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7 p.m. on HGTV
Houses With History
In this new home makeover series, history buff Mike Lemieux, designer Jen MacDonald and carpenter Rich Soares team up to save centuries-old properties in and around historic Plymouth, Mass., and share stories about the origins of those homes as they do so. The series premiere, “The One on the Cranberry Bog,” finds the trio touring two historic properties, one a former inn built in the 1830s and the other a single-family residence constructed in 1735. After the restoration and renovation are complete, Jonathan Knight (Farmhouse Fixer) checks out the results.
8 p.m. on CBS
Big Brother
With much of the rest of the planet still dealing with a new variant of the coronavirus, the novelty of a group of strangers in a house cut off from the “outside world” may have resonated a bit differently for viewers, but Season 23 of this reality competition series continued to play out as usual, with its pool of 16 houseguests reduced each week by eliminations. In tonight’s two-hour finale, a jury of previously ousted players decides which of two finalists deserves the $750,000 grand prize. Julie Chen Moonves, pictured, hosts.
8 p.m. on CNBC
Jay Leno’s Garage
In the new episode “Don’t Blink,” host Jay Leno and guest Tim Allen go helmet to helmet in an out-of-thisworld shuttle-van space race. Later, Jay takes the training wheels off the fastest raceway in the West, as guest Brad Garrett learns how to pedal his way across the finish line. Elsewhere, country music superstar Brad Paisley puts down his guitar and climbs behind the wheel of the all-new 2021 Corvette C8, while Jay puts Top-fuel drag racer Ron Capps through his paces in an all-new “Stump a Car Nerd” segment.
8 p.m. on TNT
Rhodes to the Top
This new reality series takes fans inside the lives of married professional wrestlers Cody and Brandi Rhodes as they try to navigate the demands of raising a family while also devoting time to helping to build the growing All Elite Wrestling empire. After tonight’s one-hour premiere, the four half-hour episodes to follow also introduce several of the colorful and frequently hilarious crew of other wrestlers, family members and friends of the couple.