TV HIGHLIGHTS
SERIES
American Ninja Warrior In the Minneapolis city finals, players compete for spot in the finals, to be held in Las Vegas. Matt Iseman and Akbar Gbajabiamila are the hosts, and Kristine Leahy cohosts. 8 p.m. NBC So You Think You Can Dance The top eight perform and one dancer is eliminated in this new episode. 8 p.m. Fox Better Call Saul Jimmy (Bob Odenkirk) puts a risky plan into motion, while Kim (Rhea Seehorn) ponders her future, especially whether it includes Jimmy. Michael Mando, Jonathan Banks and Patrick Fabian also star. 9 p.m. AMC Elementary Holmes and Watson (Jonny Lee Miller, Lucy Liu) suspect a murdered zoologist was killed either because of his numerous affairs or his research. Also in this new episode, Holmes becomes the victim of identity theft when his medical records are stolen. Aidan Quinn also stars. 10 p.m. CBS Lodge 49 Liz and Dud (Sonya Cassidy, Wyatt Russell) hold a memorial for their father, while Ernie and Connie (Brent Jennings, Linda Emond) finally get a weekend alone together. 10 p.m. AMC
SPECIALS
Carpool Karaoke: When Corden Met McCartney Live From Liverpool This special airs new footage from Paul McCartney’s Carpool Karaoke segment, in which the former Beatle takes fellow Brit James Corden on a tour of his hometown. 8 p.m. CBS 2018 MTV Video Music Awards The broadcast returns to Radio City Music Hall in New York, with performances by Nicki Minaj, Ariana Grande, Shawn Mendes, Travis Scott, Post Malone, Logic featuring Ryan Tedder, and this year’s Video Vanguard recipient, Jennifer Lopez. Pre-show, 8 p.m. MTV; Awards, 9 p.m. MTV and simulcast on BET, CMT, Comedy Central, LOGO, Paramount and TV Land.
MOVIES
Rebels on Pointe This 2017 documentary, provides an entertaining and amusing look at Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, an all-male drag ballet company founded more than 40 years ago in New York. 9 p.m. Starz Stand by Me (1986) 8:26 a.m.
and 5:42 p.m. Encore The Peanuts Movie (2015) 9
a.m. FX John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
9:55 a.m. Cinemax The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) 9:56 a.m. and 9 p.m. Encore Finding Nemo (2003) 2:35
p.m. Disney Finding Dory (2016) 4:20
p.m. Disney Baby Driver (2017) 5:15 p.m.
Showtime Kong: Skull Island (2017) 6
p.m. Cinemax
TALK SHOWS
CBS This Morning Nick Thompson, Wired; Anthony Salvanto. (N) 7 a.m. KCBS Today (N) 7 a.m. KNBC KTLA Morning News (N) 7
a.m. KTLA Good Morning America (N)
7 a.m. KABC Good Day L.A. Anthony Carrino and John Colaneri (“What Can You Do with a Toolbox?”); Aaron Wolf (“Restoring Tomorrow”). (N) 7 a.m. KTTV Megyn Kelly Today
a.m. KNBC Live With Kelly and Ryan J.K. Simmons (“Counterpart”); Danielle Brooks (“Orange Is the New Black”); Kevin Pereira. (N) 9 a.m. KABC (N) 9 The Wendy Williams Show Kristin Cavallari. 9 a.m. KCOP The View James Clapper, former director of national intelligence. 10 a.m. KABC The Dr. Oz Show DIY fails: from kitchen disasters to health and beauty bungles; comfort foods. 1 p.m. KTTV The Doctors Singer Halsey; child predators; septum surgery; Judge Judy’s bailiff; bald men; grilling fish. 2 p.m. KCBS Dr. Phil A woman says that when her mother found out she was working as an escort, she told her she had to go. 3 p.m. KCBS The Ellen DeGeneres Show Macaulay Culkin; Constance Wu and Henry Golding (“Crazy Rich Asians”). 3 p.m. KNBC To the Contrary With Bonnie Erbé Katty Kay and Claire Shipman. (N) 6 p.m. KVCR Conan Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson; Jimmy O. Yang. (N) 11 p.m. TBS The Tonight Show Ray Romano; Lauren Miller Rogen; Leon Bridges. 11:34 p.m. KNBC Amanpour on PBS (N) 12:30
a.m. KOCE The Late Late Show With James Corden Orlando Bloom; Cate Blanchett; Niall Horan performs. 12:37 a.m. KCBS Nightline (N) 12:37 a.m.
KABC
SPORTS
Baseball The Dodgers host the St. Louis Cardinals 7 p.m. KTLA and SNLA For more sports on TV, see
the Sports section.