#amberruffin

Friday, December 4th:

(exclusive / streaming): Euphoria (HMax, bonus holiday special, also on HBO Sunday), Brassic (hulu, season 2 available, all 6 eps), The Hardy Boys (hulu, Canadian series stateside premiere, all 13 eps), Earth at Night in Color (apple+, docuseries premiere, first 6 eps), Stillwater (apple+, children's animated series premiere, all 6 eps), Big Mouth (netflix, season 4 available, all 10 eps), Pokémon Journeys (netflix, part 3 premiere, next 12 eps), Great British Baking Show Holidays (netflix, season 3 available, both 2 eps), "Selena: The Series" (netflix, biography series premiere, first 9 eps)

(streaming weekly): The Barrier (netflix, season 1 finale), The Mandalorian (dsn+), Beyond the Clouds (dsn+, docuseries premiere), Tooning Out the News (AACBS), Wilmore (Peacock, rescheduled season 1 finale), The Amber Ruffin Show (Peacock, rescheduled season 1 finale)

(streaming movies, etc.): Small Axe (amazon, part 3 "Red, White, and Blue"), "Sound of Metal" (AmazonPrime, indy film premiere), "Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special" (apple+), Captain Underpants "Mega Blissmas" (netflix, animated special), "Godmothered" (dsn+, Disney original holiday film premiere), "Mulan" (dsn+, live-action theatrical movie, streaming premiere), "Mank" (netflix, Herman J. Mankiewicz biopic premiere), "Leyla Everlasting" (netflix, Turkish comedy, ~2hrs), "Christmas Crossfire" (netflix, German dark comedy, 105mins), "Bombay Rose" (netflix, romance in hand-painted animation, 93mins)

(original made-for-TV movies): "Black Widow Killer" (LMN original movie, 2hrs), "Too Close for Christmas" (Lifetime original movie, 2hrs++)

(also new): "Disney Holiday Magic Quest" (disney, special, ~50mins), "The Hollywood Christmas Parade" (theCW, "Greatest Moments" special, 2hrs), "Macho: The Hector Camacho Story" (SHO, sports documentary, 95mins)

(early -  hour 0): The Astronauts (NICK) /   / "Kid of the Year" (NICK, special, 60mins)

(hour 1): MacGyver (CBS, season 5 opener), Shark Tank (ABC)

(hour 2): Magnum P.I. (CBS, season 3 opener), Ancient Aliens (HIST), Biggest Little Christmas Showdown (HGTV)

(hour 3): Blue Bloods (CBS, season 11 opener), Warrior (MAX, season 2 finale, 70mins)

(hour 4 - latenight): The Graham Norton Show (BBCAm), ELeague (TBS, "RLCS X", 2hrs)

Saturday, September 14th:

(streaming shows): The Fable (hulu), Romance in the House (netflix), Love Next Door (netflix)

(specials): The 2024 Creative Arts Emmy Awards (FXX, annual ceremony highlights, 2.5 hours)

(original made-for-TV movies): "Love's Second Act" (GAFam, 2hrs), "The Heiress and the Handyman" (HALL, 2hrs), "The Face I Can't Forget" (LIFE, 2hrs+)

(other highlights): Johnson (BounceTV), Dinner and a Movie (TBS, "Captain America: Civil War" from 2016), Have I Got News For You (CNN, weekly comedic roundup premiere)

Friday, December 16th:

(exclusive): "Litvinenko" (AMC+|SundanceNow, bio-pic drama, all 4 eps), Far From Home (netflix, Nollywood teen drama, all 5 eps), A Storm for Christmas (netflix, Norwegian mini-series, all 6 eps), "The Recruit" (netflix, spy thriller series premiere, all 8 eps), Paradise PD (netflix, animated comedy, season 4 available, all 10 eps), Cook at All Costs (netflix, competition premiere, all 8 eps), Summer Job (netflix, Italian Gen Z reality competition, all 8 eps), Beast of Bangalore: Indian Predator (netflix, true-crime, all 3 parts)

(streaming movies): "Snow Day" (Para+|NICK, movie musical remake of 2000 comedy), "Nanny" (amazonPrime, supernatural horror-thriller), "The Apology" (Shudder|AMC+, horror-thriller), "Private Lesson" (netflix, Turkish rom-com, 90mins), "BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths" (netflix, Mexican dramedy, 160mins), "The Volcano: Rescue From Whakaari" (netflix, documentary), "Le pupille" (dsn+, film short), "If These Walls Could Sing" (dsn+, Abbey Road Studios documentary)

(shows streaming weekly): Slow Horses (apple+), "Echo 3" (apple+), The Mosquito Coast (apple+), Mythic Quest (apple+), Acapulco (apple+, season 2 finale), Shantaram (apple+, series finale), Play-Doh Squished (freevee), America's Test Kitchen: Next Generation (freevee), Three Pines (amazon, next 2 eps), "LOL: Last One Laughing - Mexico" (amazon, season 5 opener), Dance Monsters (netflix, competition in CGI costumes, first 3 eps)

(primetime specials): Joe Bob's "Ghoultide Get-Together" (Shudder), Metallica Presents: "The Helping Hands Concert" (Para+), The Amber Ruffin Show (Peacock, season 3 finale), The Hollywood Christmas Parade (theCW, 90th annual event, 2hrs)

(original made-for-TV movies): "Snow Day" (NICK|Para+, movie musical remake of 2000 comedy), "The Housewives of The North Pole" (BRAVO, earlier, 2hrs), "Holiday Heritage" (HALL, Kwanzaa, 2hrs), "A Christmas to Treasure" (LIFE, 2hrs+), "Bound by Blackmail" (LMN, 2hrs), "The First Noelle" (BET, 2.5 hours)

(hour 1): Lopez vs. Lopez (NBC, fall finale) /   / Young Rock (NBC, fall finale)

(hour 2): The Greatest #AtHome Videos (CBS, "Holiday Special"), The UnXplained (HIST, season 3 finale)

(hour 3): The Last Cowboy (CMT), We're Here (HBO), Battle of the Bling (HGTV, 60mins)

Friday, September 30th:

(exclusive): Jena Friedman: "Ladykiller" (Peacock, stand-up special), Ramy (hulu, season 3 available, all 10 eps), Jungle (amazon, music-filled London drama mini-series, all 6 eps), Kamp Koral (Para+, series "part 3" due, next 13 eps), Floor Is Lava (netflix, gameshow season 3 available, all 5 eps), Human Playground (netflix, docu-series premiere, all 6 parts), Phantom Pups (netflix, live-action family series, all 10 eps)

(movies, etc.): "Hocus Pocus 2" (dsn+), "My Best Friend's Exorcism" (amazon, horror), "The Greatest Beer Run Ever" (apple+, Vietnam-era drama), "Entergalactic" (netflix, animated adult romantic drama, 90mins), "Plan A Plan B" (netflix, Indian rom-com, ~105mins), "Aníkúlápó" (netflix, African magical realism drama, ~140mins), "Rainbow" (netflix, Spanish teen drama inspired by Oz, ~2hrs), "What We Leave Behind" (netflix, Mexico documentary, ~70mins), "Into the Deep" (netflix, Submarine Murder true-crime doc, ~90mins), "Hot Take: The Depp/Heard Trial" (Tubi, dramatization special)

(streaming weekly): Bad Sisters (apple+), Central Park (apple+), See (apple+), LotR: The Rings of Power (amazon), The Great British Baking Show (netflix), "Who's Talking to Chris Wallace" (HMax), "Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror" (Shudder, part 1 of 4), The Amber Ruffin Show (Peacock, season 3 opener, primetime)

(also new): "How to Live Your Best Death" (LMN original movie, 2hrs), "The Curse of Robert the Doll" (Travel, special, 2hrs)

(hour 1): Smurfs (NICK) /   / The Casagrandes (NICK), Shark Tank (ABC), College Bowl (NBC), The Price Is Right at Night (CBS, special), RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race (VH1, season 2 finale)

(hour 2): The 35th Hispanic Heritage Awards (PBS, special)

(hour 3): Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO), Creepshow (AMC, 70mins), The Amber Ruffin Show (Peacock, season 3 opener, new time)

Friday, June 17th:

(exclusive): The Lake (amazon, Canadian sitcom premiere, all 8 eps), The Summer I Turned Pretty (amazon, YA novel adaptation, all 7 eps), Boundless (amazon, Magellan+Elcano historical mini-series, all 4 eps), "Paul Pogba: The Pogmentary" (amazon, sports docu-series, all 5 parts), You Don't Know Me (netflix, British crime drama, all 4 eps), The War Next-door (netflix, Mexican sitcom, season 2 available, all 8 eps), Home (apple+, innovative houses, season 2 available, all 10 eps)

(movies, etc.): "Spiderhead" (netflix), "Cha Cha Real Smooth" (apple+), "Jerry & Marge Go Large" (Para+), "Good Luck to You, Leo Grande" (hulu), "The Martha Mitchell Effect" (netflix, documentary), The Sessions: "Draymond Green" (amazon, sports documentary)

(streaming weekly): The Amber Ruffin Show (Peacock, primetime, season 2 finale), The Boys (amazon), For All Mankind (apple+), Physical (apple+), Now & Then (apple+, penultimate), Tehran (apple+, season 2 finale), RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (Para+), The Old Man (hulu, drama limited series premiere, first 2 eps)

(also new): "Love Triangle Nightmare" (LMN original movie, 2hrs), "Sound of Freedom - A Juneteenth Celebration" (ABC, special), "Watergate: High Crimes in the White House" (CBS, 2hrs)

(earlier - hour 0): Bunk'd (disney)

(hour 1): Come Dance With Me (CBS, penultimate), The Villains of Valley View (disney) /   / "Ultra Violet & Black Scorpion" (disney), The Wedding Planners (UPtv, 2hrs)

(hour 2):   The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs (Shudder), Raven's Home (disney), The Wedding Planners (UPtv, contd)

(hour 3): Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)

(hour 4 - latenight): PAUSE with Sam Jay (HBO)