What to watch
THURSDAY
August 11, 2022
All times Central. Start times can vary based on cable/satellite provider. Confirm times on your on-screen guide.
Send Help ALLBLK ■ New Series
This half-hour dark dramedy follows Fritz Jean-Baptiste (Jean Elie, also a co-creator and executive producer), a first-generation Haitian American actor who is on top of the world since landing a starring role on the fictional hit TV show This Can’t Be Us. That is all while being the sole support system for his incredibly demanding Haitian family, who are reeling from a recent tragedy. Unfortunately, his series is canceled, and as Fritz struggles with his feelings of imposter syndrome, the Hollywood community and his high-maintenance family, he leans on his closest friends and confidantes. Now unemployed, will Fritz be able to keep his family afloat while working to overcome the challenges of once again making it in Hollywood? “(This series) has been a labor of love for the last several years,” Elie says. “As a first-generation Haitian American, I was honored to bring this first-of-its-kind Haitian American story to the screen.”
Trolls: TrollsTopia Hulu & Peacock ■ Series Finale
All seven episodes of the animated series’ seventh and final season are available today. In the new season, when Val’s (voice of Lauren Mayhew) vacation doesn’t go as planned, and R&B’s pancake breakfast falls flat, Poppy (Amanda Leighton) and the trolls get creative. And when Cloud Guy (Walt Dohrn) is accepted to Cloud College, he embarks on a hunt to find a replacement to annoy Branch (Skylar Astin) in his absence.
MLB at Field of Dreams: Chicago Cubs vs. Cincinnati FOX, 6 p.m. Live
If you build it, they will come again. Willson Contreras leads the Chicago Cubs against Brandon Drury’s Cincinnati Reds in the second game at the Field of Dreams film location in Iowa.
NFL Preseason Football: N.Y. Giants at New England NFL Network, 6 p.m. Live
New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones and N.Y. Giants signal-caller Daniel Jones might get a few minutes of work in this Week 1 preseason matchup on NFL Network.
Press Your Luck ABC, 7 p.m.
Our contestants are taking on big risks as they try to steer clear of that devilish Whammy and our host, Elizabeth Banks, keeps them focused. Banks is joined by contestants Julio Mata (hometown: Harlingen, Texas), Brooklin Milliere (Laguna Hills, California) and Russ Stebick (Alpharetta, Georgia).
Bump The CW, 7 p.m. ■ New Series
Nathalie Morris stars in this 10-episode Australian dramedy making its U.S. debut. She plays Oly, an ambitious and highachieving teenager who has a surprise baby, which results in complications for two families. Claudia Karvan and Angus Sampson co-star.
Alone: Frozen History, 8 p.m. ■ New Series
This second of two spinoffs of History’s Alone survival competition series to have premiered in the past two weeks drops six of the series’ strongest participants from past seasons on the frigid North Atlantic coast of Labrador, Canada, just as winter is setting in. These survivalists will try to last 50 days in a location that has a very dense population of polar bears, under conditions worse than those encountered on any previous Alone season. Returning survivalists are: Greg Ovens (Season 3), Woniya Thibeault (Season 6), Callie Russell (Season 7), Mark D’Ambrosio (Season 7), Amos Rodriguez (Season 7) and Michelle Finn (Season 8).
It’s CompliPlated Food Network, 9 p.m. ■ New Series
Hosted by New York Times bestselling author, actress, vegan foodie and inaugural Food Network Hot List designee Tabitha Brown, this hilarious new series is for all the home cooks out there who are looking for ways to make the delicious dishes we all love while accommodating all the different diets, food allergies and tastes in their household. Chopped judge and Tournament of Champions Season 2 winner Maneet Chauhan joins the action each week as competing chefs pull out all the stops to see who can make the best universal meal for the complicated, picky preferences of the judges and walk away with $10,000!