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June 30 - July 6, 2019 WHATS UP! T5 BY MICHELLE ROSE TV Media Moving on: Sixteen months is a long time to wait for a TV show to return, even if extend- ed hiatuses seem to be the new normal (cough, cough "Game of Thrones"). For fans of HBO's "Divorce," the wait is over: Season 3 pre- mieres Monday, July 1, and things are about to get more complicated for the former bat- tling exes played by Sarah Jessi- ca Parker ("Sex and the City") and Thomas Haden Church ("Sideways," 2004). If you recall, Frances (Park- er) and Robert (Church) went through with the big D in the previous season opener (you knew it was coming, it's the ti- tle of the show after all). Sea- son 2 shifted to a lighter tone as the Dufrenes adjusted to their new reality as co-parents while rebuilding their complicated, intertwined lives. Then came the revelation that Robert had moved on a lit- tle (a lot) faster than Frances: he and new love Jackie (Becki Newton, "Ugly Betty") are en- gaged. And so begins Season 3. Like the characters, we'll have to get used to some new faces in our lives. James Lesure ("Las Vegas") has been added to the cast as a potential love interest for Frances. Dominic Fumusa ("Nurse Jackie") will play Jeremy, a former semi-pro athlete whose coaching style clashes with Robert's. But the biggest change can be found off screen, with writer Liz Tuccillo replacing fellow "Sex and the City" alum Jenny Bicks as showrunner. For a while, viewers feared HBO and the series might be headed for a separation. Season 2 garnered more favorable re- views, but that didn't translate into a ratings boost. The show was finally renewed last fall, but with a shorter run of just six episodes — down from eight last season and 10 in Sea- son 1. Count her in: FX's upcom- ing drama "Mrs. America" boasts a star-studded cast that already has people quietly whispering "Emmy … ." Still, it just made room for one more. Elizabeth Banks ("The Hun- ger Games," 2012) is set to ap- pear opposite Oscar-winner Cate Blanchett ("Carol," 2015) in the nine-episode series, which looks at both sides of the battle over the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) during the 1970s. Seen through the eyes of those who led the fight for and against it, the movement to rat- ify the ERA is a topic that is es- pecially timely. And in the se- ries, the battle lines are drawn early on. On one side, you have Blanchett leading the cast as Phyllis Schlafly, the conserva- tive activist who staunchly op- posed the ERA movement. John Slattery of "Mad Men" fame stars as her husband, Fred, a wealthy lawyer and GOP donor. Other big names such as James Marsden ("West- world"), Sarah Paulson ("Amer- ican Horror Story") and Jeanne Tripplehorn ("Criminal Minds") will play a mix of fic- tional and very real people who are part of Schlafly's inner cir- cle. On the other side of the issue are second-wave feminist icons Gloria Steinem (Rose Byrne, "Damages"), Betty Friedan (Tracey Ullman, "State of the Union") and Shirley Chisholm (Uzo Aduba, "Orange Is the New Black"). Ari Graynor ("I'm Dying Up Here") stars as "Ms. Magazine" co-founder Brenda Feigen-Fasteau and Margo Martindale ("The Americans") as Congresswoman Bella Ab- zug. As for the newest addition to the cast? Banks is set to play Jill Ruckelshaus, a socially pro- gressive Republican appointed by President Ford as head of the White House Office of Women's Programs. On their way: Parents and toddlers can rest easy (or easi- er) because some of the biggest shows in preschool television are coming back this fall with new episodes. First up is the Canadian- made TV and toy phenomenon "PAW Patrol." That's right: Marshall, Rubble, Chase, Rocky, Zuma, Skye, yeah, they're on their way with an ex- citing seventh season. Ryder and his rescue pups will con- tinue to do what they do best — save the people of Adventure Bay — in 26 new half-hour ad- ventures. They'll get super- charged abilities when the su- per evil Copycat arrives in town. And here's a treat for di- nosaur fans: PAW Patrol will head to Dino Land, where they'll meet puppy paleontolo- gist Rex and take part in prehis- toric missions, complete with new Dino Rescue gear. "Bubble Guppies" has been renewed for a fifth season, and you can expect to see a new kid … er, fish in town: Zooli, a smart guppy who is also an an- imal expert. If you're not famil- iar with all that goes on in the underwater town of Bubble- tucky, this animated series fea- tures a mix of stories, games, music and educational seg- ments that teach kindergarten readiness skills, and fish puns, too. JAB JACKAL JACKDAW JACKPOT JACOB JADE JAM JAPAN JAR JASON JASPER JAVA JAW JAY JAZZ JEANS JEER JEREMY JERK JET SETTER JETTY JIBB JIFFY JIGGY JINX JOCKS JOCULAR JOG JONATHAN JORDAN JOSEPHINE JOSH JOURNALISM JOVIAL JOWLS JOY JUGGLE JUJUBE JUJUTSU JUMBO JUMBUCK JUMPY JUNK JUPITER JUSTICE J, as in July Sarah Jessica Parker stars in "Divorce" WORD SEARCH STARS ON SCREEN Solution on page T23 A/Elrod Firm 2 x 3 ElrodFirm.com