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Friday, Aug. 15
The Rainmaker
USA Network, 10pm
New Series!
This legal thriller based on John Grisham’s bestseller follows Rudy Baylor (Milo Callaghan), a hotshot young lawyer who is fired from his prestigious law firm and signs on with a small-time ambulance chaser (Lana Parrilla) and her disheveled paralegal (P.J. Byrne). After uncovering two connected conspiracies surrounding the mysterious death of their client’s son, Rudy finds himself going head-to-head against courtroom lion (and his former employer) Leo Drummond (John Slattery), as well as his law school girlfriend, Sarah (Madison Iseman).
Celebrity Escape to the Country
BritBox
New Series!
Fancy swapping the hustle and bustle of city life for an idyllic rural retreat? The team in this series helps a host of well-known faces find their dream homes in the British countryside. Episodes drop on Fridays beginning today.
Limitless: Live Better Now
Disney+ & Hulu
Season Premiere!
Formerly titled Limitless With Chris Hemsworth, this series is still hosted by the star as it returns for its second season under a new name. Over three episodes, Hemsworth confronts some of life’s most universal challenges — pain, fear and cognitive decline — as he draws from cutting-edge science and the wisdom of elders while diving into three high-stakes challenges that promise real, immediate ways to sharpen our minds and strengthen our bodies. All episodes drop on the streaming services today; they will air Aug. 25 on National Geographic Channel.
Fit for TV: The Reality of “The Biggest Loser”
Netflix
New Series!
This three-part docuseries takes an inside look at the making of the former hit reality competition series The Biggest Loser, exploring the good, the bad and the complicated. Featuring interviews with former contestants, trainers, producers and health professionals, Fit for TV examines the show’s approach to transformation, the support systems in place and the unique challenges of filming reality television, and invites viewers to reflect on the balance between entertainment and well-being, and what it truly means to pursue lasting change.
2025 Summer Under the Stars: Janet Leigh
TCM, beginning at 6am
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Jeanette Helen Morrison, better known as actress Janet Leigh, is celebrated with 13 films during Summer Under the Stars today. Naturally, the lineup will feature Leigh’s most famous role: her Best Supporting Actress Oscar-nominated turn as Marion Crane, who takes an ill-advised shower in Best Director nominee Alfred Hitchcock’s iconic thriller Psycho (1960), airing as the main feature in primetime. Also of note are titles featuring Leigh across a variety of genres, including the romantic comedy Holiday Affair (1949), also with Robert Mitchum; the coming-of-age drama Little Women (1949), an adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s classic with Leigh as Meg alongside June Allyson as Jo, Margaret O’Brien as Beth, Elizabeth Taylor as Amy and Mary Astor as Marmee; the baseball-themed comedy Angels in the Outfield (1951), costarring Paul Douglas; director Anthony Mann’s Western The Naked Spur (1953), led by James Stewart; the musicals Two Tickets to Broadway (1951) and Bye Bye Birdie (1963); writer/director/costar Orson Welles’ classic film noir Touch of Evil (1958), also featuring Charlton Heston and Marlene Dietrich; and even a low-budget cult classic: Night of the Lepus (1972), a sci-fi/horror movie about an infestation of mutated rabbits, costarring Stuart Whitman and DeForest Kelley, one of Leigh’s last feature films before concentrating on television roles.
NFL Preseason Football
NFL Network, beginning at 7pm Live
Week 2 of the NFL preseason features two matchups on NFL Network with the Tennessee Titans at the Atlanta Falcons and the Kansas City Chiefs at the Seattle Seahawks.
Stand Up to Cancer 2025
Various Networks, 8pm Live
Hosted by Sheryl Crow and filmed in Nashville, the annual special fundraising telecast with special guest Dolly Parton will feature musical performances and celebrity appearances as well as cancer survivors and researchers. The commercial-free show will be carried on more than 30 participating platforms including the broadcast networks ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC.
The Great American Recipe
PBS, 9pm
Season Finale!
The final episode of the cooking competition’s fourth season airs tonight. The three finalists face two rounds of cooking to determine the winner. First, they’ll prepare a hometown recipe, followed by an entrée, side dish and dessert that represent their personal Great American Recipe.
BMF
Starz, 9pm
Season Finale!
Season 4 of this drama about street legends Demetrius “Big Meech” Flenory (Demetrius Flenory Jr.) and Terry “Southwest T” Flenory (Da’Vinchi) and their Black Mafia Family crime syndicate concludes.
Magic City: An American Fantasy
Starz, 10pm
New Series!
Magic City, an Atlanta strip club known as the “Black Studio 54,” celebrates its 40th year of being a successful family-owned business with this five-part docuseries exploring its influence on Atlanta’s hip-hop scene and through pivotal historical moments.
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Saturday, Aug. 16
The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Summer
Roku Channel
In this one-off special based on The Great American Baking Show, celebrity bakers Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Yara Shahidi, June Diane Raphael and Andrew Rannells step into the Baking Show tent ready to whip up sweet summer treats. Under the guidance of judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith, the stars put their skills to the test, but only one will claim the Star Baker title.
2025 Summer Under the Stars: Charles Bronson (First-Timer)
TCM, beginning at 6am
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Action hero and World War II veteran Charles Dennis Buchinsky, better known as Charles Bronson, makes his Summer Under the Stars debut today with a dozen action-packed films, including two network premieres — the revisionist Western Chato’s Land (1972), costarring Jack Palance, and Death Wish (1974), the first of Bronson’s five appearances as vigilante Paul Kersey in this action/thriller franchise. Today’s lineup will also feature other Western classics, such as The Magnificent Seven (1960) and Run of the Arrow (1957), and memorable war movies like The Great Escape (1963) and The Dirty Dozen (1967).
Still Dreaming of Jeannie 60th Anniversary Marathon
Antenna TV, beginning at 10am
Antenna TV celebrates six decades of the classic sitcom I Dream of Jeannie, which premiered in September 1965, with 60 back-to-back episodes of the show beginning this morning with the series premiere, “The Lady in the Bottle,” and ending tomorrow afternoon with the series’ last episode, “My Master, the Chili King.” Star Barbara Eden will be on hand to host the marathon, take viewers behind the scenes and share her favorite memories.
The Mother Flip
A&E, 12pm
New Series!
Best friends and savvy flippers Kristy Etheredge and Rebecca Franchione, along with contractor Roy Salinas, transform the worst homes in Texas’ Hill Country into big profits. With all-cash deals and strategic renovations, they take bold risks to turn run-down properties into real estate gold — splitting the massive payday three ways.
NFL Preseason Football
NFL Network, beginning at 1pm Live
A big Saturday of NFL preseason action on NFL Network features four games: Cleveland Browns at Philadelphia Eagles, San Francisco 49ers at Las Vegas Raiders, N.Y. Jets at N.Y. Giants and Arizona Cardinals at Denver Broncos.
MLB Baseball
FOX & FS1, beginning at 2pm Live
FOX Sports’ Saturday MLB action opens with the Pittsburgh Pirates at the Chicago Cubs on FS1. Later on FOX, viewers will see either the N.Y. Yankees at the St. Louis Cardinals or the Detroit Tigers at the Minnesota Twins.
NASCAR Cup Series: Cook Out 400
USA Network, 7:30pm Live
Richmond Raceway in Virginia brings Kyle Larson, Chase Elliott, Tyler Reddick, Denny Hamlin and other top Cup Series stars to battle for 400 laps around the 0.75-mile oval.
Svengoolie Classic Horror & Sci-Fi Movie: “Horror of Dracula”
MeTV, 8pm
Sven introduces Horror of Dracula, the 1958 classic from Britain’s Hammer Films that was the first of three memorable pairings between Christopher Lee as Count Dracula and Peter Cushing as Doctor Van Helsing (as well as the first vampire movie shot in color).
Trafficked With Mariana Van Zeller: “Million Dollar Highway Heists”
Nat Geo, 9pm
Host Mariana Van Zeller investigates the explosive world of heists.
Naming the Dead: “The Body in the Sand”
Nat Geo, 10pm
Thirty-two years ago, a young, unidentified female was found dead in the desert. Now, local police are joining forces with the DNA Doe Project to bring her home.
Sunday, Aug. 17
2025 Summer Under the Stars: Jennifer Jones
TCM, beginning at 6am
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Phylis Lee Isley, better known as actress Jennifer Jones, is celebrated with 11 films during Summer Under the Stars today. Three of the five films for which Jones received Oscar nominations are part of the lineup: The Song of Bernadette (1943), which netted the star her first nomination and only win, as Best Actress in the title role (Bernadette of Lourdes) of this biographical religious-themed drama; Love Letters (1945), featuring Jones in a Best Actress-nominated performance alongside Joseph Cotten; and the Best Picture-nominated romantic drama Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955), which sees Best Actress nominee Jones paired with William Holden. Other highlights, of particular note for literature buffs, are Jones as poet Elizabeth Barrett in The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1957); as Emma Bovary in the 1949 adaptation of Gustave Flaubert’s novel Madame Bovary (1949); in the title role of Carrie (1952), director William Wyler’s adaptation of Theodore Dreiser’s novel Sister Carrie, also featuring Laurence Olivier; and alongside Rock Hudson in the war drama A Farewell to Arms (1957), based on Ernest Hemingway’s novel.
NFL Preseason Football
FOX & NFL Network, beginning at 1pm Live
Week 2 of the NFL preseason continues with the Jacksonville Jaguars at the New Orleans Saints in the afternoon on NFL Network and the Buffalo Bills at the Chicago Bears in primetime on FOX.
MLB Baseball: Little League Classic: Seattle vs. N.Y. Mets
ESPN, 7pm Live
The eighth annual Little League Classic has the Seattle Mariners vs. the N.Y. Mets in a regular-season meeting at Muncy Bank Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
Dirty Dancing
The CW, 7:30pm
Network Premiere!
The hit 1987 musical film starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey makes its network premiere tonight.
The Serial Killer’s Apprentice
Investigation Discovery & HBO Max, 9pm
This chilling two-hour documentary features an extensive interview with Elmer Wayne Henley Jr., an accomplice of Dean Corll, the so-called “Candyman Killer,” who stalked the streets of Houston in the early to mid ’70s, luring and brutally killing at least 28 young men. Over the course of her conversation with Henley, criminologist Dr. Katherine Ramsland delves into his mind and memory, and what motivated him to aid in Corll’s murders.
Monday, Aug. 18
2025 Summer Under the Stars: James Gleason (First-Timer)
TCM, beginning at 6am
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While not necessarily a name that immediately rolls off the tongue when it comes to movie stars from the golden age of Hollywood, actor/playwright/screenwriter James Gleason is certainly a familiar face to fans of titles from that era. He often turned up in supporting roles as a tough-talking but warmhearted character, and you’ll have plenty of chances to see him in action today as he makes his Summer Under the Stars debut with a 16-film lineup. Among the highlights are a few of Gleason’s more memorable roles: as boxing manager Max Corkle in the fantasy/comedy Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941), which earned him a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination; as police Lt. Rooney in the screwball dark comedy Arsenic and Old Lace (1944), directed by Frank Capra and led by Cary Grant; and as Uncle Birdie in The Night of the Hunter (1955), the thriller directed by Charles Laughton and starring Robert Mitchum.
NFL Preseason Football: Cincinnati at Washington
ESPN, 8pm Live
Week 2 of the NFL preseason wraps up with the Cincinnati Bengals visiting the Washington Commanders on ESPN.
LEGO Masters Jr.
FOX, 8pm
New Series!
Kelly Osbourne hosts this four-episode spinoff of LEGO Masters featuring duos of LEGO enthusiasts from ages 9-17 competing for $50,000 and the ultimate LEGO trophy. Junior builders team up with celebrities Ravi V. Patel, Andy Richter, Jordin Sparks, Alison Sweeney and Porsha Williams to impress judges Amy Corbett and Boone Langston with their creations.
American Ninja Warrior: “Finals 3”
NBC, 8pm
The finals continue in Las Vegas, where elite ninjas go head-to-head in high-stakes races, with the fastest advancing in the competition. Thirty-two athletes compete in a new bracket-style tournament to determine the next champion.
The Quiz With Balls: “Southern Charm vs. Pacific Heat”
FOX, 9pm
Contestants test their knowledge in car culture, world languages, video games and more in an effort to stay dry and win cash in the new episode “Southern Charm vs. Pacific Heat.” Jay Pharoah hosts.
History’s Greatest Mysteries
History, 9pm
Season Finale!
The season concludes with “Lost Places of the Old Testament.” The Tower of Babel, Sodom and Gomorrah, and Mount Sinai are some of the greatest Old Testament stories ever told. Yet these iconic places have seemingly vanished from the map. If found, these venerated sites could reveal much about humanity’s ancient past. Where are the Old Testament’s legendary lost places — and what might they reveal if found?
MLB Baseball: Cincinnati at L.A. Angels
FS1, 9:30pm Live
A three-game series between the Cincinnati Reds and L.A. Angels begins tonight at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California.
Beachfront Bargain Hunt Renovation: “An Investor Renovates a Myrtle Beach Vacation Rental”
HGTV, 10pm
A real estate investor is looking to renovate an outdated property located just steps from the beach. He packs the home with amenities to turn it into a prime Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, vacation destination that stands out from all the other rentals.
A Killer Among Friends
Investigation Discovery, 10pm
Season Finale!
In the first season finale, “Friendship in Disguise,” a killer stabs UCLA student Ron Baker to death in a train tunnel known for its connection to the Manson murders. Occult rumors begin to spread — until another missing friend redirects suspicion to Baker’s inner circle.
Survival Mode: “Kentucky Floods”
NBC, 10pm
When unprecedented floods rip through eastern Kentucky, families are forced to cling to rooftops and trees in a frantic effort to escape the raging waters.
POV: “Emergent City”
PBS, 10pm
When a developer lays plans for an “innovation district,” a battle erupts over the future of Brooklyn’s Sunset Park neighborhood.
Tuesday, Aug. 19
Sister Boniface Mysteries
BritBox
Season Premiere!
The wine-making, moped-riding titular nun (Lorna Watson) is back to investigate more ugly deeds in beautiful surroundings in this British mystery series. It’s the mid 1960s in the quaint Cotswold village of Great Slaughter, but strange things are afoot. A killer scarecrow stalks the streets, all the women call a general strike and the police embark upon something called “team building.”
America’s Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys
Netflix
New Series!
This docuseries looks to offer the definitive story of the Dallas Cowboys and team owner Jerry Jones’ impact on NFL history. What began as a daring purchase led to the assembly of an iconic ’90s team — a decade-plus journey, led by Jones’ business moves, that revolutionized global sports and resulted in three NFL titles. Through firsthand interviews and never-before-seen footage, America’s Team unravels the dramatic twists and turns on the road to the Cowboys becoming the most valuable sports franchise in the world.
2025 Summer Under the Stars: Hedy Lamarr
TCM, beginning at 6am
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Austrian American star Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler, better known as Hedy Lamarr, had a mind every bit as beautiful as her face, spending some of her downtime from making films by coming up with ideas for inventions. That creative brilliance was certainly translated to her performances, which you can see when the actress is celebrated with 12 films during Summer Under the Stars today. Highlights include Algiers (1938), the romantic drama that marked her Hollywood debut and made her a star alongside Best Actor Oscar nominee Charles Boyer; Boom Town (1940), a Western also featuring Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy and Claudette Colbert; Comrade X (1940), a comedic spy film re-teaming Gable and Lamarr; I Take This Woman (1940); The Heavenly Body (1944), a romantic comedy also led by William Powell; The Conspirators (1944), a film noir/wartime spy thriller costarring Paul Henreid, Sydney Greenstreet and Peter Lorre; The Strange Woman (1946), a historical melodrama also featuring George Sanders; Samson and Delilah (1949), director Cecil B. DeMille’s biblical epic led by Lamarr as Delilah alongside Victor Mature’s Samson; and The Female Animal (1958), a drama also starring Jane Powell and Jan Sterling, which marked Lamarr’s final film.
The 1% Club: “You’re My Favorite Kicker!”
FOX, 8pm
A real estate agent, a woman who raises rare chickens and a mother-son duo are among the 100 contestants competing for the chance to win up to $100,000 in the new episode “You’re My Favorite Kicker!” Joel McHale hosts.
America’s Got Talent: “Quarterfinals 1”
NBC, 8pm Live
This season’s live shows begin with the first of four quarterfinal rounds featuring a total of 44 acts. Tonight, 11 acts take the stage, and a live show Golden Buzzer will send one act directly to the finals. Viewers can vote for their three favorite acts to advance to the semifinals by using the AGT app or by going to nbc.com. The live results show will air tomorrow night (Aug. 20).
The Snake: “Shocking Behavior”
FOX, 9pm
In the new episode “Shocking Behavior,” an electrifying challenge creates a two-headed snake, forcing two players to decide their next move on the snake chain. Jim Jefferies hosts.
Renovation Resort Showdown: “Heads in Beds”
HGTV, 9pm
Scott McGillivray and Bryan Baeumler challenge the teams to create a second-floor space that will accommodate the most family fun in the new episode “Heads in Beds.” Spoiler alert: bunk beds and flex spaces for the win.
Songs & Stories With Kelly Clarkson
NBC, 10pm
New Series!
This programming event inspired by the “Songs & Stories” episodes of The Kelly Clarkson Show consists of four hourlong specials that showcase and take introspective looks at various musical artists — Jonas Brothers (tonight), Gloria Estefan (Aug. 26), Teddy Swims (Sept. 2) and Lizzo (Sept. 9) — offering a forum for heartfelt storytelling through unfiltered conversations with host Clarkson about their music and their personal lives, and performances in an intimate, unplugged setting.
Wednesday, Aug. 20
2025 Summer Under the Stars: James Cagney
TCM, beginning at 6am
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Beloved actor and dancer James Cagney is celebrated today in Turner Classic Movies’ Summer Under the Stars. Director Orson Welles described Cagney as “maybe the greatest actor who ever appeared in front of a camera,” and you’ll see what Welles was talking about with this day of 14 films starring Cagney that span a variety of genres. Some of the movies, of course, are in the crime/gangster genre with which the actor still remains most identified, including The Doorway to Hell (1930), Cagney’s second film, Lady Killer (1933), He Was Her Man (1934) and G Men (1935). But you’ll also see the star in his Best Actor Oscar-nominated role in the Doris Day-led romantic musical biography Love Me or Leave Me (1955); uttering his famous (and oft-imitated) phrase “That dirty, double-crossin’ rat!” in the pre-Code romantic comedy/drama Blonde Crazy (1931); playing alongside Bette Davis in the screwball comedy The Bride Came C.O.D. (1941); and leading director Robert Wise’s Western Tribute to a Bad Man (1956), among other titles. The day will conclude with the 1992 documentary James Cagney: Top of the World.
Family Law: “PG Rating”
The CW, 8pm
Abby (Jewel Staite) and Daniel (Zach Smadu) represent a single mother who is being sued for parental liability after her daughter crashes their neighbors’ car; Harry (Victor Garber) helps an entitled client challenge a will in which his deceased aunt left her estate to her cat.
MasterChef: Dynamic Duos: “Divide & Conquer”
FOX, 8pm
The three duos from last week’s losing team are challenged to create a three-course meal that replicates an appetizer from Joe Bastianich’s restaurant, an entree from Tiffany Derry’s restaurant and a dessert from Gordon Ramsay’s restaurant. The duo who fails to meet the standards is eliminated in the new episode “Divide & Conquer.”
Bargain Block: “The London House”
HGTV, 8pm
Keith Bynum and Evan Thomas revitalize a Detroit home with the chic style of London. Incorporating brass, blacks and a pop of red via the iconic telephone booths, they resurrect a dilapidated home filled with more trash than treasure.
America’s Got Talent: “Quarterfinals 1 Results”
NBC, 8pm Live
America’s votes will reveal which three acts from last night’s show will move on to the semifinals, and one act that advances straight to the finals with the new live show Golden Buzzer. The episode will also feature a guest performance by rock band Def Leppard.
Expedition X
Discovery Channel, 9pm
Season Premiere!
Adventurer Josh Gates, paranormal researcher Heather Amaro and scientist Phil Torres are back to explore more of the world’s most spine-tingling mysteries and legends. In the two-part season premiere (beginning tonight and concluding next Wednesday, Aug. 27), Josh and Heather venture to Spike Island, once Ireland’s most infamous and brutal prison, to investigate claims of frightening paranormal activity.
Gordon Ramsay’s Secret Service: “Savin”
FOX, 9pm
Boston’s Savin Bar & Kitchen is short-staffed, overworked and undersupplied. In this new episode, Chef Gordon Ramsay tries to reconnect the absent owners and exhausted staff to develop a cohesive restaurant identity.
Chasing the West: “Let’s Raise the Bar”
HGTV, 9pm
Drew and Jonathan Scott take on a couple with two daughters and more than 10 pets, but with ranches near Los Angeles scarce and expensive, finding the right one won’t be easy. Meanwhile, a couple and their three kids look for a smart investment with cowboy charm.
American Pickers
History, 9pm
Season Finale!
The season wraps up with “Two-Wheeled Treasures,” which finds Mike nailing a double deal at an epic Utah motorcycle museum, and Robbie and Jersey scouring a shuttered family museum that hasn’t been touched in decades.
Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe
NBC, 9pm
This special goes inside the five themed “worlds” within the recently opened Universal Epic Universe theme park at Universal Orlando: Celestial Park, a gateway to the four other worlds; Dark Universe, the home of Universal Monster legends like Dracula, the Wolf Man and more; How to Train Your Dragon — Isle of Berk, based on the hit animated films and featuring characters including flying dragons; Super Nintendo World, where guests can jump into popular video games; and The Wizarding World of Harry Potter — Ministry of Magic, Universal Orlando’s third area dedicated to the blockbuster book and film franchise.
Ghost Adventures: House Calls
Discovery Channel, 10pm
Season Premiere!
Paranormal investigators Zak Bagans, Aaron Goodwin, Billy Tolley and Jay Wasley are back to respond to more urgent calls from desperate homeowners terrified by spirit activity. In the season premiere, a Las Vegas man believes his wife is under demonic possession — and worse, their teenage daughter is caught in the entity’s dangerous crossfire.
Thursday, Aug. 21
Churchy
BET+
Season Premiere!
This workplace comedy returns for Season 2, with all 10 episodes dropping today. In the series, when Pastor Corey Carr Jr. (Kevin “KevOnStage” Fredericks) inherits leadership of Bethlehem Temple — along with a surprise book of debts — he and his wildly unqualified church crew must navigate the daily headaches of ministry life, all while fending off a vengeful rival’s plan to replace the church with a trampoline park.
Fall for Me
Netflix
Original Film!
Sun, seduction and dangerous emotions feature in this suspenseful German erotic drama. When Lilli (Svenja Jung) visits her impulsive younger sister Valeria (Tijan Marei) on the Spanish island of Mallorca (the film was shot there), she becomes suspicious when she learns about Valeria’s hasty engagement to a charming Frenchman and dubious plans for the future. While the tension between the women grows, the normally cautious Lilli begins an intense affair with charismatic and mysterious nightclub manager Tom (Theo Trebs).
Hostage
Netflix
New Series!
In this limited-series thriller from star and executive producer Suranne Jones, when the British prime minister’s (Jones) husband is kidnapped and the visiting French president (Julie Delpy) is blackmailed, the two political leaders both face unimaginable choices. Forced into a fierce rivalry where their political futures — and lives — might hang in the balance, can they work together to uncover the plot that threatens them both?
2025 Summer Under the Stars: Patricia Neal
TCM, beginning at 6am
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Patsy Louise Neal, better known as Patricia Neal, had an accomplished career on stage and screen, and some of her memorable movie roles will be celebrated with 12 titles during today’s Summer Under the Stars lineup. The day begins with Neal’s first film, John Loves Mary (1949), a comedy also led by Ronald Reagan and Jack Carson. The day also features her second film, the 1949 drama The Fountainhead, costarring Gary Cooper and Raymond Massey. Among the other highlights of Neal’s earlier films included today are The Hasty Heart (1949), a drama that re-teamed her with Reagan; Bright Leaf (1950), a Western also featuring Cooper and Lauren Bacall; and The Breaking Point (1950), a film noir costarring John Garfield. Other notable titles, from her middle to later career, include director Elia Kazan’s terrific satire A Face in the Crowd (1957), also starring Andy Griffith and Walter Matthau; Hud (1962), the Western that garnered Neal the first of her two Best Actress Oscar nominations, and her only win, alongside Best Actor nominee Paul Newman and Best Supporting Actor winner Melvyn Douglas; and The Subject Was Roses (1968), which earned Neal her second Best Actress nomination alongside Best Supporting Actor winner Jack Albertson and Martin Sheen.
MLB Baseball
FOX, 7pm Live
Viewers will see either the Boston Red Sox at the N.Y. Yankees or the Houston Astros at the Baltimore Orioles on FOX’s MLB primetime regional game.
NFL Preseason Football
NFL Network & Prime Video, beginning at 7pm Live
Week 3 of the NFL preseason opens with the Pittsburgh Steelers at the Carolina Panthers on NFL Network and the New England Patriots at the N.Y. Giants on Prime Video.
Alone
History, 9pm
Season Finale!
In the Season 12 finale of the survival competition series, the remaining survivalists make a final push to the finish line, but only one can win the $500,000 prize and make Alone history as the first winner in a desert climate. One survivalist, desperate for food, finds promise in the local antelope, while another contends with the emotional burden of leaving their family.
Friday, Aug. 22
Long Story Short
Netflix
New Series!
This animated comedy from the creator of BoJack Horseman follows one family, the Schwooper siblings, over time, jumping through the years from childhood to adulthood and back again to chronicle their triumphs, disappointments, joys and compromises. Paul Reiser, Lisa Edelstein, Max Greenfield, Ben Feldman and Michaela Dietz lead the voice cast.
2025 Summer Under the Stars: Frank Sinatra
TCM, beginning at 6am
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Not just a legendary singer, Frank Sinatra was also a great and sometimes even award-winning actor. You can see his acting (and, on occasion, some of that singing!) in action today with his 11-film celebration on Summer Under the Stars. Up first, Ol’ Blue Eyes appears as a dramatized version of himself in the musical Higher and Higher (1943), one of his earliest screen roles. Some of Sinatra’s other 1940s favorites also air today: the musical comedy Anchors Aweigh (1945), also featuring Gene Kelly and Kathryn Grayson; the Western comedy The Kissing Bandit (1948), which re-teams Sinatra and Grayson; and Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949), also with Kelly and Esther Williams. More song-and-dance is on tap in other highlights, including The Tender Trap (1955), also featuring Debbie Reynolds and Oscar-nominated for its title tune, “(Love Is) the Tender Trap,” which was a hit for Sinatra; Guys and Dolls (1955), costarring Marlon Brando and Jean Simmons; High Society (1956), costarring Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong and Grace Kelly, in her final film before marrying Prince Rainier III of Monaco; and Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964), also with Crosby as well as a couple of Sinatra’s Rat Pack pals, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. Martin is also on hand for a couple of other Sinatra-led titles today: the non-musical Western comedy 4 for Texas (1963), also featuring Anita Ekberg and Ursula Andress; and Ocean’s 11 (1960), the classic heist comedy that, in addition to Sinatra and Martin, also features Rat Packers Davis Jr., Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop. Sinatra’s dramatic side is also seen today in The Man With the Golden Arm (1955), which earned him a Best Actor Oscar nomination as a junkie trying to kick his drug addiction.
Women’s College Volleyball: AVCA First Serve
FOX, 7pm Live
Some of the nation’s top Division I women’s volleyball teams are in action at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska, for the AVCA First Serve season-starting event. Tonight’s games are Pittsburgh vs. Nebraska and Florida vs. Stanford.
NFL Preseason Football
CBS & NFL Network, 8pm Live
The Atlanta Falcons are at the Dallas Cowboys on NFL Network and the Minnesota Vikings visit the Tennessee Titans on CBS for Week 3 NFL preseason matchups.
My Lottery Dream Home: “The Second Time Around”
HGTV, 9pm
When a Long Island couple relocated to North Carolina, life took an unexpected turn. After facing a series of setbacks, a turning point came with an inheritance from her late mother, a timely windfall that offered them the chance to start over with the help of the always vibrant interior designer David Bromstad.
The Proof Is Out There
History, 10pm
Season Finale!
Is a mysterious object moving through the sky a UFO disguised as a cloud? Is Lake Superior home to a massive water creature? Is a ghost haunting a young couple’s bedroom? Who sent the police an anonymous letter with a terrifying Bigfoot photo? Tony Harris and his team examine the clues in these videos to determine their validity. This episode is preceded an hour earlier by the season finale of The UnXplained, “The World’s Deadliest Assassins,” details of which were unavailable at presstime.
Saturday, Aug. 23
2025 Summer Under the Stars: Gina Lollobrigida (First-Timer)
TCM, beginning at 6am
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Luigia Lollobrigida was a woman of many talents, including photojournalism and sculpting, but she remains best known as an actress, under her professional name of Gina Lollobrigida. The Italian star makes her Summer Under the Stars debut today with 12 films from her heyday on the big screen and as an international sex symbol. The lineup includes two TCM premieres: the romantic comedy Strange Bedfellows (1965), also starring Rock Hudson, and The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956), a French-Italian production in which she plays Esmeralda alongside Anthony Quinn’s Quasimodo. Other highlights include Lollobrigida’s first American film, Beat the Devil (1953), director John Huston’s adventure comedy led by Humphrey Bogart and Jennifer Jones; Trapeze (1956), the circus-set drama starring Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis; the biblical epic Solomon and Sheba (1959), in which she plays the Queen of Sheba alongside Yul Brynner’s King Solomon; Come September (1961), another romantic comedy pairing Lollobrigida and Hudson, along with Sandra Dee and Bobby Darin; and Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell (1968), a comedy that earned the star a Golden Globe nomination alongside Shelley Winters, Phil Silvers, Peter Lawford and Telly Savalas.
College Football
CBS, ESPN & FOX, beginning at 12pm Live
Kick off the 2025 college football season with Iowa State vs. Kansas State in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic in Dublin, Ireland, on ESPN. Other games of note are Fresno State at Kansas (FOX) and Stanford at Hawaii (CBS).
Little League Baseball World Series: International and U.S. Championship Games
ABC, beginning at 12:30pm Live
The semifinal games to determine the International and U.S. champions in the Little League Baseball World Series take place today at Howard J. Lamade Stadium in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The final game is tomorrow on ABC.
NFL Preseason Football
NFL Network, beginning at 1pm Live
The final day of the NFL preseason schedule has the L.A. Rams at the Cleveland Browns, the Seattle Seahawks at the Green Bay Packers, the Jacksonville Jaguars at the Miami Dolphins and the Las Vegas Raiders at the Arizona Cardinals.
NASCAR Cup Series: Coke Zero Sugar 400
NBC, 7pm Live
The final race of the Cup Series regular season takes place at Daytona International Speedway, as top drivers William Byron, Kyle Larson, Chase Elliott, Tyler Reddick, Denny Hamlin and others look to solidify their spots in the playoffs.
Double Scoop
Hallmark Channel, 8pm
Original Film!
Nora (Taylor Cole) discovers the best ice cream company and hopes to land it as a client, but her sweet dreams hit a snag when a former colleague (Ryan McPartlin) has the same idea.
Girl in the Cellar
Lifetime, 8pm
Original Film!
The Girl In… film franchise for Lifetime continues to enthrall viewers, as each story is ripped from the headlines and shares both harrowing and horrifying stories. The latest is inspired by the real story of a single mother who resorts to extreme measures to control her teenage daughter. Kyla Pratt (The Proud Family) and Kelcey Mawema (Cruel Instruction) star.
Svengoolie Classic Horror & Sci-Fi Movie: “The Curse of Frankenstein”
MeTV, 8pm
Sven introduces The Curse of Frankenstein, the 1957 classic that was the first of the famed color, Gothic-themed horror movies produced by Britain’s Hammer Films. It also featured the first of several memorable onscreen pairings between Peter Cushing, who plays Victor Frankenstein here, and Christopher Lee, who plays Frankenstein’s creation.
MLB Baseball: L.A. Dodgers at San Diego
FS1, 8:30pm Live
Fierce NL West foes meet tonight at San Diego’s Petco Park as Shohei Ohtani and the L.A. Dodgers face Manny Machado and the Padres in Game 2 of a three-game set.
Trafficked With Mariana Van Zeller: “Inside America’s Militias”
Nat Geo, 9pm
Host Mariana Van Zeller investigates the growing influence of heavily armed militias.
Naming the Dead: “The Body on the Train”
Nat Geo, 10pm
Discovering the grave of a man crushed under ice in a railroad car, journalist Marresa Burke joins forces with the DNA Doe Project to find his family.