What To Watch On TV And Streaming Friday, April 17, 2026

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Every day, TVLine’s What to Watch column spotlights new and returning English-language shows (and select movies) premiering or airing fresh episodes across broadcast, cable and streaming — organized below by release time and alphabetically within each slot.

On TV this Friday: Prime Video reboots “American Gladiators,” RuPaul crowns a new “Drag Race” winner, and Marisa Ramirez returns to “Boston Blue.”

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Showtimes for April 17, 2026

3:00 AM
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A Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough

Netflix

The documentary blends the remarkable story of Attenborough’s first encounter with the baby gorilla Pablo with a deep dive into how Pablo’s direct descendants are doing today in the mountains of Rwanda.

American Gladiators

Prime Video
THREE EPISODES

Series premiere: Amateur male and female Contenders from across the nation step into the Arena to face 16 powerful new American Gladiators; Mike “The Miz” Mizanin and Rocsi Diaz host; “Big Brother” vet Jessie Godderz (aka Mr. PEC-Tacular) appears.

Dust Bunny

HBO Max
NEW TO STREAMING

A 10-year-old girl (Sophie Sloan) hires her mysterious neighbor (Mads Mikkelsen) to help her kill the monster she believes ate her entire family.

For All Mankind

Apple TV

Alex takes Ed’s advice and finds a new project to focus on: a job at Helios.

Full Swing

Netflix
FOUR-EPISODE BINGE

Season 4 premiere: The golf docuseries highlights fresh, emerging champions and legends of the game as it builds up to arguably the most significant golf event in history: The Ryder Cup at New York’s famed Bethpage Black Course.

The Heartbreak Kid: Becoming Shawn Michaels

Peacock

The documentary takes viewers on an unprecedented tour of NXT, while simultaneously reliving Michaels’ professional and very personal journey that led him to the place he is today.

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters

Apple TV

Titan X makes landfall in Australia, where Shaw lures Godzilla into a showdown; Isabel uses the battle as a distraction for her secret operation.

Roommates

Netflix
MOVIE PREMIERE

When a shy college freshman (Sadie Sandler) asks a cool girl (Chloe East) to be her roommate, a blossoming friendship spirals into a wave of passive aggression; Natasha Lyonne and Nick Kroll co-star.

Your Friends & Neighbors

Apple TV

Ashe offers Coop a deal he can’t refuse; Mel feuds with her neighbors over their new dog.

8:00 PM
ET

Happy’s Place

NBC

After Bobbie and Isabella request that Steve figure out how the tavern can save money, he replaces himself with an AI accountant; Gabby gives Emmett a crash course on proper texting etiquette.

Outlander

Starz

Jamie and Claire search for answers regarding a past tragedy that once threatened to tear them apart.

RuPaul’s Drag Race

MTV

Season 18 finale: The winning queen is Ru-vealed.

Sheriff Country

CBS

To save one of her own, Sheriff Mickey Fox launches a race-against-time investigation that exposes long buried secrets and a chilling pattern haunting Edgewater County.

9:00 PM
ET