‘3 Body Problem,’ ‘Road House,’ ‘Top Chef,’ ‘The Palm Royale’ and everything else you don’t want to miss on TV this week

MONDAY

Stormy: This documentary explores the life of Stormy Daniels, the adult actress and producer whose path crossed with Former President Payoff and made history. Peacock

An Oprah Special: Shame, Blame, and the Weight Loss Revolution: Oprah Winfrey hosts a conversation about the impact of diet drugs on health care, our economy, and culture. 7 p.m., ABC

The Bachelor: The Women Tell All: I AM SO FAR BEHIND I KNOW PLEASE DON’T YELL AT ME. 8 p.m., ABC

TUESDAY

The Valley: A group of friends ” trade bottle service in West Hollywood for baby bottles in the Valley” in this new wannabe Vanderpump Rules. Series premiere. 8 p.m., Bravo

Dinner Party Diaries with José Andrés: Chef and humanitarian José Andrés hosts Jamie Lee Curtis, Bryan Cranston, and O’Shea Jackson for food and conversation. Premiere. Prime Video and Freevee

Photographer: The stories of iconic photographers Cristina Mittermeier and Paul Nicklen, Dan Winters, Campbell Addy, Krystle Wright, Muhammed Muheisen, and Anand Varma are told in this new documentary series. Premiere. Hulu and Discovery+

Physical: 100: 100 physically fit people compete to be the biggest? toughest? strongest? last standing in this new competition series. Netflix

WEDNESDAY

Top Chef: It’s the first Padma-less season. Pour one out. Season premiere. 8 p.m., Bravo

Wild Cards: Ellis is lured into a case involving Max in the season finale. 7 p.m., The CW

Family Law: A DNA test reveals that Carla’s son was switched at birth. Season finale. 8 p.m., The CW

The Palm Royale: Set in 1969, this new series starring Kristen Wiig, follows a woman who will do anything to break into Palm Beach high society. Series premiere. Apple TV+

Homicide: New York: This new docuseries from Dick Wolf tells the stories of notorious murders from the perspective of the police and detectives that cracked their cases. Series premiere Netflix

THURSDAY

3 Body Problem: Hey, the Game of Thrones guys have made another TV series from an unfilmable book series, this time about aliens. Let’s hope they don’t get bored before the final season! Season premiere. Netflix

Road House: Jake Gyllenhaal is Patrick Swayze but we all know he can never be Patrick Swayze. Premiere.  Prime Video

Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told: This documentary tells the history of Freaknik, the street party in the 80s and 90s that put Atlanta on the map. Premiere. Hulu

The Long Shadow: This documentary series explores the hunt for the “Yorkshire Ripper,” the notorious U.K. serial killer. Premiere. AMC+, Sundance Now

FRIDAY

Anatomy of a Fall: ~steel band version of “P.I.M.P” begins playing~ Hulu

Shirley: Academy Award winner John Ridley wrote and directed this biography of Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman to run for United States President. Netflix

SATURDAY

Rami Youseff: More Feelings: Youseff addresses the Presidential election, religion, our divided world, and more in this new stand-up special. Premiere. 9 p.m., HBO

Fast Times at Ridgemont High: Maybe the most accurate depiction of high school in any movie I’ve seen.  7:30 p.m., IFC

Ocean’s Eleven marathon: All three Elevens. Or Ocean’s. 6 p.m., Paramount Network

SUNDAY

Tracker: They’re switching up the time for Tracker for no good reason so far as I can tell, which, why not? Why not just deliberately confuse your audience for no discernable reason? 7 p.m., CBS

Arrival: In honor of the debut of 3 Body Problem, here’s a brilliant, quiet gem of an alien/time travel movie for ya. 7 p.m., Showtime Extreme

 

3 thoughts on “‘3 Body Problem,’ ‘Road House,’ ‘Top Chef,’ ‘The Palm Royale’ and everything else you don’t want to miss on TV this week

  1. The recap for Shirley on Friday is missing an ending I think

    Shirley: Academy Award winner John Ridley wrote and directed this biography of Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman. Netflix

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