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Sunday, Aug. 24
The Institute
MGM+, 9pm
Season Finale!
The sci-fi thriller based on the Stephen King novel concludes its first season. Will the truth about the Institute be exposed and will the kids with unusual psychic abilities be freed? Joe Freeman, Mary-Louise Parker and Ben Barnes star.
Thin Man MOVIES!
MOVIES!, beginning at 12pm
Catch a Classic!
Enjoy the first three of the six films in the classic series of comedy/mystery films led by William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles — the witty, hard-drinking, fun-loving, high-society couple who, along with their lovable dog, Asta (played by charming and personable wire-haired fox terrier Skippy, who also turned up in a number of other films in this era, including 1938’s Bringing Up Baby), often find themselves embroiled in solving mysteries. Up first is the original film, The Thin Man (1934), adapted from Dashiell Hammett’s novel of the same name by Oscar-nominated writers Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett. The film was also nominated for Best Picture, Best Director (W.S. Van Dyke) and Best Actor (Powell). After that is the third film in the series, Another Thin Man (1939), which finds Nick and Nora as new parents to an infant son, Nicky Jr. (William A. Poulsen). But they won’t let that slow them down when it comes to solving a good mystery. Goodrich and Hackett (with uncredited help from Anita Loos) adapted Hammett’s short story “The Farewell Murder,” and Van Dyke again directed. Goodrich and Hackett had come up with an original story for the next film, After the Thin Man (1936), the second title in the series, and got an Oscar nomination for that, too. Set around the New Year (so you know Nick and Nora will be imbibing quite a bit to celebrate), the film features James Stewart with a great earlier appearance in one of his infrequent turns as a bad guy.
Tennis: US Open: Early Rounds
ABC & ESPN2, beginning at 12pm Live
The final Grand Slam on the tennis calendar returns to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens, New York. Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka are defending champions. ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC combine to televise the tournament through Sept. 7.
Little League Baseball World Series: Championship
ABC, 3pm Live
The U.S. and International champions face off today at Howard J. Lamade Stadium in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, for the 2025 Little League Baseball World Series title.
Professor T
PBS, 8pm
Season Premiere!
Since Lisa’s (Emma Naomi) death, Jasper (Ben Miller) cannot face police work and is avoiding Dan (Barney White) at the beginning of Season 4. But when a woman disappears from a boat, Jasper is forced to help the police.
The Marlow Murder Club
PBS, 9pm
Season Premiere!
The trio of amateur crime-solving sleuths — Judith (Samantha Bond), Suzie (Jo Martin) and Becks (Cara Horgan) — are swept up in another local murder investigation in the upscale British town of Marlow. In the premiere episode, a groom is murdered at a party before his wedding, and all three women happen to be in attendance.
Unforgotten
PBS, 10pm
Season Premiere!
In the Season 6 premiere of the crime drama series, Detective Chief Inspector James (Sinéad Keenan) and Detective Inspector Khan (Sanjeev Bhaskar) uncover the truth behind a dismembered body found in Whitney Marsh and examine the lives of a disparate group of people linked to the victim.
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Monday, Aug. 25
The Sommerdahl Murders
Acorn TV
Season Premiere!
This Danish mystery series returns for Season 6, with Dan Sommerdahl (Peter Mygind) juggling murder cases in Helsingør as the leader of the police homicide unit, while also trying to balance the many other roles in his life: fiancé, grandfather, father, friend and perhaps even a stepfather. All eight episodes drop today.
LEGO Disney Princess: Villains Unite
Disney+
This animated special is a sequel to LEGO Disney Princess: The Castle Quest and picks up after Ariel (voice of Jodi Benson), Moana (Auli‘i Cravalho), Tiana (Anika Noni Rose), Rapunzel (Mandy Moore) and Snow White (Katie Von Till) have thwarted Gaston’s (Richard White) plan to take over all of their kingdoms. Now, Gaston calls upon Ursula (Debra Wilson, with archival recordings of Pat Carroll), Jafar (Jonathan Freeman) and the Evil Queen (Susanne Blakeslee) to help take the princesses down once and for all. When they learn about Gaston’s scheme, the princesses recruit a few friends of their own with the help of Magic Mirror (Corey Burton): Aurora (Kate Higgins and Hayley Westenra), Belle (Paige O’Hara) and Cinderella (Jennifer Hale). Also today, as part of World Princess Week, Disney+ is launching a 24/7 Princess Stream that celebrates all Disney princesses and their time-honored stories.
Upload
Prime Video
Series Finale!
In the fourth and final season of the quirky sci-fi comedy set in the near future when people have the ability to upload themselves to a virtual world after their death, sentient AI rapidly turns evil, threatening to wipe out Lakeview (and the world). On top of greedy executives and lingering mysteries, plus heartbreak in VR and IRL (in real life), both Lakeview afterlife residents and real-life employees are tested like never before.
MLB Baseball: Tampa Bay at Cleveland
FS1, 6:30pm Live
A three-game series between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Guardians begins tonight at Cleveland’s Progressive Field.
LEGO Masters Jr.: “Celebrity Stunt Doubles”
FOX, 8pm
Each team has five hours to build a vehicle and their celebrity teammates’ stunt double in the new episode “Celebrity Stunt Doubles.” The teams will then send their brick-built stunt double and vehicles off the launchpad and complete an epic action movie stunt.
Mid-Century MOVIES!: “The Hustler”
MOVIES!, 8pm
Catch a Classic!
This Best Picture Oscar-nominated 1961 drama stars Best Actor Oscar nominee Paul Newman as small-time pool hustler “Fast Eddie” Felson, who seeks to beat the legendary “Minnesota Fats” (Best Supporting Actor nominee Jackie Gleason). Piper Laurie also received an Oscar nomination as Best Actress, and George C. Scott got one for Best Supporting Actor but refused the nomination. Newman reprised the role of Fast Eddie 25 years later, with the character in more of a mentor role — and with Newman winning the Best Actor Oscar that time — in Martin Scorsese’s The Color of Money (1986), which featured Tom Cruise as the young upstart pool hustler.
Hurricane HQ: Katrina’s Wrath 20 Years Later
FOX Weather, 8:30pm
New Series!
FOX Weather debuts this four-part documentary to mark the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane specialist Bryan Norcross, correspondent Robert Ray and FOX News senior meteorologist Janice Dean reflect on the storm two decades later. Presenting interviews with city officials, meteorologists and survivors, the docuseries will also spotlight firsthand accounts of the disastrous storm, the fight to rebuild the city and the fortifications now guarding New Orleans. New episodes air nightly through Thursday.
Limitless With Chris Hemsworth
Nat Geo, 8pm
Season Premiere!
In Season 2 of the exploratory docuseries, Avengers star Chris Hemsworth continues his Thor-like mission to live a longer and healthier life; however, this season is more about living better now, as he seeks to uncover science-backed ways we can all boost our health and well-being.
American Ninja Warrior: “Finals 4”
NBC, 8pm
The finals conclude in Las Vegas, where the nation’s top ninjas go head-to-head in high-stakes, side-by-side races. A new bracket-style tournament will crown the next champion, earning them the grand prize of $250,000.
Fame & Fentanyl
A&E, 9pm
From high-profile celebrities and artists such as Prince, Angus Cloud, Tom Petty and Michael K. Williams to families from all walks of life, more than 70,000 Americans die of fentanyl poisoning each year. Hosted by Ice T, this two-hour special shares the horrific toll and heartbreaking stories of those directly affected by the deadly substance.
The Quiz With Balls: “Jocks Take on the Nerds”
FOX, 9pm
Contestants test their knowledge in sports, movies, lifestyle and more in an effort to stay dry and win cash in the new episode “Jocks Take on the Nerds.” Jay Pharoah hosts.
Survival Mode: “Superstorm Sandy”
NBC, 10pm
As Superstorm Sandy crashes into the East Coast in 2012, a city braces for chaos, and ordinary people find extraordinary courage as they face unprecedented threats from wind, fire and flood.
Tuesday, Aug. 26
2025 Summer Under the Stars: Tom Courtenay (First-Timer)
TCM, beginning at 6am
Catch a Classic!
Acclaimed British actor Tom Courtenay makes his Summer Under the Stars debut today with an 11-film lineup, including some of his earliest movies, such as Billy Liar (1963), Private Potter (1963) and The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962), a coming-of-age drama that earned him the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer. Courtenay certainly fulfilled that promise, as can also be seen with the characters he inhabits in the other titles in today’s lineup. Among the highlights are Doctor Zhivago (1965), which earned him a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination; The Dresser (1983), a drama that earned him a Best Actor nomination for his reprisal of the role he had originated in the West End and Broadway productions of the play on which the film was based; and a few World War II-set films, including Operation Crossbow (1965), The Night of the Generals (1967) and King Rat (1965).
The 1% Club: “100% That Bish”
FOX, 8pm
Software engineers and best friends, an eccentric marketer, and a sommelier are among the 100 contestants competing for the chance to win up to $100,000 in the new episode “100% That Bish.” Joel McHale hosts.
America’s Got Talent: “Quarterfinals 2”
NBC, 8pm Live
Viewers can vote for their three favorite acts from among tonight’s performers to advance to the semifinals by using the AGT app or going to nbc.com. The live results show airs tomorrow night (Aug. 27).
The Snake
FOX, 9pm
Season Finale!
In the Season 1 finale “The Final Bite,” decisions made throughout the game come back to bite the final two competitors, whose fates lie in the hands of their fellow snakes. Jim Jefferies hosts.
Love Thy Nader
Freeform, 9pm
New Series!
Following fashion model Brooks Nader and her three sisters, Mary Holland, Grace Ann and Sarah Jane, as they trade their Louisiana roots for high fashion, high drama and the hustle of New York City, this docuseries explores the ultimate question of what it really means to “make it.”
Renovation Resort Showdown: “Wreck Room”
HGTV, 9pm
Scott McGillivray and Bryan Baeumler task the exhausted teams with tackling a huge rec room to prove they’re worthy of the $100,000 grand prize. The teams all plan to divide the space, but only one can deliver a winning design.
American Experience: “Clearing the Air: The War on Smog”
PBS, 9pm
This episode of the long-running docuseries explores the epic struggle against airborne toxins that led to the creation of the Clean Air Act.
Songs & Stories With Kelly Clarkson: “Gloria Estefan”
NBC, 10pm
This programming event inspired by the “Songs & Stories” episodes of The Kelly Clarkson Show continues as guest Gloria Estefan joins host Kelly Clarkson for a heartfelt, unfiltered conversation about her music and personal life, and a performance in an intimate, unplugged setting.
Wednesday, Aug. 27
Fantasy Football Ruined Our Lives
Netflix
Original Film!
In this Italian comedy, a group of longtime friends who are members of a fantasy football (meaning soccer) league become suspects in the mysterious disappearance of their league’s reigning champion (Enrico Borello) when he doesn’t show up at the altar on the day he is to be married — and, even more shockingly, fails to submit his fantasy lineup on the decisive day of the league, which also happens to be his wedding day.
2025 Summer Under the Stars: Joan Crawford
TCM, beginning at 6am
Catch a Classic!
Working under the name Joan Crawford, actress Lucille Fay LeSueur not only became one of the most famous movie stars of her day but also remains an enduring symbol of old Hollywood thanks to her acclaimed performances and captivating screen presence. You’ll see that Crawford magic all day today with 12 of her films airing as part of Turner Classic Movies’ Summer Under the Stars. The titles in the lineup encompass about 25 years of her career, ranging from the 1932 South Seas-set drama Rain to the 1957 British drama The Story of Esther Costello. You’ll also see many great Crawford performances across various genres from the years in between, including in the psychological drama Possessed (1947), which earned her a Best Actress Oscar nomination alongside Van Heflin and Raymond Massey; the 1943 spy film Above Suspicion, also featuring Fred MacMurray; the 1950 film noir The Damned Don’t Cry; the 1946 melodrama Humoresque, costarring John Garfield; the 1953 musical drama Torch Song; the 1951 romantic comedy Goodbye, My Fancy, also with Robert Young; and more.
MLB Baseball: Pittsburgh at St. Louis
FS1, 7:30pm Live
Bryan Reynolds leads the Pittsburgh Pirates against Willson Contreras and the Cardinals in Game 3 of a four-game series at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.
Family Law: “Corporate Retreat”
The CW, 8pm
When word of the merger reaches the firm, Daniel (Zach Smadu) suggests a weekend corporate retreat to boost morale, while Abby (Jewel Staite) represents a woman in an acrimonious divorce case.
MasterChef: Dynamic Duos: “The Wall”
FOX, 8pm
Both cooks in each duo must make the exact same dish while divided by a high wall, communicating by shouting over it. One duo will be eliminated in the new episode “The Wall.”
Bargain Block: “The Midcentury Modern House”
HGTV, 8pm
Keith Bynum and Evan Thomas transform a once crumbling Detroit abode with the charm and class of midcentury modern design. The team tops off the renovation with design details including floating shelves and the perfect banquette in the dining room.
America’s Got Talent: “Quarterfinals 2 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.
Gordon Ramsay’s Secret Service: “Neighborhood Kitchen”
FOX, 9pm
In the new episode “Neighborhood Kitchen,” Gordon Ramsay discovers a Massachusetts restaurant that serves subpar cuisine from a kitchen plagued by contamination. Ramsay sets out to save the establishment before it is compromised beyond recovery.
Chasing the West
HGTV, 9pm
Season Finale!
Married for 35 years, longtime California State Park Rangers turn to Drew and Jonathan Scott for a property that reminds them of state park life but with land they own. Also, an animal chiropractor and horseshoer are ready to flee their 400-square-foot rental.
Thursday, Aug. 28
The Thursday Murder Club
Netflix
Original Film!
Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley, Celia Imrie, Naomi Ackie, Jonathan Pryce, David Tennant and Paul Freeman are among the cast of this comedic mystery that follows a group of friends in a retirement home who gather to solve mysteries for fun but end up uncovering an actual murder case and risking their lives to figure it out.
2025 Summer Under the Stars: Donald O’Connor (First-Timer)
TCM, beginning at 6am
Catch a Classic!
On what would have been his 100th birthday (he was born in Chicago on Aug. 28, 1925; he died in Los Angeles on Sept. 27, 2003, at the age of 78), actor/dancer Donald O’Connor will make his Summer Under the Stars debut. The 13-film lineup features some of his most well-known musicals and comedies, such as, of course, Singin’ in the Rain (1952), for which he won a Golden Globe, alongside Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds and Best Supporting Actress Oscar nominee Jean Hagen; There’s No Business Like Show Business (1954), also featuring Ethel Merman and Marilyn Monroe; Francis (1950), the first film in the franchise that paired O’Connor with the titular “talking” mule for six films between 1950 and 1956; and the TCM premieres of The Milkman (1950), also featuring Jimmy Durante, and Double Crossbones (1951), a pirate-themed comedy/adventure also starring Helena Carter.
College Football
BTN, ESPN & FS1, beginning at 5:30pm Live
Thursday night college football is back for the new season with Boise State at South Florida (ESPN), Buffalo at Minnesota (FS1), Nebraska at Cincinnati (ESPN) and Miami (Ohio) at Wisconsin (BTN) among the notable games.
Hudson & Rex
UPtv, 8pm
Season Finale!
In the Season 7 finale, “Hot Prowl in the City,” after a man is stabbed by an intruder who left no trace of a break-in, Rex’s senses reveal that it was only a practice run for a scheme that goes much deeper.
Family Lockup
A&E, 10pm
New Series!
In a bold bid to break the cycle of recidivism (reoffending), Sheriff Nick Cocchi of the Hampden County Sheriff’s Office in Massachusetts is allowing estranged family members to spend two nights in jail to restore broken family bonds. But when the cell doors close, that’s when reality sets in. Will healing begin, or will some inmates find themselves facing reintegration alone?
Friday, Aug. 29
Two Graves
Netflix
New Series!
This Spanish mystery/thriller begins two years after the disappearance of Verónica and Marta, two 16-year-old friends, and the investigation is declared closed due to lack of evidence and suspects. The grandmother of one of the girls, Isabel (Kiti Mánver), who has nothing to lose, decides to carry out an investigation beyond the law. She will do whatever it takes to uncover the truth about what happened that night, and what begins as the search for a culprit soon becomes a story of revenge.
Cary Grant Icon-a-Thon
MOVIES!, beginning at 9:50am
Catch a Classic!
Spend your morning and afternoon with Archibald Leach — better known as Cary Grant, among the most suave and charming stars in Hollywood history — with four of his greatest hits: North by Northwest (1959), the classic Alfred Hitchcock thriller in which Grant plays an adman wrongly identified as a spy by enemy agents and chased across the county, with Eva Marie Saint, James Mason and Martin Landau costarring; Charade (1963), one of Grant’s last films, a romantic comedy/mystery pairing him with Audrey Hepburn; Arsenic and Old Lace (1944), director Frank Capra’s screwball/dark comedy crime film also featuring Priscilla Lane, Raymond Massey, Jack Carson, Josephine Hull and Jean Adair; and His Girl Friday (1940), director Howard Hawks’ famed screwball comedy costarring Rosalind Russell, Ralph Bellamy and Gene Lockhart.
College Football
ESPN, FOX & FS1, beginning at 7pm Live
Friday night college football action includes Western Michigan at Michigan State (FS1), Auburn at Baylor (FOX), Georgia Tech at Colorado (ESPN) and Central Michigan at San José State (FS1).
Hurricane Katrina: 20 Years After the Storm With Robin Roberts
ABC, 8pm
Robin Roberts visits New Orleans to explore the city’s recovery from Hurricane Katrina.
The Quest for Gold
The CW, 9pm
Hosts Dean Cain, Laura McKenzie, Montel Williams and Elizabeth Stanton explore gold’s iconic role in blockbuster films, and in real-life treasure hunts.
My Lottery Dream Home: “Golden State of Mind”
HGTV, 9pm
After selling their Georgia vacation home, a couple’s ready to level up with a luxe new summer home in San Diego. With David Bromstad house hunting there for the first time, they’re about to discover one of California’s hottest markets.
Great Performances: “Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2025”
PBS, 9pm
Enjoy this annual concert from Schönbrunn Palace conducted for the first time by Tugan Sokhiev. Opera star Piotr Beczala joins as soloist, performing arias from Carmen and Turandot along with the Vienna Boys Choir in their “Summer Night” debut.
Zillow Gone Wild: “Secret Stash”
HGTV, 9:30pm
A former mobster’s compound, a sprawling manor created by a beer mogul and an engineer’s techy dream are all part of comedian Jack McBrayer’s adventures in this new episode.
Saturday, Aug. 30
2025 Summer Under the Stars: Kirk Douglas
TCM, beginning at 6am
Catch a Classic!
Issur Danielovitch, better known as actor Kirk Douglas, is celebrated with 12 of his memorable films during Summer Under the Stars today. The lineup features two of the three films for which Douglas earned Best Actor Oscar nominations: Champion (1949), a sports drama/film noir costarring Best Supporting Actor nominee Arthur Kennedy and Marilyn Maxwell, and Lust for Life (1956), the biographical drama in which Douglas plays famed artist Vincent Van Gogh alongside Best Supporting Actor winner Anthony Quinn as Paul Gauguin. Other notable highlights today include Out of the Past (1947), the classic film noir costarring Robert Mitchum and Jane Greer, which was Douglas’ third film; Detective Story (1951), a crime drama from Best Director nominee William Wyler that costars Best Actress nominee Eleanor Parker and Best Supporting Actress nominee Lee Grant; Paths of Glory (1957), director Stanley Kubrick’s anti-war drama set during World War I, costarring Ralph Meeker and Adolphe Menjou; Top Secret Affair (1957), a romantic comedy pairing Douglas with Susan Hayward; and Seven Days in May (1964), a political thriller directed by John Frankenheimer with a screenplay by Rod Serling, which costars Burt Lancaster, Fredric March, Ava Gardner and Best Supporting Actor nominee Edmond O’Brien.
College Football
ABC, CBS, The CW, ESPN, FOX, NBC & TNT, beginning at 12pm Live
The first full Saturday of the new college football season is highlighted by Mississippi State at Southern Miss (ESPN), Syracuse at Tennessee (ABC), Texas at Ohio State (FOX), Alabama at Florida State (ABC), Marshall at Georgia (ESPN), Nevada at Penn State (CBS), LSU at Clemson (ABC), New Mexico at Michigan (NBC), Idaho at Washington State (The CW), Hawaii at Arizona (TNT) and Utah at UCLA (FOX).
MLB Baseball
FOX, 7pm Live
FOX’s MLB regional primetime window presents either the Baltimore Orioles at the San Francisco Giants, the Detroit Tigers at the Kansas City Royals or the Seattle Mariners at the Cleveland Guardians.
Crossroad Springs
Great American Family, 8pm
New Series!
The network launches its third original series, this one following the lives of the Hamilton family, who are eking out a living on their ranch struggling with financial hardships and staffing shortages. James (Jonathan Stoddard), a pastor in Chicago, and Janet (Emily Alatalo), an ER doctor in a neighboring town, feel called to return home to help the family.
Catch of the Day
Hallmark Channel, 8pm
Original Film!
On the eve of becoming an executive chef, Sophie (Emilie Ullerup) returns home to help her family’s flailing restaurant and runs into an old crush (Michael Rady) who makes her question everything.
Trafficked With Mariana Van Zeller: “The Great American Rehab Scam”
Nat Geo, 9pm
Host Mariana Van Zeller investigates the dark underworld of fraudulent addiction treatment programs.
Naming the Dead: “The Oil Well Murder”
Nat Geo, 10pm
Detective Bryan Johnson’s first case is a homicide. To solve it, he first needs to identify the victim, so he enlists the help of the DNA Doe Project.