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7 p.m. on ABC

United We Fall

Desperate to pry daughter Emily (Ella Grace Helton) away from her iPad, at least temporaril­y, Jo and Bill (Christina Vidal Mitchell, Will Sasso) sign her up for Chuy’s (Guillermo Diaz) soccer clinic in the new episode “Participat­ion Trophy.” Meanwhile, Sandy’s (Jane Curtin) notoriousl­y over-the-top gift-giving habit spins totally out of control. Jason Michael Snow also stars.

8 p.m. on FOX

Ultimate Tag

“Dangerousl­y Fast” is the title of the finale that wraps up Season 1 of this high-energy game show competitio­n from the NFL superstar sibling trio of J.J., T.J. and Derek Watt. The final group of contestant­s assemble to see whether they have the right stuff to win this game, which demands that they dodge, tumble and dive their way through epic courses, while being pursued by a crew of very fit and fleet Taggers who seek to eliminate them.

8 p.m. on NGEO

What the Shark?

This new documentar­y takes a deep dive, both literally and figurative­ly, into rarely observed shark behavior to understand how this apex ocean predator has been able to adapt to survive conditions at extreme depths of up to 8,000 feet. That far beneath the surface, sharks swim in an inky black void where the darkness would prevent most predators from being able to find their prey, let alone catch it. The pressure, too, would threaten to crush flesh to pieces.

10 p.m. on HBO

The Weight of Gold

Olympic athletes are celebrated for the strength, skill and endurance they bring to their competitio­ns, but this new documentar­y from director Brett Rapkin explores the mental health challenges these same champions face. Premiering at the same time when 17,000 worldclass athletes were scheduled to be competing in the 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo, the film features candid commentary from swimmer Michael Phelps, pictured — the most decorated Olympic athlete of all time — along with such other high-profile Olympians as Bode Miller, Sasha Cohen and Shaun White, among many others.

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