Sunday, July 19: 'The Alienist' Returns to TNT for 'Angel of Darkness'

Sunday, July 19

The Alienist: Angel of Darkness
TNT, 9pm
Season Premiere!
Psychologist Dr. Laszlo Kreizler (Daniel Brühl), newspaper illustrator John Moore (Luke Evans) and police secretary Sara Howard (Dakota Fanning) are back for a sequel season to 2018’s The Alienist. Set in 1897, Angel of Darkness finds Sara in charge of her own private detective agency and leading the search for a Spanish diplomat’s kidnapped infant daughter. Aided by Kreizler and Moore, Sara’s investigation leads them down a sinister path of murder and deceit, heading towards a dangerous and elusive killer.

NASCAR Cup Series: O’Reilly Auto Parts 500
NBCSN, 3pm Live
Kevin Harvick, Joey Logano, Brad Keselowski, Denny Hamlin, Chase Elliott and other top NASCAR Cup Series stars head to Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth for the O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 on NBCSN.

Cannonball: “When Ducks Attack: Network Cut”
NBC, 7pm
Cannonball athletes compete for $10,000 in the wildest and wettest challenges ever created.

Mile High Escorts
Lifetime, 8pm
Original Film!
Following the death of a coworker, a young woman working for a private airline learns the owner’s secret and becomes the next target. Stars Christina Moore, Saxon Sharbino, Kara Royster and Nicholas David King.

World’s Biggest Tiger Shark?
Nat Geo, 8pm
Kick off Sharkfest 2020 by following Emmy Award-winning cinematographer Andy Casagrande and marine biologist Kori Garza as they journey to a remote lagoon in French Polynesia to dive with the “tigers of Tahiti” in search of the world’s largest living tiger shark, Kamakai. While there, they capture cooperative hunting tactics between two juvenile tiger sharks for the first time ever on film! Sharkfest 2020 includes five weeks of action-packed shark programming with 17 original premieres and the best shark programming from National Geographic/Nat Geo Wild’s massive library as part of its biggest ever shark spectacular.

Western Comedies
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
Westerns aren’t only always deadly serious flicks about shootouts and cattle rustlers, as tonight’s two hilarious entries in the genre demonstrate. First up is Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969), a parody of certain Western tropes starring James Garner as a gunfighter who takes the job of sheriff in a lawless frontier town. Next up this evening is another 1969 Western comedy, Sam Whiskey, starring Burt Reynolds as an Old West adventurer who is seduced by a widow (Angie Dickinson) into retrieving a fortune in gold bars from a sunken riverboat.

America: Our Defining Hours: “Nothing to Fear but Fear Itself”
History, 9pm
Miniseries Finale!
As the 20th century continues, America faces perhaps its most daunting challenges yet. When the 1930s brings the greatest economic crisis in the nation’s history, FDR offers the troubled country a New Deal, but clouds of war are on the horizon. Those clouds burst when Pearl Harbor is attacked and America enters World War II. Later in the century, the U.S. elects its youngest commander-in-chief, 43-year-old John F. Kennedy, while Martin Luther King Jr.’s fight for civil rights faces a fierce test. Then, early in the 21st century, on a bright September morning in 2001, America is suddenly thrust into a devastating new crisis.

Grantchester
PBS, 9pm
Season Finale!
When a body is found on Jesus Green, the trail of clues leads Will and Geordie to an oppressive convent, where Will must finally confront his own demons.

NOS4A2: “Bruce Wayne McQueen”
AMC, 10pm
Vic McQueen (Ashleigh Cummings) returns to the lakehouse only to ride straight into a deadly trap. Charlie Manx (Zachary Quinto) cashes in his favor. Tonight’s episode has viewers meet the Hourglass Man, a powerful strong creative.

United Shades of America With W. Kamau Bell
CNN, 10pm
Season Premiere!
W. Kamau Bell returns to host Season 5 of the Emmy-winning docuseries that follows the sociopolitical comedian as he explores communities across the country to understand the unique challenges they face. In the extended season premiere, Bell examines white supremacy and systemic racism in America. Over subsequent installments of the eight-episode season, he will explore independent farming, the gig economy, reparations, the homeless crisis in L.A., the public education system, and the experiences of Iranian Americans in New York City and Venezuelans in Florida.

Collector’s Call: “Meet Sheri Goldstrom — Vintage Cars”
MeTV, 10pm
Collecting antique cars has been a family affair for Sheri Goldstrom since she was a little girl. About 15 years ago she built a car museum to show off an amazing collection that ranges from a 1918 dump truck to a 1956 Chevy. Chris Clyne has his own massive collection of antique and hot-rod cars. He will not only try to put a dollar amount on Sheri’s collection, but will also see if he can trade a 1940 Ford that he brought with him for a vehicle that is close to Sheri and her family’s heart.

Beecham House
PBS, 10pm
Season Finale!
Daniel, Margaret and Chandrika desperately try to help John, but only the emperor can release him. When John finally returns home, he discovers the house has been attacked and tragedy has struck yet again.

Harris Faulkner Presents: The Fight for America
FOX News Channel, 10pm
Helmed by Outnumbered and Outnumbered Overtime anchor Harris Faulkner, this one-hour special will spotlight discussions surrounding the national conversation about race in America and the path forward for the country. Throughout the hour, Faulkner will be joined by a series of virtual guests for an open discussion on the complex issues, including Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), former NFL star Herschel Walker, Fraternal Order of Police Vice President Joe Gamaldi and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. Network stars such as FNC primetime host Sean Hannity and FNC contributors Dr. Alveda King and Gianno Caldwell, will also add their personal insights to the conversation. Topics to be discussed throughout the program include the nationwide protests following the murder of George Floyd, the Black Lives Matter movement, debates over defunding the police, removing historical statues, and more. Additional contributions will be made by FNC correspondents Bryan Llenas and Kevin Corke, who will provide reports on the latest developments surrounding the civil unrest across the country.

Monday, July 20

Star of the Month: Tony Curtis: “Historical Dramas”
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
Tony Curtis’ flair for the dramatic is spotlighted tonight in films featuring outstanding performances from the actor. First up is Stanley Kubrick’s Oscar-winning epic Spartacus (1960), featuring Curtis in a smaller but notable role as a Roman slave. Then, Curtis portrays Native American Ira Hayes, one of the Marines who famously raised the flag on Iwo Jima during World War II, in the 1961 biopic The Outsider; gives a chilling, Golden Globe-nominated performance as The Boston Strangler (1968); and costars with Yul Brynner in Taras Bulba (1962).

POV: “We Are the Radical Monarchs”
PBS, 9pm
Meet the Radical Monarchs, a group of young girls of color on the front lines of social justice. Follow the group as they earn badges for completing units on such subjects as being an LGBTQ ally, preserving the environment and disability justice.

Buried Worlds With Don Wildman: “Curse of the Druids”
Travel Channel, 9pm
Wildman inspects a new find: ancient “witches marks” in an English cave. To explore ties to the supernatural, he visits magical wells and dives the wreck of “the first Titanic,” then meets modern Druids to see if a bloody battle ended with a deadly curse.

Tuesday, July 21

Street Food: Latin America
Netflix
Season Premiere!
The newest installment of this series from the creators of Chef’s Table travels to six countries in Latin America for a culinary adventure.

Mary Poppins
Freeform, 8pm
Catch a Classic!
Walt Disney’s delightful 1964 musical fantasy that combines live-action and animation remains a stunning and fun cinematic achievement nearly 60 years after its debut, and its songs are still addictively hummable. Julie Andrews stars as the titular magical nanny and won a Best Actress Oscar for her performance — one of the 13 Academy Awards for which the film was nominated. Mary Poppins also took home Oscars for its toe-tapping musical score, for the song “Chim Chim Cher-ee,” its editing and its visual effects. Dick Van Dyke, complete with Cockney accent, costars.

America’s Got Talent: “AGT: Best of Auditions”
NBC, 8pm
Creator and executive producer Simon Cowell, alongside celebrity judges Heidi Klum, Howie Mandel and Sofia Vergara, revisit some of the biggest, best and most show-stopping moments from the 15th season.

Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles: “Ze Plane, Ze Plane!”
Bravo, 9pm
Altman struggles to convince an unrealistic seller, but risks losing the potential listing. Tracy gets groovy to attract interest for a new construction with midcentury bones in Pasadena. Flagg goes all out with a plane for his new resort-style trophy listing in Long Beach, but it proves more challenging than expected.

World of Dance: “The Duels 3”
NBC, 10pm
The Duels round continues with judges Jennifer Lopez, Derek Hough, Ne-Yo and special guest judge dancer and choreographer tWitch. This season, the judges have chosen which acts go head-to-head and the acts won’t know their opponent until they hit the dance floor, leading to some of the most epic dance battles the series has ever seen. As guest judge, tWitch will have the power to decide which acts up for elimination will go head-to-head in the returning Redemption round to earn a slot in the Semi-Finals and the chance to perform on the World of Dance stage.