What To Watch: Russell Crowe Is Roger Ailes, Instinct Returns, Fred Savage Hosts The Flare After-Show And More
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On TV this Sunday: Russell Crowe embodies Fox News founder Roger Ailes, Olivia Munn co-stars in a loose adaptation of The Rook and Flare superfan Fred Savage asks What Just Happened??! Here are 10 programs to keep on your radar; all times are Eastern.
Showtimes for June 30, 2019
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Sermon on the Mount
HBO
Comedian Jerrod Carmichael's follow-up to his buzzed-about Home Movies special features intimate conversations with his family about common themes within the black experience.
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Burden of Truth
The CW
A new witness comes forward as Joanna and Billy race to save their client from jail; Luna makes a difficult decision. (Get CW fall premiere dates.)
The Rook
Starz
Series premiere: A woman (Shameless' Emma Greenwell) wakes up in the rain with no memory of who she is, and no way to explain the circle of dead bodies around her; Olivia Munn (The Newsroom) co-stars. (Watch trailer.)
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Big Little Lies
HBO
Celeste accuses Mary Louise of overstepping with Jane; Renata goes through a brutal court hearing with Gordon. (Has Celeste's therapist gone crazy?)
Instinct
CBS
Season 2 premiere: Dylan and Lizzie investigate the murder of a woman who researched extending human life; Travis Van Winkle (The Last Ship) joins cast in a recurring role (watch sneak peek).
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What Just Happened??! With Fred Savage
Fox
Series premiere: In this after-show parody, Fred Savage (Friends From College) sits down with the cast members from the fictional sci-fi series The Flare; fellow Grinder alum Rob Lowe and Fear TWD's Kevin Zegers appear. (Watch sneak peek.)
Broadcast-TV encore: In episode 5, Lucca takes a case defending a TV writer-producer with ties to the President of the United States.
The Loudest Voice
Showtime
Limited series premiere: This drama chronicles the life of the late, disgraced former Fox News chairman Roger Ailes (Russell Crowe) as he builds up the conservative cable news empire; Naomi Watts (Twin Peaks), Sienna Miller (American Sniper) and Seth MacFarlane (The Orville)co-star. (Watch trailer.)
To Tell the Truth
ABC
Panelists include Joel McHale (Card Sharks), Anna Camp (Perfect Harmony), Kirstie Alley (Scream Queens) and Ron Funches (Undateable).
