This week on “Face the Nation,” John Dickerson interviews Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR), and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. Plus, our political panel will take a look at all that happened in Washington this week including the Kavanaugh, Ford hearing.
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📺 PBS NewsHour full episode – September 28, 2018 | PBS
Friday on the NewsHour, the Senate Judiciary Committee gives a green light to confirming Brett Kavanaugh but joins the White House in calling for an FBI investigation into the sexual assault allegations he faces. Also, why the U.S. will be engaged in Syria for the foreseeable future, Shields and Brooks discuss Kavanaugh and how one television show is handling today’s contentious politics.
📺 "Will & Grace" It’s a Family Affair | NBC
Directed by James Burrows. With Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Megan Mullally, Sean Hayes. Grace's father and Will's mother end up making a surprising and upsetting connection. Jack rebounds from his breakup with a new love. Karen must decide between her husband and her lover.
📺 "Modern Family" I Love a Parade | ABC
Directed by James R. Bagdonas. With Ed O'Neill, Sofía Vergara, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell. The Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker clan are going to be setting off more than a few fireworks when they get together at the annual Fourth of July parade where Jay will be acting as the grand marshal. Meanwhile, Haley's goodbye with Arvin before his trip to Switzerland doesn't go as well as she pictured it and is distracted by the return of an old flame.
📺 "The Big Bang Theory" The Wedding Gift Wormhole | CBS
Directed by Mark Cendrowski. With Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg. Leonard and Penny give Sheldon and Amy a baffling wedding gift.
📺 PBS NewsHour full episode – September 27, 2018 | PBS
Thursday on the NewsHour, Christine Blasey Ford testifies she is 100 percent sure Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her and the Supreme Court nominee vehemently denies her claims. We examine the day-long hearing and its significance.
Not quite as in-depth as I might have expected. I’m still thinking that the The Daily from The New York Times has had some of the best coverage of the story (and particularly the cultural side) thus far.
📺 "Empire" Steal from the Thief | FOX
Directed by Sanaa Hamri. With Terrence Howard, Bryshere Y. Gray, Jussie Smollett, Trai Byers. The Lyons pick up the pieces after losing Empire to Eddie Barker.
I’ve really gotta quit watching this series.
📺 "Baked" New York: If You Can Bake it There | Food Network
Tom Papa heads to New York City to get a slice of the Big Apple's diverse food scene. At the Doughnut Project, Tom meets up with Jim Gaffigan and makes the ultimate New York mash-up, a glazed doughnut covered in everything bagel toppings. Tom visits Gian Piero Bakery to make an Italian America classic, rainbow cookies, colorful layers of cake and jam covered in chocolate. At Oda House, Tom falls ...
Over 700 bakeries in New York?! They did solid job of getting some awesome diversity on a first season episode. I could watch all of these. I do wish that Papa was a bit better in his food description though.
📺 "Baked" It’s Always Yummy in Philadelphia | Food Network
With Tom Papa. Tom Papa takes a trip to Philadelphia, where local bakeries' traditional roots run deep. At Termini Brothers' he learns the secret of their creamy, crunchy cannoli, then 4thand 5th generation bakers at Sarcone's show him how to make savory Sicilian-style tomato pie, baked in a giant brick oven. Tom stops by Reading Terminal Market for a juicy roast pork sandwich and ooey-gooey sticky buns. The ...
📺 Midterms are right around the corner. | TicToc by Bloomberg
Midterms are right around the corner. Here's what’s at stake for Trump and the Republicans if Democrats flip the House in November #TicTocFAQ pic.twitter.com/DhmGVd2bOK
— TicToc by Bloomberg (@tictoc) September 25, 2018
📺 Vanderbilt vs. Notre Dame – September 15, 2018 | NBC
No. 8 Notre Dame holds on for 22-17 victory over Vanderbilt
A closer game right down at the end than I’d have liked it to be…
📺 Facebook: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) | YouTube
Facebook’s global expansion has been linked to political turmoil overseas, so maybe their ads should focus less on how they “connect the world” and more on why connecting people isn’t always the best idea.
Some solid reasons to completely abandon Facebook.
📺 "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" Gary Anthony Williams 4 | CW
With Aisha Tyler, Ryan Stiles, Colin Mochrie, Wayne Brady. Guest: comedian Gary Anthony Williams. The troupe plays "Questions", "Film Dub", "Scenes from a Hat" (Really Bad Teachers, Things you can say at the gym that you can't say to your partner, the world's worst medical ads, pick up lines of Aisha Tyler), "Greatest Hits" (Songs of the Bartender: "Too Much Salt on the Rim" by Barry White and Nicki Minaj and the modern funk song "Why is the Floor so Sticky?"), and "Credits" (mischievous residents of a retirement home with a nurse).
📺 “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” Jeff Davis 7 | CW
With Aisha Tyler, Ryan Stiles, Colin Mochrie, Wayne Brady. Guest: comedian Jeff Davis.
📺 "Bull" The Ground Beneath Their Feet | CBS
Directed by Bethany Rooney. With Jayden Abrams, Lindsey Blanchard, Cadence Burke, Riley Burke. Following his heart attack, Bull represents an insurance company being sued by a dying mother for denying coverage of her liver transplant.
An interesting show, but I just don’t find it very compelling.