What's On Tonight (Thursday): Beyond the New Horizons

 

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Tonight's Top Pick is the season finale of The Orville: New Horizons, which appears to be yet another show that I have misjudged and should get familiar with. Ah, someday, when I have more time ...

Let's see what else TV has to offer us for Thursday, Aug. 4. All times are EST.

STREAMING

The Orville: New Horizons, 12:01 a.m., Hulu. Third season finale. "Future Unknown." "A celebration is underway aboard the ship."

Moonhaven, 3:01 a.m., AMC+. First season finale. "The Seeker." "Truelune is tested like never before."

Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head, 3:01 a.m., Paramount Plus. Premiere. "They're back and stupider than ever."

American Horror Stories, 12:01 a.m., FX on Hulu. "Drive." "A club girl's life is turned upside down when the nightlife begins following her home." Guest starring Bella Thorne, Nico Greetham and Austin Woods.

Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin, 3:01 a.m., HBO Max. "The (Fe)male Gaze" and "The Night He Came Home." Two episodes available.

Harley Quinn, 3:01 a.m., HBO Max. "A Thief, A Mole, An Orgy."

The Resort, 3:01 a.m., Peacock.

Hart to Heart, 3:01 a.m., Kevin interviews Saweetie.

TALKIN' BOUT TALK

Good Morning America/GMA3: What You Need to Know, 7 a.m. and 1 p.m., ABC. The cast of Bullet Train, including Brad Pitt, Joey King, Brian Tyree Henry, Aaron Taylor Johnson and Hiroyuki Sanada, plus Garth Brooks (The Stadium Tour) and Deals and Steals with Tory Johnson. Later, Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., celebrity chef Alex Guarnaschelli and Michael Yo (Amber Brown).

CBS Mornings, 7 a.m., CBS. Former pro football player Calvin Johnson, authors Andrew Young and Paula Young Shelton (Just Like Jesse Owens) and LL Cool J (the Rock the Bells music festival).

Today, 7 a.m., NBC. Kevin Bacon (They/Them), "Keir Simmons vacations in America with his family" and Today Food. Later, Jo Koy (Easter Sunday), Kevin is back with Anna Chlumsky and Theo Germaine to keep plugging his movie, plus translating everyday skills into job skills, a look at workouts and fun in the sun. After that, LL Cool J jumps networks to keep plugging the festival, more Today Food and summer gathering ideas.

The View, 11 a.m., ABC. Jo Koy, still plugging Easter Sunday.

The Talk, 2 p.m., CBS. RERUN. A Mother's Day celebration includes Rebecca Romijn, surprise giveaways and an audience full of moms.

Syndication Corner returns in September.

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PRE-PRIMETIME SPORTS (all are LIVE)

PGA Korn Ferry Tour Golf, 6 p.m, Golf. The first round of the Utah Championship.

WNBA Basketball, 7 p.m., ESPN2. Phoenix Mercury at Connecticut Sun.

PRE-PRIMETIME MOVIES

Glory, 5:55 p.m., The Movie Channel.

Coming to America, 6 p.m., HBO2.

Monster's Ball, 6:07 p.m., Cinemax.

Death Becomes Her, 6:15 p.m., Showcase.

Dirty Dancing, 7:30 p.m., E. Encore at 9:30 p.m.

via Tenor

8 P.M.

NFL Football, NBC. LIVE. Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Las Vegas Raiders.

This Old House, PBS. 43rd season finale. "Saratoga Springs: A Legacy Restored." "It's a wrap on the multigenerational 1864 Dutch Colonial, now a two-family with an open floor plan."

Press Your Luck, ABC. "Oh Mylanta!" "Contestants from Wisconsin and California compete."

Missing Twin, Lifetime Movie Network. Premiere. "Jenny is haunted by the feeling that the twin daughter she lost at birth is still alive, but her husband fears it's becoming an obsession. Her relentless pursuit of the truth soon throws her into a deadly game of cat and mouse."

Movie Night!

The Haunting in Connecticut, Cinemax.

Private Benjamin, Showcase.

Back to the Future, Paramount.

Strangers on a Train, TCM.

Spotlight, The Movie Channel.

9 P.M.

The Captain, ESPN. "Hiding in Plain Sight" and "Never Gave Up a Day in My Life." "The Yankees and Jeter suffer the most historic loss in baseball history. Jeter's identity is under attack as he faces challenges in the press, on the field and in his clubhouse." Later, "Jeter wins his 5th and final World Series and celebrates his 3000th hit, but it's not all smooth sailing for this aging superstar. He goes through a very public and difficult contract negotiation that changes his relationship with the Yankees." Finale next week.

Big Brother, CBS. LIVE. Another elimination.

Generation Gap, ABC. "Starring Garla Fibs." "Actress Marla Gibbs."

Movie Night!

Patton, StarzEncore.

The Bob's Burgers Movie, HBO2.

Oblivion, MoreMax.

Spider-Man: No Way Home, Starz.

White Chicks, 9:10 p.m., BET.

10 P.M.

Good Trouble, Freeform. "Life Is What Happens..." "Jazmin's wedding has the Coterie crew all in their feelings. Luca is inspired to create change for the unhoused. One relationship ends while another rekindles. Isabella faces new issues with her parents."

The Con, ABC. "The Hollywood Mogul Con." "A young actor unleashes a Ponzi scheme on the film industry."

Johnny Carson, Antenna. Martin Mull, Jonathan Katz and Cathy Guisewite are the guests on this Aug. 1, 1991 episode.

Movie Night!

Beavis and Butt-Head Do America, MTV.

Lady Bird, Showcase.

An Inconvenient Truth, 10:10 p.m., The Movie Channel.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, 10:30 p.m., Bravo.

Back to the Future Part II, 10:30 p.m., Paramount.

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LATE NIGHT TALK!

The Daily Show With Trevor Noah, 11 p.m., Comedy.

Hell of a Week With Charlamagne tha God, 11:30 p.m., Comedy.

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, 11:34 p.m., NBC. Joel McHale, Zoey Deutch and Saucy Santana.

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, 11:35 p.m., CBS. James Taylor and Colman Domingo.

Late Night With Seth Meyers, 12:37 a.m., NBC. LL Cool J, still plugging that damn festival, plus Cristin Milioti and sitting in with the 8G Band, Giulliana Merello.

LATE NIGHT PICK!

Back to the Future Part III, 1 a.m., Paramount.

Sources: Futon Critic, zap2it.