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Wednesday, July 9
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
FXX, 9pm
Season Premiere!
Season 17 of the beloved comedy begins tonight with two episodes. In the new season, Mac (Rob McElhenney), Charlie (Charlie Day), Dennis (Glenn Howerton), Dee (Kaitlin Olson) and Frank (Danny DeVito) are embracing the corporate era, shedding the “niche” label, and aspiring to achieve the New American Dream of wealth and parasitic social privilege. In “The Gang F***s Up Abbott Elementary,” Abbott’s Principal Ava (guest star Janelle James) walks viewers through some of the unseen footage of the Gang’s volunteerism. Then in “Frank Is in a Coma,” the guys plot their new path forward by pitching their business ventures to Philadelphia’s elite.
Building the Band
Netflix
New Series!
This competition series brings together talented singers who seek to form their very own bands in individual “booths” without ever seeing each other. All they have to go on is musical compatibility, connection, chemistry and merit. What will happen when the bands finally meet and looks, choreography and style come into play? Nicole Scherzinger serves as mentor and judge, with Kelly Rowland and Liam Payne (in his final role before his passing in October 2024 at the age of 31) joining her on the judging panel. AJ McLean hosts. The first four episodes are available today; Episodes 5-7 drop on Wednesday, July 16; and Episodes 8-10 drop on Wednesday, July 23.
Ballard
Prime Video
New Series!
Based on the book series by Michael Connelly, this Bosch spinoff follows Detective Renée Ballard (Maggie Q) as she leads the LAPD’s new and underfunded cold case division and uncovers a dangerous conspiracy within the LAPD. With the help of her volunteer team and retired detective Harry Bosch (Titus Welliver), Ballard navigates personal trauma, professional challenges and life-threatening dangers to expose the truth.
Sullivan’s Crossing: “First Cut Is the Deepest”
The CW, 8pm
Edna (Andrea Menard) and Frank (Tom Jackson) learn what’s causing Edna’s vision loss, while Maggie (Morgan Kohan) is forced to make a difficult decision and Sully (Scott Patterson) finds himself making a difficult choice of his own.
MasterChef: Dynamic Duos: “Mystery Box”
FOX, 8pm
In the new episode “Mystery Box,” the first dessert challenge of the season has five duos using a box made out of chocolate to make a stunning sweet dish.
Celebrity IOU
HGTV, 8pm
Season Premiere!
In “Rachel Brosnahan’s Marvelous Makeover,” the actress is gifting a makeover to her best friend’s family, who have been there for her since college. She challenges Drew and Jonathan Scott to transform their outdated yet beloved kitchen and dining area into a chef’s dream.
Clash of the Titans & Jason and the Argonauts
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
Stop-motion special effects wizard Ray Harryhausen’s last hurrah before his retirement came in the 1981 adventure epic Clash of the Titans, in which he released the Kraken — a giant, four-armed sea monster — along with a number of other terrifically realized mythical beasts upon thrilled audiences. Harryhausen also produced the film with Charles H. Schneer; the two had worked together on a number of Harryhausen’s earlier special-effects classics, including 1963’s iconic Jason and the Argonauts, which airs after Clash this evening. Both films take their tales from Greek mythology. In Clash, Harry Hamlin stars as Perseus, son of the god Zeus (Laurence Olivier) and Danaë (Vida Taylor), a mortal woman. Over the course of his hero’s journey, Perseus must tame the winged horse Pegasus, slay the snake-haired gorgon Medusa and rescue the beautiful Andromeda (Judi Bowker) from the Kraken. He gets a little help here and there not only from Zeus, but also from other gods, including Hera (Claire Bloom), Aphrodite (Ursula Andress) and Athena (Susan Fleetwood). The film’s array of fantastic creatures also includes the satyr-like monster Calibos, a giant vulture, giant scorpions, a two-headed dog and the mechanical owl Bubo, and they all spring to life thanks to the painstaking and loving detail that Harryhausen always brought to his stop-motion animation. That detail is certainly evident in what is probably Harryhausen’s greatest triumph in terms of bringing the fantastical to thrilling life: the aforementioned Argonauts, based on the Greek tale about the hero Jason (Todd Armstrong), who leads the men of his ship the Argo in a quest to find the fabled Golden Fleece. Again, the real stars of this film are the various Harryhausen-created monsters that Jason and crew encounter along the way. There are harpies; the multi-headed Hydra that guards the Fleece; Talos, the enormous, sword-wielding bronze statue that springs to life to pursue the men; and, of course, the iconic skeleton army, born from the teeth of the slain Hydra, that fights the Argonauts in an amazing, climactic battle that took Harryhausen and his team four months to pull off. All of the fantasy action is set to a rousing musical score by Bernard Herrmann.
Gordon Ramsay’s Secret Service: “Callahan’s Part One”
FOX, 9pm
In the first half of a new two-part episode, Chef Gordon Ramsay faces one of the toughest challenges yet as he tries to help three sisters who’ve struggled to keep their family’s seafood restaurant afloat following the death of their father.
Human Footprint: “Dressed to Kill”
PBS, 9pm
From biotech labs to beaver ponds, from New York Fashion Week to Chile’s textile graveyards, biologist Shane Campbell-Staton unravels how the trends we chase to fit in and stand out leave a lasting mark on our planet.
Botched Presents: Plastic Surgery Rewind
E!, 10pm
New Series!
Hosted by radio and TV personality Michelle Visage (RuPaul’s Drag Race) with plastic surgeon Dr. Terry Dubrow (Botched) and body image expert Dr. Spirit, this new series follows nine celebrities and social influencers through a transformative journey of self-discovery at the “Rewind Retreat,” as they decide whether to reverse previous plastic surgeries and return to a more natural look. Through eye-opening challenges, unexpected emotional connections and laugh-out-loud moments, the participants are asked to look within while reassessing their concept of beauty.
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Thursday, July 10
7 Bears
Netflix
New Series!
This animated French preschool series based on Emile Bravo’s acclaimed graphic novels follows a clumsy troupe of bear siblings who, seeking to be heroes, decide to help fairy tale characters in need — but their good deeds often turn into disasters.
Brick
Netflix
Original Film!
This German sci-fi mystery thriller finds Tim (Matthias Schweighöfer) and Olivia (Ruby O. Fee) awakening to find themselves trapped in their apartment behind an impenetrable, futuristic wall that has materialized overnight. The entire building and its residents also seem to be enclosed, and without any chance of help, they must band together to find a way out. Can they solve the mystery of the wall in time and survive?
Too Much
Netflix
New Series!
In Lena Dunham’s long-awaited directorial return to series television — since the success of Girls, she’s only been involved in a handful of projects, such as the short-lived 2018 series Camping — a single New Yorker named Jessica (Hacks’ Megan Stalter) moves to London after a bad breakup and unexpectedly finds love with a British musician (The White Lotus’ Will Sharpe). The semiautobiographical romance comedy is based on Dunham’s real-life relationship with her husband Luis Felber, who cowrote the series with her, and also stars The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’s Michael Zegen as Jessica’s ex-boyfriend Zev, Dunham as Jessica’s sister, and fellow Girls alum Andrew Rannells as Jessica’s boss and estranged brother-in-law. Unlike Girls, it’s more rom than com, but still worth a watch.
ZOMBIES 4: Dawn of the Vampires
Disney Channel, 7pm
Original Film!
A new adventure begins for Zed (Milo Manheim) and Addison (Meg Donnelly) when their summer road trip takes an unexpected detour, landing them in the middle of yet another monster rivalry, this time between daywalkers and vampires.
Celebrity Family Feud
ABC, 8pm
Season Premiere!
Season 11 of the Family Feud spinoff series featuring celebrities competing for various charities begins tonight with Steve Harvey returning as host. The premiere features Taraji P. Henson vs. Jennifer Hudson, and The Dan Patrick Show vs. The Rich Eisen Show.
Big Brother
CBS, 8pm
Season Premiere!
Season 27 of Big Brother will be the biggest yet, featuring 90-minute episodes beginning with tonight’s premiere and continuing on Wednesdays. A new group of Houseguests move in and try to maneuver their way to a big cash prize. Hourlong shows air on Thursdays (live evictions) and Sundays. Julie Chen Moonves returns as host. This season introduces companion series Big Brother: Unlocked, airing every other Friday beginning July 25.
Bob’s Burgers: “Wild Steal-ions”
FOX, 8pm
Tina’s (voice of Dan Mintz) lost book of semi-erotic “horse-torical” fiction lands in the hands of a mysterious stranger with nefarious intentions in the new episode “Wild Steal-ions.”
Back to the Frontier
Magnolia Network, 8pm
New Series!
Three American families leave their privileged 21st century lives behind and attempt to survive as 1880s homesteaders for a summer — without running water or electricity and with a minimal food supply. In this eight-episode series, the families will tackle historical challenges and learn the skills that frontier families needed to survive a long winter.
Transplant: “Who Is Mags?”
NBC, 8pm
Bash (Hamza Haq) and the rest of the team are left in shock and grief after an unexpected medical complication affects their own. Bash then contemplates a new position at the hospital, unsure of his place.
Superman
TCM, 8pm
Catch a Classic!
The new Superman movie from director James Gunn that opens in theaters tomorrow (Friday, July 11) looks promising and like it will finally be bringing some fun back to a big-screen presentation of the Man of Steel — like what was seen in 1978’s Superman (aka Superman: The Movie), which airs tonight on TCM. As good as the new movie might be, it will likely do little to diminish the belief among many, across different generations, that Christopher Reeve, the then-unknown who led the ’78 film, remains the quintessential live-action Superman. The actor is fantastic as the iconic hero, and he plays him closely to what most people’s notions of who Superman is as a person probably are. His interplay and charismatic chemistry with Margot Kidder as Lois Lane is also great, as is Reeve’s ability to seemingly slip in and out of his Clark Kent and Superman personas instantly and effortlessly, going from hilariously clumsy and nervous to smooth, calm and soft-spoken-yet-confident just like that. Thanks also to Gene Hackman’s cheeky-yet-ruthless performance as criminal genius Lex Luthor, whose plot to destroy the West Coast sets up scenarios that definitely do look like a job for Superman; John Williams’ rousing, Oscar-nominated musical score that makes even the opening credits a thrilling experience (bits of the main theme were even referenced in trailers for the new Superman, showing how iconically associated with the hero it has become); visual effects that earned a Special Achievement Oscar and followed through on the film’s tagline that “You’ll believe a man can fly”; and, above all, director Richard Donner’s deft ability to re-create the colorful feel of a comic book without descending into camp even while having moments of humor amid the thrills and genuine emotional moments; Superman became the first blockbuster of the modern superhero movie era, and is arguably still the best. TCM is following the film with two other Reeve-led titles that show how the actor could do a lot more than just be Superman: the romantic drama Somewhere in Time (1980), costarring Jane Seymour, and the comedic thriller Deathtrap (1982), also with Michael Caine.
Grimsburg: “How to Lose an Ankle Monitor in 10 Days”
FOX, 8:30pm
When the criminals of Grimsburg go on strike, the police force gets furloughed in the new episode “How to Lose an Ankle Monitor in 10 Days.”
Electric Bloom
Disney Channel, 8:35pm
New Series!
This comedy series follows three members of a mega-famous pop group (Lumi Pollack, Carmen Sanchez and Ruby Marino) as they look back and tell the story of their band and friendship, starting with the day they all met in high school.
Press Your Luck
ABC, 9pm
New Episodes!
Season 6 of the classic trivia show returns tonight with actress Elizabeth Banks as host.
The Real Housewives of Orange County
Bravo, 9pm
Season Premiere!
In Season 19 of the reality series, Shannon Storms Beador is single and ready to mingle. After taking one step forward with Tamra Judge at the reunion, their roller-coaster relationship continues to take more steps backward. Meanwhile, Shannon’s newfound friendship with Katie Ginella catches everyone by surprise until a revelation threatens the group dynamics to the point of no return. Also returning this season are Heather Dubrow, Gina Kirschenheiter, Emily Simpson, Jennifer Pedranti and Gretchen Rossi, who was last seen in Season 8.
Family Guy: “Karenheit 451”
FOX, 9pm
Lois (voice of Alex Borstein) becomes the leader of a group of mothers who want to ban books from schools in the new episode “Karenheit 451.”
Chasing the West
HGTV, 9pm
New Series!
Property Brothers Drew and Jonathan Scott are back to help families find their dream homes — but this time, they’re going out to the countryside to look at ranches and vast sprawling homes away from hectic city life and closer to nature. In the first episode of the eight-episode home improvement series, the twins help a couple leaving the Hollywood film industry look for their first home outside the city, as well as a small family who wants the ideal Texas home with plenty of acreage surrounding it.
Alone: “Finding a Foothold”
History, 9pm
As the tumultuous first week nears its end, the remaining survivalists focus on regaining their footing. One participant discovers unconventional food sources to adapt to the harsh environment, while another sees this newfound resource as a steppingstone to an even bigger payday.
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
Nat Geo, 9pm
Produced in partnership with Steven Spielberg, this is the only authorized documentary about the director’s classic 1975 movie Jaws, charting its journey from the pages of Peter Benchley’s bestselling novel to the big screen, where it became the first summer blockbuster. Jaws @ 50 features rare archival footage, along with new interviews with cast members, crew, filmmakers and shark advocates, as it offers an unfiltered look at the behind-the-scenes chaos during the movie’s production and examines how Jaws also paved the way for shark conservation.
Revival: “Triage”
Syfy, 10pm
With Dana’s (Melanie Scrofano) fate uncertain, Wayne (David James Elliott) searches for answers as Em (Romy Weltman) races the clock to save her.
Friday, July 11
Operation: Aunties
ALLBLK
Original Film!
Wendy Raquel Robinson directed this action-packed cybercrime caper film that finds professor and blockchain expert Dr. Carol Cleavers (Melissa De Sousa) uncovering a trafficking ring targeting women through a rideshare app. When the feds start to drag their feet on the case, Carol recruits her ride-or-die bestie, retired detective Sharon O’Hara (Tisha Campbell), and her tech genius niece Aminah (Amiyah Scott) to take matters into their own hands. Together, the three women become cyber-age vigilantes on a mission for justice and survival.
The Wild Ones
Apple TV+
New Series!
This nature docuseries follows former Royal Marines commando Aldo Kane, wildlife expert Declan Burley and wildlife cinematographer Vianet Djenguet as they traverse six countries — Malaysia, Mongolia, Armenia, Indonesia, Canada and Gabon — deploying next-generation camera technology to capture rare and often first ever footage of elusive species, including the Malayan tiger, Gobi bear, Caucasian leopard, Javan rhino, North Atlantic right whale and western lowland gorilla.
Rage
Max
New Series!
This eight-part dark comedy from Spain tells the intertwining stories of five women, each faced with her own dire predicament, and the extreme measures they take to satisfy their rage. Stars Carmen Machi, Candela Peña, Cecilia Roth, Nathalie Poza and Pilar Castro.
Almost Cops
Netflix
Original Film!
Jandino Asporaat and Werner Kolf lead this Dutch comedy as Ramon and Jack. Ramon is a dedicated special investigating officer determined to make his Rotterdam neighborhood safer, but is forced to work with Jack, a reckless ex-detective temporarily demoted to Ramon’s team after an incident. While these opposites must work together, they eventually discover they have more in common than they expected: the loss of a loved one to murder. As Ramon and Jack become a dream team, they do everything they can to track down the perpetrator.
Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Destination Wedding
Netflix
Original Film!
Writer/director/producer Tyler Perry also once again stars as tough and street-smart Simmons family matriarch Madea in this 13th film featuring the character. In this comedy, Madea’s nephew, Brian (Jermaine Harris), and his ex-wife, Debrah (Taja V. Simpson), are shocked to learn that their daughter, Tiffany (Diamond White), is engaged to a rapper she met on a yacht — and the wedding is in two weeks. Madea and her crew head to the Bahamas for this unexpected knot-tying, with familial tensions and high jinks ensuing.
Dexter: Resurrection
Paramount+
New Series!
The newest iteration of the Dexter franchise, which picks up not too long after Dexter (Michael C. Hall) was shot by his own son at the end of Dexter: New Blood, takes Dexter — who is, somehow, miraculously, once again alive — all the way to New York City and to an entirely new cast of friends and foes (including new costars Uma Thurman, Krysten Ritter and Neil Patrick Harris). Can father and son reconnect — and not kill each other, perhaps?
Golf: American Century Championship: First Round
Golf Channel, 8pm Live
Legends of sports and entertainment return to Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course on the shores of Nevada’s Lake Tahoe for the beloved celebrity golf tournament. Charles Barkley, Steph Curry, Tony Romo, Travis and Jason Kelce, Aaron Rodgers, Colin Jost, Miles Teller, Ray Romano, Nate Bargatze, and Larry the Cable Guy are among the fan favorites teeing off for charity. Saturday and Sunday’s rounds air on NBC.
Planet Weird: “Fight Club”
Nat Geo Wild, 8pm
The first rule of nature’s fight club is that there are no rules, from lions clashing with buffalo in savanna skirmishes to the bombardier beetle using an acidic spray to take on an army of ants. In this episode, see how, when the interests of two animals collide, nature’s fearless creatures fight for the right to survive.
Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano 3
Netflix, 8pm Live
Ireland’s undisputed super lightweight champion Katie Taylor (24-1, 6 KOs) and Brooklyn’s unified featherweight world champion Amanda Serrano (47-3-1, 31 KOs) go at it again as the main event of a history-making, first ever all-women’s professional boxing card. The fight comes eight months after the pair’s second go-round, which Taylor won, making her 2-0 in the rivalry. There will be a co-main event, plus two other bouts as part of the main event.
Remembering David Lynch
TCM, beginning at 8pm
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Famous, and famously unique, filmmaker David Lynch passed away earlier this year at age 78 (he was born in Missoula, Montana, on Jan. 20, 1946; he died in Los Angeles on Jan. 16). Turner Classic Movies remembers the legendary artist tonight with five of the 10 feature films he directed during his career. Up first is what may have been one of Lynch’s more unexpected projects for some people, but still garnered a lot of acclaim: the G-rated, relatively straightforward and not-at-all surreal biographical drama The Straight Story (1999), which is making its TCM premiere. Pretty mainstream and accessible compared with most of Lynch’s other works (it was even released by Walt Disney Pictures), this film is led by Best Actor Oscar nominee Richard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek and Harry Dean Stanton. Following that, the lineup offers increasingly strange and often nightmarish levels of Lynchian weirdness, with Blue Velvet (1986), a neo-noir mystery led by Kyle MacLachlan, Isabella Rossellini, Dennis Hopper and Laura Dern, which earned Lynch the second of his three Best Director nominations; Wild at Heart (1990), a dark comedy/romantic crime drama/thriller starring Dern, Nicolas Cage and Willem Dafoe; Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992), a psychological horror film that served as a prequel to Lynch’s surreal 1990-91 TV drama Twin Peaks; and Eraserhead (1977), Lynch’s first feature and a truly wild and nearly inexplicable foray into surreal body horror that still retains its aura as the epitome of the phrase “cult film.”
The Great American Recipe
PBS, 9pm
Season Premiere!
Eight new home cooks from across the U.S. will prepare their most beloved recipes in the fourth season of the upbeat cooking competition, with judges Tiffany Derry, Timothy Hollingsworth and Francis Lam returning along with host Alejandra Ramos. Joining in on the fun in the premiere episode is beloved TV personality Al Roker.
American Masters: “Marcella”
PBS, 10pm
Discover how celebrated writer Marcella Hazan shaped Italian cuisine in America. After immigrating to New York in the 1950s, she began making authentic dishes from her Italian roots and inspired millions of Americans with her cookbooks.
Resident Alien: “Soul Providers”
Syfy & USA Network, 10pm
Harry (Alan Tudyk) is brought in front of the Galactic Housing Council to answer for his crimes.
Saturday, July 12
Tennis: Wimbledon: Ladies’ Final
ESPN, 11am Live
The Wimbledon ladies’ singles final match at the All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club airs live on ESPN.
NTT IndyCar Series: SYNK 275
FOX, 5pm Live
An IndyCar weekend doubleheader at Iowa Speedway in Newton opens with the SYNK 275 as drivers compete for 275 laps around the .875-mile tri-oval.
MLB Baseball
FOX, 7:30pm Live
Saturday MLB regional action on FOX has either the Texas Rangers at the Houston Astros or the Philadelphia Phillies at the San Diego Padres.
Unwrapping Christmas: Mia’s Prince
Hallmark Channel, 8pm
Network Premiere!
Mia (Kathryn Davis), an accountant at All Wrapped Up, is stunned when local celebrity Beau Cavannagh (Nathan Witte), who looks just like her favorite romance novel hero, enters her life. Despite her doubts, Beau, an heir to a wealthy family, proves his feelings for her are real, even as his family disapproves. Mia soon finds herself swept up in a fairy tale romance that’s straight out of her dreams.
WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event
NBC, 8pm Live
This latest Main Event special, the fourth in the revival of the franchise that originally aired in the ’80s and ’90s, takes place at State Farm Arena in Atlanta. The event will be headlined by Goldberg’s final match versus WWE World Heavyweight champion Gunther.
Two for One: Debra Winger
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
Tonight, TCM primetime host Ben Mankiewicz is joined by actress Debra Winger, who introduces two films of her choosing. Winger will offer commentary on each title’s cultural significance and its influence on other films, behind-the-scenes stories, and her own personal reflections on them. The star has chosen writer/director Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s romantic comedy/drama People Will Talk (1951), starring Cary Grant and Jeanne Crain, and The Scarlet Empress (1934), a historical drama that marked another collaboration between director Josef von Sternberg and star Marlene Dietrich, who portrays famed Russian ruler Catherine the Great.
Sharks of the North
Nat Geo, 10pm
In this new Sharkfest special, Alanna Canaran, a passionate science educator and dive instructor, embarks on a mission to unravel the mystery of why sightings of great white sharks have been on the rise in Atlantic Canada, determined to dispel fear of sharks in Nova Scotians. As the journey unfolds, Canaran and her team dive into the history of human-shark relationships along the coast.