What To Watch: Jessica Lange Is The Great Lillian Hall, The Outlaws Returns, Jim Henson Documentary And More
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On TV this Friday: The Great Lillian Hall debuts on HBO, The Outlaws is back for Season 3 and Disney+ unveils a documentary about Jim Henson. Here are 10 programs to keep on your radar. (Also check out our weekly TVLine-Up of premieres and finales and monthly streaming guide.)
Showtimes for May 31, 2024
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The Big Cigar
Apple TV+
A chaotic confrontation leads to a change of plans; Huey and Bobby’s differences come to a head.
Celebrity Family Food Battle
The Roku Channel
Series premiere (all six episodes): Sofia Vergara, Howie Mendel, Chrishell Stause, the D'Amelios and more team up with family members to test culinary knowledge.
The Chi
Paramount+ With Showtime
Emmett looks to a new partnership as a solution to all his problems; Papa makes a big decision.
Jim Henson Idea Man
Disney+
Ron Howard's documentary explores the creative visionary's early years puppeteering on local television, to the global success of Sesame Street, Muppet Show and beyond.
The Outlaws
Prime Video
Season 3 premiere (all five episodes): One of the Outlaws returns with a deadly secret; a murder manhunt closes in on the gang. (Watch trailer.)
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
Paramount+
Roxxxy fights hard to earn a Beautiful Benefactress Badge; cliques begin to cause drama in the Werk Room. (Watch sneak peek.)
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Doctor Who
Disney+
The Doctor and Ruby step in when an awful terror preys on the citizens of Finetime.
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The Great Lillian Hall
HBO
Movie premiere: Jessica Lange stars as a Broadway diva who enlists the help of her assistant (Kathy Bates) and neighbor (Pierce Brosnan) in order to defy all the odds; Lily Rabe (The Undoing) and Jesse Williams (Grey's Anatomy) co-star. (Watch trailer.)
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Great Performances: Rodgers & Hammerstein's 80th Anniversary
PBS
Aaron Tveit (Schmigadoon!), Patrick Wilson (Fargo) and more perform classics from The Sound of Music, The King and I, South Pacific and other musicals.
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We're Here
HBOSPECIAL TIME
Season 4 finale: The Queens aim to counter hate with an outpouring of love, as they prepare for a drag show "of biblical proportions." (Not yet renewed.)
