What to watch
FRIDAY
July 15, 2022
All times Central. Start times can vary based on cable/satellite provider. Confirm times on your on-screen guide.
Love Accidentally
Amazon Freevee Original Film
Brenda Song, Aaron O’Connell and Denise Richards star in this romantic comedy, the first original film produced for Amazon Freevee, the free, ad-supported streaming service from Amazon. Song and O’Connell play Alexa and Jason, who are competing for a promotion at their advertising firm when each of their significant others breaks up with them. Thinking she has texted a friend, Alexa mistakenly sends Jason a brokenhearted message. The two spark up an anonymous relationship via text with neither aware of who the other really is. When the truth comes out, will they be able to put their rivalry aside and let true love prevail?
Persuasion
Netflix Original Film
Dakota Johnson leads this adaptation of Jane Austen’s last completed novel as Anne Elliot, an unconforming woman with modern sensibilities living with her snobby family on the brink of bankruptcy in England
during the Regency Era (early 19th century). When Capt. Frederick Wentworth (Cosmo Jarvis) — the dashing man she let get away — crashes back into her life, Anne must choose between putting the past behind her or listening to her heart when it comes to second chances. Henry Golding and Richard E. Grant also star.
Don’t Make Me Go
Prime Video Original FIlm
When single father Max (John Cho) discovers he has a terminal disease, he decides to try to cram all the years of love and support he will miss with his teenage daughter Wally (Mia Isaac) into the time he has left with her. With the promise of long-awaited driving lessons, he convinces Wally to accompany him on a road trip from California to New Orleans for his 20th college reunion, where he secretly hopes to reunite her with her mother, who left them long ago.
Forever Summer: Hamptons
Prime Video New Series
This coming-of-age docusoap is set against the idyllic backdrop of the Hamptons and follows a group of college kids from widely different backgrounds, from wealthy New York City youngsters who descend for the summer to the humble “townies.” By day, they’re working at a seaside restaurant. By night, they are tearing up the town, testing friendships and exploring love as they chase the perfect summer at a pivotal time in their lives. All eight episodes are available today.
The Great American Recipe PBS, 8 p.m., WTTW Chicago, 8 p.m.
Get ready to grab and go as the remaining seven cooks prepare handheld treats and the ultimate in outdoor dining. From picnics to tailgating to poolside, everyone has a delicious dish that tastes like sunshine and fun.
CMT Campfire Sessions
CMT, 9 p.m. Season Premiere
To kick off Round 2 of TV’s coziest concert series, Jason Aldean pulls up a chair. Other country artists on tap include Brandy Clark (July 22) and Clay Walker with Tracy Lawrence (July 29).
SharkFest 2022: ‘Game of Sharks’ Nat Geo, 9 p.m.
In the new SharkFest special Game of Sharks, 10 nail-biting competitions are set up to prove once and for all which shark is the MVP of the open sea. The great white is favored, but can it beat the shortfin mako in the 100-meter dash, or outjump the thresher shark, or keep up with the appetite of the whale shark?