What's on TV this week—Shrinking, Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage
Plus, Rachel Bloom's new special, Naveen Andrews in a family comedy, an NCIS prequel, and more
Photos: Troy Harvey/Warner Bros. Entertainment, Apple TV+
Welcome to What’s On, our weekly roundup of notable shows. Here is what’s happening from Sunday, October 13 to Thursday, October 17. All times are Eastern. [Note: The weekend edition of What’s On drops on Fridays.]
The biggies
Shrinking (Apple TV+, Wednesday, 12:01 a.m.)
Harrison Ford’s curmudgeonly therapist is back in the Apple TV+’s comedy Shrinking. In the show’s second season, coworkers Paul (Ford) and Jimmy (Jason Segel) still argue about their opposing approaches to therapy while maintaining a friendship. Meanwhile, a twist threatens to unravel the progress Jimmy has made in moving on after his wife’s death and reconnecting with his teen daughter (Lukita Maxwell). Jessica Williams, Michael Urie, Luke Tennie, Christa Miller, Ted McGinley, and series co-creator and Ted Lasso star Brett Goldstein round out the cast. The A.V. Club will recap the show weekly.
Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage (CBS, Thursday, 8 p.m.)
CBS tries to convince us that The Big Bang Theory has still got the juice with a third TV show set in its universe. A Young Sheldon spin-off, Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage follows the title’s struggling new parents (Montana Jordan and Emily Osment), who move in with her family for support. The series promises guest appearances by Young Sheldon‘s Zoe Perry, Annie Potts, and Reagan Revord.
Hidden gems
Anatomy Of Lies (Peacock, Tuesday, 3:01 a.m.)
A 2022 Vanity Fair piece shocked Grey’s Anatomy fans by exposing one of the show’s writers, Elisabeth Finch, as a fraudster who faked having cancer. The three-part Anatomy Of Lies digs into this story from the perspective of Finch’s ex-wife, Jennifer Beyer, whose tip prompted the investigation into the now-disgraced scribe.