LifetimeAll Times Eastern. PBS programming varies regionally.
Saturday, July 8
V.C. Andrews’ Dawn
Lifetime, 8pm
New Limited Series!
Based on V.C. Andrews’ Dawn Cutler books, this new four-part film series is a dark family drama about a young woman whose life gets thrown upside down when she discovers that the parents who raised her kidnapped her as a child, and that she really comes from a wealthy and twisted family of hotel owners. Starring Brec Bassinger as Dawn and Donna Mills as the malevolent matriarch of the Cutler family, Lillian Cutler, each film dives further into the families’ pasts as Dawn navigates her new life. Secrets of the Morning, Twilight’s Child and Midnight Whispers will follow Dawn on Saturdays.
MLB Baseball
FS1 & FOX, beginning at 4pm Live
The Cincinnati Reds are at the Milwaukee Brewers on FS1, followed by a primetime regional game on FOX featuring either the Seattle Mariners at the Houston Astros or the Atlanta Braves at the Tampa Bay Rays.
The Greatest Geek Year Ever: 1982
The CW, 8pm
New Series!
This nostalgic four-part docuseries about the best films of 1982 features exclusive interviews and never-before-seen footage of the biggest films of the year.
A Royal Christmas Crush
Hallmark Channel, 8pm
Original Film!
Ava (Katie Cassidy) accepts the opportunity of a lifetime to work at the Royal Ice Hotel, which leads her to a surprise whirlwind romance with a prince (Stephen Huszar).
From Here to Eternity
MOVIES!, 8pm
Catch a Classic!
In this legendary 1953 drama, passion and tragedy collide on a military base as a fateful day in December 1941 draws near. Pvt. Prewitt (Best Actor Oscar nominee Montgomery Clift) is a soldier and former boxer being manipulated by his superior and peers. His friend Maggio (Frank Sinatra, in a role that established the beloved singer’s acting career) tries to help him but has his own troubles. Sgt. Warden (Best Actor Oscar nominee Burt Lancaster) and Karen Holmes (Best Actress Oscar nominee Deborah Kerr) tread on dangerous ground as lovers in an illicit affair (their embrace in the surf remains an iconic Hollywood scene). Each of their lives will be changed when their stories culminate in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The film won eight of the 13 Oscars for which it was nominated, including Best Picture, Best Director (Fred Zinnemann), and Best Supporting awards for Sinatra and for Donna Reed as a not-so-wholesome “club hostess.”
Extraordinary Birder With Christian Cooper: “Palm Springs”
Nat Geo Wild, 10pm
Raptors, ravens, hummingbirds and more are in store in this episode as Christian Cooper heads to the oasis of Palm Springs, California, to discover the wild and wonderful world of desert birds. From working with a bird of prey that is man’s best friend, to digging a condo for a tiny owl, to seeing majestic nesting migratory great blue herons, Christian learns what it takes for these feathered creatures to survive in the desert.
Sunday, July 9
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
TCM, 4:15pm
Catch a Classic!
Stanley Kramer’s acclaimed and important 1967 drama was one of the earliest American films to feature an interracial marriage in a positive manner, and it was received negatively in certain states where such marriages were still illegal at the time. But the film endures as a classic and has outlasted whatever naysayers it had. A young white woman (Katherine Houghton) brings home her Black fiancé (Sidney Poitier) to meet her parents (Oscar winner Katharine Hepburn and Oscar nominee Spencer Tracy in their ninth and final onscreen pairing; Tracy’s final film role), who must grapple with their concerns about the engagement.
NASCAR Cup Series: Quaker State 400
USA Network, 7pm Live
Ryan Blaney, William Byron, Kevin Harvick, Martin Truex Jr. and other top Cup Series drivers compete in the primetime Quaker State 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
The Prank Panel
ABC, 8pm
New Series!
This unscripted comedy series lets everyday people pitch pranks targeting family members, friends and coworkers to a panel of the world’s greatest pranksters, including Johnny Knoxville, Eric Andre and Gabourey Sidibe. The panelists, both mentors and saboteurs, will help plot and plan the elaborate schemes, with celebrity guests often joining in on the fun.
Trapped in the Farmhouse
Lifetime, 8pm
In this world TV premiere, a woman on the run from her abusive boyfriend seeks shelter from a terrifying storm in an isolated farmhouse, unaware that something far worse is waiting for her inside. Stars Jenna Michno, Gabriel Pranter and Tryphena Wade.
Ridley: “Hospitality, Part 2”
PBS, 8pm
Ridley (Adrian Dunbar) discovers a murder victim was leading a secret double life. In order to solve the mystery of Gabriela’s (Kelly Banlaki) true origins, Ridley needs to track down her killer and finally lay her to rest.
Celebrity Family Feud
ABC, 9pm
Season Premiere!
Hosted by stand-up comedian and Emmy Award-winning actor Steve Harvey, the iconic game show where celebrities, along with their families, compete to win money for a charity of their choice returns for a new season.
Luann and Sonja: Welcome to Crappie Lake
Bravo, 9pm
New Series!
This Real Housewives of New York City spinoff follows socialites Luann de Lesseps and Sonja Morgan as they travel to Benton, Illinois, to help spruce up the small town of 7,000 people. At the request of the mayor, the women take on tasks to boost morale and galvanize the town, from building a new playground to updating the local theater.
See It Loud: The History of Black Television
CNN, 9pm
New Series!
LeBron James is an executive producer of this five-part docuseries that looks at the decades-long struggle for Black artists to find a voice and fight for representation on television. The series embarks on a journey from Black television’s origins in sitcoms like The Jeffersons to blockbuster dramas like Roots and explores the emerging opportunities for Black voices in sci-fi and horror during our current era, widely referred to as “the golden age of Black television.” Each episode delves into the impact of these stories not only on their creators, but also on the audiences watching them. Weighing in during interviews throughout the series are creators and actors such as Amanda Seales, Anika Noni Rose, Debbie Allen, Gabrielle Union, Jimmie Walker, Judge Greg Mathis, Lynn Whitfield, Mo’Nique, Sherri Shepherd, Tatyana Ali, Vivica A. Fox and many more. Tonight’s series premiere episode is “Sitcom-ish,” which explores the legendary sitcoms that shaped the childhoods and inspired the futures of generations of Black viewers.
HouseBroken
FOX, 9pm
Two new episodes of HouseBroken air on FOX tonight. In “Who’s Afraid of Boomsday Again?,” Honey and Chief (voices of Lisa Kudrow and Nat Faxon) are sedated to calm them down during a fireworks display. Then in “Who’s God?,” Chief turns to religion after he thinks his new shock collar is sending messages from God.
Battle on the Beach
HGTV, 9pm
Season Finale!
In “Champions on the Beach,” the final challenge sends the competitors scrambling to put the finishing touches on their properties. The three teams led by Taniya Nayak, Ty Pennington and Alison Victoria feel the pressure as they get one more chance to impress the judges before the winner is revealed.
The Food That Built America: “Bringing Home the Bacon”
History, 9pm
“My bologna has a first name, it’s O-S-C-A-R.” We all know the jingle, but do you know the tale? Tonight’s episode introduces viewers to a young upstart named Oscar Mayer, who creates one of the most iconic meat brands on the planet. Meanwhile, pioneer Jay Hormel invents a meat product sold the world over, which becomes part of a $20 billion food empire.
Domina
MGM+, 9pm
Season Premiere!
The epic drama series following the extraordinary exploits of Roman Emperor Augustus Caesar’s third wife, Livia Drusilla (Kasia Smutniak), returns for Season 2. Matthew McNulty and Claire Forlani also star.
Running Wild With Bear Grylls: The Challenge: “Bradley Cooper”
Nat Geo, 9pm
Season Premiere!
Bear Grylls takes Bradley Cooper into the rugged canyons of the Wyoming Basin, where Bradley must overcome a series of challenges amid harsh winds, towering heights and a winter storm. “The bonds [you make] are strong because we’re facing genuine dangers and hardships together — we’re freezing cold, starving, in a cave, up a cliff face, scared and all those things. It’s fine being enthusiastic for an hour, but it’s hard for two days,” Grylls tells us on the bonds he has with his celeb participants. “You really get to know someone. Not everyone we keep in touch with, but there has definitely been a handful over the years, and I really feel from this season Bradley Cooper, Benedict Cumberbatch and Russell Brand were real kindred spirits for me and I didn’t expect that, but I’m very grateful.”
Grantchester
PBS, 9pm
Season Premiere!
The British mystery drama returns for Season 8, finding Will (Tom Brittney) happily married to Bonnie (Charlotte Ritchie), and Geordie (Robson Green) and Cathy (Kacey Ainsworth) content in their rebuilt relationship. But an accident and shocking announcements threaten the stability and happiness found by Grantchester’s vicar and police detective duo. Exploring faith, forgiveness and redemption, this explosive season tests Will and Geordie to the limit.
Paranormal Caught on Camera
Travel Channel, 9pm
Season Premiere!
Season 6 returns with “Glitch in Reality, Long Island Bigfoot and More.” Glitches in the matrix stun spectators in Paris, Los Angeles and Argentina; a spirit attempts to halt construction on a family’s home in the Philippines; and a Bigfoot enthusiast captures something shocking on Long Island.
The $100,000 Pyramid
ABC, 10pm
New Episodes!
Former professional football player Michael Strahan returns as host of this timeless word-association game in which two celebrities and their partners race the clock to make it to the winner’s circle and take home $100,000.
Signs of a Psychopath
Investigation Discovery, 10pm
Season Premiere!
The true-crime series that shows how psychopaths can be living among us as friends, family members, coworkers or even lovers returns for Season 6 with “Something a Man Would Do.”
Never Say Never With Jeff Jenkins
Nat Geo, 10pm
New Series!
With a mission to inspire more people like him to travel without fear and step outside their comfort zone, plus-sized influencer and travel journalist Jeff Jenkins takes viewers around the world as he tests his physical abilities in this new travel docuseries, also premiering on Disney+ later in summer.
D.I. Ray
PBS, 10pm
New Series!
This British police procedural stars Parminder Nagra as the title character, Birmingham police Detective Inspector Rachita Ray. The four-episode first season begins its American run tonight with this episode, in which Ray is promoted to Homicide but realizes instantly that she is there to “tick the box,” and that the so-called “culturally specific homicide” she has been assigned to — the suspected “honor killing” of a young Muslim man — is anything but. Gemma Whelan and Jamie Bamber costar.
Monday, July 10
Luxury Hunting Lodges of America
FOX Nation
Season Premiere!
The six-episode second season of Luxury Hunting Lodges of America with host Katie Pavlich debuts today on FOX Nation. From an exotic hunt in Texas to the northern plains of South Dakota, Pavlich will highlight some of the most stunning, tricked out hunting and fishing lodges America has to offer.
Unknown: “Killer Robots”
Netflix
Artificial intelligence is infiltrating every level of the armed forces, from infantry on the front lines to command centers conducting global-scale operations. This episode takes a terrifying behind-the-scenes look at this high-stakes issue, following military-funded scientists racing to build this technology and ethicists scrambling to awaken the world to its apocalyptic potential.
The Rising: “Episode 7”
The CW, 8pm
Neve (Clara Rugaard) discovers that there is another woman like her. Together, they face their trauma.
MLB Home Run Derby
ESPN, 8pm Live
The biggest sluggers in the big leagues swing for the fences in the fan-favorite All-Star contest at Seattle’s T-Mobile Park. Juan Soto, currently of the San Diego Padres, won the derby last season while with the Washington Nationals.
Stars on Mars: “Resupply Mission”
FOX, 8pm
The stars on the simulated Mars base are tasked with a rescue mission when four new celebronauts “crash-land” on the Martian surface in the new episode “Resupply Mission.”
American Ninja Warrior: “Qualifiers 6”
NBC, 8pm
The qualifying rounds continue in Los Angeles with ninjas from across the country taking on the world’s most challenging obstacle course. Competitors as young as 15 return to take on veterans and will have a chance to face a taller Mega Warped Wall.
TCM Guest Programmer: Shari Belafonte
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
Actress Shari Belafonte introduces three classic movies as Turner Classic Movies’ guest programmer this evening, beginning with Odds Against Tomorrow (1959), a film noir led by her legendary father, the late, great Harry Belafonte, who passed away April 25 at age 96. Directed by Robert Wise, Odds Against Tomorrow follows desperate losers who plan a bank robbery, with unexpected results. Robert Ryan, Shelley Winters, Ed Begley and Gloria Grahame costar. Following that, Shari Belafonte will also introduce Harvey (1950), the beloved comedy/drama starring Best Actor Oscar nominee James Stewart, Best Supporting Actress Oscar winner Josephine Hull and maybe a giant rabbit (?); and La Cage aux Folles (1978), the Oscar-nominated Italian/French comedy production based on the 1973 play.
Secrets of Playboy
A&E, 9pm
Season Premiere!
Over the course of eight hours, Season 2 focuses on the ripple effect of being involved with Playboy and how it affected women’s lives long after they finished posing for the magazine. Featuring new never-before-seen interviews with former Playmates and Playboy models, girlfriends of Hugh Hefner’s, and three episodes hosted by investigative journalist and former Playboy cover model Lisa Guerrero, the series broadens its lens and examines how Playboy’s promise of sexual freedom posed a more complex reality for the women who represented it.
BBQ Brawl
Food Network, 9pm
Season Premiere!
In the 10-episode competition series, superstar chefs Bobby Flay, Anne Burrell and series newcomer Sunny Anderson coach 12 of the best pitmasters from across the country in high-stakes challenges to determine who will be named “Master of ‘Cue.” For the first time, the competition takes place on-location in California, with the home of Santa Maria-style barbecue. The supersized 90-minute premiere also sees judges Carson Kressley, Rodney Scott and Brooke Williamson returning.
Lil Jon Wants to Do What?
HGTV, 9pm
Season Premiere!
Rapper-turned-innovative-home-renovator Lil Jon will once again team up with popular designer Anitra Mecadon to take skeptical homeowners out of their comfort zones as he lights up boring homes with his startlingly over-the-top renovations. In the season premiere, “Dripping in Bling,” they renovate a basement for homeowners who want to be completely hands-off. And with 16-foot ceilings and tons of square footage, the sky is the limit.
History’s Greatest Mysteries: “The Hunt for Cleopatra’s Missing Tomb”
History, 9pm
This episode examines the last pharaoh of Egypt, who was one of the most famous queens of all time. Cleopatra’s death in 30 B.C. has been shrouded in mystery, as her body and final resting place have been lost without a trace for more than 2,000 years. Can new evidence finally uncover Cleopatra’s missing tomb?
People Magazine Investigates
Investigation Discovery, 9pm; also streams on Max
Season Premiere!
Season 7 of the true-crime series begins with a two-hour episode that delves into the 1977 assault and murder of three Oklahoma Girl Scouts away at summer camp: Lori Lee Farmer, Doris Denise Milner and Michelle Heather Guse. The case dominated national headlines for more than a year as law enforcement scrambled to find answers. People’s reporting team takes viewers through the twists and turns of the case, from how local authorities zeroed in on a suspect, the all-encompassing manhunt to track him down and the subsequent trial.
The Wall: “Kavi and Radhika”
NBC, 9pm
Mother/daughter duo Kavi and Rhadika, from Green Brook, New Jersey, take on the ups and downs of contending on the Wall.
The Great American Recipe: “Episode 4”
PBS, 9pm
The cooks prepare grab-and-go meals, from breakfast burritos to musubi. In the second round, they make home-baked treats as part of the first ever Great American Recipe Bake Sale.
Secrets of Miss America
A&E, 10pm
New Limited Series!
This four-hour limited series delves into the long-kept secrets of America’s oldest beauty pageant, exposing the shocking scandals at its core. A cultural event once viewed by 80 million people a year, the pageant now struggles to stay relevant to a new generation of Americans whose views on beauty and sexual politics have changed drastically. Told by pageant insiders — including more than 20 former Miss Americas telling their stories in one documentary for the first time — whistleblowers, contemporary contestants, executives and critics, the series gives viewers a glimpse at the cost of wearing the crown and sash.
Cruel Summer: “It’s the End of the World”
Freeform, 10pm
At the New Year’s Eve party, a not-so-secret conversation changes the lives of the trio forever.
Flip the Strip
HGTV, 10pm
New Series!
The sweltering Las Vegas heat is nothing compared to the smoldering stars of the male revue stage show Australia’s Thunder From Down Under, who will launch their home renovation business in HGTV’s new six-episode series. Headliners by night and expert tradesman by day, Ben Cleary, Dan Paterson, Liam Black and Malik Wills-Martin will work with celebrated interior designer Kelly Stone to turn their clients’ humdrum homes into glitzy desert oases.
Dark Marvels: Death Devices
History, 10pm
New Series!
History’s newest series explores the history and engineering behind the world’s most diabolical inventions. From devious torture and death devices to terrifying weapons of war, sinister spy tools and games that kill, these are the fascinating origin stories of the innovations that emerged from the darkest recesses of the most wicked minds. In tonight’s premiere episode, experts explore the dark origin stories behind some of history’s most notorious methods of execution, from the guillotine to the electric chair.
Sharks vs. Dolphins: Bahamas Battleground
Nat Geo, 10pm; also streams on Disney+ & Hulu
This SharkFest special visits the Bahamas, where more than 30% of dolphins have shark-bite scars. With a never-before-seen nontoxic gel bite pad and life-sized dolphin decoy, Dr. Mike Heithaus and Dr. Valeria Paz collect bite impressions from three shark species that might be the predators. Bites from bull sharks, tiger sharks and great hammerheads up to 14 feet long are compared to scars photographed on dolphins. The special encores July 28 on Nat Geo Wild.
Miracle Workers: End Times
TBS, 10pm
Season Premiere!
Daniel Radcliffe, Steve Buscemi, Geraldine Viswanathan, Karan Soni and Jon Bass return in the fourth installment of the series as all-new characters in a dystopian future full of radioactive mutants, killer robots and a tyrannical homeowner’s association with outrageous annual fees.
BBQ USA
Food Network, 10:30pm
Season Premiere!
Michael Symon is back with more sizzling heat, tantalizing smoke and mouthwatering action at the country’s biggest and toughest BBQ competitions. The eight-episode season follows Symon as he immerses viewers in the heart of American barbecue culture, celebrating its unique flavors, traditions and the talented pitmasters competing for cash prizes and the ultimate recognition as masters of their craft.
Tuesday, July 11
Myth of the Zodiac Killer
Peacock
New Series!
This two-part unscripted true-crime series (both installments dropping today) looks at one of America’s most infamous serial killers, the Zodiac Killer. The identity of the Zodiac has been confounding investigators for nearly 50 years, but an unlikely and unconventional theorist may have finally shed light on this cold case by asking a question that no one else has ever dared ask: What if the reason the Zodiac has never been caught is because he never existed in the first place?
Point Blank
TCM, 4pm
Catch a Classic!
Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson, Keenan Wynn and Carroll O’Connor lead the wonderful cast of this terrific 1967 crime noir based on Donald Westlake’s (writing as Richard Stark) novel The Hunter, thrillingly helmed by John Boorman (Deliverance) in just the second feature film he directed. Marvin plays Walker, a double-crossed thug who has been cut out of the score from a major heist and is left for dead. But Walker somehow doesn’t die, and neither does his thirst for merciless vengeance as he strives to claim his money and hunt down members of the L.A. crime syndicate who were involved in setting him up. One of those movies that may have been a little ahead of its time, with its non-linear structure and often stark locations, Point Blank did not do well upon its initial release. Over the years, though, it has become not only a cult classic, but was also recognized as an outright classic, selected in 2016 for preservation in the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry.
MLB All-Star Game
FOX, 8pm Live
The National League looks to snap the American League’s nine-game winning streak in the Midsummer Classic as baseball’s best are at Seattle’s T-Mobile Park for the 93rd All-Star Game.
America’s Got Talent: “Auditions 6”
NBC, 8pm
The auditions continue as a variety of acts featuring contestants of all ages audition for the chance to win the $1 million prize. The Golden Buzzer is back, allowing one lucky act to go directly to the live shows to compete for America’s vote.
Outdaughtered
TLC, 9pm
Season Premiere!
The Busby family is back. Adam, Danielle, older sister Blayke and all-girl quintuplets Olivia, Hazel, Riley, Parker and Ava will be sharing more of their heartwarming family moments, from camping in the wild to striking poses on the catwalk, mechanical bull rides and more.
Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge: “Badge of Honor vs. Mountain Mover”
NBC, 10pm
Hot Wheels superfans Luidgi Altidor and Terri Jones face off in transforming an ordinary vehicle into an extraordinary Hot Wheels showstopper, inspired by personal stories, interests and pop culture touchstones. Rutledge Wood hosts.
Iconic America: Our Symbols and Stories With David Rubenstein
PBS, 10pm
New Episodes!
This docuseries in which host David Rubenstein explores some of America’s most famous national symbols returns to close out its first season with four new episodes starting tonight. This evening’s installment takes a look at the evolving meaning that the Statue of Liberty has for a “nation of immigrants” and how the iconic landmark embodies our values and our conflicts, from abolition and women’s suffrage to the treatment of refugees.
Wednesday, July 12
Sugar Rush: The Baking Point
Netflix
New Series!
This Mexican adaptation of the hit show Sugar Rush features six teams of bakers competing against each other with delicious recipes and one key ingredient: time. One team of two will be eliminated at the end of each episode until the grand finale, when one will be crowned the winner and get the grand prize.
Quarterback
Netflix
New Series!
Representing Netflix’s first partnership with the NFL, this sports series takes a unique look at each season in the league as told through the lens of NFL quarterbacks. For the first time, the NFL allowed QBs to be mic’d up for every single game of a season. Quarterback features exclusive access to Patrick Mahomes, Kirk Cousins and Marcus Mariota from the beginning of the 2022 season until its conclusion, following them on and off the field, from inside the huddle with teammates to inside their homes with their families.
The 2023 ESPYS
ABC, 8pm Live
The awards ceremony honoring the best players, teams, moments and more from the world of sports airs live tonight.
Nancy Drew: “The Reaping of Hollow Oak”
The CW, 8pm
Nancy (Kennedy McMann) and Ace (Alex Saxon) each show up at Nick’s (Tunji Kasim) loft, interrupting his brunch date with Jade (Arianna Ngnomire).
MasterChef: United Tastes of America: “Apple Mystery Box”
FOX, 8pm
The remaining home chefs are back in the kitchen, and their first Mystery Box Challenge has apples. With both sweet and savory flavors on the table, the chef with immunity is tasked with assigning each region which kind of dish to cook in the new episode “Apple Mystery Box.”
LA Fire & Rescue: “Three Alarm”
NBC, 8pm
Inglewood Station 172 tackles a career-defining fire in an industrial warehouse. Meanwhile, Calabasas Station 125 responds to a multicar collision before ending their day on a residential call to remove a slithering creature from a fearful family’s home.
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
TCM, 8pm
Catch a Classic!
The raw emotions and crackling dialogue of Tennessee Williams’ Pulitzer Prize-winning 1955 play rumble like a thunderstorm in this 1958 film version whose fiery performances and grownup themes made it one of that year’s top box office hits and earned it six Oscar nominations — including Best Picture and Best Director for Richard Brooks — though it may have been too controversial for Academy voters to actually award it any. Paul Newman received his first Best Actor Oscar nomination as boozy former football star Brick, while in a performance that marked a transition to richer adult roles, Elizabeth Taylor snagged her second Best Actress nomination for her portrayal of Brick’s wife, Maggie the Cat, a vivid portrait of passionate loyalty. Costar Burl Ives was not nominated, but he is still unforgettable in a reprisal of his triumphant Broadway performance as mendacity-loathing Big Daddy.
Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars: “Social Feed”
FOX, 9pm
Instead of testing cooking abilities, Chef Gordon Ramsay challenges the contestants to create an entertaining, educational and easy to follow TikTok recipe video in the new episode “Social Feed.”
Human Footprint: “Top Predator”
PBS, 9pm
In the new episode “Top Predator,” biologist Shane Campbell-Staton shows how human biology, culture, technology and economy have put us at the top of Earth’s food chain.
Grown-ish: “Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing”
Freeform, 10pm
Zaara (Tara Raani) grows frustrated when Andre (Marcus Scribner) starts treating her like a therapist instead of a friend.
Thursday, July 13
Burn the House Down
Netflix
New Series!
This mystery/thriller is based on the Japanese manga series. Mei Nagano stars as Anzu Murata, who, with her mother and younger sister, left their home 13 years ago when her mother was suspected of burning it down. Convinced that her ailing mother was wrongly accused, Anzu goes undercover to work as the housekeeper in her childhood home to gather evidence of her stepmother’s actual wrongdoing.
Sonic Prime
Netflix
Season Premiere!
The action-packed adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog go into overdrive in Season 2 of this animated series as a run-in with Dr. Eggman results in a literal universe-shattering event. Desperate to piece his prime reality back together and save his old friends, Sonic races through the Shatterverse, discovering strange worlds and enlisting new friends during his epic journey.
Survival of the Thickest
Netflix
New Series!
Michelle Buteau cocreated and stars in this comedy/drama based on her book of essays of the same name. She plays Mavis Beaumont, who is Black, plus-size and newly single (not by her choice). Mavis unexpectedly finds herself having to rebuild her life as a struggling stylist, and she is determined to not only survive but thrive with the support of her chosen family, a body positive attitude and a cute V-neck with some lip gloss. Tone Bell and Tasha Smith costar.
Noir to Die For!
MOVIES!, beginning at 6am
Catch a Classic!
Enjoy nearly 24 hours of terrific film noir titles, many of which are not often seen on television. Featured, in order, are I Died a Thousand Times (1955), starring Jack Palance, Shelley Winters and Lee Marvin; Harriet Craig (1950), led by Joan Crawford and Wendell Corey; To the Ends of the Earth (1948), with Dick Powell and Signe Hasso; Hunt the Man Down (1950), featuring Gig Young and Lynne Roberts; Fourteen Hours (1951), starring Paul Douglas, Richard Basehart, Grace Kelly and Barbara Bel Geddes; The Fallen Sparrow (1943), with John Garfield, Maureen O’Hara and Walter Slezak; The Big Punch (1948), headlined by Wayne Morris and Lois Maxwell; Clash by Night (1952), starring Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Ryan, Marilyn Monroe and Paul Douglas; Whiplash (1948), featuring Dane Clark, Alexis Smith, Zachary Scott and Eve Arden; The Verdict (1946), starring Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre and Joan Lorring; and House of Bamboo (1955), led by Robert Stack and Robert Ryan.
The Blacklist
NBC, 8pm
Series Finale!
After 10 seasons, the hit James Spader-led crime thriller comes to an end tonight with a two-hour series finale. In the first hour, under pressure from Rep. Hudson’s investigation, the task force must try to anticipate Red’s (Spader) next move. Then, in the second and final hour, the future of the FBI’s Reddington task force is decided. Diego Klattenhoff, Hisham Tawfiq, Anya Banerjee and Harry Lennix lead the cast alongside Spader. Tawfiq, who has been with the series since the beginning as Dembe Zuma, reflected on his experience with the series, telling us that it “was special because I was able to create a character that I’ve never seen on TV. Being Muslim and playing a character of Muslim faith with an African accent was historic, in my opinion. … [I’m] forever grateful.”
Eli Roth Presents: A Ghost Ruined My Life
Travel Channel, 9pm
Season Premiere!
The paranormal series returns for Season 2 with eight new real-life stories of hauntings that have left emotional — and sometimes physical — scars on those unlucky enough to have experienced them. In tonight’s season premiere, “Paranormal Prison Break,” after going to a Halloween party in an abandoned prison with her husband, a woman is tormented by an evil spirit that will stop at nothing to destroy her family.
What We Do in the Shadows
FX, 10pm
Season Premiere!
Vampires Nandor (Kayvan Novak), Nadja (Natasia Demetriou), Laszlo (Matt Berry) and Colin Robinson (Mark Proksch), and their human familiar Guillermo (Harvey Guillén), return for Season 5 of the comedy.
HELP! My House Is Haunted
Travel Channel, 10pm
New Episodes!
The fourth season of this paranormal investigation series returns with new episodes starting tonight with “Pendeford Portal.” Retired couple Chris and Fran live in a three-bed semi in the English city of Wolverhampton, but for years it has been a house of horrors. The team discovers a portal has been opened, and now the property is full of frustrated and angry spirits with no way of escape.
Friday, July 14
Yuzuru Hanyu Ice Story 2023 “Gift” at Tokyo Dome
Disney+
The first ever solo ice show at the Tokyo Dome, Gift is a story about professional skater Yuzuru Hanyu’s life and future on the ice. Hanyu portrays himself and also produced this special.
Bird Box Barcelona
Netflix
Original Film!
From the producers of the 2018 global phenomenon Bird Box comes a new tale. After a mysterious force decimates the world’s population, Sebastian (Mario Casas) must navigate his own survival journey through the desolate streets of Barcelona. As he forms uneasy alliances with other survivors and they try to escape the city, an unexpected and even more sinister threat grows.
Five Star Chef
Netflix
New Series!
In this British cooking competition, seven professional chefs vie to bring their fine-dining concept to the historic Palm Court restaurant at London’s luxurious Langham hotel.
Too Hot to Handle
Netflix
Season Premiere!
Another sultry-but-sexless retreat awaits a new group of incurably flirty singles in Season 5 of this dating series. Under host Lana’s watchful eye, they are each hoping to win a massive $200,000 prize.
The Summer I Turned Pretty
Prime Video
Season Premiere!
The hit young adult drama based on Jenny Han’s bestselling book trilogy returns for Season 2. Belly (Lola Tung) used to count down the days until she could return to Cousins Beach, but with Conrad (Christopher Briney) and Jeremiah (Gavin Casalegno) fighting over her heart and the return of Susannah’s (Rachel Blanchard) cancer, she’s not sure summer will ever be the same. When an unexpected visitor threatens the future of Susannah’s beloved house, Belly must rally the gang to come together — and to decide once and for all where her heart lies. Kyra Sedgwick joins the series in a recurring role. The first three episodes drop today; new episodes are available Fridays.
Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan
Prime Video
Series Finale!
The fourth and final season of this espionage thriller starring John Krasinski as the title character concludes with two episodes today.
Family Law: “I Now Pronoun You”
The CW, 8pm
Abby (Jewel Staite) and Daniel (Zach Smadu) represent a trans teenager who is not able to access hormone replacement therapy.
Star of the Month: ’70s Stars: “Leading Men”
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
Top male actors of the 1970s headline tonight’s Friday night lineup on Turner Classic Movies as the network’s monthlong salute to stars of the decade continues. First you’ll see Robert Redford in the 1972 political comedy/drama The Candidate, followed by Jack Nicholson and Warren Beatty in the dark comedy The Fortune (1975), Best Actor Oscar winner Richard Dreyfuss in the romantic comedy/drama The Goodbye Girl (1977), Burt Reynolds (near the start of his several-year reign as the top male box office star) in the action comedy Hooper (1978), Richard Roundtree in Shaft (1971), Jon Voight in the drama The All-American Boy (1973) and Clint Eastwood in the action comedy Every Which Way But Loose (1978).
Moonshine: “Escape Goat”
The CW, 9pm
Lidia (Jennifer Finnigan) takes the reins of the annual Goat Roast and insists on a glamp-y upgrade and fancy new name.
The Proof Is Out There: “Mystery Sea Beast, the Earth Is Alive and Shapeshifting UFO”
History, 10pm
What is the mysterious sea beast seen from the shore of a small seaside town in the U.K.? Are summoners able to commune with UFOs? Were a field of massive mysterious jars made by giants? And how does the ground seem to be breathing — is the Earth alive? TV journalist Tony Harris and his team of experts examine the clues and determine these mysteries’ validity.
Saturday, July 15
Tennis: Wimbledon: Ladies’ Singles Final
ESPN, 9am Live
The Wimbledon ladies’ singles final match at the All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club airs live on ESPN.
MLB Baseball
FS1 & FOX, beginning at 4pm Live
FS1 airs the Cleveland Guardians at the Texas Rangers, followed by regional action on FOX with the L.A. Dodgers at the N.Y. Mets or the Chicago White Sox at the Atlanta Braves.
Dreamscape
MOVIES!, 5:50pm
Catch a Classic!
About three months before the original A Nightmare on Elm Street was released in November 1984, this other terrific and more underrated film about bad dreams came out and is worth a look or re-look. It stars Dennis Quaid as a young man with psychic abilities who is recruited into a university’s sleep-research program — whose leaders are played by Max von Sydow and Kate Capshaw — that has come up with a way for certain people to mentally enter the dreams of others and help them overcome fears or other psychological issues. Unfortunately, a shadowy government operative (Christopher Plummer) takes over the project with a more sinister use in mind — he wants to be able to assassinate people by killing them in their nightmares, and one of his planned targets is the president of the United States (Eddie Albert). Like Elm Street, Dreamscape has some creatively imagined nightmare sequences, and is also accompanied by a cool, synth-based musical score (by Maurice Jarre). It isn’t as violent as Wes Craven’s slasher film, but it does have its intense moments (Dreamscape was the second film to be released with the new PG-13 rating in the summer of ’84), especially within the president’s bad dreams about a nuclear holocaust, and in a troubled boy’s recurring nightmares about being pursued by a horrifying snake-man. — Jeff Pfeiffer
Take Me Back for Christmas
Hallmark Channel, 8pm
Original Film!
A Christmas wish gives Renée (Vanessa Lengies) the successful life she’s always dreamed of … except that she’s no longer married to her husband (Corey Sevier). Now she must race against the clock to win him back before Christmas Eve.
V.C. Andrews’ Dawn: “Part 2: Secrets of the Morning”
Lifetime, 8pm
Original Film!
In the second film of the V.C. Andrews’ Dawn series, Dawn (Brec Bassinger) falls under the seductive spell of a Broadway star in New York who then disappears.
WNBA All-Star Game
ABC, 8:30pm Live
The WNBA’s biggest stars are on display in the All-Star Game at Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas.
Extraordinary Birder With Christian Cooper: “Washington, D.C.”
Nat Geo Wild, 10pm
Eagles, ospreys, songbirds and owls: Christian Cooper travels to the nation’s capital to discover the iconic birds of the region. From meeting a famous bald eagle family, to whitewater rafting to a pristine “nest” island, to working with conservationists to help grassland birds, to meeting an owl that saved a man’s life, Christian gains a greater appreciation for the birds of D.C.