‘Evil,’ ‘Physical,’ ‘Luca’ and everything else you don’t want to miss on TV this week.

 

MONDAY

Celebrity Dating Game: Michael Bolton and Zooey Deschanel host this update of the classic dating show. In the series premiere, Nicole Byer and Hannah Brown look for love.  9 p.m., ABC

The Republic of Sarah: A rebellious teacher tries to save her small town from a state-backed mining company, and resorts to declaring it a sovereign country, independent from the United States in this new series. Series premiere. 8 p.m., The CW

Elite Short Stories: Ahead of the season four premiere, Netflix is premiering a new “short story” between now and Friday to fill in the gap following the end of season three. Premiere. Netflix

U.S. Olympic Trials: Swimming: Swimming finals in women’s 100m butterfly and 400m freestyle; and men’s 100m breaststroke cap Day 2 in Omaha, Neb. Also: semifinals in men’s and women’s 100m backstroke; men’s 200m freestyle; and women’s 100m breaststroke. 7 p.m., NBC

TUESDAY

Cruel Summer: The court date finally arrives, but will the truth come out? Season finale. 9 p.m., Freeform

The Handmaid’s Tale: Season finale. Hulu

Headspace: Unwind Your Mind: We could all use a little help relaxing these days, I think it’s safe to say. This series helps teach you how to destress and unwind. Premiere. Netflix

U.S. Olympic Trials: Swimming: Swimming finals in men’s and women’s 100m backstroke; men’s 200m freestyle and women’s 100m breaststroke on Day 3 in Omaha, Neb. Also: semifinals of women’s 200m freestyle and 200m individual medley; and men’s 200m butterfly. 7 p.m., NBC

WEDNESDAY

Dave: Dave’s video might cause an international incident in the season premiere. 9 p.m., FXX

Card Sharks: Season premiere. 9 p.m., ABC

Penguin Town: Patton Oswalt narrates this docuseries about some South African penguins. Netflix

The Blacklist: Heads up: The Blacklist is moving to Wednesdays for the final two episodes. 9 p.m., NBC

Prime Day Show: A three-part special event featuring award-winning artists Billie Eilish, Kid Cudi and H.E.R. to celebrate getting an Alexa for 20% less. Amazon

U.S. Olympic Trials: Swimming: Swimming finals in women’s 200m and 1500m freestyle, and 200m individual medley; and men’s 200m fly on Day 4 in Omaha, Neb. Plus, semifinals in men’s 100m freestyle and 200m breaststroke; and women’s 200m butterfly. 7 p.m., NBC

THURSDAY

Physical: Rose Byrne stars in this dark comedy about the world of 1980s aerobics. Series premiere. Apple TV+

Battle of the Brothers: Top Chef‘s Voltaggio brothers lead this cooking competition series. Series premiere. Discovery+

Black Summer: The Z Nation prequel is back for a terrifying season two. Netflix

Generation: Summer premiere. HBO Max

iCarly: iCarly is back with a look at the contemporary lives of Carly, Spencer, and Freddie. Series premiere. Paramount+

Intelligence: Season two. Peacock

Katla: In this Icelandic horror series, a volcano’s eruption unleashes mysteries from under the ice. Series premiere. Netflix

Civil War (Or, Who Do We Think We Are): This documentary travels around the country to learn how people in different states tell the story of the Civil War, and what it means about how they interpret it. Premiere. Peacock

Holey Moley: Season premiere. 7 p.m., ABC

The Hustler: Season premiere. 9 p.m., ABC

U.S. Olympic Trials: Swimming: Swimming finals in men’s 100m and 800m freestyle, and 200m breaststroke; and women’s 200m butterfly on Day 5 in Omaha, Neb. Also: women’s 100m free and 200m breast; and men’s 200m back and 200m individual medley. 7 p.m., NBC

FRIDAY

Luca: Pixar’s newest film is a fish out of water tale — literally. Premiere. Disney+

Elite: The sexy Spanish teen murder drama is back for season four. Netflix

The World’s Most Amazing Vacation Rentals: Have you booked your escape from pandemic purgatory yet? Netflix

Soul of a Nation: Juneteenth: An Evening of Celebration: Leslie Odom Jr. hosts a celebration of Juneteenth with performances by Jimmie Allen, Chloe Bailey (of Chloe x Halle), and Leon Bridges. 8 p.m., ABC

U.S. Olympic Trials: Swimming: Swimming finals in women’s 200m breaststroke and 100m freestyle; and men’s 200m backstroke and 200m individual medley on Day 6 in Omaha, Neb. Also: semifinals of women’s 200m backstroke and men’s 100m butterfly. 8 p.m., NBC

U.S. Olympic Trials: Track: Finals of men’s 10,000m and shot put are featured. The top-3 in each event make Team USA for the Tokyo Games (provided they’ve achieved the Olympic standard). 9 p.m., NBC

SATURDAY

Fatale: A married man finds himself in a living nightmare after a one-night-stand goes wrong. Critics say: “Just ends up recycling tired, simplistic, overused cliches about unhinged women into a monotonous and unnecessarily convoluted package,” and “Even with the incredible Hilary Swank headlining, this movie is just bad,” and “I guess we’ve arrived at the point where even movie titles are dogwhistles?” So, enjoy! 7 p.m., HBO

U.S. Olympic Trials: Swimming: Swimming Day 7 in Omaha, Neb. Featured: finals in men’s 100m butterfly; and women’s 200m backstroke and 800m freestyle. Plus, women’s and men’s 50m freestyle semifinals. 8 p.m., NBC

U.S. Olympic Trials: Track: Women’s 100m final and discus final; men’s and women’s 400m semifinals; men’s decathlon (Day 1), 100m heats and 800m semis; and women’s 1500m semis and 100m hurdles heats. 9 p.m., NBC

SUNDAY

Evil: CBS’s best show is being shuttled off to Paramount+ for its second season. Premiere. Paramount+

Kevin Can Fuck Himself: Annie Murphy stars in this dark take on sitcoms and the misogyny that is found throughout our culture. Series premiere. 8 p.m., AMC

Bless the Harts: The Harts try to figure out how old Betty is in the series finale. 6:30 p.m., Fox

The Moodys: Time to burn off the remaining episodes! 8:30 p.m., Fox

Rick & Morty: Season five premieres. 10 p.m., Adult Swim

U.S. Olympic Trials: Swimming: Finals in women’s and men’s 50m freestyle; and men’s 1500m freestyle. 7 p.m., NBC

U.S. Olympic Trials: Track: Finals include men’s 100m, women’s 100m hurdles; men’s and women’s 400m; men’s decathlon (Day 2) and hammer throw; women’s triple jump and high jump. Also: women’s 3000m steeple qualifying. 8 p.m., NBC

 

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