All Times Eastern. PBS programming varies regionally.
Wednesday, July 12
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.
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.”
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.