What's On Tonight (Wednesday): Bounce on over for a Cut

In the Cut (via Giphy)

[*opens door* *in Squiggy voice*] Hello! [*studio audience claps*] Hey, it's our birthday! [*studio audience cheers*] Yep, three years ago today, with the end of The A.V. Club on the horizon, CaliCheeseSucks crafted a pretty plain and simple post as a soft launch for a new What's On Tonight on the Pop Culture Disqus channel. So who is bringing the cake to the Headlines thread? (Because it's late, and you shouldn't have sweets this time of night.) Back to television... tonight's Top Pick goes to the barbershop-family sitcom In the Cut on the Black-targeting over-the-air sub-network Bounce. The show began when barbershop owner Jay Weaver (Dorien Wilson) met Kenny (Ken Lawson), his biological son from a fling 30 years ago. Kenny moves in and gets a job at the barbershop. And Jay's wife (Kellita Smith) runs the salon next door. A comedy of situations!

Elsewhere, HGTV deals with Hot Messes, there's a new First Family, Decades remembers the 1918 flu pandemic, James Brown prepares to appear on Soul Train, Jon Stewart stops by to see an old friend, and the SHIELD team runs across a "familiar face." Sock it to me, here's what's on television for tonight, Wednesday, June 24!

STREAMING & EARLY PRIMETIME

Athlete A 🎥 (Netflix, 3 a.m.): Follow the Indianapolis Star reporters that broke the story about USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar's abuse and hear from gymnasts like Maggie Nichols.

Bulbbul 🎥 (Netflix, 3 a.m.): In this Indian import, a man returns home after years to find his brother's child bride now grown up and abandoned, and his ancestral village plagued by mysterious deaths.

Crazy Delicious (Netflix, 3 a.m.): SEASON ONE. In this British import, co-produced with Channel 4 and led by celebrity chefs Carla Hall, Niklas Ekstedt, and Heston Blumenthal, contestants turn typical meals into crazy deliciousness.

Just Shoot Me: Cast Reunion (Hulu, 5 p.m.): SPECIAL. The cast of Just Shoot Me! is reunited for an at-home reunion.

Lenox Hill (Netflix, 3 a.m.): SPECIAL. We go back the hospital for a special episode during the time of coronavirus.

Nobody Knows I'm Here 🎥 (Netflix, 3 a.m.): In this Chilean import, Jorge Garcia lives on a remote Chilean sheep farm, hiding a beautiful singing voice from the outside world. A recluse with a glittery flair, he can't stop dwelling on the past, but what will happen once someone finally listens?

Quantum Leap 📺 (Comet, 7 p.m.): In 1971, Sam becomes a parapsychologist charged with exorcising the spirit of a novelist whose voice torments his widow (Deborah Pratt).

GUEST DIGEST:
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In 📺 (Decades, 7 p.m): Dinah Shore, Truman Capote, and Peter Lawford (8 Feb 1971)

FOR THE RECORD: At-Home Variety Show (Peacock, 9 a.m., finale); Mystic Pop-up Bar (Netflix, 3 a.m.); Royalties (Quibi, 3 a.m.); Tooning Out the News (CBS All Access, 3 a.m.)

🕗 EASTERN / 🕖 CENTRAL

The 100 (The CW, 8 p.m.): "Clarke and her friends find themselves on a planet that is not what it seems."

Hot Mess House (HGTV, 8 p.m.): SERIES PREMIERE. For all the pack rats out there, a woman named Cas helps couples find their organizing style and create space for new memories.

⭐ In the Cut (Bounce, 8 p.m.): Jay has a new secret admirer that he tries to hide from Cheryl. Kenny and Angelique struggle to move forward when they have trouble letting go of things from their past.

Parks and Recreation 📺 (IFC, 8 p.m.): "The Cones of Dunshire"!!

Taking the Stage: African American Music and Stories That Changed America (ABC, 8 p.m.): RERUN. ABC brings this 2017 back out for your enjoyment. I watched it back in the day, but don't recall much about it.

THE GUEST LIST:
Game On! 💲 (CBS): Tony Hale and Bobby Moynihan

FOR THE RECORD: AEW: Dynamite (TNT); Cennet (Telemundo); The Challenge (MTV); Married at First Sight: Couples' Cam (Lifetime); Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'n Out (VH1); Player Select (Disney XD); Te doy la vida (Univision); WWE NXT (USA)

🕘 EASTERN / 🕗 CENTRAL

Bulletproof (The CW, 9 p.m.): The search for a missing girl leads Bishop and Pike to Amsterdam where the show doesn't cross over with other British missing-persons drama Baptiste. Tensions between Alex, Mikey, and Eleanor start to show, and when the Dutch police refuse to help, Bishop and Pike must take the law into their own hands in order to keep their case alive. In Baptiste, the police were pretty competent, but the CO was a drunk.

Crash 🎥 (HBO, 9 p.m.): The Best Picture winner of 2005! [*considers writing a 2,000-word defense of the movie*]✔️

Giants of Africa 🎥 (ESPN, 9 p.m.): "The general manager of the Toronto Raptors creates a youth basketball program in Africa."

The Oval (BET, 9 p.m.): A new first family (??) attends its inauguration and moves into the White House. New first family? Is this like a flash sideways? "A series of events threatens the security and livelihood of the president's family and the staff."

Pandemic Amnesia: Recovering the Memory of the 1918 Influenza Outbreak (Decades, 9 p.m.): A century ago, a virulent influenza pandemic swept the world and in a matter of months killed millions. Yet, despite its toll, its excess of human devastation, for decades it was an omitted chapter in history. This new documentary, unfurls the society and culture of 1918 to investigate why an event so catastrophic failed to cling to any sort of collective remembrance. Will it be better than PBS' American Experience episode? Probably not. But it might be a good addendum. (You can find it online.)

THE TOPIC & GUEST LIST:
Final 24 (AXS TV): Anna Nicole Smith

FOR THE RECORD: 100 días para enamorarnos (Telemundo); Amor eterno (Univision); Building Giants (Science); Expedition Unknown: Josh Gates Tonight (Discovery Channel); Forged in Fire: Beat the Judges (History); Guy's Grocery Games (Food Network); Man Fire Food (Cooking Channel, finale); Married at First Sight: Australia (Lifetime); See No Evil (Investigation Discovery); Ultimate Tag 💲 (Fox)

Crash (via Tumblr)

🕙 EASTERN / 🕘 CENTRAL

Agents of SHIELD (ABC, 10 p.m.): The team (with Daniel Sousa in tow) reunites with more than one familiar face at the SHIELD hangout and discovers exactly how to dismantle the Chronicoms' latest plan. Oh, and the Zephyr unexpectedly leaps forward in time again. Oh that Zephyr! [*studio audience laughs*]

American Soul (BET, 10 p.m.): On the eve of their performance of Soul Train, James Brown loses his best musicians Fred Wesley and Maceo Parker. Chadwick Boseman as the guest star or GTFO.

At Home with Amy Sedaris (truTV, 10 p.m.): Amy prepares for a first date to show how it is done. She then meets in person the man she's been corresponding with through a letter-writing romance.✔️

The Australian Dream 🎥 (ESPN, 9 p.m.): "AFL legend Adam Goodes shares the story of his life and career to offer a deeper insight into race, identity and belonging."

Prehistoric Road Trip (PBS, 10 p.m.): Cruising into the Cretaceous period, where creatures like the Tyrannosaurus rex dominated the planet; what happened to the dinosaurs?! Was it aliens? How other life forms survived an asteroid that crashed to Earth 66 million years ago is also explored.

THE GUEST LIST:
Jay Leno's Garage (CNBC): Kelly Clarkson

FOR THE RECORD: Bigfoot Is Real (Travel Channel); Cash Cab 💲 (Bravo, 10:30 p.m.); The Case That Haunts Me (Investigation Discovery); Como tú no hay 2 (Univision); Counting Cars (History); House Hunters (HGTV); Cooperación internacional (Telemundo); Mysteries of the Deep (Discovery Channel); Sea Monsters (Science)

At Home with Amy Sedaris (via Giphy)

🕚 EASTERN / 🕙 CENTRAL

THE GUEST LIST:
The Carol Burnett Show 📺 (MeTV): Ken Berry and Totie Fields (15 Feb 1971)✔️

FOR THE RECORD: Nightly Pop (E!, 11:30 p.m.); Vice News Tonight (Viceland)

The Carol Burnett Show (via Tumblr)

LATE-NIGHT TALK & SATIRE

The Daily Social Distancing Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central, 11 p.m.)
The Dick Cavett Show 📺 (Decades, 9:30 p.m.): Carl Reiner (1995?)
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (TBS, 10:30 p.m.)
Johnny Carson 📺 (Antenna TV, 10 p.m.): Reggie Joule, Eddie Murphy, and Jennifer Richards (24 Jun 1983)
The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS, 12:37 a.m.): Don Cheadle and Black Eyed Peas
Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC, 12:36 a.m.): Mike Birbiglia and Regina Hall
A Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS, 11:35 p.m.): Jon Stewart
The Tonight Show: At Home Show (NBC, 11:34 p.m.): Russell Crowe, Ben Platt, and Brittany Howard
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (Bravo, 10 p.m.): Andrew Rannells and Amanda Peet

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Note: All times are Eastern.

Key Sources: The Futon Critic (outline); Zap2it (descriptions); TV Passport (throwbacks)
⭐: Top pick(s)
💲: Game show
📺: Throwback
🎥: Movie
✔️: Video/gif/photo included

Happy watching, everyone!