What to Watch podcast: The Wire creator returns to Baltimore with We Own This City
David Simon, the creator of The Wire, is set to release a new show called We Own This City, which will focus on corruption within the Baltimore police department. The series will star Jon Bernthal. Meanwhile, on the latest episode of 9-1-1: Lone Star, the character Owen makes a breakthrough in therapy, and the first responders deal with a clown emergency at a birthday party. HBO's Gentleman Jack is also returning for its second season, continuing the true story of Anne Lister, a woman who challenged societal norms by openly living as a lesbian in 1830s England. Nicolas Cage, star of The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, reveals what he's been watching.
In other entertainment news, Chris Rock's mother responds to Will Smith slapping her son, and Mattea Roach wins big on Jeopardy! In This Week in Entertainment History, Mean Girls is featured. In the world of streaming, Radford Builds debuts on Discovery+, and Independent Lens presents Aware: Glimpses of Consciousness on PBS. On network TV, American Idol airs on ABC, Below Deck: Sailing Yacht on Bravo, The Price Is Right at Night on CBS, All American on The CW, and Spring Baking Championship on Food Network. Better Call Saul airs on AMC, All American: Homecoming on The CW, 9-1-1: Lone Star on Fox, and We Own This City premieres on HBO/HBO Max. Better Things wraps up its series on FX, Gentleman Jack returns on HBO/HBO Max, and The Endgame airs on NBC.