Into the fire
A crime reporter is drawn home in ‘Sharp Objects’
By Francis Babin TV MediaI n recent years, we’ve seen a real renaissance of the television miniseries. These limited series dominated the ‘70s and ‘80s, with such heavy hitters as “Rich Man, Poor Man,” “Roots,” “Shogun” and “North and South” winning numerous awards and drawing viewers by the millions.
The format fell out of favor in the ‘90s, however. It was nearly revived in the new millennium with “Band of Brothers,” “Angels in America” and others, but its real comeback arguably wasn’t until 2012, with History’s mega hit “Hatfields & McCoys” ruling the airwaves. Since then, we’ve seen many quality limited series, and on Sunday, July 8, HBO’s “Sharp Objects” looks to join this prestigious group.
Since breaking onto the scene with her debut novel “Sharp Objects” in 2006, bestselling author Gillian Flynn has been a force to be reckoned with. Her sophomore novel, “Gone Girl,” was adapted for the big screen in 2014 by Academy Award-nominated director David Fincher to great acclaim from critics and audiences alike. The adaptation was a smash success and turned Flynn into a household name.
The following year, her third and most recent novel, “Dark Places,” was successfully adapted into a feature film starring Academy
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Award winner Charlize Theron (“Atomic Blonde,” 2017). It was just a matter of time before Flynn’s only unadapted novel was given the big screen — or in this case, small screen — treatment.
The eight-episode series follows St. Louis-based journalist Camille Preaker (Amy Adams, “Arrival,” 2016), who returns to her hometown of Wind Gap, Mo., to investigate the grisly murder of two young girls. This is her first assignment after a stint in a psychiatric hospital as a result of years of selfharming, and the homecoming isn’t all roses. Although some elements of this story sound a tad familiar, like all of Flynn’s works there’s much more to it.
While authorities are still trying to solve the heinous crime, a new body is discovered, and Preaker finds herself identifying with the victims a bit too closely. Her return home has forced her to confront some personal demons under the watchful and critical eye of her mother, Adora, expertly portrayed by Patricia Clarkson (“House of Cards”).
Three preteen victims and a potential serial killer on the loose is a salacious story that should be easy to write, right? Not in Wind Gap. Even with her insights into the town and her understanding of the local culture, Preaker finds it hard to get any information from anyone. Her family name is supposed to open doors, but at every turn she finds herself getting
stonewalled by the natives — the worst offender being her mother (who’s hosting her in her lavish mansion) standing in the way of the truth.
Preaker’s nights alternate between (unsuccessfully) investigating leads and drinking away her troubles with the lead investigator, Det. Richard Willis (Chris Messina, “The Mindy Project”), but more often than not, alone. The boozy nights help with her ever-growing sense of paranoia but trigger painful recollections of her sister Marian’s (Lulu Wilson, “Annabelle: Creation,” 2017) mysterious death.
Through a series of flashbacks, we grow to understand why Preaker is the way she is, and why she still holds such hostile feelings for her hometown, her socialite mother and her half-sister, Amma (Eliza Scanlen, “Home and Away”). Wind Gap is extremely tight-lipped for a reason, and throughout the series, viewers are pulled further into the small-town secrets, mysteries and anguish.
Last year, HBO struck gold with its wildly popular adaptation of “Big Little Lies.” The series garnered rave reviews and tons of buzz. This summer, the network will try to replicate its success by following the same formula: a trendy, well-known novel, big name talent and a celebrated auteur/director in Jean-Marc Vallée (“Dallas Buyers Club,” 2013). After his excellent work on “Lies,” it’s easy to see why he was once again
tasked with bringing a heavy and dark novel to the small screen.
We are living in a glorious era of small-screen book adaptations. In the past, Hollywood bigwigs believed that the go-to medium was the big screen, yet the tide has turned in recent years; some stories are just better suited for television (last year’s “The Dark Tower” didn’t get the memo). Originally envisioned as a feature film, “Sharp Objects” was retooled into a multi-hour series in order to better understand Preaker’s character. Adams discussed this at the ATX Television Festival in Austin, Texas, explaining that “Camille needed to be explored over eight episodes. To try to do that in 90 minutes to 120 tops would have been really tricky. The internal monologue of Camille is almost impossible to capture in a 90-minute story.”
Not everything is what it seems. Small towns harbor big secrets, and family feuds burn bright while townsfolk look the other way. This is the world in which Camille Preaker was raised, and the world she thought she had escaped. In the years she’s been gone, things have only gotten worse. Embrace the darkness, follow the clues and get lost in the twists and turns with the television event of the summer, “Sharp Objects,” premiering Sunday, July 8, on HBO.
The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon
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The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
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The Late Late Show With James Corden
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Jimmy Kimmel Live
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Sunday, July 8
8:00 a.m. ESPN2 E:60 (Live) (1:00)
FSN Due North Outdoors (0:30)
8:05 a.m. ESPN F1 Auto Racing British Grand Prix. From Silverstone Circuit-Silverstone, England (Live) (1:55)
8:30 a.m. FSN Rooster Tales (0:30)
9:00 a.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN Passion for the Hunt (0:30)
9:30 a.m. FSN John Gillespie’s Waters & Woods (0:30)
10:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 E:60 (1:00)
FSN Midwest Outdoors (0:30)
10:30 a.m. FSN Made for the Outdoors (0:30)
11:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:30)
ESPN2 Boxing Jose Ramirez vs. Danny O’Connor Top Rank. From Save Mart Center-- Fresno, Calif. (2:30)
FSN Destination Polaris (0:30)
GOLF Golf Central Pre-game (Live) (1:00)
NBCSN Inside IndyCar (0:30)
11:30 a.m. FSN Focused (0:30)
NBCSN IndyCar Auto Racing IndyCar Series Qualifying Iowa Corn 300. From Iowa Speedway-- Newton, Iowa (1:30) Noon (5) KSTP Xterra Adventures (0:30)
GOLF PGA Golf Final Round A Military Tribute. From The Old White TPC-- White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. (Live) (1:45)
12:30 p.m. (5) KSTP Xterra Adventures (0:30)
ESPN The 2018 ESPY’s Nomination (0:30)
FSN Twins Live Pre-game (Live) (0:30)
1:00 p.m. (5) KSTP 2018 Special Olympics USA Games (Live) (1:00)
(7) KCCO PGA of America (1:00)
ESPN Poker World Series. From Rio AllSuite Hotel and Casino-- Las Vegas, Nev. (Live) (4:00)
FSN MLB Baseball Bal. at Min. From Target Field-- Minneapolis, Minn. (Live) (3:00)
NBCSN IndyCar Series Pre-race (Live) (0:30)
TBS MLB Baseball Atl. at Mil. From Miller Park-- Milwaukee, Wis. (Live) (3:00)
1:30 p.m. ESPN2 E:60 (1:00)
NBCSN IndyCar Auto Racing IndyCar Series Iowa Corn 300. From Iowa Speedway-- Newton, Iowa (Live) (2:00)
1:45 p.m. GOLF Golf Central Pregame (Live) (0:15)
2:00 p.m. (5) KSTP ITF Tennis
Wimbledon. From All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club-- Wimbledon, England (2:00)
(7) KCCO PGA Golf Final Round A
Military Tribute. From The Old White TPC-- White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. (Live) (3:00)
GOLF Web.com Golf Final Round
LECOM Health Challenge. From Peek ‘n Peak Resort & Conference Center-Findley Lake, N.Y. (Live) (2:30)
2:30 p.m. (11) KARE Dew Tour (1:00)
ESPN2 NBA Basketball Summer League. Was. vs. S.A. From Thomas & Mack Center-- Las Vegas, Nev. (Live) (2:00)
3:30 p.m. (11) KARE Cycling Stage 2
Mouilleron Saint Germain - La Rochesur-Yon Tour de France. (1:30)
NBCSN IndyCar Series Post-race (Live) (0:30)
4:00 p.m. (5) KSTP Bassmaster Elite Series (1:00)
FSN Twins Live Post-game (Live) (0:30)
NBCSN AMA Motocross Lucas Oil
Pro RedBud National. Buchanan, Mich. (1:00)
4:30 p.m. ESPN2 NBA Basketball Summer League. Por. vs. Atl. From Thomas & Mack Center-- Las Vegas, Nev. (Live) (2:00)
FSN Destination Polaris (0:30)
GOLF LPGA Golf Final Round Thornberry Creek Classic. From Thornberry Creek at Oneida-- Oneida, Wis. (Live) (3:00)
5:00 p.m. ESPN Baseball Tonight (Live) (1:00)
FSN Champions Tennis QQQ Series Champions Cup. Kohala Coast, Hawaii (2:00)
NBCSN Racer TV (0:30)
5:30 p.m. NBCSN Swimming Day 4 Pro Series. Columbus, Ohio (Live) (1:30)
6:00 p.m. ESPN MLB All-Star Selection Show (Live) (1:00)
6:30 p.m. ESPN2 NBA Basketball Summer League. G.S. vs. Hou. From Thomas & Mack Center-- Las Vegas, Nev. (Live) (2:00)
7:00 p.m. (23) WUCW Strokes of Genius (2:00)
ESPN MLB Baseball L.A. D. at L.A. A. From Angel Stadium-- Anaheim, Calif. (Live) (3:00)
FSN UFC Unleashed (1:00)
NBCSN Cycling Stage 2 MouilleronSaint-Germain - La Roche-sur-Yon Tour de France. (3:00)
7:30 p.m. GOLF Golf Central (1:00)
8:00 p.m. FSN WPT Poker Uruguay (1:00)
8:30 p.m. ESPN2 NBA Basketball Summer League. Mem. vs. Orl. From Thomas & Mack Center-- Las Vegas, Nev. (Live) (2:00)
GOLF PGA Golf Final Round A Military Tribute. From The Old White TPC-- White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. (4:30)
9:00 p.m. FSN UFC Main Event (0:30)
9:30 p.m. FSN UFC’s Greatest Fights (0:30)
10:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:30)
FSN 18 Holes (0:30)
NBCSN Indy Lights (1:00)
10:30 p.m. ESPN2 NBA Basketball Summer League. L.A. L. vs. Chi. From Thomas & Mack Center-- Las Vegas, Nev. (Live) (2:00)
FSN Swing Clinic (0:30)
10:35 p.m. (9) KMSP Fox 9 Sports Now (0:25)
11:00 p.m. FSN WPT Poker Uruguay (1:00)
NBCSN Cycling Stage 2 MouilleronSaint-Germain - La Roche-sur-Yon Tour de France. (3:00)
Monday, July 9
8:00 a.m. FSN Twins Live Post-game (0:30)
GOLF Morning Drive (2:00)
NBCSN Cycling Stage 3 CholetCholet Tour de France. (Live) (3:00)
8:30 a.m. FSN Destination Polaris (0:30)
9:00 a.m. FSN MLS Soccer MIN at Hou From BBVA Compass Stadium-Houston, Texas (2:00)
10:00 a.m. GOLF EPGA Golf Final Round Irish Open. From Ballyliffin Golf Club-- Ballyliffin, Ireland (2:30)
11:00 a.m. FSN MLB Baseball Bal. at Min. From Target Field-- Minneapolis, Minn. (2:00)
NBCSN Cycling Stage 3 CholetCholet Tour de France. (2:30)
Noon (9) KAWE Classical Stretch: By Essentrics (0:30)
12:30 p.m. GOLF PGA Golf Final Round A Military Tribute. From The Old White TPC-- White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. (4:30)
ESPN2 NBA Basketball Summer League. Cha.H. vs. Bos. From Cox Pavillion-- Las Vegas, Nev. (Live) (2:00)
FSN Angling Buzz (0:30)
GOLF Playing Lessons (0:30)
NBCSN Mecum Top 10 (0:30)
6:30 p.m. FSN Twins Live Pre-game (Live) (0:30)
GOLF Playing Lessons (0:30)
NBCSN Mecum Top 10 (0:30)
7:00 p.m. FSN MLB Baseball Kan. at Min. From Target Field-- Minneapolis, Minn. (Live) (3:00)
GOLF Feherty (1:00)
NBCSN Cycling Stage 3 CholetCholet Tour de France. (3:00)
9:00 a.m. FSN Champions Tennis QQQ Series Champions Cup. Kohala Coast, Hawaii (2:00)
10:00 a.m. GOLF LPGA Golf Final Round Thornberry Creek Classic. From Thornberry Creek at Oneida-- Oneida, Wis. (Live) (2:00)
11:00 a.m. FSN MLB Baseball Kan. at Min. From Target Field-- Minneapolis, Minn. (2:00)
11:30 a.m. NBCSN Cycling Stage 4 La Baule - Sarzeau Tour de France. (2:00)
Noon (9) KAWE Classical Stretch: By Essentrics (0:30)
12:45 p.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR FIFA Soccer Semifinal World Cup. From Saint Petersburg Stadium-- St. Petersburg, Russia (Live) (2:15)
ESPN2 ESPN FC (Live) (0:30)
GOLF Golf Highlights (1:00)
NBCSN NASCAR America (Live) (1:00)
4:30 p.m. ESPN Pardon the Interruption (0:30)
ESPN2 Around the Horn (0:30)
5:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 Pardon the Interruption (0:30)
FSN Champions Tennis QQQ Series
RPIA Championship. Toronto, Ont. (2:00)
GOLF Golf Central (1:00)
NBCSN AVP Beach Volleyball San Francisco, Calif. (1:30)
5:30 p.m. ESPN2 NBA Basketball Summer League. Sac. vs. Mem. From Thomas & Mack Center-- Las Vegas, Nev. (Live) (2:00)
6:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
GOLF School of Golf (0:30)
6:30 p.m. GOLF Golf Channel Academy (0:30)
NBCSN Mecum Top 10 (0:30)
7:00 p.m. ESPN Poker World Series. From Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino-Las Vegas, Nev. (Live) (3:00)
FSN BIG3 Basketball Oakland, Calif. (3:00)
GOLF Chronicles of a Champion Golfer (0:30)
NBCSN Cycling Stage 4 La BauleSarzeau Tour de France. (3:00)
USA WWE Super Smackdown (2:00)
7:30 p.m. ESPN2 NBA Basketball Summer League. L.A. L. vs. N.Y. From Thomas & Mack Center-- Las Vegas, Nev. (Live) (2:00)
GOLF Chronicles of a Champion Golfer (0:30)
8:00 p.m. GOLF Chronicles of a Champion Golfer (0:30)
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1:00 p.m. FSN Champions Tennis QQQ Series Champions Cup. Kohala Coast, Hawaii (2:00)
1:30 p.m. NBCSN Cycling Stage 3 Cholet - Cholet Tour de France. (2:30)
3:00 p.m. ESPN SportsNation (Live) (0:30)
ESPN2 Intentional Talk (Live) (1:00)
FSN MLB Baseball Bal. at Min. From Target Field-- Minneapolis, Minn. (2:00)
3:30 p.m. ESPN Highly Questionable (0:30)
4:00 p.m. ESPN Around the Horn (0:30)
ESPN2 NBA Basketball Summer League. Ind. vs. Cle. From Cox Pavillion-Las Vegas, Nev. (Live) (2:00)
NBCSN NASCAR America (Live) (1:00)
6:00 p.m. ESPN MLB Baseball (Live) (3:00)
USA WWE Monday Night Raw (3:05)
8:00 p.m. ESPN2 Poker World Series. From Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino-Las Vegas, Nev. (Live) (5:00)
10:30 p.m. FSN Angling Buzz (0:30)
NBCSN Mecum Top 10 (0:30)
11:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN WPT Poker Uruguay (1:00)
GOLF Go Down Swinging (1:00)
NBCSN Cycling Stage 3 CholetCholet Tour de France. (3:00)
Tuesday, July 10
8:00 a.m. FSN Twins Live Post-game (0:30)
GOLF Morning Drive (2:00)
8:30 a.m. FSN Angling Buzz (0:30)
1:00 p.m. ESPN2 NFL Live (Live) (1:00)
FSN Angling Buzz (0:30)
GOLF Golf Highlights (1:00)
1:30 p.m. FSN Made for the Outdoors (0:30)
NBCSN Cycling Stage 4 La BauleSarzeau Tour de France. (2:00)
2:00 p.m. ESPN2 NBA: The Jump (Live) (1:00)
FSN Swing Clinic (0:30)
GOLF Golf Highlights (1:00)
2:30 p.m. FSN Destination Polaris (0:30)
3:00 p.m. ESPN SportsNation (Live) (0:30)
FSN MLB Baseball Kan. at Min. From Target Field-- Minneapolis, Minn. (2:00)
4:00 p.m. ESPN Around the Horn (0:30)
8:30 p.m. GOLF Chronicles of a Champion Golfer (0:30)
9:00 p.m. GOLF Golf Highlights (1:00)
9:30 p.m. ESPN2 NFL Live (1:00)
10:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN UFC UFC Fight Night 43 James Te Huna vs. Nate Marquardt From Vector Arena-- Auckland, New Zealand (2:00)
GOLF Golf Central (1:00)
10:30 p.m. ESPN2 Skateboarding Street League. (1:30)
11:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
GOLF Chronicles of a Champion Golfer (0:30)
NBCSN Cycling Stage 4 La BauleSarzeau Tour de France. (3:00)
11:30 p.m. GOLF Chronicles of a Champion Golfer (0:30)
Wednesday, July 11
8:00 a.m. FSN MLB Baseball Kan. at Min. From Target Field-- Minneapolis, Minn. (3:00)
GOLF Morning Drive (2:00)
10:00 a.m. GOLF Web.com Golf Final Round LECOM Health Challenge. From Peek ‘n Peak Resort & Conference Center-- Findley Lake, N.Y. (2:00)
11:00 a.m. FSN Destination Polaris (0:30)
NBCSN Cycling Stage 5 LorientQuimper Tour de France. (2:30)
11:30 a.m. FSN Twins Live Pre-game (Live) (0:30)
Noon (9) KAWE Classical Stretch: By Essentrics (0:30)
Sports this week
(9) KMSP (15) KVRR FIFA World Cup Live (Live) (0:45)
FSN MLB Baseball Kan. at Min. From Target Field-- Minneapolis, Minn. (Live) (3:00)
12:15 p.m. HBO Billie Jean King: Portrait of a Pioneer (1:00)
12:30 p.m. GOLF PGA TOUR Champions Learning Center (0:30)
12:45 p.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR FIFA Soccer Semifinal World Cup. From Luzhniki Stadium-- Moscow, Russia (Live) (2:15)
1:00 p.m. GOLF Go Down Swinging (1:00)
1:30 p.m. NBCSN Cycling Stage 5 Lorient - Quimper Tour de France. (2:30)
3:30 p.m. ESPN Highly Questionable (0:30)
5:30 p.m. ESPN2 NBA Basketball Summer League. Las Vegas, Nev. (Live) (2:00)
NBCSN Racing Roots (0:30)
6:00 p.m. ESPN MLB Baseball (Live) (3:00)
FSN Focused (0:30)
GOLF PGA TOUR Champions Learning Center (0:30)
6:30 p.m. FSN Twins Live Pre-game (0:30)
GOLF Inside the PGA Tour (0:30)
7:00 p.m. FSN MLB Baseball Kan. at Min. From Target Field-- Minneapolis, Minn. (3:00)
GOLF Go Down Swinging (1:00)
NBCSN Cycling Stage 5 LorientQuimper Tour de France. (3:00)
7:30 p.m. ESPN2 NBA Basketball Summer League. Las Vegas, Nev. (Live) (2:00)
8:00 p.m. GOLF Golf’s Greatest Rounds (2:00)
9:00 p.m. ESPN Baseball Tonight (Live) (1:00)
9:30 p.m. ESPN2 NBA Basketball Summer League. Las Vegas, Nev. (Live) (2:00)
10:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN Twins Live Post-game (0:30)
GOLF Golf Central (1:00)
10:30 p.m. FSN Swing Clinic (0:30)
11:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN WPT Poker Uruguay (1:00)
GOLF Go Down Swinging (1:00)
NBCSN Cycling Stage 5 LorientQuimper Tour de France. (3:00)
11:30 p.m. ESPN2 Poker Final Table
World Series. From Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino-- Las Vegas, Nev. (Live) (1:30)
Thursday, July 12
11:00 a.m. ESPN2 High Noon (Live) (1:00)
FSN MLB Baseball Kan. at Min. From Target Field-- Minneapolis, Minn. (2:00)
NBCSN Cycling Stage 6 Brest - Mûrde-Bretagne Tour de France. (2:30)
Noon (9) KAWE Classical Stretch: By Essentrics (0:30)
ESPN Outside the Lines (Live) (0:30)
ESPN2 Jalen & Jacoby (0:30) 12:30 p.m. ESPN NFL Live (Live) (1:30)
ESPN2 F.I.L. Lacrosse World Championship. U.S.A. vs. Iro. From Netanya Stadium-- Netanya, Israel (Live) (2:00)
GOLF CHAMPS Golf Round 1 Senior Players Championship. From Exmoor Country Club-- Highland Park, Ill. (Live) (2:30)
1:30 p.m. FSN 18 Holes (0:30)
NBCSN Cycling Stage 6 Brest - Mûrde-Bretagne Tour de France. (2:30)
2:00 p.m. ESPN NBA: The Jump (Live) (1:00)
FSN Golf Life (0:30)
2:30 p.m. ESPN2 Jalen & Jacoby (0:30)
FSN Northwoods League Now (0:30)
3:00 p.m. ESPN SportsNation (Live) (0:30)
ESPN2 Outside the Lines (0:30)
FSN MLB Baseball Kan. at Min. From Target Field-- Minneapolis, Minn. (2:00)
GOLF PGA Golf Round 1 John Deere Classic. From TPC Deere Run-- Silvis, Ill. (Live) (3:00)
3:30 p.m. ESPN Highly Questionable (0:30)
ESPN2 NBA Basketball Summer League. Las Vegas, Nev. (Live) (2:00)
5:30 p.m. ESPN2 NBA Basketball Summer League. Las Vegas, Nev. (Live) (2:00)
FSN Rooster Tales (0:30)
6:00 p.m. ESPN Softball Women’s International Cup. From Bill Barber Community Park-- Irvine, Calif. (Live) (2:00)
FSN Due North Outdoors (0:30)
GOLF Web.com Golf Round 1 Utah Championship. From Oakridge Country Club-- Farmington, Utah (Live) (2:00)
6:30 p.m. FSN Twins Live Pre-game (Live) (0:30)
7:00 p.m. FSN MLB Baseball T.B. at Min. From Target Field-- Minneapolis, Minn. (Live) (3:00)
NBCSN Cycling Stage 6 Brest - Mûrde-Bretagne Tour de France.
7:30 p.m. ESPN2 NBA Summer League. Las Vegas, Nev. (Live) (2:00)
8:00 p.m. ESPN Poker Final Table World Series. From Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino-- Las Vegas, Nev. (Live) (2:00)
GOLF LPGA Golf Round 1 Marathon Classic. From Highland Meadows Golf Club-- Sylvania, Ohio (2:00)
9:30 p.m. ESPN2 NBA Basketball Summer League. Las Vegas, Nev. (Live) (2:00)
10:30 p.m. FSN Due North Outdoors (0:30)
GOLF PGA Golf Round 1 John Deere Classic. From TPC Deere Run-- Silvis, Ill. (3:00) 11:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN WPT Poker Uruguay (1:00)
NBCSN Cycling Stage 6 Brest - Mûrde-Bretagne Tour de France. (3:00)
Friday, July 13
8:00 a.m. FSN Twins Live Post-game (0:30)
8:30 a.m. FSN Due North Outdoors (0:30)
9:00 a.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN Destination Polaris (0:30)
9:30 a.m. FSN Golf Life (0:30) 11:00 a.m. ESPN2 High Noon (Live) (1:00)
FSN MLB Baseball T.B. at Min. From Target Field-- Minneapolis, Minn. (2:00)
NBCSN NASCAR Auto Racing Monster Energy Cup Series Practice
Quaker State 400. From Kentucky Speedway-- Sparta, Ky. (Live) (1:00)
Noon (9) KAWE Sit and Be Fit (0:30)
ESPN2 First Take (2:00)
NBCSN AMA Motorcycle Racing American Flat Track Lima Half-Mile. (1:00)
12:30 p.m. GOLF CHAMPS Golf Round
2 Senior Players Championship. From Exmoor Country Club-- Highland Park, Ill. (Live) (2:30)
1:00 p.m. ESPN NFL Live (Live) (1:00)
FSN John Gillespie’s Waters & Woods (0:30)
NBCSN NASCAR Auto Racing Monster Energy Cup Series Final Practice Quaker State 400. From Kentucky Speedway-- Sparta, Ky. (Live) (1:00)
1:30 p.m. FSN Midwest Outdoors (0:30)
2:00 p.m. ESPN NBA: The Jump (Live) (1:00)
ESPN2 Jalen & Jacoby (1:00)
5:30 p.m. FSN Golf Life (0:30)
NBCSN NASCAR Auto Racing Monster Energy Cup Series Qualifying Quaker State 400. From Kentucky Speedway-- Sparta, Ky. (Live) (1:00)
6:00 p.m. ESPN Boxing Card TBA Golden Boy. (Live) (2:00)
FSN Three Wide Life (0:30)
GOLF Web.com Golf Round 2 Utah Championship. From Oakridge Country Club-- Farmington, Utah (Live) (2:00)
6:30 p.m. FSN Twins Live Pre-game (Live) (0:30)
NBCSN Countdown to Green (Live) (0:30)
7:00 p.m. ESPN2 NFL Live (1:00)
FSN MLB Baseball T.B. at Min. From Target Field-- Minneapolis, Minn. (Live) (3:00)
NBCSN NASCAR Auto Racing Xfinity Series Alsco 300. From Kentucky Speedway-- Sparta, Ky. (Live) (2:30)
8:00 p.m. Mixed Martial Arts Card TBA Bellator 202. (Live) (2:15)
NBCSN Golf Round 1 American Century Championship. From Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course-- Lake Tahoe, Nev. (2:00)
11:30 p.m. ESPN2 Pardon the Interruption (0:30)
Saturday, July 14
8:00 a.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR FIFA World Cup Live (Live) (0:45)
ESPN ITF Tennis Women’s Final Wimbledon. From All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club-- Wimbledon, England (Live) (6:00)
ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN Rooster Tales (0:30)
8:30 a.m. (29) WFTC Sports Stars of Tomorrow (0:30)
FSN Due North Outdoors (0:30)
8:45 a.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR FIFA Soccer Third Place Match World Cup. From Saint Petersburg Stadium-- St. Petersburg, Russia (Live) (2:15)
9:00 a.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN John Gillespie’s Waters & Woods (0:30)
GOLF EPGA Golf Round 3 Scottish Open. From Gullane Golf Club-- East Lothian, Scotland (Live) (2:30)
9:30 a.m. FSN Midwest Outdoors (0:30)
10:00 a.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
10:30 a.m. FSN Made for the Outdoors (0:30)
11:00 a.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR FIFA World Cup Today (Live) (0:30)
ESPN2 Softball International Cup. (Live) (2:00)
FSN Destination Polaris (0:30)
11:30 a.m. (11) KARE EPGA Golf Round 3 Scottish Open. From Gullane Golf Club-- East Lothian, Scotland (Live) (2:30)
FSN Larry Smith Outdoors (0:30)
GOLF Golf Central Pre-game (Live) (0:30)
Noon (7) KCCO Tough Mudder X (1:00)
Edgewood Tahoe-- Lake Tahoe, Nev. (Live) (3:00)
ESPN2 BODY10: A Decade of ESPN The Magazine’s Body Issue (1:00)
GOLF LPGA Golf Round 3 Marathon Classic. From Highland Meadows Golf Club-- Sylvania, Ohio (Live) (2:00)
NBCSN IAAF Track & Field Day 1 World Cup. From London Stadium-London, England (Live) (2:00)
2:30 p.m. (9) KAWE Prairie Sportsman (0:30)
(9) KMSP (15) KVRR FIA Auto Racing Formula E Championship New York City E-Prix. New York City, N.Y. (Live) (1:00)
3:00 p.m. ESPN Softball Women’s International Cup. From Bill Barber Community Park-- Irvine, Calif. (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 E:60 Pictures (0:30)
3:30 p.m. ESPN2 NBA Basketball Round 2 Summer League. Las Vegas, Nev. (Live) (2:00)
4:00 p.m. FSN Twins Live Post-game (Live) (0:30)
GOLF CHAMPS Golf Round 3 Senior Players Championship. From Exmoor Country Club-- Highland Park, Ill. (Live) (2:00)
NBCSN IndyCar Auto Racing IndyCar Series Qualifying Indy Toronto. From Streets of Toronto-- Toronto, Ont. (1:00)
4:30 p.m. FSN Champions Tennis QQQ Series RPIA Championship. Toronto, Ont. (2:00)
5:30 p.m. ESPN2 NBA Basketball Round 2 Summer League. Las Vegas, Nev. (Live) (2:00)
6:00 p.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR MLB Baseball (Live) (3:00)
GOLF Web.com Golf Round 3 Utah Championship. From Oakridge Country Club-- Farmington, Utah (Live) (2:00)
6:30 p.m. FSN Loons Live Pre-game (Live) (0:30)
NBCSN NASCAR Auto Racing Monster Energy Cup Series Quaker State 400. From Kentucky Speedway-Sparta, Ky. (Live) (3:30)
NBCSN Golf Round 1 American Century Championship. From Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course-- Lake Tahoe, Nev. (2:00)
2:30 p.m. FSN Angling Buzz (0:30)
3:00 p.m. ESPN SportsNation (Live) (0:30)
GOLF PGA Golf Round 2 John Deere Classic. From TPC Deere Run-- Silvis, Ill. (Live) (3:00)
3:30 p.m. ESPN Highly Questionable (0:30)
FSN Rooster Tales (0:30)
4:00 p.m. ESPN Around the Horn (0:30)
ESPN2 NFL Live (1:00)
FSN Operation Fishing Freedom (0:30)
NBCSN NASCAR Auto Racing Xfinity Series Qualifying Alsco 300. From Kentucky Speedway-- Sparta, Ky. (Live) (1:00)
4:30 p.m. ESPN Pardon the Interruption (0:30)
FSN Destination Polaris (0:30)
5:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 Softball International Cup. (Live) (2:00)
ESPN Poker Final Table World Series. From Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino-Las Vegas, Nev. (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 CFL Football Tor. at Edm. From Commonwealth Stadium-- Edmonton, Alta. (Live) (3:00)
GOLF LPGA Golf Round 2 Marathon Classic. From Highland Meadows Golf Club-- Sylvania, Ohio (2:00)
9:30 p.m. (15) KVRR KVRR Sports Extra (0:30)
NBCSN NASCAR Xfinity Series Postrace Show (Live) (0:30)
10:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN Twins Live Post-game (Live) (0:30)
GOLF Golf Central (0:30)
NBCSN NASCAR The Decades (1:00) TBS ELeague (2:00)
10:30 p.m. FSN Northwoods League Now (0:30)
GOLF PGA Golf Round 2 John Deere Classic. From TPC Deere Run-- Silvis, Ill. (3:00)
11:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 Around the Horn (0:30)
FSN WPT Poker Uruguay (1:00)
GOLF PGA Golf Round 3 John Deere Classic. From TPC Deere Run-- Silvis, Ill. (Live) (1:45)
NBCSN IAAF Track & Field Diamond League Meeting International Mohammed VI d’Athlétisme de Rabat. From Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium-Rabat, Morocco (2:00)
12:30 p.m. FSN Twins Live Pre-game (Live) (0:30)
1:00 p.m. (5) KSTP World of X Games (1:00)
(7) KCCO Major League Fishing (1:00)
ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN MLB Baseball T.B. at Min. From Target Field-- Minneapolis, Minn. (Live) (3:00)
1:45 p.m. GOLF Golf Central Pregame (Live) (0:15)
2:00 p.m. (5) KSTP ITF Tennis Women’s Championship Wimbledon. From All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club-- Wimbledon, England (3:00)
(7) KCCO PGA Golf Round 3 John Deere Classic. From TPC Deere Run-Silvis, Ill. (Live) (3:00)
(9) KMSP (15) KVRR Pre-Race Show (Live) (0:30)
(11) KARE PGA Golf Round 3 American Century Championship. From
7:00 p.m. Mixed Martial Arts Card TBA Bellator 203. (Live) (2:15)
FSN MLS Soccer RSL at MIN From TCF Bank Stadium-- Minneapolis, Minn. (Live) (2:00)
7:30 p.m. ESPN2 NBA Basketball Round 2 Summer League. Las Vegas, Nev. (Live) (2:00)
8:00 p.m. ESPN Poker Final Table World Series. From Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino-- Las Vegas, Nev. (Live) (2:00)
GOLF Golf Central (1:00)
9:00 p.m. FSN Loons Live Post-game (Live) (0:30)
GOLF PGA Golf Round 3 John Deere Classic. From TPC Deere Run-- Silvis, Ill. (4:30)
9:15 p.m. Kickboxing Card TBA Bellator
10: Rome. (Live) (1:45)
9:30 p.m. ESPN2 NBA Basketball Round 2 Summer League. Las Vegas, Nev. (Live) (2:00)
11:00 p.m. (23) WUCW Ring of Honor Wrestling (1:00)
NBCSN Cycling Stage 8 DreuxAmiens Tour de France. (3:00)
11:30 p.m. ESPN2 ITF Tennis Women’s Final Wimbledon. From All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club-Wimbledon, England (3:00)
Brainerd Daily Dispatch, MN: Sports Jul 8, 2018 to Jul 14, 2018
Culinary creativity is on full display in new Cooking Channel series
By Andrew Warren TV MediaLet’s be honest: summer carnivals have a ton of attractions and reasons to spend a day enjoying them. There are thrilling rides, catchy live music, prize-laden games and fun-filled shows at any carnival worth its salt, and they’re all very well and good. For some of us, though, they’re just the icing on the proverbial cake: the real attraction at a summer carnival is the over-the-top food.
“Carnival Kings” is a new series that premieres Thursday, July 12, on Cooking Channel, and it’s all about the wild and outrageous eats that can only be found at a carnival. Similar to “Carnival Eats,” another Cooking Channel favorite, each episode of the new
series follows Michelin-starred chef Richie Farina (“Top Chef”) as he visits some of the biggest fairs he can find, where he immediately zeros in on the most outrageous food item that he can find. He isn’t there just to taste the decadent dish, though — he’s there to improve on it.
It’s a format that evokes memories of the defunct Food Network series “Throwdown! with Bobby Flay”: the super-creative chef Farina challenges carnival chefs on their own turf and tries to make an over-the-top dish somehow even more mouthwatering and extreme.
In the premiere, the host is at the Pima County Fair in Tucson, Arizona, where he encounters a bacon-wrapped duck slider with flaming hot cheese puffs and car-
amel apple slaw that’s served with a side of bacon fat tater tots. It’s decadent, it’s wildly delicious and oh-so wild, and the host has just 24 hours to break it down, figure out what makes it tick, and then create his own take on it that not only tastes just as good, but that also somehow exceeds its creativity.
Many carnival chefs love to compete, and plenty of fairs even have competitions between them to see who can come up with the most creative dish. Chef Richie Farina is definitely going up against the best in his quest to create the most overthe-top foods imaginable. “Carnival Kings” premieres Thursday, July 12, on Cooking Channel.
Saturday, July 14
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8:00 a.m. (2) KTCA Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire
8:30 a.m. (2) KTCA Moveable Feast With Fine Cooking
9:00 a.m. (2) KTCA Joanne Weir’s Plates and Places
9:30 a.m. (2) KTCA How to Cook Well With Rory O’Connell
10:00 a.m. (2) KTCA Jacques Pépin: More Fast Food My Way
10:30 a.m. (2) KTCA Lidia’s Kitchen
11:00 a.m. (2) KTCA Kevin Belton’s New Orleans Kitchen
11:30 a.m. (2) KTCA Sara’s Weeknight Meals Noon (2) KTCA Cook’s Country From America’s Test Kitchen
12:30 p.m. (2) KTCA America’s Test Kitchen From Cook’s Illustrated
1:00 p.m. (2) KTCA Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street
1:30 p.m. (2) KTCA New Scandinavian Cooking
2:00 p.m. TRAV Food Paradise
2:30 p.m. (8) WDSE Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street
Brainerd Daily Dispatch, MN: Food Jul 8, 2018 to Jul 14, 2018
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