
7 minute read
Best bets
Adam Scott hosts Don’t Thursdays at 8 pm on ABC. t Tom Payne in Prodigal Son, airing Tuesday at 8 pm v wee (Times listed are based on Central time zones.) When Jack (Himesh Patel) plays a beloved classic song by The Beatles while out for drinks with his friends, he realizes that he is the only person on Earth who remembers the biggest band of all time in this musical comedy. Lily James also stars. Color Splash HGTV 8 p.m. The first winner of Design Star, David Bromstad, was given this series to host and show off his skills. Staying speaks about his time as the director of Tiger King TV. Todd McFarlane: Like Hell I Won’t Syfy 10 p.m. This new documentary from Syfy features the illustrious comic book creator and artist Todd McFarlane, best known for creating the popular Spider-Man villain Venom and his own series, Spawn. Now, he owns companies and a collection of baseballs. kly true to his mantra that color is the root of great design, he transforms Sunday, 7-26 Thursday, 7-23 Movie: Harriet The Real Housewives of New York City boring rooms into gorgeous living spaces, all with a special pop. Movie: Evolution AMC 2:30 p.m. HBO 7 p.m. Cynthia Erivo stars in this Bravo 8 p.m. Luann de Lesseps, Ramona Saturday, 7-25 When a meteor carrying single-celled organisms crashes into Earth, it isn’t biography as abolitionist Harriet Singer, Leah McSweeney, The Henry Ford’s Innovation Nation long before the strange creatures Tubman, earning Oscar, Globe Dorinda Medley and Sonja CBS 7:30 a.m. evolve and wreak havoc on the and SAG award nominations for Morgan let viewers into their From technological innovators of planet in this sci-fi comedy. David her performance. In the 1840s, over-the-top New York City today to scientific pioneers of the Duchovny, Julianne Moore, Orlando a slave named Minty escapes lives in Season 12 of this iconic past, host Mo Rocca shares fun Jones and Sean William Scott star. to Philadelphia, takes the name reality series. This season also stories behind some of the world’s Harriet and sets out to free introduces Elyse Slaine as a new most important inventions and DC’s Stargirl others. member of the group. brilliant visionaries in this educational CW 7 p.m. family series. When family secrets are uncovered, Beat Shazam Tacoma FD Henry Jr. (Jake Austin Walker) is Fox 7 p.m. truTV 10:00 p.m. Movie: Motherless Brooklyn forced to make a difficult choice Teams go ear-to-ear as they race Season 2 is back, along with the HBO 7 p.m. in this rebroadcast. Meanwhile, to identify some of the most cast of this hilarious firehouse In Brooklyn during the 1950s, a Courtney (Brec Bassinger), Beth popular songs of all time in a comedy. Wolf Boykins (Paul detective with a photographic (Anjelika Washington) and Yolanda rebroadcast of this unique game Soter) returns to lead the memory and Tourette’s Syndrome (Yvette Monreal) come face-to-face show hosted by Oscar winner station’s choir group, the “Ex(Edward Norton) investigates the with the ISA. Jamie Foxx. The winning team SING-guishers.” Eddie (Joe murder of his mentor (Bruce Willis). faces off against Shazam, Pantoliano) makes fun of the Alec Baldwin, Willem Dafoe and Perry Mason the popular song members, but wants in Gugu Mbatha-Raw also star in this HBO 8 p.m. identification app. himself. neo-noir film. Matthew Rhys stars as private investigator Perry Mason in this Himesh Patel in Extraordinary People Say Yes to the Dress series based on the character created Yesterday, airing TLC 9 p.m. TLC 7 p.m. by Erle Stanley Gardner. The series Friday at 11:10 am In this new episode, Caitlin In a new episode of this longfollows his rise to becoming a on HBO. and Precious prepare to running reality series’ 18th season, famous defense lawyer in 1930s Los experience the joy of children a social media influencer settles Angeles, still struggling with trauma when Ari and Myles, become for nothing less than perfect, “Big from WWI. pregnant. The couples conquer Brother” houseguests shop together, the unique obstacles of and chef Cat Cora looks for a Wynonna Earp transgender pregnancy delicious dress for her big day. Syfy 9 p.m. and supporting their After more than a year-long wait, male partners. Surviving Joe Exotic Season 4 of this sci-fi western finally Animal Planet 9 p.m. arrives. Wynonna (Melanie Scrofano) Friday, 7-24 Life turned inside out by a viral Netflix docuseries, Rick Kirkham opens up about what it was like and Sheriff Nedley (Greg Lawson) set out to rescue Doc Holliday (Tim Rozon) and Wynonna’s sister Waverly Movie: working with the now-infamous (Dominique Provost-Chalkley). Yesterday Tiger King in this documentary, HBO 11:10 a.m. which he says will be the last he Lakefront Bargain Hunt
HGTV 10 p.m. Penn & Teller: Try This at Home Catch back-to-back new episodes, Too beginning with this episode CW 8 p.m. featuring Bethany and Matt, a Howie Mandel, Piff the Magic couple with a young son who feel Dragon and the cast of “Nancy their home in Chicago is much Drew” show off the new tricks too far from the rest of their family they have developed during in Minnesota. The family seeks a quarantine in this new special. forever home on Forest Lake. Penn & Teller host the show, and
Advertisement
Monday, 7-27 showcase the new magic they have been working on as well.
Movie: The Dark Knight Rises AMC 4 p.m. Into the Unknown Christian Bale returns as the caped TRAV 10 p.m. crusader in the third installment In this new episode, series host of this trilogy. This time, Batman Cliff Simon heads to the heart returns to save Gotham from a of the bayou in Louisiana. In new underground terrorist known the biggest, baddest swamp in as Bane (Tom Hardy). Anne America, Cliff goes on the hunt for Hathaway and Morgan Freeman the Rougarou, a monster known also star. for its shapeshifting capabilities. The Titan Games Tuesday, 7-28 NBC 7 p.m. I Didn’t Know I Was Pregnant No stranger to taking down tough TLC 11 a.m. opponents, Dwayne “The Rock” Tune in for shocking stories of Johnson hosts this competition unexpected births with back-toseries, now in its second season. back episodes of this series. Melissa Striving to earn or keep the title of “Titan,” competitors take part in intense challenges of mental and physical endurance. Precious and Myles from Extraordinary People, airing 9 pm Thursdays on TLC.

Melanie Scrofano stars in Wynonna Earp, which returns to the Syfy Channel for the fourth season Sunday at 9 p.m.

shares her story about giving birth to an unexpected baby in the backseat of a car after arriving in the driveway of a hospital.
Hell’s Kitchen Fox 7 p.m. Creatures of the sea are on the menu in a special challenge facing the remaining contestants of this intense series. Then, the chefs aim to impress an intimidating group of VIPs during dinner service while Chef Gordon Ramsay watches their every move.
Movie: Stockton on My Mind HBO 8 p.m. This premiere documentary follows Michael Tubbs, Stockton, California’s youngest and first Black mayor. His team attempts to implement universal basic income, send at-risk kids to college and improve his hometown for the good of its people. Tell Me a Story CW 8 p.m. Don’t miss the premiere of this series that presents a dark take on fairy tales. In this episode, a troubled teen tries to get a fresh start, estranged siblings are reunited, friends plan a robbery and a couple argues about their plans for the future.
Wednesday, 7-28
Cults and Extreme Belief A&E 8 a.m. Marathon this series’ first season, beginning with the story of Romy Maple, a former Jehovah’s Witness and survivor of childhood sexual abuse. She begins a journey to understand why her pleas were ignored by top members of the organization.
My 600-lb Life TLC 11 a.m. Indulge in a half-day marathon of this hit series beginning with this episode that introduces 23-yearold Seana. Still living with her mother and weighing nearly 700-pounds, Seana’s depression and anxiety threaten her ability to choose the path to health.
Movie: Big Jake AMC 4:30 p.m. Estranged from his family for 15 years, Jacob McCandles (John Wayne) joins his two sons (Patrick Wayne, Christopher Mitchum) to search for a kidnapped grandson he did not know he had. Richard Boone and Maureen O’Hara also star in this Western.
Bulletproof CW 8 p.m. In this season finale, Bishop (Noel Clarke) devises a plan to catch Alex (Stavros Zalmas) and Mikey (Ben Tavassoli) Markides, but everything falls flat.