Grab the remote, set your DVR or queue up your streaming service of choice! GLAAD is bringing you the highlights in LGBT on TV this week. Check back every Sunday for up-to-date coverage in LGBT-inclusive programming on TV.
Pretty Little Liars' sixth season kicks off Tuesday night as the Liars and Mona are trapped outside of the dollhouse on Charles' compound as he punishes them for trying to escape. As the girls struggle to survive in his new darker and more twisted games, the puzzle of Charles' past begins to come together. Meanwhile, back in Rosewood the boys are determined to find the Liars with or without the help of the Rosewood Police. Pretty Little Liars: Tuesday, 8pm on ABC Family.
This week's episode of Extreme Weight Loss features Josh, a gay firefighter who wants to get control of his eating and change his life. Josh hopes that facing the trauma of his father's sudden death and controlling his eating habits will help give him the courage to move away from his small hometown and find love in the big city.Extreme Weight Loss: Tuesday, 9pm on ABC.
Hannibal's third season opens with Hannibal and Bedelia on the run through Europe after eluding FBI capture. Hannibal assumes a new identity in Florence, Italy and gets a job working at a museum while he plans his next steps. Hannibal: Thursday, 10pm on NBC.
The Netflix original series Sense8, co-created by Lana and Andy Wachowski, premieres on Friday! All 12 episodes will be available streaming. The globe-spanning story follows eight strangers who learn they have a mysterious connection that allows them to access each other's' experiences, skills, and emotions. Among the core eight are San Franciso-based blogger and hacker Nomi (played by actress Jamie Clayton) and Mexico City-based closeted telenovela star Lito (played by actor Miguel Ángel Silvestre). Nomi is also a trans woman, as is Clayton. Sense8: Friday on Netflix.
Sunday May 31: Nurse Jackie (9pm, Showtime); Game of Thrones (9pm, HBO); Penny Dreadful (10pm, Showtime)
Monday:Cucumber& Banana (10pm, Logo); The Island (10pm, NBC)
Tuesday: Pretty Little Liars(8pm, ABC Family); Extreme Weight Loss(9pm, ABC); Younger (10pm, TV Land); Finding Carter (10pm, MTV)
Wednesday: The Prancing Elites Project(10pm, Oxygen)
Thursday:Hannibal (10pm, NBC); Lost Girl (10pm, Syfy)
Friday:Sense8 (Netflix)
Saturday:Orphan Black (9pm, BBC America); The Graham Norton Show(10pm, BBC America)
On daytime, check your local listings for information about Ellen, The Talk (CBS), The Gossip Table (VH1), The View (ABC) and The Chew (ABC). Soap operas Days of Our Lives on NBC, The Bold and the Beautiful on CBS, and General Hospital on ABC (check local listings) all feature out characters.
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