The new Netflix series The Get Down will debut online on August 12.
The series follow a rag-tag crew of South Bronx teenagers in a broken down and beaten up, violent New York City at the brink of bankruptcy, which gave birth to hip-hop, punk and disco – a story told through the lives and music of the South Bronx kids who changed the city, and the world forever.
The cast includes relative newcomers Justice Smith, Herizen Guardiola, Shameik Moore, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and T.J. Brown, Jr. as well as Skylan Brooks (Southpaw), Jimmy Smits (NYPD Blue) and Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad and Once Upon a Time).
Here is a short list of the programming options to expect on TV this week:
On August 12, the new Netflix series The Get Down will debut online. The series follow a rag-tag crew of South Bronx teenagers in a broken down and beaten up, violent New York City at the brink of bankruptcy, which gave birth to hip-hop, punk and disco – a story told through the lives and music of the South Bronx kids who changed the city, and the world forever. The cast includes relative newcomers Justice Smith, Herizen Guardiola, Shameik Moore, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and T.J. Brown, Jr. as well as Skylan Brooks (Southpaw), Jimmy Smits and Giancarlo Esposito
The new movie Summer in the City will debut on the Hallmark Channel on August 13 at 9 PM. When a small town woman with Midwestern charm is given a big promotion managing a store in the Big Apple, she tries to adopt a big city personality and it leads to disastrous results. Realizing it’s better to be true to herself, she lets her personality shine and it becomes the secret to her success in work and in love. The film stars Julianna Guill (Girlfriend’s Guide to Divorce), Marc Bendavid (Dark Matter), Vivica A. Fox and Marla Sokoloff.
And on August 14, the new Hallmark Channel series Chesapeake Shores will debut at 9 PM. Based on the best-selling books by Sherryl Woods, this multi-generational family drama focuses on Abby O’Brien (Meghan Ory from Once Upon a Time), a high-powered career woman, divorcee and mother to twin daughters, who makes a trip from New York City to her hometown of Chesapeake Shores. Her visit home brings Abby face to face with her past, including her high school sweetheart Trace (Jesse Metcalfe from Dallas), her uncompromising father Mick (Treat Williams from Everwood) and her esteemed grandmother Nell (Diane Ladd from Wild At Heart). Abby realizes the toll her career has taken on her ability to be a hands-on mother to her daughters, and considers a permanent move to Chesapeake Shores. The show will also star Barbara Niven (Debbie Macomber’s Cedar Cove).
Trying to figure out what to watch tonight? Be it new episodes of the TV season, reairs of cable series or a movie, here are some suggestions:
5 PM: Cast Away movie on Freeform
5:30 PM: Black Hawk Down movie on Showtime
5:35 PM: Max movie on HBO2
6 PM: The Matrix movie on BBC America
7 PM: Castle on TNT The Mummy movie on AMC Strawberry Summer movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries The Bodyguard movie on WGN America
8 PM: The Fosters on Freeform (NEW) Supergirl on The CW (Reair) Rizzoli & Isles on TNT (Reair)
9 PM: Guilt on Freeform (NEW) Devious Maids on Lifetime (NEW – Season Finale) Supergirl on The CW (Reair) Rizzoli & Isles on TNT (Reair) The Magic of Ordinary Days movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
10 PM: Scorpion on CBS (Reair) Dead of Summer on Freeform (Reair) Rizzoli & Isles on TNT (Reair)
Trying to figure out what to watch tonight? Be it new episodes of the TV season, reairs of cable series or a movie, here are some suggestions:
5:30 PM: Thor: The Dark World movie on FX Air Force One movie on Reelz Channel
6:30 PM: Pitch Black movie on Syfy
7 PM: Leverage on ION Rio 2 (animated) movie on FXX Love on the Air movie on Hallmark Channel The Imitation Game movie on Showtime 2
8 PM: Dancing on the Edge mini-series on PBS (Reair) Leverage on ION White House Down movie on FX
9 PM: The Last Ship on TNT (NEW – Check Your Local Listings) Rio 2 (animated) movie on FXX Autumn Dreams movie on Hallmark Channel The Chronicles of Riddick movie on Syfy
10 PM: Motive on USA Network (NEW) Leverage on ION Knight and Day movie on FXM
Trying to figure out what to watch tonight? Be it new episodes of the TV season, reairs of cable series or a movie, here are some suggestions:
5:45 PM Independence Day movie on HBO
6 PM: The Bourne Ultimatum movie on HBO2 Ghostbusters (original) movie on VH1
7 PM: Aurora Teagarden: A Bone to Pick movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries The Imitation Game movie on Showtime Ant-Man movie on Starz
7:45 PM: Batman Begins movie on Freeform
8 PM: NCIS: Los Angeles on CBS (Reair) Saving Private Ryan movie on A&E Captain America: The First Avenger movie on FX Mission Impossible movie on IFC Can’t Buy Me Love movie on TV Land
9 PM: Killjoys on Syfy (NEW) Aurora Teagarden: Three Bedrooms, One Corpse movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Black Hawk Down movie on Showtime
10 PM: Dark Matter on Syfy (NEW) San Andreas movie on HBO2
It was a fairly light night of programming last night on the major networks (again) with reality and repeats – as well as the CMA Music Festival, owning most of the night. But there were new episodes of two summer dramas.
Here is how those two dramas fared in the overall ratings:
9 PM Shows: The Night Shift (NBC) [NEW – Episode 1] – 5.2 million American Gothic (CBS) [NEW] – 2.5 million
10 PM Show: The Night Shift (NBC) [NEW – Episode 2] – 4.7 million
What did you watch on TV last night? Please share.
Trying to figure out what to watch tonight? Be it new episodes of the TV season, reairs of cable series or a movie, here are some suggestions:
4:30 PM: Marvel’s The Avengers movie on FX
5:30 PM: The Italian Job movie on AMC The Rock movie on BBC America
7 PM: Castle on TNT The Love Letter movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
8 PM: DC’s Legends of Tomorrow on The CW (Reair) Sister Act movie on Oxygen
9 PM: Beauty And the Beast on The CW (Reair) Dancing on the Edge mini-series on PBS (Reair) Loving Leah movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Lucy movie on HBO The 33 movie on HBO2
9:59 PM: Code Black on CBS (Reair)
10 PM: Ripper Street on BBC America (NEW) Pretty Little Liars on Freeform (Reair) Sister Act movie on Oxygen Draft Day movie on POP
The final day of the convention – Sunday, July 14 – was extremely light with only two panels on my agenda: the return of the FOX series Prison Break and the latest incarnation of the long-running FOX series 24 known this time around as 24: Legacy.
Prison Break (from Kevin Winter/Getty Images North America):
You can also read my report on the Prison Break panel at TV Equalshere.
24: Legacy (from Tony Forte/WENN):
You can also read my report on the 24: Legacy panel at TV Equalshere.
Here are some of the pictures I took inside and outside the convention on that last day:
The third day of the convention – Saturday, July 23 – was a very full day for me, being in Ballroom 20 for 8 and 1/2 hours straight for the following panels (and several animation panels that I had absolutely NO interest in – thank God for my iPod and my laptop so I could write articles):
Once Upon a Time (thanks to Entertainment Weekly):
You can read my report on the Once Upon a Time panel at TV Equalshere.
The Vampire Diaries, who announced the upcoming, 8th season will be the show’s last. Here is the goodbye video they aired during the panel:
Grimm (thanks to Entertainment Weekly):
You can read my report on the Grimm panel at TV Equalshere.
Supergirl (thanks to FanPop):
You can read my report on the Supergirl panel at TV Equalshere.
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow (thanks to Entertainment Weekly):
You can read my report on the DC’s Legends of Tomorrow panel at TV Equalshere.
The Flash (thanks to TV Line):
Here is a link to the video of Grant Gustin and Jesse L. Martin doing a quick tap dance showdown at the end of the panel:
You can also read my report on The Flash panel at TV Equalshere.
Arrow (thanks to Entertainment Weekly):
Here is a video of the Arrow cast singing a song from the Broadway play Hamilton at the end of the Arrow panel:
You can also read my report on the Arrow panel at TV Equalshere.
As I mentioned in Part 1, on Saturday evening I sat in on the Riverdale panel as well as the moderated panel for the new drama Frequency that will air on The CW this fall. Yes, it’s the small screen version of the box office film with a twist: it will focus on a daughter and father.
Frequency (thanks to Entertainment Weekly):
You can also read my report on the Frequency panel at TV Equalshere.
