On TV
THURSDAY
Logo launches a reality show today, “Fire Island,” where six abs-urdly goodlooking guys frolic and look for love and an even tan. The show has prompted complaints from some quarters of the LGBT community who accuse the LGBT channel of capitalizing on less-than-wholesome aspects of gay life. The show premieres at 8 p.m.
Viceland pops open a new documentary series called
“Beerland” at 10 p.m., with the premiere episode taking viewers to New Mexico.
Lifetime kicks off another “Married at First Sight” show, called “Married at First Sight: Second Chances,” at 10:17 p.m.
FRIDAY
The third season of Amazon’s delicious comedy “Catastrophe” is available for streaming today. Sharon Horgan created it and stars with Rob Delaney. Netflix makes the first season of “Dear White People” available for streaming today. It’s smart, funny, challenging, and did I say funny? Justin
Simien created it. Also available from Netflix today: “Las Chicas del Cable,” “Rodney King,” and the special “Small Crimes.” “Rosewood” wraps its second season on Fox at 8 p.m., and new episodes of “Undercover Boss,” now in its eighth season, start up again on CBS. ABC looks back at the 1992 Los Angeles riots with a twohour news special at 9 p.m., “Let It Fall: Los Angeles, 1982-1992.” The tenth season of “Ancient Aliens” lands on the History Channel at 9 p.m.
SATURDAY
HBO airs the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony” at 8 p.m. Well, today is the “White House Correspondents Dinner,” but as you probably know, President Trump sent his regrets. No matter, really: He’ll no doubt be the prime topic of conversation at the posh affair, which will be hosted this year by Hasan Minhaj of “The Daily Show.” CNN will cover it as part of Trump’s First 100 Days programming at 4 p.m.
There’s been a bit of controversy about this year’s dinner, with some media people complaining that holding a celebratory event like this trivializes the press at a time it is fighting for its own credibility and standing in the face of dismissive criticism from the administration.
All I can say is that Minhaj is funny and Trump probably wouldn’t be if he were there, but if you want to boycott the actual thing, tune in instead to
Samantha Bee’s “rump” roast. Is there a “T” missing in that phrase?
Anyway, back when it was assumed Trump would attend the actual dinner, the talk show host planned her “Full Frontal/Not the White House Correspondents Dinner” alternative for tonight, and she is going through with it. The show will air at 10 p.m. on TBS.
SUNDAY
Catch of the day is the second season of “United Shades of America,” W. Kamau Bell’s terrific docuseries on CNN at 10 p.m.
It will be preceded by the season nine launch of “Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown,” with a visit to ... Los Angeles? OK, well, sure. It’s at 9 p.m.
“The Disney Channel Presents the 2017 Disney Radio Music Awards” at 7 p.m. on guess where? The Disney Channel.
The fourth season of “Return to Amish” launches at 8 p.m. on TLC.
The National Geographic Channel will air the documentary “LA 92” by Oscar-winning directors Dan Lindsay and TJ Martin to mark the 25th anniversary of the L.A. riots. The filmmakers use only footage drawn from 1,000 hours of film and video to reconstruct the Rodney King trial and subsequent protests and riots. The film airs at 9 p.m.
“American Gods,” based on the novel by Neil Gaiman, launches on Starz at 9 p.m. It is over the top, mind-blowing, violent at times, mesmerizing at others, and contains nudity.
Season three of “The Good Witch” kicks off on the Hallmark Channel at 9 p.m.
The third season of John Ridley ’s“American Crime” wraps at 10 p.m. on ABC.
TV NEWS
The Radio Television Digital News Association has awarded 751 Edward R. Murrow Awards for 2017 in 16 categories, with a bunch of honors going to Bay Area outlets.
In the large-market regional television station category, KPIX, the CBS outlet in the Bay Area, was honored for excellence in video and hard news; KTVU, the Fox outlet, won awards for investigative reporting, continuing coverage and feature reporting; KNTV, NBC Bay Area, won for excellence in writing and news series.
Regional winners automatically advance to the national Edward R. Murrow Awards competition, which will be judged in May. National awards, including those for network news organizations, large digital news organizations and for students, will be announced in June. The national awards are presented in New York City on Oct. 9.