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What’s on TV, June 7-13: World Cup soccer, the Tony Awards, comic Patton Oswalt and more

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

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Jun 05, 2026
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Comic Patton Oswalt brings the laughs in a new special streaming Tuesday on YouTube. (Photo courtesy of Patton Oswalt)

Sunday — June 7

Anyone for tennis? The 2026 French Open concludes with the men’s singles final. From Roland Garros Stade in Paris. (9 a.m. ET and 6 a.m. PT on TNT, truTv and HBO Max)

Broadway gives its regards to itself at The 79th Annual Tony Awards. The musicals “The Lost Boys” and “Schmigadoon!” lead the field with 12 noms apiece, and pop star Pink serves as mistress of ceremonies at Radio City Music Hall in NYC. (8 p.m. ET and 5 p.m. PT on CBS and Paramount+)

“The Whole Story With Anderson Cooper” explores the controversy surrounding a mixed martial arts event scheduled for June 14 at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. in the new episode “UFC at the White House.” (8 p.m. CNN)

“Renovation Island” co-hosts and old married couple Bryan and Sarah Baeumler tackle a full slate of projects in their latest series, “Building Baeumler.” (8 p.m. HGTV)

“This Land” is your land. Historians, academics, et al. offer a sea-to-shining-sea survey of America’s westward expansion from the Colonial Era to the 20th century in this new six-part series. (9 and 10 p.m. CNN)

If too many cooks spoil the soup, just imagine what “100 Cooks” could do! Talented amateurs vie for a cool quarter mil in this new culinary competition hosted by “AGT’s” Terry Crews. (9 p.m. Food Network)

Do you remember their classic hit songs like “September”? Directed by Questlove, the new music doc “Earth, Wind & Fire (to Be Celestial vs. That’s the Weight of the World)” salutes the Grammy-winning funk, soul and R&B band that ruled the charts in the 1970s. (9 p.m. HBO)

“Queer Eye’s” resident food and wine expert sallies forth in search of experiences to enjoy and flavors to savor in the new travelogue “Best of the World with Antoni Porowski.” (9 and 10 p.m. National Geographic)

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Monday — June 8

“Alice and Steve” are BFFs — or they were, until the latter began dating the former’s 20-something daughter — in this Britcom starring Nicola Walker (“Last Tango in Halifax”) and “What We Do in the Shadows’” Jemaine Clement. (Anytime, Hulu)

Get up close and personal with a trailblazing women’s soccer star in “Gamechangers: The Ashlyn Harris Story,” the debut installment of a new sports anthology series. (Anytime, Roku Channel)

The New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs are back on the hardwood as the 2026 NBA Finals continue. (8:30 p.m. ET and 5:30 p.m. PT on ABC; also Wednesday; and Saturday, if necessary)

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