All times Eastern. FRIDAY, Sept. 24Midnight MassAn isolated island community experiences miraculous events (and frightening omens) after the arrival of a charismatic, mysterious young priest, in this scary new series. Starring Zach Gilford, Kate Siegel and Hamish Linklater (Netflix). The ShowGet a unique, behind-the-scenes look into the months of planning that went into the making of the Super Bowl’s massive 2021 halftime show featuring The Weeknd (9 p.m., Showtime). SATURDAY, Sept. 25Global Citizen LiveStevie Wonder headlines this Live Aid-ish international TV event raising funds and awareness “working against global warming, starvation and singing for equality around the world,” with appearances by Adam Lambert, Demi Lovato, H.E.R., ONEREPUBLIC, The Lumineers, 5 Seconds of Summer, Duran Duran, Kylie Minougue and others (12:30 p.m., ABC News; 7 p.m. Sept. 26 on ABC). The Story of SoapsAlec Baldwin, Carol Burnett, Jon Hamm, Bryan Cranston, John Stamos and Andy Cohen are among the chorus of stars who sing the praises of the all-American soap opera in this documentary which traces the roots, impact and everlasting significance of daytime dramas (8 p.m., Reelz). SUNDAY, Sept. 26The Tony Awards Present: Broadway’s Back!Celebrate the best of Broadway with the 74th annual presentation of the Tony Awards, hosted by Tony, Grammy and Emmy Award-winning singer and actress Audra McDonald. The streaming event will honor the 2019-2020 Broadway season, which was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Then stay tuned for a live concert special with Broadway superstars and Tony winners reuniting on stage performing beloved classics, hosted by Leslie Odom Jr. (7 p.m., CBS and Paramount+). BMFDemetrius Flenory Jr., Da’Vinchi and Russell Hornsby star in this new series about the real-life Flenorys, two brothers who rose from the decaying streets of Detroit in the late 1980s and became the BMF—Black Mafia Family—and shaped their drug trade and hip-hop empire into a global enterprise (9 p.m., Starz). MONDAY, Sept. 27People PuzzlerLeah Remini hosts a new season of this game show, based on the iconic crossword puzzles in People magazine, which puts contestants’ pop-culture smarts to the test (6 p.m., Game Show Network). Chocolate Meltdown: Hershey’s After DarkSkilled pastry chefs compete in nighttime chocolate-themed challenges at the Pennsylvania theme park founded in the early 1900s by Milton S. Hershey as a leisure outlet for employees of the Chocolate Company. Sunny Anderson, co-host of The Kitchen, hosts (10 p.m., Food Network). TUESDAY, Sept. 28La BreaWhen a massive sinkhole opens underneath the La Brea tar pits in Los Angeles, it tears a family in half—and leaves a father and his daughter, along with a group of strangers, in a vast, primeval world, where they must work together to survive as they uncover the mystery of their surroundings in this new adventure series (10 p.m., NBC). Vanderpump RulesOne of L.A.’s most successful restauranteurs, Lisa Vanderpump spent the pandemic keeping her many businesses afloat. Find out in the new season how she’s keeping it all together as a mentor and mother figure for her many employees, both current and former (9 p.m., Bravo). WEDNESDAY Sept. 28Rhodes to the TopNew docuseries follows wrestling superstar couple Cody and Brandi Rhodes, married since 2013, as they navigate their growing family (and a motley crew of fellow wrestlers, relatives and friends) while tending their growing professional empire (10 p.m., TNT). Twenty Feet from StardomOscar-winning rock doc shines the spotlight on the backup singers who provided unforgettable harmonies on classic songs that helped define a generation from hitmakers including Mick Jagger, Sheryl Crow, Sting and Bette Midler (8 p.m., AXS). THURSDAY, Sept. 30Unidentified with Demi LevatoFour-part limited docuseries follows the singer—a UFO “true believer”—along with her skeptical friend Matthew and her sister Dallas as they search for truth about UFOs, investigating recent eyewitness encounters, uncovering secret government reports and conducting tests at UFO hotspots (Peacock). The Problem with Jon StewartThe former late-night host returns to “visual media” to deep-dive into a spectrum of current affairs—with his trademark brand of brainy, edgy, grown-up humor, advocacy and commentary—in this new series, a companion to his Apple podcast (Apple TV+). NEW ON DVD Horror fans love this franchise, and The Forever Purge (Universal Pictures Home Entertainment), takes the anarchic action to a whole ‘nother level—instead of one annual night of “regimented” mayhem and massacre, a renegade group has now decided to make “the purge” an unending campaign, taking over America with their year-round reign of terror. Sit back and watch the crazy-train ride as it derails, and find the metaphors where ye may. Relive the genius and the legacy of laughter left of the ground-breaking comedian Richard Pryor in the 13-disc set The Ultimate Richard Pryor Collection: Uncensored (Time-Life), a righteous roundup of his stand-up performances, TV appearances, concert and feature films, plus never-before-released documentaries and interviews. AT THE MOVIESDear Evan Hansen, the film adaptation of the Tony and Grammy-winning musical about a high school senior with social anxiety disorder and his journey of self-discover after the suicide of his fellow classmate, stars Ben Platt, Julianne Moore, Kaitlin Dever, Amy Adams and Amanda Stenberg.
