What to Watch on Friday: Coach K’s grandson on ‘American Ninja Warrior Junior’
American Ninja Warrior Junior (6 p.m., Universal Kids) - Local talent alert: 10-year-old John David Spatola of Hillsborough will compete on tonight’s show. John David, who attends Durham Academy and is the grandson of Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski, filmed his episode in Los Angeles last summer. The show is hosted by Matt Iseman and Akbar Gbajabiamila, and co-hosted by Victoria Arlen. It features more than 140 Junior Ninjas from across the U.S. — boys and girls — divided into three age brackets: ages 9 and 10, ages 11 and 12, and ages 13 and 14. Hunter Rowland of Raleigh has competed on two seasons of the show, including the current season. Locally, you can find Universal Kids on channel 255 on Spectrum, channel 337 or 1337 on AT&T U-verse, channel 430 on Google Fiber TV, channel 295 on DirecTV. It is not available on DISH network.
AKA Jane Roe (9 p.m., FX) - The FX network’s first documentary film is about Norma McCorvey, the “Jane Roe” whose unwanted pregnancy led to the 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide. McCorvey was considered too divisive and unpredictable by many in the pro-choice movement, and in 1995, she proved them right by switching sides to crusade against her own case as an anti-abortion firebrand. She died in 2017, but the film presents never-before-seen interviews filmed across the last year of her life, in which McCorvey gives a startling deathbed confession and reveals the truth behind her astonishing story. After tonight’s premiere, this documentary will move to HULU.
The Lovebirds (Netflix) - In this new original film, a couple (Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani) experience a defining moment in their relationship when they are unintentionally embroiled in a murder mystery. Their hilarious journey to clear their names takes them from one extreme circumstance to the next, as they figure out how they and their relationship can survive the night.
Homecoming (Amazon Prime) - Season 3 of this critically acclaimed streaming series returns, this time with a new mystery and new star: Janelle Monae. Her character, Jackie, wakes in a rowboat adrift on a lake, with no memory of how she got there or even who she is. Her ensuing search for identity will lead her into the heart of the Geist Group, the unconventional wellness company behind the Homecoming Initiative. Other new additions to the cast are Chris Cooper and Joan Cusack. Stephan James returns.
Mythic Quest: Quarantine (Apple TV+) - Apple’s new workplace comedy series presents a new episode filmed entirely on iPhones.
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