What to Watch, and More! Week of Sept. 18- 24
Matt & Woody explore brotherhood, John Hamm’s a “Hostage” & an all-star salute to Judge Judy
Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey play themselves, sort of, in “Brothers”
FRIDAY, Sept. 18
Outlander: Blood of My Blood
Season two begins of the spinoff prequel about the two iconic lead couples and their hopes for survival amid a brewing war as they fight for each other and the future of the Highlands. Starring Jeremy Irvine and Hermione Corfield (Starz).
The Greatest @Home Videos: Cedy Awards
Cedric the Entertainer hosts this fourth annual celebration of viewer-submitted videos, including cute kids, pets, celebrity flubs and fails (8 p.m., CBS).
SATURDAY, Sept. 19
Sole Survivor of Flight 119
Based-on-a-true-story drama of a woman (Sarah Wayne Collins) who survives a harrowing airplane crash in the Mexican jungle (8 p.m., Lifetime).
SUNDAY, Sept. 20
American Hostage
Jon Hamm (who also executive produced) and Giovanni Ribisi star in this new anthology series, a psychological thriller based on the true story of an Indianapolis radio reporter thrust into a life-of-death crisis when a hostage taker demands coverage on his show (MGM+).
Youth
Original comedy series about a 50-year-old divorcee (Sharon Horgan) and her search for sex and love while juggling caring for her ailing parents and parenting her should-be-grown-up son (HBO).
MONDAY, Sept. 21
Celebrity Weakest Link
New season of the rapid-fire quiz show will feature celebs from TV, sports, film and music competing for charity (Fox).
Line of Fire
New series (above) about a family of law enforcement agents bridging personal differences and crossing professional boundaries to tackle cases for the F.B.I., U.S. Marshals, Secret Service and Department of Justice. Starring Peter Krause, Hope Davis, Kat Cunning, Taylor Bloom and Charlie Barnett (NBC).
Siren: The Voices of Shelly Beattie
Documentary about a deaf women whose life closely parallels deaf Hollywood actor Marlee Matlin—who produced this film (HBO).
TUESDAY, Sept. 22
Judge Judy: Unfiltered, Unforgettable
Amy Poehler, RuPaul, Samuel L. Jackson, Sherry Lansing and Steven Spielberg share favorite stories about the now-iconic TV arbiter, who started her show in 1996 (8 p.m., CBS).
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 23
The Love Hypothesis
Lili Reinhart stars as a young Ph.D. candidate attracted to a college professor (Tom Bateman) in this drama based on a New York Times bestseller (Prime Video).
Brothers
Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson play fictionalized versions of themselves in this eight-episode series about friendship, family, fame and the messy line between make-believe and reality (Apple TV).
Knowledge Keepers
Learn how Native Americans have developed and passed down scientific knowledge through generations in this new documentary (9 p.m., PBS).
THURSDAY, Sept. 24
The Traitors: New Blood
Host Alan Cummings returns for the new season of the reality competition featuring contestants working toward a maga-prize purse—but with a traitor “hidden” in their midst who “murders” them one by one, unless they can rat him out first (8 p.m., NBC).
American Horror Story
After a creepy asylum, a coven of witches, a traveling freak show, a haunted hotel and the apocalypse itself, what’s next? Tune in tonight for the kickoff of season 13 of the horror anthology series (9 p.m., FX and Hulu).
READ ALL ABOUT IT
Look up! A History of the Sky in 300 Infographics (Thames & Hudson) shows how people throughout history have always been fascinated with what’s “up there” and sought to understand the cosmos and our place in it. It’s a trip into space, presented in an information-rich format that you’ll love exploring.
BRING IT HOME
The absurdist crime comedy I Love Boosters (Alliance Entertainment), about the misadventures of a group of shoplifters (or “boosters”), has a sprawling ensemble cast featuring Keke Palmer, Taylour Page, LaKeith Stanfield, Demi Moore, Will Poulter and Don Cheadle.
The latest Scary Movie (Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment), the fifth follow-up and a sorta sequel to the 2000 parody flick, finds two friends (Marlon Wayans and Shawn Wayans) again caught up in comedic mayhem involving killers, monsters and supernatural creatures.
Billy Bob Thornton leads the all-star cast (also including Ali Larter, Demi Moore, Sam Elliot and Andy Garcia), in Landman (Paramount Home Entertainment). See all 10 season two episodes of the modern-day oil-empire drama from Yellowstone‘s Taylor Sheridan.
NOW HEAR THIS
Hey, hey, it’s The Monkees! Hear how it all started six decades ago for the iconic “prefab” four with Made for TV (Rhino), a set of LPs, CDs and a Blu-ray celebrating the hit TV show, with fan-fave episodes and musical highlights, greatest hits, song tracks from season one and more.