Something else? Most episodes will be at least 90 minutes. (However, the premiere episode will be two hours.) Says Palmer: “The longer format allows for viewers to dive deeper into the lives, experiences, and emotions of Joan and the men. So many fans reached out wanting the episodes to be longer, and they wanted more Joan. I’m happy we can do that.”
So count me in, Golden Bach. Don’t let me down.
Sunday, September 15
The 76th Emmy Awards (ABC): The live three-hour telecast will be hosted by Emmy-winning father and son duo Eugene and Dan Levy. Presenters include Christine Baranski, Kathy Bates, Meredith Baxter, Candice Bergen, Matt Bomer, Connie Britton, Nicola Coughlan, Billy Crystal, Viola Davis, Lily Gladstone, Selena Gomez, Joshua Jackson, Allison Janney, Mindy Kaling, Jimmy Kimmel, Padma Lakshmi, Greta Lee, Steve Martin, Reba McEntire, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Taylor Zakhar Perez, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Maya Rudolph, Martin Short, Jean Smart, Gina Torres, Dick Van Dyke, Susan Kelechi Watson, Kristen Wiig, and so many more. For the full list of nominees, click here. 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT/5 p.m. PT and streaming the next day on Hulu
Baby Animal Rescue (National Geographic): Conservationist Giles Clark travels to South Africa to work with two dedicated teams rescuing and caring for wildlife orphans, including a baby pangolin and a troubled baby elephant looking to join a herd of his own kind again. 10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. CT and streaming the next day on Hulu
Kingdom of Dreams (The Network): The four-part fashion documentary tells the story of high fashion from the early 1990s to the 2010s, showcasing the formation of Gucci and LVMH as global fashion conglomerates while following the careers of Tom Ford, Marc Jacobs, John Galliano, and Alexander McQueen. Streaming
Tuesday, September 17
Dancing With the Stars (ABC/Disney+): Season 33 kicks off with Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough returning as hosts, along with judges Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli, and Derek Hough. The pairings include: Super Bowl champion Danny Amendola with partner Witney Carson, notorious scammer Anna Delvey with partner Ezra Sosa, The Bachelor’s Joey Graziadei with partner Jenna Johnson, NBA champion Dwight Howard with partner Daniella Karagach, television personality Chandler Kinney with partner Brandon Armstrong, Olympic rugby player Ilona Maher with partner Alan Bersten, model Brooks Nader with partner Gleb Savchenko, Olympic gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik with partner Rylee Arnold, reality star Phaedra Parks with partner Val Chmerkovskiy, actor Eric Roberts with partner Britt Stewart, actor Tori Spelling with partner Pasha Pashkov, The Bachelorette’s Jenn Tran with partner Sasha Farber, and actor Reginald VelJohnson with partner Emma Slater. 8 p.m. ET/PT, 7 p.m. CT and simulcast live on Disney+; streaming the next day on Hulu
