Tuesday is light on big scripted fare and surprisingly rich in event nonfiction: sharks, space, wrestling mythology, and one genuinely essential HBO documentary. Lean into the broadcast-y stuff tonight, because the best picks are the ones that feel a little more urgent, communal, or gloriously specific than anything you'd casually queue up later.
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Cubs meet Baltimore at Camden Yards
Braves visit Pittsburgh at PNC Park
Detroit hosts the Athletics at Comerica
Seattle travels to Miami
Astros head to Washington
Phillies and Reds square off in Cincinnati
Royals visit the Mets in Queens
Boston opens a road set in Chicago
AL Central battle at Target Field
Texas hosts the Angels in Arlington
Padres host Arizona at Petco
Dodgers welcome Colorado to Chavez Ravine
AL East matchup in Tampa
Silverstone stage of the F1 calendar
Alcaraz faces Sinner in the final
Acapulco semifinal doubleheader
Acapulco final on beIN
Join the directors and star of "Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It" in a discussion.
This is exactly the kind of gloriously specific summer special television still does better than streaming. Bull sharks versus saltwater crocodiles is obvious bait, but Nat Geo usually earns the hook by grounding the spectacle in actual field work and letting the ecosystem do the heavy lifting.
Shark experts investigate why tiger, dusky and Galápagos sharks gather here in such high numbers.
Guest host Tiffany Haddish; actress Allison Janney; actress Auli'i Cravalho.
Tribeca invites women industry leaders to talk about challenges faced in the current landscape.
Jerry O'connell and Bernadette Peters.
The judges are tougher than ever as auditions continue with magicians, a tumbling team and more.
Not everything worth catching live has to be high stakes. Hilary Farr and David Visentin still run one of cable's cleanest formats, and a retirement-age couple arguing over light, layout, and emotional attachment is exactly the kind of low-key domestic drama this show has always known how to sharpen.
Even if wrestling is not your native language, this series understands how to tell stories about ambition, ego, and institutional collapse with real bite. A two-part Jeff Jarrett/TNA episode promises business-history wreckage as much as ring lore, which is precisely where Dark Side does its best work.
Sydney tackles gun control, Kalea throws hands and Tony shares his rules for avoiding anything.
When police find a gold SUV abandoned near the Lewis River, they suspect foul play. Soon after, a kayaker spots a body in the Washougal River, shattering the calm of Camas by exposing a deal gone wrong between neighbors ending in a brutal murder.
Creatures are being reported around the world; investigating the evidence and delivering a verdict.
Navy SEALs embark on an ill-fated mission to capture or kill a notorious al-Qaeda operative.
One of the cleaner blockbuster rewatch slots in the pool, with Connery, Cage and Bay all in full effect. It adds a pure action lane without feeling like filler.
Gambling queen and her henchwomen run a town.
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