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MONDAY
Small Town News: KPVM Pahrump: Our Top Story: This new docuseries follows the colorful staff of a privately-owned TV station in the middle of the Nevada desert. Series premiere. 8 p.m., HBO
Fast Times at Ridgemont High: There are tons of high school movies, but few get it as right as this one. 7 p.m., Sundance
Olympics: Beach Volleyball (quarterfinal); Track & Field (finals); Women’s Gymnastics (floor final) 7 p.m., NBC
TUESDAY
Shiny_Flakes: The Teenage Drug Lord: The true story of a teenage drug kingpin who ran his operation out of his bedroom, and inspired the series How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast). Netflix
Pray Away: This documentary explores the conversion therapy movement, and the damage it causes. Premiere. Netflix
Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union: This three-part miniseries explores President Barack Obama’s personal and political journey to the White House. Premiere. 8 p.m., HBO
Olympics: Men’s Diving (springboard final); Track & Field; Gymnastics (men’s horizontal bar; women’s balance beam) 7 p.m., NBC
WEDNESDAY
Cooking With Paris: Someone had the genius? idea to give Paris Hilton her own cooking show. Spoiler alert: she’s not a good cook. Premiere. Netflix
Cocaine Cowboys: This docuseries follows the true story of two childhood friends who became drug lords in Miami. Premiere. Netflix
Olympics: Women’s Beach Volleyball (semifinal); Track & Field (Day 7); Women’s Diving (platform semifinal) 7 p.m., NBC
THURSDAY
The Suicide Squad: I’m not a superhero person, as we’ve established, but the reviews coming in on this one are through the roof. “Hysterically funny,” “the year’s most entertaining blockbuster,” “the most insanely violent superhero blockbuster yet, making Deadpool look kind of sweet,” are just some of the things critics are saying. Premiere. HBO Max
Mr. Corman: Joseph Gordon-Levitt stars in this new dramedy about a man in his thirties who is having a mid-life crisis. I mean, it’s not described that way, but that’s what’s happening here. Apple TV+
Val: The actor Val Kilmer has spent the last 40 years filming his own life, and this documentary is the end result. Premiere. Amazon
Olympics: Men’s Skateboarding (park final); Women’s Diving (platform final); Track & Field; Women’s Beach Volleyball (gold-medal match) 7 p.m., NBC
FRIDAY
Vivo: Lin-Manuel Miranda is a kinkajou. Premiere. Netflix
The Swarm: BLOOD-DRINKING LOCUSTS! And here I thought locusts couldn’t get grosser. Netflix
Olympics: Track & Field (finals); Men’s Diving (platform qualifying); Men’s Basketball (final) 7 p.m., NBC
SATURDAY
Psycho Storm Chaser: Did Hurricane Harvey suck for you? Of course it did. But I bet it would have sucked a lot worse if you had to ride it out while taking care of a patient in a coma and there was a serial killer stalking you, so, you know, count your blessings. 7 p.m., Lifetime
All My Life: In this film based on a true story, a young couple have to rush their wedding when the groom is diagnosed with liver cancer. Romantic. 7 p.m., HBO
Olympics: Track & Field; Men’s Diving (platform final); Women’s Basketball (gold-medal game) 7 p.m., NBC
SUNDAY
UFO: In this docuseries from Bad Robot, our fascination with UFOs, and how the government and the military have been withholding information about them from us, are explored. Premiere. 8 p.m., Showtime
Reservation Dogs: Four Indigenous teens do what they can to escape Oklahoma and make it to the mythical California in this new series from producer Taika Waititi. Series premiere. FX on Hulu
The L Word: Generation Q: Season premiere. 9 p.m., Showtime
Family Game Fight!: Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard host this new family game show. Series premiere. 9:30 p.m., NBC
Godfather of Harlem: Season premiere. 8 p.m., Epix
Olympics: Closing Ceremony 6 p.m., NBC
Drug Kingpin Week™
Yeah, Netflix really needs to lean into it and make it their own “Shark Week.”
-T