TUESDAY’S BEST PICKS
8 PM ^ Not Done: Women Remaking America Actresses America Ferrera and Natalie Portman, mega-producer Shonda Rhimes and feminist icon Gloria Steinem are among the interviewees in this new one-hour documentary, which chronicles the dramatic eruption of women’s organizing that started in earnest after the 2016 presidential election, as long as the parallel fight for equality that now has entered the mainstream.
Against a backdrop of social upheaval and the coronavirus pandemic, the story unfolds collectively through firsthand experiences and narratives of activists, creative artists and politicians who are helping to remake contemporary culture.
8 PM $ The Price Is Right at Night Game shows may be all about fun, but CBS uses a primetime double bill of two classics of the genre to show they’re serious about their gratitude to the frontline medical personnel, rescue teams and other essential workers who stay on the job while the COVID-19 pandemic has brought much of the rest of the country to a temporary halt. Host Drew Carey gives several of these selfless workers a chance to play this show’s iconic games to win big prizes. A special edition of “Let’s Make a Deal” follows.
8 PM G Swamp Thing In the new episode “Darkness on the Edge of Town,” Abby’s (Crystal Reed) return to Louisiana dredges up her dark history with Avery and Maria (Will Patton, Virginia Madsen), while Swamp Thing (Derek Mears) begins to sense a growing darkness within the swamp. More details about the personal history of the mysterious Dan Cassidy (Ian Ziering) come to light. Henderson Wade and Jennifer Beals also star.
9 PM & This Is Us Fans of this Emmywinning family drama — and they are legion — get an unexpected gift as NBC opens Season 5 of the hit series two weeks earlier than the network originally planned. As the action resumes with the timeline-shifting stories, expect more focus on mom Rebecca’s (Mandy Moore) troubling memory problems, as the character decides to participate in a clinical trial for a potential treatment. Obviously, it’s a high-stakes issue for all three of her adult children (Sterling K. Brown, Chrissy Metz, Justin Hartley).
9 PM G Tell Me a Story Jackson and Simone (Matt Lauria, Ashley Madekwe) grow closer over their deeply rooted family troubles in the new episode “Family Business.” Meanwhile, Ashley (Natalie Alyn Lind) goes into a troubling tailspin after receiving an anonymous delivery, prompting Rebecca (CarrieAnne Moss), Beau (Eka Darville) and the Nashville police to hunt for some answers. Elsewhere, Tucker (Paul Wesley) holds a terrified Olivia (guest star Danielle Campbell) hostage while keeping his dark secret from Maddie (Odette Annable). 9 PM ( BET) 2020 Hip Hop Awards
Comic and actress Amanda Seales (“Insecure”) is host of the 15th edition of these awards recognizing the year’s outstanding musical artists in the hip hop genre. Nominated for Hip Hop Artist of the Year are DaBaby (who leads the nomination field with 12 nods), Roddy Ricch (11 nominations overall), Megan Thee Stallion and Drake (eight nods each), Future and Lil Baby. Up for Best New Hip Hop Artist are Flo Milli, Jack Harlow, NLE Choppa, Mulatto, Pop Smoke and Rod Wave.
9 PM ( HGTV) Fixer to Fabulous Husband-and-wife home renovators Dave and Jenny Marrs bring more worn-out houses in Northwest Arkansas back to life as they return for another season of their home makeover series. In the season premiere Dave and Jenny give a much-needed facelift to a deserving family’s dated lake house, transforming it into a thrilling Nantucket-style waterfront escape. Their projects include refreshing a boathouse, installing a oneof-a-kind inlay in the foyer and creating a soda shoppe-inspired teen hideaway. 9 PM ( HBO) The Soul of America Katie Davison directed this new documentary, which explores many of the same themes and stories from American history that were highlighted in Jon Meacham’s 2017 bestselling book “The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels.” Like that book, the documentary attempts to illuminate the turbulent political reality in the United States by examining past historical challenges, such as the women’s suffrage movement, the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War
II, McCarthyism, and the struggle to pass meaningful civil rights legislation in the 1960s.