What's On Tonight (Tuesday): The Southern Storytellers are spinning their last yarns for now

 

Via Tenor.

Pull up a seat, commentariat, while I tell you all the tale of the Tuesday What's On Tonight listings. Why, I remember when I first considered the concept of Tuesdays. It was 19-dickety-two. We had to say "dickety," because Saddam Hussein stole our word "ninety." I chased that rascal to get it back, but gave up after dickety-six miles ...

While I remember how flattering onions on a belt looked with OshKosh B'gosh, let's see what else TV has to offer us for Tuesday, Aug. 1. Bunny bunny!

STREAMING
Untold: Jake Paul the Problem Child, 3:01 a.m., Netflix. Premiere. "Jake Paul goes from internet sensation to one of the most polarizing figures in sports. In 2013, Jake and brother Logan light up social media with pranks and antics. After controversies nearly ruin Jake's career, he gets a second chance as a boxer."

Virtually Heroes, 3:01 a.m., Crackle. Premiere. "Sgt. Books (Robert Baker), a self-aware soldier living in a video game, seeks help from a straight-talking Monk (Mark Hamill) who teaches him the cheat codes of life. Now he can finally break free from the game's endless battles, take a break from saving the girls at the end of each level, and convince his fellow warrior Lt. Nova (Bent Chase) that not everything in this game world is as awesome as it seems." Produced by Roger Corman.

Mixtape, 3:01 a.m., Paramount+. Premiere. "The story of hip hop refusing to take no for an answer. Before radio play, the internet, and social media, there were mixtapes. DJs were tastemakers, trendsetters and creators of the sound that became the biggest musical genre on the planet. The importance of mixtapes goes well beyond the tapes themselves. Mixtapes were a form of currency and a signifier that someone was 'in the know' and had their ear to the streets. The culture was too strong to be stopped, and the artists were too talented to be ignored, so they turned the sub-culture into the mainstream and made hip hop what it is today."

PRE-PRIMETIME SPORTS

FIFA Women's World Cup 2023, 3 a.m., FOX/Telemundo. Portugal vs. United States.

FIFA Women's World Cup 2023, 7 a.m., FOX/Telemundo. China vs. England.

WNBA Basketball, 7 p.m., ESPN. Minnesota Lynx vs. Connecticut Sun.

MLB Baseball, 7 p.m., TBS. New York Mets vs. New York Yankees.

Courtesy YouTube.

PRE-PRIMETIME MOVIES

The Last Boy Scout, 7:10 p.m., Showtime Extreme.

Ghostbusters, 7:15 p.m., MTV2. 2016 movie.

Fear, 7:20 p.m., Starz.

(500) Days of Summer, 7:24 p.m., MoreMax.

After the Bite, 7:30 p.m. HBO2.

8 P.M.

Beat Shazam, FOX. "From Worst to First!" "A team of siblings, a team of friends, and a stepfather/daughter team battle for the prize."

America's Got Talent, NBC. 2 hours. "Auditions 8." "The auditions continue as a variety of acts featuring contestants of all ages vie for the chance to win the $1 million prize. The golden buzzer is back, allowing a lucky act the chance to go directly to the live shows to compete for America's vote."

Movie Night!

National Lampoon's Vacation, AMC.

Body of Lies, HBO.

Monsters University, 8:30 p.m., Freeform.

Mirror Mirror, 8:44 p.m., HBO Family.

Keeping Up With the Joneses, 8:55 p.m., FXM. Also airing at 6:45 p.m.

Courtesy YouTube.

9 P.M.

Southern Storytellers, PBS. Season finale. "Author Jesmyn Ward, screenwriter Michael Waldron, poet Natasha Trethewey, songwriters Justin Moore, Tarriona 'Tank' Ball and Thao Nguyen."

Don't Forget the Lyrics!, FOX. "The Battle-Ready Beauty Queen!" "A U.S. Army sergeant who's also a former Miss Wyoming uses all of her skills to try to win the $1 million prize."

Movie Night!

Superfly, StarzEncore. 2018 movie.

Basic Instinct, Sho2.

Rounders, The Movie Channel Xtreme.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, 9:01 p.m., Syfy.

The Mod Squad, 9:28 p.m., Cinemax.

10 P.M.

Iconic America: Our Symbols and Stories with David Rubenstein, PBS. "The Golden Gate Bridge." "Exploring the story behind the Golden Gate Bridge, a symbol of America's can-do spirit."

Justified: City Primeval, FX. "Kokomo." "Raylan tangles with the Albanian mob. Mansell forms a new alliance. Carolyn lets her guard down."

Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge, NBC. "Finale, Part I: Rally Resilience vs. Blazin' Bird vs. Superfanvan." "Three qualifying winners compete in the grand finale and create brand new life-size Hot Wheels™. The winner takes home an extra $50,000 and gets their design turned into a real die-cast Hot Wheels toy that anyone can buy."

Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen, 10:15 p.m., Bravo. Erika Jayne and Jackie Hoffman.

Johnny Carson, Antenna. Carl Reiner, George Miller, Teresa Ganzel and The Mighty Carson Art Players are featured on this Aug. 2, 1985 episode.

Movie Night!

Zodiac, Showcase. 

1917, Showtime.

Happy Gilmore, TruTV.

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, 10:08 p.m., USA. 1989 movie.

Wonder Woman 1984, 10:45 p.m., TNT.

Courtesy Clearly I Needed A Blog.

LATE NIGHT PICK!

Goodfellas, 11:30 p.m., Paramount.

Sources: Futon Critic, zap2it, Google.