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Wednesday, June 3

NBA Finals: Game 1: New York at San Antonio
ABC, 8:30pm Live

The NBA’s East and West champs duel for their place in hoops history, with the N.Y. Knicks on the road to face the San Antonio Spurs in Game 1. If the series goes to a deciding Game 7, it would take place on June 19.

Clarkson’s Farm
Prime Video
Season Premiere!

Season 5 premieres with eight new episodes following Jeremy and his Farm to Fork restaurant vision.

The Legend of Vox Machina
Prime Video
Season Premiere!

The hit adult animated fantasy-adventure series returns for Season 4, where these lovable heroes face their darkest and most challenging foe to date.

MasterChef: “World Cup Cookoff”
FOX, 8pm

The kitchen is transformed into a backyard barbecue for the new episode “World Cup Cookoff.” Trading in their aprons for jerseys, the home cooks must step up and prove that they can take their country’s game-time cravings to the next level.

Brilliant Minds: “Senses”
NBC, 8pm

In the new episode “Senses,” Wolf (Zachary Quinto) grapples with being a psych patient at Hudson Oaks and has a startling revelation.

TCM Spotlight: Disaster Movies
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!

Watch a night of high-stakes tension and sky-high drama with TCM’s disastrous marathon. This lineup dives into some of the most fearful situations, starting with Airport (1970), where a stressed-out airport manager attempts to keep his terminals open during a massive snowstorm and with a suicide bomber aboard an in-flight Boeing 707. The film was nominated for 10 Academy Awards, with Helen Hayes winning Best Supporting Actress. Next, The Hindenburg (1975) chronicles the events of the real-life 1937 tragedy in which a German airship burst into flames. The film received three Oscar nominations as well as two Special Achievement Awards, for special effects and visual effects. TCM moves the night along with Zero Hour (1957) and The Crowded Sky (1960), which both prove the rationality in fear of flying when everything goes wrong in the air. Lastly, Skyjacked (1972) follows Capt. Hank O’Hara (Charlton Heston), who does everything in his power to keep his passengers alive when a crazed Vietnam War veteran hijacks the plane.

Flavortown Food Fight
Food Network, 9pm
Season Finale!

Guy Fieri wraps up Season 1 with “Egg Day,” in which a returning champ faces Leo Davila and Demetrio Zavala. Judges Jonathon Sawyer and Nancy Silverton crown the eggs-treme winner.

The Floor: “Wolves at the Door”
FOX, 9pm

The new episode “Wolves at the Door” features the youngest challenger ever seen, two battle-hardened reality stars with something to prove, and one player guarding host Rob Lowe’s personal favorite category of the entire season.

One Day in My Body
TLC, 9pm
Season Finale!

TLC’s bold, intimate and at times heartbreaking series profiles individuals challenged with the world’s rarest medical conditions — each recording their own story of what their life is like. In the season finale, viewers will meet Joe DiMeo, a burn survivor who, following a car accident, made medical history as the first person to successfully undergo a combined face and double hand transplant. Viewers also will hear Piyah Martell’s story, as she lives with caudal regression syndrome (CRS), which has left her with a shortened spine and missing lower vertebrae.

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Thursday, June 4

The Murder of Rachel Nickell
Netflix

In 1992, a young mother is killed in broad daylight on London’s Wimbledon Common, leaving her 2-year-old toddler as the sole witness. Exploring the shocking real events behind the drama series The Witness, this gripping documentary examines the notorious, years-long police investigation that followed and a family’s fight for justice over a decade later.

The Witness
Netflix
New Series!

The Witness follows the experiences of André (Max Fincham) and Alex (Jordan Bolger) Hanscombe as they deal with the devastating loss of André’s partner and Alex’s mother Rachel Nickell — who was murdered in 1992. André became a single parent overnight. Putting his own grief to one side, he made his son Alex — the only eyewitness to the attack — the center of his world.

Scrabble: “Scrabble Hands”
The CW, 8pm

Three players use their strong wordplay and take the spotlight in the final round to play for a $10,000 prize in the new episode “Scrabble Hands.” Craig Ferguson hosts.

MLB Baseball: Pittsburgh at Houston
FS1, 8pm Live

Brandon Lowe and the Pittsburgh Pirates are at Houston’s Daikin Park for the finale of a three-game series against Yordan Álvarez and the Astros.

The Americas
NBC, beginning at 8pm

On Thursday nights this summer, NBC presents encores of last year’s groundbreaking nature documentary series The Americas, now enhanced with fun facts displayed throughout the episodes. Tonight features “Mexico” and “The Frozen North.”

Blues in the Movies
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!

Do not be blue for tonight’s TCM lineup, featuring the stories of one of the most influential music genres — blues. St. Louis Blues (1958) counts us off with the life story and rise to fame of W.C. Handy, the unofficial father of the blues. W.C. Handy is played by the accomplished jazz artist Nat King Cole. The dramatization of this story is only amplified by musical performances, including those from Ella Fitzgerald. Skipping to the next track, TCM airs The Blues Brothers (1980) and Leadbelly (1976), which follows the influential life of blues singer Huddie Ledbetter (aka Leadbelly). Blues in the Night (1941) and Pete Kelly’s Blues (1955) conclude the acts of the night.

Trivial Pursuit: “Queen of the Pop Up”
The CW, 9pm

A social media advertising director battles the defending champ in the six iconic Trivial Pursuit categories to try to win $20,000 in the new episode “Queen of the Pop Up.” LeVar Burton hosts.

Beat Bobby Flay: “Lights! Camera! Distraction!”
Food Network, 9pm

Katie Lee Biegel and comedian and podcaster Paul Scheer want to call cut on Bobby Flay and get chefs Rashida Holmes and Dave White their close-ups in the new episode “Lights! Camera! Distraction!”

Killer Investigations: “Murder in the Farmhouse”
A&E, 10pm

In a peaceful Iowa town, farmer Ryan Cooper is found shot in his armchair in the middle of the night. His wife, a local hairdresser, becomes the center of a tense investigation filled with secrets and explosive revelations.

Friday, June 5

Mexico 86
Netflix
Original Film!

When a last-minute chance to host the ’86 World Cup appears, a cunning Mexican bureaucrat, armed with nothing but guts and audacity, cons his way through FIFA to beat the United States, but in a country of power games, every victory has a price. Stars Diego Luna and Karla Souza.

The Marked Woman
Original Film!

The film follows the investigation of a case led by Detective Anna Ripoll (Candela Peña) after the discovery of a woman (Ana Rujas), gagged and bound, inside a container in the port of Barcelona, unable to remember who she is or how she got there. Anna, together with Officer Quique Zárate (Pol López), embarks on a race against time to uncover the identity of the unknown woman and the secrets hidden in her memory.

Belle Collective
OWN, 8pm
New Episodes!

The Belles are back, reclaiming Friday nights with all-new episodes. Kerri Paul, Lateshia Pearson, Latrice Rogers, Marie Hamilton-Abston, Selena Johnson and Tambra Cherie return as the dynamic group of powerhouse entrepreneurs redefining what it means to be a modern Southern belle, balancing ambition, family and friendship in Jackson, Mississippi. Kerri’s decision to collaborate with Latrice on an influencer event sparks questions from Marie about where her allegiance stands, especially as longtime friendships begin to feel the strain.

Special Theme: Summer of Darkness
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!

Noir and crime meet new heights in tonight’s TCM marathon. Kicking off the themed marathon is The Maltese Falcon (1941) starring Humphrey Bogart as the private detective Sam Spade, who takes on a mysterious case from a secretive femme fatale (Mary Astor). After a murder shakes up the hunt for a priceless statuette, Sam gets entangled in a web of trouble and crime. The film received three Academy Award nominations. Following is the unforgettable Double Indemnity (1944), where lonely insurance salesman Walter Neff (Fred MacMurray) gets roped into a scheme of murder and insurance fraud when he falls for the scheming Phyllis Dietrichson, played by Barbara Stanwyck. With seven Academy Award nominations, the film remains a classic in the noir genre. Closing out the night is the thriller Detour (1945), in which pianist Al Roberts’ (Tom Neal) life turns upside down when he hitchhikes to California to live with his girlfriend, landing him alone with the dead body of his driver after a freak accident, when he assumes the late driver’s identity.

My Lottery Dream Home: “BFF Lottery”
HGTV, 9pm

After winning $3 million, a woman and her best friend are ready to search for a place in Rochester, New York. She wants to find her daughter a dream home, so David Bromstad is also bringing along his bestie to help the duo find the perfect place.

Amadeus
Starz, 9pm
Series Finale!

This adaptation of Peter Shaffer’s acclaimed 1979 play following the rivalry between musical genius Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Will Sharpe) and envious court composer Antonio Salieri (Paul Bettany) in 1780s Vienna concludes.

Saturday, June 6

Tennis: French Open: Women’s Singles Final
TNT & truTV, 9am Live

The two women’s singles finalists duel for the Suzanne-Lenglen cup on the red clay court of Roland-Garros in Paris.

Horse Racing: Belmont Stakes
FOX, 4pm Live

The $2 million Belmont Stakes, the final Triple Crown jewel, is run at Saratoga Race Course in New York. It’s the final year of the race’s temporary move to Saratoga due to construction at Belmont Park. Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo skipped the Preakness Stakes, but could be in the starting gate for the Belmont.

MLB Baseball
FOX, 7:30pm Live

Regional MLB action on FOX offers either the Cleveland Guardians at the Texas Rangers or the Boston Red Sox at the N.Y. Yankees.

Wild Spring
BBC America, 8pm
New Series!

In this four-part series, the arrival of spring is synonymous with new life, and if there is one drive the entire animal kingdom shares, it’s to reproduce. They live to bear the next generation, to pass on their genetic makeup, to ensure the survival of the species.

The Greek Aisle
Hallmark Channel, 8pm
Original Film!

When Georgia (Nikki DeLoach) travels to the Greek island of Corfu to finalize an inheritance, she unexpectedly discovers that marrying her handsome co-inheritor (Apostolis Totsikas) is the only way to meet the requirements.

Thou Shall Not Commit Adultery
Lifetime, 8pm
Original Film!

Grammy Award-winning gospel artist Erica Campbell, who got her start in the duo Mary Mary, stars along with singer and A Different World alum Jasmine Guy in Lifetime’s newest drama. The film follows a renowned Christian feminist icon and bestselling author who finds her world turned upside down when she becomes the target of a blackmail scheme. Confronted with damning evidence of her extramarital affair, she must navigate the treacherous waters of public scrutiny while fighting to salvage her marriage, career and the trust of her devoted followers — ultimately facing an impossible choice.

Love and Marriage: Huntsville: “Reunion Part 1”
OWN, 8pm

It’s coming down to “destiny or divorce” as the cast unites in Los Angeles with Carlos for the reunion show. Kimmi and Maurice discuss marriage dealbreakers. Ken and Tricia address relationship rumors. Destiny and Tisha confront their fractured friendship. Kimmi and Nell face off.

House Hunters: “Ghosts of Hollywood”
HGTV, 10pm

In tonight’s new episode, a buyer has lived below his means in a Los Angeles apartment for decades, and now at 60, he’s ready to live large and he wants a grand home in the Hollywood Hills. His kids, however, are worried and caution against going too big at his age.

Author! Author!
MOVIES!, 10:35pm
Catch a Classic!

There’s a certain nostalgic charm in revisiting this bittersweet comedy-drama anchored by a warmly frazzled performance from Al Pacino — as it’s a departure from his more intense roles. Here Pacino stars as a playwright who finds his life falling apart. One of his plays is being rewritten, his wife is leaving him and abandoning her children from her previous marriages, and his girlfriend wants to move in with him. Could things get any worse?