TV HIGHLIGHTS
Shark Tank, 8 PM on Ch. 22 and Ch. 9: Now in its 11th season, this hit financial series swims back to its original Friday time period, but otherwise, it’ll be business as usual for entrepreneurs Mark Cuban, Lori Greiner, Kevin O’Leary, Barbara Corcoran, Daymond John and Robert Herjavec as they entertain new guests pitching new products and innovations that need a receptive investor. Herjavec notes that the show launched in 2009, during a deep recession, and fans continue to engage with the show during America’s current challenges.
RuPaul’s Drag Race, 8 PM on VH1: Season 12 of this Emmy-winning campfest/ drag queen reality competition series returns with 13 contestants vying for pop culture fame, not to mention a $100,000 prize, a year’s supply of Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetics, plus the obligatory crown and scepter, of course. Host RuPaul, Michelle Visage, Ross Mathews and Carson Kressley return to the judges panel, along with rotating guest judges, including Nicki Minaj. This year’s competitors include Crystal Methyd, Dahlia Sin, Gigi Goode, Heidi N Closet and Sherry Pie.
Supernanny, 9 PM on LIF; 1:01 AM on LIF: Childrearing expert Jo Frost brings her gifts to the chaotic Jones-Nickolich household in Hawaii, where three male triplet toddlers have turned a home into a combat zone. Mom and dad Heather and Todd had idyllic expectations for their family when they welcomed their bundles of joy, which eventually turned into wild, screaming nightmares. Even with the help of one grandmother, Heather and Todd have retreated into numb denial about the toll this non-stop misbehavior is taking on them.