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What’s on TV, June 21-27: ‘House of the Dragon,’ ‘In the Hand of Dante,’ the World Cup and more

New and noteworthy series, movies, sports and specials on broadcast, cable and/or streaming this coming week

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Jun 19, 2026
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Emma D’Arcy as Rhaenyra Targaryen in “House of the Dragon” (HBO)

Sunday — June 21

Play continues throughout the week at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. (Various days, dates and times on Fox, FS1, Universo and Telemundo; check the FIFA website for updates and schedules)

Have cloak and dagger, will travel: Michael Fassbender returns in a second season of the espionage drama “The Agency.” Jeffrey Wright (“Casino Royale”) and Jodie Turner-Smith also star. (Anytime, Paramount+)

Goodbye, Norma Jean… The docuspecial “Celebrity Crime Scene: Marilyn Monroe” reexamines the circumstances surrounding the screen icon’s untimely death in 1962 at the age of 36. (8 p.m. Fox)

Two men enter: The debut installment of “UFC Rivals” revisits the rivalry between MMA legends Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz. A second new episode follows. Mario Lopez hosts. (8 and 9 p.m. A&E)

Hell hath no fury like a businesswoman scorned in the new thriller “My Husband’s Mistress.” With Raylene Harewood and Rainbow Sun Francks. (8 p.m. Lifetime)

“The Way Home,” the multi-generational fantasy drama starring Chyler Leigh and Andie MacDowell, ends its four-season run with an expanded episode. (9 p.m. Hallmark Channel)

The struggle to determine who should rightfully sit in the big pointy chair continues in a third season of the “Game of Thrones” prequel “House of the Dragon.” Emma D’Arcy, Matt Smith and Olivia Cooke star. (9 p.m. HBO)

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Monday — June 22

Familiar face: Series star Jane Seymour is reunited with former “Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman” co-star Joe Lando when the latter joins the cast of the former’s mystery drama “Harry Wild,” back for a fifth season. (Anytime, Acorn TV)

Turner Classic Movies’ 100th birthday salute to the aforementioned Marilyn Monroe continues and includes the actress opposite Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis in director Billy Wilder’s 1959 romp “Some Like It Hot.” (8 p.m. ET and 5 p.m. PT on TCM)

The new special “All American: The Final Season” gets you all caught up on the L.A.-set sports drama before it returns in July for one last go-round. (9 p.m. The CW)

The four-part docuseries “Titanic Sinks Tonight” uses expert commentary plus dramatic recreations based on eyewitness testimony to once again tell the story of the 1912 maritime disaster. (9 and 10 p.m. National Geographic; concludes June 29)

Multimedia artist Rashaad Newsome celebrates Black and queer culture by pulling together a sprawling installation at New York City’s Park Avenue Armory in the 2025 documentary “Assembly” on a new “Independent Lens.” (10 p.m. PBS)


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