What to Watch on TV: Special Ops: Lioness, Star Trek: Lower Decks, and The Changeling
Welcome to a new week and another round of What to Watch on TV for the week of September 3rd! Our picks this week include exciting season premieres, fun episodes, and a few thrilling season finales!
This week we feature Special Ops: Lioness, Star Trek: Lower Decks, The Changeling, and more!
Here are our recommendations for what to watch on TV this week:
Special Ops: Lioness – Sunday, September 3rd
On the season finale, Joe and the team prepare for the worst when it feels the mission might be in jeopardy. Meanwhile, Eshan confronts Cruz. Special Ops: Lioness season finale airs Sunday, September 3rd on Paramount+.
Episode Description: The mission may be in jeopardy. Eshan confronts Cruz while Joe and the team prepare for the worst.
Futurama – Monday, September 4th
In what seems to be an extremely topical episode, the team encounters a pandemic. Even though future Earth wants to believe the worst is over, illness still prevails. Futurama airs Monday, September 4th on Hulu.
Episode Description: A pandemic ravages future Earth.
American Dad! – Monday, September 4th
After a bit of a hiatus, Season 20 is back in full swing with a miscommunication creating chaos within the Smith household. All because Stan can’t keep his insecurities in check regarding his new work friend and his wife, Francine. American Dad! Season 2o Part 2 premieres Monday, September 4th at 10/9c on TBS.
Episode Description: When Stan goes too far to keep his work friend away from Francine, she is forced to save her new “little” friend.
One Shot: Overtime Elite – Tuesday, September 5th
When you are young and passionate about basketball, making it into the big leagues can bring pressures you never dreamed of. This docuseries looks at what it’s like to become part of Overtime Elite. One Shot: Overtime Elite premieres Tuesday, September 5th on Prime Video.
Series Description: A six-part docuseries that explores the lives of Overtime Elite’s next generation of basketball stars, including recent NBA Draft lottery picks Amen and Ausar Thompson, as they navigate their own challenges in pursuit of a professional basketball career. This high-stakes, character-driven series will take audiences behind the scenes of a league that is disrupting traditional paths to the NBA and inspiring an entirely new generation of basketball players and fans alike.
Ahsoka – Tuesday, September 5th
Having landed on the planet Seatos, Ahsoka and Sabine must now fight off dangers at every turn as they pursue more information about Thrawn. Ahsoka airs Tuesday, September 5th at 9/8c on Disney+.
Series Description: Former Jedi knight Ahsoka Tano investigates an emerging threat to a vulnerable galaxy.
Never Let Him Go – Wednesday, September 6th
35 years after the death of Scott Johnson, his older brother continues to seek information about the truth regarding his brother’s mysterious death. Never Let Him Go premieres Wednesday, September 6th on Hulu.
Series Description: In December 1988, Scott Johnson, a gay American mathematician, was found dead beneath a cliff in Sydney, Australia. His death was quickly determined to be a suicide. But Steve Johnson, Scott’s older brother, had doubts and would spend the next 35 years trying to solve the mystery of Scott’s death. He could have never imagined the tinderbox he would crack open—a wave of anti-gay violence, which was systematically ignored for decades.
The Afterparty – Wednesday, September 6th
Zoë and her mother, Vivian, work to uncover more secrets in order to find the culprit of Edgar’s murder. The Afterparty Season 2 finale airs Wednesday, September 6th on Apple TV+.
Episode Description: Alternating between campy horror and 1980s soap opera, Zoë and her mother, Vivian, fill in the remaining blanks of Edgar’s murder.
Star Trek: Lower Decks – Thursday, September 7th
With a two-episode Season 4 premiere, Mariner, Biomler, and the gang face their futures with excitement and enthusiasm. Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 4 premieres Thursday, September 7th on Paramount+.
Season Description: The fourth season of the American adult animated television series Star Trek: Lower Decks is set in the 24th century and follows the adventures of the “lower deckers” on the starship Cerritos, one of Starfleet’s least important starships.
Virgin River – Thursday, September 7th
While a wildfire threatens the town, some people will come together while others fall further apart. Virgin River Season 5 Part 1 premieres Thursday, September 7th on Netflix.
Season Description: Season Five of Virgin River features surprising new relationships, a shocking break-up, a difficult court trial, a heartbreaking goodbye, and a wildfire that threatens the town, bringing some people of Virgin River together while tearing others apart.
Minx – Friday, September 8th
On the season finale, Doug confronts Constance at the Minx International launch party. All while Joyce, Shelly, and Lenny have an uncertain future ahead of them. Minx Season 2 finale airs Friday, September 8th at 9/8c on Starz.
Episode Description: At the Minx International launch party, Doug confronts Constance, while Joyce starts to lose control of her magazine; Shelly and Lenny look toward an uncertain future.
The Changeling – Friday, September 8th
Apollo and Emma are a love story for the ages, and then Emma disappears under mysterious circumstances. Apollo goes on a death-defying odyssey to find her. The Changeling premieres Friday, September 8th on Apple TV+.
Series Description: Apollo and Emma’s love story is a fairy tale, until Emma mysteriously vanishes; bereft, Apollo finds himself on a death-defying odyssey through a New York City he didn’t know existed.
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Mads Misasi
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