Salvation debuts
This new dramatic thriller kicks off with a big secret: an enormous asteroid is just six months away from colliding with Earth. Working covertly, MIT grad student Liam Cole (Charlie Rowe) and tech billionaire Darius Tanz (Santiago Cabrera) team up to save humanity from the impending apocalypse. (Global/CBS)
LITTLE BIG SHOTS: FOREVER YOUNG
A new episode titled Jaws of Life features a 78-yearold blues guitarist and a 64-year-old who excels at hand shadow puppetry. Plus, an 81-year-old body builder appears with her sisters, who have become internet sensations. Steve Harvey hosts. (City/NBC)
MASTERCHEF
Season 13 continues with an instalment called Silenced by the Lambs. The cooks must prepare racks of lamb with fine artistry, and those who fail to impress the judges must re-create Gordon Ramsay’s signature lamb-chop dish in an elimination challenge. (CTV/Fox)
NATURE’S GREAT RACE
Over two weeks, this new one-hour series follows three groups of animals — caribou, zebra and elephants — as they face the challenges of migration in places around the world. It’s captured in real-time, using the latest satellitetracking and filming technology. (PBS)
LIP SYNC BATTLE
A marathon of the mocksinging competition airs Wednesday, with two new episodes airing in the middle of it. First, it’s a mini Community reunion, with Joel McHale facing off against Jim Rash. Then, medium Theresa Caputo takes on actor-comedian Nick Swardson, who’s best known for playing Terry Bernadino in Reno 911! and appearing in Adam Sandler films such as Just Go with It and You Don’t Mess with the Zohan. (Spike)
HOOD ADJACENT WITH JAMES DAVIS
In a new instalment of this documentary-comedy series tackling urban issues, the titular comedian goes back to Pomona College to relive his memories from his time there; it’s an immersive experience in whiteness and being privilege-adjacent. He also tackles some of the larger issues facing college students of colour. (Much)
STORAGE WARS: NORTHERN TREASURES
The series about bidders looking to strike it rich by buying repossessed storage units airs three new episodes Wednesday. The first, Crate Expectations, spotlights the excitement in Mississauga, Ont., for a charity auction of highend storage crates. Then, in A Bad Day to Be Bogart, Paul brings Bogart’s older sisters to an auction in the Weston neighbourhood in Toronto, and Rick and Cindy arrive via e-bike. (A&E)