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Monday, July 11: MLB Home Run Derby on ESPN

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Monday, July 11

MLB Home Run Derby
ESPN, 8pm Live

The biggest sluggers in Major League Baseball blast away in the annual All-Star break Home Run Derby exhibition. This year’s All-Star festivities take place at Petco Park in San Diego. Last year, former Cincinnati Red Todd Frazier won the derby in front of the home crowd.

So You Think You Can Dance: “The Next Generation: Top 10 Perform”
FOX, 8pm Live
Tonight, the top 10 young dancers get their first opportunity to perform live for America, and 13-year-old Dance Moms alum Maddie Ziegler joins Nigel Lythgoe, Paula Abdul and Jason Derulo on the judges panel.

American Ninja Warrior: “Los Angeles Finals”
NBC, 8pm
The show goes back to Universal Studios’ New York Street, where the top 30 competitors from the Los Angeles qualifier tackle the City Finals course. In addition to obstacles from the City Qualifier, contestants will face the salmon ladder, wedge, helix hang and invisible ladder.

Misfit Garage
Discovery Channel, 9pm
Season Premiere!
The Fast N’ Loud spinoff series is back, picking up from last season with a 48-hour deadline at play as Fired Up Garage rushes to complete upholsterer Sue Martin’s ’56 Ford truck, only to find that their tools have been stolen.

Devious Maids: “The Maid Who Knew Too Much”
Lifetime, 9pm
Rosie (Dania Ramirez) seeks Genevieve’s (Susan Lucci) help in solving Peri’s murder, but the closer she gets to the truth, the deadlier the consequences may be. Marisol’s (Ana Ortiz) movie gets a new director. Carmen (Roselyn Sanchez) pretends to be Daniela (Sol Rodríguez) at an audition. Kyle (Ryan McPartlin) must choose between Zoila (Judy Reyes) and his mother. Adrian (Tom Irwin) is irked when Evelyn (Rebecca Wisocky) starts dating.

12 Monkeys: “Blood Washed Away”
Syfy, 9pm
Cole and Railly attempt to stop the final paradox in the past, while Ramse, Jennifer and Deacon struggle to survive the apocalypse in a last-ditch effort to find the Witness.

Angie Tribeca: “The Organ Trail”
TBS, 9pm
Atkins (Jere Burns) assigns a romance novelist to aid Geils (Hayes MacArthur) and Tribeca (Rashida Jones) in their attempt to bust an organ thief at a local hospital. Why? Why not? Does anything have to make sense?

Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
VH1, 9pm Live
This event celebrates the pioneers, trailblazers and trend-setting ladies of hip-hop who led the movement to infiltrate the ranks of the male-dominated genre. Based on past years, and the waves made by current women in the industry (we’re looking at you, Beyoncé!), expect this year’s honors to be epic!

The Making of the Mob: Chicago: “Capone’s First Kill”
AMC, 10pm
Season Premiere!
Capone gets a taste of the underworld in Brooklyn with Johnny Torrio. Reuniting in Chicago, they start bootlegging and anger local Irish gangsters.

BrainDead: “Wake Up Grassroots: The Nine Virtues of Participatory Democracy, and How We Can Keep America Great by Encouraging an Informed Electorate”
CBS, 10pm
In this new episode, Laurel (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) and Rochelle (Nikki M. James) try to persuade Laurel’s friend Abby (Brooke Bloom) to get an MRI so they can uncover the real cause of the strange behavior taking over Washington, D.C.

Food’s Greatest Hits
Cooking Channel, 10pm
New Series!
Cooking Channel takes a fresh and fun look at the foods we crave and dream about, from the moments of genius that led to their creation to how they became a part of our collective identity. Outrageously cheesy dishes and carnival favorites are the stars of tonight’s back-to-back premiere episodes.

POV: “Pervert Park”
PBS, 10pm
Florida Justice Transitions trailer park is home to roughly 120 sex offenders, all battling their own demons as they work toward rejoining society. This film considers how the destructive cycle of sexual abuse — and the silence surrounding it — can be broken.

Tuesday, July 12

Difficult People
Hulu
Season Premiere!
Julie (Julie Klausner) and Billy (Billy Eichner) continue to search for fame, with diminishing returns. Billy embarks on the journey of finding a boyfriend, while Julie tries her best to avoid a deeper commitment to Arthur and to not become her mother. New episodes are available weekly beginning with the first two episodes today.

MLB All-Star Game
FOX, 8pm Live
Petco Park in San Diego is the site of Major League Baseball’s 87th All-Star Game, featuring the best of the American League against the best of the National League. The AL extended its winning streak to three with a 6-3 win over the NL last year in Cincinnati.

America’s Got Talent: “The Judge Cuts 1”
NBC, 8pm
Ne-Yo joins Mel B, Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum and Howie Mandel with control of the Golden Buzzer, pushing his favorite act through to the Top 36.

The White House: Inside Story
PBS, 8pm
Gain access to America’s most iconic residence — a symbol of national history and icon of democracy. From the Oval Office to the family dining room, through crises and world wars, the 200-year story of the White House is the story of America itself.

Zoo: “The Walls of Jericho”
CBS, 9pm
In the new episode “The Walls of Jericho,” the team travels to Vancouver in an effort to unravel a dark conspiracy within the Noah Objective and stave off an impending animal threat.

Sisterhood of Hip Hop
Oxygen, 9pm
Season Premiere!
This season, female rap veterans Siya, Brianna Perry and Diamond welcome new femcees Audra the Rapper and Lee Mazin into the fold. As the five women struggle to find success in the male-dominated hip hop industry, they are mentored by legends MC Lyte, Irv Gotti, Tank, Trina, YoYo, Jazze Pha and more, who provide support, advice and — when necessary — tough love.

Animal Kingdom: “Child Care”
TNT, 9pm
When Pope (Shawn Hatosy) tests positive for drugs, Smurf (Ellen Barkin) does what it takes to keep the family intact. Baz (Scott Speedman) gets his brothers to rob a house as part of his larger plan. J (Finn Cole) discovers the plan and faces a moral dilemma.

Feed the Beast: “Tabula Rasa”
AMC, 10pm
With the restaurant faltering, Dion (Jim Sturgess) reluctantly seeks help from his former mentor, leading Tommy (David Schwimmer) to a startling revelation.