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Sunday, July 23
The Mega-Brands That Built America
History, 10pm
New Series!
This new entry in History’s “That Built” franchise of docuseries delves into the surprising origin stories behind some of the world’s biggest brands and offers a vivid portrayal of their trailblazing founders. Tonight’s series premiere, “Battle of the Superstores,” looks at Sol Price, a former attorney who introduced the now-ubiquitous “superstore” concept, and Sam Walton, who built the Walmart empire. The series will air in its regular time slot an hour earlier beginning next Sunday, July 30.
Special Ops: Lioness
Paramount+
New Series!
This latest series from Taylor Sheridan (Yellowstone) is an espionage thriller inspired by an actual U.S. military program. It follows Joe (executive producer Zoe Saldaña) while she attempts to balance her personal and professional lives as the tip of the CIA’s spear in the war on terror. The Lioness Program, overseen by Kaitlyn Meade (executive producer Nicole Kidman) and Donald Westfield (Michael Kelly), enlists an aggressive Marine Raider named Cruz (Laysla De Oliveira) to operate undercover alongside Joe among the power brokers of state-sponsored terrorism in the CIA’s efforts to thwart the next 9/11. The first two episodes drop today; new episodes are available Sundays.
Golf: Open Championship: Final Round
USA Network & NBC, beginning at 4am Live
The Claret Jug is awarded to the winner of the 151st Open Championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England. Final-round coverage begins on USA Network and concludes on NBC.
An Afternoon With Audrey
MOVIES!, beginning at 12:30pm
Catch a Classic!
Enjoy a delightful afternoon and early evening with three terrific ’60s movies led by iconic actress Audrey Hepburn. Up first is the heist comedy How to Steal a Million (1966), which also features Peter O’Toole and Eli Wallach. Following that, things get a lot darker in the classic thriller Wait Until Dark (1967), in which Hepburn earned the final Best Actress Oscar nomination of her career as a blind woman terrorized by three criminals (led by a chilling Alan Arkin, along with Richard Crenna and Jack Weston) who believe a cache of heroin is hidden somewhere in her apartment. The mood lightens in the final feature, Charade (1963), the beloved romantic comedy that pairs Hepburn with Cary Grant.
NASCAR Cup Series: Pocono 400
USA Network, 2:30pm Live
Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, is the site of the NASCAR Cup Series Pocono 400 as drivers compete for 160 laps around “The Tricky Triangle.”
Cycling: Tour de France: Final Stage Recap
NBC, 5pm
NBC airs this recap special featuring highlights from Paris and the final stage of the Tour de France cycling race.
The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper: “The Gilgo Beach Killer”
CNN, 8pm
The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper returns with a deep dive from CNN Correspondent Brynn Gingras into the 13-year investigation into multiple murders of young women along Gilgo Beach and the man, Rex Heuermann, who has now been charged with these crimes. Last week, Heuermann was arrested and charged with murder in connection to the killings of three of the “Gilgo Four,” a group of four women whose remains were found along a short stretch of Long Island’s Gilgo Beach in 2010. He is also the prime suspect in the disappearance and killing of the fourth woman but has yet to be charged in that case. The alleged killer had been living a double life in a village a short drive from where their remains were found, prosecutors said. “The Gilgo Beach Killer” examines the decades long investigation with the foremost criminology experts including former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, CNN Chief Law Enforcement and Intelligence Analyst John Miller, and author and journalist Robert Kolker (Lost Girls: An Unsolved American Mystery). The episode also features interviews with Heuermann’s neighbors and local authorities, who unrivaled the mystery, including Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney and Suffolk County Police Commissioner Rodney Harrison.
Tough as Nails: “You Can’t Always Be the Hammer”
CBS, 8pm
In the new episode “You Can’t Always Be the Hammer,” teams Dirty Hands and Savage Crew race to complete a play structure for a local park. In the individual competition, the crew members build bikes for children.
Shark Week 2023
Discovery Channel, beginning at 8pm
Jason Momoa, who returns as Aquaman on the big screen later this year, is master of ceremonies for the 35th year of Discovery’s influential and popular annual programing event celebrating sharks. Over the course of Shark Week, the actor will set up the jaw-dropping events, first-time revelations and groundbreaking scientific findings in this year’s specials. Four of those specials kick things off tonight: Belly of the Beast: Feeding Frenzy, Jaws vs. The Meg, Serial Killer: Red Sea Feeding Frenzy and Shark Week: Off the Hook. Shark Week 2023 continues nightly through Saturday, July 29.
Ridley: “Swansong, Part 2”
PBS, 8pm
Ridley’s (Adrian Dunbar) initial inquiries into the search for Luke Marbury draw a blank, but when a woman is found dead, he finds a connection. Further links between the case and dark secrets carefully buried for decades then begin to emerge.
The Walking Dead: Dead City
AMC, 9pm
Season Finale!
Maggie (Lauren Cohan) and Negan’s (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) journey into the depths of New York comes to an end tonight in the season finale. When talking to Cohan at the start of the season, she shared: “I think this could at least be five seasons. There’s so many wonderful ideas that spawned out of the characters from Season 1. It would be my absolute pleasure if we got to do this for a few years.” Things are looking good that this could be the case.
HouseBroken
FOX, 9pm
Two new episodes of the animated comedy HouseBroken air tonight. In “Who’s the Birthday Girl?,” Honey (voice of Lisa Kudrow) spends her birthday dealing with her resentful siblings and delusional mother. Then in “Who Ain’t Afraid of No Ghosts?,” Honey is able to communicate with the ghosts of dead pets.
The Food That Built America: “Beer Run”
History, 9pm
At a time when U.S. beer is dominated by the same lager style, one Milwaukee company experiments with something new. What starts as an unappealing low-calorie beer will become the No. 1 beer in America and lead to a battle between two all-time titans to be the king of light beer.
Running Wild With Bear Grylls: The Challenge: “Cynthia Erivo”
Nat Geo, 9pm
Bear Grylls takes singer/actress Cynthia Erivo to the highest mountains in Wales, where Bear trained in the British Special Forces. He teaches Cynthia how to rappel into, and navigate, a labyrinth of caves before they traverse a frigid and thunderous waterfall. On Day 2, Cynthia uses the skills she learned on Day 1 to embark on her own, find Bear and make it to their extraction point.
Grantchester: “Episode 3”
PBS, 9pm
At one of Cambridge’s most prestigious colleges, a man is murdered and a valuable painting is stolen, leaving Geordie (Robson Green) to determine if the two crimes are linked.
A Mother’s Intuition
TV One, 9pm
Original Film!
When a brilliant young sculptor (Denise Boutte) gives birth and accuses the hospital of swapping her baby, she quickly realizes she delivered more than she could have imagined.
D.I. Ray: “Episode 3”
PBS, 10pm
The body count continues to rise as Ray (Parminder Nagra) and the team uncover more evidence suggesting that they are dealing with highly dangerous organized criminals.
Monday, July 24
The Best of Us
Acorn TV
New Series!
In this French-language crime drama, the case is as gripping as the scenery is stunning. When the murder of a local hero rocks a small Alpine village, no-nonsense cop Awa Sissako (Mariama Gueye) is sent from the Parisian suburbs to investigate and is forced to face her own demons in the process.
Futurama
Hulu
Season Premiere!
The popular cartoon about a pizza delivery guy named Fry who is accidentally frozen and wakes up 1,000 years in the future returns for its 11th season for more adventures in space after a decade-long hiatus. Expect more of the sweet love story between Fry (Billy West) and one-eyed alien Leela (Katey Sagal), plus, the series dives into streaming TV, cancel culture and bitcoin over 20 episodes, dropping Mondays and split across an 11th and 12th season. Who wants to bet Bender’s the one who gets canceled?
Dew Drop Diaries
Netflix
New Series!
This preschool series follows a group of 3-inch-tall family fairies — known as “Dew Drops” — who live inside tiny fairy houses on brownstone balcony gardens in “The Big City.” They have been assigned to human families to secretly help out around the house with little things that can often fall through the cracks, like making sure your first lost tooth actually makes it under your pillow before bedtime or your favorite toy doesn’t get left behind at the park.
Unknown
Netflix
Series Finale!
This four-part docuseries event concludes with “Cosmic Time Machine.” With unique behind-the-scenes access to NASA’s ambitious launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, the episode follows a team of engineers and scientists as they take the next giant leap in our quest to understand the universe.
Son of a Critch
The CW, 8pm
New Series!
Based on Mark Critch’s memoir about growing up in Newfoundland, this Canadian comedy follows an 11-year-old boy named Mark Critch (Benjamin Evan Ainsworth) who feels much older than his years. Two new episodes air back-to-back.
Shark Week 2023 Continues
Discovery Channel, beginning at 8pm
Three new specials premiere tonight. In Great White Fight Club, a team of experts ventures into the treacherous waters of New Zealand to provide groundbreaking evidence that female white sharks unequivocally dominate the ocean. Next, in Monsters of the Bermuda Triangle, a healthy, 10-foot pregnant porbeagle shark vanishes in the Bermuda Triangle. The evidence suggests an unknown predator could be to blame, so Dr. James Sulikowski leads a team of scientists into this mysterious part of the ocean to uncover the truth behind the attack. Finally, Alien Sharks: Strange New Worlds finds wildlife biologist Forrest Galante exploring stunning kelp forests and ocean depths off the tip of South Africa, which is a hot spot for unusual sharks that exhibit bizarre behaviors.
Stars on Mars: “Evil AI”
FOX, 8pm
In the new episode “Evil AI,” a technological virus has taken over the artificial intelligence system in the Mars habitat, and two celebronauts are stuck outside in the harsh climate.
Starman
MOVIES!, 8pm
Catch a Classic!
Somewhat forgotten amid other alien movies that came out during the 1980s, like E.T., The Thing or Aliens, this charming 1984 romantic sci-fi drama is worth revisiting. It was directed by John Carpenter, who had helmed the gruesome, ultraviolent sci-fi horror classic The Thing a few years earlier, and who shows his deftness at switching gears and tones with this PG-rated tale. Jeff Bridges gives a terrific, Best Actor Oscar-nominated alien-trying-to-act-human-but-not-quite-perfecting-it performance as a noncorporeal extraterrestrial being who comes to Earth and takes the form of a young widow’s (Karen Allen) late husband, seeking her help in getting to a point of departure back to his home world. As in many of these movies, pursuing government agents complicate things, and there is some action in that respect, but the real draw is the interaction between Bridges and Allen.
American Ninja Warrior: “Qualifiers 8”
NBC, 8pm
The qualifying rounds continue in Los Angeles with ninjas from across the country facing 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.
Children Ruin Everything
The CW, 9pm
New Series!
This Canadian comedy follows a young married couple in the city as they struggle to remain true to themselves while raising their children. Two new episodes air back-to-back; in the pilot, “Meals,” James (Aaron Abrams) and Astrid (Meaghan Rath) try to have a nice family dinner to celebrate a special occasion, but their young children make it challenging. In “Bodies,” James takes his kids on a shopping trip to prepare for a work event.
Crime Scene Kitchen: “The Merge: A Total Crêpe Shoot”
FOX, 9pm
In the new episode “The Merge: A Total Crêpe Shoot,” the classically trained bakers go against the remaining self-taught teams, trying to crack the safety bake dessert set by guest judge Martina McBride.
The Golden Boy
HBO, 9pm
This two-night documentary explores the life and career of boxing great Oscar De La Hoya, who became “The Golden Boy” by winning an Olympic championship at age 19 and went on to claim multiple world titles in a long pro career. Told through De La Hoya’s own words and interviews with people closest to him, The Golden Boy reveals a complicated figure struggling with lifelong demons and the burden of a nickname he couldn’t live up to.
History’s Greatest Mysteries: “The Hunt for Hitler”
History, 9pm
The history books say Adolf Hitler committed suicide in the final days of World War II, but not everyone believes there’s sufficient proof. Questions have swirled for decades: Did the Nazi leader really die in Berlin, or was he able to escape? And if one of the most notorious dictators in history did escape, where did he go?
The Wall: “Karly and Megan”
NBC, 9pm
Sisters Karly and Megan — from Las Vegas and Makawao, Hawaii, respectively — go up against the Wall.
The Great American Recipe: “Episode 6”
PBS, 9pm
Discover what happens when the cooks have to get out of their comfort zones with a surprise recipe swap challenge. In the second challenge, they must prepare a dish that has been handed down for generations.
Cruel Summer: “The Miseducation of Luke Chambers”
Freeform, 10pm
Luke (Griffin Gluck) worries that the pressures of being a “Chambers man” have changed him.
POV: “Eat Your Catfish”
PBS, 10pm
Paralyzed by late-stage ALS and reliant on round-the-clock care, Kathryn clings to a mordant wit as she yearns to witness her daughter’s wedding. Drawn from 930 hours of footage shot from her fixed point of view, this documentary film delivers a brutally frank and darkly humorous portrait of a family teetering on the brink, who grapple with the daily demands of disability and in-home caregiving.
Tuesday, July 25
Jim Gaffigan: Dark Pale
Prime Video
Actor/comedian Jim Gaffigan returns with his 10th stand-up special, his third on Prime Video, presenting his unique and hilarious observations on everything from funerals and family to balloon rides.
Christmas in July
MOVIES!, beginning at 6am
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
Both MOVIES! and Turner Classic Movies are ringing in the holiday season even earlier than the stores do today, with lineups of beloved Christmas-themed films. The Christmas in July lineup on MOVIES! gets unwrapped first and features 11 movies: The Great Rupert (1950, aka A Christmas Wish), starring Jimmy Durante; Christmas Comes to Willow Creek (1987), led by John Schneider, Tom Wopat and Kim Delaney; The Night They Saved Christmas (1984), with Jaclyn Smith, Art Carney and Paul Le Mat; An American Christmas Carol (1979), starring Henry Winkler as a Scrooge-like character; A Christmas Carol (1951), featuring Scrooge himself, in the form of Alastair Sim; Mrs. Santa Claus (1990), with Angela Lansbury and Charles Durning; and A Christmas Memory (1997), starring Patty Duke and Piper Laurie. There are then re-airings of A Christmas Carol, The Great Rupert and Mrs. Santa Claus before this holiday interlude concludes in late-night with Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964). TCM’s Christmas in July movie lineup begins in primetime, and features five titles: Christmas in Connecticut (1945), starring Barbara Stanwyck, Dennis Morgan and Sydney Greenstreet; Holiday Affair (1949), with Robert Mitchum and Janet Leigh; It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947), led by Don DeFore and Ann Harding; A Christmas Carol (1938), with Reginald Owen as Scrooge; and In the Good Old Summertime (1949), starring Judy Garland and Van Johnson.
Down to Earth With Zac Efron: “France”
The CW, 8pm
Before Zac heads to Paris to learn about its water system, he joins actress Anna Kendrick for an H2O lesson.
Shark Week 2023 Continues
Discovery Channel, beginning at 8pm
Three new specials premiere tonight. Mako Mania: Battle for California shows how, off the coast of Los Angeles, a new population of super makos is challenging great whites for their hunting territories. Then, in Raiders of the Lost Shark, expert Matt Dicken and Shark Week legend Dickie Chivell embark on a relentless quest to locate an elusive and colossal shark named Duchess, who mysteriously vanished from the waters off Gansbaai, South Africa, years ago. Finally, Monster Hammerheads: Killer Instinct follows Dr. Tristan Guttridge as he tries to prove his theory that hammerhead sharks can reach monster sizes by hunting other species of sharks.
America’s Got Talent: “Simon’s Most Memorable Auditions”
NBC, 8pm
Judge Simon Cowell and host Terry Crews look back at the most memorable auditions in America’s Got Talent and Britain’s Got Talent history.
Fantastic Friends: “Iceland”
The CW, 9pm
James and Oliver Phelps track fellow Harry Potter alum Bonnie Wright down to the eco-haven of Iceland.
Windy City Rehab: Alison’s Dream Home
HGTV, 9pm
New Series!
This is the largest and most personal project ever for popular designer and home renovation expert Alison Victoria. Millions of fans have watched Alison’s latest life chapters unfold in her hit show Windy City Rehab, and now she transforms her current Chicago office — a 6,700-square-foot warehouse built in 1927 — into her very own dream home in this three-episode series. After securing approvals to rezone the space as residential, Alison will stretch her design and renovation skills like never before to create a spectacular retreat complete with a custom chef’s kitchen, great room, primary suite, gym, theater, all-season courtyard and spa.
Southern Storytellers: “Episode 2”
PBS, 9pm
Six of the South’s most influential creators — author Angie Thomas, singer-songwriters Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires, author Michael Twitty, country legend Lyle Lovett and screenwriter Qui Nguyen — take viewers home to the places that define them.
Justified: City Primeval: “Backstabbers”
FX, 10pm
In “Backstabbers,” the third episode of this Justified limited series, Raylan (Timothy Olyphant) and the Detroit Police round up suspects in the murders of a judge and his assistant.
Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge: “Metamorphosis vs. Racer Girl”
NBC, 10pm
Hot Wheels superfans Kris Parker and Lauren Partin 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: “Stone Mountain”
PBS, 10pm
This episode considers the fate of the monument at Stone Mountain in Georgia, revealing a nation wrestling with its past as Confederate statues are being removed across the country.
Wednesday, July 26
Secret Invasion
Disney+
Season Finale!
Marvel’s latest live-action series, led by Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, concludes its first season.
Nancy Drew: “The Memory of the Stolen Soul”
The CW, 8pm
Nancy (Kennedy McMann) and the Drew Crew prepare to battle a Sin Eater.
Shark Week 2023 Continues
Discovery Channel, beginning at 8pm
Three new specials premiere tonight. In Air Jaws: Final Frontier, shark filmmakers hunt for the second ever great white known to display breaching behavior in the waters off New Zealand. Next, Florida Shark: Blood in the Water follows Paul de Gelder as he dives into the “Shark Attack Capital of the World” to conduct experiments that will confirm what makes up these dangerous waters and determine methods to mitigate the risk. Finally, in Cocaine Sharks, expert Tom Hird travels to the Florida Keys to investigate rumors of cocaine-fueled sharks and what happens when these creatures come into contact with the notorious drug.
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.
The Wonder Years: “Bill’s New Friend”
ABC, 9pm
After Bill (Dulé Hill) befriends Dean’s (Elisha Williams) music teacher, Bill and Lillian (Saycon Sengbloh) attend a party at his house.
Big Brother: 25th Anniversary Celebration
CBS, 9pm
Entertainment Tonight’s Nischelle Turner hosts this retrospective special looking back at the highlights, twists, rivalries, romances, memorable Houseguests and more from the first 24 seasons of Big Brother.
Riverdale: “Chapter One Hundred Thirty-Three: Stag”
The CW, 9pm
Julian (Nicholas Barasch) gets his hands on a stag film and invites Archie (K.J. Apa), Reggie (Charles Melton) and the guys over for a watch party.
FIFA Women’s World Cup: USA vs. Netherlands
FOX, 9pm Live
Women’s World Cup Group E action continues with the USA vs. Netherlands in Wellington, New Zealand.
Human Footprint: “The Replacements”
PBS, 9pm
Biologist Shane Campbell-Staton reveals how five animal and plant species made allies of humans, grew to dominate the planet alongside us and changed their destinies (and ours) forever in the new episode “The Replacements.”
Genghis Khan’s Mongolia
Smithsonian Channel, 9pm
New Series!
In “Rising Power,” follow our team of historians as they journey through Mongolia’s modern culture to learn more about Genghis Khan’s youth. See how he grew from obscurity to become the father of Mongolia through his vision, leadership and military genius. Discover how modern Mongolia is intrinsically tied to the days of Genghis Khan, from its nomadic culture to its Naadam games.
grown-ish: “Right My Wrongs”
Freeform, 10pm
Andre (Marcus Scribner) campaigns to be the president of Gamma, but he must be willing to sacrifice his morals to win.
In the Heat of the Night
TCM, 10:15pm
Catch a Classic!
This riveting, Best Picture Oscar-winning drama from 1967 — adapted from John Ball’s novel into an Oscar-winning screenplay by Stirling Silliphant and helmed by Best Director Oscar nominee Norman Jewison — stars Sidney Poitier in his iconic role of Virgil (“They Call Me MISTER!”) Tibbs. Tibbs is a Black Philadelphia homicide detective traveling through the Deep South when he is wrongly brought in on a murder charge while awaiting a train in Sparta, Mississippi. After learning of Tibbs’ background and reputation, racist police chief Bill Gillespie (Best Actor Oscar winner Rod Steiger) begrudgingly asks Tibbs for his assistance in finding the real perpetrator of the crime under investigation, the killing of a prominent local businessman. Tibbs agrees, but finds the task made more difficult by the bigotry of the man he is helping. But neither man can solve this case alone; putting aside their differences and prejudices, they join forces in a desperate race against time to discover the shocking truth.
Thursday, July 27
Happiness for Beginners
Netflix
Original Film!
In this rom-com based on Katherine Center’s novel of the same name, Helen (Ellie Kemper) has always lived her life as far from the edge as possible. Finding herself newly divorced and a little lost, Helen decides she needs a reset and signs up for the “Adventure of a Lifetime” — a backcountry survival course hiking the Appalachian Trail with a group of oddball strangers. From the beginning, Helen’s plan to be the best hiker is tested, and she finds more than just herself in the wilderness.
The Lady of Silence: The Mataviejitas Murders
Netflix
This documentary looks at the serial killer who terrorized Mexico City and stymied police in the early 2000s, when a number of older women were strangled in their homes by someone apparently posing as a nurse to earn the victims’ trust. In January 2006, after more than 40 murders and several failed arrests, a woman was detained in broad daylight: Juana Barraza, who became known in the world of lucha libre as “The Lady of Silence” and was baptized by the media as “The Little Old Lady Killer.”
Paradise
Netflix
Original Film!
This German sci-fi thriller is set in the not-too-distant future, when a method of transferring years of your life from one person to another has changed the world forever and turned biotech startup AEON into a billion-dollar pharmaceutical company. Max (Kostja Ullmann) and Elena (Marlene Tanczik) live an almost perfect life, but when the couple is faced with unexpected insurance claims that they can’t pay, everything changes in an instant. To settle their debts, Elena must “pay” 40 years of her life.
The Witcher
Netflix
New Episodes!
The final three episodes of this Henry Cavill-led fantasy drama’s third season drop today. The series has been renewed for Season 4.
Zoey 102
Paramount+
Original Film!
This new film based on the 2005-08 Nickelodeon series Zoey 101 features several original cast members returning to their roles, including Jamie Lynn Spears as Zoey Brooks; Erin Sanders as Zoey’s best friend, Quinn Pensky; and Sean Flynn as Zoey’s on-again, off-again love interest, Chase Matthews. In the movie, Pacific Coast Academy alumni return to Malibu for an over-the-top wedding that turns into a high school reunion for the books.
Twisted Metal
Peacock
New Series!
Move over, Amazon. When postapocalyptic delivery driver John Doe (Anthony Mackie) is offered a chance to change his life for the better by driving a mysterious package across what’s left of the United States, he takes it — even if it means potentially scuffing up his best friend, a car that the motormouth is in constant dialogue with. And the hurdles John will face are deadly. “It’s a dangerous world filled with weirdos and psychopaths driving terrifying vehicles,” teases executive producer Marc Forman of the offbeat, humor-filled series based on the popular ’90s PlayStation game, which drops all 10 of its half-hour episodes today. “There are scavenging bandits called Vultures, cannibalistic Butchers, pyromaniacs and Viking truck drivers.” If that doesn’t make John pump the brakes, there’s also the game’s iconic terror, Sweet Tooth, an unhinged ice cream truck-driving clown, voiced by Arrested Development’s Will Arnett, and played onscreen by pro wrestler Samoa Joe. Says Forman: “You never know what the hell he’s gonna do!”
The Heiress and the Heist
Sundance Now
New Series!
This true-crime docuseries follows the story of Rose Dugdale, a former debutante who rebelled against her wealthy upbringing, becoming a volunteer in the militant Provisional Irish Republican Army. Dugdale ran headfirst toward the action, spearheading the first aerial terrorist attack in British history and pulling off the biggest art theft of her time. In 1974, she led a gang into the opulent Russborough House in Ireland and made off with millions in prized paintings, including works by Goya, Gainsborough and Vermeer. All three episodes are available today.
TCM Morning & Afternoon Movies: Shakespeare
TCM, beginning at 8am
Catch a Classic!
Zounds! It’s a five-film lineup of movies inspired by some of the Bard’s classic plays today on Turner Classic Movies. First up is the 1953 musical Kiss Me Kate, based on the 1948 Broadway hit which itself was inspired by Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew. Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, Ann Miller and Keenan Wynn lead the cast. Next is the Best Picture Oscar-nominated Henry V (1944), based on the historical play of the same name. Laurence Olivier leads the cast as England’s King Henry V and directed the film, receiving an Oscar nomination for his work. He did not win, but he was given a Special Award for “outstanding achievement as actor, producer and director in bringing Henry V to the screen.” After that comes another Best Picture nominee, the 1936 adaptation of the classic tragedy Romeo and Juliet, starring 34-year-old Best Actress nominee Norma Shearer and 43-year-old Leslie Howard as the star-crossed teenage lovers. Following that, it’s time for A Midsummer Night’s Dream, a 1935 adaptation of the comedy that was also nominated for Best Picture, and features James Cagney, Joe E. Brown, Dick Powell, Olivia de Havilland and Jean Muir among its large cast. Olivier is back as director and portrayer of the title character (as well as uncredited screenwriter) in today’s final film, Hamlet (1948). Considered one of the finest film adaptations of the tragedy, Hamlet earned Olivier a Best Actor Oscar win (he was nominated for Best Director, as well). Costar Jean Simmons was nominated as Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Ophelia.
Shark Week 2023 Continues
Discovery Channel, beginning at 8pm
Three new specials premiere tonight. In Jaws in the Shallows, Dr. Riley Elliott sets out with his wife, Amber Jones, to find answers to why great whites are terrorizing New Zealand beaches. Monster Mako: Fresh Blood follows Dr. Austin Gallagher and legendary free diver André Musgrove as they get up close with 12-foot mako sharks and great whites, which are competing head-to-head for prey off the coast of California. Then, in Shark vs. Snake: Battle of the Bites, Forrest Galante explores his theory that the tiger sharks that have been washing up dead on the beaches of western Australia were attacked by deadly sea snakes.
Friday, July 28
The Beanie Bubble
Apple TV+
Original Film!
This fact-based dramedy about one of pop culture’s oddest crazes is a wild ride. Elizabeth Banks, Sarah Snook and Geraldine Viswanathan each portray a woman who played a key role in helping eccentric entrepreneur Ty Warner (a wonderfully odd Zach Galifianakis) develop the company behind Beanie Babies during the internet’s infancy. Bubble bounces between their three points of view to reveal how Warner’s ego and refusal to share the spotlight led to wild inequities for the trio.
Miraculous: Ladybug & Cat Noir, the Movie
Netflix
Original Film!
This first feature film based on the globally beloved Miraculous animated series follows ordinary teenager Marinette (voice of Cristina Vee), whose life in Paris goes superhuman when she becomes Ladybug. Bestowed with magical powers of creation, Ladybug must unite with her opposite, Cat Noir (Bryce Papenbrook), to save Paris as a new villain unleashes chaos upon the city.
A Perfect Story
Netflix
New Miniseries!
This romantic drama miniseries based on the novel by Elísabet Benavent (who is also an executive producer) follows Margo (Anna Castillo), the heiress to a major hotel empire, and David (Álvaro Mel), who subsists on three jobs and sleeping on his best friend’s sofa. When chance brings their paths together, Margot and David discover that they have more in common than they think and that they are the only ones capable of helping each other get their partners back.
The Tailor
Netflix
Season Premiere!
The Turkish drama returns for Season 2, which finds Peyami (Çağatay Ulusoy) facing new challenges as his friendship with Dimitri (Salih Bademci) is tested. Meanwhile, Esvet (Şifanur Gül) spends more time at the house with Mustafa (Olgun Şimşek) — and a new woman enters his life.
Good Omens
Prime Video
Season Premiere!
Season 2 of this fantasy series originally based on Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman’s bestselling novel explores storylines that go beyond the original source material to illuminate the ineffable friendship between Aziraphale (Michael Sheen), a fussy angel and rare-book dealer, and the fast-living demon Crowley (David Tennant). With the Apocalypse thwarted, the duo is getting back to easy living among the mortals in London’s Soho. That is, until the archangel Gabriel (Jon Hamm also reprising his role) turns up unexpectedly at the door of Aziraphale’s bookshop with no memory of who he is or how he got there. While Crowley is leery as to why the archangel has come, Aziraphale is keen to solve the mystery behind Gabriel’s condition. However, hiding the archangel from both Heaven and Hell quickly disrupts their lives in unforeseen ways. All six episodes are available today.
The Time Machine
MOVIES!, 11am
Catch a Classic!
Oscar-winning special effects highlight this classic 1960 adaptation of H.G. Wells’ novel that helped solidify time travel as a science fiction trope. Directed by fantasy film master George Pal, the movie stars Rod Taylor as the inventor of a time-travel device that whisks him from his year of 1900 through a war-ravaged 20th century and into a far-off era where humans are enslaved by subterranean mutants. Alan Young, Yvette Mimieux, Sebastian Cabot and Whit Bissell costar.
Tough as Nails: “Winning’s Not Everything, but Losing Sucks”
CBS, 8pm
In the new episode “Winning’s Not Everything, but Losing Sucks,” Dirty Hands and Savage Crew compete in the final team event when they battle it out in a series of head-to-head matches inspired by the trades.
Family Law: “Return to Sender”
The CW, 8pm
The lawyers represent a mail-order bride whose husband wants an annulment so he can get her deported.
Shark Week 2023 Continues
Discovery Channel, beginning at 8pm
Three new specials premiere tonight. In Tropic Jaws, Dr. Craig O’Connell and Madison Stewart are on a mission to find great whites that have invaded Indonesia’s warm Bali coast and learn why they left the cold-water environment they normally call home. Deadly Sharks of Paradise finds marine biologist Danni Washington and shark conservationist Paul de Gelder as they join a team that is tracking tiger sharks off a tropical archipelago in Brazil to understand a spike in deadly attacks. Finally, in The Haunting of Shark Tower, news of a harrowing shark encounter at North Carolina’s Frying Pan Tower sends underwater cinematographer Andy Casagrande and shark expert Kori Burkhardt on a dangerous quest to discover if great whites are moving into the state’s waters.
Moonshine: “Zen and the Art of Midlife Maintenance”
The CW, 9pm
Lidia (Jennifer Finnigan), Nora (Emma Hunter) and Rhian (Anastasia Phillips) craft a plan involving a local millionaire that might just get them some cash.
Heels
Starz, 10pm
Season Premiere!
Heels is a story about a close-knit Georgia community and the men and women who chase their dreams. The drama follows a family-owned wrestling league as two brothers and rivals, Jack Spade (Stephen Amell) and Ace Spade (Alexander Ludwig), are at war over their late father’s legacy while working to find their identity and their individual versions of success. In the Season 2 premiere, Ace is left reeling from Jack’s revelation to him in the ring.
How to With John Wilson
HBO, 11pm
Season Premiere!
In the third and final season of the comedic documentary series, filmmaker John Wilson navigates a new set of topics, including how to find a public restroom, how to work out and how to clean your ears.
Saturday, July 29
NASCAR Xfinity Series: Henry 180
NBC, 3pm Live
The NASCAR Xfinity Series returns to Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, to take on the four-mile, 14-turn circuit in the Henry 180.
Act Your Age
Bounce TV, 8pm
Season Finale!
The hit sitcom starring Kym Whitley, Tisha Campbell and Yvette Nicole Brown concludes its first season.
Greatest Geek Year Ever: 1982
The CW, 8pm
Season Finale!
Henry Winkler joins the Night Shift, and Eddie Murphy has 48 Hrs. to stay out of jail.
Shark Week 2023 Continues
Discovery Channel, beginning at 8pm
The 35th year of Discovery’s Shark Week concludes tonight with two premiere specials. Dawn of the Monster Mako follows underwater cinematographer Joe Romeiro and his marine biologist wife, Lauren, as they search the waters of Portugal’s Azores and try to capture a 14-foot mako shark on film. Then, MegaSharks of Dangerous Reef investigates local fishing reports from the remote islands off south Australia’s Eyre Peninsula that claim to have seen some of the biggest white sharks on the planet.
Aloha Heart
Hallmark Channel, 8pm
Original Film!
A conservationist travels to Hawaii for her best friend’s wedding and instead of a relaxing vacation finds herself busy with wedding prep and helping the new hotel owner make changes to his family property.
V.C. Andrews’ Dawn: “Part 4: Midnight Whispers”
Lifetime, 8pm
Original Film!
In the fourth and final film of the V.C. Andrews’ Dawn series, Dawn’s (Brec Bassinger) daughter flees to the plantation where she was born, a place with its own dark secrets.
Yankee Doodle Dandy
MOVIES!, 8pm
Catch a Classic!
James Cagney really showed that he could do a lot more than just brilliantly play gangsters with his Best Actor Oscar-winning performance as singer/dancer/songwriter George M. Cohan in this Best Picture Oscar-nominated 1942 musical biography about Cohan’s life. Directed with gusto by Oscar nominee Michael Curtiz, the nonstop musical tour de force features plenty of singing and dancing from Cagney in a celebration of the life and career of the music man who lifted a nation and became the first entertainer awarded the United States Congressional Medal of Honor for his contribution to morale. From his early days as a vaudeville performer to his stardom on Broadway, Cohan composed songs that defined his generation, and many of those are performed in the film, including “Harrigan,” “Give My Regards to Broadway,” “Over There,” “You’re a Grand Old Flag” and, of course, “The Yankee Doodle Boy.” Like Cohan himself, Yankee Doodle Dandy has long been a national treasure, and the film was added to the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress in 1993, as a work of enduring importance to American culture.
Baking It: “Granny’s Got a Brand-New Bake”
NBC, 8pm; also streams on Peacock
The bakers remake recipes from a granny’s purse that are as retro as they are revolting.
Farm Dreams
Nat Geo Wild, 10pm
New Series!
This six-part docuseries follows farmer/forager Indy Officinalis as she connects aspiring farmers with experts to help them realize their dreams of living in nature on their own terms. More than just an exploration into the worlds of homesteading and aqua, micro, rooftop and indoor farming, the series presents a journey of farmers helping farmers.