A few billion more Wall Street gets a new Prince in Season 5 of ‘Billions’
By Dana Simpson TV MediaF
asten your seatbelts for another year of dollars and deceit.
“Billions,” Showtime’s most provocative corporate drama, returns for its fifth season on Sunday, May 3, and fans of the show can’t wait
ing complications caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The first seven episodes will air starting this week, and the show will take a break mid-June at a natural point in the story arc. At this stage, there is no way to know when the second part of the season will air, but the much-antici-
Giamatti, “Sideways,” 2004) and Bobby “Axe” Axelrod (Damian Lewis, “Band of Brothers”) as they try to take each other down in a grueling game of cat and mouse. Providing more twists and turns than a Shakespearean production, Chuck and Axe have been on a collision course with one another since 2016. From Chuck getting a tip about insider trading and Axe’s subsequent disappearance in Season 1 to the two men going head to head in court in Season 3, it appears the billionaires will squabble over just about anything from money and business to women
Just when it seemed they would band together to form an alliance — especially with Axe’s focus now more clearly aimed at the destruction of Taylor (Asia Kate Dillon, “Orange Is the New Black”) and her company — Chuck and Axe are once again pitted against each other as Season 5 will feature a new player, Michael Prince (Co-
rey Stoll, “House of Cards”), who joins their high-stakes — and, quite honestly, exhausting — game.
At the end of Season 4, “Billions” co-creator David Levien told Entertainment Weekly a bit about the fate of Chuck and Axe:
“When we thought of bringing them together, we didn’t know exactly when they would start to be at odds again,” Levien said. “We just knew two men with these qualities, this alpha dog mentality, that a peace and alliance could never last forever.”
With the arrival of this new threat to Axe and his company, Axe Capital (AxeCap for short), Chuck appears to have a plan in the works — because when does he not? — but all the alliances that have been crafted over the past four years are likely to fall apart as companies lose money, employees and power. Now, a newcomer to the feud (and the series), Chuck’s friend, Prof. Catherine “Cat” Brant (Julianna Margulies, “The Good Wife”), expresses her concern that his quest for
dominance has gotten out of hand. Amid triple crosses, double agents and a single common goal, things begin to get “tribal,” and every player involved in this corporate chess game will quickly begin to realize who is the king and who is a pawn.
It’s not just the kings at play in the business game, either. Taylor, who has been fighting to keep her firm together and pull away from Axe, will have to make some serious adjustments as she is forced back to work at AxeCap, while Wendy (Maggie Siff, “Sons of Anarchy”), who had just spent the day at a closed-course recreational demolition site with Rebecca (Nina Arianda, “Goliath”) venting her frustrations and “moving earth,” can’t avoid her problems forever as she anxiously awaits the medical board’s decision on her case.
Throughout all of this, Rebecca finds herself a pawn in Axe’s game as she is blindsided in the boardroom and realizes that he purposefully orchestrated her demolition day with Wendy to suit his needs so that he could broker a
deal and liquidate Saler’s Department Stores — a company Rebecca was very fond of — behind her back. As Rebecca shares her feelings with Axe and leaves the office, she has Axe (and viewers) wondering whether she will be back for another round.
To top off all of the excitement, with rumors of Wendy branching out on her own, creating new connections and inciting some tension between her and Chuck, some fans of the show are wondering if Axe will finally make a romantic move on Wendy — did anyone else catch that slow rise in sexual tension? And, although Chuck always seems to have a plan in motion, could Season 5 find him finally losing steam? Will this new billionaire, Prince, overshadow one of the leading men for good? So many questions, and the only way to find out what really happens is to tune in. After all, things on Wall Street really can change in a New York minute.
The first seven episodes of “Billions” Season 5 kick off Sunday, May 3, on Showtime.
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WHAT’S NEW ON NETFLIX
“The Eddy”
Academy Award-winning director of “La La Land” (2016), Damien Chazelle, and his team bring a slice of the Paris jazz scene to Netflix on Friday, May 8. The eight-episode limited series tells the story of Elliot Udo (André Holland, “Moonlight,” 2016), an American expat co-managing The Eddy, a fictional modern-day jazz club in the City of Lights, alongside his partner, Farid (Tahar Rahim, “The Past,” 2013). The series is a much darker take on jazz culture than that of “La La Land” and focuses on the raw feelings, financial struggles, personal traumas and race dynamics that are at play in the Parisian music subculture. Each of the eight episodes homes in on a leading character and tells their story, but the main character of the show is, without a doubt, the music itself. Written by producing legend Glen Ballard of “Jagged Little Pill” fame and Randy Kerber, Oscarnominated composer of “The Color Purple” (1985), the soundtrack sets the stage for much of the action and underscores the themes of the seedy, yet gripping, Parisian nightlife. The show’s writers and production team aim to provide an as true-to-life depiction of the capital city as possible, going as far as to incorporate French, English and Arabic throughout the dialogue from beginning to end and shooting the entire series in Paris rather than in a studio. The show also stars Amandla Stenberg (“The Hate U Give,” 2018), Joanna Kulig (“Cold War,” 2018) and Leïla Bekhti (“Paris, je t’aime,” 2006) in recurring roles.
“The Wrong Missy” (2020)
Adam Sandler fans can delight in Happy Madison Productions’ newest film coming to Netflix on Friday, May 8. Starring David Spade (“Joe Dirt,” 2001) as leading man Tim Morris, the film follows the hilarious consequences of technological privilege gone awry. When Tim meets his dream girl, Missy (Molly Sims, “Fired Up!,” 2009), and sends a text
inviting her to his corporate retreat, he quickly learns that he has been texting the wrong woman, a different Missy (Lauren Lapkus, “Jurassic World,” 2015), the whole time. Directed by comedy triple threat Tyler Spindel, (“The House Bunny,” 2008) and co-starring household names Sarah Chalke (“Scrubs”) and Nick Swardson (“Just Go With It,” 2011), the film follows the classic comedic tradition of mistaken identity and the bumbling-protagonist trope to deliver lots of hearty laughs to the audience. The film also features rapper-turned-actor and television personality Vanilla Ice (“That’s My Boy,” 2015).
WHAT’S NEW ON HULU
“Solar Opposites”
Get ready for an out-of-this-world experience coming to Hulu on Friday, May 8. “Rick and Morty” creators Mike McMahan and Justin Roiland are set to debut their new adult animated sitcom about members of an alien family who have to start their lives over in America. The series, originally made for the Fox Broadcasting Company, will air exclusively on Hulu and features eight episodes. Following a rash decision to leave their own exploding planet, an extraterrestrial family crash lands their spaceship into a vacant, prefurnished home and battles to blend
lina (“Spider-Man 2,” 2004), Andy Daly (“Bob’s Burgers”), Christina Hendricks (“Good Girls”) and Rainn Wilson (“The Office”), among others.
“Saturday Night Live”
Live on Hulu, it’s Saturday night!
into their new, middle-American neighborhood. Constantly oscillating between whether planet Earth is amazing or awful, the series explores environmental issues, political turmoil, the plight of consumerism and the human condition in the most comically ridiculous and absurd ways possible. Main characters are voiced by Justin Roiland (“Smallfoot,” 2018), Thomas Middleditch (“The Final Girls,” 2015), Sean Giambrone (“The Goldbergs”) and Mary Mack (“Golan the Insatiable”), while Season 1 guest stars include Alfred Mo-
There are currently 21 seasons of “Saturday Night Live” now available to watch on the streaming service. The classic late-night sketchcomedy series has been tickling fancies since 1975 with celebrity guest hosts and highly anticipated live musical acts. Known for their witty, often exaggerated, parodies, “Saturday Night Live” has facilitated the rise of comic legends from John Belushi (“The Blues Brothers,” 1980), Bill Murray (“Ghostbusters,” 1984) and Chevy Chase (“National Lampoon’s Vacation,” 1983) to Julia Louis-Dreyfus (“Seinfeld”) and, more recently, Amy Poehler (“Parks and Recreation”), Tina Fey (“30 Rock”), Andy Samberg (“Hot Rod,” 2007) and Kenan Thompson (“Snakes on a Plane,” 2006). Hulu has made archive episodes from Season 1 to Season 5 available, as well as those from seasons 30 to 45. To make matters even better, as new seasons launch on NBC, the site makes each new episode available for next-day consumption, so get ready to laugh.
WHAT’S NEW ON PRIME “Baseball”
Join film documentarian Ken Burns (“The Central Park Five,” 2012) on a cinematic journey through baseball history, streaming now. Known for balancing archival footage with thorough research, interviews and photographs, Burns uses his talents to unveil the history of the all-American sport in this 11-part docuseries from PBS. Beginning in the 1840s with the game’s launch as a distraction from the mundanity of everyday life, the program tackles the vast topic of baseball in relation to wartime, immigration, homelessness, shifting social and economic pressures, and the struggle to keep the game as “America’s pastime” despite the globalization of the sport.
The Lodge
Investigative writer Richard Hall (Armitage) requests a divorce from his devout Catholic wife, Laura (Silverstone), after a prolonged separation. His plan is to marry Grace, (Keough), the last remaining survivor of a fundamentalist Christian suicide cult and the subject of his newest book. When Laura commits suicide, the couple’s children, Aiden (Martell) and Mia (McHugh), are devastated by the loss of their mother and refuse to ac-
cept Grace, their future stepmother, into their lives. Less than a year later, the new family journeys to its remote Massachusetts lodge for Christmas. When Richard leaves the children in Grace’s care, however, her traumatic past comes back to haunt them all.
Directors: Severin Fiala, Veronika Franz. Stars: Richard Armitage, Alicia Silverstone, Jaeden Martell, Riley Keough, Lia McHugh, Rebecca Faulkenberry,
Sports this week
Sunday, May 3
8:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 Hey Rookie, Welcome to the NFL (0:30)
FSN In-Depth Outdoors (0:30)
GOLF Morning Drive (Live) (0:30)
8:30 a.m. ESPN2 Hey Rookie, Welcome to the NFL (0:30)
FSN American Heroes Outdoors (0:30)
GOLF Morning Drive (0:30)
9:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 Bassmaster Elite Series (1:00)
FSN Jason Mitchell Outdoors (0:30)
GOLF Morning Drive (0:30)
NBCSN EPL Soccer Classics April 4, 2015 Liverp’l vs. ARS (2:00)
9:30 a.m. GOLF Morning Drive (0:30)
10:00 a.m. (15) KVRR Ultimate Outdoor Adventures TV (0:30)
ESPN College Gameday (1:00)
ESPN2 World of X Games (1:00)
FSN Backroads With Ron and Raven (0:30)
GOLF LPGA Golf Classics
Round 3 2018 Mediheal Championship. From Lake Merced Golf Club-- San Francisco, Calif. (2:30)
11:00 a.m. ESPN2 Sport
Climbing Combined Invitational
Championship. Plano, Texas (1:00)
FSN Destination Polaris (0:30)
11:30 a.m. FSN Lindner’s
Angling Edge (0:30)
Noon ESPN2 X Games (0:30)
12:30 p.m. (7) KCCO Strongman
Arnold Classic. Columbus, Ohio (1:00)
(11) KARE FIM Motorcycle
Racing MotoGP 2019 Thailand Grand Prix. From Chang International Circuit-- Buriram, Thailand (1:30)
ESPN2 Slippery Stairs (0:30)
GOLF PGA Golf Classics Final
Round 2018 Wells Fargo Championship. From Quail Hollow Club-- Charlotte, N.C. (1:30)
1:30 p.m. (7) KCCO PGA Tour Special (0:30)
2:00 p.m. (7) KCCO PGA Golf Classics Final Round 2018 Wells Fargo Championship. From Quail Hollow Club-- Charlotte, N.C. (3:00)
(11) KARE NHL Hockey (3:00)
GOLF CHAMPS Golf Classics
Final Round 2019 Insperity Invitational. From The Woodlands Country Club-- The Woodlands, Texas (3:00)
3:00 p.m. NBCSN Trackside Live! (Live) (4:00)
5:00 p.m. ESPN2 Road to Madden Bowl (1:00)
GOLF Golf Central (0:30)
5:30 p.m. FSN Unscripted (0:30) GOLF Golf Central (0:30)
6:00 p.m. ESPN2 Road to Madden Bowl (1:00)
GOLF LPGA Golf Classics Final Round 2018 Mediheal Championship. From Lake Merced Golf Club-- San Francisco, Calif. (2:30)
7:00 p.m. ESPN2 Road to Madden Bowl (1:00)
NBCSN PGA Golf Classics Final Round 2001 Bay Hill Invitational. From Bay Hill Golf Club and Lodge-- Orlando, Fla. (3:00)
8:30 p.m. GOLF PGA Golf Classics Final Round 2018 Wells Fargo Championship. From Quail Hollow Club-- Charlotte, N.C. (4:00)
9:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 UFC Archival (1:00)
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9:30 p.m. FSN Golf Life (0:30)
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ESPN2 UFC Archival (1:00)
FSN 18 Holes (0:30)
NBCSN PGA Golf Classics Final Round 2001 The Players Championship. From TPC Sawgrass-- Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (4:00)
10:30 p.m. FSN Swing Clinic (0:30)
10:35 p.m. (9) KMSP Fox 9 Sports Now (0:30)
11:00 p.m. ESPN2 World of X Games (1:00)
11:30 p.m. (5) KSTP In Depth With Graham Bensinger (0:30) ESPN SportsCenter (1:30)
Monday, May 4
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GOLF Morning Drive (Live) (0:30)
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8:30 a.m. FSN Destination Polaris (0:30)
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GOLF The Big Break III: Ladies Only (1:00)
10:00 a.m. ESPN2 Get Up! (2:00)
GOLF The Big Break III: Ladies Only (1:00)
NBCSN NBC Sports Football Flex (1:00)
11:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
GOLF The Big Break III: Ladies Only (1:00)
NBCSN Lunch Talk Live (Live) (1:00)
11:30 a.m. (9) KAWE Yoga in Practice (0:30)
Noon (9) KAWE Classical
Stretch: By Essentrics (0:30)
ESPN2 First Take (2:00)
GOLF The Big Break III: Ladies Only (1:00)
NBCSN The Rich Eisen Show (Live) (2:00)
1:00 p.m. GOLF The Big Break III: Ladies Only (1:00)
2:00 p.m. ESPN2 NFL Live (1:00)
GOLF The Big Break III: Ladies Only (1:00)
NBCSN Lunch Talk Live (1:00)
3:00 p.m. ESPN2 NBA: The Jump (1:00)
GOLF The Big Break III: Ladies Only (2:00)
3:30 p.m. FSN Spotlight (0:30) 4:00 p.m. ESPN2 Highly Questionable (0:30)
NBCSN Hockey Happy Hour (2:00)
4:30 p.m. ESPN2 Around the Horn (0:30)
5:00 p.m. ESPN2 Daily Wager (1:00)
GOLF Golf Central (0:30)
5:30 p.m. GOLF Golf Central (0:30)
6:00 p.m. ESPN2 NFL Live (1:00)
FSN Unscripted (0:30)
GOLF Swing Expedition With Chris Como (0:30)
NBCSN The National Dog Show (2:00) 6:30 p.m. FSN Unscripted (0:30)
GOLF Golf Channel Academy
Fargo Championship. From Quail Hollow Club-- Charlotte, N.C. (4:00)
FSN Swing Clinic (0:30)
GOLF The Skill Code (0:30)
GOLF The Big Break III: Ladies Only
USA WWE Raw (Live)
8:00 p.m. GOLF The Big Break III: Ladies Only (2:00)
NBCSN The National Dog Show (2:00)
9:00 p.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter Special (2:00)
p.m. FSN Unscripted (0:30)
GOLF Golf Central (0:30)
NBCSN The National Dog Show (2:00)
p.m. FSN Unscripted (0:30)
GOLF Golf Channel Academy
11:00 p.m. ESPN2 UFC Archival (1:00)
GOLF The Big Break III: Ladies Only (1:00)
Tuesday, May 5
8:00 a.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN Unscripted (0:30)
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8:30 a.m. FSN Unscripted (0:30)
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9:30 a.m. GOLF Morning Drive (0:30)
10:00 a.m. ESPN2 Get Up! (2:00)
GOLF CHAMPS Golf Classics
Final Round 2019 Insperity Invitational. From The Woodlands Country Club-- The Woodlands, Texas (3:00)
NBCSN NBC Sports Football Flex (1:00)
11:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:30)
NBCSN Lunch Talk Live (Live) (1:00)
Noon (9) KAWE Classical Stretch: By Essentrics (0:30)
ESPN2 First Take (2:00)
NBCSN The Rich Eisen Show (Live) (2:00)
12:30 p.m. ESPN NFL Live (1:30)
1:00 p.m. GOLF PGA Golf Classics Final Round 2018 Wells
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3:20 p.m. HBO Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel (1:00)
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GOLF The Skill Code (0:30)
7:00 p.m. GOLF Golf’s Greatest Rounds (3:00)
7:30 p.m. ESPN2 Hey Rookie, Welcome to the NFL (0:30)
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GOLF Golf Central (0:30)
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10:30 p.m. ESPN2 Hey Rookie, Welcome to the NFL (0:30)
11:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter With Scott Van Pelt (1:00)
ESPN2 Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show (1:00)
GOLF Golf’s Greatest Rounds (3:00)
Wednesday, May 6
8:00 a.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
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8:30 a.m. FSN Swing Clinic (0:30)
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9:00 a.m. ESPN First Take (2:00)
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9:30 a.m. GOLF Morning Drive (0:30)
10:00 a.m. ESPN2 Get Up! (2:00)
GOLF Golf Classics Final Day 2014 Ryder Cup. From Gleneagles Hotel-- Perthshire, Scotland (4:00)
NBCSN NBC Sports Football Flex (1:00)
11:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:30)
NBCSN Lunch Talk Live (Live) (1:00)
Noon (9) KAWE Classical Stretch: By Essentrics (0:30)
ESPN2 First Take (2:00)
NBCSN The Rich Eisen Show (Live) (2:00)
12:30 p.m. ESPN NFL Live (1:30) 1:30 p.m. FSN Spotlight (0:30) 2:00 p.m. ESPN NBA: The Jump (1:00)
ESPN2 NFL Live (1:00)
GOLF PGA Tour: The CUT (0:30)
NBCSN Lunch Talk Live (1:00)
2:30 p.m. GOLF School of Golf (0:30)
3:00 p.m. ESPN High Noon (0:30) ESPN2 NBA: The Jump (1:00) GOLF PGA Tour: The CUT
4:00 p.m. ESPN Around the Horn (0:30)
ESPN2 Highly Questionable (0:30)
GOLF PGA Tour: The CUT (0:30)
NBCSN Hockey Happy Hour (2:00)
4:30 p.m. ESPN Pardon the Interruption (0:30)
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FSN Spotlight (0:30)
GOLF Golf Advisor Round Trip (0:30)
5:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 Daily Wager (1:00)
FSN Spotlight (0:30)
GOLF Golf Central (0:30)
5:30 p.m. FSN Baseball in the Dominican Republic (0:30)
GOLF Golf Central (0:30)
6:00 p.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter Special (1:00)
GOLF Chronicles of a Champion Golfer (0:30)
NBCSN The National Dog Show (2:00)
6:30 p.m. FSN Baseball in the Dominican Republic (0:30)
GOLF PGA Tour: The CUT (0:30)
7:00 p.m. ESPN2 Hey Rookie, Welcome to the NFL (0:30)
GOLF Golf Films (1:00)
TNT All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite (2:00)
USA WWE NXT (Live) (2:00)
8:00 p.m. GOLF Golf Films (1:00)
NBCSN The National Dog Show (2:00)
9:00 p.m. GOLF Golf Films (1:00)
9:30 p.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter Special (2:00)
10:00 p.m. FSN Baseball in the Dominican Republic (0:30)
GOLF Golf Films (1:00)
NBCSN The National Dog Show (2:00)
11:00 p.m. GOLF Golf Central (0:30)
11:05 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter With Scott Van Pelt (0:55)
11:30 p.m. ESPN2 Hey Rookie, Welcome to the NFL (0:30)
GOLF PGA Tour: The CUT (0:30)
Thursday, May 7
8:00 a.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN Lindner’s Angling Edge (0:30)
GOLF Morning Drive (Live) (0:30)
NBCSN Pro Football Talk (2:00)
8:30 a.m. FSN Lund: The Ultimate Fishing Experience (0:30)
GOLF Morning Drive (0:30)
9:00 a.m. ESPN First Take (2:00)
ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
GOLF Morning Drive (0:30)
9:30 a.m. GOLF Morning Drive (0:30)
10:00 a.m. ESPN2 Get Up! (2:00)
GOLF Feherty (1:00)
NBCSN NBC Sports Football Flex (1:00)
11:00 a.m. ESPN Baseball Tonight (1:00)
GOLF Feherty (1:00)
NBCSN Lunch Talk Live (Live) (1:00)
Noon (9) KAWE Classical Stretch: By Essentrics (0:30)
ESPN2 First Take (2:00)
GOLF CHAMPS Golf Classics
Final Round 2015 Regions
Tradition. From Shoal Creek-Shoal Creek, Ala. (2:00)
NBCSN The Rich Eisen Show (Live) (2:00)
2:00 p.m. ESPN2 NFL Live (1:00)
GOLF PGA Golf Classics Final Round 2018 Byron Nelson. From Trinity Forest Golf Club-- Dallas, Texas (3:00)
NBCSN Lunch Talk Live (1:00)
3:00 p.m. ESPN2 NBA: The Jump (1:00)
NBCSN Powernation (0:30)
3:30 p.m. NBCSN Powernation (0:30)
4:00 p.m. ESPN2 Highly Questionable (0:30)
FSN Baseball in the Dominican Republic (0:30)
NBCSN Hockey Happy Hour (2:00)
4:30 p.m. ESPN2 Around the Horn (0:30)
5:00 p.m. ESPN2 Daily Wager (1:00)
GOLF Golf Central (0:30)
5:30 p.m. GOLF Golf Central (0:30)
6:00 p.m. ESPN2 NFL Live (1:30)
FSN Destination Polaris (0:30)
GOLF PGA Golf Classics Final Round 2018 Byron Nelson. From Trinity Forest Golf Club-- Dallas, Texas (3:00)
6:30 p.m. FSN Due North Outdoors (0:30)
9:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN Due North Outdoors (0:30)
9:30 p.m. FSN Backroads With Ron and Raven (0:30)
10:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
10:30 p.m. FSN Destination Polaris (0:30)
11:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
11:30 p.m. GOLF PGA Golf Classics Final Round 2018 Byron Nelson. From Trinity Forest Golf Club-- Dallas, Texas (3:00)
Friday, May 8
8:00 a.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN Due North Outdoors (0:30)
GOLF Morning Drive (Live) (0:30)
NBCSN Pro Football Talk (2:00)
8:30 a.m. FSN Backroads With Ron and Raven (0:30)
GOLF Morning Drive (0:30)
9:00 a.m. ESPN First Take (2:00) ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
GOLF Morning Drive (0:30)
9:30 a.m. GOLF Morning Drive (0:30)
10:00 a.m. ESPN2 Get Up! (2:00)
GOLF Feherty (1:00)
NBCSN NBC Sports Football Flex (1:00)
11:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:30)
GOLF Feherty (1:00)
NBCSN Lunch Talk Live (Live) (1:00)
Noon (9) KAWE Sit and Be Fit (0:30)
ESPN2 First Take (2:00)
GOLF CHAMPS Golf Classics
Final Round 2016 Regions
Tradition. From Greystone Golf & Country Club-- Birmingham, Ala. (2:00)
NBCSN The Rich Eisen Show (Live) (2:00)
12:30 p.m. ESPN NFL Live (1:30)
1:00 p.m. FSN John Gillespie’s Waters & Woods (0:30)
1:30 p.m. FSN Midwest Outdoors (0:30)
2:00 p.m. ESPN ESPN2 NBA: The Jump (1:00)
FSN Larry Smith Outdoors (0:30)
GOLF PGA Golf Classics Final Round 2019 Byron Nelson. From Trinity Forest Golf Club-- Dallas, Texas (3:00)
NBCSN Lunch Talk Live (1:00)
3:00 p.m. ESPN High Noon (0:30)
ESPN2 Jalen & Jacoby (0:30)
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NBCSN Trackside Live! (Live) (4:00)
3:30 p.m. ESPN ESPN2 Highly Questionable (0:30)
FSN Backroads With Ron and Raven (0:30)
4:00 p.m. ESPN ESPN2 Around the Horn (0:30)
FSN Lindner’s Angling Edge (0:30)
4:30 p.m. ESPN ESPN2 Pardon the Interruption (0:30)
FSN Lund: The Ultimate Fishing Experience (0:30)
5:00 p.m. ESPN ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN In-Depth Outdoors (0:30)
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6:00 p.m. ESPN2 NBA Countdown (1:00)
GOLF PGA Golf Classics Final Round 2019 Byron Nelson. From Trinity Forest Golf Club-- Dallas, Texas (3:00)
6:30 p.m. FSN Three Wide Life (0:30)
7:00 p.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR WWE SmackDown (Live) (2:00)
NBCSN The National Dog Show (2:00)
8:00 p.m. HBO Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel (1:00)
9:00 p.m. FSN Dream. State. (0:30)
NBCSN The National Dog Show (2:00)
9:30 p.m. (15) KVRR KVRR Sports Extra (0:30)
FSN Dream. State. (0:30)
10:00 p.m. FSN Dream. State. (0:30)
10:15 p.m. (9) KMSP Fox 9 Sports Now (0:20)
10:30 p.m. ESPN ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:30)
FSN Dream. State. (0:30)
11:00 p.m. FSN Dream. State. (0:30)
NBCSN The National Dog Show (2:00)
TBS ELeague (1:00)
11:30 p.m. FSN Dream. State. (0:30)
GOLF PGA Golf Classics Final Round 2019 Byron Nelson. From Trinity Forest Golf Club-- Dallas, Texas (3:00)
Saturday, May 9
8:00 a.m. ESPN Outside the Lines (1:00)
ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN Backroads With Ron and Raven (0:30)
GOLF Morning Drive (Live) (0:30)
NBCSN Premier League Goals of the Season (1:00)
8:30 a.m. GOLF Morning Drive (0:30)
9:00 a.m. ESPN College Gameday (1:30)
ESPN2 E:60 Pictures (1:00)
FSN John Gillespie’s Waters & Woods (0:30)
GOLF Morning Drive (0:30)
NBCSN EPL Premier League Classic Match May 2, 2016 TOT vs. CHE (0:30)
9:30 a.m. FSN Midwest Outdoors (0:30)
GOLF Morning Drive (0:30)
NBCSN EPL Premier League Classic Match January 4, 1994
MUN vs. Liverp’l (0:30)
10:00 a.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
GOLF Golf Advisor Round Trip (0:30)
NBCSN EPL Premier League Classic Match May 11, 2002 Evert. vs. ARS (0:30)
10:30 a.m. FSN Lindner’s Angling Edge (0:30)
GOLF CHAMPS Golf Classics Final Round 2017 Regions Tradition. From Greystone Golf & Country Club-- Birmingham, Ala. (2:00)
NBCSN EPL Premier League Classic Match December 29, 2007 Rea. vs. TOT (0:30)
11:00 a.m. FSN Destination Polaris (0:30)
NBCSN EPL Premier League Classic Match October 23, 2011
MCI vs. MUN (0:30)
11:30 a.m. FSN Larry Smith Outdoors (0:30)
NBCSN Dirt Racing Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series From East Bay Raceway Park-- Tampa Bay, Fla. (1:00)
Noon (11) KARE Soccer (2:00)
FSN In-Depth Outdoors (0:30)
12:30 p.m. FSN Jason Mitchell Outdoors (0:30)
GOLF PGA Golf Classics Final Round 2016 Byron Nelson. From TPC Four Seasons at Las Colinas-- Irving, Texas (1:30)
NBCSN Lucas Oil Motorsport Hour Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series From East Bay Raceway Park-- Tampa Bay, Fla. (1:00)
1:00 p.m. (7) KCCO PGA of America (1:00)
2:00 p.m. (7) KCCO PGA Golf Classics Final Round 2016 Byron Nelson. From Trinity Forest Golf Club-- Dallas, Texas (3:00)
(11) KARE NBC Sports Special (2:00)
(23) WUCW Ring of Honor Wrestling (1:00)
GOLF Feherty (1:00)
2:30 p.m. (9) KAWE Prairie Sportsman (0:30)
NBCSN Reno Air Race (0:30)
3:00 p.m. (23) WUCW Ring of Honor Wrestling (1:00)
FSN Unscripted (0:30)
NBCSN Trackside Live! (Live) (4:00)
3:30 p.m. FSN Unscripted (0:30)
4:00 p.m. (8) WDSE Prairie Sportsman (0:30)
(11) KARE NBC Sports Special (1:00)
FSN Unscripted (0:30)
5:00 p.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
GOLF Golf Central (0:30)
5:30 p.m. GOLF Golf Central (0:30)
6:00 p.m. ESPN2 Hey Rookie, Welcome to the NFL (0:30)
GOLF PGA Golf Classics Final Round 2016 Byron Nelson. From TPC Four Seasons at Las Colinas-- Irving, Texas (4:00)
6:30 p.m. ESPN2 Hey Rookie, Welcome to the NFL (0:30)
7:00 p.m. (11) KARE NHL Hockey (Live) (3:00)
8:00 p.m. ESPN2 Hey Rookie, Welcome to the NFL (0:30)
8:30 p.m. ESPN2 30 for 30 (1:00)
9:30 p.m. (9) KMSP Fox 9 Sports Now (0:30)
ESPN2 Hey Rookie, Welcome to the NFL (0:30)
FSN Spotlight (0:30)
10:00 p.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
10:30 p.m. FSN Baseball in the Dominican Republic (0:30)
11:00 p.m. (23) WUCW Ring of Honor Wrestling (1:00)
ESPN ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
Brainerd Daily Dispatch, MN: Sports May 3, 2020 to May 9, 2020
Diving into Netflix’s collection of food shows can be a little, well, overwhelming. You can lose hours, even days, binging on the gorgeous visuals and powerful stories featured in “Chef’s Table” or “Street Food,” both from “Jiro Dreams of Sushi” (2011) filmmaker David Gelb. You can also fall back/catch up on multiple seasons of comforting classics such as “The Great British Bake Off.” Or for a quick hit of entertainment, there are competition series such as “Sugar Rush” or Netflix’s version of “MasterChef,” “The Final Table.”
One series that might have slipped under your radar is the Netflix original, “The Chef Show,” from writer, director and producer Jon Favreau. He’s behind such Hollywood hits as “Swingers” (1996), “Elf” (2003), the Iron Man films and the Disney Plus series “The Mandalorian.” But it was Favreau’s work on 2014’s “Chef” that sparked an interest in the culinary arts, and “The Chef Show” has become an extension of that.
It was also during the filming of “Chef” that Favreau met Roy Choi, the L.A.-based chef whose Korean barbecue taco truck (Kogi) launched the food truck movement. Choi worked as a cu-
linary consultant and mentor to Favreau during production. He’s Favreau’s on- and off-screen collaborator for this series, too, and based on their easy-going dynamic, it’s clear that Favreau still enjoys cooking with and learning from his former teacher.
Despite an abundance of celebrities, from the host to the guests, the act of cooking is the true star of this series. This is not a personalitydriven, “how to” cooking show that leaves you feeling you’re being talked at. Sure, Favreau and company will walk you through the steps to prepare different dishes. But the way they talk about their methods and career trajectories, it leaves you feeling like you’re watching some old (and
very famous) friends catching up over food, not unlike Favreau’s 2001-2005 IFC series, “Dinner for Five.” And it’s these conversations that actually make the show. One of the best moments from Volume 3 of “The Chef Show” comes when Favreau takes the lead with breadmaking. Watching his animated expression as he talks about his sourdough starter, it’s clear that this legendary filmmaker is passionate about his baking process, right down to his kneading and folding technique. Add a “Take 2” moment when his first batch of biscuits burn in the oven, and it’s all very relatable — even with “Spider-Man” (2002) director Sam Raimi standing next to him.
Sunday, May 3
1:00 p.m. (9) KAWE Ciao Italia
2:00 p.m. (9) KAWE The Great British Baking Show The bakers have to beat the odds and the heat to make the perfect baked Alaska. Hosted by: Sue Perkins, Mel Giedroyc
2:00 a.m. (9) KAWE Somewhere South Follow Vivian to Florida and Texas as she expands her idea of what barbecue is.
Monday, May 4
1:00 p.m. (11) KARE The Rachael Ray Show Viewers are presented with great recipes and simple solutions for everyday issues.
Tuesday, May 5
1:00 p.m. (11) KARE The Rachael Ray Show Viewers are presented with great recipes and simple solutions for everyday issues.
Wednesday, May 6
1:00 p.m. (11) KARE The Rachael Ray Show Viewers are presented with great recipes and simple solutions for everyday issues.
Thursday, May 7
1:00 p.m. (11) KARE The Rachael Ray Show Viewers are presented with great recipes and simple solutions for everyday issues.
7:00 p.m. (8) WDSE The Farmer and the Foodie Maggie and Lindsey attend the Hindman Settlement School’s annual Family Folk Gathering.
Friday, May 8
12:30 p.m. (9) KAWE Food Over 50 We examine the facts about this stretchy little protein found in wheat, rye and barley.
1:00 p.m. (11) KARE The Rachael Ray Show Viewers are presented with great recipes and simple solutions for everyday issues.
Saturday, May 9
7:00 a.m. (2) KTCA Steven Raichlen’s Project Smoke Grilled rip chop; grilled whelk kebabs; steak and bean nachos. Hosted by: Steve Raichlen
7:30 a.m. (2) KTCA Cooking With Nick Stellino Pasta with shrimp and zucchini, veal saltimbocca, and cherry almond rice pudding.
8:00 a.m. (2) KTCA Neven’s Irish Food Trails Neven shares a recipe for raspberry jam and prepares chicken pithivier and an Irish stew.
8:30 a.m. (2) KTCA Simply Ming
9:00 a.m. (2) KTCA New Scandinavian Cooking
9:30 a.m. (2) KTCA Pati’s Mexican Table Pati eats her way through the port of Ensenada, a hub for seafood exportation. Hosted by: Pati Jinich
10:00 a.m. (2) KTCA How to Cook Well With Rory O’Connell
10:30 a.m. (2) KTCA New Orleans Cooking With Kevin Belton Chicken Clemenceau; Slow Roasted Duck with Orange and Soy Gravy; Boudin Stuffed Quail.
11:00 a.m. (2) KTCA Hubert Keller: Secrets of a Chef
11:30 a.m. (2) KTCA Lidia’s Kitchen Rice and Pea Soup, a Prosciutto Cotto sandwich and Baked Stuffed Shells are prepared.
Noon (2) KTCA America’s Test Kitchen From Cook’s Illustrated Test cook Dan Souza makes an Italian classic; porchetta and parmesan farrotto is prepared.
(8) WDSE Garage With Steve Butler
(9) KAWE America’s Test Kitchen From Cook’s Illustrated Becky Hays shows host Julia Collin Davison how to make Thai hot and sour noodle soup.
12:30 p.m. (2) KTCA America’s Test Kitchen From Cook’s Illustrated Becky Hays shows host Julia Collin Davison how to make Thai hot and sour noodle soup.
1:00 p.m. (2) KTCA Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Chiang Mai, Thailand is visit. Thai stir-fried spinach and Thai beef salad are served.
1:30 p.m. (2) KTCA Dishing With Julia Child Rick Bayless comments on Julia Child’s performance preparing potatoes.
(9) KAWE Barbecue University With Steven Raichlen Steven takes Caesar salad to the grill with charred, tender artichokes with Worcester dip.
2:00 p.m. (8) WDSE A Taste of History Walter prepares rustic fare that would’ve been served on General Rochambeau’s journey.
2:30 p.m. (8) WDSE Cook’s Country From America’s Test Kitchen Test cook, Ashley Moore, makes fish and chips for Bridget. Shrimp burgers are also made.
3:00 p.m. (8) WDSE America’s Test Kitchen From Cook’s Illustrated Becky Hays shows host Julia Collin Davison how to make Thai hot and sour noodle soup.
Brainerd Daily Dispatch, MN: Food May 3, 2020 to May 9, 2020
and guilts you into buying two more.
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
This is the worst reboot idea since “Little Women 2: The Revenge of Zombie Beth.” Watch out, Marmee, she’s coming back for her piano!
Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite”
Extreme Sudoku
Videoreleases
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Danny Keough, Katelyn Wells. 2019. 108 mins. Horror.
Ordinary Love
Average middle-age couple Tom (Neeson) and Joan (Manville) are thrown for a loop when Joan unexpectedly discovers a lump in her breast. Navigating a newfound normalcy that includes tests, chemotherapy and visits to doctors, Tom and Joan’s relationship faces its hardest challenge yet, and they struggle to overcome their greatest obstacles.
Directors: Lisa Barros D’Sa, Glenn Leyburn. Stars: Liam Neeson, Lesley Manville, David Wilmot, Amit Shah, Melanie Clark Pullen, Lalor Roddy, Stella McCusker, Maggie Cronin. 2020. 92 mins. Drama.
I Still Believe
After leaving his family in Indiana to attend a Christian college in Southern California, aspiring singer Jeremy Camp (Apa) happens to come across his hero, Jean-Luc (Parsons), the lead singer of a Christian rock band, and the two work together to put on a campus concert. From the stage, Jeremy immediately locks eyes with Melissa (Robertson). Aided by their faith in God, the pair’s burgeoning relationship blossoms after Melissa is diagnosed with stage 3 ovarian cancer that has spread to her major organs, and Jeremy swiftly proposes marriage.
Directors: Andrew Erwin, Jon Erwin. Stars: Britt Robertson, Melissa Roxburgh, K.J. Apa, Nathan Parsons, Gary Sinise, Abigail Cowen. 2020. 116 mins. Drama.
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Late Laughs
A Little Late With Lilly Singh
You can tell rappers don’t even like the alcohol they drink ‘cause they’re always pouring one out for the dead homies.
Tonight, I want to talk about alcohol, since most of you at home are drunk anyways.
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
A Navy hospital ship has arrived in New York, ‘cause if there’s one thing we’ve
learned from the crisis, it’s that you definitely want to be on a giant ship.
The Empire State Building was lit up in red and white flashing lights to honor health-care workers. Everyone was confused by the red and white flashing lights. At first, New Yorkers thought it meant that Target finally got a shipment of toilet paper!
This year, you can order Girl Scout cookies online. And, to give you the real experience, after you buy two boxes, a Girl Scout pops up on screen
logical phase of driving: eating french fries, putting on mascara and giving other drivers the finger.
A truck driver in England recently pulled over at a rest stop, and while he was sleeping, thieves stole the contents of his truck — and that content was $1 million worth of sex toys. I do feel sorry for the truck driver, but
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became the first foreign language film ever to win Best Picture, unless you count 2018’s “The Shape of Water,” which was filmed in the universal language of fish sex.
I’m glad to hear [the audience] all sound healthy and happy, because the big story continues to be the looming threat of the coronavirus. For Lent, I’m giving up licking doorknobs.
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Scientists in Virginia have now successfully trained rats to drive tiny cars. Is it driving, though? You let me know when that rat can parallel park on the first try! The rats will now learn the next
it’s just nice to see people who don’t wait until the last minute to do their Christmas shopping.
Jimmy Kimmel Live
You know, when I was a kid, I used to pretend I was hosting a talk show in my kitchen. And, finally, that dream has come true! It’s not as glamorous as I imagined it would be.
Walmart has said that, since the beginning of quarantine, they’ve seen a noticeable increase in the number of shirts they’re selling, but not in the number of pants. They think it’s because with everyone teleworking from home, you only need a shirt. We’ve become a nation of Winnie the Poohs.