What To Watch: Black Mirror Beams Up Season 4, Bill Nye Returns And More
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On TV this Friday: Black Mirror makes its highly anticipated return, Bill Nye keeps trying to Save the World and AMC continues bingeing on Fear the Walking Dead. Here are nine programs to keep on your radar:
Showtimes for December 29, 2017
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Bill Nye Saves the World
Netflix
Season 2 premiere (first six episodes): Nye explores the science behind drugs, cybersecurity, sleep and time travel; guests include Zach Braff, Kevin Smith, Drew Carey, David Arquette, Tim Meadows and Ali Wong.
Black Mirror
Netflix
Season 4 premiere (all six episodes): The anthology series returns with a Star Trek riff featuring Jesse Plemons (Friday Night Lights), Jimmi Simpson (Westworld) and Cristin Milioti (How I Met Your Mother), as well as an installment directed by Jodie Foster. (Watch trailer.)
The Grand Tour
Amazon
Jeremy, Richard and James show viewers what the show would look like if it was truly unscripted, meaning no pre-arranged locations, no set-up stunts and no planned incidents.
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Fear the Walking Dead Marathon
AMC
Through 1:27 am| The marathon resumes with Season 2, Episode 6 ("Sicut Cervus") through Season 3, Episode 3 ("TEOTWAWKI"). (Continues noon Saturday.)
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iHeartRadio Music Festival
The CW
Encore presentation: Miley Cyrus, Lorde, Big Sean and DJ Khaled perform during Night 2 of the concert event. (When do your favorite CW shows return?)
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College Football
ESPN
The Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic pits USC Trojans against the Ohio State Buckeyes.
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Dateline
NBC
Dennis Murphy reports on Seth and Lisa Techel, newlyweds who were expecting their first child until a shotgun blast shattered their dreams on Memorial Day weekend 2011.
MacGyver
CBS
Repeat to Revisit: In this January episode, Sarah (played by Amy Acker) returns to help draw out a mole, and Nikki (Tracy Spiridakos) also reappears.
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All Def Comedy
HBO
Series finale (two episodes): The Tony Rock-hosted stand-up showcase comes to an end.
