Dealing with loss: 'Ray Donovan' tries to overcome tragedy with a shift to New York City
Liev Schreiber stars in "Ray Donovan"
SEAL Team, on CBS
An elite team of Navy SEALs travels to some of the most dangerous places in the world as they embark on high stakes missions in this drama. David Boreanaz leads the cast as team leader Jason Hayes, whose home life has suffered because of his career.
Q: What kind of background does Michael Moore have? Did he do anything before his documentaries?
Michael Moore was, perhaps not surprisingly, an angry young print journalist before finding his muse in the video medium. And also not surprisingly, considering how often it comes up in his films, his early work was very focused on the politics and economy of his hometown of Flint, Mich.
The Rookie, on ABC
John Nolan (Nathan Fillion) may be the oldest rookie in the LAPD, but he’s determined to help people as he begins a new chapter of his life in this new episode. Nolan's commanding officer, Capt. Zoe Anderson (Mercedes Mason), serves as his confidante.
Small town magic: Paranormal grab bag 'Midnight, Texas' returns for a second season
Francois Arnaud stars in "Midnight, Texas"
If you're searching for a dose of the macabre this October, an excursion to "Midnight, Texas" might be just what the (witch) doctor ordered. The horror-themed drama returns to NBC on Oct. 26 to fill your Fridays with outrageous supernatural delight.
Q: What's the guy who played Coach Taylor been doing since "Friday Night Lights" ended?
The beloved TV football drama "Friday Night Lights" made stars out of many of its previously unknown cast, but few as much as Kyle Chandler, who played Coach Eric Taylor.
Since the show ended in 2011, Chandler's been dividing his time between major blockbuster films and more critically acclaimed TV.
Halloween Baking Championship, on Food Network
Host John Henson welcomes the competitors to the fortune-telling tent, where they're asked to create tarot card desserts featuring blood orange, fig or passion fruit in this new episode. Later, they visit the Creepy Clown Hall of Fame.
New Releases for the week of Oct. 21 - 27
Mama Mia! Here We Go Again
A year after her mother Donna's (Streep) death, Sophie Sheridan (Seyfried) is ready for the reopening celebration of her mother's hotel, but with her fathers Harry (Firth) and Bill (Skarsgård) unable to make it to the celebration and her husband, Sky (Cooper), out of the country, she finds the preparations emotionally difficult. In the past, a young and spirited Donna (James) sets out to travel the world, unaware that she'll soon be meeting three very different men who will all alter her life in unimaginable ways, leading to her becoming pregnant with Sophie and taking over the hotel.
Director: Ol Parker. Stars: Amanda Seyfried, Lily James, Dominic Cooper, Meryl Streep, Christine Baranski, Julie Walters, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgård, Pierce Brosnan, Cher. 2018. 114 min. Comedy.
Sorry to Bother You
Cassius (Cash) Green (Stanfield) is having trouble making sales in his low-level telemarketing job, but when he takes the advice of a coworker and begins using his "white voice" on the phone, he watches his sales numbers skyrocket. It doesn't take long for him to get noticed by management, and he's soon promoted to the position of Power Caller, where he's required to sell products that he finds morally questionable. When his non-Power Caller coworkers begin forming a union to voice their discontent, Cash finds himself torn between loyalty to their cause and the increased amount of money that he's started making.
Director: Boots Riley. Stars: Lakeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, Jermaine Fowler, Omari Hardwick, Terry Crews, David Cross, Patton Oswalt. 2018. 111 min. Comedy.
Patient Zero
A mutated form of the rabies virus that can effortlessly travel from animals to humans is devastating the globe, with humans losing the war against the pathogen, but when Morgan (Smith) is bitten by an animal, he retains his humanity while also being able to communicate with the infected. He offers himself to help save humanity, but as he interviews infected people, he discovers a terrifying truth -- that they view themselves as the next stage of human evolution.
Director: Stefan Ruzowitzky. Stars: Matt Smith, Natalie Dormer, Stanley Tucci, Clive Standen, Agyness Deyn. 2018. 93 min. Action.
Late Laughs for the week of October 21 - 27, 2018
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
The UN just started their session here in New York, and this morning President Donald Trump was slated to speak second, but he was so late that Ecuador's president had to take his place. C'mon man, you're FROM New York. You know what the traffic is like when the UN is here.
Today Bill Cosby was sentenced to three to 10 years in state prison for sexual assault. Incredibly sad story. At this point, obviously no one can defend Bill Cosby, unless you are his publicist.
The Last Ship, on TNT
After days of fighting, members of Vulture Team set out to infiltrate a secretive enemy camp in this new episode. Eric Dane stars as Admiral Tom Chandler in this action drama inspired by the novel of the same name by William Brinkley.
