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Wednesday, July 17
The Ark
Syfy, 10pm
Season Premiere!
The hit sci-fi series returns for Season 2. It takes place 100 years in the future, when planetary colonization missions have begun as a necessity to help secure the survival of the human race. In the new season, after the crew of Ark One reaches their destination and finds it uninhabitable, they must survive long enough to locate a new home for themselves and all the ships that follow. Christie Burke, Richard Fleeshman, Reece Ritchie, Stacey Read and Ryan Adams lead the cast. Dean Devlin (Independence Day, Stargate) is co-showrunner and -executive producer.
Simone Biles Rising
Netflix
New Series!
After withdrawing from the Summer Olympic Games in 2020, American gymnast Simone Biles is back to reclaim her throne at the Paris Games starting later this month. This intimate, four-episode docuseries follows Biles on her journey back to Olympic glory.
Roger Corman — Part 3 (Produced By)
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
Turner Classic Movies concludes its three-week celebration of prolific and influential filmmaker Roger Corman, who passed away May 9 at age 98, with several more of the low-budget B-movie classics that Corman was behind. The five titles were produced by Corman and were each helmed by future big-name directors, just a handful of the now-major Hollywood names who got their starts working on Corman movies. Up first is Boxcar Bertha (1972), a Depression-set crime drama that was Martin Scorsese’s second directorial feature. Barbara Hershey stars as the title character, alongside David Carradine. Next is Targets (1968), which marked Peter Bogdanovich’s theatrical directorial debut. Bogdanovich also wrote the screenplay for this crime thriller, which stars Tim O’Kelly and horror icon Boris Karloff. After that is Francis Ford Coppola’s feature directorial debut: the black-and-white slasher horror film Dementia 13 (1963), which Coppola also wrote. As the lineup enters late-night/early tomorrow morning, it features a couple of the more exploitative and raunchy and/or violent, yet still fun, Corman productions. There is 1974’s Caged Heat, a women-in-prison film written and helmed by Jonathan Demme in his directorial debut. The lineup concludes with Piranha (1978), directed and co-edited by Joe Dante. A cut above the numerous Jaws-like imitators that followed that 1975 blockbuster, the film, with its screenplay by John Sayles, features some tongue-in-cheek humor alongside its killer-fish violence.
Big Brother
CBS, 9pm
Season Premiere!
Season 26 of reality TV staple Big Brother begins with a two-night premiere as all new Houseguests move in. The series airs regularly on Sundays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Julie Chen Moonves returns as host.
Backed by the Bros
HGTV, 9pm
In “Doubling Down,” Drew and Jonathan Scott are considering two intriguing proposals. One comes from a pair of flippers with a tight budget and unconventional renovation plans. The other is from a family in Los Angeles who discovered a rare property that could generate multiple income streams.
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Thursday, July 18
Cobra Kai
Netflix
Season Premiere!
This martial arts comedy/drama based on the original Karate Kid feature films will conclude with a 15-episode season, with five-episode installments released in three parts beginning with Part 1 today. Picking up with Cobra Kai eliminated from the Valley tournament, the senseis and students must decide if and how they will compete in the Sekai Taikai — the world championships of karate. Meanwhile, Cobra Kai founder John Kreese (Martin Kove) is back in play after faking his death and escaping from prison. What could he have planned with his newly found freedom?
Master of the House
Netflix
New Series!
From Thailand comes this soapy and spicy dramatic thriller that follows what happens after a diamond tycoon dies mysteriously, which results in a cutthroat battle over his estate between his ruthless heirs and the housemaid whom their father had recently married.
Golf: The Open Championship: First Round
USA Network, 4am Live
The 152nd Open Championship is at Royal Troon in Scotland, where top golfers Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, Rory McIlroy and others compete for the Claret Jug in the final major of 2024. The USA’s Brian Harman won his first major with a six-stroke victory last year. USA Network and NBC combine to televise the tournament through Sunday.
Press Your Luck
ABC, 8pm
Season Premiere!
The sixth season of this reality competition series hosted by actress Elizabeth Banks begins airing tonight.
Alone: “Something in the Air”
History, 8pm
One survivor’s tranquil Arctic night is interrupted when a pack of wolves shows up, creating some major trouble.
Star of the Month: Eva Marie Saint
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
Turner Classic Movies’ monthlong Thursday night celebration of legendary actress Eva Marie Saint continues this evening with 36 Hours (1964), a World War II thriller costarring James Garner and Rod Taylor; director John Frankenheimer’s racing drama Grand Prix (1966), also featuring Garner and a large international cast; Exodus (1960), the epic historical drama led by Paul Newman and costarring Best Supporting Actor Oscar nominee Sal Mineo; and Carol for Another Christmas (1964), an Emmy-nominated TV movie modernization of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol written by Rod Serling that also features Sterling Hayden, Ben Gazzara, Robert Shaw and Peter Sellers.
Lucky 13
ABC, 9pm
New Series!
Hosted by Jane the Virgin’s Gina Rodriguez and basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal, this new reality competition series will have viewers on the edge of their seats as contestants are tested not only about their trivia knowledge, but also on how well they know themselves: If they can accurately predict how many questions they have answered correctly, they could take home $1 million!
The Real Housewives of Orange County: “Rent and Reputations”
Bravo, 9pm
“Rent and Reputations” are at the forefront of tonight’s episode that finds Tamra and Shannon in each other’s faces, while Gina fears her rep is at risk after she vouches for Jenn. Then, there’s Katie, the new housewife who accidentally fuels more fire when she reveals Jenn harbors a grudge against Gina.
Friday, July 19
Omnivore
Apple TV+
New Series!
Created and narrated by René Redzepi, the esteemed chef and co-owner of world-renowned restaurant Noma, Omnivore takes viewers on an immersive journey into the world of food, exploring the profound beauty and intricate complexities of the human experience through the lens of the key ingredients that connect us all. Each episode of Omnivore celebrates the cultivation, transformation, and consumption of eight of the world’s most essential ingredients, including banana, chile, coffee, corn, pork, rice, salt, and tuna, revealing how they serve as the cornerstones of global cultural heritage. Redzepi and Emmy Award-winning executive producer Matt Goulding (Anthony Bourdain: Explore Parts Unknown) guide audiences on a globe-spanning odyssey, unveiling intricate stories behind these ingredients that have shaped societies, cultures, beliefs, and the course of human history.
Find Me Falling
Netflix
Original Film!
Harry Connick Jr. leads this romantic comedy as aging rock star John Allman, who, coming off a flop album and his biggest hit’s dwindling popularity, decides to take a break from his career and reclaim his creative spark by moving to an isolated cliffside home on the idyllic Mediterranean island of Cyprus. But his dream of keeping a low profile is derailed when he is routinely confronted by desperate souls and then later faced with even more complicated surprises when an old flame reignites.
Skywalkers: A Love Story
Netflix
Part romance, part thriller, this feature documentary that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival follows a daredevil couple as they take their relationship to terrifying new heights in a wild scheme to climb the world’s second-highest skyscraper and perform a death-defying stunt on the spire.
Too Hot to Handle
Netflix
Season Premiere!
Season 6 of the dating reality series features a new prize fund, new twists and a naughty new sidekick for Lana, who is stirring up trouble among the villa’s sexy singles.
Inspiring America: Team USA
NBC, 8pm
Just ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris, which begin July 26, Lester Holt and others on the NBC News team go one-on-one with the biggest American names who will be competing this year.
Cold Case Files: DNA Speaks
A&E, 9pm
New Series!
Narrated by journalist Bill Kurtis, this new 10-part docuseries focuses on unsolved murder cases that were ultimately cracked with DNA evidence, exploring stunning scientific developments and the unwavering dedication of families and investigators who eventually brought the killers to justice. In the premiere episode, “A Fatal Path,” investigators try to uncover who killed 14-year-old Nacole Smith in Atlanta in 1995.
Tell Me How I Died
A&E, 10pm
New Series!
Using autopsies and clues from victims’ own bodies, pathologists work closely with criminal investigators to uncover the truth behind various suspicious deaths in this compelling new docuseries. In the premiere episode, “Unholy Man,” a beloved pastor’s second wife is killed in a car accident, raising suspicions over the death of his first wife, which never sat easy with pathologist Dr. Wayne Ross. Will they discover something new after reopening the case?
Harold and Maude
TCM, 11:45pm
Catch a Classic!
Golden Globe nominees Bud Cort and Ruth Gordon play the title characters in this unorthodox, darkly comic and existentialist 1971 romantic comedy directed by Hal Ashby. Cort plays Harold Chasen, a young man obsessed with death, who finds his life changed when he meets Gordon’s lively septuagenarian Maude Chardin at a funeral. Among the film’s charms, along with its very funny and touching story, is its soundtrack by Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam), who wrote two original songs for it, including “If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out.”
Saturday, July 20
The Sting
TCM, 5:30pm
Catch a Classic!
Paul Newman and Best Actor Oscar nominee Robert Redford lead this legendary, Best Picture-winning 1973 caper film set in the 1930s and featuring an Oscar-winning soundtrack heavy with classic Scott Joplin ragtime compositions adapted by Marvin Hamlisch. Newman and Redford play a couple of grifters who devise a complicated plot to con a mob boss (Robert Shaw). George Roy Hill, who had earned an Academy Award nomination for directing Newman and Redford in 1969’s Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, won a statuette for his directing here, while David S. Ward took home an Oscar for his screenplay. The cast also features Charles Durning, Ray Walston, Eileen Brennan and Harold Gould.
MLB Baseball
FOX, 7pm Live
FOX’s Saturday night MLB regional game has either the Boston Red Sox at the L.A. Dodgers or the Arizona Diamondbacks at the Chicago Cubs.
Mammals: “The New Wild”
BBC America, 8pm
The nature documentary series continues with “The New Wild,” which highlights many of the problems faced by mammals in a rapidly changing world. The episode also looks at how species have adapted to living alongside the most successful mammals of all: human beings.
A Very Vermont Christmas
Hallmark Channel, 8pm
Original Film!
A local champion skier (Katie Leclerc) and a Vermont beer aficionado (Ryan McPartlin) team up to create a seasonal microbrew in hopes of saving her family’s business by Christmas.
Vacation House Rules
HGTV, 8pm
Season Finale!
In “Waterfront Wonderland,” homeowners face the challenge of an unfinished cottage following the unexpected passing of their stepfather who was also their contractor. Now, they’re enlisting Scott McGillivray and Debra Salmoni to finish the renovation and carry out their vision for a lakeside getaway.
Abducted at an HBCU: A Black Girl Missing Movie
Lifetime, 8pm
Original Film!
Power star Naturi Naughton takes a new role as a counselor at an HBCU (historically Black college/university) who notices the sudden disappearance of one of her students. Tanyell Quian (Queen Sugar) plays the ambitious student Shannon, who struggles with paying her tuition and eventually stops attending classes. While others dismissed her absence, believing she just dropped out, her counselor was determined to find out what happened and inadvertently uncovers a trafficking ring targeting students in need.
2024 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game
ABC, 8:30pm Live
This year’s showcase of the best in women’s basketball is at Footprint Center in Phoenix, where All-Stars on the USA Basketball Women’s National Team will face a team made up of the remaining WNBA All-Stars.