFA World Cup soccer matches in Russia, about to enter the semifinal stage, the POV documentary series takes a sobering look at the labor force, mostly migrant workers recruited from Asia and Africa, on construction crews building stadiums and infrastructure projects for the 2022 games in Qatar. Adam Sobel’s film features a rare bright spot amid the tough conditions and low salaries: a tournament called the Workers Cup for employees of contractors, with players from Kenya, Ghana, India and Nepal bonding over love for the sport, although they know when the game’s over, it’s back to grueling work.
Inside Monday TV: All four movies of the Jaws franchise are available for a summer streaming binge on Amazon Prime Video, although it’s OK if you stop after the 1975 Steven Spielberg original, which was never equaled. … TV One’s “True Crime Mondays” adds to its lineup with ATL Homicide (10/9c), in which veteran Atlanta PD homicide detectives David Quinn and Vince Valasquez share some of their most puzzling and gruesome cases. … CNBC also jumps on the true-crime bandwagon with Deadly Rich (10/9c), investigating dark deeds among the infamously wealthy. The premiere delves into the 2009 murders of Ben Novack Jr., heir to the Miami Fountainbleau Hotel, and his mother, Bernice, in a New York hotel room. … Continuing last week’s story on CBS’s Elementary (10/9c), Sherlock (Jonny Lee Miller) enlists the help of an old enemy to protect his father, Morland (John Noble), from a mortal threat.
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Where's Jena? It's been almost a week since we heard from her. I think she's taken to wearing a striped shirt and beanie and hanging out in crowds. "I think I see her!" "No, that's just a barber pole!"
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Haha, yep, that was me wearing my brother Waldo's shirt and hat. 😀
Last Thursday there was nothing to watch, so I had nothing to say. Then I was "incommunicado" from Friday til Monday night.
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Only Salvation for me which...by the way...is moving to 10:00 this week. (Don't know if that's permanent or not.)
Either Matt is wrong or CBS doesn't know their own schedule. According to my listings and the CBS website, Elementary isn't on this week which is why Salvation was moved to its time. Better check CBS at 9:00 just in case they're wrong!
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Will try and watch Salvation live, because my DVR might record it at 9:00 as usual.
Jaws 2 was a worthy sequel, I would stop after that one.
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Interestingly...my Verizon DVR has already scheduled Salvation to record at 10:00 PM...
(Elementary was canceled and Salvation moved back because of the Guvmint's Supreme Court Announcement on CBS...as if I don't have at least 20 OTHER news stations to watch it on if I were the least bit interested)...
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Plus, they're telling us to add a half hour to anything we record tonight because Trump is going to interrupt programming.
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Where have you been hiding? You can't have that many barbecues to go to!
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That means I have to record the CBS local newscast as well.
Are you satisfied with your summer shows? Longing for the regular season to begin?
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I had around a half a dozen since July 4th! Tired of meat, diary this week for me.
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I doubt my Comcast DVR will catch the schedule shift. Luckily, I could watch it On Demand. But rather watch it live.
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Some of my favorite shows are on in the summer including Humans, Preacher, The Tunnel, and Got Talent which are all on right now. Also enjoying Salvation and Animal Kingdom.
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I can't do barbecues. My allergies won't allow it. Five minutes outside, and I'm sneezing up a storm and can't stop.
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Hi Don...we took off for my GF's son's waterfront Virginny home for about 2 weeks...and had a GREAT vacation...
Left my laptop at home. Did take my Amazon Fire with me but, since I rarely use it, am not very adept with it...
(STILL searching for a worthwhile reason to actually go out and purchase a cell phone)...
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I got one mainly to call for help if I broke down or had an accident. Well, when I finally did have an accident, a passing car had called 911 before I could even find my phone!
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Oh, and glad to hear you had a nice vacation. I live on a lake, so going to a place on the water isn't a vacation for me.
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Fred...interesting approach to TV watching...
Except for LIVE sports...I watch EVERY show on my DVR...
Since there's so many shows I enjoy watching...I find that I really have NO time to actually endure watching commercials...
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And some of my favorite shows are airing in the summer also:
Quantico
Nashville
Salvation
And next summer my favorite, Marvel Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D season 6 is expected to be airing on Friday.
But I have way more programing during the regular season.
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