Brooklyn Nine-Nine, on Fox
The Tri-State Police Officers' annual Cop-Con is typically the Nine-Nine's excuse for a big annual party, and Jake (Andy Samberg) and the gang pack up and head to the event. The fun is dampened, however, when Holt (Andre Braugher) tells them to behave.
This is the 'Life': Family-centric sitcom wraps its second season
The cast of "Life in Pieces"
The Wall, on NBC
Chris Hardwick hosts as contestants answer questions in the hopes of winning a life-altering cash prize. If they answer correctly, a green ball is dropped down a four storey wall to add to the cash total, but if they are wrong, a red ball subtracts from the prize.
Q: Please tell me what has happened to my favourite TV program, "Nashville"! It has not been on CMT for the past three weeks. What's up? We fans fought hard to keep it on.
Rest assured, "Nashville" and CMT haven't forgotten about you.
It was less than a year ago that CMT announced it was rescuing the music biz drama after it was canceled by ABC, and five months since it debuted on its new network, so fans such as yourself are justified in being miffed to see it leave the schedule again. But it's only a temporary departure, and it ends soon.
Late Laughs for the week of May 7 - May 13, 2017
Weekend Update With Colin Jost and Michael Che
We have breaking news tonight about Kim Jong Un, who actually describes himself as the Harry Styles of North Korea.
Just hours ago, North Korea attempted a missile launch, but as soon as it took off it immediately exploded. North Korea claimed the failed launch was actually just a tribute to Donald Trump's first 100 days in office.
Going alone: Jordan Klepper is the latest 'Daily Show' grad
Jordan Klepper as seen in "The Daily Show"
Silicon Valley, on HBO
While the Pied Piper crew works on a video-chat app, Richard (Thomas Middleditch) longs to put his algorithm to better use in this new season 4 episode. Elsewhere, Monica (Amanda Crew) tries to recover after her fallout with Laurie (Suzanne Cryer).
New Releases for the week of May 7 - 13
Fifty Shades Darker
The erotic drama intensifies in the second film of the "Fifty Shades" series. After breaking up with Christian (Dornan) due to his unconventional ideas about love and desire, Ana (Dakota Johnson) lands a job at a publishing company as editor Jack Hyde's (Eric Johnson) assistant. When she agrees to give Christian another chance, he admits that he's in the process of buying the publishing company, and that he's worried about Jack's intentions towards Ana. However, it's the skeletons in Christian's closet that begin to threaten their fledgling relationship, with women from his past willing to do anything to tear him away from Ana.
Director: James Foley. Stars: Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Eric Johnson, Eloise Mumford, Rita Ora, Luke Grimes. 2017. 118 min. Drama.
A Street Cat Named Bob
Broke, homeless and recovering from an addiction, James (Treadaway) finally has a chance to turn his life around when support worker Val (Froggatt) finds him an apartment. His busking isn't making him enough money to pay his bills, though, and his withdrawal symptoms are crippling, so when a stray cat finds its way into his home, he's reluctant to keep it despite its obvious attachment to him. When the cat follows him to work, though, and later begins helping him cope with his withdrawal, he and Bob the cat become inseparable. Based on a true story.
Director: Roger Spottiswoode. Stars: Luke Treadaway, Ruta Gedmintas, Joanne Froggatt, Anthony Head. 2016. 103 min. Comedy.
A Fantastic Fear of Everything
Children's author Jack (Pegg) has become rather obsessed with serial killers, and the at-large presence of the Hanoi Handshake Killer has him on edge. When a last-minute meeting with a film executive about some of Jack's scripts puts him into a bit of a panic, he ends up in a laundromat with a kitchen knife superglued to his hand -- part of an unfortunate series of events that leads to him missing his important meeting, and instead, meeting the Hanoi Handshake Killer.
Directors: Crispian Mills, Chris Hopewell. Stars: Simon Pegg, Alan Drake, Clare Higgins, Paul Freeman. 2012. 100 min. Comedy.
Low, slow and on the road: Brooklyn's premiere pit master tests against the best
Shannon Ambrosio hosts "Big Bad BBQ Brawl"
Competitive barbecue is kind of an oxymoron, in my estimation. A pit master's mantra is "low and slow," and any barbecue enthusiast knows that that's the key to meaty perfection. Competitions, though, conjure up images of speed -- of intensity. Try going down that path with a smoker, though, and you're just asking for a whole lot of trouble.
Low, slow and on the road: Brooklyn's premiere pit master tests against the best
Shannon Ambrosio hosts "Big Bad BBQ Brawl"
Competitive barbecue is kind of an oxymoron, in my estimation. A pit master's mantra is "low and slow," and any barbecue enthusiast knows that that's the key to meaty perfection. Competitions, though, conjure up images of speed -- of intensity. Try going down that path with a smoker, though, and you're just asking for a whole lot of trouble.