Worth Watching: Brooks & Dunn on ‘CMT Crossroads,’ ‘Whistleblower’ Finale, ‘Jett’

Matt Roush June 28, 2019, 7:00 am

A selective critical checklist of notable Friday TV:

CMT Crossroads (10/9c, CMT): This musical series usually features country stars collaborating with talents from outside the Nashville scene, but in this special concert episode, Brooks & Dunn mix it up with young country talent in a celebration of the duo’s No. 1 album of greatest-hits duets, Reboot. The outdoor concert was taped in downtown Nashville on June 4, reuniting Brooks & Dunn with Brett Young, Cody Johnson, Jon Pardi, Brandon Lancaster on LANCO, Luke Combs and performing a “Boot-Scootin’ Boogie” with Midland.

LANCO's Brandon Lancaster on Sharing the Stage With Brooks & Dunn for 'CMT Crossroads'

Whistleblower (8/7c, CBS): The popular true-crime series ends its season with two high-profile subjects who risked it all to speak truth to power. First is the story of Bunnatine “Bunny” Greenhouse, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civilian who questioned a $7 billion contract awarded to Halliburton for work in Iraq (with a connection to former CEO-turned-Veep Dick Cheney). Then comes the story of Bruce Boise, a pharmaceutical rep who was fired and blackballed after refusing to sell an opioid-laced lollipop for “off-label” use unapproved by the FDA.

'Jett's Carla Gugino Says Her World-Class Criminal Is 'Incredibly Good' at What She Does

Jett (10/9c, Cinemax): After her latest heist goes awry, the slinky thief played by Carla Gugino takes refuge with Phoenix (Gaite Jansen), and we’re treated to flashbacks of how they met two years earlier behind bars. If you think Jett is tough in her street dealings, wait till you see how she asserts her authority in women’s prison. She’d make those Orange Is the New Black ladies run for cover. Back on the outside, Jett finds herself trapped between several criminal factions, with a new mission to locate Blair (Shiloh Fernandez), the jerk who betrayed her and ran off with the loot.

6 Things to Know About 'Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' Season 6

Inside Friday TV: I guess Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (8/7c, ABC) never heard about accepting rides from strangers. Which is a lesson FitzSimmons (Iain De Caestecker and Elizabeth Henstridge) and Enoch (Joel Stoffer) will learn when a mystery woman (Karolina Wydra) offers to take them home to Earth… Showtime’s sports documentary 100% Julian Edelman (9/8c) profiles the New England Patriots star as he makes an improbable comeback from a knee injury that forced him to sit out the 2017 season, only to return and be crowned MVP of Super Bowl LIII this January… On the 50^th anniversary of the Stonewall Inn uprising, which helped spark the gay-rights movement, Turner Classic Movies devotes its prime-time schedule to vintage films set in and around the gay culture of Greenwich Village. First is 1971’s relatively obscure Some of My Best Friends Are … (8/7c), set in a gay bar on Christmas Eve 1971, where clientele and staff include future TV stars Rue McClanahan, Fannie Flagg, Gary Sandy and Gil Gerard. Followed by the campy 1976 farce The Ritz (10/9c), featuring Tony winner Rita Moreno as a performer at a gay bathhouse, and the 1988 film version of Harvey Fierstein’s groundbreaking play Torch Song Trilogy (11:45/10:45), co-starring Matthew Broderick and Anne Bancroft.

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CyanCoathanger
Jun 28, 2019
Comcast has been having a free Showtime preview this week. I've been watching Penny Dreadful. Anyone else seen that? I'm finding it an interesting mishmash of classic horror stories.
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RedQuill
Jun 28, 2019
tonight DVR:

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D....Continuing to find pretty intriguing...and am able to follow reasonably easily even though I only started with the current Season's first episode...

MotherFatherSon...I mean, c'mon, we're talking Richard Gere...

Rosehaven...a very "sweet" and "feel good" show...(whatever that means)...
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  GoldSubmarine
  Jun 28, 2019
  Season 1 of AoS was mainly a procedural - monster/alien of the week until around ep 16-17 then it became much more serialized. A few too many filler eps, but overall a fine season debut. Grade B , but episodes 16/17 onward were grade A episodes.
  
  By season 2 the characters were fleshed out and we learned much more Daisy's mom and dad and the origin of her powers. Also more about May's family and (ex) husband.
  
  More consistent than season 1. Grade B+
  
  Season 3 was the first near perfect season. Much more creative than the first two and the few filler eps that aired were excellent. After this season I declared this to be my favorite show. Grade Solid A
  
  Season 4 was broken up into 3 arcs. All of them EXCELLENT. Probably my favorite season to date. Another Solid A
  
  Season 5, yet another fantastic season. This one really shocked me. Lots of twists and reveals. Yet Another Solid A
  
  So far season 6 is a B+ for me. Hope season 7 can reclaim grade A status!
  
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GoldSubmarine
Jun 28, 2019
The always entertaining Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

I enjoyed last night's Reef Break even more than the pilot. Looks like I have another summer show keeper!

That makes 6 summer shows so far. Will be 7 when CW decides to air The Outpost.
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  CyanCoathanger
  Jun 28, 2019
  As a big American Idol fan, it might interest you to know that The Big Stage has been featuring a top finishing Idol contestant as a performer every week. 2 weeks ago, it was season 3 runner-up Diana DeGarmo, last week, it was season 6 runner-up Blake Lewis, and tonight, it's season 5 top 3 finisher Elliott Yamin.
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  GoldSubmarine
  Jun 28, 2019
  Thank you
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RedCupcake
Jun 28, 2019
I must admit I'm surprised to note that CBS's show Whistleblower is "popular," since I'm the only one I know who watches it. And I'll be watching it again tonight.
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  CyanCoathanger
  Jun 28, 2019
  It's not. He was just saying that to make you feel better. 😉 I "watched" one episode because it comes on after Jeopardy, and I was too busy to change the channel.
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  RedCupcake
  Jun 28, 2019
  Too busy to finish your sentence, and slam the show? ;-p Anyway, the show appears to win its time slot each week, even if it doesn't have the all-mighty 18-49 demographic.
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  CyanCoathanger
  Jun 28, 2019
  I did finish it if you'd care to resort the list or refresh the page.
  
  Yes, the show does quite well with old ladies and people in nursing homes.
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  RedCupcake
  Jun 28, 2019
  Since I'm neither of those, it must have other viewers as well.
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CyanCoathanger
Jun 28, 2019
Another new Big Stage and Graham Norton tonight!