11 Incredible New TV Shows and Movies to Watch This Week
Need something good to watch this week? No worries. There are actually a slew of interesting movies and TV shows coming out over the next seven days that will help you properly unwind. From the Riverdale musical episode to Southern Charm New Orleans, here are this week’s biggest highlights.
53rd Academy of Country Music Awards: Reba McEntire is returning after six years to host the annual awards show, which takes place in Las Vegas this year. Country powerhouse Chris Stapleton is leading the nominations, and Carrie Underwood will give a highly-anticipated performance. 8 P.M. ET on CBS
Southern Charm New Orleans: If you thought the drama in Charleston, South Carolina was intense, just wait until you get a dose of what goes down in New Orleans. Hot people + hot weather = some major (hot) drama. 9 P.M. ET on Bravo
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Supergirl: Season three of this popular series starring Melissa Benoist returns after a two-and-a-half month hiatus. 8 P.M. ET on The CW
I Am Evidence: This documentary film explores the lives of four sexual assault survivors, whose rape kits went untested for years. 8 P.M. ET on HBO
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Natasha Leggero & Moshe Kasher: The Honeymoon Stand Up Specials : Natasha Leggero and Moshe Kasher cover everything from family to relationships in this trio of standup specials. Laughs are pretty much guaranteed. Streaming on Netflix
The Challenge: Champs vs. Stars: The next installment of this Challenge franchise pits show veterans against celebrities, including Drake Bell, Brooke Hogan, an Casper Smart. 10 P.M. ET on MTV
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Sandra: This hilarious new podcast stars Kristen Wiig and Alia Shawkat and centers on the hilarious interworkings of an Alexa-esque virtual assistant system. All podcast episodes available now
Riverdale: The musical episode has finally arrived! Tune in to watch Cheryl Blossom come for all the Tonys as Carrie White. Jughead’s supposedly “filming” this musical, but hopefully he’s also Cheryl’s personal assistant. 8 P.M. ET on The CW
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Ex On The Beach: The premise of this dating show is savage even for MTV: A group of singles are whisked away to a beach house under the premise they’ll find love…and then their exes show up. I’m already hooked. 9 P.M. ET on MTV
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I Feel Pretty: Amy Schumer and Aidy Bryant’s new film centers on a woman (Schumer) who discovers new confidence after injuring her head in a cycling accident. It’ll certainly be funny, but fingers crossed it’s empowering as well and proves its detractors wrong. In theaters now
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The Letdown: A new mother joins a quirky parents support group in this new series from Netflix, which originally aired in Australia in 2016. Streaming on Netflix
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