Saturday, July 24, 2021

What's On Tonight (Sunday): Death to Fatty

Kevin Can F**k Himself

Hi, honey. I'm home! [*studio audience applauds*] Here's what's on television for tonight, Sunday, July 25!

Tonight's Top Pick is the latest AMC series Kevin Can F**k Himself, a mix of multi-camera sitcom (high lighting, studio audience included) and antihero single-camera drama (low lighting, mellow/moody colors). The show's focus is the wife, Allison (Annie Murphy), who wants out of her deadend marriage to manchild Kevin. She is plotting not just revenge, but murder. The show can be uneven at times in its switch from one format to another. The show is better when it doesn't spend too much time on Kevin and his irritating friends. Tonight, the season finale hits AMC+ while the penultimate episode airs on AMC.

Elsewhere, the Good Witch casts a final spell, CNN wonders whatever happened to theme songs, workplace sitcoms get their history told, there's a Black Monday killer, Evil comes for cops, Jeremy Wade goes diving for Nat Geo, and Unforgotten finds the rest of the body.

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: spring and autumn.

STREAMING & EARLY PRIMETIME

Evil (Paramount+, 3 a.m.): "C Is for Cop." I prefer cookie.

⭐ Kevin Can F**k Himself (AMC+, 3 a.m.): SEASON FINALE. Detectives question Allison about the night before; after the trauma of the break in, Kevin searches for meaning by running for city council. Kurt plants a seed of doubt, while Allison and Patty deal with the repercussions of their actions. No word (yet) on a second season.

NOTICES:
2021 Summer Olympic Games (CNBC, 7:30 p.m.): Skateboarding, rugby
2021 Summer Olympic Games (NBC, 7 p.m.): Swimming, gymnastics, triathlon, skateboarding

BRIEFLY: Charmed to Death (Oxygen, 7 p.m.); Love in Paradise: The Caribbean (Discovery+, 3 a.m.); Snapped (Oxygen, 6 p.m.)

πŸ•— 8 P.M. EASTERN / πŸ•– 7 P.M. CENTRAL

A Discovery of Witches (AMC, 8 p.m.): Philippe provokes Matthew and pushes him to reveal his blood rage to Diana. Diana learns of the prophecy which predicted her arrival. Matthew tells Diana how Philippe died. Diana and Matthew are married.

The End (Showtime, 8 & 8:30 p.m.): As Christmas rolls around, the retirement village is buzzing with activity about the annual Christmas show. Pamela wants to perform something and Edie, uncharacteristically, agrees to be her backup singer. Later, Oberon, now 16, has the right to start testosterone treatment. The doctor informs them that they need the consent of both parents.

πŸŽ₯ Murder on Maple Drive (Lifetime, 8 p.m.): A couple buys a beautiful home in an upper-class neighborhood where a murder-suicide occurred. And you're never gonna believe this, but then bad things start happening.

Power Book III: Raising Kanan (Starz, 8 p.m.): After a rival crewmember is killed, Raq does whatever is necessary to get the target off Kanan's back.

Where Have All the Theme Songs Gone? (CNN, 8 p.m.): SPECIAL. Don Lemon reviews the most popular TV theme songs in history with Gary Portnoy (Cheers), Christopher Knight (The Brady Bunch), Fran Drescher (The Nanny), and composer Kurt Farquhar. Some hard hitting journalism.✔️

NOTICES:
2021 Summer Olympic Games (NBCSN): Men's water polo, women's beach volleyball
2021 Summer Olympic Games (USA): Men's beach volleyball, softball
Autopsy: The Last Hours Of... (Reelz): Leonard Nimoy
πŸ’² Celebrity Family Feud (ABC): Nev Schulman, Jimmie Allen, Paul Reubens, David Arquette
A Year in Music (AXS TV, 8:30 p.m.): 1970

BRIEFLY90 Day FiancΓ©: Happily Ever After? (TLC); Big Brother (CBS); Hitler's America Battlefield (Science); The Real Housewives of Potomac (Bravo); Wicked Tuna (National Geographic)

πŸ•˜ 9:00 EASTERN / πŸ•— 8:00 CENTRAL

Animal Kingdom (TNT, 9 p.m.): J's business secrets come to light as Pope mourns the loss of Smurf. Deran distracts himself from his own loneliness. Craig and Renn have a difficult time finding a work-life balance.

Blindspotting (Starz, 9 p.m.): "Ashley's struggle with how to tell Sean about Miles' incarceration is at a fever pitch, so she enlists the Miles in her head to figure out how to tell him."

The Chi (Showtime, 9 p.m.): Emmett and Darnell spend time with Jada. Jake and Jemma attend the spring formal. Tensions between Douda and Marcus rise. Kevin makes his move. Trig gets caught in a mess he didn't create.

Dead Pixels (The CW, 9:30 p.m.): Alison becomes concerned over Meg's physical downturn and tries to sway her to a healthier regime. Everyone worries about Nicky.

The Deceived (Starz, 9:30 p.m.): Learning that his father is sick, Michael returns to Cambridge and discovers that his dad received a mysterious visitor. In Knockdara, Ophelia is given a dreadful warning from a psychic.

Good Witch (Hallmark Channel, 9 p.m.): SERIES FINALE. Cassie, Abigail, Joy, and George come together to protect the Merriwick magic from the mysterious force over Middleton. Cassie and Sam make a momentous decision about their life together. Momentous!!✔️

History of the Sitcom (CNN, 9 p.m.): "Work families can be even funnier than biological ones, since the endless array of wacky sitcom characters on the job offers hilarious insights into the state of the American workplace."

⭐ Kevin Can F**k Himself (AMC, 9 p.m.): Nick's timeline shifts as Allison and Patty prepare for the big night. Kevin, Neil, and Pete start a band, but Neil gets paranoid that Kevin has other plans when he finds a fertility clinic brochure in the trash.

Unforgotten (PBS, 9 p.m.): Cassie and Sunny interview each of the four suspects, who all deny knowing the victim. Boulting discovers Walsh was cautioned three weeks before his death, and Collier finds the rest of Walsh's body -- the head was one of the missing parts.

War of the Worlds (Epix, 9 p.m.): Catherine, Sophia and Nathan are finally united with Bill and the group in London. As Catherine and Bill share their knowledge of the aliens they make a devastating realisation about how the alien race came into existence in the first place.

Wellington Paranormal (The CW, 9 p.m.): Officers O'Leary and Minogue investigate what they believe are dog attacks, but stumble upon something more mysterious.

The White Lotus (HBO, 9 p.m.): Stripped of his gadgets, Quinn reluctantly takes a scuba class with Mark. Shane enlists Armond to help plan a romantic evening for Rachel. Tanya leans on Belinda for support as she scatters her mother's ashes at sea.

NOTICES:
Autopsy: The Last Hours Of... (Reelz): Verne Troyer
Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted (National Geographic): Michigan
Machines That Built America (History): Television(!)

BRIEFLY60 Minutes+ (Paramount+); πŸ’² The Chase (ABC); Love Island (CBS); North Woods Law (Animal Planet); Shahs of Sunset (Bravo)
Good Witch (via Giphy)

πŸ•™ 10 P.M. EASTERN / πŸ•˜ 9 P.M. CENTRAL

Black Monday (Showtime, 10 p.m.): Mo tries to make his own bachelor party happenin'. A killer is still on the loose. Keith enjoys his social status upgrade until someone unexpected returns.✔️

Domina (Epix, 10 p.m.): A trial threatens to expose Gaius' tyranny and throw Livia's Mission off course. As Gaius' rivals taste blood in the water, Livia must outwit both them and her husband if the Family is to be kept together and her promise to her father in play.

Flatbush Misdemeanors (Showtime, 10:30 p.m.): After breaking protocol, Dan and Jess face consequences at their job. The fracture between the two longtime friends drives Kevin to seek Drew's friendship, all of which culminates in a tragic circumstance.

Jerusalem: City of Faith and Fury (CNN, 10 p.m.): When King Herod claims Jerusalem from the Hasmoneans, he angers Cleopatra, who wants to reclaim Judea. Despite this conflict, Herod the Great manages to modernize the ancient city, revolutionizing the city of God forever.

Professor T (PBS, 10 p.m.): Professor T deals with a hostage situation, and old flame Christina reveals that not all is well with her marriage.

Unknown Waters with Jeremy Wade (National Geographic, 10 p.m.): SERIES PREMIERE. Mr. Wade likes to go into mysterious waters. In the first episode, he's searching for Atlantic salmon in Iceland.

NOTICES:
πŸ’² To Tell the Truth (ABC): Teri Hatcher, Chelsea Handler, Thomas Lennon
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (Bravo): Candiace Dillard Bassett, Nema Vand

BRIEFLY100 Foot Wave (HBO); Jade Fever (Weather Channel, season premiere); Modern Marvels (History); Secret Nazi Ruins (Science, season premiere); Snackmasters (Cooking Channel)
Black Monday

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πŸ“Ί Mission: Impossible (MeTV, 3 a.m.): With an Eastern Bloc nation perfecting a mind-controlling drug, the IMF devises a scheme to foment hostility within the ranks of the scientists responsible.

Rick and Morty (Adult Swim, 11 p.m.): Rick and Morty give thanks in a Thanksploitation Spectacular.

Tuca & Bertie (Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.): Tuca is caught up in the love bubble of her hot new romance, while Bertie reminisces about their friendship. Bertie buys a lot of milk.

NOTICES:
2021 Summer Olympic Games (NBC, 12:05 a.m.): Skateboarding, volleyball
Desus & Mero (Showtime, 11 p.m.): Bobby Shmurda

BRIEFLY90 Day Pillow Talk: Happily Ever After (TLC, 11 p.m.); Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO, 11 p.m.); Mediterranean Life (HGTV)

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