WHAT TO WATCH
All times listed are Eastern/pacific Time. Shows air one hour earlier in Central/ Mountain Time.
Virgin River
Netflix ● Season Premiere
The romantic drama based on Robyn Carr’s books returns for a 12-episode fourth season. Despite not knowing whether her baby belongs to her deceased husband, Mark (Daniel Gillies), or Jack (Martin Henderson), Mel (Alexandra Breckenridge) begins the season with a sense of optimism. Yet while Jack is supportive and excited, the question of paternity continues to gnaw at him. Meanwhile, Hope (Annette O’toole) is still healing from her car accident, and the lingering psychological effects of her brain injury will have profound consequences for both her and Doc (Tim Matheson). Virgin River will be back for Season 5.
The 2022 ESPYS
ABC, 8 p.m. ● Live
The awards ceremony honoring the best players, teams, moments and more from the world of sports airs live tonight. ESPN college basketball broadcaster and icon Dick Vitale receives the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance.
Masterchef: “Southern Fusion With Guest Chef Tiffany Derry”
FOX, 8 p.m.
The 16 remaining chefs are challenged to cook a Southern cuisine dish inspired by complex flavors from countries around the world in the new episode “Southern Fusion With Guest Chef Tiffany Derry.”
Animals Decoded
Smithsonian Channel, 8 p.m. ●
New Series
This fascinating new series reveals how animals communicate with each other, from the body language of a wolf pack to the wild number of sophisticated gestures used by chimp troops.
So You Think You Can Dance: “Starry Starry Night”
FOX, 9 p.m.
Series all-stars Comfort Fedoke, Lex Ishimoto, Amy Yakima, Ezra Sosa, Koine
Iwasaki and Bailey Munoz return to dance with the top six performers in the new episode “Starry Starry Night.”
Bargain Block: “Vintage Circus and Moroccan Oasis”
HGTV, 9 p.m.
While they continue to renovate the vintage circus-themed house, Keith Bynum and Evan Thomas are going bright and bold with a Moroccan-inspired brick home.
grown-ish
Freeform, 10 p.m. ● Season Premiere Season 5 of the black-ish spinoff begins with “This Is What You Came For.” Zoey (Yara Shahidi) returns to Cal U to support younger brother Junior’s (Marcus Scribner) first day on campus but soon realizes that she may be missing her college days more than she let on. Meanwhile, after meeting his new classmates, Junior seeks to escape dorm life by attending Doug’s (Diggy Simmons) White Party.