THURSDAY’S BEST PICKS
8 PM & CONNECTING... As the friends continue to grapple with unfamiliar challenges during this weird new reality, Pradeep’s (Parvesh Cheena) struggle to procure a suitable dinner for his increasingly picky children reveals some deeper issues among the group. Meanwhile, Annie’s (Otmara Marrero) compulsive online shopping spree results in a surprising delivery. Keith Powell also stars. 8 PM _ NFL Football A preview of the AFC Championship could be on tap tonight in upstate New York, where Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills will see how their high-powered offense fares against the talented defense of the Kansas City Chiefs. Allen has found a favorite target in wideout Stefon Diggs, the former Minnesota Viking who at this writing was among the league leaders in yards and receptions. The Chiefs, meanwhile, are the defending champions with arguably the game’s best quarterback in Patrick Mahomes and a “D” that is among the tops in the NFL.
8 PM G Supernatural In the new episode “Gimme Shelter,” Castiel and Jack (Misha Collins, Alexander Calvert) team up to investigate a case that involves the members of a local church. Meanwhile, Sam and Dean (Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles) embark on another road trip, a quest to find Amara (recurring guest star Emily Swallow), in the desperate hope that she will give them something they can use in their looming confrontation with her brother, Chuck (guest star Rob Benedict) — aka God.
8 PM ( OXY) Buried in the Backyard
A party in the woods outside a
Pennsylvania coal mining town takes an unexpectedly chilling turn when someone goes missing in the new episode “Buried in the Woods: Friend Left Behind.” Investigators have more questions than answers, though, and when the summer thaw brings a shocking discovery, it’s clear someone is hiding a deadly truth.
9 PM ^ J PBS NewsHour Debates 2020 The second two-hour debate between incumbent President Donald J. Trump and his Democratic challenger, former Vice President Joe
Biden, is scheduled to take place in Miami’s Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts. The debate will be in a town hall meeting format, with attendees following social distancing guidelines. The session is being carried by most major networks and cable news outlets.
9 PM G The Outpost Wren and Janzo (Izuka Hoyle, Anand Desai-Barochia) succeed in solving a mysterious puzzle box in the new episode “The Peace
You Promised.” Elsewhere, Munt and Tobin (Adam Johnson, Aaron Fontaine) manage to escape and go for help. Meanwhile, Talon (Jessica Green) learns a secret about the mystery of who abandoned her. Jake Stormoen, Reece
Ritchie, Imogen Waterhouse and Jaye Griffiths also star.
9 PM ( HGTV) Flip or Flop Real estate experts Tarek El Moussa and Christina Anstead purchase, make over and sell still more of Southern California’s dilapidated properties, even as they navigate the challenges of coparenting their kids — Taylor, 9, and Brayden, 5 — in a new season of this hit home improvement series. In the season premiere, the pair buy a small two-bedroom structure, adding fresh curb appeal with new paint and landscaping, building a large, sunny kitchen and installing a stunning tile wall in the bathroom.
9 PM ( WE) Tamar Braxton: Get Ya Life! The whole Braxton family reunites at Trina’s wedding, but Tamar is left to suffer the aftermath in the Season 1 finale, “Final Word.” Later, David finally decides to come clean and reveals all. Elsewhere, as an exhausted Tamar’s final days of production threaten to completely unravel, Mona steps in.