TV is feeling a lot like 2006 today, with Paramount+ launching its reboot of the long-running CW/BET series The Game, and Paris Hilton documenting her wedding planning process in Peacock’s Paris in Love. Also, The Challenge: All Stars returns for Season 2, Netflix plays with lie detectors and heartstrings in a new reality series, and Lucy Hale goes dark in the AMC+ crime drama Ragdoll. Here’s what’s new and noteworthy on TV this Thursday:
The Game: Series revival. After nine seasons, two networks, and a six-year sabbatical, The Game is back — this time on Paramount+. The show's tenth season relocates from San Diego to Las Vegas, where a mix of new players (including Tim Daly and Toby Sandeman) and original cast members fight for fame, fortune, respect, and love. One new episode drops every Thursday. Watch trailer. Streaming on Paramount+
Paris in Love: Docuseries premiere. Paris Hilton invites viewers along as she preps for her upcoming nuptials, with a little help from her mom (and RHOBH star) Kathy Hilton, sister Nicky Hilton Rothschild, and her fiancé, venture capitalist Carter Reum. Watch trailer. Streaming on Peacock
The Challenge: All Stars: Season 2 premiere. Twenry four old-school players (many dating back to its Real World/Road Rules Challenge days) are subjected to the rigors of a modern-day Challenge in the show's second All-Stars season. Primetimer's Joe Reid handicaps the competition. New episodes drop weekly. Streaming on Paramount+
Ragdoll: Series premiere. When six people are murdered, dismembered, and sewn together into the shape of one grotesque body, three detectives (Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Thalissa Teixeira, and Lucy Hale) with their own mental hangups set out to find the killer before he strikes again. New episodes drop Thursdays through December 16. Read our review. Streaming on AMC+
Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free: The Making of Wildflowers: Original documentary. This award-winning documentary combines footage of Tom Petty’s first collaboration with Rick Rubin on “Wildflowers” and present-day interviews with the Heartbreakers, Rubin, and others close to Petty’s creative process. Watch trailer. Streaming on YouTube
The Problem with Jon Stewart: Jon Stewart and a panel of experts sound off on guns in a new episode of his Apple TV+ series. Streaming on Apple TV+
Grey’s Anatomy: When an explosion rocks Seattle, the incoming traumas hit close to home, as Owen’s (Kevin McKidd) PTSD is triggered by the blast. In Minnesota, Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) and Amelia (Caterina Scorsone) meet with a familiar face who assists in their study. Watch preview. 9:00 PM ET on ABC
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Carisi (Peter Scanavino) asks the SVU for help with a murder investigation when one of the witnesses shows signs of abuse. Followed by a new episode of Law & Order: Organized Crime. Watch preview. 9:00 PM ET on NBC
3212 Un-Redacted: Original documentary. ABC News unravels the truth behind the deaths of four U.S. Special Forces soldiers in Africa and finds evidence of a coverup at the highest levels of the Army. Watch trailer. Streaming on Hulu
South Side: Complete second season. Sultan Salahuddin and Kareme Young’s Comedy Central series moves to HBO Max for a new season of low-stakes scheming. Watch trailer. Streaming on HBO Max
College Football: North Carolina travels to Pittsburgh for a game with major ACC Coastal implications. 7:30 PM ET/4:30 PM PT on ESPN
Thursday Night Football: It’s a battle of highs and lows as the AFC North-leading Baltimore Ravens face the Miami Dolphins on the road. 8:20 PM ET/5:20 PM PT on FOX
Love Never Lies (Amor Con Fianza): Complete first season. Spanish singer/actress Mónica Naranjo hosts this Netflix España original reality series, in which six couples are subjected to a lie detector test, but lies cost money, and truth comes with a large cash prize. In Spanish with English subtitles. Streaming on Netflix
Claire Spellberg Lustig is the Senior Editor at Primetimer and a scholar of The View. Follow her on Twitter at @c_spellberg.
TOPICS: The Game, Paramount+, Peacock, Paris in Love, Paris Hilton