What to watch SUNDAY
Aug. 1, 2021
All times Central. Start times can vary based on cable/satellite provider. Confirm times on your on-screen guide.
Johnson Bounce, 7 p.m.
New Series
“We’re brothers — just different moms ... and dads,” says lovelorn photographer Keith Johnson (Philip Smithey) of his three lifelong best buds, all with the same last name.
This dramedy, from exec producer Cedric the Entertainer, follows the Atlanta-based quartet, who maintain a Sex and the City charm while navigating relationships and race through bouts of insecurity and frustration. There’s pleasing camaraderie as Keith gets romance advice from his pals (Derrex Brady, Thomas Q. Jones and Deji LaRay). But it’s when Omar’s uncle (D.L. Hughley) invites the guys to a multigenerational poker night that the series truly shows its winning hand. The series kicks off with back-to-back episodes
tonight.
Naked and Afraid Discovery Channel, 7 p.m.
Season Premiere
The toughest adventure-seekers in the world will leave the comforts of home and be dropped into the wildest survival challenge of their lives in the new season of the survival series. Survivalists will travel across the globe for the ultimate test of human endurance — surviving 21 days without clothes, food or water. This season, all-stars Fernando
Calderon and Dani Beauchemin return to a
rainforest in Ecuador, where they attempt to hunt for piranha with their bare hands, while a threesome consisting of two men and one woman will risk their lives in order to find food by scaling massive waterfall cliffs down to a beach. And, for the first time, four survivalists from different countries will come together in South Africa for the ultimate international challenge — USA versus the World.
Waking Up to Danger
Lifetime, 7 p.m. Original Film
A young mother attempts to pick up the
pieces after a horrible accident damages her memory, but she soon begins to suspect that her husband’s indiscretions are what caused her suffering, and her whole family might still be in danger. Stars Donna Benedicto, Erin Kathleen Boyes and Hamza Fouad.
Kevin Can @#$% Himself
AMC, 8 p.m. Season Finale
Annie Murphy (Schitt’s Creek) wraps up her freshman season as lead in this dark dramedy.
War of the Worlds
EPIX, 8 p.m. Season Finale
This series that reimagines H.G. Wells’ classic sci-fi novel ends its second season. Gabriel Byrne, Elizabeth McGovern and Daisy EdgarJones lead the cast. In the episode, the survivors prepare for a final attack on the aliens that could change the entire course of recent events. With the weight of the world on his shoulders, can Bill (Byrne) step up when
humanity’s survival depends on him?
Mystery 101: Deadly History
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, 8 p.m. Original Film
Amy (Jill Wagner) and Travis (Kristoffer Polaha) travel to New York to investigate when Amy’s uncle goes missing, along with all his research on the “accidental” death 50 years ago of a family heir. Also stars Robin Thomas.
Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted
Nat Geo, 8 p.m. Season Finale
In “Finland’s Midnight Sun,” Gordon is in
Finland to unlock the summer secrets of the land of the midnight sun.
Unforgotten
PBS, 8 p.m.
In “Episode 4,” Cassie (Nicola Walker) and Sunny (Sanjeev Bhaskar) discover Walsh (David Schofield) was chased by all four suspects on the night in question.
Wipeout:
The Suicide Squad Special
TBS, 8 p.m.
Watch the Suicide Squad and your favorite big balls in TBS’ one-hour crossover episode, featuring the writer/director of the upcoming superhero action adventure film, James Gunn,
with cameos from stars Nathan Fillion, Joel Kinnaman, David Dastmalchian and Daniela Melchior, along with Wipeout hosts John Cena, Nicole Byer and Camille Kostek. In support of the premiere of The Suicide Squad on Aug.
5 in theaters and on the HBO Max Ad-Free plan, TBS, TNT and truTV conclude their weekend cross-network event that features programming of fan-favorite squads from iconic films.