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Believe! Here's what's on television for tonight, Wednesday, August 5!
Our Top Pick tonight is the first season of Sterling Point (Amazon Prime Video, 3 a.m.). Yeah, this is yet another of Prime's YA soaps where young people with plenty of privilege get caught up in all kinds of drama and a discovery of secrets. This one looks to be no exception. Estranged grandfather leaves his grandkids a lake island and then they come across all sorts of family secrets? Check. The series is helmed by Megan Park, who wrote and directed the delightful My Old Ass.
Elsewhere, Ted Lasso is back in the game, the Shards comes for '80s Los Angeles, the Hardacres are ready for more drama, Mo Gilligan investigates Big Chicken, a Ninth Jedi has Visions, Michael Kosta gives his final answer, a Woman finds an ally, Lucky makes a discovery, and Discovery explores How to Catch a Dirtbag.
(All times are Eastern. All listings are new unless otherwise stated. For more listings, visit The Futon Critic or Gracenote.)
ON THIS SITE
🍽️ Feed Me (Afternoon): A recipe for discussion and to talk about what you're doing in your kitchen.
💲 Jeopardy! Recap (Afternoon): Jay S.'s daily recap of the day's syndicated Jeopardy! episode, which can be viewed next day on Hulu and Peacock.
EARLY STREAMING & EVENING
🎥 Big Chicken: A Fast Food Conspiracy (Netflix, 3 a.m.): Comedian Mo Gilligan embarks on a daring 28-day journey across the UK and US, eating only fried chicken to explore the craving and the industry fueling it.✔️
Diarra from Detroit (Paramount+, 3 a.m.): After Diarra and Chris stumble into a triple homicide, and he becomes the main suspect, Diarra and friends work to free Chris so she can dump him. Their investigation takes them to the heart of a secret society.
The Hardacres (BritBox, 3 a.m.): SEASON PREMIERE. The family encounters a powerful newcomer, Lady Imelda Hansen.
Eons: Life and Death on Pangea (PBS App & Website, 2 p.m.): Life in the Middle Permian Period flourished. Gigantic reef complexes stretched for hundreds of kilometers in what’s now the Texas desert, while strange mammal-relatives and huge reptiles thrived on land. But this epoch ends in a crushing extinction.
Lucky (Apple TV, midnight): On the run again, Lucky makes a lucrative discovery. Agent Rand devises a plan.
The Oval (Paramount+, 3 a.m. / BET, 9 p.m.): The series finale is next month.
Star Wars: Visions Presents (Disney+ & Hulu, 3 a.m.): SEASON ONE. This is a further spinoff of the anime anthology series. The Visions season 3 episode "The Ninth Jedi" now gets limited series treatment.✔️
⭐ Sterling Point (Amazon Prime Video, 3 a.m.): SEASON ONE. "Annie (Ella Rubin) and her twin brother, raised in NYC by their single father, discover their estranged grandfather bequeathed them a lake island." Veterans in the recurring cast include Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Jay Duplass, and Missi Pyle.✔️
Ted Lasso (Apple TV, midnight): SEASON PREMIERE. "A few years after Ted leaves Richmond, some familiar faces visit him in Kansas or is it Missouri?"
Trying (Apple TV, midnight): Jason and Nikki each must face reality. Vic crumbles under the pressure of his own success.
A Woman of Substance (BritBox, 3 a.m.): SEASON FINALE. Young Emma's business is failing, but an unlikely alliance may be her lifeline. An unforeseen danger awaits 1970s Emma.
X-Men '97 (Disney+, 3 a.m.): "The Dead Man's Hand"
WHAT ELSE IS ON
The Challenge (Paramount+, 3 a.m. / MTV, 8 p.m.): Season premiere
Let's Marry Harry (Netflix, 3 a.m.): Season 1
🕗 PRIMETIME 🕙
The Ark (Syfy, 10 p.m.): Strickland leads a search party as Garnet meets a new foe. Meanwhile, a power struggle erupts on Ark 1.
MasterChef (Fox, 8 p.m. / Hulu, Thursday): "The contestants must strike the perfect balance between authenticity and social media appeal." Former contestant Nick DiGiovanni guest judges
The Shards (FX & Hulu, 9 & 10:11 p.m.): SERIES PREMIERE. "The Shards is part teenage coming of age, erotic thriller and exploration of the untamed and mysterious era of Los Angeles 1981, tracking a group of privileged high school friends as a serial killer strikes across the city." Veterans in the cast include Wes Bentley and Evan Rachel Wood.✔️
WHAT ELSE IS ON
Big Brother (CBS, 8 p.m. / Paramount+, Thursday)
💲 Guy's Grocery Games (Food Network, 10 p.m.)
Forged in Fire (History, 10:34 p.m.)
House of Stassi (Freeform, 9 p.m. / Hulu, Thursday)
How to Catch a Dirtbag (Discovery Channel, 10 p.m. / HBO Max, Thursday): Series premiere
Nation's Dumbest (Fox, 9 p.m. / Hulu, Thursday)
Next Gen NYC (Bravo, 9 p.m. / Peacock, Thursday)
The Valley (Bravo, 8 p.m. / Peacock, Thursday)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (Bravo, 10 p.m. / Peacock, Thursday): Brittany Cartwright, Riley Burruss
💲 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (ABC, 8 p.m. / Hulu, Thursday): Brad Paisley & Clayton Kershaw; Michael Kosta & Wendi McLendon-Covey
💤😴 LATE NIGHT 😴💤
📺 Becker (Antenna TV, midnight): Becker takes Reggie's dating advice and then wishes he hadn't.
WHAT ELSE IS ON
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC, 11:34 p.m. / Peacock, Thursday): Elliot Page, Bobby Flay, The Red Clay Strays
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Key Sources: The Futon Critic; Gracenote; IMDb; TV Passport
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