Finale season continues on the network front, with the final week of May seeing 27 more finales including the series finale of Black Lightning and All Rise which was recently cancelled. Also, with the arrival of June, networks begin their switch to summer programming; the first week of June sees the return of ABC’s Summer of Games with the season premiere of $100,000 Pyramid & Press Your Luck and the return of reality fan favourites America’s Got Talent, American Ninja Warrior, Hell’s Kitchen and MasterChef. On the specialty & streaming series front, the next 2 weeks see the premiere of 7 new series and the return of Black Monday, In Treatment, Mr. Inbetween, Ragnarok, The Bold Type, The Chi and The Kominsky Method. New series premiering in the next two weeks include Amazon Prime Video’s new teen drama Panic as well as new foreign language series Dom & Parot, Apple TV’s new drama miniseries Lisey’s Story, Netflix’s new fantasy drama Sweet Tooth, HBO Max’s new drama Girls5Eva, Paramount+’s new CGI reboot of popular animated series Rugrats, Showtime’s new comedy Flatbush Misdemeanors and Housebroken a new animated series from FOX. In addition, Mare of Easttown, The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers and The Mosquito Coast conclude their current season.
Other highlights include the premiere of new reality series Crime Scene Kitchen, new game show Small Fortune and new 2-part documentary- Mike Tyson: The Knockout, which looks at the rise, fall and comeback of former boxing champion Mike Tyson.. On the reality front, American Idol, The Masked Singer and The Voice conclude their current season as do game shows Ellen’s Game of Games and Game of Talents. In addition, 2021 Billboard Music Awards air May 23 @ 8pm ET and the 2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards air May 27 @ 8pm ET.
Happy Viewing!
SUNDAY MAY 23
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Master of None – SEASON 3 PREMIERE (Netflix)
America’s Funniest Home Videos – SEASON 31 FINALE (NBC @ 7pm ET)
Ellen’s Game of Games – SEASON 4 FINALE (CTV and NBC @ 7pm ET)
Biography: Ultimate Warrior – DOCUMENTARY (A&E @ 8pm ET)
WWE Hall of Famer Ultimate Warrior inspires an entire generation of fans living by his mantra of “always believe”; with his colorful face paint and equally colorful interviews, he may be best remembered for defeating Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania VI.
American Idol – SEASON 19 FINALE (Citytv and ABC @ 8pm ET)
The Equalizer – SEASON 1 FINALE (Global and CBS @ 8pm ET)
2021 Billboard Music Awards – 3hr Special (CTV and NBC @ 8pm ET)
Artists come together to receive Billboard’s highest honors based on albums and songs that dominated the charts over the past year, as determined by streams, concert tickets, album sales and more, across music’s most popular genres. Multi-platinum recording artist, actor and “The Voice” coach Nick Jonas hosts, while A-list celebrities from TV, film and music — including incredible nominees and performers, Icon Award recipient Pink, Artist of the Decade recipient Drake and more — join in a night of live performances and musical celebration.
The Simpsons – SEASON 32 FINALE (Citytv @ 7pm ET and FOX @ 8pm ET)
Duncanville – SEASON 2 PREMIERE (FOX @ 8:30pm ET)
Bob’s Burgers – SEASON 11 FINALE (FOX @ 9pm ET)
The Chi – SEASON 4 PREMIERE (Crave 1 @ 9pm ET)
In Treatment – SEASON 4 PREMIERE (HBO Canada @ 9pm ET)
NCIS: Los Angeles – SEASON 12 FINALE (Global and CBS @ 9pm ET)
Black Monday – SEASON 3 PREMIERE (Crave 1 @ 10pm ET)
NCIS: New Orleans – SERIES FINALE (Global and CBS @ 10pm ET)
FLATBUSH MISDEMEANORS – SERIES PREMIERE (Crave 1 @ 10:30pm ET)
Dan and Kevin struggle to thrive in their new surroundings in Flatbush, Brooklyn.
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MONDAY MAY 24
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9-1-1 – SEASON 4 FINALE (Global and FOX @ 8pm ET)
All Rise – SEASON 2 FINALE (CTV @ 7pm ET and CBS @ 9pm ET)
Black Lightning – SERIES FINALE (The CW @ 9pm ET)
9-1-1: Lonestar – SEASON 2 FINALE (CTV and FOX @ 9pm ET)
Debris – SEASON 1 FINALE (NBC @ 10pm ET)
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TUESDAY MAY 25
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Game of Talents – SEASON 1 FINALE (CHCH and FOX @ 8pm ET)
MIKE TYSON: THE KNOCKOUT – DOCUMENTARY PREMIERE (ABC @ 8pm ET)
Chronicling the former champion’s climb, fall and comeback, from his difficult childhood to becoming undisputed world champion to his 1992 rape conviction and his personal struggles. Through the lens of his life’s extreme highs and lows, the two-part documentary examines some of the most pressing questions about resilience and reinvention. Featuring interviews with actor and boxing enthusiast Rosie Perez, former President of HBO Sports Ross Greenburg, ESPN’s Jeremy Schaap, those in Tyson’s inner circle and more.
NCIS – SEASON 18 FINALE (Global and CBS @ 8pm ET)
The Voice – SEASON 20 FINALE (CTV and NBC @ 9pm ET)
FBI – SEASON 3 FINALE (Global and CBS @ 9pm ET)
Mental Samurai – SEASON 2 PREMIERE (FOX @ 9pm ET)
FBI: Most Wanted – SEASON 2 FINALE (Global and CBS @ 10pm ET)
Mr. Inbetween – SEASON 3 PREMIERE (FX Canada @ 10pm ET) **1hr Premiere** **Final Season**
This is Us – SEASON 5 FINALE (CTV and NBC @ 10pm ET)
Chad – SEASON 1 FINALE (CTV Comedy Channel @ 10:30pm ET)
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WEDNESDAY MAY 26
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BAGGIO: THE DIVINE PONYTAIL – SPORTS BIOPIC (Netflix)
The story of Roberto Baggio, one of the best soccer players of all time, including his career highs, triumphs over injuries and discovery of Buddhism.
Chicago Med – SEASON 6 FINALE (Citytv and NBC @ 8pm ET)
The Masked Singer – SEASON 5 FINALE (CTV and FOX @ 8pm ET)
Press Your Luck – SEASON 3 PREMIERE (ABC @ 8pm ET)
$100,000 Pyramid – SEASON 5 PREMIERE (CTV and ABC @ 9pm ET)
Chicago Fire – SEASON 9 FINALE (Citytv and NBC @ 9pm ET)
Seal Team – SEASON 4 FINALE (Global and CBS @ 9pm ET)
CRIME SCENE KITCHEN – SERIES PREMIERE (FOX @ 9:02pm ET)
Each episode of this cooking competition that is hosted by Joel McHale begins at the scene of the crime — a kitchen that was just used to make an amazing, mouthwatering dessert that has since disappeared. The chef teams of two are challenged to scour the kitchen for clues and ingredients to figure out what was baked. Next, each team must duplicate the recipe based on their guess for celebrity judges chef Curtis Stone and cake artist Yolanda Gampp. To take the $100,000 prize, the competing dessert makers will need to prove they have the technical know-how, imagination and problem-solving skills needed to decode and re-create incredible desserts and cakes from across the world.
The Bold Type – SEASON 5 PREMIERE (ABC Spark @ 10pm ET)
Chicago PD – SEASON 8 FINALE (Citytv and NBC @ 10pm ET)
S.W.A.T. – SEASON 4 FINALE (Global and CBS @ 10pm ET)
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THURSDAY MAY 27
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Ragnarok – SEASON 2 PREMIERE (Netflix)
RUGRATS – SERIES PREMIERE (Paramount+ Canada)
An all-new CG-animated series reboot of the popular Nickelodeon cartoon. Rugrats follows a group of toddlers as “they explore the world and beyond from their pint-sized and wildly imaginative point-of-view.
2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards – 2hr Special (FOX @ 8pm ET)
Awards honoring the year’s most popular music artists; scheduled performers include The Weeknd, Ariana Grande, Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak, Dan + Shay and Doja Cat; Usher hosts.
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FRIDAY MAY 28
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PANIC – SERIES PREMIERE (Amazon Prime Video)
In the forgotten town of Carp, Texas, Panic is the only way out. Every summer the graduating seniors risk their lives competing in a series of challenges for the chance to win life-changing money. After the death of two players the stakes – and danger—have never been higher. This summer twenty-three players will enter the game. All of them will be changed. Only one will win. Let the games begin.
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PAROT – SERIES PREMIERE (Amazon Prime Video)
After the cancellation of the Parot Doctrine in Spain in 2013, more than 100 prisoners were released. However, as the days go by, the released prisoners appear murdered in the same way as their victims. Agent Isabel Mora (Adriana Ugarte) will try by all means to catch the murderer.
The Kominsky Method – SEASON 3 PREMIERE (Netflix) **FINAL SEASON**
Lucifer – SEASON 5, PART 2 (Netflix)
The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers – SEASON 1 FINALE (Disney+)
A Black Lady Sketch Show – SEASON 2 FINALE (HBO Canada @ 11pm ET)
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SUNDAY MAY 30
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Biography: Mick Foley – DOCUMENTARY (A&E @ 8pm ET)
Exploring the unique, multifaceted career of Mick Foley, a 2013 WWE Hall of Fame inductee better known as “Mankind”; a fan favorite during WWE’s “Attitude Era,” Foley shocks audiences in 1998 during a career-defining match with the Undertaker.
Mare of Easttown – SEASON 1 FINALE (HBO Canada @ 10pm ET)
The Great Food Truck Race – SEASON 13 FINALE (Food Network Canada @ 10pm ET)
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MONDAY MAY 31
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American Ninja Warrior – SEASON 13 PREMIERE (CTV and NBC @ 8pm ET)
Hell’s Kitchen – SEASON 20 PREMIERE (Citytv and FOX @ 8pm ET)
HOUSEBROKEN – SERIES PREMIERE (FOX @ 9pm ET)
an animated series following a group of neighborhood pets and stray animals as they work through their issues inside and outside their therapy group. Honey, a standard poodle, opens her living room for the group to come and support each other through the misery, mayhem and majesty that is being a pet.
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SMALL FORTUNE – SERIES PREMIERE (Global and NBC @ 10pm ET)
Comic Lil Rel Howery hosts lighthearted, heart-pounding, miniaturized games for cash prizes. Teams of friends and family face unique challenges based on real-world locations — such as a mini airport, a tiny rotating sushi bar or small replicas of the Oval Office and Ellis Island. The scaled-down games test players’ precision, strategy and technique. The teams who prove themselves worthy have the chance to walk away with a large monetary payout, but the smallest miscalculation or shake of the hand could cost them big time.
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TUESDAY JUNE 1
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America’s Got Talent – SEASON 16 PREMIERE (Citytv and NBC @ 8pm ET)
Lego Masters – SEASON 2 PREMIERE (CTV and FOX @ 8pm ET)
MIKE TYSON: THE KNOCKOUT – DOCUMENTARY FINALE (ABC @ 8pm ET)
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WEDNESDAY JUNE 2
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MasterChef – SEASON 11 PREMIERE (CTV and FOX @ 8pm ET)
Nancy Drew – SEASON 2 FINALE (W Network and The CW @ 9pm ET)
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THURSDAY JUNE 3
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Beat Shazam – SEASON 4 PREMIERE (Citytv @ 7pm ET and FOX @ 8pm ET)
Station 19 – SEASON 4 FINALE (CTV and ABC @ 8pm ET)
CUPCAKE GUYS TRAINING CAMP – SERIES PREMIERE (Food Network Canada @ 8pm ET)
Three entrepreneurs, including two former pro players,who own a cupcake shop in Austin, Texas, challenge aspiring bakers to follow their passion.
Grey’s Anatomy – SEASON 17 FINALE (CTV and ABC @ 9pm ET)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit – SEASON 22 FINALE (NBC @ 9pm ET)
GIRLS5EVA – SERIES PREMIERE (W Network @ 9pm ET)
When a one-hit-wonder girl group from the 1990s gets sampled by a young rapper, its members reunite to give their pop star dreams one more shot — this time while balancing spouses, kids, jobs, debt, aging parents, and shoulder pain.
Law & Order: Organized Crime – SEASON 1 FINALE (Citytv and NBC @ 10pm ET)
Alone – SEASON 8 PREMIERE (History Canada @ 10pm ET)
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FRIDAY JUNE 4
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LISEY’S STORY – SERIES PREMIERE (Apple TV+)
8-part limited series based on Stephen King’s 2006 novel of the same name, which tells the story of a woman recovering memories about her late novelist husband.
The Mosquito Coast – SEASON 1 FINALE (Apple TV+)
DOM – SERIES PREMIERE (Amazon Prime Video)
Dom tells the story of Pedro, a handsome boy from Rio de Janeiro’s middle class who is introduced to cocaine in his teen years, putting him on the path to becoming the leader of a criminal gang that dominated the tabloids in Rio in the early 2000s: Pedro Dom. Shifting between action, adventure and drama, Dom also follows Pedro’s father Victor Dantas, who as a teenager, makes a discovery at the bottom of the sea, reports it to the authorities and ends up joining the police intelligence service
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SWEET TOOTH – SERIES PREMIERE (Netflix)
On a perilous adventure across a post-apocalyptic world, a lovable boy who’s half-human and half-deer searches for a new beginning with a gruff protector.