{
  "id": 8776604,
  "title": "What's on TV this week—new shows from Jon Hamm and best buds Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/whats-on-tv-this-week-new-shows-from-jon-hamm-and-best-buds-matthew",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-20T11:00:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The A.V. Club",
    "slug": "the-a-v-club",
    "url": "https://www.avclub.com/what-to-watch-on-tv-september-20-september-26"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "This week’s TV lineup features new shows from popular stars like Jon Hamm, Matthew McConaughey, and Woody Harrelson.\n\nHamm stars as Fred Heckman in \"American Hostage,\" a 1970s-set true-crime thriller based on a podcast. The show follows Heckman as he faces a life-or-death crisis when hostage-taker Tony Kiritsis demands to be interviewed live on his radio program. The eight-episode story also stars Mireille Enos and Kristoffer Polaha.\n\nMatthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson reunite as fictionalized versions of themselves in the comedy series \"Brothers.\" The eight-episode show explores their lifelong friendship after a decades-long family secret is revealed during an extended stay at McConaughey's Texas ranch. Other notable premieres include \"Youth,\" a romantic comedy starring Irish actress Sharon Horgan, and \"Line of Fire,\" a crime drama centered on a family of law-enforcement workers.",
  "summary": "Here is what's happening on TV from Sunday, September 20 through Saturday, September 26.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "Must-see TV: McConaughey and Harrelson’s ‘Brothers’ tops this week’s watch list",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/must-see-tv-mcconaughey-and-harrelsons-brothers-tops-this-weeks-watch",
        "published": "2026-09-20T12:00:29.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}