The Brainerd Dispatch TV Week July 24th 2016

By Kyla Brewer TV Media

As the summer swelters on, game shows and reality TV programs rule prime time. But for those who prefer more traditional TV fare, TNT serves up a police procedural with a fresh cast and plenty of drama.

Taye Diggs (“Private Practice”) and Kathleen Robertson (“Boss”) star as Terry English and Hildy Mulligan, homicide inspectors investigating the murder of all-star quarterback Normandy Parker in a new episode of “Murder in the First,” airing Sunday, July 24, on TNT. Set in San Francisco, the show was created by 10-time Emmy winner Steven Bochco (“NYPD Blue”) and Eric Lodal (“Laredo”), the latter of whom left the show midway through the second season for undisclosed reasons.

As in previous seasons, season 3 follows a single, complicated investigation instead of wrapping up a new mystery each week like many other prime-time dramas. When “Murder in the First” debuted in 2014, Bochco explained his preference for examining a single case throughout the season to the L.A. Times.

“What’s fun about the single storyline is you get to develop characters, to really make them well examined,” said the producer.

Three seasons in, English and Mulligan are much more than ste-

A different beat

‘Murder in the First’ shakes up police dramas

reotypical prime-time cops. Their personal lives are every bit as fascinating as the cases they tackle, from his grief over the death of his terminally ill wife to her struggles as a single mom. This season is expected to be particularly heartbreaking as Mulligan faces a potentially life-threatening illness. The stress over what might happen to her daughter overwhelms her, even as the Parker case looms.

Season 3 had originally been slated to begin June 19, but due to the tragic Orlando Pulse nightclub shooting, the debut was pushed to June 26, out of respect for the victims and their loved ones. The same thing happened with TNT”s “The Last Ship.” With a little more than 1.3 million viewers, numbers were down for this year’s season premiere, but it’s important to note that the June 26 opener aired opposite the finale of the HBO juggernaut “Game of Thrones,” so there was bound to be a dip.

“Murder in the First” has shown tremendous potential since its debut in 2014, when it ranked among cable’s top 10 prime-time dramas. Season 1 pulled in more than five million viewers per episode over multiple platforms, including about 3.76 million live viewers. The 12episode second season clocked in with more than two million average live viewers, and in December 2015, TNT announced “Murder in the First” had been renewed for a

10-episode third season, along with fellow hit dramas “Major Crimes” and “The Librarians.”

Although English and Mulligan are undoubtedly the focus of the series, Diggs and Robertson are supported by a strong cast. Currie Graham (“Raising the Bar”) stars as chief prosecutor Mario Siletti, who’s struggling in the wake of a tragic car accident this season.

“Once Upon a Time’s” Raphael Sbarge works alongside the two leads as philosophical homicide detective David Molk, who’s been partnered up with Edgar Navarro, played by Lombardo Boyar (“The Bernie Mac Show”). Their SFPD squad is supervised by Ian Anthony Dale (“Hawaii Five-0”) as Lieut. Jim Koto. The returning cast also includes Mimi Kirkland (“Safe Haven,” 2013) as Hildy’s young daughter, Louise.

Back in March, news broke that Michael Gaston (“The Leftovers”) had joined the third season cast of “Murder in the First.” He portrays defense attorney Alfred Arkin, billed as a “warm family man.” The role marks a reunion for Gaston and Bochco, who previously worked together in Bochco’s “Blind Justice” for ABC. He isn’t the only “Murder in the First” rookie, either. The cast also welcomes Corey Reynolds (“The Closer”) as assistant district attorney Martin Reardon. Sara Paxton (“Darcy’s Wild Life”) stars as Alicia Barnes, a trou-

bled 22-year-old pop star who’d caught Parker’s eye before his untimely death. Eighties movie icon Anthony Michael Hall (“The Dead Zone”) has been tapped to play Barnes’s father, Paul.

The cast is top notch, and it also helps that Bochco is no stranger to police dramas, with such legendary TV series as “NYPD Blue” and “Hill Street Blues” under his belt. He was also behind hits such as “L.A. Law” and “Doogie Howser, M.D.” In fact, the producer and writer is such a luminary in the television industry that some credit him with changing the face of prime-time television dramas by pioneering the large ensemble cast and continuous story arcs.

His legacy continues in “Murder in the First,” which returns with a new episode Sunday, July 24, on TNT. In the episode, a suspect in the Parker case is murdered, giving some weight to English’s conspiracy theory. Meanwhile, Siletti’s legal troubles become even more complicated because of a ruinous civil suit, which threatens to fracture the fragile peace he’s made with his family. Also, Mulligan attempts to move on by going on a

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Sunday, July 24

Noon (5) KSTP Pacific Blues (0:30)

(9) KMSP (15) KVRR MLS Soccer

N.Y.C. at NY Harrison, N.J. (Live) (2:00)

(23) WUCW Auto Racing All-Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Car Series 410 Sprints. Wilmot, WI (1:00)

FSN Twins Live Pre-game (Live) (0:30)

GOLF PGA Golf Final Round Canadian Open. Oakville, Ont. (Live) (1:00)

TBS MLB Baseball S.F. at N.Y. Y. Bronx, N.Y. (Live) (3:00)

12:30 p.m. (5) KSTP Pacific Blues (0:30)

FSN MLB Baseball Min. at Bos. Boston, Mass. (Live) (3:00)

1:00 p.m. (7) KCCO PGA Championship Preview (1:00)

(11) KARE Tour de France Recap (1:00)

ESPN2 Obstacle Course: Battlefrog College Championships (1:00)

GOLF LPGA Golf Final Round International Crown. Gurnee, Ill. (Live) (4:00)

NBCSN NASCAR America (Live) (0:30)

1:30 p.m. NBCSN Countdown to Green (Live) (0:30)

2:00 p.m. (7) KCCO PGA Golf Final Round Canadian Open. Oakville, Ont. (Live) (3:00)

(9) KMSP (15) KVRR NHRA Drag Racing Mopar Mile-High Nationals. Denver, Colo. (Live) (3:00)

(11) KARE PGA Golf Final Round American Century Championship. Lake Tahoe, Nev. (Live) (3:00)

ESPN MLS Soccer Sea at K.C. Kansas City, Kan. (Live) (2:00)

ESPN2 Fitness CrossFit Games. Carson, Calif. (Live) (2:00)

NBCSN NASCAR Auto Racing Sprint Cup Series Indianapolis, Ind. (Live) (3:30)

3:30 p.m. FSN Twins Live Post-game (Live) (0:30)

4:00 p.m. ESPN Ligue 1 Soccer Paris Saint-Germain vs. Internazionale International Champions Cup. Eugene, Ore. (Live) (2:00)

ESPN2 WTA Tennis Final Bank of the West Classic. Palo Alto, Calif. (Live) (2:00)

FSN Xterra World Championship (1:00)

5:00 p.m. FSN Cliff Diving Bilbao, Spain (1:00)

GOLF Web.com Golf Final Round Utah Championship. Lehi, Utah (Live) (3:00)

5:30 p.m. NBCSN Sprint Cup Series Post-race (Live) (0:30)

6:00 p.m. ESPN Baseball Tonight (Live) (1:00)

ESPN2 Fitness CrossFit Games. Carson, Calif. (Live) (2:00)

FSN Bull Riding Championship. (1:00)

NBCSN NASCAR Victory Lap (Live) (1:00)

7:00 p.m. ESPN MLB Baseball L.A. D. at St.L. St. Louis, Mo. (Live) (3:00)

FSN UFC Unleashed (1:00)

NBCSN UCI Cycling Stage 21 Chantilly - Paris Tour de France. (3:00)

8:00 p.m. ESPN2 A.F.L. Football Cle. at Ariz. Phoenix, Ariz. (Live) (2:30)

FSN WPT Poker (1:00)

GOLF Golf Central

9:00 p.m. GOLF PGA Golf Final Round Canadian Open. Oakville, Ont. (3:00)

9:30 p.m. (23) WUCW The Sports Show With Mike Max (0:30)

FSN Minnesota Vikings Cheerleaders: Making the Team (0:30)

10:00 p.m. (23) WUCW The Meatsauce and Monty Show

ESPN SportsCenter

FSN 18 Holes With Jimmy Hanlin (0:30)

NBCSN Feherty

10:30 p.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter Top Ten (0:30)

FSN Swing Clinic (0:30)

10:35 p.m. (9) KMSP Fox 9 Sports Now (0:25)

11:00 p.m. ESPN2 ESPN FC (1:00)

FSN WPT Poker Bay 101 Shooting Star. (1:00)

NBCSN UCI Cycling Stage 21 Chantilly - Paris Tour de France. (3:00)

11:30 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:30)

Monday, July 25

Noon (9) KAWE Classical Stretch: By Essentrics (0:30)

ESPN Outside the Lines (Live) (0:30)

ESPN2 First Take (2:00)

NBCSN F1 Auto Racing Hungarian Grand Prix. Budapest, Hungary (2:00)

12:30 p.m. ESPN (Live) (0:30)

1:00 p.m. ESPN (1:00)

FSN Monster Jam

GOLF PGA Golf Open. Oakville, Ont. (3:00)

2:00 p.m. ESPN NFL Live (Live) (1:00)

ESPN2 His & Hers (1:00)

FSN WPT Poker Bay 101 Shooting Star. (1:00)

NBCSN NASCAR 120 (3:00)

3:00 p.m. ESPN SportsNation (Live) (0:30)

ESPN2 NFL Live

FSN MLB Baseball Boston, Mass. (2:00)

3:30 p.m. ESPN (0:30)

4:00 p.m. ESPN Around the Horn (0:30)

ESPN2 SportsNation (0:30)

GOLF Road to the PGA Championship (1:00)

4:30 p.m. ESPN Pardon the Interruption (0:30)

ESPN2 Highly Questionable (0:30)

5:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

ESPN2 Around the Horn (0:30)

FSN ERA Rodeo Day 1 Boise, Idaho (2:00)

GOLF The Golf Fix (1:00)

NBCSN NASCAR America (Live) (1:30)

5:30 p.m. ESPN2 Pardon the Interruption (0:30)

6:00 p.m. ESPN MLB Baseball Det. at Bos. Boston, Mass. (Live) (3:00)

ESPN2 SportsCenter (0:30)

GOLF Live From the PGA Championship (Live) (2:00)

6:30 p.m. ESPN2 NFL Live (0:30)

7:00 p.m. ESPN2 Soccer Manchester City vs. Manchester United International Champions Cup. Beijing, China (2:00)

WWE Monday Night Raw (3:05)

8:00 p.m. (3:00)

9:00 p.m. Baseball Tonight

Live From the PGA Championship (Live) (9:00)

The Dan Patrick Show (Live) (3:00)

8:30 a.m. FSN Minnesota Timberwolves: Track the Pack 201516 (0:30)

9:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

ESPN2 First Take (Live) (2:00)

FSN The Game 365 (0:30)

Golf Life (0:30)

ESPN2 NFL Live (1:00)

FSN UFC Unleashed (1:00)

3:30 p.m. ESPN Highly Questionable (0:30)

4:00 p.m. ESPN Around the Horn (0:30)

ESPN2 SportsNation (0:30)

FSN UFC Main Event (0:30)

NBCSN Inside the PGA Tour (0:30)

4:30 p.m. ESPN Pardon the Interruption (0:30)

ESPN2 Highly Questionable (0:30)

FSN UFC Ultimate Knockouts (0:30)

NBCSN NASCAR America: The List (0:30)

7:00 p.m. ESPN2 ISKA Karate World Championship U.S. Open. Orlando, Fla. (1:00)

FSN MLB Baseball Atl. at Min. Minneapolis, Minn. (Live) (3:00)

NBCSN Poker After Dark (1:00)

USA WWE Smackdown! (2:00)

8:00 p.m. ESPN2 Arm Wrestling Middleweight Championship. Las Vegas, Nev. (1:00)

GOLF Live From the PGA Championship (10:00)

NBCSN Poker After Dark (1:00)

9:00 p.m. ESPN Baseball Tonight (Live) (1:00)

NBCSN Poker After Dark (1:00)

HBO Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel (1:00)

10:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

ESPN2 Arm Wrestling Middleweight Championship. Las Vegas, Nev. (1:00)

FSN Twins Live Post-game (Live) (0:30)

NBCSN Poker After Dark (1:00)

10:30 p.m. FSN Swing Clinic (0:30)

11:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

ESPN2 Baseball Tonight (Live) (1:00)

FSN WPT Poker Bay 101 Shooting Star. (1:00)

NBCSN Poker After Dark (1:00)

Wednesday, July 27

8:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

FSN Twins Live Post-game (0:30)

GOLF Live From the PGA Championship (Live) (9:00)

NBCSN The Dan Patrick Show (Live) (3:00)

8:30 a.m. FSN Swing Clinic (0:30)

9:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

ESPN2 First Take (Live) (2:00)

FSN 18 Holes With Jimmy Hanlin (0:30)

9:30 a.m. FSN Golf Life (0:30)

10:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

FSN WPT Poker Bay 101 Shooting Star. (1:00)

11:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

ESPN2 His & Hers (1:00)

SportsCenter (1:00) (Live) (1:00)

FSN Xterra World Championship (1:00)

NBCSN Wrestling Olympic Trials. (2:30) Noon (9) KAWE Classical Stretch: By Essentrics (0:30)

ESPN Outside the Lines (Live) (0:30)

ESPN2 First Take (2:00)

FSN UFC 186 (3:00)

12:30 p.m. ESPN College Football Live (Live) (0:30) 1:00 p.m. ESPN NFL Insiders (Live) (1:00)

1:30 p.m. NBCSN Wrestling Olympic Trials. (2:30)

2:00 p.m. ESPN NFL Live (Live) (1:00)

ESPN2 His & Hers (1:00)

3:00 p.m. ESPN SportsNation (Live) (0:30)

NBCSN NASCAR America: The List (0:30)

5:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

ESPN2 Around the Horn (0:30)

FSN Golf Life (0:30)

GOLF PGA TOUR Champions Learning Center (0:30)

NBCSN NASCAR America (Live) (1:00)

5:30 p.m. ESPN2 Pardon the Interruption (0:30)

FSN Destination Polaris (0:30)

GOLF Inside the PGA Tour (0:30)

6:00 p.m. ESPN MLB Baseball Chi.C. at Chi.W. Chicago, Ill. (Live) (3:00)

FSN UFC Ultimate Insider (0:30)

GOLF Live From the PGA Championship (Live) (2:00)

NBCSN NASCAR Whelen Series (0:30)

6:30 p.m. FSN Twins Live Pre-game (Live) (0:30)

FSN MLB Baseball Atl. at Min. Minneapolis, Minn. (2:00)

NBCSN Diving Olympic Trials. (1:30) Noon (9) KAWE Classical Stretch: By Essentrics (0:30)

ESPN Outside the Lines (Live) (0:30)

ESPN2 First Take (2:00)

12:30 p.m. ESPN College Football Live (Live) (0:30)

NBCSN Diving Olympic Trials. (1:00)

1:00 p.m. ESPN NFL Insiders (Live) (1:00)

FSN ERA Rodeo Day 1 Boise, Idaho (2:00)

1:30 p.m. NBCSN Diving Olympic Trials. (1:30)

2:00 p.m. ESPN NFL Live (Live) (1:00)

ESPN2 His & Hers (1:00)

3:00 p.m. ESPN SportsNation (Live) (0:30)

ESPN2 NFL Live (1:00)

FSN MLB Baseball Atl. at Min. Minneapolis, Minn. (2:00)

NBCSN Diving Olympic Trials. (1:00)

3:30 p.m. ESPN Highly Questionable (0:30)

4:00 p.m. ESPN Around the Horn (0:30)

ESPN2 SportsNation (0:30)

NBCSN Triathlon Ironman European Championship. (0:30)

4:30 p.m. ESPN Pardon the Interruption (0:30)

ESPN2 Highly Questionable (0:30)

NBCSN NASCAR America: The List (0:30)

5:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

ESPN2 Around the Horn (0:30)

FSN Monster Jam (1:00)

GOLF Golf Highlights (1:00)

NBCSN NASCAR America (Live) (1:00)

5:30 p.m. ESPN2 Pardon the Interruption (0:30)

6:00 p.m. ESPN Baseball Tonight (Live) (1:00)

ESPN2 ESPN FC (0:30)

FSN Destination Polaris (0:30)

GOLF Live From the PGA Championship (Live) (2:00)

NBCSN Mixed Martial Arts Blagoy Ivanov vs. Josh Copeland World Series of Fighting 31. (2:00)

6:30 p.m. ESPN2 Soccer Real Madrid vs. Paris St. Germain International Champions Cup. Columbus, Ohio (Live) (2:00)

FSN Twins Live Pre-game (Live) (0:30)

7:00 p.m. ESPN MLB Baseball Chi.W. at Chi.C. Chicago, Ill. (Live) (3:00)

FSN MLB Baseball Atl. at Min. Minneapolis, Minn. (Live) (3:00)

8:00 p.m. GOLF Live From the PGA Championship (6:00)

NBCSN Mixed Martial Arts Marlon Moraes vs. Josh Hill World Series of Fighting 18. (2:00)

8:30 p.m. ESPN2 Soccer Bayern Munich vs. AC Milan International Champions Cup. Chicago, Ill. (Live) (2:00)

10:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (0:30)

FSN Twins Live Post-game (Live) (0:30)

NBCSN Mixed Martial Arts Lance Palmer vs. Alexandre Almeida World Series of Fighting 26. (2:00)

10:30 p.m. ESPN Soccer Chelsea vs. Liverpool International Champions Cup. Pasadena, Calif. (Live) (2:00)

ESPN2 SportsCenter (0:30)

11:00 p.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:30)

FSN WPT Poker Bay 101 Shooting Star. (1:00)

Thursday, July 28

8:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

FSN Twins Live Post-game (0:30)

GOLF Golf Round 1 Women’s British Open. Milton Keynes, England (Live) (3:00)

NBCSN The Dan Patrick Show (Live) (3:00)

8:30 a.m. FSN Northland Outdoors (0:30)

9:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

ESPN2 First Take (Live) (2:00)

FSN Cliff Diving Bilbao, Spain (1:00)

10:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

FSN Monster Jam (1:00)

11:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

ESPN2 His & Hers (Live) (1:00)

FSN MLB Baseball Atl. at Min. Minneapolis, Minn. (2:00)

GOLF Live From the PGA Championship (Live) (1:00)

NBCSN Swimming Olympic Trials. (1:00)

Noon (9) KAWE Classical Stretch: By Essentrics (0:30)

ESPN Outside the Lines (Live) (0:30)

ESPN2 First Take (2:00)

GOLF Golf Round 1 Women’s British Open. Milton Keynes, England (4:00)

NBCSN Swimming Olympic Trials. (1:00)

TNT Golf Round 1 PGA Championship. Springfield, N.J. (Live) (6:00)

12:30 p.m. ESPN College Football Live (Live) (0:30)

1:00 p.m. ESPN NFL Insiders (Live) (1:00)

FSN UFC Unleashed (1:00)

NBCSN Swimming Olympic Trials. (1:00)

2:00 p.m. ESPN NFL Live (Live) (1:00)

ESPN2 His & Hers (1:00)

FSN UFC Countdown (1:00)

NBCSN Swimming Olympic Trials. (1:00)

3:00 p.m. ESPN SportsNation (Live) (0:30)

ESPN2 NFL Live (1:00)

FSN MLB Baseball Atl. at Min. Minneapolis, Minn. (2:00)

NBCSN Swimming Olympic Trials. (0:30)

3:30 p.m. ESPN Highly Questionable (0:30)

NBCSN Ironman World Championship (1:30)

4:00 p.m. ESPN Around the Horn (0:30)

ESPN2 SportsNation (0:30)

GOLF EPGA Golf Round 1 King’s Cup. Chonburi, Thailand (2:00)

4:30 p.m. ESPN Pardon the Interruption (0:30)

ESPN2 Highly Questionable (0:30)

5:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:30)

ESPN2 Around the Horn (0:30)

FSN Minnesota Timberwolves: Track the Pack 2015-16 (0:30)

NBCSN NASCAR America (Live) (1:00)

5:30 p.m. ESPN2 ATP Tennis Third Round Rogers Cup. Toronto, Ont. (Live) (2:00)

FSN Twins Live Pre-game (Live) (0:30)

6:00 p.m. FSN MLB Baseball Bal. at Min. Minneapolis, Minn. (Live) (3:00)

GOLF Live From the PGA Championship (Live) (2:00)

NBCSN Nitro Circus: Crazy Train (1:00)

6:30 p.m. ESPN MLS Soccer MLS AllStars vs. Arsenal All-Star Game. San Jose, Calif. (Live) (2:30)

7:00 p.m. NBCSN Nitro Circus (1:00)

HBO Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel (1:00)

8:00 p.m. ESPN2 CFL Football Win. at Edm. Edmonton, Alta. (Live) (3:00)

GOLF Live From the PGA Championship (2:00)

NBCSN Nitro Circus: Crazy Train (1:00)

9:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

FSN Twins Live Post-game (Live) (0:30)

NBCSN Nitro Circus: Crazy Train (1:00)

9:30 p.m. FSN Due North Outdoors (0:30)

10:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

FSN Rooster Tales (0:30)

GOLF Golf Round 1 Women’s British Open. Milton Keynes, England (3:00)

NBCSN Nitro Circus (1:00)

10:30 p.m. FSN Made for the Outdoors (0:30)

11:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

FSN Angling Buzz (0:30)

2:30 p.m. FSN Due North Outdoors (0:30)

3:00 p.m. ESPN SportsNation (0:30)

FSN Rooster Tales (0:30)

NBCSN NASCAR Auto Racing Sprint Cup Series Qualifying Pennsylvania 400. Pocono, Pa. (Live) (1:30)

3:30 p.m. ESPN Highly Questionable (0:30)

ESPN2 His & Hers (0:30)

FSN Made for the Outdoors (0:30)

4:00 p.m. ESPN Around the Horn (0:30)

ESPN2 SportsNation (0:30)

FSN Destination Polaris (0:30)

GOLF EPGA Golf Round 2 King’s Cup. Chonburi, Thailand (2:00)

4:30 p.m. ESPN Pardon the Interruption (0:30)

NBCSN NASCAR Auto Racing Sprint Cup Series Practice Pennsylvania 400. Pocono, Pa. (1:30)

8:00 p.m. ESPN2 Arm Wrestling Middleweight Championship. Las Vegas, Nev. (1:00)

GOLF Live From the PGA Championship (2:00)

SPIKE Boxing Card TBA Premier Champions. (2:15)

8:30 p.m. ESPN 30 for 30 Shorts (0:30)

9:00 p.m. ESPN Track & Field Summer Series Championship. Eugene, Ore. (Live) (2:00)

ESPN2 CFL Football BC at Cal. Calgary, Alta. (Live) (3:00)

NBCSN NASCAR Auto Racing Sprint Cup Series Qualifying Pennsylvania 400. Pocono, Pa. (1:30)

TBS ELeague (3:00)

9:30 p.m. (15) KVRR KVRR Sports Extra (0:30)

10:00 p.m. FSN Twins Live Post-game (Live) (0:30)

GOLF Golf Round 2 Women’s British Open. Milton Keynes, England (3:00)

10:15 p.m. (9) KMSP Fox 9 Sports Now (0:20)

10:30 p.m. FSN Minnesota Lynx: Behind the Roar (0:30)

NBCSN F1 Auto Racing Practice German Grand Prix. Hockenheim, Germany (1:30)

11:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

FSN Monster Jam (1:00)

11:35 p.m. (7) KCCO PGA Highlights (0:30)

Saturday, July 30

10:30 a.m. FSN Made for the Outdoors (0:30)

10:40 a.m. HBO Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel (1:00)

11:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

FSN Due North Outdoors (0:30)

11:30 a.m. FSN Destination Polaris (0:30)

NBCSN Racer TV (0:30)

ESPN2 Baseball Tonight (Live) (1:00)

FSN Bull Riding Championship. (1:00)

NBCSN Nitro Circus: Crazy Train (1:00)

11:35 p.m. (7) KCCO PGA Highlights (0:30)

Friday, July 29

Noon (9) KAWE Sit and Be Fit (0:30)

ESPN Outside the Lines (Live) (0:30)

ESPN2 First Take (3:30)

GOLF Golf Round 2 Women’s British Open. Milton Keynes, England (4:00)

TNT Golf Round 2 PGA Championship. Springfield, N.J. (Live) (6:00) 12:30 p.m. ESPN College Football Live (Live) (0:30) 1:00 p.m. ESPN NFL Insiders (Live) (1:00)

FSN John Gillespie’s Waters & Woods (0:30)

NBCSN IndyCar Auto Racing IndyCar Series Practice (Live) (2:00)

ESPN2 Highly Questionable (0:30)

FSN Golf Life (0:30)

NBCSN NASCAR Auto Racing Xfinity Series Practice U.S. Cellular 250. Newton, Iowa (1:30)

5:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

ESPN2 Around the Horn (0:30)

FSN Xterra World Championship (1:00)

5:30 p.m. ESPN2 ATP Tennis Quarterfinal Rogers Cup. Toronto, Ont. (Live) (2:00)

6:00 p.m. ESPN E:60 (1:00)

FSN Three Wide Life (0:30)

GOLF Live From the PGA Championship (Live) (2:00)

NBCSN NASCAR Auto Racing Xfinity Series Final Practice U.S. Cellular 250. Newton, Iowa (Live) (1:30)

6:30 p.m. FSN Twins Live Pre-game (Live) (0:30)

7:00 p.m. ESPN 30 for 30 (1:30)

FSN MLB Baseball Chi.W. at Min. Minneapolis, Minn. (Live) (3:00)

7:30 p.m. ESPN2 30 for 30 Shorts (0:30)

FSN NHRA Drag Racing Denver, Colo. (3:00)

2:30 p.m. (5) KSTP E:60 Pictures (0:30)

(11) KARE Red Bull Signature Series

Hare Scramble. Eisenerz, Austria (1:30)

GOLF Golf Round 3 Women’s British Open. Milton Keynes, England (3:30)

NBCSN Off the Grid (0:30)

3:00 p.m. (5) KSTP 30 for 30 (1:00)

NBCSN NASCAR Auto Racing Xfinity Series Qualifying U.S. Cellular 250. Newton, Iowa (Live) (1:30)

TBS ELeague (3:00)

4:00 p.m. (11) KARE Dew Tour Long Beach, Calif. (1:00)

ESPN Basketball The Tournament. Bronx, N.Y. (Live) (2:00)

ESPN2 E:60 (1:00)

4:30 p.m. NBCSN Drive on NBC Sports (0:30)

5:00 p.m. ESPN2 WTA Tennis Semifinal Rogers Cup. Montreal, Que. (Live) (2:00)

FSN Minnesota Lynx: Behind the Roar (0:30)

NBCSN NASCAR Auto Racing Sprint Cup Series Qualifying Pennsylvania 400. Pocono, Pa. (1:30)

5:30 p.m. FSN Twins Live Pre-game (Live) (0:30)

6:00 p.m. ESPN Basketball The Tournament. Bronx, N.Y. (Live) (2:00)

FSN MLB Baseball Chi.W. at Min. Minneapolis, Minn. (Live) (3:00)

GOLF Live From the PGA Championship (Live) (2:00)

6:30 p.m. NBCSN Countdown to Green (Live) (0:30)

7:00 p.m. ESPN2 ATP Tennis Semifinal Rogers Cup. Toronto, Ont. (Live) (2:00)

NBCSN NASCAR Auto Racing Xfinity Series U.S. Cellular 250. Newton, Iowa (Live) (2:30)

8:00 p.m. (29) WFTC NASL Soccer MN. FC at Rayo Yukon, Okla. (Live) (2:00)

GOLF Live From the PGA Championship (2:00)

SHOW Boxing Leo Santa Cruz vs. Carl Frampton Showtime Championship. Brooklyn, N.Y. (Live) (3:30)

Noon ESPN Soccer Barcelona vs. Celtic International Champions Cup. Dublin, Ireland (Live) (2:00)

ESPN2 WTA Tennis Semifinal Rogers Cup. Montreal, Que. (Live) (2:00)

FSN MLB Baseball Chi.W. at Min. Minneapolis, Minn. (2:00)

NBCSN Sailing America’s Cup World Series. (1:00)

12:30 p.m. (7) KCCO The Faldo Series (0:30)

GOLF EPGA Golf Round 3 King’s Cup. Chonburi, Thailand (2:00)

1:00 p.m. (7) KCCO PGA Golf Round 3 PGA Championship. Springfield, N.J. (Live) (5:00)

(11) KARE Rallycross Washington, D.C. (1:30)

NBCSN IndyCar Auto Racing IndyCar Series Qualifying (Live) (1:30)

1:30 p.m. (5) KSTP World of X Games (1:00)

2:00 p.m. ESPN Soccer Chelsea vs. Real Madrid International Champions Cup. Ann Arbor, Mich. (Live) (2:00)

ESPN2 ATP Tennis Semifinal Rogers Cup. Toronto, Ont. (Live) (2:00)

9:00 p.m. ESPN2 Soccer Liverpool vs. AC Milan International Champions Cup. Santa Clara, Calif. (Live) (2:00)

FSN Twins Live Post-game (Live) (0:30)

9:30 p.m. FSN Spotlight (0:30)

NBCSN Mixed Martial Arts Marlon Moraes vs. Josh Hill 2 World Series of Fighting 32. (Live) (2:00)

9:45 p.m. (9) KMSP Fox 9 Sports Now (0:15)

10:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00) FSN ERA Rodeo Day 2 Boise, Idaho (2:00)

GOLF Golf Round 3 Women’s British Open. Milton Keynes, England (3:00)

11:00 p.m. (23) WUCW Ring of Honor Wrestling (1:00)

ESPN Soccer Paris Saint-Germain FC vs. Leicester City International Champions Cup. Carson, Calif. (Live) (2:00)

ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)

11:30 p.m. NBCSN Mixed Martial Arts Marlon Moraes vs. Josh Hill 2 World Series of Fighting 32. (2:00)

Brainerd Daily Dispatch, MN: Sports Jul 24, 2016 to Jul 30, 2016

By Andrew Warren TV Media

What’s your favorite comfort food? Come on, we all have one. For me, it’s the grilled cheese sandwich. It’s oh so simple to make, but there’s nothing that takes me back to my childhood quicker than gooey, melty cheese between two crispy slices of bread. I guess you could call the grilled cheese my greatest food hit.

And that is what “Food’s Greatest Hits” is all about. The new Cooking Channel show premiered July 11, and is currently airing Monday evenings on the culinary channel.

Each episode takes an in-depth look at the favorite foods people crave and dream about, from my cheesy grilled favorite to milkshakes to burgers. Culinary experts are standing by to take hungry viewers on a journey to explore the history behind these dishes, and then will

even try out some new and crazy twists on the old favorites.

The experts on hand also serve as hosts for each episode, and they’re a bit of a Cooking Channel all-star team. They all have their own personal greatest hit, and they’re relishing the chance to take a deeper look at some of their favorite foods.

Georgia Hardstark and Alie Ward are a bubbly pair who co-hosted Cooking Channel’s digital series “Classy Ladies” and frequently pop up in “Unique Sweets.” Their food greatest hit? The thick, rich and classic, all-American milkshake.

Rev Run, a music icon who’s sold tens of millions of records, and his wife, Justine Simmons, have found a whole new generation of fans with their Cooking Channel show “Rev Run’s Sunday Suppers” in which they share their personal family recipes with viewers.

Canadian favorite Roger Mooking is taking a turn as host. He’s previously hosted “Man Fire Food” and “Everyday Exotic,” and is well known for his love of hot, spicy foods.

Other experts who have been hosting throughout the season include “The Real Girl’s Kitchen’s” Haylie Duff, “Carnival Eats’” Noah

Cappe, “Eden Eats’” Eden Grinshpan, “Sugar Showdown’s” Josh Elkin, “Taste in Translation’s” Aarti Sequeira, and Cory Vitiello, star of Food Network Canada’s “Chef in Your Ear.”

The tastiest classics are on full display in Cooking Channel’s “Food’s Greatest Hits,” currently airing Monday evenings.

Late Laughs

Conan

Critics are calling those in Britain who voted to pull out of the European Union “racist” and “antiimmigrant.” After hearing this, Donald Trump said: “Wow, I’m running for leader of the wrong country.”

Because of England’s Brexit vote, there’s now talk in Scotland and Northern Ireland

when I say “talk,” I mean loud, angry, incomprehensible talk.

The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon

Pope Francis recently said that the majority of modern Catholic marriages are worthless because couples don’t always mean it when they say they’ll love each other forever. And that’s the last time Pope Francis was ever asked to give a best man speech.