Welcome to a new week of TV! There are a ton of premieres and a good number of finales this week, since the Olympics are over and the new season is getting ready to start, so be sure to check out the schedule so you don’t miss anything!
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Sunday
Sunday features 1 series finale & 2 season finales, so check out tonight’s schedule!
Also on tonight:
- *Series Finale* – Inspector Lewis – PBS @ 9/8c
- *Season Finale* – The Jim Gaffigan Show – TV Land @ 10/9c & 10:30/9:30c (2 New Episodes Including Season Finale)
- *Season Finale* – The Tunnel (#110) – PBS @ 10:30/9:30c
- *Special* – The Voice – NBC @ 10:30/9:30c (30-Minute “Blind Auditions – Olympics” Special)
- *New* – Ballers (#16/206) – HBO @ 10/9c
- *New* – Bar Rescue – Spike TV @ 9/8c
- *New* – Basketball Wives LA (#507) – VH1 @ 8/7c
- *New* – Big Brother (#1829) – CBS @ 8:01/7:01c
- *New* – Big Time RV (#303/304) – Travel Channel @ 9/8c & 9:30/8:30c (2 New Episodes)
- *New* – Brad Neely’s Harg Nallin’ Sclopio Peepio (#107) – Cartoon Network @ 11:45/10:45c
- *New* – BrainDead (#BD109) – CBS @ 10/9c
- *New* – Celebrity Family Feud (#207) – ABC @ 8/7c
- *New* – Chopped – Food Network @ 9/8c
- *New* – Cooks vs Cons – Food Network @ 10/9c
- *New* – Declassified (#106) – CNN @ 10/9c
- *New* – Escaping Polygamy (#14) – A&E @ 10/9c
- *New* – Fear the Walking Dead (#208) – AMC @ 9/8c
- *New* – Food Paradise International (#204) – Travel Channel @ 8/7c
- *New* – Geeking Out (#103) – AMC @ 11:59/10:59c
- *New* – Guy’s Grocery Games – Food Network @ 8/7c
- *New* – Intervention (#11/28) – A&E @ 8/7c & 9/8c (1-Hour “Then & Now. Julie & Shannon” Special & 1 New Episode)
- *New* – It Takes a Killer (#105/106) – Oxygen @ 10/9c & 10:30/9:30c (2 New Episodes)
- *New* – Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (#81/322) – HBO @ 11/10c
- *New* – Match Game (#109) – ABC @ 10/9c
- *New* – Motive (#408) – USA Network @ 10/9c
- *New* – Murder in the First (#308) – TNT @ 10/9c
- *New* – My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding (#506) – TLC @ 10/9c
- *New* – Naked & Afraid XL (#208) – Discovery Channel @ 10/9c
- *New* – Ozzy and Jack’s World Detour (#105) – History Channel @ 10/9c
- *New* – Power (#306) – Starz @ 9/8c
- *New* – Ray Donovan (#409) – Showtime @ 9/8c
- *New* – Return to Amish (#307) – TLC @ 9/8c
- *New* – Roadies (#109) – Showtime @ 10/9c
- *New* – Snapped (#1803) – Oxygen @ 9/8c
- *New* – Squidbillies (#1007) – Cartoon Network @ 11:30/10:30c
- *New* – Survivor’s Remorse (#306) – Starz @ 10/9c
- *New* – Talking Dead (#108) – AMC @ 10/9c
- *New* – The $100,000 Pyramid (#108) – ABC @ 9/8c
- *New* – The Hunt with John Walsh (#307) – CNN @ 9/8c
- *New* – The Last Ship (#310) – TNT @ 9/8c
- *New* – The Night Of (#07/107) – HBO @ 9/8c
- *New* – The Real Housewives of New Jersey (#706) – Bravo @ 8/7c
- *New* – VH1 Live! (#107) – VH1 @ 10/9c
- *New* – Vice Principals (#06/106) – HBO @ 10:30/9:30c
Monday
Monday features 3 series premieres & 4 season finales. To read more about the new series, click the link below. Otherwise, check out tonight’s schedule!
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Tonight is also the 2-hour series premiere of Too Close to Home on TLC at 9/8c. TLC’s first-ever scripted series, Tyler Perry’s Too Close to Home, tells the story of a young woman from a modest upbringing who discovers she may have a bright future in Washington D.C.’s fast-paced political scene. When Anna (Danielle Savre) leaves her trailer park home in Alabama in a cloud of dust, she cuts all ties with her family and buries every element of her checkered past. Her friends in Washington think she comes from a wealthy family and know nothing of her real upbringing. Suddenly, the real Anna is exposed when she causes a major political scandal and makes national headlines for her part in an affair with one of the nation’s most powerful players. With nowhere to turn, she’s forced to find sanctuary in the only place she has left: home. Anna’s new reality may prove too much for her to handle. Back in the ironically named town of Happy, Alabama, Anna reunites with her controlling mother, Jolene (Trisha Rae Stahl); her sweet yet overburdened sister, Bonnie (Kelly Sullivan); and her drug-addicted sister, Shelby (Brooke Anne Smith). Although she’s left behind a mess in D.C., there are serious problems brewing in Happy and Anna is quickly thrown into the drama. She also has to confront unfinished business with her high school sweetheart, Brody (Brock O’Hurn). Broken and battered, Anna must ultimately seek help and forgiveness from the same people she abandoned for a “better” life.
Finally, tonight is the series premiere of Cheer Squad on Freeform at 10/9c. Step inside the lives of two-time world cheerleading champions, The Great White Sharks, as they battle through an intense cheer season in an effort to keep their championship crown. The Great White Sharks are a sisterhood, there for each other through first loves, new jobs, bad breakups, and everything in between. But they are also elite athletes, idolized by thousands and members of one of the best all-star cheerleading team in the world. This show will follow the two-time World Cheerleading Champions on the long road to defending their title as they try to balance life off the mat with the all-consuming battle to stay on top.
Also on tonight:
- *Season Finale* – Casual (#213) – hulu @ 3:01AM/2:01AMc
- *Season Finale* – Food’s Greatest Hits – Cooking Channel @ 10/9c & 10:30/9:30c (2 New Episodes Including Season Finale)
- *Season Finale* – Guilt (#110) – Freeform @ 9/8c
- *Season Finale* – TripTank (#310) – Comedy Central @ 1AM/12AMc
- *Series Premiere* – Cheer Squad (#101) – Freeform @ 10/9c
- *Series Premiere* – Food Network Star Kids – Food Network @ 8/7c
- *Series Premiere* – Too Close to Home (#101/102) – TLC @ 9/8c (2-Hour Series Premiere)
- *Special* – 90 Day Fiance – TLC @ 8/7c (1-Hour “For Your Eyes Only” Special)
- *New* – American Ninja Warrior (#810) – NBC @ 8/7c (2-Hour New Episode)
- *New* – Bachelor in Paradise (#304A) – ABC @ 8/7c (2-Hour New Episode)
- *New* – Cake Wars – Food Network @ 9/8c
- *New* – Comedy Knockout (#118) – TruTV @ 11/10c
- *New* – Conan – TBS @ 11/10c
- *New* – Difficult People (#208) – hulu @ 3:01AM/2:01AMc
- *New* – Fameless (#205) – TruTV @ 10/9c
- *New* – Jimmy Kimmel Live – ABC @ 11:35/10:35c
- *New* – Late Night with Seth Meyers – NBC @ 12:36AM/11:36PMc
- *New* – Love & Hip Hop Hollywood (#302) – VH1 @ 8/7c
- *New* – Major Crimes (#509) – TNT @ 10/9c
- *New* – Misfit Garage (#407/408) – Discovery Channel @ 9/8c & 10/9c (2 New Episodes)
- *New* – Mistresses (#410) – ABC @ 10:01/9:01c
- *New* – Odd Mom Out (#209) – Bravo @ 10/9c
- *New* – Rizzoli & Isles (#711) – TNT @ 9/8c
- *New* – Running Wild with Bear Grylls (#303) – NBC @ 10/9c
- *New* – Secret Eats with Adam Richman (#205/206) – Travel Channel @ 10/9c & 10:30/9:30c (2 New Episodes)
- *New* – So You Think You Can Dance (#DAN-1314/15) – FOX @ 8/7c (2-Hour New Episode)
- *New* – The Fosters (#409) – Freeform @ 8/7c
- *New* – The Late Late Show with James Corden – CBS @ 1:37AM/12:37AMc
- *New* – The Late Show with Stephen Colbert – CBS @ 11:35/10:35c
- *New* – The Making of the Mob: Chicago (#207) – AMC @ 10/9c
- *New* – The Real Housewives of Orange County (#1108) – Bravo @ 9/8c
- *New* – The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon – NBC @ 11:34/10:34c
- *New* – T.I. & Tiny: The Family Hustle (#517) – VH1 @ 9/8c
- *New* – VH1 Live! (#108) – VH1 @ 11/10c
Tuesday
Tuesday features 5 series premieres & 7 season premieres. To read more about the new series, click the link below. Otherwise, check out tonight’s schedule!
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Tonight is also the series premiere of Milwaukee Blacksmith on History Channel at 10/9c, followed by a 2nd new episode at 10:30/9:30c. Kent Knapp and his children make their living in the 5,000 year-old craft of blacksmithing. Behind the power of his hundred year-old screw press, and 135 year-old anvil, Kent built his business from the ground up. These expert craftsmen forge everything from bank vaults to bike frames and any large steel piece you can dream up. Kent has made it his mission to pass the trade down to his children, but to carry the business into the future they will have to learn to work together as a team.
Tonight is also the series premiere of One Shot on BET at 10/9c. BET Networks is on a nationwide search to find America’s next big rap star. The talent competition will scour the nation to find the next explosive rap star with mass appeal, on-the-fly musicianship and command of the stage. The show is hosted by iconic hip hop and radio personality Sway Calloway. Each episode travels to a different city: Atlanta, Charlotte, Miami and Chicago where contestants will face off to secure his or her spot at the grand finale in New York City. The show’s judges feature an elite roster of industry experts including Mike Smith, Kxng Crooked and King Tech. They will be joined each week by different celebrity guest judges including T.I., RZA, DJ Khaled, Twista, Tech N9ne and DJ Drama and together will critique and offer guidance to the hip hop hopefuls and handpick the best of the crop. While thousands of talented men and women applied, only the nation’s hottest emcees were selected to compete for a cash prize of $100,000, a record deal with SMH Entertainment and bragging rights to be named America’s hottest emcee. All is at stake for the contestants. The series will give viewers a bird’s eye view of what it takes to be the greatest in the game and reveal the sacrifices many hip hop stars must make to accomplish their goals and dreams. In the end, only one will drop the mic and win the coveted title of America’s number one rap star.
Tonight is also the series premiere of Playhouse Masters on TLC at 10/9c. Every child’s wish is to create their own fictional world, and a whimsical playhouse is the perfect setting for their ideas to come alive. Tyson and Audy Leavitt create the most elaborate, over-the-top playhouses out of their family-run shop called “Charmed Playhouses.” We’ll follow the couple from design to installation as they turn their cute clients’ dreams into reality.
Finally, tonight is the series premiere of You Can Do Better on TruTV at 10:30/9:30c. This is a guide to all those real-life skills you’re expected to know but no one ever taught you – things like how to get a bartender’s attention, the best ways to go on a road trip and determining when lying is the right thing to do. Hosts Matthew Latkiewicz and Abbi Crutchfield mix sketches, expert advice and on-the-street interviews to help viewers get their life game on point.
Also on tonight:
- *Series Premiere* – Better Late Than Never (#101) – NBC @ 10/9c
- *Series Premiere* – Milwaukee Blacksmith (#101/102) – History Channel @ 10/9c & 10:30/9:30c (2 New Episodes Including Series Premiere)
- *Series Premiere* – One Shot (#101) – BET @ 10/9c
- *Series Premiere* – Playhouse Masters (#101) – TLC @ 10/9c
- *Series Premiere* – You Can Do Better – TruTV @ 10:30/9:30c
- *Season Premiere* – Cake Boss (#801) – TLC @ 9/8c
- *Season Premiere* – Forged in Fire (#301) – History Channel @ 9/8c
- *Season Premiere* – Halt and Catch Fire (#301/302) – AMC @ 9/8c & 10/9c (2 New Episodes Including Season Premiere)
- *Season Premiere* – Ink Master (#801) – Spike TV @ 9:30/8:30c & 10/9c (30-Minute “The Decision” Special & 1-Hour Season Premiere)
- *Season Premiere* – Ink Master: Redemption (#301) – Spike TV @ 11/10c
- *Season Premiere* – Jill & Jessa: Counting On (#300-90/301) – TLC @ 6:30/5:30c & 8/7c (90-Minute “Countdown to the New Seashttps://tvismypacifier.com/wp-admin/post-new.php#edit_timestampon” Special & 1-Hour Season Premiere)
- *Season Premiere* – The Profit (#401) – CNBC @ 10/9c
- *Special* – Deadliest Catch – Discovery Channel @ 9/8c (1-Hour “Sig Hansen Legacy” Special)
- *New* – Adam Ruins Everything – TruTV @ 10/9c
- *New* – America’s Got Talent (#1116) – NBC @ 8/7c (2-Hour New Episode)
- *New* – Andrew Zimmern’s Driven by Food (#103) – Travel Channel @ 9/8c
- *New* – Bachelor in Paradise (#304B) – ABC @ 8/7c (1-Hour New Episode)
- *New* – Bachelor in Paradise: After Paradise (#203) – ABC @ 9:03/8:03c
- *New* – Born This Way (#205) – A&E @ 10/9c
- *New* – Cheer Squad (#102) – Freeform @ 10/9c
- *New* – Chopped Junior – Food Network @ 8/7c
- *New* – Chopped – Food Network @ 10/9c
- *New* – Chrisley Knows Best (#413/414) – USA Network @ 10/9c (1-Hour New Episode)
- *New* – Conan – TBS @ 11/10c
- *New* – Dead of Summer (#109) – Freeform @ 9/8c
- *New* – Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Los Angeles Rams (#1103) – HBO @ 10/9c
- *New* – Late Night with Seth Meyers – NBC @ 12:36AM/11:36PMc
- *New* – MadTV (#104) – The CW @ 9/8c
- *New* – Married at First Sight (#405-75) – A&E & FYI @ 8:45/7:45c (75-Minute New Episode)
- *New* – Pretty Little Liars (#709) – Freeform @ 8/7c
- *New* – Sisterhood of Hip Hop (#307) – Oxygen @ 9/8c
- *New* – The Late Late Show with James Corden – CBS @ 1:37AM/12:37AMc
- *New* – The Late Show with Stephen Colbert – CBS @ 11:35/10:35c
- *New* – The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon – NBC @ 11:34/10:34c
- *New* – Zoo (#ZOO210) – CBS @ 9/8c
Wednesday
Wednesday features 1 series premiere, 1 season premiere, & 2 season finales. To read more about the new series, click the link below. Otherwise, check out tonight’s schedule!
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Also on tonight:
- *Season Finale* – Duck Dynasty (#114) – A&E @ 9/8c
- *Season Finale* – Wahlburgers (#47) – A&E @ 10/9c
- *Series Premiere* – Gomorrah (#101/102) – Sundance Channel @ 10/9c (2 1/2-Hour Series Premiere)
- *Season Premiere* – Dual Survival (#801) – Discovery Channel @ 9/8c
- *Special* – Jep & Jessica: Growing the Dynasty (#13) – A&E @ 9:30/8:30c (30-Minute Special)
- *New* – American Gothic (#AG110) – CBS @ 9/8c
- *New* – America’s Got Talent (#1117) – NBC @ 9/8c (1-Hour New Episode)
- *New* – Big Brother (#1830) – CBS @ 8/7c
- *New* – Black and White (#105) – A&E @ 10:30/9:30c
- *New* – Botched By Nature (#104) – E! @ 9/8c
- *New* – Botched Post Op (#204) – E! @ 10/9c
- *New* – Car Matchmaker (#308) – Esquire @ 9/8c
- *New* – Catfish: the TV Show (#516) – MTV @ 10/9c
- *New* – Cheer Squad (#103) – Freeform @ 10/9c
- *New* – Comedy Knockout (#119) – TruTV @ 11/10c
- *New* – Conan – TBS @ 11/10c
- *New* – Cutthroat Kitchen – Food Network @ 10/9c
- *New* – Dating Naked: Playing for Keeps (#309) – VH1 @ 9/8c
- *New* – Ghost Hunters (#1104) – Syfy @ 9/8c
- *New* – Hollywood Medium (#203) – E! @ 8/7c
- *New* – Late Night with Seth Meyers – NBC @ 12:36AM/11:36PMc
- *New* – Little Women: Atlanta (#207) – Lifetime @ 10/9c
- *New* – Little Women: LA (#507) – Lifetime @ 9/8c
- *New* – Love at First Kiss (#104) – TLC @ 10/9c
- *New* – MasterChef (#MCH-712/13) – FOX @ 8/7c (2-Hour New Episode)
- *New* – Mr. Robot (#208) – USA Network @ 10/9c
- *New* – Paranormal Witness (#504) – Syfy @ 10/9c
- *New* – Pawn Star$ (#V1806) – History Channel @ 10/9c
- *New* – Penn & Teller: Fool Us (#308) – The CW @ 8/7c
- *New* – Sing It On (#205) – POP @ 8/7c
- *New* – Suits (#607) – USA Network @ 9/8c
- *New* – The Late Late Show with James Corden – CBS @ 1:37AM/12:37AMc
- *New* – The Late Show with Stephen Colbert – CBS @ 11:35/10:35c
- *New* – The Night Shift (#312) – NBC @ 10/9c
- *New* – The Real Housewives of New York City (#820-75) – Bravo @ 9/8c (75-Minute New Episode)
- *New* – The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon – NBC @ 11:34/10:34c
- *New* – Tyrant (#308) – FX @ 10/9c
- *New* – Unlocking the Truth (#102) – MTV @ 11/10c
- *New* – Whose Line is it Anyway? – The CW @ 9/8c
Thursday
Thursday features 4 season premieres & 1 season finale, so check out tonight’s schedule!
Also on tonight:
- *Season Finale* – Man vs Child: Chef Showdown – FYI @ 9/8c
- *Season Premiere* – Behind Bars: Rookie Year (#09) – A&E @ 10/9c
- *Season Premiere* – Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team (#1101) – CMT @ 9/8c
- *Season Premiere* – I Love Kellie Pickler (#201) – CMT @ 10/9c
- *Season Premiere* – RuPaul’s All Stars Drag Race (#201-90) – Logo @ 8/7c (90-Minute Season Premiere)
- *Sports* – Sunday Night Football – NBC @ 8/7c (Preseason: Atlanta at Miami)
- *New* – 60 Days In (#202) – A&E @ 9/8c
- *New* – Battlebots (#208) – ABC @ 8/7c
- *New* – Beat Bobby Flay – Food Network @ 10/9c
- *New* – Beauty and the Beast (#411) – The CW @ 9/8c
- *New* – Big Brother (#1831) – CBS @ 9/8c
- *New* – Braxton Family Values (#515) – WE @ 9/8c
- *New* – Cheer Squad (#104) – Freeform @ 10/9c
- *New* – Conan – TBS @ 11/10c
- *New* – Cutting It in the ATL (#207) – WE @ 10/9c
- *New* – Flipping Out (#907) – Bravo @ 9/8c
- *New* – Ice Road Truckers (#1004) – History Channel @ 10/9c
- *New* – Impractical Jokers (#519) – TruTV @ 10/9c
- *New* – Kingin’ with Tyga (#204) – MTV @ 11/10c
- *New* – Late Night with Seth Meyers – NBC @ 12:36AM/11:36PMc
- *New* – Mountain Men (#513) – History Channel @ 9/8c
- *New* – MTV’s Joking Off (#304) – MTV @ 10:30/9:30c
- *New* – Nick Cannon Presents: Wild ‘N Out (#804) – MTV @ 10/9c
- *New* – Queen of the South (#110) – USA Network @ 10/9c
- *New* – Ripper Street (#405-75) – BBC America @ 6/5c (75-Minute New Episode)
- *New* – Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll (#209) – FX @ 10/9c
- *New* – The Late Late Show with James Corden – CBS @ 1:37AM/12:37AMc
- *New* – The Late Show with Stephen Colbert – CBS @ 11:35/10:35c
- *New* – The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon – NBC @ 11:34/10:34c
Friday
Friday features 1 series premiere & 2 season premieres. To read more about the new series, click the link below. Otherwise, check out tonight’s schedule!
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Also on tonight:
- *Series Premiere* – Blue Collar Backers (#101) – Discovery Channel @ 10/9c
- *Season Premiere* – Bering Sea Gold (#901) – Discovery Channel @ 9/8c
- *Season Premiere* – Human Resources (#301) – Pivot @ 7:30/6:30c
- *Sports* – NFL Preseason – CBS @ 8/7c (Cleveland at Tampa Bay)
- *New* – Bring It! (#319) – Lifetime @ 9/8c
- *New* – Cheer Squad (#105) – Freeform @ 10/9c
- *New* – Dark Matter (#209) – Syfy @ 10/9c
- *New* – Killjoys (#209) – Syfy @ 9/8c
- *New* – Million Dollar Matchmaker (#108) – WE @ 10/9c
- *New* – Mysteries at the Museum (#1109) – Travel Channel @ 9/8c
- *New* – Policewomen Files (#108) – Oxygen @ 9/8c
- *New* – Primetime: What Would You Do? – ABC @ 9:01/8:01c
- *New* – Secret Lives of Americans (#214) – Pivot @ 7/6c
- *New* – The Amber Rose Show (#108) – VH1 @ 11/10c
- *New* – The Eric Andre Show (#404) – Cartoon Network @ 12AM/11PMc
- *New* – The Late Show with Stephen Colbert – CBS @ 11:35/10:35c
- *New* – The Rap Game (#206) – Lifetime @ 10/9c
- *New* – The Real Housewives of Melbourne (#307-75) – Bravo @ 9/8c (75-Minute New Episode)
- *New* – The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon – NBC @ 11:34/10:34c
Saturday
Saturday is the season finale of Tiny House Nation on FYI at 9/8c. There’s also a new episode of Boston EMS on ABC at 9/8c, followed by the season finale at 10/9c.
Also on tonight:
- *Season Finale* – Boston EMS (#205/206) – ABC @ 9/8c & 10/9c (2 New Episodes Including Season Finale)
- *Season Finale* – Tiny House Nation – FYI @ 9/8c
- *Sports* – NFL Preseason – CBS @ 8/7c (Tennessee at Oakland)
- *New* – Aquarius (#208/209) – NBC @ 9/8c & 10/9c (2 New Episodes)
- *New* – CopyCat Killers (#206) – Reelz @ 10/9c
- *New* – The Dead Files (#V803) – Travel Channel @ 10/9c
That’s it! Hope you all have a great week!
— Jenny