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SoCal TV, Aug. 11-17: ‘Tempted by Love,’ ‘Immaculate,’ ‘Industry,’ the Olympics and more
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SoCal TV, Aug. 11-17: ‘Tempted by Love,’ ‘Immaculate,’ ‘Industry,’ the Olympics and more

TV shows, movies, sports and specials on broadcast, cable and streaming this coming week

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MGarcelle Beauvais and Vaughn W. Hebron in “Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted by Love” (Lifetime)

Welcome to an all-new TV or Not TV roundup of new and noteworthy programming on broadcast, cable and streaming this week. I’m Matt Cooper, former listings coordinator for the Los Angeles Times’ Calendar.

Now where’s that remote?


Sunday — Aug. 11

Ten-hut! “SEAL Team,” reporting for duty in a seventh season of the David Boreanaz-led action drama. Anytime, Paramount+

Turner Classic Movies’ annual month-long “Summer Under the Stars” series continues and includes a day’s worth of films starring the ever-dapper Cary Grant. Various times, TCM

Au revoir, les athlètes… The city of Paris bids the competitors adieu and vice versa in live coverage of the closing ceremonies of the Summer Olympics. Noon, NBC, Peacock

The three-night special “American Godfathers: The Five Families” revisits the reign of the Mafia clans that ruled New York City’s criminal underworld for five decades. “The Sopranos’” Michael Imperioli narrates. 8 p.m. History Channel; also Monday-Tuesday

Shouldn’t he be off building a barn somewhere? A college coed picks the wrong fellow to hook up with in the new thriller “Stalked by My Amish Boyfriend.” With Leigha Sinnott. 8 p.m. Lifetime

You know nuthin’, Kit Harrington. The “Game of Thrones” actor joins the cast of “Industry” as this drama about a top-tier investment bank in London returns for a third season. 9 p.m. HBO

“Dear White People” creator Justin Simien surveys a century’s worth of Black excellence behind and in front of the camera in the new four-part series “Hollywood Black.” 10 p.m. MGM+

Al Capone, Whitey Bulger and Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán are among the underworld figures profiled in the new series docuseries “Gangland Chronicles.” 10:05 and 10:35 p.m. History Channel; also 10:05 p.m. Monday

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Monday — Aug. 12

“Solar Opposites” attract. The animated sci-fi comedy from the co-creator of “Rick and Morty” returns with new episodes. Anytime, Hulu

“This is Us” co-star Mandy Moore surprises a certain special someone with some much-needed home renovations in the Season 8 premiere of “Celebrity IOU.” 9 p.m. HGTV

Double secret probation! The new docuseries “Houses of Horror: Secrets of College Greek Life” takes a jaundiced view of the excesses of fraternities and sororities, from binge drinking to bizarre initiation rituals and beyond. 9 and 10 p.m. A&E

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