{"id":1312588,"date":"2019-07-18T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-19T03:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/weekend-tv-best-bets\/"},"modified":"2019-07-18T21:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-07-19T03:00:00","slug":"weekend-tv-best-bets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/weekend-tv-best-bets\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend TV Best Bets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox Head\">Friday, July 19<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox Subhead\">The Wrong Mommy<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox BoldIntro\">Lifetime Movies, 8pm<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox BoldIntro\">After receiving a work promotion, Melanie (Jessica Morris) hires Phoebe (Ashlynn Yennie) as her personal assistant, but Phoebe has an ulterior motive for taking the job and a twisted plan for revenge involving Melanie\u2019s mother, Carol (Dee Wallace). Vivica A. Fox and Eric Roberts also appear.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox Subhead\">1939: Hollywood\u2019s Golden Year, Part 3<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox BoldIntro\">TCM, beginning at 8pm<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox BoldIntro\">Tonight\u2019s lineup of 1939 classics includes Jimmy Stewart in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Robert Donat and Greer Garson in Goodbye, Mr. Chips and Ginger Rogers in Bachelor Mother.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox Subhead\">Wonders of the Moon<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox BoldIntro\">BBC America, 10pm<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox BoldIntro\">Explore a stunning medley of lunar delights \u2014 blood moons, super moons and total eclipses \u2014 from across the globe in this special that uses footage from low-light cameras to reveal the moon in its natural light.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox Subhead\">The UnXplained<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox BoldIntro\">History, 10pm<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox BoldIntro\">William Shatner hosts and executive produces this new series that explores the facts behind the world\u2019s most fascinating, strange and inexplicable mysteries. In the series premiere \u201cEvil Places,\u201d Shatner and his team of scientists, historians, engineers and researchers examine strange phenomena in Japan\u2019s Suicide Forest, a haunted amusement park, a cursed and ancient city in Honduras, and a slope in the Ural Mountains of western Russia that is the site of several mysterious deaths.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox Subhead\">Killjoys<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox BoldIntro\">Syfy, 10pm<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox BoldIntro\">The fifth and final season begins with \u201cRun, Yala, Run.\u201d Dutch (Hannah John-Kamen) realizes The Lady has put Westerley under a collective delusion. In a world without memory, nothing is what it seems.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox Head\">Saturday, July 20<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox Subhead\">Soccer: International Champions Cup<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox BoldIntro\">ESPN &amp; ESPN2, beginning at 7:30am Live<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox BoldIntro\">The summer\u2019s biggest soccer club competition continues with Inter Milan vs. Manchester United in Singapore (ESPN2), Chivas de Guadalajara vs. Benfica in Santa Clara, Calif., (ESPN) and Real Madrid vs. Bayern Munich in Houston (ESPN2).<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox Subhead\">From the Earth to the Moon<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox BoldIntro\">HBO2, 8:45am<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox BoldIntro\">You will get sucked into the marathon of this Emmy-winning 12-part 1998 miniseries chronicling the full Apollo program. And not just because it\u2019s a who\u2019s who with Bryan Cranston (Buzz Aldrin), Tony Goldwyn (Neil Armstrong) and Mark Harmon (Wally Schirra) among the stars.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox Subhead\">Frankie Drake Mysteries<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox BoldIntro\">Ovation, 7pm<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox BoldIntro\">The 1920s Toronto private detective of the title (Lauren Lee Smith) puts the season\u2019s final puzzle pieces together in back-to-back episodes: the first involving a Russian princess; the second, a British spy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox Subhead\">NTT IndyCar Series: Iowa 300<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox BoldIntro\">NBCSN, 7pm Live<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox BoldIntro\">NTT IndyCar stars take to Iowa Speedway for the Iowa 300 in primetime on NBCSN.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox Subhead\">Million Dollar Mile: \u201cI Think He Looks Like a Snack\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox BoldIntro\">CBS, 8pm<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox BoldIntro\">Former Harvard football player Zak Aossey takes on Harvard medical student and track star Rebecca \u201cThe Harvard Hammer\u201d Hammond in the new episode \u201cI Think He Looks Like a Snack.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox Subhead\">Apollo: The Forgotten Films<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox BoldIntro\">Discovery Channel, 8pm<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox BoldIntro\">This two-hour documentary employs never-before-seen footage to pay tribute to the engineers and scientists who worked behind the scenes to land the first humans on the moon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox Subhead\">First Man<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox BoldIntro\">HBO, 8pm<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox BoldIntro\">Ryan Gosling stars as Neil Armstrong in this 2018 biopic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox Subhead\">The Madam of Purity Falls<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox BoldIntro\">Lifetime, 8pm A teen (Riverdale\u2019s Trevor Stines) thinks he\u2019s joining his neighbor\u2019s (Olivia d\u2019Abo) landscaping business. It\u2019s an escort service.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox Subhead\">Moon Landing<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox BoldIntro\">BBC America, 9pm<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox BoldIntro\">This special presents high-quality NASA footage and extensive news broadcasts from every corner of the globe to re-create the excitement and elation as 650 million people tuned in to watch Neil Armstrong\u2019s remarkable first steps on the moon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox Subhead\">Apollo 11<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox BoldIntro\">CNN, 9pm<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox BoldIntro\">Relive the 1969 moon landing just in time for its 50th anniversary, with restored footage depicting the entire event \u2014 from the hardworking team at NASA to the hundreds of people lined up and waiting for launch to the actual landing itself.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox Head\">Sunday, July 21<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox Subhead\">Golf: The British Open: Final Round<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox BoldIntro\">Golf Channel &amp; NBC, beginning at 4am Golf Channel and NBC air the final round of the 148th Open Championship from Dunluce Links at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox Subhead\">Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: Foxwoods Resort Casino 301<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox BoldIntro\">NBCSN, 3pm<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox BoldIntro\">Kyle Busch, Joey Logano, Chase Elliott, Brad Keselowski, Kevin Harvick and other top Monster Energy Cup Series drivers compete on New Hampshire Motor Speedway\u2019s 1.058-mile oval.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox BoldIntro\">Burden of Truth: \u201cThe Right Road\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox BoldIntro\">The CW, 8pm<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox BoldIntro\">As the murder trial begins, Joanna (Kristin Kreuk) and Billy (Peter Mooney) defend against an avalanche of evidence. With things not looking good, Joanna risks everything by putting an unexpected witness on the stand. Billy faces the heartbreaking reality of his decision to get Shane (Andrew Chown) the help he needs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox Subhead\">Death Row Stories: \u201cMemory of a Murder\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox BoldIntro\">HLN, 8pm<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox BoldIntro\">Despite lack of physical evidence, Kevin Keith has spent 25 years locked up after a masked attacker shot up an apartment, leaving three dead and two young children clinging to life. However, a young public defender believes long-hidden case records will shed new light on these murders and clear Kevin\u2019s name.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox Subhead\">Shark Terror: The Real \u201cJaws\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox BoldIntro\">REELZ Channel, 8pm<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox BoldIntro\">Long before the mega-blockbuster Jaws film franchise, there was a terrifying real-life serial-killing shark that terrorized the New Jersey shore. This two-hour special looks back at how, over 12 days in 1916, this predator killed four people and severely injured another, eventually inspiring Jaws.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox Subhead\">UFOs: The Lost Evidence: \u201cAmerican UFO Coverups\u201d Travel Channel, 8pm<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox BoldIntro\">For the first time on national television, UFOs captured on film in Utah, Chicago\u2019s O\u2019Hare International Airport and Puerto Rico confirm the rising number of sightings. Yet, credible evidence is continually denied or covered up by the military. Will the Pentagon\u2019s secret UFO program reveal shocking evidence of what the military has known for decades?<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox BoldIntro\">Southern Charm New Orleans: \u201cNo Thanks Given\u201d Bravo, 9pm Justin struggles to get on the same page as Kelsey about their future, and Tamica and Barry struggle to get on the same parenting page. While planning her wedding, Reagan questions why Tamica has abandoned her during such an important moment in her life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox Subhead\">Instinct: \u201cBig Splash\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox BoldIntro\">CBS, 9pm<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox BoldIntro\">In the new episode \u201cBig Splash,\u201d a party turns into a crime scene when the birthday girl\u2019s stepmother falls to her death and the guests and staff are put under a microscope by the NYPD.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox Subhead\">The Movies: \u201cThe 2000s to Today\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox BoldIntro\">CNN, 9pm<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox BoldIntro\">This episode explores popular films from the 2000s, from the Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings movies to Moulin Rouge! and more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox Subhead\">Big Little Lies<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox BoldIntro\">HBO, 9pm<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox BoldIntro\">Hold on, Madeline (Reese Witherspoon). Celeste (Nicole Kidman) is going to ask her mom-in-law (Meryl Streep) about a terrible event in abusive murdered son Perry\u2019s childhood!<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox Subhead\">Nazis on Drugs: Hitler and the Blitzkrieg<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox BoldIntro\">History, 9pm<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox BoldIntro\">This two-hour special is the story of World War II told through the astonishing filter of a widespread Nazi scheme to provide methamphetamine to German soldiers to make them invincible. It\u2019s an incredible, long-hidden history of a devious plan to find the chemical edge the Nazis knew they would need to win.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox Subhead\">Grantchester<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox Subhead\">PBS, 9pm<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox BoldIntro\">When a professor dies at a cutting-edge computer laboratory, Geordie turns to Leonard for assistance. As they discover the messy love lives of the computer laboratory team, Cathy is tricked, Will returns and Mrs. C makes a shocking discovery.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox Subhead\">What Just Happened??! With Fred Savage: \u201cPreempted\u201d FOX, 9:30pm<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox BoldIntro\">When news coverage of a crazy car chase stops The Flare from airing, Fred doesn\u2019t have anything to talk about on the aftershow until a call from a fan changes everything.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox Subhead\">The Good Fight: \u201cReddick v Boseman\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox Subhead\">CBS, 10pm Season 1 of the CBS All Access drama The Good Fight continues on CBS tonight with the episode \u201cReddick v Boseman,\u201d featuring guest star Louis Gossett Jr. as Carl Reddick, the firm\u2019s founding partner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">National Geographic, 10pm Separating the wheat from the chaff on MasterChef and Hell\u2019s Kitchen is nothing compared to what Gordon Ramsay happily endures in this thrilling anthropological deep dive into little-known food cultures. The six-part series, which has already been renewed for a second season, sends the celebrity chef to remote parts of the world to forage, hunt, fish and cook with locals.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/entertainment\/weekend-tv-best-bets\/?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Post Independent<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friday, July 19 The Wrong Mommy Lifetime Movies, 8pm After receiving a work promotion, Melanie (Jessica Morris) hires Phoebe (Ashlynn Yennie) as her personal assistant, but Phoebe has an ulterior motive for taking the job and a twisted plan for revenge involving Melanie\u2019s mother, Carol (Dee Wallace). Vivica A. Fox and Eric Roberts also appear. 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