Netflix Debuts Sandra Oh Dramedy ‘The Chair’

Friday, August 20, 2021

ABC
8:00 p.m. “Shark Tank” (R)
9:00 p.m. “20/20” (two hours)

CBS
8:00 p.m. “The Greatest #AtHomeVideos” (season premiere)
9:00 p.m. “Love Island”
10:00 p.m. “Blue Bloods” (R)

NBC
8:00 p.m. “American Ninja Warrior” (R, two hours”
10:00 p.m. Dateline”

Fox:
8:00 p.m. “WWE Friday Night Smackdown”

CW:
8:00 p.m. “Burden of Truth”
10:00 p.m. “Dynasty”

PBS:
8:00 p.m. “Washington Week”
8:30 p.m. “Firing Line with Margaret Hoover”
9:00 p.m. “The Inn at Little Washington: A Delicious Documentary” (R)
10:00 p.m. “Somewhere South” (R)

Of Note on Cable or Digital:
-“Truth Be Told” (Apple TV+, 12:01 a.m. ET): season premiere
-“The Chair” (Netflix, 3:01 a.m. ET): series premiere
-“Comedy Premium League” (Netflix, 3:01 a.m. ET): series premiere
-“Everything Will Be Fine” (Netflix, 3:01 a.m. ET): series premiere
-“Cold Case Files” (A+E, 9 p.m. ET): season premiere
-“Love After Lockup” (WE, 9 p.m. ET): season finale (two hours)
-“American Justice” (A+E, 10 p.m. ET): season premiere