FRIDAY’S BEST PICKS
8 PM $ MacGyver Mac and Riley
(Lucas Till, Tristin Mays) travel overseas together on a mission to prevent the collapse of a fragile government in the new episode “C8H7ClO & Nano-Trackers & Resistance & Maldives & Mind Games.” During their operation, however, the pair inadvertently inhale some deadly microscopic technology. Meredith Ea
ton and Henry Ian Cusick also star; the guest cast features Deepti Gupta, Scott Holroyd and Alexandra Grey.
8 PM ( TCM) MOVIE The
Maltese Falcon Dashiell Hammett’s hard-boiled private eye Sam Spade (Humphrey Bogart) finds himself in hot water with a bunch of bad eggs. He searches for a jewel-encrusted statue he comes to realize is “the stuff that dreams are made of” while deceits and double-crosses pile up around him.
8 PM ( LMN) MOVIE The Single
Mom Conspiracy No one says women today can’t have it all, but recently divorced Grace (Allison McAtee) may be pushing it in this 2021 thriller. She has both a new home and restaurant venture that demands her attention, while playing single mom to her teenage daughter, Charlie (Aubrey Stevens), all while embarking on a rash romance with Alex (Andrew Spach), a much younger employee. Overwhelmed, Grace lets Lilith (Samantha Cope) move into her guest house to help out, until things start to unravel badly in both her professional and personal life.
9 PM $ Magnum P.I. A married woman turns to Magnum and Higgins (Jay Hernandez, Perdita Weeks) to track down her lover’s killer because she doesn’t want anyone to expose her affair to the police in the new episode “The Lies We Tell.” Soon, however, they discover the dead man wasn’t who he claimed to be. Meanwhile, Rick (Zachary Knighton) visits Icepick (recurring guest star Corbin Bernsen), whose health has taken a turn for the worse. 9 PM ( FOOD) Diners, Drive-Ins and
Dives In Pacifica, Calif., host Guy Fieri revisits an old barbecue buddy to check out his crowd-pleasing take on pork ribs and a new spin on an old standby in the new episode “Triple D Nation: BBQ, Pubs and Local Grub.” Later, he checks in at a neighborhood joint in Boulder, Colo., to confirm that the place is still a favorite breakfast spot for the college crowd.
9 PM ( LIFE) Little Women: Atlanta
What starts out as a relaxing day without drama at the lake takes an unfortunate turn when Miss Juicy surprises the girls by showing up with a provocative new friend in the new episode “All the Rage.” At her first modeling audition, Andrea faces some formidable competition as she tries to make a good impression. When the girls try to vent their frustrations at a rage room, Juicy’s new friend pushes Monie over the edge.
10 PM ( OWN) Belle Collective The Belles scale new heights as Latrice holds a launch party, while Marie opens her new practice in the new episode “Sip & See.” Alas, however, Lateshia continues to struggle with problems on the Farish Street project, and Antoinette frets she won’t be ready for the Sip & See, where Latrice and Marie finally meet face to face.