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6 p.m. on DSC Deadliest Catch
The coronavirus pandemic may be showing signs of waning, but the fishermen still face an existential threat to their livelihoods as this hit reality series returns for its landmark 17th season. With half the crab boats tied up and the entire fishery in Dutch Harbor, Alaska, facing possible closure, it becomes clear the fleet will have to put aside old rivalries and pull together. Sig Hansen devises a two-pronged plan to save the fishery, while Bering Sea legend Johnathan Hillstrand returns with the Time Bandit to help.
7 p.m. on FREE Cruel Summer
Jessica Biel is an executive producer on this new limited series, a thriller that unfolds over three years in the 1990s and revolves around two young women: Kate Wallis (Olivia Holt), a local golden girl who suddenly goes missing, and Jeanette Turner (Chiara Aurelia, pictured), a nerdy misfit who becomes a suspect in Kate’s disappearance. As the story unfolds from shifting points of view, however, the series challenges perceptions and asks whether Kate is who she is thought to be. Michael Landes and Harley Quinn Smith co-star; another episode follows.
8 p.m. on CBS FBI
After a man is killed by a package that exploded after being delivered to his home, Maggie, OA (Missy Peregrym, Zeeko Zaki) and their team race to find the shadowy sender and intercept the latest deadly parcel before it reaches its intended victim in the new episode “Brother’s Keeper.” Meanwhile, Maggie also is struggling to believe her headstrong kid sister Erin (guest star Adrienne Rose Bengtsson) is really staying out of trouble as a new college student in New York.
8 p.m. on A&E Hustle & Tow
Each episode of this new unscripted series follows a different but still very necessary type of “first responder:” tow truck drivers from around the country. These workers respond quickly to distress calls from families whose car has broken down, drivers who have been in an accident due to extreme weather conditions or putting their own welfare at risk to tow away an illegally parked vehicle. These gigs often lead to rescues, confrontations and other potentially dangerous situations, all captured and presented here in authentic context.