Television
Jesse L. Martin returns to NBC in “The Irrational,” playing a behavioral science expert with a keen understanding of what makes people tick. This skill makes him an in-demand problem solver and translator-of-sorts for government agencies and big corporations. The show is based on Dan Ariely’s book, “Predictably Irrational” and premiered Monday. Episodes will also stream on Peacock.
Blake Shelton left “The Voice” last spring after 23 seasons but another country star has taken a seat in a swivel chair. Reba McEntire joins the show as a coach alongside Gwen Stefani, John Legend and Niall Horan, who won last season with contestant Gina Miles. Season 24 of “The Voice” premiered Monday on
NBC. It streamed the next day on Peacock.
What happens when you combine Reese Witherspoon’s production company Hello Sunshine and the team behind “Vanderpump Rules” for an unscripted show? Romance in a small, Southern town with a side of gossip! “Love in Fairhope” follows five women at different points of their life as they look for love in Fairhope, Alabama — a town with historic homes, tree-lined streets, bluffs overlooking a bay, and where everyone knows one another other’s business. “Love in Fairhope” debuted Wednesday on Hulu.
The next spinoff of “The Bachelor” franchise aims to show you can’t set an age limit on finding love. Gerry Turner, 72 is “The Golden Bachelor.” A widower from Iowa, Turner had 22 women, ages 60 and older, vying for his affection. “The Golden Bachelor” debuts today on ABC and streams the following day on Hulu.
— Alicia Rancilio