Best bets

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Friday, 8-21

Storage Wars A&E 6 am Gear up for a morning of modern-day treasure hunting as A&E presents a marathon of this reality TV series. People attend storage unit auctions where they bid on the contents of lockers in the hopes of finding something valuable inside.

The Toilet Paper Wedding Dress Challenge TLC 11 am Artists take ordinary toilet paper from the bathroom to the craft room, creating extraordinary wedding dresses you need to see to believe in this rebroadcast special. A panel of celebrity judges awards a $10,000 prize to the best in show.

Movie: Legally Blonde Bravo 7:30 pm Reese Witherspoon stars as Elle Woods in this beloved comedy. After being dumped by her boyfriend for not being smart enough, she decides to follow him to law school, only to prove she’s more talented than expected. Luke Wilson also stars.

Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum star in Independence Day, airing at 6 pm

(Times listed are based on Central time zones.)

Saturday, 8-22 Sunday, 8-23

Pet Vet Dream Team The Circus: Inside the Craziest CBS 8:30 am Political Campaign on Earth Dr. Peter is excited about Beatrice Showtime 7 pm the guinea pig’s pregnancy, and Amidst a global pandemic, interready to show off her adorable national protests and economic newborns in this rebroadcast. turbulence, John Heilemann, Alex Meanwhile, Dr. Alex must fight to Wagner and Mark McKinnon tackle save a puppy who was attacked by the wildest political rides in Season a 200-pound bull mastiff when he 5 of this docuseries. The hosts was just 3 months old. discuss both Trump and Biden’s The Pioneer Woman FOOD 9 am Lovecraft Country In this new episode, Ladd stops HBO 8 pm by as Ree roasts up a gorgeous Leti (Jurnee Smollett) and Greek salad, creates a stir-fry of George (Courtney B. Vance) have homemade sesame noodles with inexplicably awoken from their mushrooms, buffalo-style breaded terrifying night fully recovered mozzarella bites and a “King of the in this new episode. While they Ranch” ice cream pie for dessert. indulge in the new atmosphere, Untold Stories of the ER suspicious of their hosts. TLC noon This super-dramatic rebroadcast features a recovering stroke patient who is left horrified when his wife, and both of his girlfriends, come to visit him in the hospital, resulting in an all-out brawl. In Iraq, army doctors fight to save explosion victims.

Movie: Neighbors FX 3 p.m. Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne star as new parents Mac and Kelly, who are disappointed when a rowdy fraternity moves in next door in this comedy. A turf war soon erupts between the couple and the fraternity’s president, Teddy (Zac Efron). Movie: Queen & Slim HBO 7 pm After a bad Tinder date with Slim (Daniel Kaluuya), defense attorney Queen (Jodie TurnerSmith) is shot by an officer when the two are pulled over in this crime drama. presidential campaigns. Atticus (Jonathan Majors) grows

Sean Giambrone stars in The Goldbergs, airing Wednesdays at 7:30 pm.

Monday, 8-24

Movie: The King’s Speech Fox 7 pm Colin Firth stars as George VI, whose severe stammer prompts him to meet with Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush), a rather unique speech therapist, in this Oscarwinning drama. The two forge a friendship that continues when George is suddenly crowned king.

Bull CBS 9 pm When a fertility clinic makes a mistake and uses the wrong sample, Benny (Freddy Rodriguez) and Bull (Michael Weatherly) take on the case of a couple who are being sued by the biological father of their child in this rebroadcast. Geneva Carr also stars.

Jodie Turner-Smith and Daniel Kaluuya star in Queen & Slim on HBO 7 pm Saturday.

NBC News: 2020 Republican Convention NBC 9 pm The 2020 Republican National Convention begins with live coverage from the NBC news team, culminating on Thursday, Aug. 27. Having won both the Florida and Illinois primaries, Donald Trump and Mike Pence will remain the party’s delegates.

Tuesday, 8-25

Movie: Total Recall AMC 2 p.m. In this sci-fi hit starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sharon Stone, a man discovers he is the victim of a futuristic 21st century mind-tampering scheme. Once he remembers his true identity, he journeys to Mars to help fight a power-hungry madman. NCIS CBS 7 pm Mark Harmon stars as NCIS Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs in this spinoff of the critically acclaimed series “JAG.” He and his team travel the globe to investigate everything from terrorism to murder involving U.S. Navy and Marine Corp personnel.

Counting On TLC 8 pm Join the Duggar family for Christmas in this new episode. Jinger and Jeremy cut down their first Los Angeles. Christmas tree. Then, the whole family pitches in when Jana and Jessa organize a pageant and cast Jim Bob in a very special role.

Wednesday, 8-26

Long Lost Family TLC 7 a.m. Host Chris Jacobs tries to help two sisters in search of their birth mother who want to uncover the reason for their adoption in this rebroadcast. Meanwhile, Lisa Joyner helps a mother looking for the daughters she put up for adoption when she was young.

The First 48 A&E 3 pm Delve into real-life crime drama as A&E presents a marathon of this long-running unscripted series. Cameras follow homicide detectives during the critical first hours of an investigation as they search for clues in high profile cases.

Tough as Nails CBS 8 pm Men and women who work in some of the most physically demanding careers face off in mental and physical challenges in a new episode hosted by Phil Keoghan.

Thursday, 8-27

Cold Case Files A&E 9 am Bill Kurtis hosts this series that documents some of the most haunting and fascinating cold case investigations from various detectives across the country. Originally produced by Tom Golden, this version of the show highlights some of the original’s best.

Cellblock 6: Female Lock Up TLC noon Tune in for a marathon of this revealing reality series, following the lives of eight women incarcerated in Gwinnett County Jail in Georgia. The cameras follow them as they struggle to deal with their living situation and the actions that led them here.

The Late Late Show With James Corden CBS 11:35 pm James Corden hosts this acclaimed late-night show from Los Angeles.

Junee Smollett stars in Lovecraft Country, airing 8 pm Sundays on HBO.