Weekend Preview: Time To Watch The Olympics And Welcome Back John Oliver


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Olympics 2018 Prime Time: Figure Skating, Alpine Skiing, Freestyle Skiing, Skeleton (Friday, NBC 8:00 p.m.) — One of the beautiful things about the Olympics is learning that there are sports out there that people have dedicated their lives to that you have never even heard of. There is no way a sport called “skeleton” could be anything but badass. Sliding across an ice track at insane speeds face-first on a sled? Check and check.

Last Week Tonight: (Sunday, HBO 11:00pm) The Daily Show alum’s weekly comedy show returns for its fifth season this weekend, and not a moment too soon.

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (Friday, The CW 8:00 p.m.) — Rebecca tries to make amends with the people that she’s hurt in West Covina. This will not go well.

Olympics 2018 Prime Time: Bobsled, Speed Skating, Freestyle, Figure Skating (Sunday, NBC 7:00 p.m.) — Ice dancing continues while bobsled gets underway. Champions are medaled in men’s cross country.

Counterpart (Sunday, Starz 8:00 p.m.) — Howard and Emily dig for clues at the mysterious drop site. Aldrich and Quayle use an old colleague for intel.

Our Cartoon President (Sunday, Showtime 8:00 p.m.) — The president works to undo all of Obama’s accomplishments. This may be… too real.


Here And Now (Sunday, HBO 9:00 p.m.) — The multifaceted family drama continues to unfold. Duc gets good feedback about his manuscript but gets thrashed by his publisher. Kristen and Ashley manage to find themselves in hot water while Greg loses his cool in the classroom after some terrible news.

Homeland (Sunday, Showtime 9:00 p.m.) — Carrie discovers a key to their investigation, plunging them even further into trouble.

Divorce (Sunday, HBO 10:00 p.m.) — Robert and Frances return to therapy in order to figure out how to co-parent their kids.

The Chi (Sunday, Showtime 10:00 p.m.) — Brandon’s decision at the block party throws a number of his relationships into jeopardy.

Crashing (Sunday, HBO 10:30 p.m.) — Pete organizes a benefit for an ailing comic and has to face some hard things about Artie.

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