On TV this Thursday: Taika Waititi is Blackbeard, Kate McKinnon channels Carole Baskin and Amanda Seyfried embodies Elizabeth Holmes. Here are 15 programs to keep on your radar; all times are Eastern.
Narrated by Succession's Kieran Culkin, the two-part docuseries explores the historic 2021 short squeeze of GameStop. (Watch trailer.)
Joe vs. Carole
Peacock
Limited series premiere (all eight episodes): The Tiger King dramatization casts Kate McKinnon as Carole Baskin and John Cameron Mitchell as chief rival Joe "Exotic" Schreibvogel. (Watch trailer.)
Our Flag Means Death
HBO Max
Series premiere (first three episodes): Exec producer Taika Waititi co-stars as Blackbeard in this comedy loosely based on the adventures of 18th Century would-be pirate Stede Bonnet (played by Rhys Darby). (Watch trailer.)
The Problem With Jon Stewart
Apple TV+
After some tinkering, Stewart returns in a new weekly format. First up, an episode focused on the Stock Market.
Star Trek: Picard
Paramount+
Season 2 premiere: Members of Picard's former crew discover an anomaly in space that threatens the entire galaxy. (Read preview; watch trailer.)
The Tourist
HBO Max
Series premiere (all six episodes): Fifty Shades' Jamie Dornan plays a man who finds himself being pursued by a vast tank truck in the heart of the Australian outback. (Watch trailer.)
The Weekend Away
Netflix
Film premiere: Leighton Meester (Gossip Girl) plays a woman accused of killing her best friend during a weekend getaway to Croatia.
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Top Chef
Bravo
Season 19 premiere (75 minutes): Fifteen of the nation's best chefs arrive in Houston ready for culinary battle.
Special time: Gina struggles to keep Valley Hills running smoothly after Mrs. Ludlum leaves for a rival facility. (United States of Al airs at 9:30.)
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Grey's Anatomy
ABC
Schmitt endures a Morbidity & Mortality conference; Meredith convinces Nick to scrub in on a surgery in Seattle; Jo faces her feelings.
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Pivoting
Fox
Sarah and Jodie learn of a local mom's scandalous OnlyFans FansOnly page; Amy grows exhausted when Henry is suddenly unable to keep his hands off of her.
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Dicktown
FXX
Season 2 premiere: John and David must find a legendary stolen recipe... for pimento cheese. (Season 1, which we're told existed, is streaming on Hulu.)
Law & Order: Organized Crime
NBC
In an episode being teased as the "final showdown" between Wheatley and Stabler, Bernie gets caught up in her son's mess.
