Worth Watching: A Wedding on ‘NCIS: LA,’ ’60 Minutes’ to Monaco, Return of ‘Trading Spaces,’ ‘While You Were Out,’ ‘Billions’
A selective critical checklist of notable weekend TV:
NCIS: LA (Sunday, 9/8c, CBS): Who said workplace romances weren’t a good idea? The time has come for Kensi (Daniela Ruah) and Deeks (Eric Christian Olsen) to finally make it official with a deluxe outdoor wedding — but it wouldn’t be NCIS if a little criminal rain didn’t fall on the proceedings, in the form of arms dealer Anatoli Kirkin (Ravil Isyanov). Expect some surprises along the way as these luxuriantly coiffed special agents say their “I Do”s.
60 Minutes (Sunday, 7/6c, CBS): Anderson Cooper rubs shoulders with European royalty in the tiny but well-heeled nation of Monaco, which harbors the most multi-millionaires per square foot of any country. He hangs with Prince Albert II (son of the late Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier) to get a lay of the scenic land, and takes a late-night ride with nightclub/restaurateur Flavio Briatore, who knows all the best after-hours joints.
Trading Spaces (Saturday, 8/7c, TLC) and While You Were Out (Saturday, 9/8c, TLC and HGTV): The iconic home makeover shows are back, but with a twist. Following its successful relaunch after a decade’s absence last year, Trading Spaces opens its 10th season with host Paige Davis and her team of designers and carpenters tackling rooms inspired by the 1950s and 1970s. Happy Days! The Spaces spinoff While You Were Out takes on new dimensions in its comeback, with episodes airing simultaneously on TLC and HGTV: on TLC, focusing more on the homeowners; and on HGTV, taking a deeper dive into the makeovers in what is now more of a competition between rival design teams working on two neighborhood houses. In the opener, the challenge involves creating college football-themed rooms for two couples’ unsuspecting husbands.
Billions (Sunday, 9/8c, Showtime): A thirst for revenge creates the strangest of scheming bedfellows in the fourth season of the darkly compelling financial drama, as sworn rivals Bobby “Axe” Axelrod (Damian Lewis) and former U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades (Paul Giamatti) join forces to take down the foes who betrayed and weakened them last year. In Chuck’s viewfinder: U.S. Attorney General Waylon “Jock” Jeffcoat (Clancy Brown), who engineered the coup that cost Chuck his dream job. Hedge-fund king Axe has his sights set on turncoat protégé Taylor Mason (Asia Kate Dillon) and Russian oligarch Grigor Andolov (John Malkovich). It’s not really appropriate to say, “May the best person win,” because they’re all pretty awful people.
Inside Weekend TV: Two and a Half Men’s Jon Cryer begins a three-episode arc as legendary DC Comics’ villain Lex Luthor on The CW’s Supergirl (Sunday, 8/7c). Furloughed from prison for health reasons, he visits sister Lena (Katie McGrath) to seek help for a cure — but naturally, she suspects other motives… The Reelz special Luke Perry: In His Own Words (Sunday, 9/8c) celebrates the late actor with his own reflections on his life and career in interviews, as well as conversations with co-stars from Beverly Hills 90210 and Riverdale… CNN’s four-part documentary series Tricky Dick (Sunday, 9/8c) charts the rise and fall of President Richard Nixon, beginning with a look at his childhood and early political career… Blue Bloods‘ Donnie Wahlberg hosts HLN’s true-crime series Very Scary People (Sunday, 9/8c), with two-hour episodes profiling the most heinous of criminals, starting with serial murderer John Wayne Gacy… Olympic figure skaters and TV personalities Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinsky are guest voices on Fox’s Family Guy (Sunday, 9/8c) when Meg (Mila Kunis) lands a spot on the U.S. Olympic team as a biathlete and competes in the Winter Games.
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Is anyone still even watching Fox's Sunday night animation domination? I haven't watched any of those shows in years. Family Guy seems to still be trying to get cancelled with their recent step in the PC direction which for this show is like pulling the plug. Imo the best show that was on that line up for the longest time was King of The Hill which while not maybe as strong in its later seasons as the first seven or eight still was consistently funny throughout all 13 years and the characters actually grew, also it kept its heart and soul which so many shows live action or animated today lack so badly.
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I always watch Simpsons and Family Guy. I don't care for Bob's Burgers. I think I read something about them bringing King of the Hill back...don't know what channel.
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This recent PC inflicted world is ruining comedy! Jay Leno recently mentioned this.
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I watch The SImpsons when/if I can, but that's one of those shows that will be rerun over and over, so I'm not that worried about it.
Yeah, KoTH was a pretty funny show ("the boy ain't right"). I'm surprised I don't see it in reruns, though. Or if so, very rarely.
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American Gods...Sun. night...
A comment about it from another site...(which I agree with 142%)…"the weirdest, wildest, and most visually beautiful show on television!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"...
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Bad thing about watching shows via my cable's on-demand system: wild volume variations. Chase or fight scenes are VERY LOUD, and some commercials are VERY LOUD too. Meanwhile, a normal conversation during the show is the opposite of loud. :-/
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I thought I was the only one having those issues. Why is the show so low? I understand they want us to hear the ads, but keep the show loud too! I'm always adjusting the volume down during the ads and up during the show. Annoying!
Meanwhile I watched Ransom last night. Solid show, especially for Saturday night.
Tonight it's all ABC. AFHV, American Idol and Shark Tank.
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Normally I don't have to have my remote in hand to adjust volume while watching a show. But with those On Demand shows.... it scared my cat off my lap with the volume, I don't remember if it was a siren, or what.
Also, another odd thing: I had to make a switch of cable boxes. While I had New Box installed (temporarily), I saw some stuff on my On Demand that got me all excited (a show I haven't seen in years and would love to watch). THis show was NOT there previously, I know for a fact. Anyway, I had to swap the "new" Box out with my old one again, and the TV show I was all excited about now doesn't appear in my On Demand. I think I've had that happen before, too: I see something in the On Demand list, but when I go back later, it's gone. Soooo frustrating!!
I'm going to watch Ransom today. I agree it's a solid show. Not sure it's the same quality as weeknight shows, but for a Saturday, it's good viewing.
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I know you watched that show Take Two, which was cancelled, and I know you enjoy Carter, as did I. Not sure if you get ION channel, but if you do, they have a show called Private Eyes, in which a former star hockey player teams up with a licensed PI to solve cases. And yes, of course the PI is an attractive female, and he's a handsome guy. He's played by Jason Priestly, who I only know from being on Haven.
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His most famous role was FOX's Beverly Hills 90210 back in the 90's
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Yeah, I knew he was on one of those teen-heartthrob shows, but I never watched any of them.
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I did for awhile, but I enjoyed the spin-off Melrose Place much more!
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Tonight I'll be catching up on some of Friday's shows that I couldn't watch. Plus I'll watch last week's episode of The Zoo at 11pm. Then Sunday, after I catch up on Saturday's Ransom, I'll be able to sit back and enjoy my normal schedule: Supergirl, NCIS-LA, and Madam Secretary.
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Wow! All sorts of new shows to watch on Saturdays! Trading Spaces, While You Were Out, Secret Life of the Zoo, The Polar Bear Family, and Alien News Desk!!!
Sunday, I'm back to Simpsons, Family Guy, Walking Dead, Talking Dead, The Zoo, and Evan Goes Wild!
I haven't been watching 60 Minutes lately, but I've got to see Anderson in Monaco! I haven't seen The Prince since he was competing in The Olympics! And what about his sisters who were always doing scandalous things?
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While You Were Out...the article on this site states: "The TLC episodes will focus on the relationship between the homeowner and the person they want to surprise. The how-to of the makeover and the design decisions will be HGTV’s focus."...
Does that mean they'll each be different...and that I should DVR both the episode on TLC and the episode on HGTV (since they're being broadcast at the same time)???
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I don't know. This is the first I've heard of it. I'm betting that the show won't be that much different on the different channels. I'm just sticking with the TLC version because my DVR can't change channels between the shows.
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I was right. They weren't that different. The HGTV version was edited to include more of what the carpenters were doing in place of some of the chitchat between the participants and the designers.
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I'll probably watch 60 Minutes later On Demand or I'll record it.
Did the Prince take after his gorgeous mom? She was one of the great beauties of the last century. Near flawless features.
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I think he looks more like his father...who isn't too bad looking. I'm putting off looking online because I'd rather be surprised when I watch the show.
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Same!!!
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But where did the hairline come from???? 😮
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