SoCal TV, July 14-20: ‘Those About to Die,’ ‘Emperor of Ocean Park,’ ‘Lady in the Lake,’ the MLB All-Star Game 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 at the Los Angeles Times.
Now where’s that remote?
Sunday — July 14
Anyone for tennis? It’ll be Novak Djokovic versus Carlos Alcaraz in the Gentlemen's Championship as play winds down at Wimbledon. From London. 6 a.m. ESPN
Meet the baseball stars of tomorrow — today! — with live coverage of the MLB Draft from Fort Worth, Texas. 4 p.m. ESPN
Anyone for soccer? It’ll be defending champions Argentina versus Colombia in the 2024 Copa America final in Miami, where Shakira — also from Colombia — will perform at halftime. 5 p.m. Fox
Peyton Place, schmeyton place. There’s something even shadier taking place right in your own neighborhood in the new thriller “Lies and Ex-wives: Secrets on Maple Street.” With Ali Liebert and Matthew MacCaull. 8 p.m. Lifetime
Send sunscreen — lots and lots of sunscreen — the spinoff outdoor-survival competition “Naked and Afraid: Last One Standing” is back for a second season. 8 p.m. Discovery Channel
Here comes the story of the hurricanes! The new series “In the Eye of the Storm” gives you a front row seat to tornadoes, wildfires and other devastating natural disasters. 9 p.m. Discovery Channel
Anyone for cooking? Chef Alex Guarnaschelli takes on all comers in new episodes of the culinary challenge “Alex vs. America.” 9 p.m. Food Network
The story of Kentucky Fried Chicken founder Col. Harlan Sanders — actually from Indiana, and not a real colonel — is retold on a new episode of “The Food That Built America.” 9 p.m. History Channel
There goes the judge: Foul play is suspected when a well-respected federal jurist (Forest Whitaker) dies unexpectedly in the new mystery drama “Emperor of Ocean Park” based on the Stephen L. Carter bestseller. 9 p.m. MGM+
Everybody was kung-fu fighting… Martial arts superstar Bruce Lee is one of the “Hollywood Warriors” saluted in this new episode of “Icons That Built America.” 10 p.m. History Channel
Monday — July 15
The macaque is back! Our simian assassin returns in Season 2 of “Hit-Monkey,” the adult animated series based on the Marvel Comics and featuring the voices of Fred Tatasciore, Jason Sudeikis and Olivia Munn. Anytime, Hulu
Broadcast networks and cable news outlets will offer live coverage of the four-night 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. Various times and channels, thru Thursday
The new spinoff “Contraband: Seized at Sea” sets sail with U.S. Customs agents as they try to put the kibosh on drug smuggling and other maritime nefariousness. 9 p.m. Discovery Channel
The three-part true-crime series “The Black Widower: The Six Wives of Thomas Randolph” tells the twisted tale of a Nevada man who might have taken the words “Till death do us part” a little too seriously. 9, 10 and 11 p.m. Investigation Discovery
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