WHAT TO WATCH
Jack Irish Acorn TV
Guy Pearce returns as the title character in the final season of this drama inspired by Peter Temple’s crime novels. The explosive four episodes delve deep into Jack’s past as he questions everything he thought he knew about his life and comes face to face with an antagonist more personal and destructive than he has ever encountered. The longsuppressed trauma of his wife, Isabel’s, brutal and random murder by Jack’s former client Wayne Milovich — which launched the first Jack Irish installment, “Bad Debts” (2012) — rears its ugly head when Jack discovers there was more to those fateful events all those years ago.
Stranger Sharks discovery+
NASA engineer Mark Rober and Noah Schnapp from “Stranger Things” are teaming up for the ultimate Shark Week adventure — exploring abandoned undersea ruins and man-made artificial reefs in search of the strangest sharks in the ocean.
Air Jaws: Going for Gold Discovery Channel, 7 p.m.
Chris Rose narrates this latest entry in the “Air Jaws” series of Shark Week specials. Here, the Air Jaws team — Alison Towner, Dickie Chivell, Chris Fallows and Enrico Gennari — return to Seal Rock to capture the highest breach ever recorded. Rocket Shark holds the record at 15 feet.
Hell’s Kitchen: Young Guns: Fox, 7 p.m.
The chefs each cook a different international cuisine to compete against a chef from the opposing team. During dinner service, chef Gordon Ramsay kicks a chef out of the kitchen for the first time this season.
American Ninja Warrior NBC, 7 p.m.
The qualifying rounds for the latest season of the athletic competition series continue.
Terminator 2: Judgment Day Syfy, 7 p.m.
Thirty years ago this month, Arnold Schwarzenegger came through on his iconic “I’ll be back” promise when he reprised his most famous role as a cyborg from the future in James Cameron’s blockbuster follow-up to his cult 1984 hit “The Terminator.” Filled with action and setting an early bar for what computeranimated visual effects could do, “T2” is an entertaining classic.
Max Steiner — Part I TCM, beginning at 7 p.m.
Legendary, Oscar-winning film composer Max Steiner is the subject of a two-evening film salute on Turner Classic Movies beginning tonight and concluding July 26. Each night features five movies for which Steiner composed the memorable musical score. Three of tonight’s movies are from Steiner’s earlier days composing for RKO Radio Pictures — “The Most Dangerous Game” (1932), which begins the evening, “King Kong” (1933) and “Of Human Bondage” (1934). Airing between the latter two films is a movie produced by Selznick International Pictures that boasts what may be Steiner’s most memorable score — “Gone With the Wind” (1939).
Jaws Awakens: Phred vs. Slash
Discovery Channel, 8 p.m. Rumor has it that two of the largest sharks in existence have been recently roaming New Zealand waters, but nobody knows which one is the largest. In this Shark Week special, Brandon Mcmillan and Dickie Chivell are heading out to see which one takes the cake — Phred or Slash?
Housebroken Fox, 8 p.m.
Honey (voice of Lisa Kudrow) agrees to officiate Shel’s (voice of Will Forte) wedding as part of a bigger plan to manipulate him into calling off the marriage.
Shark Attack Files Nat Geo, 8 p.m.
This action-packed series hosted by marine biologist Melissa Cristina Márquez is an investigation into bizarre and fascinating shark behavior, and features footage from actual attacks, interactions and behavior.
Duncanville Fox, 8:30 p.m.
Jack (voice of Ty Burrell) coaches Jing’s (voice of Joy Osmanski) soccer team, but when he feels he’s too easy on the kids, he calls on Duncan (voice of Amy Poehler) to motivate them.
The Celebrity Dating Game ABC, 9 p.m.
Nolan Gould is looking for someone confident, charismatic and passionate. Nolan asks the contestants what five adjectives their best friends would use to describe them. Michael Bolton performs a witty rendition of “What the World Needs Now.” Meanwhile, Gabriel Iglesias, stand-up comic and sitcom star, describes himself as “cuddly.”
Expedition Unknown: Shark Trek
Discovery Channel, 9 p.m. During the height of 2020 quarantine, Josh Gates met one of his idols, “Star Trek” icon William Shatner, via Zoom interview for a Shark Week edition of his talk show “Josh Gates Tonight.” Gates and Shatner made a deal to go on a shark dive adventure when the world opened up again. To Josh’s surprise, this year Shatner called to cash in on the promise.
Reasonable Doubt Investigation Discovery, 9 p.m.
Retired homicide detective Chris Anderson and criminal defense attorney Fatima Silva return for season four. In the season premiere, Anderson and Silva are confronted with the brother and wife of a man convicted of murder — who claims he was pressured by the court to plead guilty to a 23-year sentence to avoid the death penalty.
American Greed CNBC, 9 p.m.
Karl Karlsen is a hardworking man with what seems to be a terrible streak of bad luck when his wife and son both die in accidents nearly 20 years apart. But Karl has a secret — their suspicious deaths and other “tragedies” have been keeping his bank account full for decades. And now his haunted family is ready to share their story with “American Greed.”
The Beast Must Die AMC, 9 p.m.
This six-part revenge thriller is based on Nicholas Blake’s novel and is shot on the stunning Isle of Wight. After learning the police investigation into the fatal hitand-run of her young son has been dropped, Frances Cairnes (Cush Jumbo) takes matters into her own hands. Posing as a novelist researching a new murder mystery, Frances ingratiates herself with the family of George Rattery ( Jared Harris), the man she suspects is responsible, and sets a plan in action to kill him.
Shark Attack Investigation: The Paige Winter Story Nat Geo, 9 p.m.
Paige Winter was only 17 years old when she lost a leg and a portion of her hand to a shark. In this Sharkfest special, experts unpack the details of Paige’s attack to determine what kind of shark is responsible and what can be done, if anything, to prevent this from happening again.
Small Fortune NBC, 9 p.m.
Rick and two of his triplets, Bobby and Draw, play for bragging rights and a chance to win vacation money for their mom, a front-line worker who has worked tirelessly during the pandemic for months.
POV: Landfall PBS, 9 p.m.
Through glimpses of everyday life in post-hurricane María Puerto Rico, this 90-minute documentary is a cautionary tale for our times. It’s a portrait of trauma and resistance as Puerto Ricans navigate dismantled social services and newcomers eager to profit.