August heats up as a busy month for TV shows Aug. 16

Here’s what’s returning or debuting on broadcast, cable and streaming sites

And the shows just keep on coming.

Back in the day, summer was a time when programmers would ease up. No more.

August is jam-packed with shows. To help you get with the program, here’s a list of TV series — on broadcast networks, cable and streaming sites — that are debuting, or returning, during the month.

We’ve also included premiere dates for one-night event programming such as the “MTV Music Video Awards” and the final “Sharknado” movie.

Aug. 10

• “All About the Washingtons” (Netflix)

• “Voltron: Legendary Defender” (Netflix)

• “Insatiable” (Netflix)

• “Ordeal by Innocence” (Amazon)

Aug. 11

“Fatal Vows” (10 p.m., ID)

Aug. 12

• “Fear the Walking Dead” (8 p.m., AMC)

• “2018 Teen Choice Awards” (8 p.m., Fox)

• “Get Shorty” (9 p.m., Epix)

• “Worst Cooks in America” (9 p.m., Fox)

• “Ballers” (10 p.m., HBO)

• “Insecure” (10:30 p.m., HBO)

Aug. 13

“Evil Lives Here” (9 p.m., ID)

Aug. 14

“Murder by Numbers” (9 p.m., ID)

Aug. 15

• “Sugar” (YouTube Premium)

• “Born This Way” (8 p.m., A&E)

• “The Real Housewives of Dallas” (9 p.m., Bravo) “Nightwatch Nation” (10 p.m., A&E)

Aug. 17

• “Disenchantment” (Netflix)

• “Spirit: Riding Free” (Netflix)

• “Pinky Malinky” (Netflix)

• “All or Nothing: Manchester City” (Amazon)

Aug. 18

• “Esme & Roy” (9:30 a.m., HBO)

• “Copycat Killers” (10 p.m., Reelz)

Aug. 19

• “Sharknado 6” (8 p.m., Syfy)

• “Alaskan Bush People” (9 p.m., Discovery)

• “Intervention” (Netflix)

Aug. 20

• “MTV Video Music Awards” (8 p.m., MTV)

• “Mystery Road” (Acorn TV)

• “X Company” (10 p.m., Ovation)

Aug. 21

“The Devil Speaks” (10 p.m., ID)

Aug. 22

• “Alcatraz: The Greatest Escapes” (9 p.m., Reelz)

• “Mr. Mercedes” (10 p.m., AT&T Audience)

Aug. 23

• “Rob Riggle’s Ski Master Academy” (Sony Crackle)

• “Follow This” (Netflix)

Aug. 24

• “The Innocents” (Netflix)

• “Ghoul” (Netflix)

• “The After Party” (Netflix)

• “Crime & Punishment” (Hulu)

• “The Contender” (10 p.m., Epix)

Aug. 26

“America to Me” (9 p.m., Starz)

Aug. 28

• “Greenleaf” (10p.m., OWN)

• “Ink Master” (10 p.m., Paramount Network)

Aug. 29

“Homicide Hunter” (10 p.m., ID)

Aug. 30

“One Dollar” (CBS All Access)

Aug. 31

• “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan” (Amazon)

• “Ozark” (Netflix)

• “Ultimate Beastmaster: Survival of the Fittest” (Netflix)

• “Paradise PD” (Netflix)

HBO “Insecure,” the HBO comedy created by and starring Issa Rae, returns for a new season Aug. 12.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Actress and pop star Jennifer Lopez will receive the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 20.