What To Watch: Midnight Mass And Foundation Premiere, Goliath Ends, Baking Show Returns And More

On TV this Friday, as Fall Premiere Week winds down: Netflix holds Midnight Mass, Apple TV+ launches sci-fi epic Foundation, and Billy Bob Thornton Amazon drama Goliath comes to an end. Here are 14 programs to keep on your radar; all times are Eastern.

Showtimes for September 24, 2021

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Foundation

Apple TV+

Series premiere (first two episodes): Dr. Hari Seldon (Mad Men's Jared Harris) predicts the impending fall of the Galactic Empire; Lee Pace (Halt and Catch Fire) co-stars. (Watch trailer.)

Goliath

Amazon Prime

Final season premiere (all eight episodes): Billy McBride takes on Big Pharma; new cast members include JK Simmons and Bruce Dern. (Watch trailer.)

The Great British Baking Show

Netflix

Season 12/"Collection 9" premiere (weekly releases): Judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith return alongside presenters Noel Fielding and Matt Lucas.

Midnight Mass

Netflix

Limited series premiere (all seven episodes): In Haunting of Bly Manor creator Mike Flanagan's latest mini, a remote community's divisions are amplified by the return of a disgraced young man (Friday Night Lights' Zach Gilford) and the arrival of a charismatic priest (Legion's Hamish Linklater). (Watch trailer.)

My Little Pony: A New Generation

Netflix

Film premiere: A bright-eyed hero is determined to bring together a divided Equestria; the stacked voice cast includes Vanessa Hudgens, Kimiko Glenn, James Marsden, Sofia Carson, Liza Koshy, Elizabeth Perkins, Jane Krakowski, Ken Jeong, Phil LaMarr and Michael McKean.

Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3

Amazon Prime

Rihanna's third annual fashion show features performances by Nas, Daddy Yankee, BIA, Jazmine Sullivan, Ricky Martin, Normani and Jade Novah.

The Starling

Netflix

Film premiere: A woman (Nine Perfect Strangers' Melissa McCarthy) adjusting to life after loss contends with... a feisty bird in her garden.

Wolfboy and the Everything Factory

Apple TV+

Series premiere (all 10 episodes): From EP Joseph Gordon-Levitt comes a 'toon about an oddball who discovers a strange realm at the center of the Earth.

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Big Brother

CBS

Special night: After two-plus months in the Big Brother house, the three finalists get to hear from their families.

Dynasty

The CW

Two episodes (special time): Fallon, Sam and Kirby take a trip; Cristal has a heart-to-heart with Amanda; Blake considers dropping out of the senatorial race.

Ordinary Joe

NBC

Encore presentation: James Wolk (Zoo) embarks on three different "What if…?" journeys in this Sliding Doors-y drama. (Episode 2 airs Monday at 10/9c.)

The Wonder Years

ABC

Encore presentation: This reimagining focuses on a Black middle-class family in 1960s Montgomery, Ala. (Episode 2 airs Wednesday at 8:30 pm.)

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Secret Celebrity Renovation

CBS

Season 1 finale (special time): Survivor's "Boston" Rob Mariano wants to make over the kitchen and backyard deck of his parents' home.

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Controlling Britney Spears

FX, Hulu

The just-announced Framing Britney Spears follow-up features "new allegations from insiders with intimate knowledge of Spears' daily life inside the conservatorship."


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