MasterChef, on Fox
Home cooks attempt to prove they have what it takes to become a culinary master in back-to-back new episodes of this hit competition series. Gordon Ramsay stars as they compete in challenges designed to test their palates and their cooking skills.
FBI: Most Wanted, on CBS
Jubal (Jeremy Sisto) gets Jess (Julian McMahon) and the rest of the team to help him in this rebroadcast from Season 2. Now working together, they must hunt down an undercover DEA agent who seems to have turned dirty during a drug ring investigation.
Waking up with the stars: Aniston, Witherspoon return to 'The Morning Show'
Jennifer Aniston, Billy Crudup and Reese Witherspoon in "The Morning Show"
Ultra City Smiths, on AMC
In this animated series premiere, political magnate Carpenter K. Smith disappears while buying cigarettes. Two detectives must now solve the mystery surrounding their city's last honest politician. Kristen Bell, Sunita Mani and John C. Reilly voice star.
Q: Has the actress who played Doris on "American Housewife" done anything else? I think she's great.
I see you used the past tense -- "played" -- there, which means you've heard the bad news. "American Housewife" may have been canceled after five seasons, but Ali Wong will do just fine.
Premiering in 2016, Wong played Doris on all 103 episodes of the show (though she wasn't always on set), and that's kind of amazing considering how many other things she's had on the go in that time.
Late Laughs for the week of September 12 - 18, 2021
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
[The audience] want[s] to hear me talk about the big story everyone is talking about right now; it continues to be the chaos surrounding the big, poorly handled regime change — over at "Jeopardy!"
More 'Stories': Murphy, FX announce more spinoff series and seasons
Ryan Murphy, seen here with his Emmy Award, to launch two new series
More 'Stories': Ryan Murphy's ("American Horror Story") TV empire just keeps growing, and that's great news if you love a good horror story, a sports-related one and/or a tragic love story (or just any good story, really).
Eerie treats: 'Halloween Baking Championship' returns with new theme
Carla Hall, judge in "Halloween Baking Championship"
It's that time of year -- a time when you don't know whether to enjoy the beginning of fall or skip ahead to the candy extravaganza that is Halloween -- and Food Network isn't making it any easier by rolling out some big Halloween-themed programming this week.
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, on HBO
In an interesting weekly take on the late-night talk show format, host and British comedian John Oliver reviews the headlines from the past seven days with a hefty dollop of satire, sarcasm and his classic brand of dry wit and clever humor.
New Releases for the week of September 12 - 18
The Boss Baby: Family Business
Tim (Marsden) and his younger brother, Ted (Baldwin), are adults and have drifted apart over the years. Tim lives with his wife and two daughters, seven-year-old Tabitha (Greenblatt) and baby Tina (Sedaris), in the suburbs, while Ted is a successful hedge fund CEO. One night, Tina reveals that she is a secret agent for BabyCorp, sent to enlist Tim and Ted's help in investigating the suspicious founder of Tabitha's prestigious school. A magic formula transforms the brothers back into their much younger selves so they can infiltrate the school, and as they work together, Tim and Ted rediscover what being a family truly means.
Director: Tom McGrath. Stars: Alec Baldwin, James Marsden, Amy Sedaris, Ariana Greenblatt, Jeff Goldblum, Eva Longoria, Jimmy Kimmel, Lisa Kudrow, James McGrath. 2021. 107 mins. Animated.
Zola
Detroit waitress Aziah "Zola" King (Paige) is invited by Stefani (Keough) to join her on a road trip to Florida for a weekend of partying and dancing. Zola accepts and sets out with Stefani, her roommate, X (Domingo), and Stefani's idiot boyfriend, Derrek (Braun), for a 48-hour trip that quickly spirals into chaos where the girls encounter gangsters, prostitution, wild earnings and more in a journey based on a real-life viral Twitter thread.
Director: Janicza Bravo. Stars: Taylour Paige, Riley Keough, Nicholas Braun, Colman Domingo, Jason Mitchell, Ari'el Stachel, Nelcie Souffrant, Nasir Rahim. 2020. 86 mins. Comedy.
Out of Death
When Shannon (King) witnesses and documents a cop killing a drug dealer, she finds herself the target of the sheriff's department, which will stop at nothing to ensure that any evidence never sees the light of day. Rescued from gunpoint by retired forest ranger Jack (Willis), the duo must gather solid evidence to expose the corruption that runs rampant in the sheriff's department (and of which Jack's niece is also a victim).
