Thursday is a classic summer TV sprawl: big NBC nature filmmaking, Discovery going all-in on sharks, and just enough art and pop-culture detours to keep the night from turning into pure stunt programming. Start classy, get weird by 8, and finish with either pre-fame Kevin Hart or a sharp little PBS coda.
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Atlanta hosts Washington in a divisional MLB matchup.
League One Volleyball match from Rosenberg, Texas.
Formula 1 coverage from the Hungaroring.
O'Higgins vs. Boca Juniors.
Washington evening session from the ATP and WTA tours.
WTA 500 evening block from Washington.
Another live window from the ATP and WTA tours.
Extended ATP 250 quarterfinal coverage.
ATP 250 quarterfinal window from Los Cabos.
Late-night ATP action from Los Cabos.
Discovery knows exactly why shark TV works: a clean hook, high-stakes footage, and experts forced to make the case in real time. This one turns forensic detail into popcorn television, which makes it a better group watch than most of the night's more sedate documentaries.
Pamela Adlon; John David Washington; K. Michelle; it's "Shopping Day at Live" with Monica Mangin!
The Enterprise is thrown back in time to prehistoric Earth.
NBC's flagship nature series is the broadest crowd-pleaser on the board tonight. Tom Hanks' narration and the Atlantic Coast photography give it that expensive, family-room sweep broadcast TV rarely gets this right anymore, while the fun-fact framing makes it easy to drop into cold.
A hard service.
Host Joe Eppele heads into British Columbia's backcountry for the final five days of sheep season. Traveling by jet boat, he pursues an over-the-counter bighorn ram in a race against time through rugged mountain country.
Legendary Queens rapper N.O.R.E. and Miami hip-hop pioneer DJ EFN are joined by A-list guest stars for a boozy, raucous, and totally unfiltered show where nothing is off limits...
A strong unscripted lane for the night, with the franchise's social-strategy format still playing as appointment viewing.
Host Giorgio Tsoukalos opens the series archives to celebrate ALIEN INVESTIGATORS that have been brave enough to ask the question, Are we alone in the universe? From a hardened skeptic turned true believer, a fearless reporter who investigated high.
Robert De Niro and Billy Crystal, moderated by Gayle King, look back on their classic comedy Analyze This with laughs, insights, and behind-the-scenes stories.
A sturdy horror-history companion piece for Hammer's 90th anniversary, lifted by Tim Burton, John Carpenter and Joe Dante.
Aziz Ansari's high-concept comedy is useful counterprogramming if the darker prime-time movies feel too heavy.
Actress Zoe Saldaña; actor Drew Starkey; Feid performs.
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