Summer TV is coming into effect over the next seven days, with more than 20 shows premiering on broadcast and cable channels and half a dozen more on streaming services. They include the first of You better call Saul†s latest episodes, a new season of FX’s cult favorite What we do in the shade and summer staples included Big Brother, the bachelorette and Celebrity Family Feud†
Below is The Hollywood Reporter‘s overview of premieres, returns and specials for July 6-12. It would be almost impossible to watch it all, but let’s THR point the way to worthy options for the week ahead. All times are ET/PT unless otherwise noted.
The big show
When You better call Saul Last aired, closing the first half of the final season, Saul/Jimmy (Bob Odenkirk) and Kim (Rhea Seehorn) had just witnessed the unintended consequences of their plot to take down Howard Hamlin (Patrick Fabian). The show’s final six episodes take us the rest of the way to Jimmy’s transition to Saul Goodman, revealing (presumably) why Kim isn’t in Breaking Bad and maybe check in with Cinnabon Gene in Omaha. The last run starts Monday at 9 p.m. on AMC.
Also on cable…
Critical Favorite What we do in the shade Tuesday (10pm, FX) brings Nadja (Nasia Demetriou) and Nandor (Kayvan Novak) back to Staten Island, even though the gang isn’t quite back together at the start of season four. Crank Yankers kicks off a new season on Comedy Central on Wednesday at 8 p.m. good problems Thursday (10pm, Freeform) returns to finish its fourth season. Lifetime re-enters the world of VC Andrews with the miniseries Flowers in the attic: the origin (Saturday 9 pm). Edward Burns’ Bridge and Tunnel (10 p.m. Sunday, Epix) begins its second season. HBO introduces docuseries the anarchists at 10 a.m. Sunday. Swimming for adults revived Tuca & Bertie Sunday at midnight.
On broadcast…
Returns: The 19th season of the bachelorette (Monday 8 p.m., ABC) brings in not one but two leads in Gabby Windey and Rachel Recchia — and the show’s producers insist that, unlike the handful of previous times, there were two people in the middle of the show, both will remain active throughout the show. season. Thirty-five guys compete for roses, and Jesse Palmer returns as host.
Also: Big Brother begins its 24th season at 8 p.m. Wednesday on CBS, followed by The Challenge: VS (9:30 p.m.) featuring an episode of CBS reality stars. Mysteries Decoded (8pm Wednesday, The CW) returns to decipher more mysteries. PBS’ The green planet (Wednesday 8:00 pm) delves into the secret life of plants. ABC rolls out game shows on Thursdays (Press your luck and generation gap) and Sunday (Celebrity Family Feud, The Final Straw and The $100,000 Pyramid† A new season of Grantchester premieres at 9 p.m. Sunday on PBS. Next the bacheloretteABCs Claim to fame (Monday 10pm) stars non-famous relatives of celebrities who compete to hide their identities the longest.
About streaming…
black bird features one of Ray Liotta’s final acting roles, in which he plays the father of a man (Taron Egerton) who is convicted of a crime and given a choice: serve a full 10-year prison term or go to a high-security facility hoping to make a confession getting a suspected serial killer (Paul Walter Hauser). It premieres Friday on Apple TV+.
Also: romcom Maggie (Wednesday, Hulu) revolves around a woman (Rebecca Rittenhouse) whose dating life is complicated by the fact that she is psychic. Moonhaven (Thurs, AMC+) is set on a lunar colony 100 years in the future. Netflix’s Limited Series Boo bitch (Friday) plays Lana Condor as a high school student who manages the aftermath of a wild party. trigger point (Friday, Peacock) revolves around a British bomb disposal unit. The second Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem miniseries debuts Monday on Peacock.