What I Watched Last Week (Sept. 14-20)
What I Watched Last Week is a regular feature on this blog. Every Monday, I’ll recap the TV, film and sports action I consumed over the past seven days. It will include my thoughts and links for more info.
MONDAY
TV: Reno 911! (Season 6, Eps 7-8, Comedy Central)
TV: Desus & Mero (Season 2, Ep 46, Showtime). The Bodega Boys are back. I couldn’t be happier.
TV: The Circus (Season 5, Ep 13, Showtime)
TV: Love Fraud (Docuseries, Ep 3, Showtime). So excited to see how this story ends. The turns!
TV: Power Book II: Ghost (Season 1, Ep 2, STARZ). Still on the fence with this series, but I plan to finish the season.
TV: Lovecraft Country (Season 1, Ep 5, HBO)
TV: The Vow (Docuseries, Ep 4, HBO). If it walks like a cult and talks like a cult, it probably is a …
TV: 19 and Recovering (Docuseries, Ep 2, MTV)
TV: Love Island (Season 3, Ep 16, CBS)
TV: Big Brother All-Stars (Season 22, Ep 17, CBS)
TV: The Office (Season 3, Ep 20, Netflix)
TV: Pardon the Interruption (Monday, Sepot. 14, ESPN2)
Sports: MLB – Orioles 14, Braves 1 in Baltimore (Fox Sports Southeast). Snitker’s guys are so up and down. Talk about whiplash.
Sports: NFL – Steelers over Giants and Titans over Broncos (ESPN)
Special: 2020 Creative Arts Emmy Awards – Reality and Nonfiction (Emmys.com). Big night for The Cave (much deserved) and Queer Eye (of course)!
TUESDAY
TV: The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Season 5, Ep 153, Comedy Central)
TV: Reno 911! (Season 6, Eps 9-10, Comedy Central)
TV: Love Island (Season 2, Ep 17, CBS). Man, Mackenzie is so annoying. That’s all I have to say.
TV: Dancing with the Stars (Season 29, Ep 1, ABC). I haven’t watched a full season in years, but Tyra and a stellar cast pulled me in this time around. Should be fun!
TV: We Are Who We Are (Season 1, Ep 1, HBO). NEW SERIES ALERT. Blown away. I adored the premiere. This coming-of-age tale set in Italy has so much going for it. It could become my favorite show of the fall.
TV: The Third Day (Season 1, Ep 1, HBO). The limited series starring Jude Law and Naomie Harris shows promise early on. I’m intrigued.
TV: Pardon the Interruption (Tuesday, Sept. 15, ESPN2)
Sports: MLB – Braves 5, Orioles 1 in Baltimore (Fox Sports Southeast)
Sports: NBA Playoffs – Heat over Celtics and Nuggets over Clippers (ESPN)
Special: 2020 Creative Arts Emmy Awards -Variety (Emmys.com)
WEDNESDAY
TV: Reno 911! (Season 6, Eps 11-12, Comedy Central)
TV: Transplant (Season 1, Ep 3, NBC)
TV: America’s Got Talent (Season 15, Ep 21, NBC). The second half of the semifinals. This season had been quite entertaining, even without Simon’s critiques the past few weeks. I’ll have more on the Top 10 acts before next week’s finale.
TV: The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Season 5, Ep 154, Comedy Central)
TV: Love Island (Season 2, Ep 18, CBS)
TV: Big Brother All-Stars (Season 22, Ep 18, CBS)
TV: Pardon the Interruption (Wednesday, Sept. 16, ESPN2)
Sports: Orioles 5, Braves 0 in Baltimore (Fox Sports Southeast)
Special: 2020 Creative Arts Emmy Awards – Scripted Night 1 (Emmys.com)
TV: 55th Academy of Country Music Awards (CBS). I loved everything about this three-hour program, delayed for almost six months because of the coronavirus pandemic. I’ll have more thoughts on another blog post.
THURSDAY
TV: Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (Wednesday, Sept. 16, TBS)
TV: Reno 911! (Season 6, Eps 13-15, Comedy Central). After two episodes a day for the past six weeks, I finished! These bumbling idiots made my laugh till my stomach hurt. Over and over. Bravo.
TV: America’s Got Talent (Season 15, Ep 22, NBC). Most of these results mystify me. Until next week …
TV: ER (Season 14, Eps 14-19 and Season 15, Ep 1, Hulu). Last season! We made it! And to say goodbye to Dr. Gregory Pratt, (played by the incomparable Mekhi Phifer), that was agonizing.
TV: The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Season 5, Ep 154-155, Comedy Central)
TV: Pardon the Interruption (Thursday, Sept. 17, ESPN)
Special: 2020 Creative Arts Emmy Awards – Scripted Night 2 (Emmys.com)
Sports: NBA Playoffs – Heat over Celtics in Orlando (Eastern Conference Finals, Game 2, ESPN) and Browns over Bengals in Cleveland (NFL Network). Players of the night: Miami’s Goran Dragic and Cleveland’s Nick Chubb. Honorable mention: Cincinnati’s Joe Burrow. The rookie QB is gonna be a star.
FRIDAY
TV: Desus & Mero (Season 2, Ep 47, Showtime)
TV: Big Brother All-Stars (Season 22, Ep 19, CBS). Am I surprised that a white guy named Memphis is racist? Nah. Producers should show him the door.
TV: Love Island (Season 2, Eps 19-20, CBS). Still going strong!
TV: Ted Lasso (Season 1, Ep 8, Apple TV+). I’m devastated there’s only one more episode (Sept. 25).
TV: The Bradshaw Bunch (Season 1, Eps 1-2, E!). NEW SERIES ALERT. This should be frivilous fun. Nothing more than that.
TV: Keeping Up with the Kardashians (Season 19, Ep 1, E!). With the series ending next year, I decided to check in on a few episodes to see where the clan is at. I’ve never been a fan of this family, to be honest. But its impact on the world is undeniable.
Movie: Coastal Elites (Comedy, 2020, HBO). I didn’t expect to be so moved, but every monologue (maybe except for the one from Sarah Paulson) hit me hard. Superb stuff. Give it a shot.
TV: Pardon the Interruption (Friday, Sept. 18, ESPN)
Sports: MLB – Braves 15, Mets 2 in New York (Fox Sports South)
SATURDAY
TV: Room 104 (Season 4, Ep 9, HBO). Kevin McKidd is amazing. The episode is titled “The Last Man.” So good.
TV: Real Time with Bill Maher (Season 18, Ep 27, HBO)
TV: A.P. Bio (Season 3, Ep 2, Peacock)
Sports: MLB – Mets 7, Braves 2 in New York (FOX)
TV: Creative Arts Emmy Awards (FXX)
SUNDAY
TV: The NFL Today (Sunday, Sept. 20, CBS)
Sports: MLB – Braves 7, Mets 0 in New York (Fox Sports South). Magic number: 5. The final week of the season is already here? Let’s go!
Sports: NFL – Cowboys 40, Falcons 39 in Arlington, Texas (FOX). What a debacle for Dan Quinn’s guys. Going for 2 in the second quarter? The dropped pass by Julio? The botched onside kick situation? I wouldn’t be surprised to see a lot of pink slips this week. I’m dreading having to read about it.
Sports: Golf – U.S. Open at Winged Foot GC in Mamaroneck, N.Y. (Final round, NBC). Didn’t catch as much of this tournament as I wanted, but the ending was satisfying. Congrats, Bryson!
Sports: NFL – Chiefs over Chargers (CBS) and Seahawks over Patriots (NBC)
TV: 72nd Emmy Awards (ABC). I thought the show worked! it was creative and fresh. But not without snafus, of course. I’ll be writing much more about this in the coming days.
Sports: NBA Playoffs – Lakers 105, Nuggets 103 in Orlando (Western Conference Finals, Game 2, TNT). What a shot, AD!