Friday TV: Dexter: New Blood Encore, Nancy Drew, Blue Bloods & More

News & Notes

Tonight, CBS has the 11th season premiere of Undercover Boss, CBS has the fourth winter season premiere of Magnum P.I. and the 12th winter season premiere of Blue Bloods and The CW has the eighth winter season premiere of Penn & Teller: Fool Us and The CW has the third winter season premiere of Nancy Drew.

On cable tonight, LMN has the TV movie premiere of The Wrong Blind Date and Showtime has the TV movie premiere of Ray Donovan: The Movie.

On streaming, as of this morning, Amazon has the series finale of The Expanse and Netflix drops the third and final season of After Life and the first season of Archive 81

Next Friday, Amazon drops the first season of As We See It, Apple TV+ has the third season premiere of Servant, and Netflix drops Part 1 of Ozark Season 4 and the first season of Summer Heat.

Prime Picks

Dexter: New Blood (SHO2): Repeat. This past Sunday night’s first season finale episode, “Sins of the Father,” replays. Plays again later on Showtime.

Nancy Drew (The CW): New. “The Spellbound Juror.”

Blue Bloods (CBS): New. “On the Arm.”

Solid Selections

Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives (Food Network): New. Guy does a “Sandwich Showcase.” Plays again later. Has 13 repeat episodes right before.
Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives (Food Network): Repeat. Guy is “Spicin’ Things Up.” Plays again later. Six repeat episodes right after.

Ray Donovan: The Movie (Showtime): Premiere. Everyone is back in Boston for a showdown that has been in the making for decades. Runs 100 minutes. Plays twice.

Other Options

• 1883 (CMT): Repeat. The first two episodes of the Paramount+ Yellowstone prequel series replays on the streamers sister cabler. Runs three hours.
• Guy! Hawaiian Style (Food Network): Repeat. This Discovery+ series that follows the Fieri family touring around Hawaii plays on its sister cabler over the next four weeks. Plays again later.
• Magnum P.I. (CBS): New. “If I Should Die Before I Wake.”
• Yellowjackets (SHO2): Repeat. This past Sunday night’s episode, “Doomcoming,” replays. Plays again later on Showtime.

Sports Notes

• ESPN has doubleheader NBA action tonight with the Golden State Warriors at the Chicago Bulls followed by the Dallas Mavericks at the Memphis Grizzlies.
• FS1 has tripleheader college basketball action with Nebraska at Purdue, Michigan at Illinois and another game.
• Golf Channel has second round coverage of the Sony Open.

Friday TV Marathons

Castle (Lifetime): Has 13 episodes.
Chicago Fire (USA Network): Has 11 episodes today into late night.
Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives (Food Network): Has 15 episodes, the Guy! Hawaiian Style special and then four more episodes.
The Facts of Life (Logo): Has 10 episodes today.
Family Guy (Freeform): Has 20 episodes.
Friends (tbs): Has 12 episodes today.
Gilmore Girls (UPtv): Has 10 episodes today into late night.
Hawaii Five-0 (ION): Has 16 episodes today into late night.
House (Pop): Five episodes tonight.
Impractical Jokers… (truTV): Has 24 episodes today into late night.
Law & Order (SundanceTV): Has 12 episodes today into late night.
Mama’s Family (Logo): Has 23 episodes tonight into late night.
Tosh.0 (MTV2): Has 10 episodes tonight.