Little Big Shots: Forever Young, on NBC
Steve Harvey welcomes young-at-heart seniors who want to showcase their hidden talents, vibrant personalities and sage wisdom in this season premiere. A former plumber displays his passion for opera, and Betty White makes an appearance.
Q: Is Daniel Lissing returning to "When Calls the Heart"? I didn’t see his name in the cast credits for the last two episodes.
Unfortunately, we don't know yet.
Fans know that Daniel Lissing's character, steadfast Mountie Jack Thornton, left partway through season 4, accepting an indefinite posting in the North. So Elizabeth (Erin Krakow, "Army Wives"), who accepted his wedding proposal shortly before he left, spent the final four episodes of the season pining for her absent love.
7 Little Johnstons, on TLC
Trent, Amber and their children are the largest known family living with Dwarfism, but they face life's challenges together in this new episode. This season, Amber and son Alex battle medical issues while Trent tries to lose weight.
Better Call Saul, on AMC
Jimmy (Bob Odenkirk) tries to make amends, while Kim (Rhea Seehorn) takes some time off in this season finale. At the same time, Nacho (Michael Mondo) gambles with his future, and Hamlin (Patrick Fabian) urges Chuck (Michael McKean) to make a decision.
Clocking back in: NBC's medical drama 'The Night Shift' returns
Eoin Macken stars in "The Night Shift"
Oh cliffhangers, how we love to hate you. Even though many shows employ the season finale cliffhanger in order to ensure maximum viewership for their next season, we TV fans never seem to get used to being left hanging.
Q: How can I find out if the last seasons of "Rizzoli & Isles" and "Royal Pains" will show in our area?
The chances of the final seasons of both shows airing in your area are quite good. However, they'll be airing in reruns.
I'm afraid you've missed the boat on this one: The final seasons of TNT detective show "Rizzoli & Isles" and USA medical show "Royal Pains" came and went nearly a year ago.
American Grit, on Fox
After host John Cena introduces the first team challenge, the contestants quickly learn what personal sacrifice means in this new episode. One team shines, and the winning cadre leader must choose which three rival contestants face elimination.
X-treme sci-fi: Fox orders another season of 'The X-Files'
David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson star in "The X-Files"
New Releases for the week of June 18-24
Life
When a returning Martian probe carrying a soil sample is collected by the crew of the International Space Station, they're excited by the revelation that the sample might contain evidence of past life on the red planet. After exobiologist Hugh Derry (Bakare) succeeds in reviving a long-dormant cell found in the sample, it grows into a multicellular organism that's named Calvin by children on Earth. While it may seem like a cute little Martian creature at first, Calvin is far more dangerous than it seems, and soon begins devouring the space station's inhabitants, who find themselves locked in a claustrophobic fight for their lives.
Director: Daniel Espinosa. Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson, Hiroyuki Sanada, Ariyon Bakare, Olga Dihovichnaya. 2017. 104 min. Horror.
Everybody Loves Somebody
Clara (Souza) has a good life, good friends and a successful career. The only thing that she's missing is romance, a void in her life that serial dating just won't fill. To avoid awkward questions about her love life from her extended family, she invites her co-worker, Asher (O'Toole), to join her as her date to a family wedding in Mexico City, and the two friends quickly start to see each other in a different light. Things get complicated for Clara, though, when Daniel (Yazpik), a former lover for whom she's carried a torch for years, also unexpectedly shows up to the wedding.
Director: Catalina Aguilar Mastretta. Stars: Karla Souza, José María Yazpik, Ben O'Toole, K.C. Clyde, Tiaré Scanda. 2017. 102 min. Comedy.
Wilson
The bitter, socially awkward and middle-aged Wilson (Harrelson) learns that he's a dad in this adaptation of the popular graphic novel. Wilson loves his dog more than he does people, but when his ex-wife and recovering drug addict Pippi (Dern) informs him that he has a teenaged daughter (Amara), and that she's living with an adoptive family, he decides to track her down. What he finds is that his daughter isn't so different from him at all.
Director: Craig Johnson. Stars: Woody Harrelson, Laura Dern, Isabella Amara. 2017. 94 min. Comedy.
Edible laughs: Beloved comedian Jeff Dunham eats his way across America
Audrey and Jeff Dunham host "Incredible Edible America With the Dunhams"
The life of a world-famous standup comedian is a life on the road. Constantly moving from city to city can't be easy, especially for a committed family man like Jeff Dunham. At the very least, though, the constant city-hopping makes for a perfect opportunity to sample some amazing local cuisines.
