1) “Superman & Lois,” 8 p.m., CW. We’re one week away from the season-finale … but not, it turns out, the series-finale. Under new ownership, the CW has been dumping its superhero shows, but recently reversed itself on this one: There will be 10 episodes next season. Tonight, Lex Luthor (Michael Cudlitz, shown here, of “Walking Dead”) emerges from prison; next week, he makes his move. Read more…
1) “Juneteenth: A Global Celebration for Freedom,” 8-11 p.m. ET, CNN and OWN. Juneteenth has been around for 157 years, celebrating the final, post-war freeing of slaves. But this is only its third year as a national holiday and it keeps growing. Now it gets a mega-concet, including a Tina Turner tribute from Chloe Bailey. Also performing: Kirk Franklin (shown here), Nelly, Jodeci, Miguel, Charlie Wilson, SWV, Davido, Coi Leray and Mike Phillips. Read more…
1) “Endeavour” season-opener, 9-11 p.m., PBS. It’s been a long run – eight seasons of “Inspector Morse” … nine of the “Inspector Lewis” sequel … and now the ninth and final one of this prequel (shown here). Like Ridley (see next paragraph), Endeavour Morse (left) is somber; his one romance (with his colleague’s daughter) crumbled and he’s back from alcohol rehab. But unlike Ridley, his movie-length stories air in one night. This first one, involving a famous orchestra, is excellent. Read more…
1) “Saturday Night Live,” 11:29 p.m., NBC. Brendan Gleeson already had a terrific career that included playing Churchill, Trump and the king of Scotland. Then he added an Oscar nomination (for “The Banshees of Inisherin,” shown here with Gleeson, left, and Colin Farrell) and hosted “SNL,” with Willow as music guest. It reruns now. Read more…
1) “Outlander” season-opener, 8 p.m., Starz, rerunning at 9:32, 11:06, 12:42. Life can be complicated for Claire, a 20th-century doctor who whisked back two centuries and married Jamie, a Scottish rebel. Now the couple (shown here)is in America and she’s about to be executed for murder. He rushes to help, but the revolution is looming and he’s a military officer. Read more…
1) “Animal Control,” 9 and 9:30 p.m., Fox. During its first season, this show offered an agreeable mix of big sight gags and solid character humor. It will be back next season, but now it wraps up a stretch of reruns. Both episodes deal with the triangle of three sweet-spirited souls – Emily (the terrific Vella Lovell), Shred (shown here, right) and Rick. Also, Frank (Joel McHale, left) struggles with his macho self-image. First, he’s benched in basketball; then he resists mourning. Read more…
1) “The Full Monty” debut, Hulu. The 1997 movie showed a British town where the blue-collar jobs had vanished; desperate, the guys did a one-night strip show. Now, 26 years later, we meet the same guys (and same actors), in delightful sorts of disarray. Brilliantly co-written by Simon Beaufoy (who did the original and “Slumdog Millionaire”), this gives the best moments to Gaz’s daughter Destiny (she and her dad are shown here), a smart rogue who sparks a hilarious plot twist. Read more…
1) “Gotham Knights,” 9 p.m., CW. Only two weeks from its seasobn-finale (and very possibly its series finale), this pauses for a key and well-crafted rerun. Turner (shown here in a previous episode) – the adopted son of the late Batman – has been kidnapped. To get him back, the young rogues must find a valuable substance (“electrum”) and make a trade. Read more…
1) “Buffalo Soldiers: Fighting on Two Fronts,” 10 p.m., PBS. In their 85-year history, the all-Black units (dubbed “buffalo soldiers”) saw extremes. They were a symbol of freedom – guarding the transcontinental railroad, being the first park rangers at Yosemite (shown here), fighting in world wars. Still, this film says, they also fought against freedom – in Cuba, Mexico, the Philippines … and at home, in the “Indian Wars” and suppressing striking miners in Idaho. Read more…
1) Tony Awards, 8-11 p.m. ET, CBS. Each year, this ripples with great Broadway musical moments There should be more than ever this time, in a show that’s unscripted, due to the writers’ strike. Expect music from host Ariana DeBose (shown hosting last year’s Tonycast), from the nominated musicals — revivals (“Sweeney Todd,” “Into the Woods,” “Camelot,” “Parade”) and new (“Some Like It Hot,” “New York, New York,” “Kimberly Akimbo,” “& Juliet,” “Shucked”) — and more, including “Funny Girl” and a Joel Grey tribute. Read more…
