South side stories: Chicago-based drama 'The Chi' returns for a third season
Alex Hibbert stars in "The Chi"
Game On, on CBS
With help from superstar athletes Rob Gronkowski and Venus Williams and their celebrity friends, two teams take on utterly outrageous and incredibly difficult feats of athleticism, ranging from kicking field goals to soccer drills and "human bowling."
Q: Over the years and every now and then, "Showtime at the Apollo" is televised. Is there a chance it might make a comeback this year?
Because of its somewhat unusual production process, there's always a chance with "Showtime at the Apollo," but at the moment it's not a good chance.
The variety-competition show had an incredible 21-year run in syndication, from 1987 to 2008, had a brief revival on BET in the early 2010s, and then an even-briefer revival on Fox in 2018. That Fox revival was cancelled after a season, and there are no plans for yet another resurrection (at least not so far).
Star Trek, on AMC
A young James T. Kirk (Chris Pine) is recruited to Star Fleet, where he and his crew battle Nero (Eric Bana), a Romulan out for revenge. This reboot of the iconic sci-fi franchise also stars Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg and Zachary Quinto.
Summer of soul: Celebrate Black History Month in June with 'Sherman's Showcase'
Bashir Salahuddin stars in "Sherman's Showcase"
As temperatures begin to soar and summer kicks into high gear, TV's latest sketch comedy sensation returns to celebrate Black History Month, albeit a bit late.
The Bachelor: The Greatest Seasons – Ever!, on ABC
Join host Chris Harrison in this special series which looks back at the most unforgettable moments, biggest personalities and wildest outtakes from the past 18 years of this iconic reality franchise. This new episode features Season 19’s Kaitlyn Bristowe.
Q: How many hosts have they had on "America's Got Talent"? It seems like they change every season.
It only seems like they change hosts every season, probably because the show's so breezy and quick -- it sweeps into our lives at the end of spring and is gone before the summer is over.
That said, there certainly have been a lot of hosts -- five of them across 15 seasons.
Late Laughs for the week of June 14 - 20, 2020
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
That's right, we have the "Super Duper Missile." Of course, our enemies might soon develop a "Double Super Cool Missile." Then we'd have to counter with our "Awesome Times Infinity Missile," which you would think is unbeatable, unless the Russians finally achieve "Awesome Times Infinity Plus One" technology.
Press Your Luck, on ABC
Elizabeth Banks hosts this revival of the 1980's game show in which three contestants juggle the risk of pressing their button to spin on the show's "Big Board" to earn big bucks, but risk hitting the Whammy, which could take all their earnings in one go.
New Releases for the week of June 14 - 20
The Quarry
Near death and desperate on the side of the road, a nameless fugitive drifter (Whigham) is picked up by a preacher (Bichir) who is traveling to his new congregation in the small and struggling west Texas community of Bevel. When questions from the kind-hearted missionary grow too invasive for the drifter, he murders the man and quickly hides his body in a quarry. He assumes the preacher's identity and heads to Bevel, where the townspeople are all too happy to help him settle in. Though he's accepted by the Spanish speaking congregation and his landlady, Celia (Moreno), trouble continues to follow the man when he inadvertently draws the attention of the town's police chief (Shannon.)
Director: Scott Teems. Stars: Shea Whigham, Michael Shannon, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Bruno Bichir, Bobby Soto, Abel Becerra, Jimmy Gonzales. 2020. 98 mins. Drama.
Bad Therapy
When Susan (Silverstone) and Bob Howard (Corddry) agree to begin marriage counseling at the suggestion of Susan's recently therapized friend Roxy (Tyler), they are set up with Judy Small (Watkins), the same therapist that treated Roxy and her husband. Unfortunately for the couple, Small is an unhinged agent of chaos who is hell-bent on bringing Susan and Bob's relationship to its breaking point.
Director: William Teitler. Stars: Michaela Watkins, Rob Corddry, Alicia Silverstone, Anna Pniowsky, Aisha Tyler, Sarah Shahi, Haley Joel Osment, David Paymer. 2020. 97 mins. Comedy.
The Etruscan Smile
When elderly Scotsman Rory MacNeil (Cox) leaves his beloved isolated Hebridean island to seek medical care in San Francisco, he attempts to reunite with his estranged son, Ian (Feild), and his daughter-in-law, Emily (Birch). After undergoing a battery of tests in the city, he learns that the prognosis isn't good, and he begins to channel his energies towards his son, who is exhausted and frustrated. A fish out of water in the large metropolitan city, the cantankerous Scotsman finds solace in his new baby grandson and a museum curator named Claudia (Arquette) as he tries to navigate his new diagnosis and make things right with his family.
