What's On Tonight (Thursday): 'Farewell' My Lovely

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It's the dog days of summer, the Republican hate-fest is wrapping it up but we've found some things to watch for August 27th.

Top Pick
🔔 Tyler Perry's Madea Farewell Play (BET+, 3:01 AM) Tyler Perry pinkie promises to put his long-running character to rest in this special, filmed from a stage production in early 2020. 

Highlights
🔔 Aggretsuko (Netflix, 3:01 AM) Season three of the anime series from Rarecho. Watch the trailer here.

🔔 Infinity Train (HBO Max, 3:01 AM) Third season finale.

🔔 Night Comes On (Netflix, 3:01 AM)

🔔 Pure (HBO Max, 3:01 AM) This was a one-and-done series in 2019 from Channel 4 in the UK, starring Charly Clive as a twentysomething woman 'plagued by disturbing sexual thoughts.'

🔔 Ravi Patel's Pursuit Of Happiness (HBO Max, 3:01 AM) This four part docuseries was commissioned for CNN but moved to HBO Max. 'The buddy comedy docuseries follows actor/documentarian/philanthropist Ravi Patel (Meet the Patels) as he travels the world seeking answers surrounding life’s universal questions.'

🔔 Star Trek: Lower Decks (CBS All Access, 3:01 AM) 

🔔 Was It Love? (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 

🔔 ⚾ Major League Baseball (FOX, 7:00 PM) Depending on where you are, it's either Phillies at NATS! NATS! NATS! or Oakland at Texas.

🔔 🏒 NHL Playoffs (NBCSN, 7:00 PM) The Flyers face the Islanders.

🔔 Big Brother (CBS, 8:00 PM) 

🍴 Beat Bobby Flay (Food Network, 8:00 PM)

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Holy Moley (ABC, 8:00 PM) 

McMillions (HBO2, 8:00 PM) If you missed this series about the rigging of the McDonald's Monopoly promotion, you can watch all four episodes back-to-back tonight.

🔔 Mysteries Decoded (The CW, 8:00 PM)

🔔 🎈 Republican National Convention (CNN/CSPAN/MSNBC/PBS, 8:00 PM) The final night of Dear Leader's re-coronation as the GOP's leading racist stooge.

🔔 Chrisley Knows Best (USA Network, 9:01 PM) Who is watching this show?

🔔 The First 48 (A&E, 9:00 PM) Gamers and school skippers and dead bodies, oh my.

🔔 🏒 NHL Playoffs (NBCSN, 9:45 PM) The Golden Knights take on the Canucks.

🔔 Cake (FXX, 10:00 PM) 'A roll in the heyday.'

🔔 🍴 Fire Masters (The Cooking Channel, 10:00 PM) Gotta give them props for this week's title pun 'Almost Flameous.'

🔔 House Hunters (HGTV, 10:00 PM) A couple debates city vs. suburb living in Kansas City, Missouri.

🔔 🎈 Republican National Convention (ABC/CBS/NBC, 10:00 PM) 

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🔔🍴 Restaurant Impossible (Food Network, 10:00 PM) Robert revisits Edgar's Restaurant in Akron, Ohio.

🔔 House Hunters International (HGTV, 10:30 PM) A San Francisco couple decides to move to Portugal but can't decide between the coast and Tavira.

Blast From The Past
🎥 It Happened One Night (TCM, 8:00 PM) Frank Capra's classic rom com about a socialite on the run (Claudette Colbert) and a down-on-his-luck reporter looking to get back into the game (Clark Gable). The first of only three films to ever win the Big Five at the Oscars (Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, Screenplay).

'Mary Poppins' Premiered In Los Angeles On August 27, 1964

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Source(s): Zap2It, OnThisDay, Rotten Tomatoes, The Futon Critic, Netflix, Discovery, Wikipedia, Deadline, Roger Ebert, The Hollywood Reporter.