What to watch MONDAY
July 26, 2021
All times Pacific. Start times can vary based on cable/satellite provider. Confirm times on your on-screen guide.
The Heart Guy
Acorn TV Season Premiere
The heartwarming Australian medical dramedy returns for a fifth and final season (all eight episodes are available today). Former city heart surgeon Hugh Knight (Rodger Corser) seems to have finally settled into his bad-boy local doctor role in sleepy Whyhope, while the town is reeling from a temporary hospital closure and the local mining industry is on its knees. With everyone looking to Hugh to save the day, even he wonders if he can step up and fight for his hometown.
Celebrity IOU: Joyride
discovery+ New Series
In this spinoff of Drew and Jonathan Scott’s Celebrity IOU series, master mechanic Ant Anstead and car guru Cristy Lee team up with celebrities Renee Zellweger, Mary J. Blige, Tony Hawk, Octavia Spencer,
James Marsden and Danny Trejo as they roll up their sleeves to create automotive masterpieces for someone special in their lives. In each episode, viewers will hear the inspiring story behind the star’s relationship with this person and the reasons why they are so deserving of a one-of-a-kind car transformation.
Jeopardy! Syndicated
After a successful campaign by fans, Levar Burton (Reading Rainbow) finally gets his chance to guest host. A Jeopardy! devotee from the days of original emcee Art Fleming, he hopes the gig becomes permanent.
Today NBC, 7 a.m.
With the Olympics in full swing, Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb anchor live from Tokyo, where they get to sleep in (it’s early evening there) and catch up with the athletes. “They’re so proud to show you their medal,” says Guthrie. “Sometimes they even let you put it on.”
ATL Homicide
TV One, 6 p.m. New Episodes
Season 3 of the true-crime docuseries returns with new episodes. Thirty-year Atlanta Police Department veteran detectives David Quinn and Vince Velazquez recount their past homicide investigations along with their quests to put heinous murderers behind bars. Real-life interviews are paired with dramatic re-creations to explore those cases.
Roswell, New Mexico
The CW, 8 p.m. Season Premiere
In “Hands,” while Liz (Jeanine Mason) is settling in to her new life and career in Los Angeles, Max (Nathan Parsons), Isobel (Lily Cowles) and Michael (Michael Vlamis) are figuring out if the stranger in the cave, with the familiar face, is friend or foe.
Catch and Kill: The Podcast Tapes
HBO, 9 p.m. Season Finale
The second of tonight’s episodes hits close to home for journalist Ronan Farrow in this docuseries tracking his work to uncover the alleged sexual crimes of film producer Harvey Weinstein. He interviews a whistleblower originally hired by Weinstein associates to spy on him.
The Beast Must Die AMC, 10 p.m.
Episode 3 of AMC’S six-part thriller sees Frances (Cush Jumbo) staying on as a house guest and working out how she is going to see through her murderous plan. Strangeways’ (Billy Howle) suspicions over his predecessor’s handling of Frances’ case begin to grow.
POV PBS, 10 p.m.
In “Mayor,” Musa Hadid is the Christian mayor of Ramallah, the de facto capital of the Palestinian Authority. As he tries to keep his city running while paving sidewalks, planning holidays and building a new fountain, his job is made increasingly difficult by the Israeli occupation of his home. This documentary asks, with humor and outrage: How do you run a city if you don’t have a country?
Brooklyn Nine-nine TBS, 1:30 a.m.
In “The Box,” Sterling K. Brown earned an Emmy nod guest-starring as the cunning murderer Jake (Andy Samberg) and Holt (Andre Braugher) can’t get to confess in this 2018 episode, the cop comedy’s finest.