New TV and Streaming:
Friday, May 1 – Sunday, May 3, 2026
• Friday: Game 6 of the ” NBA Playoffs: First Round” on Amazon:
. . . The Orlando Magic host the Detroit Pistons at 7:00 p.m. Eastern. Orlando leads 3-2.
. . . The Toronto Raptors host the Cleveland Cavaliers at 7:30 p.m. Eastern. Cleveland leads 3-2.
. . . The Houston Rockets host the Los Angeles Lakers at 9:30 p.m. Eastern. L.A. leads 3-2.
(Each of these teams will play again on Sunday if a Game 7 is necessary.)
(Meanwhile, the Knicks and the Timberwolves advanced to the semifinals last night, while the Hawks and Nuggets were both eliminated. The Celtics and 76ers play their 7th game on Saturday. Check out the current bracket here.)
• Friday at 8:00 p.m. on ABC: “Celebrity Jeopardy!” quarterfinals with Patton Oswalt, Robin Thede, and Margaret Cho.
• Friday at 10:00 p.m. on HBO: “Real Time with Bill Maher”. His guests include California Governor Gavin Newsom.
• Friday on Apple TV: The second season finale of “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters”.
• Friday on Paramount+: The streaming premiere of “Doin’ It”, a comedy starring Lilly Singh as a virginal substitute teacher who steps outside her comfort zone after she’s assigned to teach a Sex Ed class. (Trailer)
• Friday on HBO Max: The streaming premiere of “Wuthering Heights”. This new R-rated version stars Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi as childhood sweethearts Cathy and Heathcliff, whose forbidden passion for one another turns from romantic to obsessive in their epic tale of lust, love and madness. (Trailer)
Tonight’s schedule also includes “Sheriff Country” at 8:00 p.m., “Fire Country” at 9:00 p.m. and “Boston Blue” at 10:00 p.m.
Friday’s Late-Night Talk Shows:
• “Jimmy Fallon” – Charlize Theron, Donnie Wahlberg, Morgan Neville, and Ashley McBryde. (Repeat)
• “Jimmy Kimmel” – Ringo Starr, Kal Penn, and Bleachers. (Repeat)
• “Stephen Colbert” – Pete Buttigieg, Andy Serkis, and Jon Stewart. (Repeat)
• “Seth Meyers” – Henry Winkler, Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit, and Nicholas Christopher. (Repeat)
• Saturday at 2:30 p.m. Eastern on NBC: “The Kentucky Derby”. This is first leg of the Triple Crown of horse racing. The current favorite to win is a horse called Renegade, at 5 to 1. The three longshots have 50-1 odds. (Live Odds)
(The post time for the main race is 6:57 p.m. Eastern, but NBC’s coverage starts earlier and includes a full day of Churchill Downs undercard races. To earn the Triple Crown you’d have to win the Kentucky Derby, plus the Preakness Stakes on May 16th, and the Belmont Stakes on June 6th.)
• Saturday: Game 7 of the ” NBA Playoffs: First Round” on NBC and Peacock. The Boston Celtics host the Philadelphia 76ers at 7:30 p.m. Eastern. The series is tied at 3-3.
• Saturday at 7:00 p.m. on Hulu: Bobby Bones hosts the “iHeartCountry Festival”. The lineup features Luke Bryan, Kane Brown, Parker McCollum, Riley Green, Carly Pearce, Lauren Alaina, Shaboozey, Dylan Scott, Russell Dickerson, Gretchen Wilson, Chase Matthew, and George Birge.
• Saturday at 11:30 p.m. on NBC: Olivia Rodrigo hosts “Saturday Night Live”, and is also the music guest.
• Sunday on Peacock: Aimee Lou Wood hosts “Saturday Night Live UK”, and Meek is the music guest.
• Sunday at 10:00 p.m. on CBS: The series finale of “Watson”. It lasted two seasons before being cancelled in March.
