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‘Alien: Earth,’ ‘The Rainmaker,’ ‘Butterfly,’ the end of ‘And Just Like That …’ and everything else you don’t want to miss on TV this week

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MONDAY

Sorority Mom’s Guide to Rush!: A look behind the highly competitive sorority rush season and the mothers who push their daughters to join for their own reasons. Season premiere. 9 p.m., Lifetime

Irish Blood: Alicia Silverstone stars in this new series as a woman who discovers the entire story she thought she knew about her Irish father was a complete lie, and goes there to try to connect with him. Series premiere.  Acorn

Stand By Me: Wanna see a dead body? 8 p.m., BBC America

TUESDAY

Alien: Earth: When a ship carrying dangerous alien specimens crashes to Earth, a special team of hybrid soldiers is dispatched to save the planet (and the cargo). Every single review of this has been extraordinary, which isn’t surprising, given that it’s from the brilliant mind of Fargo creator Noah Hawley. Series premiere. 7 p.m., FX/FX on Hulu

The Bus Driver: Britain’s Cocaine King: The story of how one bus driver became the king of a billion-dollar cocaine empire in Britain. Premiere. HBO Max

Alien: Covenant: And to get in the mood for Alien: Earth, here is the most recent Alien installment that hasn’t been as positively reviewed. 5:55 p.m., HBO

WEDNESDAY

Butterfly: Daniel Dae Kim portrays a former US intelligence agent whose life in South Korea is upended when his past comes back to haunt him in this new action series. Series premiere. Prime Video

Fixed: When a dog learns he’s going to be neutered, he goes out for one last adventure in this adult animated film. Premiere. Netflix

Love is Blind: UK: Season two premiere. Netflix

THURSDAY

And Just Like That … : THEY ARE TAKING MY BEAUTIFUL HATE WATCH FROM ME. Series finale, alas. HBO Max

Bob’s Burgers: Bob has insomnia. Season finale. 7 p.m., Fox

Press Your Luck: Season finale. 8 p.m., ABC

FRIDAY

The Rainmaker: Hey, it’s another adaptation of the John Grisham novel, this time in series form. Series premiere. 9 p.m., USA

Stand Up to Cancer: Nashville stars and cancer researchers team up to beat cancer. And they’re going to have to work extra hard thanks to RFK Jr. canceling $500 million in mRNA vaccine funding, and Elon Musk canceling out pediatric cancer research. 7 p.m., ABC, CBS, Disney+, Fox, HBO, Hulu, HBO Max, NBC

Limitless with Chris Hemsworth: Season two premiere. Disney+, Hulu

Magic City: This five-part documentary series explores the legendary Atlanta strip club. Premiere. 9 p.m., Starz

SATURDAY

The Great American Baking Show Celebrity Summer: Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Yara Shahidi, June Diane Raphael, and Andrew Rannells compete. Series premiere. Roku

The Legend of Ochi: A farm girl rescues a creature she’s been taught to fear, and returns him to his family in this family film. Premiere. 7 p.m., HBO

SUNDAY

Nautilus: First season finale. 8 p.m., AMC, AMC+

There Will Be Blood: Hide your milkshakes. 7 p.m., Flix

Dead Girl Summer: A pair of college grads return home for the summer, only for one to go missing under circumstances eerily similar to their old friend’s tragic death in this new thriller.  7 p.m., Lifetime

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