This Week on TV – 8/20/17-8/26/17

Posted on August 19, 2017 by

Welcome to a new week of TV! It’s not QUITE as slow this week, with a handful of season and series premieres, but be sure to check out the schedule so you don’t miss anything!

Don’t forget to comment or Tweet @tvismypacifier to let us know what YOU are planning to watch!

Jump with me to view this week’s schedule.

Sunday

Sunday features 1 series premiere, 7 season premieres, & 2 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 the series premiere of Caribbean Pirate Treasure on Travel Channel at 10/9c, followed by a 2nd new episode at 10:30/9:30c. Gear up for underwater adventures with Philippe Cousteau, grandson of legendary explorer Jacques Cousteau, and his journalist wife, Ashlan, as they investigate incredible stories of lost loot and pirates’ plunder in some of the world’s most beautiful seas. Along with exotic marine life, the crystal blue waters of gorgeous destinations like Antigua, Dominican Republic, and Belize hold countless tales of shipwrecks, pirates and valuable booty. In each episode, spirited explorers Philippe and Ashlan harness their 30-year expertise to dive into a different deep-sea mystery. Meeting with passionate locals and treasure-hunting experts, the couple follows clues on land and sea in search of legendary hidden loot.
 

Also on tonight:

  • *Season Finale* – Decker: Mindwipe (#306) – Cartoon Network @ 12AM/11PMc
  • *Season Finale* – Legends of Chamberlain Heights (#210) – Comedy Central @ 11:30/10:30c
  • *Series Premiere* – Caribbean Pirate Treasure (#107/104) – Travel Channel @ 10/9c & 10:30/9:30c (2 New Episodes Including Series Premiere)
  • *Season Premiere* – Dice (#201) – Showtime @ 10:30/9:30c
  • *Season Premiere* – Endeavour – PBS @ 9/8c
  • *Season Premiere* – Episodes (#501) – Showtime @ 10/9c
  • *Season Premiere* – Survivor’s Remorse (#401) – Starz @ 10/9c
  • *Season Premiere* – The Great Food Truck Race – Food Network @ 9/8c
  • *Season Premiere* – The Last Ship (#401/402) – TNT @ 9/8c & 10/9c (2 New Episodes Including Season Premiere)
  • *Season Premiere* – Wags Miami (#201) – E! @ 10/9c
  • *Sports* – 117th U.S. Amateur Championship – FOX @ 4:30/3:30c
  • *Special* – Reunion Road Trip: Return to the Jersey Shore – E! @ 9:30/8:30c (30-Minute Special)
  • *Special* – Storage Wars – A&E @ 8/7c (4-Hour “Biggest Fights. Bidding Battles & Storage Showdowns” Special)
  • *Sports* – U.S. Gymnastics Championships – NBC @ 7/6c (2-Hour Special)
  • *New* – 90 Day Fiance: Before the 90 Days (#103) – TLC @ 9/8c
  • *New* – 90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After? (#209) – TLC @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Ballers (#25/305) – HBO @ 10:15/9:15c
  • *New* – Bar Rescue (#907) – Spike TV @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Big Brother (#1926) – CBS @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Candy Crush (#CC106) – CBS @ 9:02/8:02c
  • *New* – Food Paradise – Travel Channel @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Game of Thrones (#66/706-75) – HBO @ 9/8c (75-Minute New Episode)
  • *New* – Get Shorty (#102) – Epix @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Guy’s Grocery Games – Food Network @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Insecure (#13/205) – HBO @ 10:45/9:45c
  • *New* – Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (#111/422) – HBO @ 11:15/10:15c
  • *New* – Life of Kylie (#104) – E! @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Naked & Afraid (#806) – Discovery Channel @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Power (#409) – Starz @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Ray Donovan (#503) – Showtime @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Rick & Morty (#305) – Cartoon Network @ 11:30/10:30c
  • *New* – Shahs of Sunset (#606) – Bravo @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Snapped – Oxygen @ 6/5c
  • *New* – Steve Harvey’s Funderdome (#106) – ABC @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Talking with Chris Hardwick (#113) – AMC @ 11/10c
  • *New* – Teen Wolf (#614/615) – MTV @ 8/7c (2-Hour New Episode)
  • *New* – The $100,000 Pyramid – ABC @ 10/9c
  • *New* – The Spouse House (#107) – TLC @ 10/9c
  • *New* – The Strain (#406) – FX @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Top Gear America (#104) – BBC America @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Twin Peaks (#115) – Showtime @ 8/7c

Monday

Monday features 2 season finales, so check out tonight’s schedule!

Also on tonight:

  • *Season Finale* – Street Outlaws: New Orleans (#208) – Discovery Channel @ 9/8c
  • *Season Finale* – To Tell the Truth (#205) – ABC @ 10:01/9:01c
  • *Sports* – Monday Night Football – ESPN @ 8/7c (Preseason: New York Giants at Cleveland Browns)
  • *New* – American Dad – TBS @ 10/9c
  • *New* – American Ninja Warrior (#911) – NBC @ 8/7c (2-Hour New Episode)
  • *New* – Bachelor in Paradise (#402A) – ABC @ 8/7c (2-Hour New Episode)
  • *New* – Baller Wives (#102) – VH1 @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Carspotting (#104) – Discovery Channel @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Conan – TBS @ 11/10c
  • *New* – Difficult People (#305) – Hulu @ 3:01AM/2:01AMc
  • *New* – Escaping Polygamy – A&E @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Hooten & The Lady – The CW @ 9/8c
  • *New* – I Hart Food – Food Network @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Intervention – A&E @ 9/8c
  • *New* – It Takes a Killer (#163) – Oxygen @ 11/10c
  • *New* – Loaded (#106) – AMC @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Love & Hip Hop Hollywood (#405) – VH1 @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Man v Food (#104/105) – Travel Channel @ 9/8c & 9:30/8:30c (2 New Episodes)
  • *New* – Midnight, Texas (#105) – NBC @ 10/9c
  • *New* – People of Earth (#205) – TBS @ 10:30/9:30c
  • *New* – Preacher (#210) – AMC @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Siesta Key (#104) – MTV @ 10/9c
  • *New* – So You Think You Can Dance (#DAN-1412/13) – FOX @ 8/7c (2-Hour New Episode)
  • *New* – The Know It All Guide To… – FYI @ 11:01/10:01c & 11:31/10:31c (2 New Episodes)
  • *New* – The Real Housewives of Dallas (#202) – Bravo @ 10/9c
  • *New* – The Real Housewives of Orange County (#1207) – Bravo @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Will (#108) – TNT @ 9/8c

Tuesday

Tuesday features 1 series premiere & 3 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 the series premiere of Face Off: Game Face on Syfy at 10/9c. In each episode, four all-stars face against the clock to complete three challenges, with eliminations after every round, until one all-star walks away with a $10,000 prize. Face Off host, McKenzie Westmore, will reprise her role, alongside renowned judges Ve Neill and Rick Baker.
 

Also on tonight:

  • *Season Finale* – Face Off (#1210) – Syfy @ 9/8c
  • *Season Finale* – Still the King (#212/213) – CMT @ 1AM/12AMc & 1:30AM/12:30AMc (2 New Episodes Including Season Finale)
  • *Season Finale* – Wrecked (#210) – TBS @ 10:30/9:30c
  • *Series Premiere* – Face Off: Game Face (#101) – Syfy @ 10/9c
  • *Special* – The Real Housewives of New Jersey (#800-30) – Bravo @ 9:30/8:30c (30-Minute “How They Got Here” Special)
  • *New* – A Night with My Ex (#106) – Bravo @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Adam Ruins Everything (#V307) – TruTV @ 10/9c
  • *New* – American Ripper (#107) – History Channel @ 10/9c
  • *New* – America’s Got Talent (#1214) – NBC @ 8/7c (2-Hour New Episode)
  • *New* – Animal Kingdom (#212) – TNT @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Bachelor in Paradise (#402B) – ABC @ 8/7c (2-Hour New Episode)
  • *New* – Being Mary Jane (#416) – BET @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Bizarre Foods America (#1004) – Travel Channel @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Chopped – Food Network @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Conan – TBS @ 11/10c
  • *New* – Dance Moms (#716B) – Lifetime @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Deadliest Catch (#1321) – Discovery Channel @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Fear Factor (#812) – MTV @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Forged in Fire (#416) – History Channel @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (#1203) – HBO @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Hollywood Game Night (#507) – NBC @ 10:01/9:01c
  • *New* – Ink Master (#911) – Spike TV @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Ink Master: Redemption (#410) – Spike TV @ 11/10c
  • *New* – Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath (#204) – A&E @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Manhunt: UNABOMBER (#105) – Discovery Channel @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Outdaughtered – TLC @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Rattled – TLC @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Shooter (#206) – USA Network @ 10/9c
  • *New* – So Sharp (#105) – Lifetime @ 10:02/9:02c
  • *New* – Somewhere Between (#106) – ABC @ 10:01/9:01c
  • *New* – The Bold Type (#108) – Freeform @ 9:01/8:01c
  • *New* – The Challenge (#3006) – MTV @ 9/8c
  • *New* – The Fosters (#507) – Freeform @ 8/7c
  • *New* – The Murder of Laci Peterson (#102) – A&E @ 10/9c
  • *New* – You Can Do Better – TruTV @ 10:30/9:30c

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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Tonight is the series premiere of Vanderpump Rules Jax & Brittany Take Kentucky on Bravo at 9/8c. The new half-hour series follows notorious bartender, Jax Taylor, and his southern sweetheart, Brittany Cartwright, as they venture to her family’s Kentucky farm. Ditching his signature chunky sweater for overalls, city-boy Jax is the ultimate fish out of water as he tries to embrace the southern lifestyle and make a lasting impression on the locals.
 

Also on tonight:

  • *Season Finale* – Alaskan Bush People (#708) – Discovery Channel @ 9/8c
  • *Season Finale* – Jay Leno’s Garage (#310) – CNBC @ 10/9c
  • *Series Premiere* – Vanderpump Rules Jax & Brittany Take Kentucky (#101) – Bravo @ 9/8c
  • *Season Premiere* – Worst Cooks in America – Food Network @ 9/8c
  • *Special* – The Real Housewives of New York City (#921) – Bravo @ 9/8c (1-Hour “Reunion” Special Pt 2)
  • *New* – America’s Got Talent (#1215) – NBC @ 8/7c (1-Hour New Episode)
  • *New* – Baroness von Sketch Show (#104) – IFC @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Big Brother (#1927) – CBS @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Black Ink Crew: Chicago (#306) – VH1 @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Blood Drive (#111) – Syfy @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Catfish: The TV Show (#621) – MTV @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Conan – TBS @ 11/10c
  • *New* – Cooks vs Cons – Food Network @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Growing Up Supermodel (#102) – Lifetime @ 10:02/9:02c
  • *New* – Hollywood Medium (#314) – E! @ 9/8c
  • *New* – I’m Sorry – TruTV @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Little Women LA: Couples Retreat (#105) – Lifetime @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Lucha Underground (#332) – El Rey @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Marlon – NBC @ 9/8c & 9:30/8:30c (2 New Episodes)
  • *New* – MasterChef (#MCH-812/13) – FOX @ 8/7c (2-Hour New Episode)
  • *New* – Mr. Mercedes (#103) – Audience @ 8/7c
  • *New* – MTV Undressed (#103/104) – MTV @ 11/10c & 11:30/10:30c (2 New Episodes)
  • *New* – Odd Mom Out (#307) – Bravo @ 9:30/8:30c
  • *New* – Salvation (#SAL109) – CBS @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Signed (#105) – VH1 @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Snowfall (#108) – FX @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Suits (#707) – USA Network @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Swedish Dicks (#105) – Pop TV @ 8/7c
  • *New* – The Lowe Files (#102) – A&E @ 10/9c
  • *New* – The Sinner (#104) – USA Network @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Wahlburgers (#68/61) – A&E @ 9/8c & 9:30/8:30c (2 New Episodes)
  • *New* – Younger (#409) – TV Land @ 10/9c

Thursday

Thursday features 2 series premieres, 1 season premiere, & 3 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 the complete first season premiere of Disjointed on Netflix at 3:01AM/2:01AMc. Ruth (played by Kathy Bates), a lifelong advocate for legalization, is finally living her dream as the owner of an Los Angeles cannabis dispensary, Ruth’s Alternative Caring. Joining her are three charismatic “budtenders,” her entrepreneurial twenty-something year old son and a very troubled security guard. In addition to Bates, the series stars Tone Bell, Aaron Moten, Elizabeth Alderfer, Dougie Baldwin, and Elizabeth Ho.
 
Tonight is also the complete first season premiere of The Tick on Amazon at 3:01AM/2:01AMc. In a world where superheroes have been real for decades, an accountant with zero powers comes to realize his city is owned by a super villain. As he struggles to uncover this conspiracy, he falls in league with a strange blue superhero. The show stars Peter Serafinowicz, Brendan Hines, Griffin Newman, Jackie Earle Haley, Scott Speiser, Valorie Curry, & Yara Martinez.
 

Also on tonight:

  • *Season Finale* – Boy Band (#110) – ABC @ 8/7c
  • *Season Finale* – First In Human (#103) – Discovery Channel @ 9/8c
  • *Season Finale* – The Mist (#110) – Spike TV @ 10/9c
  • *Series Premiere* – Disjointed – Netflix @ 3:01AM/2:01AMc (Complete First Season Premiere)
  • *Series Premiere* – The Tick – Amazon @ 3:01AM/2:01AMc (Complete First Season Premiere)
  • *Season Premiere* – Ice Road Truckers (#1101) – History Channel @ 10/9c
  • *Special* – Saturday Night Live – NBC @ 9/8c (30-Minute “Weekend Update Summer Edition” Special)
  • *New* – Battle of the Network Stars (#109) – ABC @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Beat Bobby Flay – Food Network @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Beat Shazam (#BSH-112) – FOX @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Big Brother (#1928) – CBS @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Botched (#411) – E! @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Conan – TBS @ 11/10c
  • *New* – Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team (#1204) – CMT @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Date Night Live (#105) – Lifetime @ 9:32/8:32c (2-Hour New Episode)
  • *New* – Driven to Love (#104) – WE @ 11/10c
  • *New* – Flipping Out (#1002) – Bravo @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce (#402) – Bravo @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Growing Up Hip Hop (#306) – WE @ 9/8c
  • *New* – I Love Kellie Pickler (#304) – CMT @ 11/10c
  • *New* – Impractical Jokers – TruTV @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Love Connection (#LOE-112) – FOX @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Mountain Men (#611) – History Channel @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Mysteries at the Museum (#1604) – Travel Channel @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Naked SNCTM (#102) – Showtime @ 11/10c
  • *New* – Penn & Teller: Fool Us (#413) – The CW @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Project Runway (#1602-90) – Lifetime @ 8/7c (90-Minute New Episode)
  • *New* – Queen of the South (#212) – USA Network @ 10/9c
  • *New* – SafeWord (#107) – MTV @ 11:30/10:30c
  • *New* – The Chris Gethard Show – TruTV @ 11/10c
  • *New* – The Guest Book (#105) – TBS @ 10:30/9:30c
  • *New* – The Night Shift (#409) – NBC @ 10/9c
  • *New* – The Wall (#211) – NBC @ 8/7c (Summer Finale)
  • *New* – Whose Line Is It Anyway? – The CW @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Zoo (#ZOO309) – CBS @ 10/9c

Friday

Friday features 1 series 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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Tonight is the series premiere of Love Blows on WE at 10/9c. This is a new unscripted series about a successful Chicago-based matchmaking service, run by a dysfunctional (but loving) family who sometimes let their own relationships cloud their decisions. The show chronicles the inner dynamics of LuvBizChicago, a family business run by head matchmakers — Lisa and her ex-husband Jim — who have to contend with a staff comprised of wild, young, single matchmakers; Lisa and Jim’s own adult children who co-run the business; and the ultimate snag — Jim’s former mistress, who is always creating drama for the employees and their clients.
 

Also on tonight:

  • *Season Finale* – Dark Matter (#313) – Syfy @ 9/8c
  • *Season Finale* – Wynonna Earp (#212) – Syfy @ 10/9c
  • *Series Premiere* – Love Blows (#101) – WE @ 10/9c
  • *Sports* – NFL Special: Preseason – CBS @ 8/7c (Kansas City Chiefs at Seattle Seahawks)
  • *New* – Bering Sea Gold (#1103) – Discovery Channel @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Guy’s Family Road Trip – Food Network @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Killjoys (#309) – Syfy @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Live PD (#112/113) – A&E @ 10:01/9:01c & 10:32/9:32c (2 New “Police Patrol” Episodes)
  • *New* – Masters of Illusion – The CW @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Million Dollar Matchmaker (#204) – WE @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Real Time with Bill Maher (#435/1525) – HBO @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Room 104 (#05/105) – HBO @ 11:30/10:30c
  • *New* – Vice (#77/523) – HBO @ 7:30/6:30c

Saturday

Saturday is slow with only a few new episodes.

Also on tonight:

  • *Sports* – NFL Special: Preseason – CBS @ 8/7c (Los Angeles Chargers at Los Angeles Rams)
  • *New* – Cold Justice (#406) – Oxygen @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Halt and Catch Fire (#403) – AMC @ 9/8c
  • *New* – The Dead Files (#810) – Travel Channel @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Wild West (#102) – BBC America @ 9/8c

 
 
That’s it! Hope you all have a great week!

— Jenny

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