Wednesday, July 6: ‘The Green Planet’ Reveals the Secret Lives of Plants
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Wednesday, July 6
The Green Planet
PBS, 8pm
New Series!
Sir David Attenborough, the legendary naturalist who has become a familiar narrator/host for documentaries spotlighting animals, now travels the globe to reveal the secret lives of plants in this five-part series that comes from the BBC and PBS, and uses pioneering camera techniques to show this world as never before. In the series premiere, “Tropical Worlds,” Attenborough explores plants of the rainforest — a world of stunning beauty but also fierce competition.
Maggie
Hulu
New Series!
This 13-episode comedy chronicles the challenges of dating while psychic. Maggie (Rebecca Rittenhouse) is able to see into the future of her friends, parents, clients and random people on the street. When she begins to see glimpses into her own destiny after meeting a stranger, her love life suddenly gets a lot more complicated. All episodes are available today.
Hello, Goodbye, and Everything In Between
Netflix
Original Film!
This young-adult romantic comedy comes from the producers of the To All the Boys franchise and is based on the bestseller by Jennifer E. Smith. After making a pact to break up before college, Clare (Talia Ryder) and Aidan (Jordan Fisher) spend their last evening as a couple on one final epic date. As they retrace the steps of their relationship, from their first hello and kiss to their first argument, they edge toward a turning point in a search for answers. Should they stay together, or say goodbye forever?
King of Stonks
Netflix
New Series!
This German series is a thriller inspired by real events in the financial world, and is centered on narcissism, megalomania and double standards. Felix Armand, the mastermind behind the most successful tech company in Germany, wants to be at the top, because once he’s there, he can finally be a decent human being. Unfortunately, everything is already blowing up in his face during the IPO, including money laundering, investor deception and internet pornography.
Audrey Hepburn Icon-a-thon
MOVIES!, beginning at 10am
Catch a Classic!
Enjoy legendary actress Audrey Hepburn in four of her most memorable films from the 1960s, across various genres: Two for the Road (1967), a British romantic road trip comedy/drama costarring Albert Finney; How to Steal a Million (1966), William Wyler’s heist comedy that also features Peter O’Toole, Eli Wallach and Charles Boyer; Charade (1963), the famed romantic comedy/mystery directed by Stanley Donen and costarring Cary Grant; and Wait Until Dark (1967), the classic thriller featuring Hepburn in a Best Actress Oscar-nominated performance as a blind woman terrorized by three criminals (led by an incredibly chilling Alan Arkin, along with Richard Crenna and Jack Weston) trying to retrieve a heroin-stuffed doll they believe is hidden in her apartment.
Big Brother
CBS, 8pm
Season Premiere!
Big Brother kicks off Season 24 as a new group of Houseguests move in for a summer full of unique twists and turns to challenge them. Julie Chen Moonves returns as host.
Mysteries Decoded
The CW, 8pm
Season Premiere!
A new season of unsolved mysteries awaits in Season 2 of this investigative documentary series, which uses newly discovered evidence and high-tech tools to dive deep into some of America’s greatest mysteries. Jennifer Marshall (Stranger Things), a U.S. Navy veteran, private investigator and actress, leads a team that aims to bring closure to long-lingering historical puzzles.
Married at First Sight
Lifetime, 8pm
Season Premiere!
For the first time in its 15 seasons, Married at First Sight sets its sights on the West Coast as it heads to San Diego, where 10 courageous singles are taking the plunge and marrying a complete stranger. These brides and grooms will see each other for the first time at the altar, when they take their vows in a legally binding ceremony under the palm trees of beautiful Southern California.
Carpathian Predators
Smithsonian Channel, 8pm
New Series!
See what it takes to find a mate, raise a family and stay alive in Eastern Europe’s Carpathian Mountains. Spend summer and autumn in the Carpathians as wild creatures — and humans — prep for the harsh winter ahead. In the premiere, “Realm of the Bear,” watch a mother brown bear race to fatten up her family for winter slumber as her cubs learn the ways of the forest.
The Murder Tapes
Investigation Discovery, 9pm
Season Premiere!
The true-crime series is back, with each episode again providing up-close perspectives on homicide investigations, incorporating body-cam footage from the initial crime scene, surveillance video and interrogation-room recordings.
The Challenge: USA
CBS, 9:30pm
New Series!
This special edition of the blockbuster MTV franchise brings together fan favorites from Survivor, Big Brother, The Amazing Race and Love Island to compete in one of the most unpredictable and demanding games of their lives, living in a constant state of paranoia and unable to trust anyone but themselves. T.J. Lavin serves as host.
Neighborhood Wars
A&E, 10pm
New Episodes!
“Revenge in Reverse” kicks off more Season 2 episodes of this series documenting the conflict and kindness between real-life neighbors across the country. In Pasco County, Florida, a feud gets out of hand when a man intentionally backs his car into his neighbor’s kitchen. A San Jose family’s Christmas is nearly ruined when a neighborhood thief steals their Nativity set. In Boulder, Colorado, a musician serenades his neighbor on his banjo.
More Power
History, 10pm
“I like to see where the edge is. When there’s a big red button that says ‘Do not touch,’ I right away go to touch it,” says Tim Allen. The actor-comedian happily (and hilariously) tests the limits of tools in this new series — the title was, of course, his catchphrase on Tool Time, the handyman show-within-a-show on his 1991-99 sitcom Home Improvement. He’s joined by buddy Richard Karn, who played his cohost, and DIY pro April Wilkerson. (The trio previously hosted the History competition Assembly Required.) They present an iconic tool, its origins — and some very creative applications.
American Detective With Lt. Joe Kenda
Investigation Discovery, 10pm
Season Premiere!
Season 2 of the true-crime series begins its linear ID run. In each episode, former homicide detective Joe Kenda chronicles astounding investigations from across the country, profiling a different homicide detective whose tireless efforts helped bring justice for the murder victim.
Expedition With Steve Backshall
PBS, 10pm
Season Premiere!
Naturalist Steve Backshall returns for Season 2 of his series in which he explores some of the most remote locations on Earth, on a mission with his handpicked team of experts to discover fresh insights that could help secure a future for the world’s wildlife. The season premiere finds Backshall on Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula, where he tackles whitewater so extreme it has never been attempted. Then, in the pristine wilderness, he and his team explore an area packed with more brown bears than almost anywhere else on the planet.
Road Wars
A&E, 10:30pm
New Series!
Violent road rage incidents are on the rise, and “road raging” is a human behavior that has become widely known. This new docuseries takes a deep dive into American roadways and examines extreme human behavior, wild weather, insane accidents and a few refreshing instances of acts of kindness.
Thursday, July 7
Moonhaven
AMC+
New Series!
The new six-episode series Moonhaven is set in a future when Earth has been rendered almost uninhabitable, but a utopian colony of humans — with the aid of a powerful artificial intelligence — has transformed a patch of the moon’s surface into a lush paradise. Over three generations, the people of Moonhaven have developed technology and culture with the sole purpose of saving Mother Earth. But a murder case on Moonhaven leads to the discovery of a dark conspiracy and sinister forces that seek to control Earth’s last hope. Dominic Monaghan, Emma McDonald, Joe Manganiello, Kadeem Hardison and Ayelet Zurer star. Moonhaven premieres with the first two episodes tonight, and subsequent episodes debuting Thursdays.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Paramount+
Season Finale!
The first season of this latest Star Trek spinoff series, which chronicles the adventures of the starship Enterprise roughly 10 years before Capt. Kirk’s command in Star Trek: The Original Series, concludes. The series is already in production on Season 2, which has cast Paul Wesley as Kirk and is expected to debut in 2023.
Noir to Die For Presents: Ida Lupino
MOVIES!, beginning at 12pm
Catch a Classic!
Famed actress/filmmaker Ida Lupino is the focus of this lineup of five film noir classics featuring the star: They Drive by Night (1940), directed by Raoul Walsh and costarring George Raft, Ann Sheridan and Humphrey Bogart; the Oscar-nominated Ladies in Retirement (1941), also starring Louis Hayward; The Man I Love (1947), another Walsh-helmed production, with Robert Alda starring alongside Lupino; On Dangerous Ground (1951), which also featured Lupino in an uncredited codirector role with Nicholas Ray; and Women’s Prison (1955), with Lupino as the cruel warden in one of the earlier “women-in-prison” pictures.
Press Your Luck
ABC, 8pm
Season Premiere!
The reboot of the popular game show begins its fourth season with Elizabeth Banks returning as host. Three contestants aim to avoid the iconic and devilish WHAMMY as they compete against each other answering questions to earn spins on the Big Board. The spins are used to win cash and prizes, as long as they avoid the WHAMMY.
Heartland: “Brand New Day”
UPtv, 8pm
Hudson hosts a lumberjack competition, and Amy (Amber Marshall) must retrain a Clydesdale and his owner to compete in the draft horse race; Tim (Chris Potter) throws his hat into the ring; and Lou (Michelle Morgan) tries to avoid a date with Fred Garland (Ivan Cermak).
Generation Gap
ABC, 9pm
New Series!
Kelly Ripa hosts this comedy quiz show that pairs teams of grandparents and grandkids, challenging them to answer questions about pop culture from each other’s generation.
Good Trouble
Freeform, 10pm
New Episodes!
The second half of Season 4 begins with the episode “What I Wouldn’t Give for Love.” Davia (Emma Hunton) musters the courage to tell Dennis (Josh Pence) how she feels, while Malika (Zuri Adele) deals with Angelica (Yasmine Aker) seeing other people. Also, Alice (Sherry Cola) hires a new manager and the FCG throw a party to celebrate the launch of their app.
Fright Club: “Spies in the Sky”
Travel Channel, 10pm; also streams on discovery+
Jack Osbourne and the Ghost Brothers crack the shell on an avian conspiracy theory; comedian/actor Tommy Davidson sheds light on a goblin strutting down a dark driveway; and a ghost thinks it’s a ninja.
Terror Lake Drive
WE tv, 10pm
New Series!
“Leap” kicks off the six-episode first season of this drama about a single mother trying to dodge her past by relocating to Atlanta with her defiant teenager, only to discover that some forces are impossible to outrun.
Friday, July 8
Black Bird
Apple TV+
New Series!
Inspired by actual events, this six-episode psychological thriller begins when high school football hero, decorated policeman’s son and convicted drug dealer Jimmy Keene (Taron Egerton) is sentenced to 10 years in a minimum security prison. There, he is given a choice — enter a maximum-security prison for the criminally insane and befriend suspected serial killer Larry Hall (Paul Walter Hauser) to gain information, or stay where he is and serve his full sentence with no possibility of parole. Keene quickly realizes his only way out is to elicit a confession from Hall and find out where the bodies of several young girls are buried before the suspected killer’s appeal goes through. But is Hall telling the truth? The series costars Greg Kinnear and Ray Liotta, in one of the actor’s final roles before his death on May 26. The first two episodes drop today; subsequent new episodes are available Fridays.
Duck & Goose
Apple TV+
New Series!
Inspired by the bestselling books by Tad Hills, this animated preschool series celebrates the unique friendship of Duck and Goose, two best feathered friends who don’t always see beak to beak. That is, until they discover that embracing and appreciating each other’s differences can help them think up entirely new ideas to help solve everyday challenges both big and small.
Conjuring Kesha
discovery+
New Series!
Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Kesha hosts this paranormal investigation series. Over six hourlong episodes, she explores the nation’s biggest mysteries, haunted locations and supernatural phenomena with celebrity guests and experts in the unexplained. The first two episodes drop today: In “Not Today, Satan,” Kesha and comedian Whitney Cummings investigate a demonic force in a closed Tennessee penitentiary that once housed the worst of the worst; and in “Songs for the Dead,” pop star Betty Who joins Kesha on a quest to unravel the mysteries of Tennessee’s Antoinette Hall, one of America’s oldest and most haunted opera houses. Subsequent new episodes are available Fridays.
Boo, B@#$%
Netflix
New Series!
Lana Condor (To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before) is also an executive producer of and leads this teen series as Erika, a high school senior who has lived most of her life flying safely under the radar. When she realizes that, over the course of one night, she is able to alter her narrative and start living an “epic life,” Erika jumps at the opportunity — only to wake up the next morning and learn that she is a ghost.
Dangerous Liaisons
Netflix
Original Film!
In this adaptation of Pierre Choderlos de Laclos’ 1782 novel, Paola Locatelli stars as idealistic 17-year-old Célène, who is getting ready to live apart from her fiancé for a while as she leaves Paris for her new school in southwestern France. There, she has to face an evil clique of elites ruled over by Vanessa (Ella Pellegrini) and Tristan (Simon Rérolle), who is both dangerous and seductive. Célène falls for Tristan, but doesn’t suspect that she is at the center of a cruel bet made between him and Vanessa.
The Longest Night
Netflix
New Series!
This six-episode Spanish series takes place at a psychiatric prison and follows a group of people there who are completely cut off from all outside communication. Meanwhile, there are armed men surrounding the building with the primary goal of catching a serial killer (Luis Callejo).
The Sea Beast
Netflix
Original Film!
This animated film directed by Chris Williams (director of Big Hero 6 and codirector of Moana) is set in an era when terrifying beasts swam the seas and monster hunters were celebrated heroes. None of these heroes is more beloved than Jacob Holland (voice of Karl Urban), but when young Maisie Brumble (Zaris-Angel Hator) stows away on his fabled ship, Jacob is saddled with an unexpected ally. Together they embark on an epic journey into uncharted waters and make history.
Trigger Point
Peacock
New Series!
This British thriller is set in the high-pressure world of bomb disposal and stars Vicky McClure and Adrian Lester as Lana Washington and Joel Nutkins, frontline explosives officers who risk their lives during a terrorist campaign in the heart of London. When attacks threaten the capital over one summer, the “Expos” are at the forefront of urgent efforts to find out who is behind the bombings before fatalities escalate. Under extreme pressure and searching for answers, Lana becomes suspicious that the bomber is premeditatedly targeting her unit — but how does she prove it and discover the bomber’s real identity? All six episodes are available today.
The Boys
Prime Video
Season Finale!
Season 3 of the acclaimed, very adult-themed satirical superhero series concludes. The show has been renewed for a fourth season.
Warriors on the Field
Prime Video
This Australian Amazon original documentary explores the personal and poignant stories of three Indigenous players in the Australian Football League (AFL). AFL legend Michael O’Loughlin narrates the film, which was directed by Indigenous academic and filmmaker Larissa Behrendt.
Golf: American Century Championship: First Round
Golf Channel, 7:30pm Live
The brightest stars in sports and entertainment tee off at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course in Nevada for this celebrity charity golf tournament. Luminaries in the field include Justin Timberlake, Charles Barkley, Aaron Rodgers, Ray Romano, Colin Jost, Annika Sorenstam, Michael Strahan, Anthony Anderson, Miles Teller and WWE’s Mike “The Miz” Mizanin. Golf Channel and NBC share coverage through Sunday.
Keeping Up With the Joneses
LMN, 8pm
Original Film Series!
Vivica A. Fox returns as the matriarch of the wealthy Jones family, who, along with her four stepdaughters, will stop at nothing to protect their business and family after they are threatened. Kandi Burruss returns to narrate the films, along with stars Ted McGinley, Michael Pare, Arie Thompson, Ciarra Carter, Jasmine Aivaliotis, Marcos James and Shellie Sterling.
Roswell Crash 75th Anniversary
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
On July 8, 1947, balloon debris was recovered from a ranch near Roswell Army Air Field in New Mexico. The reports surrounding this ended up leading, decades later, to conspiracy theories that what was found there was actually wreckage from an alien spacecraft, and the mythology that grew around the “Roswell incident” made itself quite at home in an American pop culture that had already been imagining beings from other worlds visiting Earth — often with sinister intentions — for a while, particularly in motion pictures. In commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Roswell incident, Turner Classic Movies is airing a triple feature of terrific films that, while not dealing specifically with Roswell, are among the finest cinematic examples of our strong fascination with the possibility of alien visitors that led to such a mythology being able to take root in our popular consciousness. First up is Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956), produced within the initial decade when reports of, and interest in, what were originally called “flying saucers” but later more familiarly known as UFOs, were on the rise. The film is a simple, but fun, tale of alien invasion, with iconic stop-motion animation effects for the titular ships created by the legendary Ray Harryhausen, and scenes of those ships crashing into famous landmarks that clearly must have influenced similar moments 40 years later in 1996’s Independence Day and Mars Attacks! Next is John Carpenter’s The Thing (1982), a remake of 1951’s The Thing From Another World. Both films were inspired by John W. Campbell Jr.’s novella Who Goes There?, but Carpenter’s is a more faithful adaptation, bringing the shape-shifting element to its antagonistic alien that torments an isolated Antarctic research team. The suspense of wondering who or what the Thing is currently impersonating, along with the intensely horrifying practical and makeup effects that still hold up quite well, and great performances from a cast led by Kurt Russell, make this one of the best sci-fi remakes (and the original was quite good in its own way). The evening concludes with another fantastic remake of a film whose original is also a classic: 1978’s Invasion of the Body Snatchers, a reimagined adaptation of Don Siegel’s 1956 film (both based on Jack Finney’s novel The Body Snatchers). Led by Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Leonard Nimoy and Jeff Goldblum, this movie, like the original, manages to be both a suspenseful thriller about alien seed pods taking over and replicating human beings one body at a time, and an insightful commentary on the political and social mores of its particular era.
Dynasty: “There’s No One Around to Watch You Drown”
The CW, 9pm
Guest star Charisma Carpenter (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) stirs up some bad blood among the Carringtons as their former nanny, who has some interesting memories of her days taking care of the now-grown Fallon (Elizabeth Gillies).
My Lottery Dream Home
HGTV, 9pm
Season Premiere!
Season 12 of this series about recent lottery winners hunting for their new dream homes kicks off with “Millionaire Mama.” A single mom who raised her three girls in a Miami apartment is looking for a stand-alone home, but host David Bromstad knows some gorgeous townhouses that may just change her mind.
The Great American Recipe: “Love Language”
PBS, 9pm
The eight remaining cooks share favorite comfort foods and a dish inspired by a loved one. From first-date cuisine to sentimental recipes passed down through generations, love is definitely in the air.
American Anthems: “Soldier on All Fours”
PBS, 10pm
Decorated veteran Jason Johnson’s Project K-9 Hero saves retired military and police dogs from being euthanized. Fellow veteran Michael Trotter Jr. and his wife, Tanya Blount, who comprise the music duo The War and Treaty, write and perform a powerful and soulful ballad that honors Jason’s advocacy and raises awareness of the challenges these hero dogs face after service.
Antiques Roadshow Recut: “Winterthur Museum, Hour 1”
PBS, 10:30pm
Watch Roadshow’s first ever visit to Delaware in this half-hour recut episode featuring incredible appraisals such as Broadway costume sketches, a Tiffany diamond pendant and a 1923 Frank Schoonover oil painting. Learn which one is appraised at $125,000.
Saturday, July 9
Tennis: Wimbledon: Ladies’ Singles Final
ESPN, 9am Live
The Wimbledon ladies’ singles final match at the All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club airs live on ESPN.
Othello
TCM, 3:30pm
Catch a Classic!
Despite working through a tough, three-year shoot at various locales in Italy and North Africa that was plagued by stops and starts due to logistical and financial problems, star/writer/director Orson Welles persevered with his creative genius to make this 1951 adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy every bit as visually inventive and compelling as his other Bard-inspired big-screen features: 1948’s Macbeth and 1966’s Chimes at Midnight. Welles (unfortunately working in blackface) leads the cast as the famed Moor of Venice, alongside Suzanne Cloutier as his innocent wife, Desdemona, and Micheál MacLiammóir as the scheming Iago. Othello was co-recipient of the top prize at the 1952 Cannes Film Festival.
My Grown-Up Christmas List
Hallmark Channel, 8pm
Original Film!
Journalist Taylor and Kevin, a member of the military, share a special bond that grows between them over the course of several Christmases that they spend together and apart. Stars Kayla Wallace and Kevin McGarry.
Flowers in the Attic: The Origin
Lifetime, 8pm
Original Film Series!
Based on the popular book series by V.C. Andrews, this four-part movie series starts with “Part 1: The Marriage,” introducing us to Olivia Winfield (Jemima Rooper) as she gives up her career, her home and her name to become Mrs. Malcolm Foxworth (Max Irons), the wife of the nation’s richest man. When she arrives at her new home, Olivia soon realizes that life at Foxworth Hall is far from the fairy tale she imagined it would be and begins to question the choices that led her down this path of eventual destruction.
Transplant: “Saviours”
NBC, 8pm
Bash (Hamza Haq) saves a hostile man during his commute and gets some shocking news about his future.
Say Yes to the Dress
TLC, 8pm
Season Premiere!
“You Went From Snickers Bar to Caviar” begins Season 21 of this reality series that makes wedding dress dreams come true for brides. Randy and the Kleinfeld team think they have seen everything, but this season’s brides are unlike any they’ve experienced before — including a bride-to-be who got engaged hours before her appointment, and a bride who uses her feet instead of her hands.
Would I Lie to You?
The CW, 8:30pm
Season Finale!
In “Child Toy Model,” the Season 1 finale of the comedy panel show, celebrity contestants Krysta Rodriguez, Amy Hoggart, Andrea Martin and Casey Jost form pairs and must determine who is sharing facts and who is spreading fiction. Aasif Mandvi hosts, and team captains are Matt Walsh and Sabrina Jalees.
Steal This House
HGTV, 9pm
New Series!
Celebrity IOU: Joyride and Garage Squad’s Cristy Lee stars in this new Detroit-based home renovation series. While she is known for her expertise in fixing cars, trucks and bikes, Cristy’s heart is also in home improvement. In the series, she helps frustrated home buyers see the potential in the most unexpected, inexpensive properties and works to turn them into astonishing homes. For her clients, Cristy proves that it’s worth the risk to buy a lower-priced house that needs work, create a smart renovation budget and invest in a renovation to transform the place into the home of their dreams.
Living With a Serial Killer
Oxygen, 9pm
Season Premiere!
Season 2 of this true crime docuseries covers the criminal investigations of serial killers across the United States and United Kingdom, interviewing the people who knew them best. It explores the question of what it is like to learn that someone you shared your life with was actually a vicious murderer.
BET Her Presents: The Couch
BET Her, 10pm
Season Premiere!
This series returns for a third season, with two dramatic short films aimed at raising awareness of mental health issues affecting Black women. Thin, Like Me! is directed by Meagan Good and centers on a fitness model’s unhealthy relationship with food and body issues that comes to a head with her mother as they plan an anniversary celebration. Behind the Smile! is directed by Naturi Naughton and focuses on a newly promoted anchorwoman who falls into a deep depression when she is forced to choose between her dream job and her vitiligo support group.
Heartland Docs, DVM
Nat Geo Wild, 10pm
Season Finale!
In the Season 4 finale, “The Plot Chickens,” the Schroeders solve a slate of mysterious cases: Dr. Erin gets to the bottom of a cat’s labored breathing, while Dr. Ben provides relief for a flock of featherless chickens and a bull with a bum hoof. Later, a bald eagle is rushed in with a life-threatening wound before the vets join forces to remove a pit bull’s cancerous lump. And between cases, the docs motivate each other to shed a few unwanted pounds.
Ghost Brothers: Lights Out
Travel Channel, 10pm
New Series!
This paranormal series that has already been available on the discovery+ streaming service makes its linear Travel Channel premiere tonight. It follows the Ghost Brothers — Dalen Spratt, Juwan Mass and Marcus Harvey — as they explore haunted hot spots across the country, checking out and sizing up local legends and supernatural stories. In the premiere episode, “Roff Family Rituals,” when the spirit of an infamously possessed girl starts calling, the Ghost Brothers pick up the line.
