Wednesday, August 19, 2026

What's On Tonight (Thursday): Survey says ... summer finales!

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Tonight's Top Pick is the 12th season summer finale of Celebrity Family Feud, airing at 8 p.m. on ABC. It's one of two game show summer finales tonight on the alphabet network.


Let's see what else TV has for us for Thursday, Aug. 20. All times are Eastern.


STREAMING (Disney+ and Hulu have the full four-episode Lion series at 3:01 a.m. Paramount+ has the streaming premiere of Passenger at 3:01 a.m.)
Novak Djokovic: The Wolf in Winter, 3:01 a.m., Amazon. Special presentation. "Chronicling Novak Djokovic's turbulent upbringing in war-torn Serbia, his relentless rise to become the most successful men's player in tennis history, and the intense, often critical public scrutiny he has faced along the way."

Disney Worldbuilders, 3:01 a.m., Disney+. Special presentation. "Follows the behind-the-scenes process of how Disney movies and franchises like Frozen and Zootopia are transformed into immersive worlds across Disney theme parks."

Outer Banks, 3:01 a.m., Netflix. Fifth season premiere. Series finale. "The treasure hunters (are) at the very end of their rope. JJ is dead, and Kiara has lost the most important person in her life. Pope is dealing with PTSD from shooting Lightner to save Cleo. Sarah is pregnant and on the run, and John B just wants to make it back home without losing anyone else. On top of all that, Groff has the Blue Crown — and he’s about to sell the enchanted treasure to a buyer in Portugal. It’s up to the Pogues to capture the crown and avenge JJ’s death, finally putting a stop to Groff’s reign of terror. They decide to pay off a smuggler to get them to Lisbon, but they don’t know that the crook is working with Finch, a mysterious villain, to capture Kiara. If that’s not enough to cause a massive wave of anxiety and terror, the smuggler separates the guys from the girls as they head out to sea, weakening the airtight group of friends." Ten episodes available.

Hollywood Crime Story: The Mob Takes Over the Movies, 3:01 a.m., AMC+ and Sundance Now. "While flashy gangsters grab headlines, real power lies in the shadows. Fixer Sidney Korshak leads the Supermob, becoming Hollywood's unseen power broker, moving between the mob and the studios. By the 1970s, his influence reaches even The Godfather." Season finale next week.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, 3:01 a.m., Paramount+. "Level Five Transporter Accident." "A transporter malfunction turns most of the crew into puppets while Spock fights to reclaim the ship."

Paris Is Always a Good Idea, 3:01 a.m., Hallmark+. No description available. Season finale next week.


PRE-PRIMETIME SPORTS
NFL Preseason Football, 7 p.m., NFL Network. Los Angeles Rams vs. Kansas City Chiefs.


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PRIMETIME AND AFTER (NBC, The CW, and PBS have reruns tonight.)
Celebrity Family Feud, 8 p.m., ABC. Twelfth season summer finale. Bow Wow vs. Rickey Smiley, followed by Steve Aoki vs. Joel Kim Booster.

Press Your Luck, 9 p.m., ABC. Seventh season summer finale. "The Biggest Big Banks." No new description available. Followed by a rerun of The Greatest Average American.

Celebrity Crime Scene, 8 p.m., FOX. First season finale. "Princess Diana." "Revolutionary virtual recreations unveil new perspectives on the crash that caused Princess Diana's death. A look at the theories that have fueled decades of speculation." Followed by a rerun of Best Medicine.

Big Brother, 8 p.m., CBS. "Episode 22 -- Live Eviction." No new description. Followed by reruns of Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage, Ghosts, and Elsbeth.

The Real Housewives of Orange County, 8 p.m., Bravo. "All Bets Are Off." "The Vegas vacation continues as the ladies head to the Grand Canyon. Jenn tries to redirect Shannon's frustrations, resulting in an admission in Shannon and Heather's friendship." Encore at 12 a.m., with reruns from 9 p.m.-12 a.m.

WNBA Basketball, 8 p.m., Amazon. Indiana Fever vs. Dallas Wings.

WNBA Basketball, 10 p.m., Amazon. Atlanta Dream vs. Los Angeles Sparks.

NFL Preseason Football, 8 p.m., ESPN. Las Vegas Raiders vs. Houston Texas.

NFL Preseason Football, 10 p.m., NFL Network. San Francisco 49ers vs. Los Angeles Chargers.

Monsters of God, 9 p.m., HBO. Fifty-seven minutes. "Smuggler's Inn." "A man builds a massive import and export empire that turns reptiles into a booming global commodity." Encores at 9:57 p.m. and 11:54 p.m., with a Lanterns rerun at 10:54 p.m.

Stuart Fails to Save the Universe, 9 p.m., HBO Max. "Spoiler: Gary Works for UPS." "The gang arrives in paradise, where everyone lives in harmony with nature and each other. Bert finds true love and the machine is broken."

Impractical Jokers, 10 p.m., TBS. "Last Action Zero." "The guys put in shifts while getting trained to work the counter at Playa Bowls."

Project Runway, 10 p.m., Freeform. "Battle of the Seasons." "The season 22 designers join forces to take on returning competitors from season 21 in the classic unconventional materials challenge. Familiar faces and unexpected materials create a high-stakes showdown."

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, 11:34 p.m., NBC. Michelle Pfeiffer, Rhea Seehorn, and Dexter and the Moonrocks.

Jimmy Kimmel Live!, 11:35 p.m., ABC. Guest Host Rosie O'Donnell has Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman, Shawn Hatosy, Sydney James Harcourt, and Bella Brown sitting in with The Cletones.

Movie Night!
The Waterboy, 10 p.m., MTV. 1998 movie.


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LATE NIGHT PICK!
Waiting to Exhale, 12 a.m., OWN. 1995 movie. Also airing at 9 p.m.


Sources: The Futon Critic, TV Passport, individual show websites, TV Everyday, IMDB, Google. 

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