TUESDAY’S BEST PICKS
8 PM G DC’s Stargirl Courtney (Brec Bassinger), Pat (Luke Wilson) and the rest of the team try to figure out their next steps, with the ISA hot on their trail, in the new episode “Stars & S.T.R.I.P.E. Part One.” While they prepare for a showdown, Rick (Cameron Gellman) makes a breakthrough. Amy Smart, Yvette Monreal, Angelika Washington, Tina Romano, Meg DeLacy and Christopher James Baker also star.
8 PM ( MAX) MOVIE The Sun Is
Also a Star Ry Russo-Young’s bittersweet 2019 adaptation of a youngadult novel of the same title stars Yara Shahidi (“grown-ish”) as Natasha Kingsley, a New York teenager who meets Daniel Bae (Charles Melton), a pre-med student who feels like her soulmate. The encounter occurs the day before she and her family are scheduled to be deported back to Jamaica. Jake Choi (“Single Parents”), Gbenga Akinnagbe, Camrus Johnson, Miriam A. Hyman, John Leguizamo and Hill Harper costar.
9 PM G Tell Me a Story In “Chapter 2: Loss,” Jordan (James Wolk) helps the police identify Eddie (Paul Wesley), one of the masked robbers in a jewelry heist. In another tale, Kayla (Danielle Campbell) finds it hard to keep her distance from Nick (Billy Magnusson) after they share a dubious one-night stand. Elsewhere, Hannah (Dania Ramirez) helps Gabe (Davi Santos) cover his tracks. Kim Cattrall, Dorian Crossmond MIssick and Michael Raymond-James also star.
9 PM ( A&E) What’s It Worth? Produced remotely, this homespun new variation on shows like “Antiques Roadshow” finds host and comic Jeff Foxworthy — a collector himself — with a team of experts connecting with everyday people from across the country to examine an assortment of their heirlooms, trinkets and personal treasures. They assess whether these guests may be sitting on a gold mine or just holding on to items for their sentimental value. As Foxworthy and his team evaluate the objects, the collectors offer personal stories behind their treasure. Another episode follows.
9 PM ( OWN) Greenleaf The Greenleafs present a united front as they take on their opponents at Harmony and Hope, and neither side is inclined to go down without a fight, in the new episode “The Seventh Day.” While Grace (Merle Dandridge) fights tooth and nail to stop the demolition, Lady Mae (Lynn Whitfield) tries to negotiate for the mansion. A revelation about that property’s original owner, however, prompts Bishop (Keith David) to drop a bombshell of his own. 10 PM ^ Statecraft: The Bush 41 Team This new one-hour documentary looks at the inner workings of American post-Cold War diplomacy as reflected in the administration of Presi
dent George H.W. Bush. When the 41st president took office, the widespread turbulence around the globe called for a new era in American diplomacy. The invasion of Panama, Tiananmen Square, the fall of the Berlin Wall and the Persian Gulf War all took place during Bush 41’s single term in office. Interviewees include Dick Cheney, Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice, among others.
10 PM ( BRV) Backyard Envy Business is blooming for the boutique landscape business operated by James DeSantis, Garrett Magee and Melissa Brasier — known collectively as the Manscapers — as they return for Season 2 of their home and garden series. Among their challenging projects in these new episodes are designing a Japanese garden for an ultra-modern home, conquering a logistically daunting “upside-down house” on Fire Island, and reimagining a larger-than-life World Pride Parade float for a hotel giant.
10:01 PM ( A&E) Extreme Unboxing This new unscripted series follows a group of real-life characters as they seek their fortunes by buying liquidated merchandise for pennies on the dollar, then “unboxing” it hoping to find something inside that will turn a big profit. That means digging through hundreds, even thousands, of boxedup items acquired singly or sometimes by the truckload, with no idea what’s inside. In the series premiere, “What’s in the Box,” Bobby and Salena, Chuck and Chris, and Steve and Steph find things ranging from expensive LEGO sets to a box of slime. Another episode follows.