Andrew Yancy may have survived his first trip through the bizarre underbelly of Florida, but apparently he learned absolutely nothing. Apple TV has announced that Bad Monkey will return for Season 2 on Wednesday, December 2, 2026, and Vince Vaughn's gloriously unbothered detective is getting another case that involves murder, criminals, questionable characters and enough Florida weirdness to keep things interesting. The streamer also released first-look images from the new season, which will once again feature Vaughn as Yancy and bring back Natalie Martinez, Charlotte Lawrence and John Ortiz. This time, however, the story is completely new, giving the series another opportunity to throw Yancy into a situation that seems manageable at first and then spirals into something considerably more complicated. Yancy Just Wants His Badge Back. Is That Too Much to Ask? The new season begins after Yancy witnesses the murder of a Florida fixer, putting him directly in the middle of another investigation. An ambitious state attorney sees an opportunity and teams Yancy with a straight-laced forensic accountant, creating a detective duo that sounds about as naturally compatible as pineapple and a steakhouse. Yancy has a very specific reason for taking the case seriously: he wants his detective's badge back. That goal sends him into a turf war involving rival criminal organizations, but solving the murder is only one problem on his growing list. Before long, Yancy is dealing with an erudite mob boss, the mob boss's thoroughly unhinged son and a tough young woman who suddenly needs his protection. So much for easing back into the job. Because Yancy's Personal Life Needed More Problems If Yancy thought the murder investigation would be enough to keep him occupied, the universe clearly had other plans. Season 2 will also dig further into his relationship with his aging father and the unresolved romantic tension between Yancy and Dr. Rosa Campesino, played by Natalie Martinez. Rosa isn't exactly sitting around waiting for Yancy to figure out his feelings, either. She launches her own investigation after encountering a mysterious rash, giving the season another storyline that could intersect with the increasingly strange world surrounding Yancy. Then there is the animal relocation specialist, whose business poses a threat to the local environment. Add that to a criminal turf war and a murder investigation, and Yancy has somehow found himself with an entire Florida-sized list of problems before breakfast. John Malkovich Is Joining the Fun Season 2 is keeping several familiar faces while adding some very recognizable new talent. Vaughn, Martinez, Charlotte Lawrence and John Ortiz return, while John Malkovich, Yvonne Strahovski and Zavior Phillips join the main cast. The guest cast is just as impressive, with Nate Jackson, Sofia Boutella, Brent Morin, Joey Avery, Dax Shepard, Sam Jaeger, Margarita Levieva, Peter Billingsley and June Diane Raphael set to appear throughout the season. With that many new personalities entering Yancy's orbit, we are already suspicious of pretty much everybody. That may actually be the safest approach. In the world of Bad Monkey, the person who looks perfectly normal for five minutes is probably hiding something spectacularly questionable. Season 2 Is Telling a Brand-New Story One of the most interesting things about the new season is that viewers aren't simply getting another chapter adapted directly from the first story. Season 2 is built around an all-new original storyline, while still maintaining the offbeat crime comedy tone that made the series stand out. The series comes from creator and executive producer Bill Lawrence, the award-winning storyteller behind shows including Ted Lasso and Scrubs, and is based on the world created by Carl Hiaasen, whose novel Bad Monkey became a New York Times bestseller and developed a devoted following. That combination gives the show plenty of room to continue doing what it does best: putting a crime story in a very Florida setting and surrounding the investigation with characters who seem like they wandered in from three completely different television shows. When Does Bad Monkey Season 2 Premiere? Apple TV will premiere Bad Monkey Season 2 on Wednesday, December 2, 2026, with the first episode available globally that day. New episodes will then arrive every Wednesday, taking viewers through the season finale on February 3, 2027. Season 1 is already streaming on Apple TV, so anyone who somehow missed Yancy's first adventure has plenty of time to catch up before the new case begins. The second season will consist of 10 episodes, giving viewers several weeks of murder investigations, Florida oddballs and Vince Vaughn doing what Vince Vaughn does best. The return also gives Bad Monkey a chance to expand beyond its original story without losing the personality that made Season 1 such a distinctive watch. With Yancy chasing a badge, a killer and possibly his next terrible decision, Season 2 appears ready to deliver another round of crime, comedy and characters you absolutely should not trust. Mark December 2 on the calendar, because Andrew Yancy is back on the case. Whether he actually gets his badge back is another question, but based on everything coming his way, we're pretty sure he is going to earn at least a few more headaches.

Catherine Zeta-Jones is trading luxury, fine art and a quiet life for a whole lot of bullets. AMC+ has unveiled the first teaser art for Kill Jackie, its upcoming eight-episode revenge thriller starring the Academy Award, BAFTA and Tony Award-winning actress, and the premise sounds like exactly the kind of stylish, dangerous television we want to be watching this fall. The series premieres Friday, October 2, 2026, exclusively on AMC+, with new episodes dropping weekly. Based on The Price You Pay by Sunday Times bestselling author Nick Harkaway, writing under the name Aidan Truhen, Kill Jackie follows Jackie Price, a woman who has spent the last two decades doing everything possible to leave her extremely dangerous past behind. She may have traded international drug smuggling for selling fine art and traveling the world, but apparently the past wasn't quite ready to let her go. Meet Jackie Price, Because She Has a LOT to Explain Jackie has spent 20 years living what sounds like a pretty enviable life. She travels, sells expensive artwork and keeps herself deliberately anonymous after escaping her former life as an international drug smuggler, seemingly putting all those dangerous days firmly in the rearview mirror. Then she learns that The Seven Demons, a group of some of the world's most terrifying assassins, have been hired to kill her. Suddenly, that peaceful art-dealer lifestyle isn't looking quite so peaceful anymore, and Jackie has a pretty good idea that someone from her past is responsible for putting a price on her head. Rather than sit around waiting for the inevitable, Jackie decides to go on the offensive. She dusts off the skills she thought she had buried and sets out to eliminate The Seven Demons one by one before they can eliminate her. Because apparently when seven professional killers are coming after you, the logical response is to hunt them first. Her Kill List Is Only the Beginning The fun part is that Jackie may discover the people hunting her aren't actually the biggest problem. As she gets deeper into the deadly game, she begins uncovering secrets from her own past that could be far more dangerous than the assassins chasing her across the globe. Those buried secrets also bring the danger much closer to home, forcing Jackie to confront parts of her life she has spent years trying to forget. The series promises a revenge story filled with twists and unexpected consequences, which means that just when Jackie thinks she understands who is behind everything, there will probably be another secret waiting to ruin her day. And with a title like Kill Jackie, we already know subtlety isn't exactly going to be the show's thing. Catherine Zeta-Jones Has Plenty of Company Zeta-Jones leads a seriously impressive ensemble cast that includes Daniel Ings, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Óscar Jaenada, Hattie Hook, Darci Shaw, Raff Law, Enzo Cilenti, Christine Adams, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Karlis Arnolds Avots, Set Sjöstrand, Tadashi Ito, Sebastian Armesto, Julian Barratt, Gavin Spokes, Jonathan Cake, Bamshad Abedi-Amin, Bill Paterson and Ron Perlman. With that many recognizable names surrounding Jackie, we're expecting the suspicious-character bingo card to be filled out by episode two. Somebody is going to know something, somebody is going to betray somebody and there is a very good chance that at least one person who seems trustworthy absolutely should not be. The series is also coming from a creative team with some serious experience making television characters deeply questionable and situations increasingly dangerous. The project was co-created by Conor Keane, Tom Butterworth, Peter Lawson and Damon Thomas, bringing together talent associated with Gangs of London, Killing Eve and John Wick. The Team Behind Kill Jackie Knows a Thing or Two About Revenge Tom Butterworth serves as writer and showrunner, while Damon Thomas is the lead director. Thomas is also an executive producer, with Peter Lawson and Jose Agustin Valdes executive producing for Steel Springs Pictures alongside Butterworth, Zeta-Jones, Rebecca Dundon, Dante Di Loreto and Jeffrey Levine. Conor Keane co-wrote the television adaptation and serves as associate producer, while author Nick Harkaway is an executive consultant on the series. The eight-episode thriller is co-produced by Fremantle and Steel Springs Pictures, giving the project plenty of television muscle behind the scenes. Considering the creative pedigree attached to Kill Jackie, AMC+ is clearly hoping this becomes more than another assassin-on-the-run story. The combination of international crime, buried secrets, revenge and a woman who has apparently decided that running away is no longer an option gives the series plenty of room to play. When Does Kill Jackie Premiere? Kill Jackie premieres Friday, October 2, 2026, exclusively on AMC+, with new episodes airing weekly. The eight-episode series will be available to viewers in the United States through the streaming service. The teaser art may be keeping the actual footage under wraps for now, but the premise alone has us intrigued. Jackie Price spent 20 years trying to build a new life after escaping her criminal past, only to discover that somebody has assembled seven of the world's most dangerous killers to make sure she doesn't get to enjoy it. That sounds like a pretty terrible retirement plan. With Catherine Zeta-Jones leading a revenge thriller from the creative minds behind Killing Eve, Gangs of London and John Wick, Kill Jackie could be one of AMC+'s most intriguing new series this fall. Jackie may have wanted a quiet life surrounded by art, but the universe clearly had other plans. Mark October 2 on the calendar, because Jackie Price is done running. Now the question is whether the Seven Demons realize just how big a mistake they made by coming after her. And something tells us they're about to find out.

Well, Hulu just pulled the rug out from under anyone who thought Good American Family was actually going to stay a limited series. The streamer has renewed the Ellen Pompeo-led drama for Season 2, but there is a pretty major catch: the series is becoming an anthology, meaning the Natalia Grace story is officially over and the next season will tackle an entirely different headline-making case. And Hulu did not exactly pick a quiet story for its next chapter. Season 2 of Good American Family will focus on Lorena and John Bobbitt, whose infamous 1993 case became one of the biggest media spectacles of the decade. The new season will explore not only what happened between the Virginia couple, but also the way the media turned a deeply serious situation involving allegations of abuse and sexual assault into entertainment, jokes and a national debate about gender. Good American Family Is Officially Becoming an Anthology Season 1 of Good American Family premiered on Hulu in March 2025 and dramatized the controversial real-life story surrounding Natalia Grace, her adoption by Kristine and Michael Barnett and the conflicting accounts surrounding their family. Ellen Pompeo starred as Kristine, with Mark Duplass playing Michael and Imogen Faith Reid portraying Natalia. The series used shifting perspectives to present different versions of the story, making viewers question what they thought they knew as the episodes unfolded. Rather than continuing that storyline, Hulu is taking the show in a completely new direction. The anthology format allows Good American Family to explore another infamous true story each season, with Season 2 turning its attention to the Bobbitt case and the enormous media circus that surrounded it. The move gives the series a much bigger playground, because apparently there are more real-life stories out there that make us say, "Wait, that actually happened?" Season 2 Will Explore the Lorena Bobbitt Case The second season will revisit the 1993 case involving Lorena and John Bobbitt, a Virginia couple whose troubled marriage became an international sensation. Lorena was accused of severing her husband's penis while he slept, and she later alleged that John had sexually and physically abused her during their marriage. John was acquitted of marital sexual assault, while Lorena was found not guilty by reason of insanity and subsequently received psychiatric treatment. What made the case such a cultural phenomenon was not simply the shocking incident itself, but what happened afterward. The story became a media feeding frenzy filled with sensational coverage, jokes and intense conversations about domestic abuse, sexual violence, gender and how the public consumes trauma. Hulu's Season 2 logline specifically points toward that media spectacle, promising to examine how the Bobbitts' personal tragedy became entertainment for an enormous audience. That approach also creates a pretty natural connection between the two seasons. While the Natalia Grace and Bobbitt cases are obviously very different, both became subjects of intense public fascination, competing narratives and years of media coverage. Good American Family appears to be positioning itself as a series about the complicated space where real-life trauma meets the public's seemingly endless appetite for a shocking story. Ellen Pompeo Is Returning Behind the Scenes Although fans should not expect to see Ellen Pompeo return to Hulu in another starring role for Season 2, she will remain involved as an executive producer. Creator, writer and executive producer Katie Robbins is also returning, meaning the series will retain the creative leadership that shaped its first season. Lorena Bobbitt is also expected to serve as a consultant on the new season, giving the project a direct connection to the woman whose life became the center of one of the most sensationalized criminal cases of the 1990s. A Season 2 cast has not yet been announced, so there is still plenty we don't know about who will portray Lorena, John and the people surrounding their story. This Isn't the First Time Hollywood Has Told the Bobbitt Story If the case sounds familiar, there is a reason. The Bobbitt story has already been explored in multiple projects, including Amazon's 2019 documentary series Lorena, which was executive produced by Jordan Peele and featured interviews with both Lorena and John. Lifetime also dramatized the story in the 2020 television movie I Was Lorena Bobbitt, starring Dani Montalvo and Luke Humphrey. That means Good American Family has a challenge ahead of it. Audiences already know the headline, the sensational details and the basic outcome, so the series will need to offer something beyond simply recreating the events that dominated television news more than 30 years ago. Its focus on the media's treatment of Lorena and the broader cultural conversation surrounding the case could give this version a different angle. When Will Good American Family Season 2 Premiere? Unfortunately, Hulu has not announced a premiere date for Season 2 yet, and the cast has not been revealed. What we do know is that the new season is moving forward with Robbins and Pompeo involved creatively, and the Bobbitt case will serve as the foundation for the next installment. For a series that originally arrived as a limited drama about one real-life family, turning Good American Family into an anthology is a pretty major evolution. Instead of asking whether there is more story to tell about Natalia Grace, Hulu is essentially asking what other infamous cases can be examined through the same lens of competing narratives, media obsession and public perception. And with the Lorena Bobbitt case as the first new story, Hulu is certainly not easing us into the anthology concept. Season 2 is taking one of the most infamous true-crime stories in American pop culture and looking beyond the shocking headline to examine the people, the trauma and the media spectacle surrounding it. One thing is already clear: Good American Family may have started as a limited series, but Hulu clearly wasn't ready to say goodbye just yet.

Slough House has plenty of problems heading into Season 6, but Apple TV just gave Slow Horses fans one very good reason to celebrate: Sid Baker is back. The official Slow Horses Season 6 trailer has arrived ahead of the show’s September return, bringing Gary Oldman’s Jackson Lamb and his wonderfully dysfunctional collection of MI5 agents back for another dangerous mission. This time, however, the Slow Horses are not simply getting dragged into somebody else’s mess. They are the ones being hunted, and the trailer makes it pretty clear that Lamb would prefer everyone listen to him before somebody ends up dead. Good luck with that. This is Slough House we are talking about. Season 6 finds Diana Taverner pulling the team into what Apple describes as a deadly game of retaliation and revenge, eventually forcing the Slow Horses to go on the run. The trailer shows Lamb warning his team that they are being targeted, while River Cartwright and the rest of the group find themselves caught in another increasingly dangerous situation that threatens to get very personal. As if that were not enough to get fans talking, the trailer saves its biggest surprise for Olivia Cooke. Cooke is officially reprising her role as Sidonie “Sid” Baker, bringing the fan favorite character back into the world of Slow Horses after a very long absence. Sid was shot during the first season, and while questions surrounding what actually happened to her have lingered ever since, viewers have not seen Cooke in the role for years. The new trailer finally changes that. Sid appears before a stunned River, immediately creating plenty of questions about where she has been, what she has been doing and why she is resurfacing now. Considering Slow Horses rarely brings someone back without making their return considerably more complicated than it initially appears, River probably should not start planning the welcome home party just yet. Cooke’s return also comes at an interesting time for the actress, who has spent the past several years starring as Alicent Hightower on HBO’s House of the Dragon. Seeing her step back into Sid’s considerably different world should be a treat for viewers who have been waiting for the series to revisit one of its earliest mysteries. The rest of Slough House is back as well. Oldman returns as Jackson Lamb alongside Jack Lowden as River, Kristin Scott Thomas as Diana Taverner, Saskia Reeves as Catherine Standish, Christopher Chung as Roddy Ho and Aimee-Ffion Edwards as Shirley Dander. Rosalind Eleazar also returns as Louisa Guy, while Hugo Weaving is back as Frank Harkness and Lenny Rush joins the ensemble. Season 6 draws from Joe Country and Slough House, the sixth and seventh novels in Mick Herron’s book series. Gaby Chiappe adapted the new season for television, with Adam Randall returning to direct. The trailer suggests the series is sticking with the combination that has worked so well for five seasons: dangerous espionage, people making questionable decisions and Jackson Lamb somehow remaining both the smartest and most unpleasant person in practically every room he enters. Putting the agents themselves in the crosshairs gives Season 6 an especially personal hook, but bringing Sid back might be the development that has longtime viewers talking the most. After years of wondering whether Sid Baker would ever walk back through the doors of Slow Horses, Apple TV has finally given us the answer. She is alive, she is back, and judging by River’s face when he sees her, there are going to be a whole lot of questions that need answering. Slow Horses Season 6 premieres Wednesday, September 16 on Apple TV. The six episode season will release one episode weekly through October 21.

Wednesday is serving up a little bit of everything, from returning favorites and reality TV showdowns to finales, documentaries and enough streaming options to make choosing just one show feel unnecessarily difficult. Paramount+ kicks things off early with the Season 2 premiere of Average Joe, while Netflix welcomes a fresh group of singles for Love Is Blind: UK Season 3. Apple TV has the limited series finale of Lucky, Prime Video keeps the pressure on with a new Reacher, and NBC, CBS, FOX and ABC take over primetime with America’s Got Talent, Big Brother, MasterChef and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. Then there is Bravo, because obviously Wednesday night was not going to remain peaceful. The Valley wraps its Season 3 reunion before Next Gen NYC heads into Friendsgiving, while FX delivers another unsettling hour of The Shards. Here is your complete TV schedule for Wednesday, August 19, 2026. Wednesday, August 19 TV Schedule Time (ET) Show Network / Streaming What’s Happening 3:00 AM Average Joe Paramount+ Season 2 premiere, first two episodes. Joe hits rock bottom before a disturbing phone call puts his family in danger and sends him and his friends toward Africa. 3:00 AM The Challenge Paramount+ The teams face their first swimming challenge, where strategy, observation and an increasingly noticeable connection start creating tension. 3:00 AM Diarra From Detroit Paramount+ Diarra strikes a deal with Booker and keeps the adventure going as the hunt leads the team to a historic church and a frustrating dead end. 3:00 AM Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing Netflix Rory Kennedy and Mark Bailey continue investigating Boeing following the highly publicized death of whistleblower John Barnett. 3:00 AM Love Is Blind: UK Netflix Season 3 premiere, first eight episodes. A new group of singles enters the pods hoping personality really can come before appearance. 3:00 AM Lucky Apple TV Limited series finale. Lucky faces an explosive confrontation with everything hanging in the balance. 3:00 AM Reacher Prime Video Reacher questions Sampson, Tamara infiltrates a government facility and a new discovery changes everything for the team. 3:00 AM Ted Lasso Apple TV Richmond’s shareholders have concerns about creating a women’s team while the coaches begin holding tryouts. 3:00 AM Trying Apple TV Nikki and Jason head to Tuscany hoping for an escape, but naturally, very little goes according to plan. 8:00 PM America’s Got Talent NBC The results of Tuesday night’s quarterfinal are revealed as another group learns whether their AGT journey continues. 8:00 PM Big Brother CBS Six houseguests, including nominees Angela, Dee and Haley, battle for the Power of Veto and a chance to shake up the week. 8:00 PM MasterChef FOX The home cooks are separated by an eight-foot barrier and must communicate well enough to create identical dishes. No pressure. 8:00 PM The Valley Bravo Season 3 reunion, Part 3 of 3. Lala challenges the Bookos over Danny’s behavior, Kristen gets emotional and Janet opens up about her past trauma. 8:00 PM Who Wants to Be a Millionaire ABC Paul Scheer and Rob Huebel take their turn in the hot seat before Awkwafina and Paul Feig put their knowledge to the test. 9:00 PM Lion National Geographic Jon Favreau presents the true story of Kio, a lion cub beginning an extraordinary journey toward becoming a king. 9:00 PM Nation’s Dumbest FOX Jack pairs the remaining contestants into Study Buddy teams, which sounds helpful until you remember which show they are competing on. 9:00 PM Next Gen NYC Bravo Friendsgiving brings everyone together as Liam and Ariana grow closer while questions about Ariana and Charlie’s Vegas flirtation refuse to disappear. 9:00 PM The Shards FX A televised dance competition builds toward a horrifying conclusion that promises to leave quite an impression. 10:00 PM The Ark Syfy A mysterious newcomer arrives at Homebase while the team launches a risky rescue attempt. 10:00 PM House of Stassi Freeform Stassi and Beau clash during the staycation, Kristina and Katie address their growing issues and Stassi’s mother adds another layer of tension. 10:00 PM Resolve to Solve With Miles O’Brien PBS The five-part documentary series follows scientists, innovators and problem-solvers tackling major global challenges. The TV Cave Top Pick: ‘Average Joe’ Returns for Season 2 Average Joe earns Wednesday’s top spot as the Paramount+ series returns with its first two Season 2 episodes. Joe is already hitting rock bottom when a frightening phone call pulls him and his friends into another dangerous situation, this time with his family’s lives at stake and Africa waiting on the other side. After everything Joe survived before, apparently getting a quiet reset was never really an option. ‘Reacher’ Looks Ready to Change the Game There is also plenty happening over on Reacher, where several storylines appear ready to collide. Reacher is interrogating Sampson, Tamara is breaking into a government facility and Jacob receives devastating news before the team uncovers information capable of changing the entire situation. Basically, this does not look like the episode where everyone grabs dinner and talks through their feelings. Reality TV Takes Over Wednesday Night Reality fans have several reasons to keep the remote nearby. Big Brother puts the Power of Veto up for grabs as Angela, Dee and Haley find themselves among the six competitors, while America’s Got Talent reveals which quarterfinal acts survived Tuesday’s vote. Bravo brings even more drama with the final installment of The Valley Season 3 reunion. Lala is standing her ground, Kristen is emotional and Janet is opening up, meaning this reunion apparently plans to use every last minute available to it. Later, Next Gen NYC celebrates Friendsgiving, though Ariana’s relationship with Liam and those lingering questions about Charlie in Vegas suggest the dinner table may not be the only thing getting attention. Streaming Has Plenty to Keep You Busy Anyone planning to skip traditional primetime has enough streaming television to stay occupied for hours. Love Is Blind: UK returns with eight episodes of Season 3 right out of the gate, giving viewers another group of singles willing to bet their romantic futures on conversations through a wall. Apple TV closes the book on Lucky with its limited series finale, while Ted Lasso continues Richmond’s attempt to build a women’s team and Trying sends Nikki and Jason to Tuscany. Netflix also gets serious with Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing, continuing an investigation into Boeing and the questions surrounding the company following the death of whistleblower John Barnett. What Are You Watching Tonight? Whether Wednesday belongs to Average Joe, Reacher, The Valley, Big Brother, Love Is Blind: UK or something completely different, August 19 offers plenty of choices across broadcast, cable and streaming. The hardest part might just be figuring out what gets the live watch and what gets added to the increasingly judgmental DVR queue.

Thursday afternoon, two days before the showcase, and All American is still bringing the drama! After the way the last episode ended, everybody is trying to figure out what happened to Amina and Preach, and Coop is feeling like she should have been there. Coop is at her internship documenting her success when she finally sees her phone. She immediately runs out and heads to the school, but unfortunately, she is too late. KJ and Khalil meet her in the classroom and give her the rundown. Coop immediately jumps into action, starts putting together a plan, and finds out about the livestream. Cassius and Jordan are also dealing with their own issues. Cassius wants to put everything between them to the side so they can focus on finding Amina and Preach, but of course, they get interrupted by some overzealous reporter trying to get a story about KJ staging a walkout with their rivals. Jordan quickly sets them straight. Coop is blaming herself for what happened, and Breonna is trying to comfort her. But then Coop sees the livestream and watches Amina calling her over and over again. That brings back memories of when Shaun was shot, and you can see how much this entire situation is affecting her. Khalil, KJ, and Layla show up looking for answers, and I guess that pressure is enough to push Breonna to go find Preach herself. The group discovers a website Amina used to write the article that got her suspended, and it gives them some leads. Then Miranda arrives, and KJ answers the door. You can immediately tell she wasn't expecting to see him, especially after everything Tori told her about the breakup. Khalil, however, is very happy to see her, considering the last time they were together didn't exactly go well. Breonna eventually comes back with some good news. She was able to speak with Preach, but he's being held at a facility VERY far away. And the worst part? The agent who took him used to be a police officer who was let go for using excessive force. That definitely doesn't make me feel better! Coop isn't really feeling Breonna's input, and the tension between them keeps growing throughout the episode. Breonna is trying to offer her professional insight, but Coop is so focused on finding Amina and Preach that she isn't really hearing her. KJ meets up with his father and Jordan, only to get ambushed by the reporter. After answering a few questions, his father interrupts with a loud outburst and sends the reporters packing. Miranda later asks Khalil to take a break, but he makes the mistake of saying that Amina is the priority right now. And yeah...that didn't go over well. Miranda leaves the room, but not before heading into the kitchen where she talks to Breonna. Breonna lets it slip that Amina could have stood down during the ICE raid, and Khalil overhears the entire conversation. CW DRAMA! Jordan goes home and tells Layla that KJ left in the middle of his argument with Cassius. Meanwhile, Breonna is becoming increasingly uncomfortable with the way Coop is treating her. You can tell she feels some type of way about how happy Coop seems over every little thing Jordan and Layla do compared to everything Breonna has been doing to help. Miranda eventually leaves, saying she can't keep catching strays, but thankfully, the group tracks down the judge they're looking for. Breonna has a judge of her own, and I actually loved how Coop handled herself in this situation. She was a little fiery at first, but she eventually gained her composure and made her case. Back at Crenshaw, KJ finds Macy, and they have a heart-to-heart about being there for Amina when she comes home. Then we get one of my favorite moments of the episode. As Coop and Breonna wait for word about Amina, Patience shows up at the door. This reunion was so nice to see. Coop starts opening up to Patience about how she feels like she wasn't there when Shaun needed her or when his mom went to prison. She feels like she was so busy trying to level up that she wasn't there when Preach and Amina needed her the most. We even get a flashback of Patience and little Amina during this conversation, which made the whole thing hit even harder. Then Breonna comes back with the news. THE JUDGE CALLED. They go to pick Amina up, and honestly, this was the most powerful moment of the episode. Amina runs straight into Coop's arms, and we're treated to another flashback of little Amina and Coop. She loves her Auntie Coop. And I love their love! But getting Amina out doesn't mean everything is over. They still have to figure out how to get Preach out, and that is going to take some work. Coop asks Breonna if they can make something happen that night, but that leads to a huge argument. Breonna has finally had enough of Coop throwing punches at her all day when all she has been trying to do is help. Coop doesn't want to have an "adult conversation," so she walks away. Breonna goes to see Patience, and we find out that Breonna was actually the one who called Patience. Patience gives her some good advice about how to handle the situation and assures her that Coop really does love her. Meanwhile, KJ comes to visit Amina just to keep her company. He's there for her when she needs someone, and I really like what they're doing with these two. Then Jordan and Cassius get some bad news. The Beverly walkout was considered a violation, and the football team could potentially be suspended. Meaning... NO SHOWCASE! KJ comforts Amina while she's sitting in the shower crying, and that's where the episode ends. Honestly, this storyline is INSANE, but in the best way possible. There are so many different things happening between Amina and Preach, Coop and Breonna, KJ and Khalil, Jordan and Cassius, and now the possibility of the showcase being canceled. And somehow, All American keeps finding ways to make me want to see what happens next. How has the season been for you so far?

Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs are officially sharing the small screen again, and somewhere Max Black is probably already making a joke about it. Nine years after 2 Broke Girls ended its six season run on CBS, Behrs is set to guest star alongside her former costar in the Season 3 premiere of ABC’s Shifting Gears. The casting reunites the actresses who spent six seasons playing unlikely best friends Max Black and Caroline Channing, and while this is not the revival fans have spent years asking for, we will happily take the reunion. Behrs will play Dr. Johnson, an emergency room doctor who treats Dennings’ Riley after she suffers a back injury. That means Max and Caroline are unfortunately not reopening their cupcake business, but after nearly a decade without Dennings and Behrs sharing a sitcom screen, seeing the two trading lines again should be enough to get longtime 2 Broke Girls fans watching. The reunion is also happening behind the scenes. Shifting Gears showrunner and executive producer Michelle Nader previously served as an executive producer and co showrunner on 2 Broke Girls, making Behrs’ guest appearance a mini reunion for more than just the actresses. 2 Broke Girls premiered on CBS in 2011 and followed Max and Caroline, two women from very different backgrounds who became friends while working together at a Brooklyn diner. Max was the sarcastic, street smart waitress while Caroline was the formerly wealthy socialite attempting to adjust after losing her fortune. Their eventual plan to launch a cupcake business became a running storyline throughout the comedy’s six seasons. CBS canceled the sitcom in 2017 after more than 130 episodes, leaving fans without much closure for Max and Caroline. There have been occasional conversations about whether the series could return someday, but nothing has materialized. Behrs showing up on Dennings’ current sitcom certainly is not a revival, although ABC clearly knows exactly what it is doing by putting these two back in the same episode. Behrs is coming off another lengthy sitcom run after starring as Gemma Johnson on CBS’ The Neighborhood for eight seasons. The comedy concluded its run in May, meaning her next sitcom appearance will bring her directly across from the costar she spent six years working alongside before joining The Neighborhood. Talk about television bringing things full circle. Shifting Gears stars Tim Allen as Matt Parker, the widowed owner of a classic car restoration shop whose life changes when his estranged daughter Riley and her children move into his home. Dennings stars as Riley, with Seann William Scott, Daryl “Chill” Mitchell, Maxwell Simkins and Barrett Margolis rounding out the main cast. The ABC comedy has also developed a habit of turning its guest casting into sitcom reunion territory. Allen has already reunited with former Home Improvement costars Patricia Richardson, Richard Karn and Debbe Dunning, while his Last Man Standing costar Nancy Travis has also appeared. Apparently Shifting Gears has quietly decided that giving sitcom fans reunions is part of the job description, and we are not complaining. Now it is Dennings’ turn. No, Max and Caroline are not officially back, and nobody has announced that the cupcake business is reopening anytime soon. But Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs sharing a sitcom screen again after nine years? For 2 Broke Girls fans, that is a pretty sweet consolation prize. Shifting Gears Season 3 will premiere in 2027 on ABC.

Sam Hanna has traveled around the world, survived more dangerous missions than we can count and spent years protecting Los Angeles, but CBS is finally sending him back to where it all started: New York City. The first official teaser for NCIS: New York has arrived, and LL COOL J's longtime NCIS favorite isn't simply popping up for another guest appearance. This time, Sam is home, he has a new team and, perhaps more importantly, he has a new partner who already looks prepared to give him a run for his money. The teaser wastes little time reminding viewers exactly who Sam Hanna is. After years of international missions and covert operations, Sam is called back to his hometown for a new assignment, putting the former NCIS: Los Angeles agent at the center of the franchise's latest expansion. For longtime fans, there is something satisfying about seeing a familiar character become the bridge into a completely new corner of the NCIS universe rather than CBS simply starting over with an entirely unfamiliar team. Then Scott Caan walks in, and suddenly things get even more interesting. Caan stars as NCIS Special Agent Nick Schaeffer, described by CBS as a roguish agent who becomes Sam's new partner. The teaser immediately plays with the contrast between the two men, with Schaeffer bringing an unpredictable energy opposite Sam's years of experience. Their early banter suggests NCIS: New York knows that solving cases is only half the battle when launching a new procedural. If viewers are going to spend every Tuesday night with these characters, the chemistry needs to be there. So far, Sam and Schaeffer look like they could be fun together. The premiere also gives Sam a deeply personal reason to be in New York. His return comes after the mysterious death of his friend, Navy reservist Jack Halloway, pulling him into an investigation that eventually connects him with Schaeffer and the rest of the New York team. That gives the series an opportunity to reintroduce Sam through a story that matters to him personally instead of simply transferring him to another office because the franchise needed another spinoff. The new team includes Jennifer Beals as Assistant Special Agent in Charge Robyn Wells, who oversees the New York field office. Jacqueline Byers stars as Special Agent Addison "Addy" Ross, Shane Harper plays Special Agent Wyatt Sellers and Devin Druid rounds out the group as tech specialist Sean Sullivan. Together, they are tasked with protecting one of the world's most important cities and ports, which should give the series plenty of room to go bigger than the traditional crime of the week. There is also something wonderfully full circle about LL COOL J leading an NCIS series set in New York. Sam Hanna debuted on NCIS before becoming one of the defining characters of NCIS: Los Angeles, where LL COOL J starred for 14 seasons. He later brought Sam to NCIS: Hawaiʻi and returned to the flagship series, meaning the character has quietly become one of the franchise's most well traveled agents. Now, instead of sending Sam somewhere else, NCIS is bringing him home. That history could be one of NCIS: New York's biggest advantages. CBS does not have to spend half a season convincing longtime viewers to care about its lead because plenty of them already do. The challenge will be making the rest of this team compelling enough that the series becomes more than simply "the one with Sam Hanna." Pairing him with Caan is a promising start, particularly because the teaser seems comfortable letting their personalities bounce off each other instead of making everyone painfully serious. The New York setting should help give the spinoff its own personality as well. After NCIS has taken viewers from Los Angeles and New Orleans to Hawaiʻi, Sydney and beyond, America's biggest city seems almost suspiciously overdue for its own team. Between the ports, military connections and sheer size of New York, the writers certainly will not be hurting for potential cases. One teaser cannot tell us whether NCIS: New York will become the franchise's next long running hit, but it does answer the most important early question: does this feel like something more than another NCIS with a different skyline? The combination of a character audiences already know, a new partner with a very different personality and Sam's personal connection to the premiere gives the series a strong starting point. And after everything Sam Hanna has survived over the years, New York should probably be more worried about him than he is about New York. NCIS: New York premieres Tuesday, October 6 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CBS. The series will also be available through Paramount+, with Premium subscribers able to stream their local CBS feed live and Essential subscribers getting episodes on demand the following day.

Peter Krause apparently decided he had been away from dangerous television jobs long enough. After spending eight seasons as Bobby Nash on 9-1-1, Krause is heading back to network television this fall as the star of NBC’s Line of Fire. A recent promo for the new drama puts the Hollingsworth family front and center, and there is one major problem facing this particular family of overachievers: they have spent their careers protecting other people, but now somebody is coming after them. Krause stars as Mike Hollingsworth, a Secret Service agent and the patriarch of a family whose idea of bringing work home takes on an entirely different meaning. His wife Jane, played by Succession alum Hope Davis, is a U.S. Marshal, while their children have careers spread across the FBI, Secret Service and Department of Justice. Basically, Thanksgiving dinner must be exhausting. The latest footage leans into the danger surrounding the Hollingsworths as their professional and personal worlds collide. A seemingly straightforward case develops into a deadly conspiracy, forcing a family accustomed to protecting civilians and politicians to turn those skills toward keeping each other alive. That means professional boundaries are going to get crossed, loyalties will be tested and following the rules may become considerably less important when someone they love is in danger. Krause returning to another procedural so quickly after 9-1-1 will inevitably draw comparisons, but Line of Fire looks like it is giving him something different to play. Mike is still someone whose job revolves around protecting people, but this time the family itself is built directly into the premise. Instead of leaving the dangerous work behind when he gets home, Mike is surrounded by people who understand it because they are doing versions of the same thing themselves. That family angle could also help Line of Fire stand apart in a television landscape that certainly does not have a shortage of procedurals. There are obvious shades of Blue Bloods in the idea of a multigenerational law enforcement family, while executive producer Jenna Bush Hager has described the series as having elements of family drama, mystery, romance and political intrigue. Bush Hager also brings an unusual perspective to the project. As the daughter of former President George W. Bush, she grew up around Secret Service agents and has explained that those experiences helped inspire questions at the heart of the series. What happens to your own family when your career requires constantly putting the safety and needs of someone else's family first? For Krause, the project offered enough to bring him back to this corner of television despite the inevitable 9-1-1 comparisons. The actor recently explained that he was drawn to Josh Safran’s script and the opportunity to explore the life of a Secret Service agent. The production has also worked with a former Secret Service agent as a consultant, giving Krause additional insight into a profession most viewers only see from the outside. The rest of the Hollingsworth family includes Kat Cunning as Clare, Tommy O’Brien as Micah and Taylor Bloom as Russ, with Charlie Barnett also starring. Josh Safran, whose credits include Gossip Girl and Quantico, created the series and serves as an executive producer alongside Bush Hager and Ben Spector. Whether Line of Fire becomes NBC’s next big procedural remains to be seen, but the ingredients are certainly there. Krause already knows his way around an ensemble drama, the family dynamic gives the weekly cases a personal hook, and an ongoing conspiracy means viewers should have something bigger to follow beyond whatever crisis arrives each week. Most importantly, the promo makes it clear that protecting the Hollingsworth family may prove considerably harder than protecting everyone else. Line of Fire premieres Monday, September 21 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on NBC and streams the following day on Peacock.

Tuesday television is giving viewers a little bit of everything, from stand up comedy and murder mysteries to reality TV feuds and a brand new cocktail competition. Whether you are settling in for primetime or looking for something new to stream, August 18 has plenty worth adding to the watchlist. Netflix starts the day with Kelsey Cook: Happy Hour, while BritBox wraps up Season 2 of Return to Paradise with a wedding that goes very wrong. Paramount+ also has a new episode of Ruthless, where the fight against the Rakudushi compound inches closer to a major turning point. Once primetime arrives, America’s Got Talent brings another round of performers to NBC, Gordon Ramsay tries to save another struggling restaurant on Kitchen Nightmares, and The Real Housewives of London delivers two episodes of arguments, breakdowns and at least one dramatic exit. You know, just another perfectly normal evening in the Housewives universe. Later, BET serves up comedy with Ms. Pat Settles It and ComicView, while FOX has a new Beat Shazam. The night closes with Darren Criss joining Jimmy Fallon on Password, plus the series premiere of E!’s Cocktail Wars, hosted by *NSYNC favorites Lance Bass and Joey Fatone. TV SCHEDULE FOR AUGUST 18, 2026 Time (ET) Show Network / Streaming What to Expect 3:00 AM Kelsey Cook: Happy Hour Netflix Kelsey Cook tackles “hangxiety,” a truly unfortunate airplane bathroom experience and the realities of dating a literal Chad in her stand up special. 3:00 AM Return to Paradise BritBox Season 2 finale. Glenn and Daisy’s wedding takes a deadly turn when an unexpected guest collapses after apparently being poisoned by a wedding program. 3:00 AM Ruthless Paramount+ Desiree and Kal move closer to taking down the Rakudushi compound, while Ruth offers The Highest an ending he has never experienced before. 8:00 PM America’s Got Talent NBC Ashford Sanders, Brook Lynn, Cris Sosa, Hundred Fingers, James & Marina, Jesse White Tumbling Team, Luke Taleno, Olivia Befus, Royal Lasers, Sando and The CommUNITY ATL CHOIR take the stage. 8:00 PM Kitchen Nightmares FOX Gordon Ramsay heads to Boodles Restaurant, where fixing the business also means confronting the family problems behind its dysfunction. 8:00 PM The Real Housewives of London Bravo Two episodes. Amanda and Juliet’s feud explodes, Karen reaches an emotional breaking point and Panthea makes a dramatic exit. Basically, nobody is having a quiet night. 9:00 PM Beat Shazam FOX It is Ladies Night as teams of dance instructors, psychics and baton twirlers battle for a shot at the $1 million prize. 9:00 PM Ms. Pat Settles It BET Social media beef, an unpaid gas bill and former best friends fighting over internet fame land in Ms. Pat’s courtroom. 9:30 PM ComicView BET Mario Hodge, T Barb and Lance Woods take the stage with jokes about family, parenting, social media and interracial dating. 10:00 PM Cocktail Wars E! Series premiere, two episodes. Three mixologists compete to create the perfect cocktail as Lance Bass and Joey Fatone host the new competition series. 10:00 PM Password NBC Darren Criss joins Jimmy Fallon as the celebrity players team with contestants for two rounds of the classic word game. THE TV CAVE TOP PICKS FOR AUGUST 18 If you are looking for a big primetime competition, America’s Got Talent remains one of the easiest Tuesday night choices. Tonight’s lineup ranges from singers and musicians to tumblers, lasers and a choir, so there is no telling which act will have everyone talking by the end of the night. For something a little messier, The Real Housewives of London is making a strong case for your attention with two episodes and multiple friendships apparently hanging by a thread. Amanda and Juliet are going at it, Karen is emotional and Panthea storms out. Housewives fans know that when somebody leaves the room dramatically, the night is probably doing its job. The biggest curiosity of the night, however, might be Cocktail Wars. Lance Bass and Joey Fatone hosting a mixology competition feels like the kind of television concept somebody came up with after saying, “Just hear me out.” Honestly, we are listening. Three bartenders battling over cocktails while two members of *NSYNC oversee the proceedings could either become a surprisingly fun new reality competition or simply make viewers thirsty. And if you prefer to start watching before primetime, the Return to Paradise Season 2 finale has murder crashing a wedding. Nothing ruins the seating chart quite like somebody getting poisoned. From reality TV and game shows to comedy, streaming dramas and a brand new competition series, Tuesday has enough options to keep the remote busy. The hardest decision may be figuring out whether you want murder mysteries, Housewives arguments or Joey Fatone judging cocktails. Television really does contain multitudes.

If R.J. Decker thought surviving his first season was difficult, somebody apparently decided he needed rocket launchers and severed body parts added to his list of problems. The new R.J. Decker Season 2 trailer has arrived, giving viewers their best look yet at Scott Speedman’s return as Florida’s scruffy private investigator, and things certainly have not gotten any easier for him. ABC’s crime drama is still embracing the strange cases, dark humor and Florida weirdness that helped establish its personality during Season 1, but the new footage suggests the consequences are about to become much bigger. One of the trailer’s standout moments finds R.J. narrowly escaping an attack involving a rocket launcher. When Emi points out the increasingly obvious problem of people now firing rockets at him, R.J. is much more concerned with the fact that the rocket missed. Sir, that is not exactly the reassuring part of this situation. Still, the exchange perfectly captures the tone that made the first season work. R.J. Decker can put its title character in legitimate danger without suddenly turning into an overly serious crime drama, because R.J. remains R.J. even when someone is apparently making a serious effort to blow him up. And somehow, a rocket launcher might not even be the strangest thing waiting for him this season. The trailer also shows R.J. and Wish investigating a case involving a severed hand, because apparently a normal missing person case would be far too reasonable for these two. Kevin Rankin’s Wish remains firmly by his friend's side as the pair head into another collection of bizarre Florida mysteries, although at some point we may need to discuss exactly how much friendship should require when body parts start entering the equation. Underneath the show's wonderfully strange cases, however, there is a much bigger problem hanging over Season 2. Victor Ochoa is dead, and the fallout from his death could change everything for R.J. and the people closest to him. Season 1 ended with Victor found dead in his swimming pool after R.J. and his crew had finally brought him down, immediately creating questions about who killed him and why. Speedman has teased that the death raises the stakes for the group, especially since they had plenty of reasons to want Victor out of the picture. Victor's death also makes R.J.'s relationship with Emi considerably more complicated. After spending much of the first season dancing around their feelings, the two finally started moving toward an actual relationship, only for Emi's father to turn up dead. That is not exactly the easiest way to begin the honeymoon phase. Jaina Lee Ortiz returns as Emi, while Bevin Bru is back as Detective Mel Abreu, Adelaide Clemens returns as R.J.'s ex-wife Catherine and Rankin returns as Wish. Speedman has also indicated that Season 2 will continue exploring R.J.'s personal life and his unconventional relationship with Emi while the larger mystery unfolds. What makes the R.J. Decker Season 2 trailer promising is that the series does not appear interested in reinventing itself just because the stakes have increased. The colorful Florida setting, unusual investigations, dark comedy and R.J.'s almost impressive ability to make questionable decisions are all still here. Instead of abandoning that formula, Season 2 appears to be building on it by putting the characters viewers already know directly in the middle of the mystery. That could be exactly what the series needs for its sophomore season. R.J. spent much of Season 1 chasing stories and getting himself into situations he probably should have avoided, but Victor's death means the danger is now coming directly to him. Between figuring out who killed Victor, navigating his relationship with Emi, dodging people who apparently have access to rocket launchers and searching Florida for missing body parts, R.J. might finally discover there are easier ways to make a living. Then again, watching him choose one of those would not be nearly as entertaining. R.J. Decker Season 2 premieres Tuesday, September 15 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on ABC, with episodes streaming the following day on Hulu.

FOX’s Doc has always had one very effective trick up its sleeve: Amy Larsen can move forward all she wants, but the eight years she cannot remember have a funny way of catching up with her. Based on what FOX is teasing for Season 3, that struggle is not going away anytime soon. In fact, Amy may be about to encounter one of the biggest reminders yet that there is an entire chapter of her life everyone else remembers except her. That reminder comes in the form of Dr. Ben Grant, played by Blair Underwood. Ben is a talented trauma surgeon with a history with Amy, which would already be enough to make his arrival at Westside interesting. There is just one rather significant complication: Amy does not remember that history. For a series built around memory, identity and second chances, introducing someone who knows a version of Amy that she cannot access herself feels like a natural way to push the premise into new territory. FOX offered a new tease of what is ahead when Doc returns for Season 3. Check out the teaser below. Amy Larsen’s Past Is Still Very Much Present One of the smartest things Doc has done is avoid treating Amy’s memory loss as nothing more than a television gimmick. The mystery surrounding those missing eight years certainly gives the writers plenty of opportunities for reveals, but Amy’s larger struggle has always been figuring out who she is now. She remembers the person she was before those lost years, while nearly everyone around her remembers the woman she became afterward. Those two versions of Amy have not always been easy to reconcile. Ben could make that struggle even more complicated because he potentially knows things about Amy that she does not know about herself. Instead of Amy hearing another story about her forgotten life, she will now have to interact with someone who was apparently part of it. That creates an interesting imbalance between them from the beginning. Ben knows their history, Amy does not, and whatever happened between them could force her to reconsider parts of her past that she thought she was finally beginning to understand. And yes, this is Doc, so it seems pretty safe to assume Blair Underwood was not brought into Westside simply to discuss patient charts with Amy. Whatever their connection turns out to be, it gives the series another way to explore its central question without simply repeating the same memory loss storyline from the first two seasons. Blair Underwood Could Shake Up Westside Underwood’s arrival is particularly interesting because Doc already has plenty of complicated relationships surrounding Amy. Michael has his history with her, Jake has his own emotional connection to her, and Gina has frequently been the person trying to keep Amy grounded while she rebuilds her life. Adding someone who comes from those missing years immediately changes the equation. There is also an opportunity for Ben to challenge Amy professionally instead of existing solely as another personal complication. Amy has spent much of the series proving that losing eight years of memories did not erase her instincts, intelligence or ability to care for patients. A doctor who knew her during those missing years could have an entirely different perspective on who Amy was professionally, and that could become just as important as whatever personal history they share. That is ultimately what could make Ben more interesting than simply introducing another possible romantic obstacle. Amy does not need another relationship to define her story. What she does need are characters who force her to examine the person she was, the person she has become and whether those two versions of herself can ever fully coexist. Ben has the potential to serve that purpose while also bringing a new energy into Westside. Season 3 Marks a New Chapter for Doc Season 3 will also arrive with changes beyond Ben’s introduction. The story is expected to move forward following a time jump, giving the characters some distance from the events of Season 2 while opening the door for new circumstances at Westside. Katie heading off to college also changes Amy’s family dynamic, while the loss of Dr. Joan Ridley leaves another significant absence in her life. Those shifts could help Season 3 feel less like an extension of the previous season and more like the beginning of a new chapter. That may be important for Doc as it enters its third year because the initial hook of Amy waking up without eight years of memories cannot remain the only engine driving the series. At some point, the bigger question has to become what Amy intends to do with the life she has now rather than simply discovering what happened during the life she forgot. The interesting part is that Season 3 appears ready to explore both sides of that equation. Amy is trying to create a future while pieces of her forgotten past continue walking through the door, and Ben Grant may be one of the biggest pieces yet. His arrival gives Doc an organic way to revisit Amy’s missing years without making the series feel as though it is moving backward. Doc Still Has Plenty of Story Left to Tell The medical cases will continue providing Westside with its weekly emergencies, but Amy’s personal journey remains the element that separates Doc from the seemingly endless collection of television hospitals. Her story has never simply been about whether she will eventually remember everything she lost. It is about whether knowing every detail of your past is actually necessary to decide who you want to become. Season 3 now has the opportunity to push that idea further by placing Amy opposite someone who remembers a part of her life she cannot. What happened between Amy and Ben? How much does he know about the woman she became during those missing years? More importantly, could learning about that relationship change how Amy sees herself now? FOX’s early look at Season 3 wisely is not answering all of those questions just yet. It is, however, giving fans a reason to wonder whether Amy’s biggest challenge this season will have less to do with recovering her memories and more to do with deciding what to do when her forgotten past comes looking for her. Doc Season 3 premieres Tuesday, September 22 at 9/8c on FOX.