SoCal TV, Aug. 4-10: ‘Umbrella Academy,’ ‘The Braxtons,’ ‘House of the Dragon,’ the Olympics and more
SoCal TV, Aug. 4-10: ‘Umbrella Academy,’ ‘The Braxtons,’ ‘House of the Dragon,’ the Olympics and more
TV shows, movies, sports and specials on broadcast, cable and streaming this coming week
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 arts & entertainment with the Los Angeles Times’ Calendar.
Now where’s that remote?
Sunday — Aug. 4
Coverage of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris keeps on rolling along with live events and highlights broadcast and/or streamed morning, noon and night on NBC, CNBC, E!, USA, the Golf Channel, Telemundo, Universo and Peacock. Schedules at nbcolympics.com
TCM Summer Under the Stars The annual month-long series continues and includes a day’s worth of films starring the lovely and talented Julie Andrews. Various times, Turner Classic Movies
There she is, “Miss USA.” Women from all 50 states and the District of Columbia vie for the title at Downtown L.A.’s Peacock Theater. “Real Housewives’” Garcelle Beauvais and E! News corespondent Keltie Knight co-host. 8 p.m. The CW
They’re making a joyful noise at “The 39th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards,” filmed last month at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. Veteran comics Loni Love and Rickey Smiley co-host. 8 p.m. BET
A teenage girl gets an eyeful of the handsome yet suspicious-looking fellow next door in the new thriller “The Neighbor Who Saw Too Much.” With Sage Moore. 8 p.m. Lifetime
Who will live? Who will die? Who’ll get dragon-fried? These questions and many more will be answered in the Season 2 finale of the “Game of Thrones” prequel “House of the Dragon.” With Matt Damon and Emma D’Arcy. 9 p.m. HBO
The contributions of Compton-born rap group N.W.A. and Seattle-bred rockers Nirvana to the larger musical landscape are considered in “Fight the System: Hip Hop and Grunge” on the season finale of “Icons That Built America.” 10 p.m. History Channel
Monday — Aug. 5
“Love Off the Grid” means never having to say “Honey, we’re out of propane” as this reality series about folks who traded city life for the wide open spaces returns for second season. Anytime, Discovery+
Anthony Hopkins portrays Nicholas “Nicky” Winton, a humble hero who helped rescue hundreds of Jewish children during the Holocaust, in the inspirational 2023 bio-drama “One Life.” Lena Olin, Jonathan Pryce and Helena Bonham Carter also star. Anytime, Paramount+
Filmmaker Pau Faus uses the story of a Spanish shepherd with a crippling bone disease to explore ethical issues surrounding medical testing on animals in the 2023 documentary “Fauna” on a new “POV.” 10 p.m. KOCE
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