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What to watch

SUNDAY

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August 7, 2022

All times Central. Start times can vary based on cable/satellite provider. Confirm times on your on-screen guide.

Reel Britannia

BritBox ■ New Series

This BritBox original docuseries making its North American premiere goes decade by decade to tell the colorful and far-reaching story of modern British cinema from the 1960s through today.

Contraptio­n Masters

discovery+ ■ New Series

In this competitio­n series, amateur engineerin­g enthusiast­s vie to create spectacula­r chain-reaction machines, with the ultimate winner going on display in a museum. The machines must complete a simple challenge, like boiling a kettle, in the most complicate­d way possible. Richard Hammond (Top Gear) hosts.

NTT IndyCar Series: Big Machine Music City Grand Prix

NBC, 2:30 p.m. Live

Marcus Ericsson, Will Power, Josef Newgarden and other IndyCar stars return to Nashville for 80 laps around a street circuit that crosses the Korean War Veterans Memorial Bridge and runs next to Nissan Stadium.

Who Do You Think You Are?

NBC, 6 p.m.

Actor Bradley Whitford traces his family tree with the help of genealogis­ts, historians and other experts in the latest episode of this celebrity genealogy series. Lisa Kudrow and Dan Bucatinsky are executive producers.

The Art of Passion

Lifetime, 7 p.m.

Hope Williams (Katie Reese), a successful ER doctor, reluctantl­y meets an accomplish­ed artist on a girls night out. He is everything her past lovers were not. As Hope’s relationsh­ip steams up, her work takes a turn for the worse when an abusive husband of a battered patient blames her. Soon, Hope’s personal life becomes entangled with her work life, and both are put at risk.

Family Game Fight!

NBC, 7 p.m.

In “The Kosturos Family vs. the Extinguish­ers,” NBC broadcasts a previously

unaired episode of this game show hosted by spouses Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard. The competitio­n pits the husband and wife against each other as they are “adopted” into a family of four competing for $100,000 in a series of fun-filled, larger-than-life games.

The $100,000 Pyramid

ABC, 8 p.m.

This week, the on-air partners from ABC’s Holey Moley, the hilarious Rob Riggle and

Joe Tessitore, will face off against each other. Actress Ali Larter (The Last Victim) goes headto-head with Mark Duplass, writer, director and star of The Morning Show.

My Life as a Rolling Stone

EPIX, 8 p.m. ■ New Series

This new four-part docuseries pays tribute to the Rolling Stones as the band celebrates its 60th anniversar­y. Each episode will feature an intimate portrait of one of the band’s members (vocalist Mick Jagger, guitarists Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood, and the late drummer Charlie Watts), exploring different aspects of their personalit­ies, their musical brilliance and their cultural impact.

Big Sky River

Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, 8 p.m. ■

Original Film

Tara Kendall books a summer rental in Montana to get a break from New York City and put some distance between herself and her ex-husband. The small, rural town she visits was special to her as a young girl. Her new neighbor, Sheriff Boone Taylor, is kind to Tara and can’t deny that there’s something special about her. Will she stay for more than just one summer? Emmanuelle Vaugier and Kavan Smith star.

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