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Friday, June 17: Orange Is the New Black Season 4 Unlocked on Netflix

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TV Best Bets: Friday, June 17

Orange Is the New Black
Netflix, Available 3:01am
Season Premiere!
Season 4 delves into the racial and economic tensions that run rampant in the halls of the Litchfield women’s prison. Overrun with new inmates and overseen by inexperienced guards, the prison undergoes an unprecedented culture war.

Golf: U.S. Open, Second Round
FS1 & FOX, beginning at 10am Live
The second round of the 116th U.S. Open from Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania airs today on FS1 and FOX.

Homestead Rescue
Discovery Channel, 10pm
New Series!
In this series, families attempt to leave civilization behind by becoming homesteaders. To help them learn the necessary skills to survive in the wilderness, they turn to expert homesteader Martin “Marty” Raney, along with his daughter Misty and son Matt, to show them the ropes.

The Amber Rose Show
VH1, 11pm
New Series!
The outspoken model is so adept at using social media to comment on the news of the day that it’s a no-brainer that “Muva Rose”— as her followers know her — should get her own talk show. In the new series, produced by Dr. Phil and son Jay McGraw’s Stage 29 Productions, Ms. Rose will conduct interviews with celeb pals about topics ranging from pop culture to motherhood, relationships, friendships and entrepreneurship.

Saturday, June 18


Golf: U.S. Open, Third Round
FOX, 11am Live
FOX presents coverage of the third round of the 116th U.S. Open from Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania.

Soccer: Copa America Centenario, Quarterfinals
FX, beginning at 7pm Live
FX airs the final two quarterfinal round matches of soccer’s Copa America Centenario tonight with games at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., and Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.

Mother, May I Sleep With Danger?
Lifetime, 8pm
Original Film!
In the 20 years since it premiered on NBC, the telepic Mother, May I Sleep With Danger? became a cult classic of the “Lifetime Original Movie” genre. Now, stars Tori Spelling and Ivan Sergei reunite for a remake of that flick executive produced by and also starring James Franco. Lifetime’s 21st-century update is said to revolve around a same-sex relationship with a vampire.

Hell on Wheels: “Return to the Garden”
AMC, 9pm
Cullen (Anson Mount) faces life-changing decisions in Utah as Truckee adapts to life without him. Durant’s (Colm Meaney) lies compromise his new partner.

The Convenient Groom
Hallmark Channel, 9pm
Original Film!
When celebrity relationship expert Dr. Kate Lawrence (Vanessa Marcil) gets dumped moments before publicly announcing her engagement, a man who had a long-ago crush on her jumps to her rescue and pretends to be her fiancé. With her career on the line, Kate reluctantly agrees to the ruse, but as a film crew shoots the faux couple’s wedding preparations, they start to develop real feelings for each other.

School of Rock: “We Are the Champions … Maybe”
Nickelodeon, 9pm
Season Finale!
School of Rock faces defeat at the Battle of the Bands when a rival group steals their song, but they realize using an original song to show off their rock star power might be the best way to win. Pete Wentz (Fall Out Boy) and Kendall Schmidt (Big Time Rush) guest-star.

The American West: “Two Front War”
AMC, 10pm
Jesse James targets the railroads. Custer is sent on a secret mission in Sioux Territory. Grant deals with growing unrest in the West and South.