Conan Sees the World, 9/11 Survivor Stories, a College Basketball Dynasty, Khloé’s Girls

Conan O’Brien Must Go

“To fully appreciate the astounding grandeur of this planet, sometimes you must defile it,” announces a narrator parodying Sir David Attenborough. “Behold the defiler!” Which would be Conan O’Brien, the late-night talk-show personality-turned-podcaster, and more recently, Oscars host. For a third season, he unleashes his goofy sense of wonder in a comedic travelogue that opens in a very crowded India. After he forces his way onto a commuter bus in Mumbai, he engages in a game of street cricket, helps a fan become a talk-show host, and sets up a sting for thieving monkeys. In the most memorable segment, Conan visits the home of another upbeat superfan who lives with spinal muscular atrophy and meets his highly amused parents. The finale features, what else, a Bollywood musical fantasy. Namaste, y’all.

9/11 Reunited

An emotionally uplifting docuseries is among the first in a wave of new programming marking the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in 2001. In the three-part Reunited (airing in its entirety, available for streaming, Saturday on Disney+ and Hulu), survivors of the tragedy meet up with those heroes and good Samaritans who helped them through the terror and devastation. Among them: window cleaner Jan Demczur, whose quick thinking in the North Tower helped six men trapped on the 50th floor make it out alive. The series also features a first-time reunion of Debbie St. John, who was injured by a blade from the second plane, with Stefan Horlacher, who stayed with her until help arrived. Their painful memories are leavened by gratitude as they reflect on a day that changed their lives, and the world, forever.

The Dynasty: UConn Huskies

The stats are beyond impressive: 12 national championships, six undefeated seasons. Under the exacting leadership of Hall of Fame head coach Geno Auriemma, the women’s basketball program at the University of Connecticut has achieved legend status, and a three-part docuseries reveals the sacrifice and struggle it takes on and off the court to reach this level of achievement. The series includes candid interviews with the “relentless” Auriemma, players from the 2025 National Championship team and from other glory years, rarely mincing words when describing the pressure of living up to expectations from fans and the coach. “It has to be us against him,” remembers Hall of Famer and UConn alum Sue Bird (1998-2002). “You won’t survive if you don’t figure that out.” Most seem to agree it was worth it.

The Girls: A Khloe Kardashian Project

Girls, please. Being Kardashian-adjacent brings its own risks and rewards, or so it appears in a new reality show that puts the spotlight on the friends within Khloé Kardashian’s and her sisters’ inner circle. “Just because they’re our besties doesn’t mean they’re all best friends with each other,” Khloé declares — because what fun would that be? With girls’ trips, parties, and other occasions to spill tea all over each other, these girls will do their best to live up to the formula of made-for-TV conflict. “I’m not ruining friendships for the camera,” one of them is heard lamenting. Didn’t she know what she was signing up for?

Silo

Watch a show like this elaborate post-apocalyptic thriller long enough, and you’ll finally get answers. In the present-day storyline, Congressman Daniel Keene (Ashley Zukerman) and journalist Helen Drew (Jessica Henwick) get a first-hand preview of the Silo project from gazillionaire Per Stensen (Colin Hanks), who insists, “The end of the world cannot be stopped. It can only be survived.” In the underground of the far future, Knox (Shane McRae) confronts his long-thought-dead father while the rest of the resistance gang plots how to cap the pipes that could destroy their entire silo.

INSIDE FRIDAY TV:

• Big City Greens (8/7c, Disney Channel and Disney XD): The wacky animated family comedy returns for a fifth season, with guest voices including Marvel stars Clark Gregg, Cobie Smulders, and Mike Colter.
• Summer Under the Stars (Turner Classic Movies): “Queen of the B’s” Marie Windsor gets her first 24-hour tribute, with prime-time highlights including film noir classics The Narrow Margin (8/7c), Force of Evil (9:30/8:30c), and Stanley Kubrick‘s The Killing (11/10c).
• Fightland (9/8c, Starz): The gang war with the Russians hits close to home for Duke (Howard Charles) and his on-and-off-again lover, Joy (Deborah Ayorinde).
• Eugene Onegin (9/8c, PBS): Baritone Igor Golovatenko reprises the title role opposite soprano Asmik Grigorian in a Great Performances at the Met presentation of the Tchaikovsky opera.
• Anna Pigeon (10/9c, USA Network): “You might say nature’s my church,” says ranger/law officer Anna (Tracy Spiridakos) as she leads a support group led by the charismatic “Preacher” (Roger Cross) on a nature hike, then begins to suspect one of them might be a serial robber.
• Real Time with Bill Maher (10/9c, HBO): Hunter Biden submits to a one-on-one interview, with New York Times reporter Jeremy Peters and CNN anchor Dana Bash participating in the panel discussion.

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