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Wednesday, June 19
Triumph: Jesse Owens and the Berlin Olympics
History, 8pm
Don Cheadle narrates this documentary about Jesse Owens, the Black American track and field athlete who went into the heart of Nazi Germany and won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games. But upon returning to America, racial discrimination in his native country made it difficult for him to make a living when his athletic career ended.
Black Barbie: A Documentary
Netflix
This film celebrates the momentous impact that three Black women at Mattel had on the evolution of the Barbie doll brand. Through these charismatic insiders’ stories, the documentary tells how the first Black Barbie came to be in 1980, and examines the importance of representation and how dolls can be crucial to the formation of identity and imagination.
Love Is Blind: Brazil — A Fresh Start
Netflix
Season Premiere!
The first part of this dating series’ fourth season drops today, with Part 2 available next Wednesday, June 26, and the third and final part on Wednesday, July 3.
Soccer: UEFA Euro 2024
FS1 & FOX, beginning at 9am Live
Group Stage matches continue today with Croatia vs. Albania (FS1), Germany vs. Hungary (FS1) and Scotland vs. Switzerland (FOX).
Walker: “Letting Go”
The CW, 8pm
Geri (Odette Annable) is upset with Walker (Jared Padalecki) for not opening up to her; Cassie (Ashley Reyes), Trey (Jeff Pierre) and Larry (Coby Bell) conduct more interviews.
Dynamic Planet
PBS, 8pm
New Series!
An epic journey, filmed over three years, to the extremes of all seven continents to meet an extraordinary group of people and animals on the front line of climate change reveals how science, nature and traditional knowledge can prepare us for a fast-changing future.
Soulful Journeys Movie Marathon
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
Happy Juneteenth! Turner Classic Movies is celebrating this holiday with several ’70s classics that will make you laugh, sing, dance, cheer or all of the above not only with their stories, but also their accompanying soul/R&B soundtracks. Up first is the comedy Car Wash (1976), led by an ensemble including Franklyn Ajaye, Sully Boyar, the Pointer Sisters, Richard Pryor, Garrett Morris and many others, and highlighted by a great soundtrack that includes the catchy title tune by Rose Royce. Another terrific soundtrack enhances the next film, Mahogany (1975), a romantic drama from Motown Productions and directed by Motown founder Berry Gordy. Diana Ross, Billy Dee Williams and Anthony Perkins lead the cast, with Ross performing the Oscar-nominated “Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You’re Going To).” A couple of “blaxploitation” action classics follow: Super Fly (1972), directed by Gordon Parks Jr., and headlined by Ron O’Neal and an influential soundtrack by Curtis Mayfield; and Shaft (1971), directed by Gordon Parks, starring Richard Roundtree and featuring the Oscar-winning song “Theme From Shaft” by Isaac Hayes, who was also nominated for his musical score. Finally, the musical drama Sparkle (1976), with a plot loosely inspired by the story of the Supremes, follows a girl group formed by three sisters (played by Irene Cara, Lonette McKee and Dwan Smith), whose success may end up ruining their relationship. The film’s highly successful soundtrack album was by Aretha Franklin, with songs written and produced by Mayfield.
Expedition Unknown
Discovery Channel, 9pm
Season Premiere!
Adventurer Josh Gates is back to explore more of the world’s biggest mysteries. In the two-part season premiere, he is on the hunt for the lost tomb of Alexander the Great. A team digging in Egypt believes they are closing in on archaeology’s biggest prize, while divers are plumbing the depths of the Mediterranean for evidence of the royal necropolis and a British historian may have tracked down Alexander’s sarcophagus and his mummified remains in the most unlikely of locations.
Alien Encounters: Fact or Fiction
Discovery Channel, 10:05pm; also streams on Max
New Series!
UFO experts Mitch Horowitz and Chrissy Newton use scientific data and research to dissect real-life reports of alien encounters and try to determine whether or not they can be explained. After listening to each firsthand account at a local watering hole in the infamous town of Roswell, New Mexico, the duo explores its veracity.
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Thursday, June 20
America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
Netflix
New Series!
The team behind Cheer and Last Chance U created this seven-episode docuseries that follows the 2023-24 Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders squad from start to finish, kicking off at auditions and training camp, and continuing through the NFL season.
MLB Baseball: San Francisco vs. St. Louis (at Birmingham, Alabama)
FOX, 7pm Live
The San Francisco Giants and St. Louis Cardinals meet today at historic Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama, for a regular-season game paying tribute to the Negro Leagues.
Soccer: CONMEBOL Copa América: Argentina vs. Canada
FS1, 8pm Live
Lionel Messi and FIFA World Cup champion Argentina open the CONMEBOL Copa América soccer tournament against Canada at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Starring James Stewart
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
Enjoy a nice mix that exemplifies the range of beloved acting icon James Stewart with this five-film lineup of Stewart classics from across various genres. Up first is Rear Window (1954), the second of four legendary thrillers that Stewart made with director Alfred Hitchcock, who earned an Oscar nomination here. Next is the Western The Far Country (1954), one of the eight films (mostly Westerns) that Stewart and director Anthony Mann made. The funny side of Stewart can be seen in the next title, the comedy Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962). Next, Stewart portrays Charles Lindbergh in the Billy Wilder-directed biographical drama The Spirit of St. Louis (1957), and the lineup concludes with the World War II-set thriller Malaya (1950).
Alone Australia
History, 9:30pm
Season Premiere!
Season 2 of this survival competition series drops 10 Australian survivalists in the wild terrain of Aotearoa’s Te Waipounamu, also known as the South Island of New Zealand. Throughout 10 episodes, each participant is challenged by the merciless forces of nature, extreme hunger and total isolation to be the last one standing and win $250,000 Australian dollars. For the first time, competitors are permitted to hunt with a bow and arrow, which introduces a new set of strategies and skills.
Friday, June 21
Gangs of Galicia
Netflix
New Series!
This Spanish series begins when new lawyer Ana (Clara Lago) arrives and settles in the small town of Cambados. With extensive experience at one of the best law firms in Madrid, she has decided to start from scratch in Cambados with the intention of settling accounts with her past. Her presence doesn’t go unnoticed by anyone, including Daniel (Tamar Novas), son of a major drug trafficker and visible head of the Padín clan while his father is in prison.
Trigger Warning
Netflix
Original Film!
Jessica Alba plays former Special Forces commando Parker, who now owns the family bar in her hometown following the sudden death of her father. Parker reconnects with her former-boyfriend-turned-sheriff Jesse (Mark Webber), his hot-tempered brother Elvis (Jake Weary) and their powerful father, Sen. Swann (Anthony Michael Hall), as she looks to understand what actually happened to her dad. Her search for answers quickly puts her at odds with a violent gang, but she proves herself a force to be reckoned with as she attempts to right what has gone wrong in Swann County, with the help of her covert ops partner/hacker Spider (Tone Bell) and connected local dealer Mike (Gabriel Basso).
Track & Field: 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials
USA Network & NBC, beginning at 6:30pm Live
Olympic hopefuls for the U.S. Track & Field Team compete in Eugene, Oregon. USA Network and NBC combine to televise the trials through June 30.
NHL Stanley Cup Final: Game 6 (If Necessary)
ABC, 8pm Live
The quest for the Stanley Cup continues with Game 6 (if necessary) between the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers tonight on ABC.
Hollywood Pride — Part 1
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
June is Pride Month, and tonight and next Friday, Turner Classic Movies celebrates with various films featuring LGBTQ+ characters, themes and icons, and/or created by and starring queer filmmakers/actors. Up first is Sylvia Scarlett (1935), the romantic comedy led by Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant, and whose gender-bending story and sexual politics were well ahead of its time. Next is the TCM premiere of Gay USA (1978), a documentary focusing on the gay rights movement of its time. Then comes Torch Song Trilogy (1988), a comedy/drama starring Harvey Fierstein, who adapted the screenplay from his play of the same name. Anne Bancroft and Matthew Broderick costar. Following that is The Queen (1968), an influential documentary that goes behind the scenes of a national drag queen contest in New York City. Moving into early tomorrow morning, the lineup features The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972), a West German romantic drama led by an all-female cast; The Blue Angel (1930), the famed German musical comedy/drama that made Marlene Dietrich an international star; and the biographical drama Queen Christina (1933), led by Greta Garbo as the titular Swedish royal.
Cesar Millan: Better Human Better Dog: “Policing the Pack”
Nat Geo, 9pm
Cesar steps in to help Alia, a pet mom with an overexcited pack. Alia’s pit mix Laila has started aggressively policing the pack, resulting in Alia’s fear of another fight, which could injure her again. Cesar then works with Mandy, a mini schnauzer who invades her pet parents’ personal space. This behavior has Ben and Yvonne worried about the safety of their baby, with Yvonne due in just four weeks.
Roots of Comedy With Jesus Trejo
PBS, 10pm
New Series!
In two back-to-back episodes of this new comedic travelogue following comedian Jesus Trejo across the United States, Yemeni comic Ali Sultan opens up about his mental health struggles, and comedian Vanessa Gonzalez ventures to her hometown of Laredo, Texas, to talk about her childhood.
Saturday, June 22
Rising Impact
Netflix
New Series!
This Japanese anime adaptation of Nakaba Suzuki’s celebrated manga of the same name follows Gawain Nanaumi, a third grader with an incredible love for baseball and making the ball really fly. Thanks to a chance encounter with professional golfer Kiria Nishino, he learns that golf will allow him to hit a ball farther than in any other sport. Eventually, Gawain enrolls at a prestigious school for both skilled and aspiring golfers from around the world, where he faces various trials to best the extraordinary golf prodigies around him.
MLB Baseball
FS1 & FOX, beginning at 2pm Live
The N.Y. Mets are at Chicago’s Wrigley Field to play against the Cubs on FS1. Tonight on FOX, viewers will see a regional game with either the Atlanta Braves at the N.Y. Yankees or the Milwaukee Brewers at the San Diego Padres.
Two Scoops of Italy
Hallmark Channel, 8pm
Original Film!
When an American chef (Hunter King) travels to a quaint village in Italy for inspiration, she falls in love with the flavors, culture, gelato and the Italian gentleman (Michele Rosiello) who helps her discover it all.
The Bad Orphan
Lifetime, 8pm
Original Film!
Breaking Bad alum Betsy Brandt stars in this psychological thriller about a couple who, after years of trying to expand their family, adopt an orphan who might be more troubled than she at first seems. Newcomer Chloe Coco Chapman costars as the orphan, Gabby, in her first ever TV role. Expect some dark twists and turns.
Two for One: Todd Haynes
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
Tonight, TCM primetime host Ben Mankiewicz is joined by director/screenwriter Todd Haynes (Far From Heaven), who introduces two films of his choosing. Haynes will offer commentary on each title’s cultural significance and its influence on other films, behind-the-scenes stories, and his own personal reflections on them. The titles he has chosen are The Go-Between (1971), a British historical drama starring Julie Christie, Alan Bates and Best Supporting Actress Oscar nominee Margaret Leighton, and Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971), a British drama that earned Oscar nods for stars Peter Finch and Glenda Jackson, as well as director John Schlesinger.