What To Watch: Transparent, H50, Amazing Race, Shark Tank And 2 Other Premieres, Sweeney Todd And More
On TV this Friday: Amazon's Transparent debuts, Amazing Race, Hawaii Five-0, Shark Tank and Blue Bloods return, tensions rise on The Knick, and Emma Thompson is live in Sweeney Todd. Here are 11 programs to keep on your radar.
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Showtimes for September 26, 2014
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Transparent
Amazon
Series premiere, 10 episodes: The acclaimed dramedy follows Mort (Jeffrey Tambor, Arrested Development), a father of three adult children, who decides to continue his life as a woman named Maura.
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The Amazing Race
CBS
Season 25 premiere: The race begins in New York City’s Time Square (hope they waved to the TVLine office as they ran by) and introduces a game-changing twist.
Shark Tank
ABC
Season 6 premiere, two hours: Inventions include a nail salon for guys, a new way to swaddle a baby, a mobile wedding service and inspirational toys for girls.
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Girl Meets World
Disney Channel
As Cory divides the class in two groups to run one company based on profits, another based on happiness, Maya and Riley meet someone who changes their opinions. (Watch a sneak peek of Dog With a Blog's Season 3 premiere, airing at 9 pm.)
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Gotham
Fox
Repeat to Revisit: Long before Bruce Wayne became Batman, Det. James Gordon (Southland’s Ben McKenzie) and his partner Harvey Bullock (Sons of Anarchy’s Don Logue) battled crime in Gotham City.
Hawaii Five-0
CBS
Season 5 premiere: The island goes on lockdown when terrorists target civilians with drones. But first, "McDanno" must see a psychologist, resulting in something that sure feels like couples therapy. (Get scoop.)
Live From Lincoln Center: Sweeney Todd
PBS
Bryn Terfel is the demon barber of Fleet Street and Emma Thompson is his accomplice in this presentation of the Stephen Sondheim musical.
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20/20
ABC
Season 37 premiere: Follow the aftermath of the attack on a 12-year-old girl by her two friends following what they thought were the demands of a videogame character called Slender Man.
Blue Bloods
CBS
Season 5 premiere: While Danny and Baez are moving confiscated drugs their convoy is attacked leaving Baez seriously injured and Danny to find the responsible cartel. (Get scoop.)
The Knick
Cinemax
Racial tensions arise both at the Knick and in the city when a black man stabs a cop. Everett returns to work while Barrow worries about Junia.
Z Nation
Syfy
Two outlaws discover a connection between themselves and the survivors after they confront them on the streets of Philadelphia.
Next Friday: ABC's Last Man Standing premiere, ABC's Shark Tank and The CW's America's Next Top Model move to Friday night.
