On TV this Friday: Octavia Spencer teams with Gabrielle Union, MTV introduces the Real Friends of WeHo and Stranger Things‘ David Harbour has a most Violent Night. Here are 10 programs to keep on your radar; all times are Eastern. (Also check out our weekly TVLine-Up of premieres and finales, plus our monthly streaming guide.)
Season 3 premiere: Frustrated by the lack of media attention for several young missing Black girls, Poppy partners with an unorthodox principal (played by Gabrielle Union) to keep the victims’ names in the public eye. (Watch trailer.)
Streaming premiere: Stranger Things‘ David Harbour plays an ass-kicking Santa Claus who takes a Christmas Eve hostage crisis into his own hands.
Also streaming Friday: Apple TV+’s Servant and Shape Island; Freevee’s America’s Test Kitchen and Play-Doh Squished; Netflix’s Bling Empire: New York, Bake Squad Season 2 and Fauda Season 4; and Prime Video’s The Legend of Vox Machina.
Meech seeks a new supply from K-9; Terry confronts a car service competitor that is as ruthless as any gangster. (Psst… hear the good news?)
George struggles to stay on his best behavior when Quinten’s dad (One Day at a Time‘s Stephen Tobolowsky) pays the Lopez family a visit.
New episodes resume with featured magicians Jo De Rijck, Nick Paul, Sachin KM and Christopher T & Sam. (Criss Angel’s Magic With the Stars returns at 9.)
A supersized version of Snatch Game consists of two rounds, with two different casts of characters; The Hate U Give‘s Amandla Stenberg guest-judges.
KIND founder Daniel Lubetzky returns to the Tank to hear pitches alongside Mark Cuban, Daymond John, Kevin O’Leary and Lori Greiner.
A former inmate firefighter harboring a grudge against Sharon returns for revenge. Ruh-roh! (Already renewed.)
Series premiere: The reality show features stylist Brad Goreski, entertainer Todrick Hall, actor Curtis Hamilton, skincare company CEO Dorión Renaud, entertainment news host Jaymes Vaughan and influencer Joey Zauzig. (Watch trailer.)
Season 21 premiere: Guests include former Attorney General William Barr, blogger Andrew Sullivan and South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace. (Game Theory With Bomani Jones Season 2 kicks off at 11 pm.)
