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Friday, July 25
Happy Gilmore 2
Netflix
Original Film!
This sequel to the hit 1996 golf comedy finds Adam Sandler returning as the title character nearly 30 years after the long-driving hero won the PGA Tour Championship. Also back are original costars Christopher McDonald, Julie Bowen and Ben Stiller, and the entire creative team that helped Sandler on the original, including cowriter Tim Herlihy. Several pro golfers will make appearances as well, including John Daly, Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler.
Monster Island
Shudder
Original Film!
Dean Fujioka and Callum Woodhouse star in this World War II-set creature feature based on Malay folklore and drawing inspiration from Creature From the Black Lagoon. After a Japanese ship transporting prisoners of war to occupied territories for slave labor is torpedoed by Allied submarines, a Japanese soldier and a British POW are stranded on a deserted island. There, they soon discover that they are being hunted by a ferocious mythological creature, the Orang Ikan, and both men realize that they must work together to survive, despite their differences.
Big Brother: Unlocked
CBS, 8pm
New Series!
This new Big Brother companion series, airing every other Friday, offers viewers never-before-seen broadcast footage from the house, exclusive interviews, surprise guest appearances and unprecedented behind-the-scenes access. Former Houseguests share insights and expertise as they analyze gameplay, assess the competition and give their insider’s perspective.
Shark Week 2025 Continues
Discovery Channel, beginning at 8pm
Three new specials air tonight. In Great White Reign of Terror, experts Ryan Johnson, Gibbs Kuguru and Andy Casagrande investigate the cause behind the spike in great white shark attacks in South Africa. Then, in Florida’s Death Beach, see how New Smyrna Beach in the Sunshine State has earned the title of “Shark Attack Capital of the World,” accounting for a sizable percentage of global shark attacks. Why has this popular spring break party beach become so deadly? Expert Forrest Galante and team investigate. Finally, in Bull Shark Showdown, the most vicious populations of bull sharks from Australia and America face off in a no-holds-barred showdown beneath the water. Bull shark attack survivor Paul de Gelder contends that his Aussie sharks are the toughest, while American shark biologist Craig O’Connell attempts to find the meanest sharks Florida has to offer to take the crown.
The Fixer
FOX, 8pm
Investor and entrepreneur Marcus Lemonis helps a pet salon and an artisanal gourmet popcorn company in the new episodes “Fluffology” and “Popinsanity.”
Gaslight
TCM, 9:30pm
Catch a Classic!
This famed, Best Picture Oscar-nominated 1944 suspense thriller set in Victorian London that — along with the 1938 play Gas Light, on which it is based — gave rise to the term “gaslighting” to reference a type of psychological manipulation stars Best Actress Oscar winner Ingrid Bergman as newlywed Paula. Unfortunately, Paula is unaware that her seemingly charming new husband, Gregory (Best Actor Oscar nominee Charles Boyer), is a crazed murderer as the couple moves into the mansion where Paula found her aunt murdered years earlier. Gregory soon hatches a sinister plot, primarily involving the title gaslights, to make Paula believe she is going insane while he searches for a stash of gems hidden somewhere in the house. The cast also includes Joseph Cotten and Best Supporting Actress Oscar nominee Angela Lansbury in her film debut. Gaslight also earned cinematographer Joseph Ruttenberg an Oscar nomination. Other films with cinematography by Ruttenberg are also airing tonight, starting before Gaslight with Crossroads (1942). After Gaslight are Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956), which won Ruttenberg an Oscar for his cinematography, Comrade X (1940), The Vintage (1957) and Side Street (1950).
Resident Alien: “Mine Town”
Syfy & USA Network, 10pm
Harry (Alan Tudyk) enlists an unlikely ally to help him save Patience.
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Saturday, July 26
MLB Baseball
FOX, 7pm Live
Viewers will see either the Cleveland Guardians at the Kansas City Royals or the L.A. Dodgers at the Boston Red Sox on FOX’s regional primetime MLB game.
Shark Week 2025 Concludes
Discovery Channel, beginning at 8pm
This year’s installment of Discovery’s popular summertime programming event concludes with two new hourlong specials tonight. In Attack of the Devil Shark, after a rogue tiger shark attacks and kills a person in St. Martin, then strikes again weeks later, locals fear it could be the work of the legendary Devil Shark — a massive tiger shark that has haunted their shores for decades. When a team sets out to track down the shark responsible, they uncover a seismic force that may be triggering aggression in the predators. Then, Battle for Shark Mountain looks at how, off the coast of Mozambique, sharks swarm a hidden peak, hunting giant trevally fish in a once-a-year feeding frenzy. But when 5,000 of the very large prey fight back, the hunters become the hunted in one of the ocean’s wildest showdowns.
Unwrapping Christmas: Olivia’s Reunion
Hallmark Channel, 8pm
Network Premiere!
In the fourth and final installment of this movie series focusing on the women who work at All Wrapped Up, Olivia (Cindy Busby), the gift-wrapping expert, makes a delivery to a remote cabin and finds her ex-boyfriend (Jake Epstein) on the other side of the door. After an unexpected storm traps them together in the cabin, old feelings arise.
Two for One: Robert Townsend
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
Tonight, TCM primetime host Ben Mankiewicz is joined by actor/filmmaker Robert Townsend, who introduces two films of his choosing. Townsend 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. Townsend has chosen the Best Picture Oscar-nominated romantic comedy/fantasy Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941), starring Best Actor nominee Robert Montgomery, Evelyn Keyes, Best Supporting Actor nominee James Gleason, Edward Everett Horton and Claude Rains; and Network (1976), the scathing, Best Picture-nominated satire of the television industry with an Oscar-winning screenplay by Paddy Chayefsky, directed by Oscar nominee Sidney Lumet and starring Best Actor winner Peter Finch, Best Actor nominee William Holden, Best Actress winner Faye Dunaway, Best Supporting Actress winner Beatrice Straight, Best Supporting Actor nominee Ned Beatty and Robert Duvall.
Trafficked With Mariana Van Zeller: “Scam City”
Nat Geo, 9pm
Host Mariana Van Zeller travels to Southeast Asia’s epicenter of romance and investment scams that have been nicknamed “pig butchering.”
Sunday, July 27
Formula 1 Racing: Moët & Chandon Belgian Grand Prix
ESPN, 8:55am Live
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps hosts the Moët & Chandon Belgian Grand Prix as Max Verstappen, Lando Norris, Charles Leclerc, Oscar Piastri and more top competitors race for 44 laps around the 19-turn course.
NASCAR Cup Series: Brickyard 400
TNT & truTV, 2pm Live
NASCAR’s first In-Season Challenge comes to a thrilling final duel between the two drivers who’ve survived and advanced through the bracket-style competition. The driver with the better finish today at the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway wins the $1 million prize.
Banana Ball World Tour
The CW, 3pm Live
The Savannah Bananas, the barnstorming baseball team that has become a worldwide viral sensation, make their broadcast TV debut today at Philadelphia’s Citizens Bank Park as they take on the Texas Tailgaters. The team’s unique brand of “Banana Ball” includes choreographed dances, epic scoring celebrations, flaming bats and more.
NTT IndyCar Series: Grand Prix of Monterey
FOX, 3pm Live
WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California, brings IndyCar’s top stars to compete on the 11-turn road course that includes the famous “Corkscrew.”
Naked and Afraid: Apocalypse
Discovery Channel, 8pm
New Series!
In this expansion of the survival competition franchise, 12 battle-tested survivalists are combined into four teams and dropped into corners of South Africa abandoned by humans — a ghost town, a vehicle junkyard, a cemetery and a mine shaft — without food, water and clothing. There they must scavenge the wreckage for resources. In a franchise first, competitors will not be extracted, but must escape the wasteland and find their way back to civilization at the end of the challenge, all while battling relentless threats including wildlife and punishing heat.
Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time
Nat Geo, beginning at 8pm
New Series!
Ryan Coogler (Black Panther, Sinners) is an executive producer of this five-part docuseries directed by Oscar nominee Traci A. Curry (Attica) that uses unprecedented access to archival footage and gut-wrenching eyewitness testimony to expose how a natural disaster became a national tragedy. Billed as a “historical record” of the chaos, devastation and systemic failure in the days leading up to and following Hurricane Katrina — the devastating Category 3 storm that made landfall in Louisiana 20 years ago, on Aug. 29, 2005 — the series offers a moment-by-moment portrayal, with new details, of the storm and ensuing flood and how it all unfolded in real time. The first three hourlong episodes air tonight; the series concludes with two episodes tomorrow night (Monday, July 28).
Gregory Peck Double Feature
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
Spend an evening with legendary actor Gregory Peck in two of his most memorable films. Up first is Cape Fear (1962), the classic thriller led by Peck as Sam Bowden, an attorney and family man who is stalked by violent psychopath Max Cady (Robert Mitchum), an ex-con bent on revenge for Bowden’s role in his conviction eight years earlier. Polly Bergen and Martin Balsam costar. Second on tonight’s double bill is Best Director Oscar winner Elia Kazan’s Best Picture-winning drama Gentleman’s Agreement (1947), in which Peck gives a Best Actor-nominated performance as a reporter who pretends to be Jewish in order to cover a story on antisemitism, personally discovering the true depths of bigotry and hatred. Best Actress nominee Dorothy McGuire, Best Supporting Actress winner Celeste Holm, Best Supporting Actress nominee Anne Revere and John Garfield also star.
Nautilus: “The Big Blue”
AMC, 9pm
The underwater volcanoes reveal a clue to the legendary underwater city of Atlantis. A small group goes exploring and finds what appears to be an ancient outpost of the lost civilization.
Grantchester
PBS, 9pm
Cathy (Kacey Ainsworth) and Mrs. Chapman’s (Tessa Peake-Jones) new business venture hits a serious obstacle. Geordie (Robson Green) secretly intervenes in Alphy’s (Rishi Nair) personal life.
In the Eye of the Storm
Discovery Channel, 10pm
Season Premiere!
Season 2 of this series is again anchored by groundbreaking, crowdsourced first-person storytelling and footage as it chronicles the second-by-second stories of recent severe weather disasters through the eyes of ordinary people who survived them. From this year’s devastating Los Angeles wildfires to twin twisters in Iowa and apocalyptic flooding in Appalachia, each episode reveals the chaos and terrifying impact of natural disasters as they occurred in real time.
Atlantic Crossing: “The Gift”
PBS, 10pm
A Nazi agent slips through the cracks, putting the children at risk. Martha (Sofia Helin) travels to England and gets a shock. A Norwegian war hero meets a tragic fate.
Monday, July 28
Summertide
Acorn TV
New Series!
This multigenerational drama from South Africa follows the Field family, led by marine biologist Martin Field (Frank Rautenbach), who, after losing his beloved wife, Julia (Amalia Uys), to tragedy, leaves his old life behind and moves his rebellious teenage son and daughter (Jan Combrink and Evangelina Hallock) to his childhood home in Simon’s Town to begin again. There, Martin pours his heart into setting up a conservation trust to protect the marine life along the False Bay coast. Will he find calm in these waters, or does his past hide painful secrets beneath the surface? The first two episodes drop today; new episodes are available Mondays.
The Sea Hawk
TCM, 7:30am
Catch a Classic!
One of the most memorable of the classic swashbucklers for which star Errol Flynn remains famous, this 1940 adventure film directed by Michael Curtiz (the 10th collaboration between the director and star) finds Flynn playing an English privateer defending his country’s interests just ahead of Spain’s launch of their infamous Armada with plans to invade England (although a historical period piece, the movie also served as a pro-Britain propaganda piece during the first year of World War II as the nation faced the prospect of a different enemy invasion). Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s rousing, Oscar-nominated musical score boosts the action of the film, which costars Brenda Marshall, Claude Rains and Flora Robson.
Women’s Soccer: CONMEBOL Women’s Copa America: Semifinal
FS1, 7:55pm Live
The first semifinal match of the CONMEBOL Women’s Copa America tournament takes place tonight at Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado in Quito, Ecuador. The second semifinal is Tuesday night on FS1.
Animals on Drugs
Discovery Channel, beginning at 8pm
New Series!
Around the world, wild animals are getting dangerously high — and it’s not by accident. Human vices are wreaking havoc on the animal kingdom, and in this three-part series (all episodes airing tonight), wildlife biologist and adventurer Forrest Galante dives into the bizarre and shocking world of animals under the influence — from drunk bears to meth-addled gators and Pablo Escobar’s “cocaine hippos” — combining boots-on-the-ground investigation and cutting-edge science to track these creatures, uncover how they got hooked, find out what it means for their ecosystems and learn how we can help them recover before it’s too late.
LEGO Masters
FOX, 8pm
Season Finale!
In the Season 5 finale “Hall of Fame Finale,” the remaining teams are tasked with constructing a “Master Build” creation that blends personality with masterful skill. Nick Cannon will be the new host when LEGO Masters returns for Season 6.
Christmas at Sea
Hallmark Channel, 8pm
Series Finale!
On the final day of the Hallmark Christmas Cruise (and the final episode of the docuseries), romance, celebration and a little Christmas magic take center stage. A heartwarming moment unfolds at sea with a surprise celebration, as Hallmark stars Paul Campbell, Andrew Walker, Nikki DeLoach and others help bring the joy to life. Meanwhile, Laura’s dream takes flight when she lands a life-changing opportunity with her Hallmark-inspired script.
Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time
Nat Geo, beginning at 8pm
Series Finale!
This docuseries about Hurricane Katrina concludes with two hourlong episodes. In “Shoot to Kill,” Lt. Gen. Russel L. Honoré leads rescue efforts in post-Katrina New Orleans amid pressure to use force, while local heroes tirelessly save lives. Thousands remain stranded in their homes, the Superdome and elsewhere, as tensions rise, violence erupts and militias target residents. Then, in “Wake Up Call,” New Orleans’ resilient residents exit the city, forming part of the Katrina diaspora. As they navigate the uncertainty of how and when they might restore their lives, a plan for a “new New Orleans” takes shape. The future of the devastated city hangs in the balance as its residents struggle to return, rebuild and restart even 20 years later.
American Ninja Warrior: “Semifinals 3”
NBC, 8pm
The semifinals conclude in Las Vegas, where the ninjas will take on a longer course featuring 10 iconic obstacles from the past. The fastest will advance to the national finals and compete in head-to-head races.
The Quiz With Balls: “City Lights, Country Might”
FOX, 9pm
New Yorkers take on Midwesterners to see who has what it takes to stay dry and win cash in the new episode “City Lights, Country Might.” Families test their knowledge of car culture, video games, chemistry, happy hour and more. Jay Pharoah hosts.
Survival Mode: “The Derailment of Amtrak 501”
NBC, 10pm
When a speeding train derails on its inaugural run, passengers are thrust into chaos and forced to find the will to survive amid one of the most shocking rail disasters in recent memory.
VOCES: “Slumlord Millionaire”
PBS, 10pm
In this episode of the long-running documentary series, a group of New York residents, activists and nonprofit attorneys fight corrupt landlords.
Tuesday, July 29
Trainwreck
Netflix
Season Finale!
Trainwreck concludes Season 1 with “Storm Area 51.” When 20-year-old Matty Roberts created a Facebook event inviting people to storm the classified Air Force facility Area 51 in the Nevada desert, the post quickly went viral, with hundreds — and then thousands — saying they would take part. Military, law enforcement and government organizations warned against illegally trying to access the base, but the meme continued to spread, and soon millions RSVPed to attend. Would a crazy party in the desert turn into a deadly confrontation?
WWE: Unreal
Netflix
New Series!
For the first time ever, step into the WWE’s writers’ room and outside the ring with your favorite stars, where the drama is just as intense offstage as it is under the spotlight. The first season, consisting of five 50-minute episodes, will include Triple H, Cody Rhodes, John Cena, Rhea Ripley, CM Punk, Jey Uso, Bianca Belair, Chelsea Green, Charlotte Flair and Xavier Woods.
Mud Madness
Discovery Channel, 8pm
Season Premiere!
This adrenaline-fueled series returns for Season 2, again following the off-road subculture of extreme UTV and ATV mud racing — where the machines may be big, but the personalities are even bigger. As the top 10 best drivers in the country go head-to-head for the first ever Mud Cup, the series explores the rivalries, alliances and personal stakes that fuel the sport.
The 1% Club: “Joel-O Shots”
FOX, 8pm
A Realtor, a chicken farmer and a high school math teacher are among 100 contestants competing for the chance to win up to $100,000 in the new episode “Joel-O Shots.” Joel McHale hosts.
America’s Got Talent: “Auditions 8”
NBC, 8pm
The auditions for Season 20 of the talent competition series continue.
National Wrestling Alliance
Roku Sports Channel, 8pm Live
New Series!
Roku Channel’s new partnership with the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) begins tonight, with matches streaming for free on Tuesdays at this time on the Roku Sports Channel (within The Roku Channel). Established in 1948, the NWA is one of the oldest and most prestigious professional wrestling brands worldwide. In 2017, Billy Corgan (yes, the Smashing Pumpkins guy) acquired the brand with the idea of reinventing it for the modern era while honoring its legacy from the 1980s.
Star of the Month: ’80s Ladies
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
Turner Classic Movies’ celebration of some of the terrific performances by actresses in memorable 1980s movies concludes tonight with The Color Purple (1985), starring Best Actress nominee Whoopi Goldberg, and Best Supporting Actress nominees Oprah Winfrey and Margaret Avery; Places in the Heart (1984), led by Best Actress winner Sally Field; Out of Africa (1985), featuring Best Actress nominee Meryl Streep; and Heart Beat (1980), with Sissy Spacek.
The Snake: “Bury Your Secrets”
FOX, 9pm
In the new episode “Bury Your Secrets,” the remaining contestants are sent to their graves and must claw their way out by solving a riddle. Jim Jefferies hosts.
The Proof Is Out There: Unexplained Edition
History, 9:30pm
New Series!
This spinoff of The Proof Is Out There similarly explores the paranormal as Tony Harris and his team investigate reported instances of the unknown supposedly captured on film and video, and determine whether they may constitute actual evidence of the paranormal. In the series premiere episode, “Alien Encounters,” did a Connecticut man summon a UFO? Were the mysterious lights over the pyramids of Giza visitors from another world? And did an Oklahoma man make contact with aliens?
Destination X
NBC, 10pm
Season Finale!
In the grand finale of this travel competition series’ first season, Rick, Peter and Biggy battle for the $250,000 prize in a race across London to find the last Destination X.
Wednesday, July 30
Pet MOVIES!
MOVIES!, beginning at 4:20pm
Catch a Classic!
You don’t have to be a pet lover to enjoy this lineup of four films featuring memorable domestic animals, which begins with My Friend Flicka (1943), a Western based on Mary O’Hara’s children’s novel and starring young Roddy McDowall as a boy who strives to nurse an injured filly back to health. Preston Foster and Rita Johnson costar. The three leads returned for the film’s sequel, which airs next: Thunderhead: Son of Flicka (1945). As the title suggests, this one follows McDowall’s character as he tries to train the titular white colt, the son of his beloved Flicka, to be a champion racehorse. The equine theme continues in the following movie, National Velvet (1944), which finds a jaded former jockey (Mickey Rooney) helping a young girl (Elizabeth Taylor in an earlier role) prepare a wild but gifted horse named “The Pie” (played by a thoroughbred named King Charles, who was given to Taylor for her birthday after filming) for England’s Grand National Sweepstakes. Best Supporting Actress Oscar winner Anne Revere costars. The lineup concludes with a different sort of beloved animal that has developed a close bond with humans — the dog — in Lassie Come Home (1943). This film also stars McDowall, along with Taylor in a smaller role (it was her second film), with Donald Crisp, May Whitty and Edmund Gwenn costarring. Based on Eric Knight’s novel, it was the first in the series of seven films starring the beloved collie (played by a male Rough Collie named Pal, billed here as “Lassie”).
Family Law: “The Surrogate”
The CW, 8pm
Abby (Jewel Staite) represents a surrogate blindsided by the revelation that one of the twins she carried for her best friend is, in fact, her own biological child.
MasterChef: Dynamic Duos: “The Great Ingredient Bid Off”
FOX, 8pm
The four losing duos from last week must complete a challenge by trading time for their preferred ingredients. Find out who can hold their nerve and who will pay the highest price for failure in the new episode “The Great Ingredient Bid Off.”
Gordon Ramsay’s Secret Service: “Pretty Girls Cook”
FOX, 9pm
Chef Ramsay empowers the owner of a Philadelphia eatery to rediscover her passion for cooking and managing a restaurant in the new episode “Pretty Girls Cook.”
Human Footprint
PBS, 9pm
Season Finale!
From fossils entombed in tar to cells frozen in hope, biologist Shane Campbell-Staton traces the arc of extinction from prehistory to the present in the final episode of the season. On an epic global journey, he meets species at the brink of oblivion, and the people who won’t give up on them.
Thursday, July 31
Glass Heart
Netflix
New Series!
This Japanese romantic drama tells the story of Akane Saijo (Yu Miyazaki), a college student and aspiring drummer who finds herself suddenly kicked out of her band. However, things take a turn for the better when brilliant musician Naoki Fujitani (Takeru Satoh) stumbles upon Akane’s talent and invites her to join his new ensemble.
Leanne
Netflix
New Series!
Comedian Leanne Morgan leads this sitcom inspired by her relatable, down-home comedy. She plays the titular matriarch whose life is turned upside down when her husband of 33 years (Ryan Stiles) leaves her for another woman. Leanne leans on her family for support to navigate this unexpected new chapter in her life. Kristen Johnston, Graham Rogers, Hannah Pilkes, Celia Weston and Blake Clark costar in this series, which also features prolific sitcom writer/creator Chuck Lorre (The Big Bang Theory) among its executive producers.
Bob’s Burgers
FOX, 8pm
Two new episodes of the animated comedy air tonight. In “The Dead Bo-ats Society,” the kids explore a marine scrapyard in search of adventure. Then, in “Dad-urday Kite Fever,” Bob (voice of H. Jon Benjamin) is determined to fly his old childhood kite with his kids.
AFI Life Achievement Award: Francis Ford Coppola
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
Filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola received the prestigious Life Achievement Award from the American Film Institute at this ceremony that took place in April. According to Kathleen Kennedy, chair of the AFI board of trustees, “Francis Ford Coppola is a peerless artist — one who has created seminal works in the canon of American film and has also inspired generations of filmmakers who now embody his artistry and his independent spirit.” The program celebrates Coppola’s career, featuring tributes from actors who have appeared in his legendary films, and friends and fellow filmmakers, including Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Adam Driver, Harrison Ford, Morgan Freeman, Ron Howard, Diane Lane, Spike Lee and more. Following the airing of the ceremony, TCM will present one of Coppola’s most iconic works: the Vietnam War drama Apocalypse Now (1979), led by Martin Sheen, Robert Duvall and Marlon Brando. Following that is a replay of the AFI special, after which Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse will make its TCM premiere. This Emmy-winning 1991 documentary chronicles how the extraordinary script, shooting, budget and casting problems that plagued Apocalypse Now during its production nearly destroyed Coppola’s life and career. The evening ends with The Rain People (1969), a road drama written and directed by Coppola, and starring James Caan, Shirley Knight and Duvall.
NFL Preseason: Hall of Fame Game: Detroit vs. L.A. Chargers
NBC, 8:05pm Live
The Detroit Lions and L.A. Chargers play in the Hall of Fame Game to open the NFL preseason at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio.
Project Runway
Freeform, 9pm
Season Premiere!
Are you ready to “make it work”? The long-running Bravo reality competition series is back for its 21st season, though on a new network and with some minor shakeups: Fashion icon and former model Heidi Klum is back as host and judge, joined by longtime judge Nina Garcia and new judge Law Roach, an acclaimed celebrity stylist most famous for working with Zendaya. However, one of the show’s most famous alums, Christian Siriano, will be replacing longtime mentor Tim Gunn, who was — to much dismay — not asked to return for the new season.
Alone: “Echoes of Emptiness”
History, 9pm
Starvation and exhaustion push the survivalists to their limits as wild game taunts them at every turn. While one participant looks for a reason to carry on, another teeters on the edge of their breaking point.
Revival: “A Rose and a Thorn”
Syfy, 10pm
The past collides with the present as Dana (Melanie Scrofano) and Em (Romy Weltman) piece together Revival Day’s origins.
Friday, Aug. 1
Chief of War
Apple TV+
New Series!
Jason Momoa, who also cowrote and produced this series, leads the predominantly Polynesian cast in an epic retelling of the unification of Hawaii told from a Hawaiian point of view. Set amid the stunning backdrop of the beautiful region, the nine-episode season based on true events follows warrior Ka’iana (Momoa) as he tries to unify the islands at the turn of the 18th century.
My Oxford Year
Netflix
Original Film!
Romance is on the syllabus in this comedy that follows Anna (Sofia Carson), an ambitious young American woman who sets out for the U.K. and Oxford University to fulfill a childhood dream. Her life seems to be completely on track — until she meets Jamie (Corey Mylchreest), a charming and clever local, a meeting that profoundly alters both of their lives. Dougray Scott and Catherine McCormack also star.
Perfect Match
Netflix
Season Premiere!
Season 3 of this Nick Lachey-hosted series once again brings together some of the most famously single stars of Netflix’s unscripted series to a tropical paradise in an attempt to find love. For the first time, these Netflix stars will be joined by fan favorites from similar shows on other networks/services, like the Bachelor and Love Island franchises. Episodes 1-6 are available Aug. 1; Episodes 7-9 drop Aug. 8; and the season finale is available on Aug. 15.
2025 Summer Under the Stars
TCM, beginning at 6am
Catch a Classic!
Turner Classic Movies’ annual August programming favorite returns, with the network again devoting each day this month to films from a particular actor or actress, beginning today with 12 films led by Lana Turner, including celebrated dramas like Green Dolphin Street (1947), Imitation of Life (1959) and The Bad and the Beautiful (1952), and classic films noir like Johnny Eager (1942) and The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946), featuring Turner in an iconic femme fatale role alongside John Garfield. This year, eight people are featured in Summer Under the Stars for the first time: Christopher Plummer (Aug. 2), Ruby Dee (Aug. 7), Pedro Armendáriz (Aug. 12), Charles Bronson (Aug. 16), James Gleason (Aug. 18), Gina Lollobrigida (Aug. 23), Tom Courtenay (Aug. 26) and Donald O’Connor (Aug. 28).
Deadliest Catch
Discovery Channel, 8pm
Season Premiere!
In Season 21 of the reality series, when fishermen discover monster red king crab in the far west, a gold rush-style race ignites among the Dutch Harbor fleet. To claim their share of the billion-dollar bounty, captains and crews must brave unforgiving 50-foot seas to reach remote Adak Island, venturing farther west than anyone has dared in over 30 years. Navigating through unfamiliar territory, the crews face extreme conditions and major ship malfunctions that leave them at the mercy of the tumultuous western Bering Sea.
The Fixer
FOX, 8pm
Investor and entrepreneur Marcus Lemonis helps a company that offers tie-dyeing experiences in “Tipsy Tie Dye” and a boutique ice cream shop in “Kreme & Krumb.”
Marc Maron: Panicked
HBO, 8pm
In his second HBO special, comedian and podcaster Marc Maron offers up his nuanced perspective on our increasingly uncertain world.
Resident Alien: “Tunnel Vision”
Syfy, 10pm
With lives hanging in the balance, Harry (Alan Tudyk) is put to the test.
Saturday, Aug. 2
2025 Summer Under the Stars: Christopher Plummer (First-Timer)
TCM, beginning at 6am
Catch a Classic!
The acclaimed Academy Award winner is such an obvious choice for inclusion in Summer Under the Stars it’s hard to believe this is his inaugural season! Christopher Plummer will make his premiere with 11 quality titles, including three network premieres: the classic 1965 musical The Sound of Music, the 1976 war film Aces High and 2009’s The Last Station, which garnered Plummer one of his three Oscar noms, for playing Russian author Leo Tolstoy. Among other highlights today are the first two movies in which Plummer appeared as he began his film career after a decade in stage and television dramas: Stage Struck and Wind Across the Everglades, both from 1958, and three Plummer favorites from 1975: The Spiral Staircase, The Return of the Pink Panther and The Man Who Would Be King.
2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony
ESPN & NFL Network, 1pm Live
Four new enshrinees enter the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, in a ceremony airing on ESPN and NFL Network. Gold jackets are presented to cornerback Eric Allen, defensive end Jared Allen, tight end Antonio Gates and wide receiver Sterling Sharpe, who joins brother Shannon (Class of 2011) to become the first siblings to enter the Hall.
MLB Baseball: Speedway Classic: Atlanta vs. Cincinnati
FOX, 7pm Live
Tennessee’s Bristol Motor Speedway welcomes the Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds for a primetime regular-season MLB game inside the famed racetrack’s infield.
Providence Falls
Hallmark Channel, 8pm
Original Film!
The epic trilogy of films based on the time-traveling romance book series by Jude Deveraux and Tara Sheets begins in 1844 Ireland, when Liam O’Conner (Lachlan Quarmby), a downtrodden thief, falls in love with aristocratic Cora McLeod (Katie Stevens), who is already promised in marriage to a man she barely knows. When their plan to make a new life together in America is thwarted, the consequences of their unlikely love ripple through time, causing Liam to be transported to modern-day Oregon and forced to help Cora fall in love with another man.
Terri Blackstock’s If I Run
Lifetime, 8pm
Original Film!
Lifetime adapts Terri Blackstock’s bestselling Christian suspense book If I Run, with Kat Graham (Tyler Perry’s Duplicity, The Vampire Diaries) set to executive produce and star as Casey Cox, a woman on the run after discovering her best friend was murdered — and she is being framed for it. She must turn to her faith to guide her through the obstacles before her.
Svengoolie Classic Horror & Sci-Fi Movie: “The Black Scorpion”
MeTV, 8pm
Sven introduces the 1957 creature feature The Black Scorpion, about gigantic prehistoric scorpions that threaten Mexico City after being released by volcanic activity. The monsters were brought to life through the stop-motion wizardry of Willis O’Brien (who also created the effects for the original King Kong). Richard Denning and Mara Corday lead the (human) cast.
Trafficked With Mariana Van Zeller: “The Tranq Dope Underground”
Nat Geo, 9pm
Host Mariana Van Zeller investigates the mysterious next wave of America’s opioid crisis.
Heart & Hustle: Houston
OWN, 9pm
New Series!
An incredible sisterhood of Black women thrives in the heart of Houston, Texas. These women are redefining what it means to be a boss, a wife and a mother while navigating entrepreneurial life plus a labyrinth of unique daily challenges. Despite appearing to have it all, they face insecurities and pressures to stay on top in a competitive town while maintaining a perfect image. But through it all, their unbreakable bond of sisterhood and support inspires them to rise above the chaos, reminding them it’s OK to be perfectly imperfect.
Naming the Dead
Nat Geo, 10pm
New Series!
Across the United States, more than 50,000 bodies remain unidentified — unmourned and unnamed, but not forgotten. This six-part investigative series brings these untold stories to light by following the groundbreaking work of the DNA Doe Project, a nonprofit that uses genetic genealogy to help law enforcement crack the country’s most confounding cold cases. In the series premiere episode, after exhausting all leads, coroner Scott McCord turns to the DNA Doe Project to try to identify one of the victims of serial killer Larry Eyler.