What To Watch: Defenders Assemble, Wonky Wynonna Earp Wish And More
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On TV this Friday: Marvel's Defenders are officially united, Wynonna Earp alliances are permanently altered and a Carmichael Show standout gets a stand-up comedy showcase. Here are 10 programs to keep on your radar:
Showtimes for August 18, 2017
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Marvel's The Defenders
Netflix
Series premiere (all eight episodes): Matt Murdoch (Charlie Cox), Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter), Luke Cage (Mike Colter) and Iron Fist (Finn Jones) team up to save New York from a new adversary (Alien's Sigourney Weaver). (Read "B+" review; watch cast Q&A.)
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Big Brother
CBS
Special night: The network hasn't released a synopsis for this episode, but you're probably going to watch either way. (Get CBS fall premiere dates.)
Killjoys
Syfy
Aneela goes in search of Delle Seyah, as the Killjoys hatch a plan to rob an armored convoy.
Raven's Home
Disney Channel
Nia wears makeup to school despite Raven's wishes, and is suddenly noticed by a group of eighth-grade girls. (Get scoop on throwback episode.)
Tiffany Haddish: She Ready! From the Hood to Hollywood!
Showtime
The Carmichael Show-turned-Girls Trip breakout star fronts her first stand-up comedy special, which includes talk of her foster care upbringing and introducing Will and Jada Pinkett Smith to Groupon.
What Would You Do?
ABC
Scenarios include a sales clerk refusing to help a transgender woman, and a woman charged extra based on her size. (Get ABC fall premiere dates.)
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Real Time With Bill Maher
HBO
Guests include Cal. Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom, Minn. Senator Al Franken, political analyst Amy Holmes and magician Penn Jillette.
Wynonna Earp
Syfy
A wish transforms onetime allies into vengeful foes. (Psst… hear the good news?)
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Room 104
HBO
A man (played by series co-creator Jay Duplass) turns to his long-lost friend when his marriage is in shambles. (When does Transparent return?)
