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Happy 245th birthday, America! Here's what's on television for tonight, Sunday, July 4!
Tonight's Top Pick is one of Starz's newer offerings, Blindspotting, which is also the only project greenlit and airing by the outgoing original programming prez Christina Davis (who was an odd choice for the job anyway, IMO). The show is a follow-up to the 2018 movie with Miles (Rafael Casal) in jail, leaving girlfriend Ashley (Jasmine Cephas Jones) to raise their son. It takes a village, right? Or in this case, Miles' mom (Helen Hunt) and half-sister (Jaylen Bratten). The household is, well, a bit chaotic.
Elsewhere, fireworks and music everywhere!, Dick Gregory gets documentary treatment, Gordon Ramsay goes to the Great Smokeys, James Cagney sings and dances his way to an Oscar, an Evil might possess a 9-year-old, there's conflict among the 12 disciples, Rick and Morty need to reduce and reuse, and American teens wanna have their Pie.
Elsewhere, fireworks and music everywhere!, Dick Gregory gets documentary treatment, Gordon Ramsay goes to the Great Smokeys, James Cagney sings and dances his way to an Oscar, an Evil might possess a 9-year-old, there's conflict among the 12 disciples, Rick and Morty need to reduce and reuse, and American teens wanna have their Pie.
DAYSIDE ON THE SITE
🎶 Totally Tunes (What's On Tonight & Pop Culture, 12:30 p.m.): Our weekly discussion about a particular type of music. This week: more drugs!
STREAMING & EARLY PRIMETIME
🎥 American Pie (Bravo, 6 p.m.): "Oh, and this one time, at band camp..." The movie is followed by the next two films. Sorry, no Reunion or the direct-to-video titles.
The Chosen (BYUtv, 6 p.m.): Matthew and Simon try to get along as they search for Mary in dark places. The group fears for Mary as they struggle with lack of food and bad news about John the Baptist. Meanwhile, Jesus continues to upset Pharisees across multiple regions.
Evil (Paramount+, 3 a.m.): "The team encounters a nine-year-old girl, Mathilda, who is seemingly haunted by a Jinn, a spirit in the Islamic faith."
🎥 Independence Day: Resurgence (FXM, 7:50 p.m.): Celebrate America with this terrible sequel that doesn't necessarily make any sense.
Kevin Can F**k Himself (AMC+, 3 a.m.): "New Patty"
We the People (Netflix, 3 a.m.): SERIES PREMIERE. It's kind of like Schoolhouse Rock, but with R&B and rap.
4TH OF JULY HOSTING DUTIES:
The Fourth in America (CNN): Don Lemon, Dana Bash, Victor Blackwell, Ana Cabrera
BRIEFLY: 9 Months with Courteney Cox (Facebook, 5 p.m.); 90 Day Diaries (Discovery+, 3 a.m.)
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| Evil (via Giphy) |
🕗 8 P.M. EASTERN / 🕖 7 P.M. CENTRAL
🎥 1917 (The Movie Channel, 8 p.m.): AT THE MOVIES for $1000: Cinematographer Roger Deakins didn't say exactly how many shots were in this 2019 WWI film, but the longest was about 7 minutes (26 Apr 2021)
A Discovery of Witches (AMC, 8 p.m.): In the present day, Domenico finds a body in Oxford. Em practices higher magic to reach Diana's mother. In 1590, Matthew and Diana explore John Dee's library in search of the Book of Life and later meet with Queen Elizabeth.
🎥 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Syfy, 8 p.m.): It's not a holiday weekend unless there is some cable network airing the Harry Potter movies. You gotta brush up on the Potter-verse for your future Jeopardy! appearance.✔️
Run the World (Starz, 8:30 p.m.): Ella makes a career choice that has startling repercussions in her personal life. Renee makes a big decision for her career.
🎥 Saving Private Ryan (Sho 2, 8 p.m.): THE OSCARS for $400: Upon winning Best Director for this 1998 film, Steven Spielberg said, "Am I allowed to say I really wanted this?" (27 Jan 2000)
🎥 Yankee Doodle Dandy (TCM, 8 p.m.): Yankee Doodle went to town, a-riding on a pony. James Cagney is that Yankee doodle boy.
4TH OF JULY HOSTING DUTIES:
A Capitol Fourth 2021 (PBS): Vanessa Williams
Fox News Presents: An Independence Day Special (Fox News): Aishah Hasnie, Johnny "Joey" Jones, Lisa Boothe, Raymond Arroyo
Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular (NBC): Renée Elise Goldsberry, Ryan Eggold
BRIEFLY: The Incredible Dr. Pol (Nat Geo Wild); Wicked Tuna (National Geographic)
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| Battle of the Department of Mysteries, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix |
🕘 9:00 EASTERN / 🕗 8:00 CENTRAL
⭐ Blindspotting (Starz, 9 p.m.): Ashley and Rainey start bonding with some of Miles' old weed. Earl's parole officer pays him a visit and reveals a new parole requirement. Janelle's dates don't go so well. Dating is bad!
Kevin Can F**k Himself (AMC, 9 p.m.): A detective questions Patty about the pharmacy bust. Allison and Patty go on a road trip. Kevin comes up with a new moneymaking scheme in the basement of the McRoberts home.
Little Birds (Starz, 9 p.m.): "Lucy meets Bill who claims to be an artist but is actually an undercover agent for the CIA. Cherifa fails into the secretary's trap."
The One and Only Dick Gregory (Showtime, 9 p.m.): SPECIAL. "Filmmaker Andre Gaines examines the remarkable life and career of stand-up comic, activist and pop culture icon Dick Gregory. Features interviews with Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock, Kevin Hart and others."✔️
NOTICES:
Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted (National Geographic): Great Smokey Mountains
BRIEFLY: 60 Minutes+ (Paramount+); The Great Food Truck Race (Food Network); North Woods Law (Animal Planet); Unearthed (Science)
🕙 10 P.M. EASTERN / 🕘 9 P.M. CENTRAL
🎥 1776 (TCM, 10:15 p.m.): The Declaration of Independence: The Musical!✔️
🎥 The Parent Trap (Freeform, 10:50 p.m.): "I'm not looking at her in any special way. I'm looking at her like I've looked at her for 11 years. Since the day she came home front he hospital. Six pounds, 11 ounces, 21 inches long. This is how I look at her... Can I hug her?!"
BRIEFLY: Breaking Bobby Bones (National Geographic)
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📺 Mission: Impossible (MeTV, 3 a.m.): Season four! Harold Gould, dictator of Nueva Tierra, is planning an invasion against a neighboring democracy, San Cristobal. The United Peoples' Republic is sending Michael Constantine with a coded invasion plan to help Bravo and set him up as puppet dictator. Leonard Nimoy also guest stars.
Rick and Morty (Adult Swim, 11 p.m.): In "A Rickconvenient Mort," it "may be too late to reduce and reuse."
Tuca & Bertie (Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.): Tuca deals with her insomnia and loneliness by exploring Bird Town after hours. Meanwhile, Bertie handles an IBS attack, and Speckle gets a new pedometer watch.
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| 1776 (via Gifer) |
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Note: All times are Eastern.
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