What's On Tonight (Wednesday): 12 oz. Mouse has an animation budget

12 oz. Mouse

Yo! It's hump day (for those still keeping track of days of the week), and whew, the Wednesday TV options are starting to dwindle. To fill the Top Pick this week, I look toward Adult Swim. This week and next, Adult Swim's experimental 12 oz. Mouse is back 14 years after its second season ended. The odd espionage thriller was always a minimalist in its animation both in its characters and especially in its set designs. The new season sticks to it in most characters, but the overall look of the show has been elevated -- but not too much. Plus season two ended with a big reveal as our star Mouse Fitzgerald discovered some truths about his reality... but many key points were uncertain. Is this reality just an allusion? Fitz wants to find out. He also likes to fire guns and drink beer.

Elsewhere, Comedy Central's dark satire Corporate joins fellow Wednesday-ians The 100 (which is on break tonight) and Agents of SHIELD with a final season run. Also, White House soap The Oval and CBS' Game On! conclude their freshmen seasons, SharkFest 2020 continues, the latest Challenge cast reunites, Amy Sedaris seeks out inspiration, and BET hosts a special about police reform.

And so Doctor Beckett finds himself leaping from life to life, striving to put right what once went wrong and hoping each time that his next leap... will be here's what's on television for tonight, Wednesday, July 22!

STREAMING & EARLY PRIMETIME

Apple & Onion (Cartoon Network, 6 p.m.): Apple and Onion must repair the hole in their roof before the impending storm of the century.

Fear City: New York vs. The Mafia (Netflix, 3 a.m.): COMPLETE SERIES. "Five Mafia families ruled New York with a bloody fist in the 1970s and '80s, until a group of federal agents tried the unthinkable: taking them down." Well, not the Corleone family. They went to Las Vegas. ✔️

Love on the Spectrum (Netflix, 3 a.m.): SEASON ONE. "A four-part documentary series following young adults on the autism spectrum as they explore the unpredictable world of love, dating and relationships."

Norsemen (Netflix, 3 a.m.): SEASON THREE. A Norwegian comedy about Viking life at the close of the 8th century.

Quantum Leap 📺 (Comet, 7 p.m.): As an elderly gunfighter in 1957, Sam's reputation as a 19th-century hero is threatened by a jealous ex-partner.

Signs (Netflix, 3 a.m.): SEASON ONE. A Polish import about a murder that looks a lot like an unsolved decades-old murder case. Hmmm.

THE GUEST LIST:
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In 📺 (Decades, 7 p.m): Robert Goulet, Mona Tera, and Tiny Tim (3 Jan 1972)

FOR THE RECORD: 60 in 6 (Quibi, 3 a.m.); The Andy Cohen Diaries (Quibi, 3 a.m.); Die Hart (Quibi, 3 a.m.); Married at First Sight: Unfiltered (Lifetime, 7:30 p.m.); Tooning Out the News (CBS All Access, 3 a.m.); Was It Love? (Netflix, 3 a.m.)

🕗 EASTERN / 🕖 CENTRAL

The Challenge (MTV, 8 p.m.): SPECIAL. I'm pulling this out because it's what LaFergs would want. Heck, she'd make it the Top Pick. "The challengers reunite virtually for the first time since the finale to break down the strategy, expose the snakes, and address the madness from Season 35." I miss LaFergs.✔️

Living Single 📺 (MTV 2, 8 p.m.): In the season two premiere of this underappreciated hangout comedy, Maxine and Kyle (Erika Alexander, T.C. Carson) spend the night together after drowning their sorrows in a bottle of tequila.

Madagascar: Africa's Galapagos (Smithsonian Channel, 8 p.m.): SPECIAL. The mysteries of Madagascar continue to unfold before our eyes, with more than 600 new species of wildlife discovered there in just the past 20 years.

United We Fall (ABC, 8 p.m.): Bill and Jo reluctantly ask Sandy to babysit after Chuy and Brie convince them to join their weekly date night. Bill and Jo discover they're a bit rusty at romance, while Sandy discovers she's a bit rusty at parenting. [*studio audience laughs*]

FOR THE RECORD: AEW: Dynamite (TNT); Married at First Sight (Lifetime,); Te doy la vida (Univision); Tough as Nails 💲 (CBS); WWE NXT (USA)

The Challenge (via Giphy)

🕘 EASTERN / 🕗 CENTRAL

Build Me Up (HGTV, 9 p.m.): SERIES PREMIERE. Single people with busy lives get help in updating their home and to wipe away reminders of their ex. I think this was previously titled Unspouse My House.

Bulletproof (The CW, 9 p.m.): With the unit at their lowest, the Markides underground and Bishop gunning for revenge, all seems lost. Pike's focus turns to family when his daughter Ali gets caught up in a gang war.

The Oval (BET, 9 p.m.): SEASON FINALE. "Secrets and lies abound as the president looks to fill the press secretary position." Also, the "First Family indulges in obsession."

When Sharks Attack (National Geographic, 9 p.m.): In the span of just 10 minutes, four swimmers fall prey to shark bites at Myrtle Beach. A team of investigators try to uncover the truth behind these mysterious attacks.✔️

THE TOPIC & GUEST LIST:
Final 24 (AXS TV): Janis Joplin
Game On! 💲 (CBS, season finale): Kevin Nealon and Terrell Owens

FOR THE RECORD: Cennet (Telemundo); Expedition Unknown: Josh Gates Tonight (Discovery Channel); Forged in Fire (History); Guy's Grocery Games (Food Network); Impossible Engineering (Science); Médicos, línea de vida (Univision); The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (Bravo); See No Evil (Investigation Discovery); Ultimate Tag 💲 (Fox)

SharkFest (via Giphy)

🕙 EASTERN / 🕘 CENTRAL

Agents of SHIELD (ABC, 10 p.m.): A time storm ravages the Zephyr, propelling it toward destruction while simultaneously forcing Daisy and Coulson to relive their failed attempts to save the team. Time loop episode! Someone has been watching Legends of Tomorrow season three.

At Home with Amy Sedaris (truTV, 10 p.m.): Amy explores inspiration with a children's author, a theater director and a woman who lives in the woods. Amy reveals the person who inspired her to become the hostess she is today.

Corporate (Comedy Central, 10:30 p.m.): SEASON PREMIERE. Let the final season begin! Hampton DeVille attempts to rewrite the finale of a fan-favorite series. Oooooh. Jake learns a disturbing truth about a beloved children's show.✔️

Happily Ever Altered (Lifetime, 10 p.m.): SERIES PREMIERE. "Happily Ever Altered captures newly engaged couples as they take the emotional and physical journey of a lifetime to try and create the best version of themselves." I think this is a test pilot.

Secrets of the Bull Shark (National Geographic, 10 p.m.): SPECIAL. Marine biologist Dr. Ryan Daly and a team of scientists utilize cutting-edge technology to reveal the movements and behavior of bull sharks.

FOR THE RECORD: The Case That Haunts Me (Investigation Discovery, season finale); Como tú no hay 2 (Univision); Enemigo íntimo (Telemundo); Food Paradise (Cooking Channel); House Hunters/House Hunters International (HGTV); Mysteries of the Deep (Discovery Channel); Super Factories (Science)

Corporate (via Giphy)

🕚 EASTERN / 🕙 CENTRAL

American Injustice: The Fight for Police Reform (BET, 11 p.m.): SPECIAL. Soledad O'Brien hosts this BET News special, which will feature interviews with Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Rep. Karen Bass, Rep. Cedric Richmond, Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors, Jeff Pegues, former Camden police chief J. Scott Thomson, and NAACP CEO Derrick Johnson, among others to talk about topics including the status of police reform legislation, the Defund the Police movement, the power of police unions, and the fight over qualified immunity.

THE GUEST LIST:
The Carol Burnett Show 📺 (MeTV): Steve Lawrence and Dick Martin (29 Dec 1971)

FOR THE RECORD: Cash Cab 💲 (Bravo, 11:30 p.m.); Nightly Pop (E!, 11:30 p.m.); The Soup (E!); Vice News Tonight (Viceland)

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⭐ 12 oz. Mouse (Adult Swim, midnight): A Schooner breaks through the defenses of Lotharganin, and all clues point to Professor Wilx and his underlying connection to Shyd Industries. This new season continues to build on the lore started in the original run. While this is the third night of the show's run, it's the fourth episode of the season. The premiere aired as part of Adult Swim's surprise April Fools Day lineup.✔️

LATE-NIGHT TALK & SATIRE

Conan at Home (TBS, 11 p.m.): Jim Gaffigan
The Daily Social Distancing Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central, 11 p.m.)
The Dick Cavett Show 📺 (Decades, 9 p.m.): Jacqueline Bisset (1 Oct 1981)
The Dick Cavett Show 📺 (Decades, 9:30 p.m.): Joan Baez (1970s?)
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (TBS, 10:30 p.m.)
Jimmy Kimmel George Lopez Live! from His House (ABC, 11:35 p.m.): Willie Nelson
Johnny Carson 📺 (Antenna TV, 10 p.m.): Carrie Fisher and Garry Shandling (29 Jul 1983)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC, 12:36 a.m.): Amy Sedaris and Joy Reid
A Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS, 11:35 p.m.): Mary Trump and Kristen Bell
The Tonight Show: At Home Show (NBC, 11:34 p.m.): Cameron Diaz, Keisha Lance Bottoms, Kygo, and OneRepublic
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (Bravo, 10 p.m.): Maren Morris, Dorit Kemsley

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Note: All times are Eastern.

Key Sources: The Futon Critic; IMDb; TV Passport; Zap2it
⭐: Top Pick
💲: Game show
🎥: Movie
📺: Throwback
✔️: Video/gif/photo included

Happy watching, everyone!