Finale season continues on the network front, with the final week of May seeing 23 more finales. Also, new series Tom Swift premieres on The CW. On the reality front, 2 new series premiere- FOX’s music competition series Don’t Forget the Lyrics! and NBC’s dance competition series Dance With Myself. Also America’s Got Talent and MasterChef return with an all-new season while Survivor concludes its current season. In addition, Beat Shazam returns with an all-new season while Name that Tune concludes its current season.
On the specialty & streaming front, the next 2 weeks see the premiere of 7 new series, the return of P-Valley, Physical, Strangers Things, The Boys and The Orville and the series finale of HBO miniseries We Own the City. New series premiering in the next two weeks include AMC+’s new British medical drama This is Going to Hurt (a co-production with the BBC), Disney+’s new action-adventure miniseries Obi-Wan Kenobi, Crave’s new comedy Shoresy (Crave TV premiere) and 3 new series from Peacock- miniseries Angelyne starring Emmy Rossum and comedies Bust Down & Killing It. In addition, 61st Street, Bosch: Legacy, Fear the Walking Dead, Hacks, iCarly, Shining Girls and The Flight Attendant conclude their current season.
Other highlights include the premiere of 2 new docuseries: Biography: Bobby Brown, a 4-part special that looks back on the life and career of the R&B legend and Bobby Brown: Every Little Step, a 12-part docuseries that provides an intimate look at his life now.
On the reality front, new Food Network series Guy: Hawaiian Style premieres while Battle of the Brothers, Big Restaurant Bet, Chef Boot Camp, Chopped, Project Bakeover, Top Chef and Wall of Bakers conclude their current season. Also, popular Netflix travel documentary series Somebody Feed Phil returns for its fifth season.
Happy Viewing!
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SUNDAY MAY 22
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61st Street – SEASON 1 FINALE (AMC+)
America’s Funniest Home Videos – SEASON 32 FINALE (ABC @ 7pm ET)
American Idol – SEASON 20 FINALE (Citytv and ABC @ 8pm ET)
The Simpsons – SEASON 33 FINALE (FOX @ 8pm ET)
The Great North – SEASON 2 FINALE (FOX @ 8:30pm ET)
Bob’s Burgers – SEASON 12 FINALE (FOX @ 9pm ET)
NCIS: Los Angeles – SEASON 13 FINALE (Global and CBS @ 9pm ET)
Family Guy – SEASON 20 FINALE (FOX @ 9:30pm ET)
S.W.A.T. – SEASON 5 FINALE (Global and CBS @ 10pm ET)
The Globe – SEASON 1 FINALE (Food Network Canada @ 10pm ET)
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MONDAY MAY 23
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All American – SEASON 4 FINALE (Showcase and The CW @ 8pm ET)
DON’T FORGET THE LYRICS! – SERIES PREMIERE (Citytv and FOX @ 8pm ET)
Contestants’ musical memory is challenged, as they get one song closer to winning $1 million if they “Don’t Forget the Lyrics!” Contestants choose songs from different genres, decades and musical artists. Then they take center stage to sing alongside the studio band as the lyrics are projected on screen — but when the music stops and the words disappear, the contestants must belt out the correct missing lyrics. If they sing nine songs correctly, they are presented with a No. 1 hit and attempt to sing the final missing lyrics for the top prize of $1 million.
The Neighborhood – SEASON 4 FINALE (Global and CBS @ 8pm ET)
Bob Hearts Abishola – SEASON 3 FINALE (CTV and CBS @ 8:30pm ET)
Beat Shazam – SEASON 5 PREMIERE (Citytv and FOX @ 9pm ET)
All American: Homecoming – SEASON 1 FINALE (CTV2 and The CW @ 9pm ET)
Better Call Saul – Season 6 Spring Finale (AMC @ 9pm ET)
NCIS – SEASON 19 FINALE (Global and CBS @ 9pm ET)
NCIS: Hawaii – SEASON 1 FINALE (Global and CBS @ 10pm ET)
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TUESDAY MAY 24
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FBI: Most wanted – SEASON 3 FINALE (Global @ 7pm ET and CBS @ 10pm ET)
FBI – SEASON 4 FINALE (Global and CBS @ 8pm ET)
Name That Tune – SEASON 2 FINALE (FOX @ 8pm ET) **2hr Finale**
Young Rock – SEASON 2 FINALE (Citytv and NBC @ 8:30pm ET)
FBI: International – SEASON 1 FINALE (Global and CBS @ 9pm ET)
This Is Us – SERIES FINALE (CTV and NBC @ 9pm ET)
Chopped – SEASON 51 FINALE (Food Network Canada @ 9pm ET)
New Amsterdam – SEASON 4 FINALE (Global and NBC @ 10pm ET)
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WEDNESDAY MAY 25
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Somebody Feed Phil – SEASON 5 PREMIERE (Netflix)
Chicago Med – SEASON 7 FINALE (Citytv and NBC @ 8pm ET)
MasterChef – SEASON 12 PREMIERE (CTV and FOX @ 8pm ET)
Survivor – SEASON 42 FINALE (Global and CBS @ 8pm ET) **3hr Finale**
Big Restaurant Bet – SEASON 1 FINALE (Food Network Canada @ 9pm ET)
Chicago Fire – SEASON 10 FINALE (Citytv and NBC @ 9pm ET)
SHORESY – SERIES PREMIERE (Crave 1 @ 9pm ET)
Half-hour hockey comedy (Spin-off of Letterkenny) sees the foul-mouthed, chirp-serving, mother-loving, fan favourite character, Shoresy (Jared Keeso), join the Sudbury Bulldogs of the Northern Ontario Senior Hockey Organization (The NOSHO) on a quest to never lose again.
Chicago PD – SEASON 9 FINALE (Cityv and NBC @ 10pm ET)
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THURSDAY MAY 26
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Grey’s Anatomy – SEASON 18 FINALE (CTV and ABC @ 8pm ET) **2hr Finale**
Welcome to Flatch – SEASON 1 FINALE (FOX @ 9pm ET)
The Flight Attendant – SEASON 2 FINALE (CTV Drama Channel and Crave 1 @ 9pm ET)
Bull – SERIES FINALE (Global and CBS @ 10pm ET)
Alone – SEASON 9 PREMIERE (History Canada @ 10pm ET)
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FRIDAY MAY 27
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Bosch: Legacy – SEASON 1 FINALE (Amazon Prime Video Canada)
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OBI-WAN KENOBI – SERIES PREMIERE (Disney+) **6-Part Miniseries**
Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi watches over young Luke Skywalker and evades the Empire’s elite Jedi hunters during his exile on the desert planet Tatooine.
Stranger Things – SEASON 4, PART 1 PREMIERE (Netflix)
The Blacklist – SEASON 9 FINALE (NBC @ 8pm ET and Global @ 9pm ET)
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SUNDAY MAY 29
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Fear The Walking Dead – SEASON 7 FINALE (AMC+)
Battle of the Brothers – SEASON 1 FINALE (Food Network Canada @ 9pm ET)
61st Street – SEASON 1 FINALE (AMC @ 10:12pm ET)
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MONDAY MAY 30
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BIOGRAPHY: BOBBY BROWN – 4-PART SPECIAL PREMIERE (A&E @ 8pm ET)
Brown recounts what it was like to become a music phenomenon at such a young age, and he visits the grave site of Whitney Houston and daughter Bobbi Kristina in hopes of coming to terms with his tumultuous past.
American Ninja warrior: ANW All Star Spectacular – 2hr Special (CTV and NBC @ 8pm ET)
We Own This City – SERIES FINALE (HBO Canada @ 9pm ET)
Wall of Bakers – SEASON 1 FINALE (Food Network Canada @ 10pm ET)
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TUESDAY MAY 31
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America’s Got Talent– SEASON 17 PREMIERE (Citytv and NBC @ 8pm ET)
Biography: Bobby Brown – 4-Part Special Finale (A&E @ 9pm ET)
TOM SWIFT – SERIES PREMIERE (The CW @ 9pm ET)
As an exceptionally brilliant inventor with unlimited resources and unimaginable wealth, the devilishly charming Tom Swift is a man whom many men would kill to be, or be with — a man with the world in the palm of his hand. That world gets shaken to its core after the shocking disappearance of his father, thrusting Tom into an adventure full of mysterious conspiracies and unexplained phenomena.
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LIFE BELOW ZERO: FIRST ALASKANS – SERIES PREMIERE (National Geographic Canada @ 9pm ET)
Indigenous Alaskans live on ancient lands but face a new climate of challenges.
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KILLING IT – SERIES PREMIERE (Showcase @ 9:30pm ET)
In this rags-to-riches sitcom about class and capitalism, Craig Foster is a bank security guard living in Miami and struggling to make ends meet. He and his ex-wife, Camille, uneasily co-parent their pre-teen daughter, Vanessa. Craig has grand plans to become an entrepreneur, but no way of getting his ideas off the ground. But a chance encounter with Jillian, a down-on-her-luck driver for a ride-hailing service, introduces him to the wild world of state-sponsored python hunting, he decides to go all in to make his American dream come true.
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DANCING WITH MYSELF – SERIES PREMIERE (CTV and NBC @ 10pm ET)
Celebrity creators design a series of dance challenges inspired by viral trends, teaching them to everyday people isolated in unique dance pods who compete for a chance to take home a cash prize.
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BOBBY BROWN: EVERY LITTLE STEP – 12-PART DOCUSERIES PREMIERE (A&E @ 10pm ET)
The Browns move through the triumphs and travails of everyday life and prepare for new adventures as Bobby juggles his music career with various facets of his life and recovery.
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BUST DOWN – SERIES PREMIERE (Showcase @ 10:15pm ET)
An edgy comedy about four friends working at the Diamondback Casino in Gary, Ind., as they navigate obstacles and opportunities in and out of the workplace, including bosses who violate boundaries, climbing a very short corporate ladder and witnessing domestic disputes. The series follows Jak, Sam, Chris and Langston as they live dead-end lives working dead-end jobs in Middle America in an exploration of what happens when all of the answers to life’s problems are bad ones.
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WEDNESDAY JUNE 1
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Chef Boot Camp – SEASON 2 FINALE (Food Network Canada @ 8pm ET)
ANGELYNE – SERIES PREMIERE (Showcase @ 9pm ET) **5-Part Limited Series**
A limited series about the mysterious blonde bombshell who takes over Los Angeles billboards in the mid-1980s, planting the seed for famous-for-being-famous influencer culture. Loosely inspired by the 2017 Hollywood Reporter article that revealed Angelyne’s secret past as a Polish-born daughter of Holocaust survivors, the story focuses on fame and the elusive nature of truth itself.
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GUY: HAWAIIAN STYLE – SERIES PREMIERE (Food Network Canada @ 9pm ET)
Hawaii is one of Guy’s favorite places on the planet, so he’s taking his wife, Lori, sons Hunter and Ryder and his nephew, Jules, on a 20-day adventure of a lifetime to explore Maui, the Big Island and Oahu by land, sea and air. They dive with whales, sharks and turtles, go deep-sea fishing, find locals-only swimming holes and catch waves with local surfing legends. And of course they dive into all the dishes Hawaii has to offer, from simple shave ice to pole-caught ahi tuna poke straight off the boat to a traditional Hawaiian luau complete with a Kalua-style pig roast.
Building Roots – SEASON 1 FINALE (HGTV Canada @ 9pm ET)
THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DUBAI – SERIES PREMIERE (Slice @ 10pm ET)
The series highlights a group of women navigating their relationships, careers, and supremely lavish and ultra-wealthy lifestyles in the United Arab Emirates. With the desert paradise of Dubai as the backdrop, this billionaire’s playground is known for its over-the-top opulence, jaw-dropping modern architecture and wild nightlife scene.
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THURSDAY JUNE 2
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THIS IS GOING TO HURT – SERIES PREMIERE (AMC+)
Comedy-drama that follows junior doctor Adam Kay (Ben Whishaw) in his chaotic job in Obstetrics and Gynecology, based on the best-selling memoir of the same name.
The Orville – SEASON 3 PREMIERE (Disney+ Canada)
Project Bakeover – SEASON 2 FINALE (Food Network Canada @ 9pm ET)
Top Chef – SEASON 19 FINALE (Food Network Canada @ 10pm ET)
Hacks – SEASON 2 FINALE (HBO Canada @ 10:45pm ET)
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FRIDAY JUNE 3
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The Boys – SEASON 3 PREMIERE (Amazon Prime Video)
Physical – SEASON 2 PREMIERE (Apple TV+)
Shining Girls – SEASON 1 FINALE (Apple TV+)
Floor is Lava – SEASON 2 PREMIERE (Netflix)
iCarly – SEASON 2 FINALE (Paramount+)
P-Valley – SEASON 2 PREMIERE (Starz Canada @ 10pm ET)