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Tuesday, Aug. 29
Justified: City Primeval
FX, 10pm
Series Finale!
In the series finale “The Question,” Raylan and Carolyn (Timothy Olyphant and Aunjanue Ellis) cross the line, and Raylan attempts to make it out of Detroit alive.
Summer Under the Stars: Woody Strode
TCM, beginning at 6am
Catch a Classic!
After a few film roles in the early 1940s, followed by becoming one of the first Black players in the NFL, Woody Strode turned back toward a movie career when his athleticism was noticed by the producer of one of his first films, 1951’s The Lion Hunters, one of the Strode films featured today during Summer Under the Stars. That film, and a number of other ones Strode made in the 1950s and early ’60s, some of which are also airing today, found him playing an African native, like Tarzan’s Fight for Life (1958) and Tarzan’s Three Challenges (1963). But he also worked his way into more meaningful dramatic productions, notably the 1959 war film Pork Chop Hill and John Ford’s 1960 Western Sergeant Rutledge, one of the first U.S. movies to treat racism in a frank manner and to cast a Black actor in a starring role (Strode plays the title character). The star continued to be a big-screen presence in the ’70s, with films like the 1975 Western Winterhawk, which makes its TCM premiere today, and into the ’80s and early ’90s, just ahead of his 1994 passing at age 80.
Beat Shazam: “This One’s Got It All!”
FOX, 8pm
A team of friends, a team of scientists and a team of sisters-in-law battle to take home a $1 million prize in the new episode “This One’s Got It All!”
America’s Got Talent: “Qualifiers 2”
NBC, 8pm Live
The qualifying rounds airing live from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium continue. Live results will be given tomorrow night.
Don’t Forget the Lyrics!: “They’re Bringing Saxy Back!”
FOX, 9pm
A musician and a young-at-heart grandma try to hit all the right notes in an effort to win a $1 million prize in the new episode “They’re Bringing Saxy Back!”
Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland: “So Many Broken Hearts” & “The Dirty War”
PBS, beginning at 9pm
In “So Many Broken Hearts,” the devastating impact of the conflict is explored through the stories of three women as IRA prisoners begin their hunger strike in protest against Margaret Thatcher’s policies. Tit-for-tat killings, car bombs and assassinations are now part of everyday life in Northern Ireland. By the late 1980s, the news in Northern Ireland is a daily list of the dead — but 14 bloody days in March 1988 mark a new level of harrowing savagery, as seen in tonight’s next episode, “The Dirty War.”
Mysteries of the Abandoned: Hidden America
Discovery Channel, 10pm
Season Premiere!
This spinoff of Mysteries of the Abandoned returns for Season 2 to investigate more of the stories behind some of America’s locations that need exploration to help uncover our past, including diners, drive-ins, gas stations, fallout shelters, theaters, bars, pool halls, juke joints and many more. Tonight’s premiere episode looks at New Orleans’ Charity Hospital.
Wednesday, Aug. 30
The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On
Netflix
Season Finale!
The final two installments of this reality relationship series’ second season drop today: the season finale and the reunion episode.
Summer Under the Stars: Sophia Loren
TCM, beginning at 6am
Catch a Classic!
One of the last surviving superstars from the golden age of Hollywood, Italian actress Sophia Loren began acting at the age of 16, setting the world ablaze with her beauty and confidence after meeting famed Italian producer Carlo Ponti — who she would eventually wed — during a beauty pageant he was judging. Starring in hit films such as Two Women (1960), for which she won an Oscar and which is included in today’s lineup, The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964), and Marriage Italian Style (1964), Loren was one of the most sought-after actresses for decades and remains one of the most beloved Hollywood icons of all time. Other films featured on today’s roster include The Pride and the Passion (1957), a historical drama costarring Cary Grant and Frank Sinatra; More Than a Miracle (1967), set in 17th century Italy and featuring a love story between a Spanish prince (Omar Sharif) and a local peasant girl; and the Oscar-nominated drama A Special Day (1977), about two neighbors who meet in Rome on the day Hitler first visits Italy in 1938.
MasterChef: United Tastes of America
FOX, 8pm
In two new episodes tonight, “Fish Out of Water Mystery Box” and “Kelsey’s Stadium Food,” the competition fires up when fish are the mystery box challenge. Then, the contestants must cater to the average sports fan while incorporating elements from their region to elevate their dish.
America’s Got Talent: “Qualifiers 2 Results”
NBC, 8pm Live
Find out which acts have advanced following last night’s qualifying round at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium.
Superfan: “Little Big Town”
CBS, 9pm
In this new episode of the competition series, country music group Little Big Town will crown their biggest fan and give the winner the prize of a lifetime. Keltie Knight and Nate Burleson host.
Expedition Bigfoot
Discovery Channel, 10pm
Season Premiere!
In Season 4, the team faces their most difficult challenge yet when they hunt for evidence of Bigfoot in the mountains of Alaska. From searching abandoned mines to exploring uncharted ice caves, they will stop at nothing to bring home proof of the elusive beast.
Archer
FXX, 10pm
Season Premiere!
In the 14th and final season of the animated spy comedy, Archer (voice of H. Jon Benjamin) and The Agency are finding their own way with Lana (Aisha Tyler) at the helm. Her goal is to make money while also making the world a better place, but she quickly finds out running a spy agency isn’t so simple.
Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland
PBS, 10pm
Series Finale!
The series concludes with “Who Wants to Live Like That?” Politicians are propelled back to peace talks. After decades of cyclical violence in Northern Ireland, a breakthrough is reached, and there is joy when the Good Friday Agreement is announced in 1998. However, peace comes at an enormous cost.
Thursday, Aug. 31
Choose Love
Netflix
Original Film!
This interactive rom-com allows viewers to decide the ending and the fates of its characters. As with other interactive titles Netflix has done, Choose Love will include several different choice outcomes. The film centers around Cami (Laura Marano), a recording engineer who seemingly has everything: the dream job, the dream boyfriend (Scott Michael Foster) and the dream future ahead of her. Yet, she feels something is missing. Cami faces a kaleidoscope of tempting but tough choices, from serious ethical dilemmas to more frivolous things, and what she ultimately chooses will be up to an individual viewer.
One Piece
Netflix
New Series!
Based on Japan’s highest-selling manga comic book series in history, this live-action series is a high-seas adventure unlike any other. A youngster named Monkey D. Luffy (Iñaki Godoy) sets off from his small village on a perilous journey to find a legendary fabled treasure, known as One Piece, to become King of the Pirates. But to find the ultimate prize, Luffy will need to assemble the crew he has always wanted before finding a ship to sail, searching every inch of the vast seas and outwitting dangerous rivals at every turn.
The Pact
Sundance Now
Season Premiere!
The hit British anthology returns for a second season that tells a brand-new suspenseful story. BAFTA-winning actress Rakie Ayola plays a woman named Christine, who, along with oldest son Will (Lloyd Everitt), youngest son Jamie (Aaron Anthony) and daughter Megan (Mali Ann Rees), is trying to get on with her life after the recent tragic death of her son Liam. As they look forward to Megan’s wedding, the family will have their lives turned upside down when a stranger named Connor (Jordan Wilks) arrives in town claiming a connection that nobody could have imagined. As buried secrets come to light, the family must consider who they are and grapple with morality and divided loyalty. While their lives spiral out of control, a terrible pact may be all that can save them. The first two episodes are available today; new episodes drop Thursdays.
Summer Under the Stars: John Carradine
TCM, beginning at 6am
Catch a Classic!
It’s a bit surprising that Richmond Reed Carradine — better known by his professional name of John Carradine — is just now getting his first Summer Under the Stars (SUTS) salute, considering how prolific he was over his career. He starred in well over 300 movies from the early 1930s to late ’80s (his death in 1988 at age 82 was likely the only thing that prevented him from continuing into the ’90s), and he also appeared numerous times on television. But better late than never, and Carradine’s SUTS day is finally here, with a lineup that offers a chance to see this legendary character actor in action as he comfortably fits into roles in everything from John Ford Westerns and dramas like Stagecoach (1939), Drums Along the Mohawk (1939), Mary of Scotland (1936) and The Grapes of Wrath (1940), to sensationalistic wartime movies like Hitler’s Madman (1943) and I Escaped From the Gestapo (1943), which is making its TCM premiere.
WNBA Basketball
Prime Video, beginning at 7pm Live
Prime Video continues its exclusive live coverage of the WNBA with tonight’s doubleheader featuring the Phoenix Mercury at the Connecticut Sun and the Washington Mystics at the Las Vegas Aces.
College Football
ESPN & FOX, beginning at 8pm Live
College football’s kickoff week continues tonight with Florida at Utah in a nonconference clash on ESPN and Nebraska at Minnesota in a Big Ten matchup on FOX.
Friday, Sept. 1
God. Family. Football
Amazon Freevee
New Series!
This six-episode docuseries (all episodes available today) follows high school football coach/pastor Denny Duron as he returns as head coach at Evangel Christian Academy after a 30-year retirement, hoping to lead the football program he founded back to national prominence.
The Wheel of Time
Prime Video
Season Premiere!
In Season 2 of this fantasy drama, threats new and very old seek out the young friends from the Two Rivers, now scattered over the world. The woman (Rosamund Pike) who found and guided them is now powerless to help, and so they must find other sources of strength. In each other, or themselves. In the Light … or the Dark. The first three episodes are available today; new episodes drop Fridays.
A Day and a Half
Netflix
Original Film!
In this Swedish action thriller, to reunite with his daughter, Artan (Alexej Manvelov) takes his ex-wife, Louise (Alma Pöysti), hostage and embarks on a thrilling and emotion-charged road trip with her and police officer Lukas (Fares Fares). The journey takes them through rural Sweden during a hot summer, all while having police on their heels.
Disenchantment
Netflix
Season Premiere!
The animated misadventures of hard-hitting, hard-drinking Queen Bean (voice of Abbi Jacobson), her feisty elf companion Elfo (Nat Faxon) and her personal demon Luci (Eric Andre) culminate in an epic battle for Dreamland as Matt Groening’s comedy/fantasy series returns with 10 episodes for its fifth and final season. To save Dreamland from Queen Dagmar’s (Sharon Horgan) wicked rule, Bean must vanquish her mother and outrun a prophecy that foretells she will kill someone she loves.
Friday Night Plan
Netflix
Original Film!
This comedy/drama from India follows two bickering brothers (played by Babil Khan and Amrith Jayan) who come together to try to secretly attend the coolest, most happening party of the year before their mother returns from a business trip.
Family Law
The CW, 8pm
Season Finale!
Two new episodes air back-to-back to close out the season: First, in “Acting Out,” the firm represents a superstar whose behavior has led her brother to push for a conservatorship. Then, in “All Happy Families,” Abby (Jewel Staite) is torn between her new life and a lucrative offer from her former firm.
Power Book IV: Force
Starz, 8pm
Season Premiere!
In Season 2, Tommy Egan (Joseph Sikora) is on a mission to avenge the death of Liliana, and with the Flynn organization weakened, he’s more determined than ever to take over the Chicago drug world.
TCM Spotlight: Coming of Age: “Young Love” & “Young and Rebellious”
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
Tonight, TCM is all about teenagers in love. First up: Starring Laurence Olivier and Diane Lane, A Little Romance (1979) tells the tale of a teenage girl who falls in love with a local Parisian when she moves to France to go to school. In The World of Henry Orient (1964), two mischievous teenage girls begin following an eccentric pianist (Peter Sellers) around New York City after one of them develops a crush. Starring Warren Beatty and Natalie Wood in a role that garnered her a second Oscar nomination, Splendor in the Grass (1961), about a pair of high school sweethearts, is the third movie of the night, followed by The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962), Blackboard Jungle (1955) and the James Dean/Natalie Wood Oscar-nominated coming-of-age classic, Rebel Without a Cause (1955).
Men in Kilts: A Roadtrip With Sam and Graham
Starz, 9:30pm
Season Finale!
Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish finish Season 2 of their travel series with “Last Call,” in which they take a bath in hell, roll down mountains and get a makeover in New Zealand.
How to With John Wilson
HBO, 11pm
Series Finale!
The comic documentary series following John Wilson as he films the lives of fellow New Yorkers while attempting to give everyday advice on relatable topics concludes after three seasons.
Saturday, Sept. 2
“Three’s Company” Three-Day Weekend Marathon
Antenna TV, beginning at 10am
Antenna TV comes knocking on your door this Labor Day weekend with a 60-hour marathon of episodes from the classic 1977-84 sitcom Three’s Company. It kicks off with the pilot episode, “A Man About the House,” and concludes with the two-part series finale “Friends and Lovers,” which also launched the very short-lived spinoff Three’s a Crowd.
College Football
ABC, CBS, ESPN, FOX & NBC, beginning at 12pm Live
College football’s opening week continues with a full slate of Saturday games highlighted by Virginia at Tennessee (ABC), Colorado at TCU (FOX), Ohio State at Indiana (CBS), New Mexico at Texas A&M (ESPN), North Carolina at South Carolina (ABC), West Virginia at Penn State (NBC) and Texas Tech at Wyoming (CBS).
Against All Odds
MOVIES!, 2:50pm
Catch a Classic!
This 1984 neo-noir romantic thriller may be most remembered today for its Oscar-nominated and Grammy-winning title song, “Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)” by Phil Collins, which is great, but it is an engaging film outside of that. Loosely based on the 1947 noir classic Out of the Past, it stars Jeff Bridges as an ex-football player hired by a gangster (James Woods) to find his girlfriend (Rachel Ward). When he does find her, they fall in love, and a series of steamy and thrilling twists begins. The film also stars Alex Karras, an actual former football player, Richard Widmark and Jane Greer, who played Out of the Past’s femme fatale alongside Robert Mitchum.
MLB Baseball
FOX, 7pm Live
Saturday’s regional MLB game on FOX has either the Minnesota Twins at the Texas Rangers or the Philadelphia Phillies at the Milwaukee Brewers.
Love in the Great Smoky Mountains: A National Park Romance
Hallmark Channel, 8pm
Original Film!
Former sweethearts (Arielle Kebbel and Zach Roerig) reunite at an archaeological dig in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. As they compete for the same research grant, they discover they might still have feelings for each other.
Farm Dreams
Nat Geo Wild, 10pm
Season Finale!
In “Nature Bounty,” the first season finale, Indy Officinalis goes to Missouri to help a couple plant a food forest, teaching them foraging skills that will change their lives.