2018-09-20 Entertainment Weekly

(Amelia) #1

MONDAYSEPTEMBER 10


A handy guide to solve your daily TV dilemmas*
By|GERRAD HALL @GERRADHALL

Devour
it all at once

Season Finale
American Ninja Warrior
8 –10PM | NBC
The strongest superhumans
outside of a Marvel movie will
attempt to conquer Mount
Midoriyama for the 10th-season
closer. “This year, we reconfig-
ured the finals course,” says host
Akbar Gbajabiamila. “Believe
it or not, that plays a big trick
on the ninjas’ minds.” One more
change? An extra $100,000
to whoever gets the farthest on
the course.—Dana Schwartz

Swiped: Hooking Up
in the Digital Age
10–11:25PM | HBO
It’s not really news
that love these days is
a many-Tindered thing—
particularly for millenni-
als whose whole lives
unfold around their
handheld screens. Jour-
nalist Nancy Jo Sales’
examination of online
dating is smart, timely,
and insightful; mostly,
though, it just makes you
want to pull the plug.B+
—Leah Greenblatt

Season Premiere
Flipping Out
10:15–11:15PM | BRAVO
L.A.’s most dramatic
house-flipping team—
Jef, Jenni & Co.—is
dealing with staf shake-
ups, bad concrete pours,
and babies in season 11.
It’s classic reality fare—
the personalities are
big enough to keep you
glued to the TV, even if
the turmoil is a bit fake.
B–—Dana Schwartz

The Great American Read
CHECK LOCAL LISTINGS|PBS
After unveiling America’s 100 best-loved
novels, PBS will go deeper into each title—as
voting for the winner rages on. “We’ve for-
gotten how great it is to just pick up a book,”
host Meredith Vieira says.—David Canfield

Castle Rock
STREAMING | HULU
It’s never too late to visit the unluckiest
town in America. The anthology drama
based on Stephen King’s multiverse may
be nearing its first season’s finish line
(Sept. 12), but catching up wou
cracking the series’ biggest m
What happened to Henry (And
What afliction does Molly (Me
have? And who exactly is the K
Skarsgård)? Co-creator Sam S
answers. “All the questions th
haunted Henry and Molly will,
wild and fateful way, come to a
last hour.” Just hope no one los
—Shirley Li

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*TIMES ARE EASTERN DAYLIGHT AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Everyone will
be talking about
it tomorrow

It’s okay to let
these build up
on your DVR

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: DAVID BECKER/NBC; MEREDITH VIEIRA:

©STEPHANIE BERGER/PBS;

SWIPED: HOOKING UP IN THE DIGITAL

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: HBO; SPACEK: PATRICK HARBRON/HULU; SKARSGARD: DANA

STARBARD/HULU; SCOTT GLENN AND ANDRE HOLLAND: PATRICK

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