What's On Tonight (Sunday): Young Elizabeth

Becoming Elizabeth

Book 'em Danno! Here's what's on television for tonight, Sunday, July 31!

Our Top Pick tonight is the royal period drama Becoming Elizabeth (Starz, 8 p.m.), which is about the life of young Elizabeth Tudor (Alicia von Rittberg) as she becomes embroiled in the politics of her adopted family. She will get that crown! There's Mary Tudor, Thomas Seymour, Lady Jane Grey, Edward VI, Kat Ashley, and all sorts of other familiar names of mid 16th-century nobles and royalty.

Elsewhere, Riverdale must save Riverdale, the Naked get Frozen, Blood & Treasure enters the forbidden zone, beasts battle in the Colosseum, the final Women Rock on Epix, there are United Shades in dry California, Zachary Levi finds out Who he is, and Tuca wrangles a duck.

(All times are Eastern. All listings are new unless otherwise stated. For more listings, visit The Futon Critic or Zap2it.)

STREAMING & EARLY PRIMETIME

Mid-Year-in-Review (5 p.m.): Sound off on the best movies and TV shows ⁠— and anything else if you feel so moved ⁠— you've seen in the first half(ish) of 2022.

STREAMING & EARLY PRIMETIME

Blood & Treasure (Paramount+, 3 a.m.): "Into the Forbidden Zone"

Evil (Paramount+, 3 a.m.): The team responds to reports of possessed toys and electronics originating from a store. David is tasked with retrieving a hidden message that may be the key to saving the prophet Grace Ling.

📺 Hawaii Five-O (Paramount+, now): If you didn't care for the recent bland, by-the-numbers remake, make sure to give the original recipe a try. Det. Steve McGarrett (Jack Lord) and a small group of officers ("Danno" James MacArthur, Kam Fong, Zulu, Herman Wedemeyer, among others over the years) go after some of the toughest criminals in Hawaii. Ed Asner and Gavin MacLeod were my favorite baddies.

WHAT ELSE IS ON

Collector's Call (MeTV, 6:30 p.m.): The Brady Bunch

Who Do You Think You Are? (NBC, 7 p.m.): Zachary Levi

🕗 8 P.M. EASTERN / 🕖 7 P.M. CENTRAL

⭐ Becoming Elizabeth (Starz): In a new age with a new Lord Protector, Edward, now free from his uncle Somerset's influence, is emboldened to pursue ever more ruthless Protestant reforms and to seek new alliances.

Johnson (Bounce TV): "Old School"

🎥 Lies Between Friends (Lifetime): A wealthy family's life is upended when the 18-year-old daughter of a family friend comes to live with them for a few months.

Naked and Afraid XL: Frozen (Discovery Channel): SERIES PREMIERE. Some N&A all stars 🎶 let it go, let it go 🎶 in a winter world.

Riverdale (The CW): SEASON FINALE. Archie and the gang band together to save Riverdale from the greatest threat the town has ever faced.✔️

WHAT ELSE IS ON

90 Day Fiancé (TLC)

Big Brother (CBS)

Biography: WWE Legends (A&E): Kurt Angle

💲 Celebrity Family Feud (ABC): Boyz II Men, Amber Ruffin, Joe lo Truglio, Thomas Lennon

The Real Housewives of Atlanta (Bravo)

Vice (Showtime)

Riverdale (via Giphy)

🕘 9 P.M. EASTERN / 🕗 8 P.M. CENTRAL

🎥 14 Love Letters (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries): "A hobby farmer searches for a secret admirer who has been sending anonymous letters to her mailbox." Somebody wrote this movie!!(??)

Animal Kingdom (TNT): Pope is brought in for questioning. J, Deran, and Craig grapple with the truth. Julia tries to make amends with an upset Andrew.

The Chi (Showtime): Emmett comes clean. Darnell and Jada have a romantic date night. A big gaming win takes Kevin's life in a new direction. Jemma makes a difficult decision. Trig struggles with maintaining his truth.

Colosseum (History): As the Roman Empire continues to expand, so does the diversity of exotic beasts brought back to entertain the Colosseum crowds. More than 1 million animals are slaughtered in the arena by trained beast masters, none more famous than Carpophorus.

Grantchester (PBS): A member of Will's own congregation is found murdered just before a church fundraising event. It quickly becomes clear that the victim was not quite the upstanding member of the community that Will thought he was.

Westworld (HBO): "Fidelity"

WHAT ELSE IS ON

Alex vs America (Food Network): Season premiere

💲 The Final Straw (ABC)

Married to Medicine (Bravo)✔️

Patagonia: Life on the Edge of the World (CNN)

Secrets in the Jungle (Science): Special

Women Who Rock (Epix): Series finale

Wynonna Judd: Love Is Alive (Reelz): Special

Married to Medicine (via Giphy)

🕙 10 P.M. EASTERN / 🕘 9 P.M. CENTRAL

The Anarchists (HBO): A community of anarchists emigrate to Acapulco, Mexico, to evade the powers of nations and banks, but as the movement grows, the collective pursuit for a stateless life is derailed by wealth, conflict, drugs, and... murder.

Bridge and Tunnel (Epix): Pags tries to convince Tammy to join Wildfire as record labels show interest. Mr. Ross attempts to make peace between Jill and Stacey. Maya gives Jimmy disappointing news, while sparks fly between him and Jill. Mikey jumps back into the dating game.

City on a Hill (Showtime): SEASON PREMIERE. Struggling to make ends meet after leaving the FBI, Jackie Rohr gets a job offer from his old mentor. ADA Decourcy Ward eyes a promotion. Siobhan Quays takes on a case against a construction colossus.

COBRA (PBS): Anna seeks the help of intelligence chief Eleanor James. Meanwhile, a new threat emerges as public sentiment grows more turbulent.

P-Valley (Starz): People across Chucalissa fight for what's theirs, while others struggle to accept the things they can't change.✔️

United Shades of America (CNN): Years of drought and extreme heat waves in California have seen wildfires grow in frequency, intensity, and size. The crisis is fueled by mismanagement of land, corporate greed, and climate change.

WHAT ELSE IS ON

💲 The $100,000 Pyramid (ABC): Tayshia Adams, Matt James, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Thomas Lennon

Forensic Files II (HLN): Season premiere

Love Life (TBS): Season 2 linear premiere 

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (Bravo): Contessa Metcalfe, Drew Sidora

WWE Rivals (A&E): Brock Lesnar vs. Kurt Angle

P-Valley (via Giphy)

💤💤😴💤💤

Flatbush Misdemeanors (Showtime, 11 p.m.): Drew and Zayna try to repair their relationship after visiting her dad in jail. Kevin and Dan find themselves entangled in the mess that is Kareem and Maria's love life. Dan wrestles over whether to finally share his secret to Kevin.

📺 Mission: Impossible (MeTV, 3 a.m.): A millionaire manufacturer (and stolen gem dealer) will be transferring diamonds to a Syndicate boss for $75 million.

Tuca & Bertie (Adult Swim, midnight): Tuca and Speckle wrangle a duck into submission.

WHAT ELSE IS ON

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO, 11 p.m.)

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Key Sources: The Futon Critic; IMDb; TV Passport; Zap2it
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Happy watching, everyone!