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TOP PICK

⭐🔔 Disclaimer* (Apple, 3:01 AM) SERIES PREMIERE. 'Acclaimed journalist Catherine Ravenscroft (Blanchett) built her reputation revealing the misdeeds and transgressions of others. When she receives a novel from an unknown author, she is horrified to realize she is now the main character in a story that exposes her darkest secrets. Starring Cate Blanchett and Sacha Baron Cohen.'

Elsewhere...

PREMIERES

🎥 The Last of the Sea Women (Apple, 12:01 AM) 'Often called real-life mermaids, the haenyeo divers of South Korea's Jeju Island are renowned for centuries of diving to the ocean floor -- without oxygen -- to harvest seafood for their livelihood. Today, with most haenyeo now in their 60s, 70s and 80s, their traditions and way of life are in imminent danger. But these fierce, funny and hardworking women refuse to give an inch, aided by a younger generation's fight to revive their ancestral lifestyle through social media.'

😂 Heather McMahan: Breadwinner (Hulu, 12:01 AM) SPECIAL PRESENTATION. 'McMahan humorously explores the pressures of being her family’s financial support, the perils of being a golf widow, wedding planning on an overblown budget, navigating in-law dynamics, and more.'

🎥 Mr. Crocket (Hulu, 12:01 AM) 'In 1993, a mysterious children's show host, Mr. Crocket, magically emerges from television sets to kidnap young children, brutally slaying their parents in the process. After Mr. Crocket snatches her son, one determined mother embarks on a perilous quest to track down the demonic entertainer and rescue her boy.'

🔔 The Confidant (Max, 3:01 AM) SERIES PREMIERE. 'This psychological thriller follows Christelle, who, after witnessing the harrowing Nov 13, 2015 Paris terrorist attacks, latches onto a community of survivors. Claiming that her friend Vincent was critically injured at the Bataclan Theatre, Chris becomes an indispensable resource for the group. Though her commitment seems relentless, discrepancies begin to pepper her story - raising doubts among the true victims.'

🎥 Tuesday (Max, 3:01 AM) STREAMING PREMIERE. 'A mother and her teenage daughter must confront Death when it arrives in the form of an astonishing talking bird. A heart-rending fairy tale about the echoes of loss and finding resilience in the unexpected.  Starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus.

🎥 In Her Place (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 'Chile, 1955. When the popular writer María Carolina Geel kills her lover, the case captivates Mercedes, the shy secretary of the judge in charge of the case. After visiting the writer's apartment, Mercedes begins to question her life, identity, and the role of women in society as she finds an oasis of freedom in that home.'

🎥 Lonely Planet (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 'A reclusive novelist arrives at a prestigious writer's retreat in Morocco, hoping the remote setting will unlock her writer's block. While there, she meets a young man -- what starts as an acquaintanceship evolves into an intoxicating, life-altering love affair.'

🎥 Uprising (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 'In the Joseon Dynasty, two friends who grew up together -- one the master and one the servant -- reunite post-war as enemies on opposing sides.'

🎥 Daddy's Head (Shudder, 3:01 AM) 'In the wake of his father's death, a boy is left in the solitude of a sprawling country estate with his stepmother. Struggling to navigate the task of parenthood, his stepmother grows distant. Amidst the growing tension, the boy begins to hear unsettling sounds echoing through the corridors and is soon haunted by a grotesque creature bearing a disturbingly familiar resemblance to his late father.'

🎥 Vicious Murder (Tubi, 3:01 AM) 'With his crypto empire on the brink, a businessman seeks to murder his wife and steal her fortune but uncovers a web of deception in the process.'

🎵 Gaither Vocal Band: New Star Shining (UPtv, 7:00 PM) SPECIAL PRESENTATION. 'Hosted by Bill and Gloria Gaither, the Gospel Music Hall of Fame quintet lends its heartfelt, award-winning harmonies to signature performances of original songs and nostalgic favorites including “The Little Drummer Boy,” “Tennessee Christmas” and more.'

🔔 Latinos in Hollywood: Owning Our Destiny (ABC, 8:00 PM) SPECIAL PRESENTATION. 'Celebrating the resiliency, artistry and ingenuity of Hollywood's creative Latino community while providing an in-depth look at representation, visibility and creative opportunity both in front of and behind the camera.'

RETURNING SHOWS

🧙‍♀️ Spellbound (Hulu, 12:01 AM) SEASON TWO.

🔔 The Simpsons: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year (Disney+, 3:01 AM) SPECIAL PRESENTATION.

🏈 God. Family. Football. (Fox Nation, 3:01 AM) SEASON TWO PREMIERE.

🎭 NEXT at the Kennedy Center (PBS, 10:00 PM) SEASON THREE PREMIERE.

STREAMING

🔔 La Maison (Apple, 12:01 AM) "Like Father, Like Daughter" 

🔔 Pachinko (Apple, 12:01 AM) SEASON FINALE. "Chapter Sixteen" 

⚖ Judy Justice (Freevee, 12:01 AM) 

🔔 Ayla & The Mirrors (Disney+, 3:01 AM) 

🏈 The Breakdown with Peyton and Belichick (ESPN+, 3:01 AM) "Week 6: Bills at Jets" 

🥊 The Fight Life (ESPN+, 3:01 AM) SEASON FINALE. "Naoya Inoue: The Perfect Fighter" 

🔔 Pedro El Escamoso: Mas Escamoso Que Nunca (Hulu, 3:01 AM) "Episode 17" 

💀 Angel of Death (Max, 3:01 AM) 

🔔 Who's Talking to Chris Wallace (Max, 3:01 AM) 

🍰 The Great British Baking Show (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 

👻 Dan Da Dan (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 

🔔 RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars (Paramount, 3:01 AM) 

LIVE SPORTSBALL TODAY/TONIGHT

🏌️‍♀️ DP World Tour Golf: FedEx Open de France, Second Round (Golf, 7:30 AM) 

🏌️‍♀️ PGA Tour Champions Golf: SAS Championship, First Round (Golf, 2:00 PM)

🏌️‍♀️ PGA Jr. League Championship, First Round (ESPN2, 3:00 PM)

⚽ English Championship Soccer:  (CBSSN, 3:00 PM)

🏌️‍♀️ PGA Tour Golf: Black Desert Championship, Second Round (Golf, 5:00 PM)

🏈 College Football: Harvard at Cornell (ESPN2, 6:00 PM)

🏈 College Football: Memphis at South Florida (ESPN, 7:00 PM)

⚾ MLB Baseball: San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers (Fox, 8:00 PM)

🏈 College Football: UNLV at Utah State (CBSSN, 9:00 PM)

🏈 College Football: Prairie View A&M at Arkansas-Pine Bluff (ESPN2, 9:15 PM)

⚽ NWSL Soccer: Portland Thorns FC vs Orlando Pride (Amazon, 10:00 PM)

🏈 College Football: Utah at Arizona State (ESPN, 10:30 PM)

🕗 MIDNIGHT 🕗

🥼Rick and Morty: The Anime (Adult Swim and Max, 12:00 AM) 'The Smith family battles the Federation; Elle vows to protect Morty.'

🕗 EARLY PRIMETIME 🕗

🎵 Gaither Vocal Band: New Star Shining (UPtv, 7:00 PM) 

🕗 8:00 EASTERN / 🕖 7:00 CENTRAL

😂 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (CW, 8:00 PM) 'Guest comic Heather Anne Campbell / Guest comic Chris Lee.'

🔔 Latinos in Hollywood: Owning Our Destiny (ABC, 8:00 PM) 

👀 Big Brother (CBS, 8:00 PM) 

💰 Gold Rush: Freddy Dodge's Mine Rescue (Discovery Channel, 8:00 PM) 

👮‍♂️ On Patrol: First Shift (Reelz, 8:00 PM) 
🤼‍♂️ WWE's Friday Night Smackdown (USA, 8:00 PM) 
💘 Love After Lockup: Life After Lockup (WE, 8:00 PM) 

🕗 9:00 EASTERN / 🕖 8:00 CENTRAL

🔔 VOCES American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos (PBS, 9:00 PM) SEASON FINALE. 'How Latinos contributed to the shaping of modern America despite sometimes being regulated to the fringes of mainstream society.'

👽 The Unexplained (History, 9:00 PM) 'There are stories of advanced technology from the ancient past that seem too impossible to be true; these technologies challenge everything humanity thought about the innovation of ancestors.'

🔔 Fat Joe Talks (Starz, 9:02 PM) 'Omari Hardwick talks about the impact of the role of James St. Patrick on the series "Power," his pivot into acting from playing sports, and his real first love of music.'

🔔 20/20 (ABC, 9:00 PM) 
🔔 Joan (CW, 9:00 PM) 
💀 Dateline NBC (NBC, 9:00 PM) 
🍴 Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (Food, 9:00 PM) 
👻 Scariest House in America (HGTV, 9:00 PM) 
👮‍♂️ On Patrol: Live (Reelz, 9:00 PM) 
💰 Bering Sea Gold (Discovery Channel, 9:30 PM) 
🔔 Tia Mowry: My Next Act (WE, 9:30 PM) 

🕗 10:00 EASTERN / 🕖 9:00 CENTRAL

🎭 NEXT at the Kennedy Center (PBS, 10:00 PM) 'The band Snarky Puppy perform a tribute to Susana Baca; guests include Silvana Estrada, Gaby Moreno, Silvia Pérez Cruz and Fuensanta.'

🔔 Social Studies (FX, 10:00 PM) 'Social media and pornography provide sex education that shapes teens' behavior with serious consequences.'

🔔 Three Women (Starz, 10:02 PM) 'Jumping back in time, Gia struggles to write her book about sex in America; embarking on a love story of her own, Gia processes the pain of her own losses; she moves to Indiana and bonds with Lina.'

🔔 Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO, 10:00 PM) 
🤼‍♂️ All Elite Wrestling: Rampage (TNT, 10:00 PM) 
👻 Scare Tactics (USA, 10:00 PM) 
👽 The Proof is Out There (History, 10:03 PM) 
💰 Outback Opal Hunters (Discovery, 10:30 PM) 

LATE NIGHT

😂 The Graham Norton Show (BBCA, 11:00 PM) 'Interviewing Hugh Grant, Sebastian Stan, Greg Davies and Neneh Cherry; performance from Perie.'

🔔 After Midnight (CBS, 12:37 AM) 'Bob the Drag Queen; actress Caitlin Reilly; comic Rickey Thompson.'

🤼‍♂️ All Elite Wrestling: Rampage (TNT, 10:00 PM) 
🔔 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC, 11:34 PM) 
🔔 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC, 11:35 PM) 
🔔 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS, 11:35 PM) 
🔔 Nightline (ABC, 12:37 AM)

📺Broadcast/Cable/Satellite - RETRO BINGE📺

Law & Order (Pop, 6:00 AM - 8:00 PM); The Andy Griffith Show (Sundance, 6:00 AM - 1:00 PM); Roseanne (CMT, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM); M*A*S*H* (TVLand, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM); Living Single (TV One, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM); Hawaii Five-0 (Ion, 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM); Seinfeld (Comedy Central, 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM); Gunsmoke (TVLand, 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM); The Andy Griffith Show (TVLand, 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM); Family Ties (Antenna, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM); Archie Bunker's Place (Antenna, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM); Family Guy (Comedy Central, 6:00 PM - 1:30 AM); Three's Company (Antenna, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM); Magnum P.I. (Ion, 7:00 PM - 2:00 AM); Everybody Loves Raymond (TVLand, 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM); The Jeffersons (Antenna, 8:00 PM -9:00 PM); Barney Miller (Antennae, 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM); Designing Women (Antenna, 11:00 PM - 12:00 AM); The King of Queens (TVLand, 11:00 PM - 2:00 AM); Becker (Antenna, 12:00 AM - 1:00 AM); The Drew Carey Show (Antennae, 1:00 AM - 2:00 AM)

📺 Johnny Carson (Antenna, 10:00 PM) 'Actor Alexandra Paul; actor Patrick Swayze; Whitney Brown.'

Key Sources: The Futon Critic; Zap2it; Netflix; Wikipedia; Horrornews.net; Sysfy.com; hollywoodreporter.com

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