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Whatever happened to predictability! Here's what's on television for tonight, Saturday, August 3!
Our Top Pick tonight is Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes (HBO & Max, 8 p.m.). With lots of access to the actress' archives, the documentary takes interview audio to weave together her life from stardom to Hollywood sex symbol.
Elsewhere, Olympians stroke for the gold, Johnson swings back into action, Mammals survive the cold, a woman finds an undead Wife, 30 for 30 gets Dude Perfect, and Joe Rogan Burns.
Elsewhere, Olympians stroke for the gold, Johnson swings back into action, Mammals survive the cold, a woman finds an undead Wife, 30 for 30 gets Dude Perfect, and Joe Rogan Burns.
(All times are Eastern. All listings are new unless otherwise stated. For more listings, visit The Futon Critic or Zap2it.)
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EARLY STREAMING & EVENING
Mammals (AMC+, 3 a.m. & BBC America, 8 p.m.): "From ice covered seas to snow-capped mountains, mammals have conquered the cold, living in the most inhospitable places on Earth thanks to their remarkable intelligence and amazing adaptations."
WHAT ELSE IS ON
⚾ Baseball Night in America (Fox, 7 p.m.): Baltimore Orioles at Cleveland Guardians; or San Francisco Giants at Cincinnati Reds✔️
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| Baltimore Orioles (via Giphy) |
🕗 8 P.M. EASTERN / 🕖 7 P.M. CENTRAL
⭐🎥 Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes (HBO & Max): "Newly discovered interviews with Elizabeth Taylor and unprecedented access to the star's personal archive reveal the complex inner life and vulnerability of the groundbreaking icon."✔️
🎥 I Thought My Husband's Wife Was Dead (Lifetime): Expectant mother Lola seems to have it all: a beautiful home, a dashing husband named Leo, and a thriving restaurant business. However, her world comes crashing down when a woman shows up claiming she's married to Leo. In a twist, the first wife reveals her last name while married DiCaprio and "disappeared" when she turned 26. Lola is only months from turning 26
Johnson (Bounce TV, 8 & 8:30 p.m.): SEASON PREMIERE. The Johnson men are fitted for Keith's upcoming wedding and urged to bring a date. Jarvis is suspicious of his new clients' low appraisal. Greg is promoted to Sous-Chef while Jarvis realizes just how ghetto the dating market really is.
🎥 Junebug (Hallmark Channel / Peacock, Sunday): "Juniper, a book editor turning 40, magically reconnects with an eight-year-old version of herself who questions her life choices..." Okay, no relation to the Amy Adams movie. PASS.
WHAT ELSE IS ON
🥇 2024 Summer Olympics (NBC & USA & Peacock): Swimming (women's 800m freestyle, men's 100m fly), track and field, gymnastics (women's vault), women's singles table tennis, women's handball, women's shooting, men's volleyball✔️
🎥 Dinner & a Movie: Grown Ups (TBS)
🎥 Svengoolie (MeTV): Cult of the Cobra
🕘 9 P.M. EASTERN / 🕗 8 P.M. CENTRAL
📺 Full House (Catchy Comedy / Max, now): Spend the weekend with the Tanner family and this '80s/'90s TGIF sitcom that proved highly popular with general audiences. It is very twee and adolescent in nature. And also not good. But nostalgia is powerful for some. In this episode, "D.J. and Stephanie accidentally knock a hole in their father's bedroom wall, and they desperately try to fix it before he returns home."
Dude Perfect: A Very Long Shot (30 for 30) (ESPN, 9:30 p.m.): "The meteoric rise of a group of friends from College Station, Texas, whose backyard antics evolved into a global sports-comedy phenomenon."✔️
🕙 10 P.M. EASTERN / 🕘 9 P.M. CENTRAL
📺 Diff'rent Strokes (Rewind TV): Drummond learns the hard way that converting apartments into condos can hurt innocent people.
Joe Rogan: Burn the Boats (Netflix): SPECIAL. Joe Rogan performs his stand-up act at the Majestic Theater in San Antonio, Texas.
📡 Andrew Zimmern's Wild Game Kitchen (FYI)
💤😴 LATE NIGHT 😴💤
📺 2 Stupid Dogs and the Secret Squirrel Show (MeTV Toons, 11 p.m.): The dogs fly on the space shuttle. A racer wants Secret's car. The dogs look for a restaurant.
📺 Freakazoid (MeTV Toons, 11:30 p.m.): Freak's new sidekick. Lord Bravery vs. bureaucracy. Fan Boy rhapsodizes. Freak teaches Norwegian.
📺 Police Woman (Get, 2 a.m.): Hired killer Ben Hummel wants to retire, but his racketeer employer- forces him to do a final, dangerous job.
WHAT ELSE IS ON
🥇 2024 Summer Olympics (NBC & Peacock, midnight): Canoe, basketball 3x3✔️
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| 2024 Summer Olympics (via Giphy) |
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Key Sources: The Futon Critic; IMDb; TV Passport; Zap2it
⭐: Top Pick
💲: Game show
📡: Linear broadcast
🇰🇷: Korean Drama
🎥: Movie
📺: Throwback
🎥: Movie
📺: Throwback
✔️: Video/gif/photo included
Happy watching, everyone!
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