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Carnegie Library Caper (1992-2017) An archivist stole $8 million worth of rare books, maps and manuscripts from Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Library over 25 years.

Loomis Fargo Bank Robbery (1997) The theft of more than $17 million from an armored-car company’s vault in Charlotte, North Carolina, inspired the 2016 comedy film Masterminds.

Banco Central Burglary (2005) Thieves tunneled into the vault at Banco Central in Fortaleza, Brazil, and stole nearly four tons of uninsured cash.

Picasso Pinch (2011) New Jersey man Mark Lugo walked into a San Francisco art gallery and walked out with a drawing by Pablo Picasso worth $200,000. — Ryan A. Berenz

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IF YOU LIKE THIS Stephen Amell (Arrow), Alexander Ludwig (Vikings) Judge Judy

Games, Kristen Bell

TRY THIS Heels (Starz) Money Court (CNBC)

Family Game Fight! (NBC)

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United California Bank Heist (1972) Thieves plotted to steal millions from a California bank vault rumored to contain a slush fund for President Richard Nixon.

Money Court: © 2021 CNBC Media, LLC

Pulling off a multimillion-dollar robbery from a high-security stash is a frequent Hollywood plot, but CNBC is looking back at history’s most notorious, reallife, Ocean’s 11-style heists in the six-episode, true-crime series Super Heists (Mondays beginning Aug. 9). The stories of some of the biggest, most brazen burglaries are told from the perspectives of the perpetrators and the lawenforcement sleuths who nabbed them. Among the Super Heists capers are:

Super Heists: © 2021 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. Credit: CNBC.

IT’S A STEAL!

Entrepreneur, investor and Shark Tank’s “Mr. Wonderful” Kevin O’Leary is the Judge Wapner of Business in CNBC’s six-episode Money Court (Wednesdays beginning Aug. 11). O’Leary, aided by trial attorney Katie Phang and former Judge Ada Pozo, resolves business disputes involving high stakes and often high emotions.

There’s real money on the line, and the opposing parties have agreed to be bound by O’Leary’s decisions. Money Court gives litigants the chance to sidestep the backlogged court system, settle their differences and get back to making money. “Getting to resolution can be gutwrenching and emotional, but absolutely necessary,” O’Leary says. “It makes for incredible television, and the outcomes are most often a complete surprise.

I think America is going to be very engaged!”

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“Mr. Wonderful” Wields The Gavel Of Financial Fairness. By Ryan A. Berenz

In The Works

By Taylor Neumann

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STREAMING SOON Mindy Kaling has a new project with a straight-to-series order at Netflix. It’s a halfhour workplace comedy — so right in her wheelhouse — inspired by the front office of the L.A. Lakers basketball team. Current Lakers President and Governor Jeanie Buss is involved with the project. This version will follow a fictional team governor, Eliza Reed, as she attempts to navigate NBA ownership and her own personal life.

BOOK TO SERIES Amazon Prime Video cast Jack Huston as a lead in its upcoming series Expats, based on Janice Y.K. Lee’s novel The Expatriates.

The series follows three women in Hong Kong who are bound together after family tragedy. Huston will play one of the women’s husbands, whose dark past resurfaces in the wake of a monumental event.

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Summer Under the Stars

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Heels

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What’s New

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Returning Favorites

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Understanding TV Everywhere

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ON Demand

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New on HBO

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New on Showtime

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New on Starz

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New on Cinemax

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On Netflix

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Understanding TiVo

SNAKES ON THE THRONE Starz is getting royal in its upcoming drama series The Serpent Queen, based on the book Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France by Leonie Frieda. The series will center on Catherine de Medici (played by Samantha Morton), who enters the French court as a teenager soon to be queen expected to have many children and bring riches to the crown, but instead finds herself infertile and without a dowry.

A MEMORABLE WEDDING NBC has introduced an intense drama pilot — Getaway. The series focuses on a group of guests at a destination wedding at a luxury resort whose lives are thrown into chaos when the island is taken over by a band of dangerous criminals. Luckily, one of the guests is a fierce Army veteran (played by Annie Ilonzeh), but everyone must band together to stay alive.

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Summer Under The Stars 2021

TCM’s Annual August Celebration Returns. By Jeff Pfeiffer

It all begins Aug. 1 with a salute to the legendary Bette Davis. Enjoy the Oscar-winning star in classics like Jezebel (1938), What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) and many others.

Twelve actors will be spotlighted in SUTS (Summer Under the Stars) celebrations for the first time this year. Below are this year’s first-timers, along with movies making their TCM debuts during this celebration. Be sure to also check the calendar to the right to find out which star is featured each day.

Richard Burton (Aug. 2) — The acclaimed Welsh actor finally gets his SUTS due this month. Burton’s day includes three of the films he made with then-wife Elizabeth Taylor — The Sandpiper (1965), The Comedians (1967) and The Taming of the Shrew (1967).

Abbott and Costello (Aug. 7) — Legendary comedy duo Bud Abbott and Lou Costello — whose humor successfully transitioned from burlesque and radio to films and television — make their SUTS debut with a day of laugh-riot movies, including Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948).

George Segal (Aug. 10) — The first-time SUTS lineup of George Segal films also serves as a tribute to the star, who passed away March 23 at age 87. It includes Segal’s roles in dramas like Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) as well as comedies like Fun With Dick and Jane (1977).

Robert Redford (Aug. 18) — Amazingly, this month marks the first time that quintessential movie star Robert Redford has been spotlighted with his own day of films during SUTS. Fittingly, it airs on the actor’s 85th birthday (he was born Charles Robert Redford Jr. on Aug. 18, 1936).

Eve Arden (Aug. 23) — The first SUTS lineup devoted to famed actress Eve Arden includes many of the feature films she made over her six-decade career, such as Mildred Pierce (1945), Our Miss Brooks (1956), Tea for Two (1950) and Anatomy of a Murder (1959).

Tony Randall (Aug. 26) — Actor/comedian/singer Tony Randall’s first SUTS lineup includes the romantic comedies in which he famously costarred with Doris Day and Rock Hudson — Pillow Talk (1959), Lover Come Back (1961) and Send Me No Flowers (1964).

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Other First-Timers Louis Armstrong (Aug. 4) Margaret Rutherford (Aug. 5) Ramon Novarro (Aug. 12) Robert Young (Aug. 16) Setsuko Hara (Aug. 19) Maurice Chevalier (Aug. 24)

First-Time Films (TCM Premieres) Aug. 4 (Louis Armstrong): Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong (1989) Aug. 13 (Jane Fonda): Stanley & Iris (1990) Aug. 14 (Gregory Peck): The Omen (1976) Aug. 19 (Setsuko Hara): Here’s to the Young Lady (1949) and Repast (1951) Aug. 22 (Tyrone Power): The Black Rose (1950) Aug. 26 (Tony Randall): Fluffy (1965) Aug. 28 (Lee Marvin): Pocket Money (1972) and Gorky Park (1983) Aug. 29 (Ingrid Bergman): Arch of Triumph (1948)

Richard Burton, Abbott and Costello, George Segal, Robert Redford, Eve Arden, Tony Randall: Courtesy of Everett.

First-Time Stars

Bette Davis, Kim Novak, Louis Armstrong, Robert Mitchum, Abbott and Costello, Esther Williams, Kay Francis, George Segal, Kathryn Grayson, Ramon Novarro, Gregory Peck, Judy Garland, Setsuko Hara, Van Hefiin, Maurice Chevalier, Jane Wyman, Merle Oberon, Fredric March: Courtesy of Everett.

Richard Burton: Credit: Jerry Tavin/ Everett Collection Ma Jane Fonda: Credit: Columbia Pictures/ Everett Collection Robert Young: Credit: WARNER BROS./ Everett Gloria Grahame: Credit: Columbia Pictures/ Everett Robert Redford: Credit: Universal/ Everett Collection Katharine Hepburn: © 1949 Turner Entertainment Co., A Time Warner Company. Credit: Everett Tyrone Power: © 20th Century Fox Licen Eve Arden: Credit: Warner Bros./ Everett Tony Randall: © 1963 Turner Entertainment Co. (A Time Warner Company), Galaxy Productions Inc. and Scarus, Inc. Credit: Everett Lee Marvin: Credit: WARNER BROS./ Everett Ingrid Bergman: © 1943 TURNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY. A TIME WARNER COMPANY. Credit: Everett James Cagney: © Turner

August Calendar Of Stars

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Bette Davis Jezebel (1938)

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Esther Williams Thrill of a Romance (1945)

MON

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Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)

Bell, Book and Candle (1958)

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Richard Burton

Kay Francis

One Way Passage (1932)

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Summer Stock (1950)

The Enchanted Cottage (1945)

Judy Garland

Robert Young

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Blood and Sand (1941)

Mildred Pierce (1945)

Tyrone Power

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Eve Arden

Kim Novak

George Segal

Where’s Poppa? (1970)

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Gloria Grahame In a Lonely Place (1950)

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Maurice Chevalier

Love Me Tonight (1932)

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Louis Armstrong A Man Called Adam (1966)

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Margaret Rutherford

Murder She Said (1961)

FRI

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Robert Mitchum Out of the Past (1947)

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Kathryn Grayson

Ramon Novarro Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)

The China Syndrome (1979)

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Kiss Me Kate (1953)

Robert Redford Out of Africa (1985)

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Jane Wyman

Johnny Belinda (1948)

Setsuko Hara

Sound of the Mountain (1954)

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Tony Randall

7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964)

Jane Fonda

Van Heflin

Johnny Eager (1942)

SAT

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Abbott and Costello Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)

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Gregory Peck

The Big Country (1958)

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Katharine Hepburn

Adam’s Rib (1949)

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Wuthering Heights (1939)

Point Blank (1967)

Merle Oberon

Lee Marvin

Did You Know?

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Ingrid Bergman Casablanca (1942)

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Love Me or Leave Me (1955)

The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

James Cagney

Fredric March

This is the 19th year of TCM’s Summer Under the Stars. It began in August 2003; the very first star featured was James Stewart on Aug. 1, 2003. Stewart has been featured in SUTS six times since then. Over the past two decades of SUTS, Humphrey Bogart has been featured the most — nine times, with the first appearance in 2003 and the most recent in 2019.

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Onscreen brothers Ace (Alexander Ludwig) and Jack (Stephen Amell)

HEELS TV Superstars Alexander Ludwig And Stephen Amell Wrestle With Their Emotions, Loyalties And Egos In Starz’s New Heartfelt Drama. By Barb Oates It was Saturday morning in the late ’80s, and for a young Stephen Amell growing up in Toronto that meant it was time to turn on the TV and devour the day’s WWE matchups. Never did he dream that his boyish fascination would eventually find him in the ring pitted against Cody Rhodes in a WWE SummerSlam or that he’d be headlining a series where he was 6

the heel (in wrestling talk that’s the villain). But he also never realized he’d fall so in love with a story that was so heartfelt, so complex and so thrilling.

“Frankly, I hadn’t really thought about what was going to be next after Arrow,” Amell tells. “I read the scripts [for Heels], and I fell in love with the project, not just because I grew up a huge wrestling fan and

then was lucky enough to live out that childhood dream, but just the family dynamic and the richness of the story.”

Despite being told not to “kiss the first girl that looks at you at the bar,” Amell knew he had something extraordinary and made Starz’s Heels his first TV project to follow his nearly 10-year run as Oliver Queen on Arrow. A wise move, indeed.

AND ALONG CAME “VIKINGS” GREAT ALEXANDER LUDWIG

For nearly seven years, on the other side of the world, Alexander Ludwig spent his time as the brutal but beloved Viking warrior Bjorn Ironside on the global hit series Vikings. Ludwig had plenty of box office successes prior to his role as Bjorn (including playing Cato in The Hunger Games), and was approached by Heels’ creator and showrunner, respectively, Michael Waldron and Mike O’Malley.

“I was just blown away by the material. I just thought it was so up my alley and it’s just so well written,” Ludwig shares.

His only hesitation was on casting, as this was a drama about two very different brothers — Jack and Ace Spade — who clash over their dreams of wrestling fame and running their deceased father’s small-town Duffy Wrestling League (DWL). “I thought this would be a great thing to be a part of. But so much of this is going to depend on who they get for the brother, so I kind of kept a distance from it. …

Finally, when Stephen signed on, I was like, ‘Wow, this is going to be great.’”

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A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE BROS: JACK AND ACE SPADE

The Spade brothers are from the small, close-knit community of Duffy, Georgia. Jack (Amell) is the older brother; and you know how oldest kids can be — controlling, selfish at times, bossy and impatient. In their family-owned wrestling business, he’s the heel — the villain of the show — and also the writer. Jack controls the storylines.

“One of the things that we learned about Jack pretty early on is that he’s not above making a decision for selfish purposes,” Amell admits. “It’s all about what will Jack do? What is the cost of the DWL? At what point does it become too expensive, personally, professionally, spiritually? Because if he hangs on too tight to one thing, then he’s going to be left with nothing.”

Ace (Ludwig) is the superstar, the fun-loving, hunky hero of the DWL. Outside of the ring he’s also the wild card — brash, self-destructive, very unpredictable — but charming, as well.

“You love to love him, and you love to hate him,” Ludwig adds.

“Ace is an absolute tornado inside of himself. I think he’s a complete mess.

All these external things in his life impact him in ways he doesn’t know how to deal with, especially with his father’s death looming over this family and casting a dark shadow from which he’s trying to crawl out.

“He truly is trying to find his place in the world. I think that’s why I connected so much with the character. He’s trying to please everybody and be the man that he thought his dad wanted him to be and all these things,” Ludwig continues. “I do think that in his core Ace is a good person. … He’s kind of this roller-coaster character where he acts like a rock star, but inside he’s a really, really tormented child.”

GETTING READY TO RUMBLE

Amell went through a bit of a physical transformation for the role, putting on some extra weight. Jack works as a lawnmower salesman during the day and he’s maineventing the DWL every Saturday night, along with booking the

matches, doing yardwork and trying to be a good husband and father. “I don’t think that he’s spending two and a half hours in the gym,” Amell laughs. “So I want to make myself more rough and tumble. … It was like all the work that I did for Oliver Queen, except I’d eat a giant bowl of pasta and steak at the end of the day. And just try to keep on calories.

I got myself to a point with work where the fight was actually keeping on the weight.”

As for Ludwig, a self-described adrenaline junkie, he was all in on the training and learned how to do a backflip off the top turnbuckle.

“Vikings was exhausting … but the hardest thing was the elements — the weather, the mud, the cold, like that was its own type of beast. But when you’re in a wrestling match against somebody else … Stephen and I both almost passed out and like threw up. It was just vicious … wrestling is certainly more painful.”

YOU DON’T NEED TO KNOW WRESTLING TO ENJOY “HEELS”

This is a deep drama that is filled with relatable and very complex characters. While wrestling serves as the backdrop to the storyline, the series is all about the relationships between the family and their small community.

“This is about hardworking smalltown people who want more out of life,” Ludwig concludes. “And so much of their life is determined by the external. The more they look within themselves, the closer they get to what they’re actually looking for, which I would say is real peace and happiness.”

A feeling everyone can relate to.

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WHAT’S NEW

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The 27Hour Day

An entrepreneur (Autumn Reeser) takes a necessary break from developing her wellness brand empire and discovers that the work-life balance she needs won’t be easy. Will a new romance and relaxing retreat change her life forever? Also stars Andrew Walker.

Premieres on Hallmark Channel Saturday, Aug. 7

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Family Game Fight!

Celebrity spouses Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard are hosts, competitors and executive producers of this hourlong game show that tests brains, brawn and family bonds. Inspired by the couple’s comedic antics on The Ellen DeGeneres Show (DeGeneres is also an executive producer), each episode finds the comedic duo briefly parting ways to be “adopted” into a family of four as they help the clans compete in a series of insanely fun games with a big cash prize up for grabs. After the special premiere following the closing ceremony of the Summer Olympics, the series will air regularly on Wednesdays beginning Aug. 11.

Premieres on NBC Sunday, Aug. 8

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August

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Fantasy Island

This modern drama reboot takes place at a luxury resort, where literally any fantasy requested by guests is fulfilled, although they rarely turn out as expected.

Each episode tells emotional, provocative stories about people who arrive with dreams and desires and depart enlightened and transformed through the magical realism of Fantasy Island. Actress, singer and songwriter Roselyn Sanchez (Devious Maids) stars as Elena Roarke, a descendant of the iconic Mr. Roarke (Ricardo Montalban), who sets aside her own ambitions, and even the love of her life, to uphold her family’s legacy.

Premieres on FOX Tuesday, Aug. 10

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Cheap Old Houses

Starring Ethan and Elizabeth Finkelstein — founders of the addictive social media phenomenon “Cheap Old Houses” that touts more than 1.6 million Instagram followers and counts A-list celebrities among its fans — this series is inspired by the Finkelsteins’ uber-popular Instagram feed, which racks up millions of views with images of surprising property bargains that are architecturally intact and available for under $150,000. In each episode, cameras will follow the couple as they tour low-priced older houses across America and ultimately choose which ones to feature on their famous site.

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WHAT’S NEW

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Invisible Monsters: Serial Killers in America This six-hour, three-night event weaves the stories of five infamous serial killers — Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, Jeffrey Dahmer, the Green River Killer and BTK — together into a single narrative exploring the perfect storm of what was happening in culture, communications, law enforcement, media, forensics and technology that allowed them to proliferate and evade capture. The stories of these killers and their victims will be told by those closest to them, including exclusive interviews with survivors, investigators, forensic psychologists, prosecutors and victims’ family members.

Premieres on A&E Sunday, Aug. 15

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I Survived a Serial Killer

Each episode documents the harrowing, heroic stories of one or more survivors of the same serial killer. Told from the survivors’ point of view, the series highlights the strength and perseverance of regular people encountering and overcoming pure evil. Interviews with those closest to the cases will round out the stories of these unimaginable crimes.

Over the 12-episode series, viewers will hear from survivors of killers including Andrew Urdiales, Richard Beasley (aka the Craigslist Killer), Angel Resendiz (aka the Railroad Killer) and David Parker Ray (aka the Toy Box Killer).

Premieres on A&E Wednesday, Aug. 18

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The Ultimate Surfer In Part 1 of a two-part premiere airing over consecutive nights, contestants travel to the state-of-theart Surf Ranch in Lemoore, California, to train and compete to earn a spot on the World Surf League Championship Tour.

Premieres on ABC Monday, Aug. 23

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9/11: One Day in America

Airing across four consecutive nights, this six-part, seven-hour docuseries chronicles the events of Sept. 11, 2001 — sometimes minute-by-minute — through first-person narratives of the first responders and survivors who were there during the terror attacks that struck New York City, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania. Over the course of three years, filmmakers sifted through 951 hours of archival footage, some never seen before, and interviewed 54 people for a total of 235 hours to tell an immersive, comprehensive and chronological story of 9/11. The series will air with limited commercial interruption.

Premieres on Nat Geo Sunday, Aug. 29

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RETURNING FAVORITES

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Chrisley Knows Best

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Brooklyn Nine-Nine

The cult comedy begins its eighth and final season.

The series follows the exploits of Detective Jake Peralta (Golden Globe winner Andy Samberg) and his stoically everprofessional Capt. Raymond Holt (Emmy nominee Andre Braugher), along with their diverse, lovable colleagues as they police the NYPD’s 99th Precinct. In Season 8, Jake and the squad must try to balance their personal and professional lives over the course of a very difficult year. The half-hour series will air another new episode immediately following, and episodes will continue airing in those Thursday time slots until the series finale on Sept. 16.

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In Season 9 of the hit reality series, while Todd and Julie celebrate 25 years of marital bliss, they find themselves crashing with Nanny Faye as they search for their new dream home. Meanwhile, Savannah prepares to take over her parents’ former residence, but struggles to find a way to make it her own; when Nanny Faye delves into a new business venture, she finds herself in a turf war with a neighboring competitor; even though Grayson is now the tallest sibling, he still finds himself leaning on his older brother Chase for dating advice; and Todd’s parenting is tested as Chloe wants to quit swimming and Savannah is tired of him treating her more like a business partner than a daughter.

Premieres on USA Network Thursday, Aug. 12

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Chesapeake Shores There will be a new face in town with Robert Buckley joining the cast.

Season 5 will also feature the return of Meghan Ory, Treat Williams, Diane Ladd, Barbara Niven, Laci J. Mailey, Emilie Ullerup, Brendan Penny and Andrew Francis.

Premieres on Hallmark Channel Sunday, Aug. 15

The Walking Dead: “Acheron: Part I”

The 24-episode final season begins. AMC is breaking the episodes into three parts, where eight episodes will play out this year, and the remaining 16 next year. The series picks up where it left off, where the group returns to Alexandria after a critical food mission, only to realize it isn’t enough. Maggie (Lauren Cohan) proposes a new plan, potentially a suicide mission.

What choice do they have? They must find more food for all their people in order to survive and efficiently rebuild Alexandria. If they don’t, Alexandria falls, taking them down with it. Once on the road, a violent storm erupts forcing them underground into a subway tunnel. As nerves fray and suspicions increase, chaos ensues. The terror is relentless as our people get a glimpse of what Maggie and her group endured prior to returning to Alexandria. Meanwhile, Eugene, Princess and the others captured by the strange soldiers are relocated to another undisclosed location.

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RETURNING FAVORITES

5.

Welcome to Plathville

Tensions continue to rise, marriages are tested and new love is blossoming in this all-new season.

Last season the Plath family splintered into three separate households: Barry, Kim and their younger kids; Ethan and wife Olivia; and now, Micah and Moriah, teens who also have left the nest. This season, the older kids are still on their own journey to selfdiscovery, but while some Plaths want to make amends with their parents and continue to see their siblings, that’s not the case for everyone.

Premieres on TLC Tuesday, Aug. 24

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American Horror Story: Double Feature The 10th season of Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk’s horror anthology series is called Double Feature and begins with the episode “Cape Fear.” Among the cast this season are Frances Conroy, Leslie Grossman, Sarah Paulson, Billie Lourd, Lily Rabe, Macaulay Culkin and Neal McDonough.

Premieres on FX Wednesday, Aug. 25

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Work in Progress

Season 2 of the comedy cocreated by and starring Chicago improv mainstay Abby McEnany will pick up from the previous chapter, with Abby (McEnany) coping with her break from Chris (Theo Germaine) and adjusting to life with best-friend-turnedroommate Campbell (Celeste Pechous).

Premieres on Showtime Sunday, Aug. 22

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Archer

FXX’s animated spy comedy Archer returns for an eight-episode 12th season. This season, Archer (voice of H. Jon Benjamin) and gang face a new threat: a spy conglomerate known as IIA (International Intelligence Agency).

With a limited number of spy jobs up for grabs, can the Agency compete against the soulless vultures of IIA? Premieres on FXX Wednesday, Aug. 25

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(Action) Trying to get away from being a bodyguard, Michael Bryce is sucked back in with a request from con artist Sonia, who just happens to be married to hitman Darius — who has driven Bryce over the edge once already. Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Salma Hayek (R, 1:39) Premieres Aug. 17 16

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(Comedy) As imminent disaster approaches, a young woman comes to grips with the end of life as we know it.

As she communicates with her younger self, they discuss life, what happens next and what to experience now before it ends. Zoe Lister-Jones, Cailee Spaeny, Helen Hunt (R, 1:22) Premieres Aug. 24

(Thriller) Amy is a journalist who uncovers recruiters from the Islamic State in search of girls from Britain to support their cause. A fake profile, makeup and a number of Skype calls, and the situation spirals to untold depths. Can she survive the ride to file a story without getting in too deep? Valene Kane, Shazad Latif, Morgan Watkins (R, 1:46) Premieres Aug. 10

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How It Ends

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August NEW RELEASES

(Comedy) A comedy writer and a street singer form an unlikely friendship that transcends the generation gap between them.

Together they establish a bond that illuminates the good that we all bring to the table. Billy Crystal, Tiffany Haddish, Laura Benanti (PG-13, 1:57) Premieres Aug. 3

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Battle For Afghanistan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/13 Buckley’s Chance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/13 Crime Story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/13 Curiosa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/13 The East . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/13 After The End . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/17 Boonie Bears: The Wild Life . . . . . . . . . . 8/17 The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard . . . . . 8/17 Summer Of 85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/17 The Truffle Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/17 Under The Volcano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/17 Barbara Lee: Speaking Truth To Power . . . . . . . . . 8/20 Blood Conscious . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/20 Collusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/20 Cryptozoo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/20 Habit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/20

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Risen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/20 How It Ends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/24 Jurassic Hunt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/24 Kipchoge: The Last Milestone . . . . . . . 8/24 Mentally Al . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/24 Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway . . . . . . . . 8/24 American Sausage Standoff . . . . . . . . . 8/27 Behemoth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/27 The Colony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/27 No Man Of God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/27 Rushed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/27 The Stairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/27 All Light, Everywhere . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/31 Baby Money . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/31 Spirit Untamed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/31 12 Mighty Orphans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/31 17

(Comedy) With Thomas and Bea now married and living with Peter and the family, things begin to change. Peter takes his friends to the big city, where a whole world of wacky adventures awaits. Rose Byrne, Domhnall Gleeson, voice of James Corden (PG, 1:33) Premieres Aug. 24

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(Drama) A football coach forms a team from a group of orphans and transforms the hopes of a nation mired in the Great Depression as they push for a state championship in this film based on a true story. Luke Wilson, Vinessa Shaw, Wayne Knight (PG-13, 1:58) Premieres Aug. 31

Spirit Untamed (Family) Lucky Prescott spends the summer with her father in a frontier town and finds a wild mustang that takes to her sweet personality. Trouble is on the horizon and Lucky will be forced to take chances like none she has before to help her friends. Voices of Isabela Merced, Marsai Martin, Mckenna Grace (PG, 1:28) Available Aug. 31

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August NEW RELEASES

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(Drama) Avery Watts lost his NBA dreams to violence, but is working to keep his family community center alive in Inglewood, joining forces with an unlikely ally to fight stereotypes. Nick Cannon, Bryan “Birdman” Williams, Chris Brown (NR 1:37) Premieres Aug. 6

(Action) It’s always been about family for Dom Toretto, and this ninth film in the franchise is no exception. As Dom’s brother enters the mix for this installment, you will get more of the fast and more of the furious as old friends and old foes enter the story. Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, John Cena (PG-13, 2:25) Available Now

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Small Town News: KPVM Pahrump This six-part documentary series pulls back the curtain on life at a privately owned TV station in the small desert town of Pahrump, Nevada, revealing a colorful cast of characters in front of and behind the cameras. (TV-14) Premieres on HBO Aug. 2

All My Life Jenn and Sol seem to be the perfect match. But when bad news strikes, they will have to come together like they have never imagined. Jessica Rothe, Harry Shum Jr., Marielle Scott (PG-13) Premieres on HBO Aug. 7

SEASON PREMIERE

HBO’s NFL docuseries follows Dallas Cowboys training camp in Oxnard, California. It’s the Cowboys’ third appearance on Hard Knocks, which debuted 20 years ago and is entering its 16th season. (TV-MA) Premieres on HBO Aug. 10

Godzilla vs. Kong Godzilla and King Kong battle for supremacy with the fate of all mankind resting in the balance in this continuation of the cinematic MonsterVerse. Alexander Skarsgård, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall (PG-13) Premieres on HBO Aug. 21

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August

Falling

No Man’s Land

John Peterson lives with his partner and their adopted daughter in Southern California.

When John is visited by his aging father, who is searching for a place to retire, their two very different worlds collide. Viggo Mortensen, Lance Henriksen, Terry Chen (R) Premieres on Showtime Aug. 6

When a vigilante border patrol turns deadly, a man flees on horseback into Mexico to seek forgiveness from the victim’s father. Jake Allyn, Frank Grillo, Jorge A. Jimenez (PG-13) Premieres on Showtime Aug. 7

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UFO

The L Word: Generation Q

This four-part documentary series looks at the UFO phenomenon through cultural and political touchpoints to reveal what the military, government agencies and corporate entities might already know but aren’t making public.

(TV-14) Premieres on Showtime Aug. 8

In Season 2, Bette’s personal and professional pursuits force her to reexamine her roots, and Shane tries to find new ways to keep the bar thriving. Jennifer Beals, Katherine Moennig, Leisha Hailey (TV-MA) Premieres on Showtime Aug. 8

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The Dilemma

Your Highness

Director Ron Howard helms this comedy about a man who discovers that his best friend’s wife is having an affair and struggles with whether to tell him about it. Vince Vaughn, Kevin James, Jennifer Connelly (PG-13) Premieres on Starz Aug. 2

This raucous fantasy is about a ne’er-do-well prince, Thadeous, who teams up with his seemingly perfect older brother Fabious on a mission to save Fabious’ kidnapped fiancée.

Danny McBride, James Franco, Natalie Portman (R) Premieres on Starz Aug. 2

Scream 4

French Exit

Ten years after her last encounter with Ghostface, Sidney Prescott returns to her hometown for the last stop of her book tour and is thrown back into another horrifying showdown with the slasher. Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette (R) Premieres on Starz Aug. 7

A widowed New York socialite and her aimless son move to Paris after she spends the last of her husband’s inheritance. Michelle Pfeiffer, Lucas Hedges, Valerie Mahaffey (R) Premieres on Starz Aug. 26

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Blood Ties

Kill Bill: Vol. 1

Chris is looking to survive after his release from prison, while his brother Frank is a cop who must come face-to-face with the one person he doesn’t want to see on the other side of the law.

Clive Owen, Billy Crudup, Marion Cotillard (R) Premieres on Cinemax Aug. 2

Quentin Tarantino’s story of revenge is by turns bloody and beautiful. Attacked on her wedding day and left for dead, The Bride awakens years later and sets out looking for her attackers.

Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu, Vivica A. Fox (R) Premieres on Cinemax Aug. 6

Kill Bill: Vol. 2

2 Minutes of Fame

An assassin called The Bride sets out to wreak revenge upon her former employer, Bill, and other members of his assassin circle for shooting her at her wedding and leaving her for dead.

Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Michael Madsen (R) Premieres on Cinemax Aug. 6

An aspiring stand-up comic moves to L.A. to pursue a film career after video clips of his act make him an online sensation. Jay Pharoah, Katt Williams, Keke Palmer (R) Premieres on Cinemax Aug. 27

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RETURNINGAccess FAVORITES NetflixAugust Through TiVo I ORIGINAL SERIES, FILMS, DOCUMENTARIES & SPECIALS

Original Series Available Aug. 9 This Japanese anime adaptation of the manga comic of the same name follows 13-year-old Yoh Asakura, who enters the Shaman Fight, held once every 500 years, in which shamans compete for absolute power over one another.

The Kissing Booth 3

Original Film Available Aug. 11 This is the final installment of the teen romantic comedy film series based on The Kissing Booth books by Beth Reekles.

Joey King, Joel Courtney, Jacob Elordi and Taylor Zakhar Perez reprise their roles.

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Gone for Good

The Kingdom

The Chair

The Loud House Movie

Sweet Girl

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He’s All That

Original Film Available Aug. 13 An American tourist (John David Washington) vacationing in Greece becomes the target of a manhunt after a devastating accident. Forced to run for his life, he's desperate to get across the country to the American embassy to clear his name.

Original Film Available Aug. 20 Based on the Nickelodeon TV series, the titular family goes on their biggest vacation ever.

The adventure follows the Loud family to Scotland, where they discover that they are descendants of Scottish royalty.

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Original Series Available Aug. 13 Guillaume (Finnegan Oldfield) thought he had drawn a line under the terrible tragedy that saw the two people he loved the most die. But now, 10 years later, his girlfriend has vanished and he must face the truths that were hidden from him.

Original Film Available Aug. 20 Devoted family man Ray Cooper (Jason Momoa) vows justice against the pharmaceutical company responsible for pulling a potentially life-saving drug from the market just before his wife (Adria Arjona) dies from cancer.

Original Series Available Aug. 13 After his running mate is assassinated, a religious leader is left as the presidential front-runner. As he seizes his big chance, the murder is investigated.

Original Series Available Aug. 26 This Japanese anime series based on the manga comic follows Shiki, a young boy who has lived his entire life among the machines and animatronics of an abandoned amusement park.

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Original Series Available Aug. 20 Dr. Ji-Yoon Kim (Sandra Oh, also an executive producer) navigates her new role as the chair of the English department at prestigious Pembroke University.

Ji-Yoon is faced with a unique set of challenges as the first woman to chair the department.

Original Film Available Aug. 27 In this gender-reversed reimagining of the 1999 teen comedy She’s All That, a high school influencer (Addison Rae) accepts a challenge to turn the school’s biggest loser (Tanner Buchanan) into prom king.

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Original Series Available Aug. 6 This new action/thriller is a bit The Fugitive meets 24 with a dash of John Wick. The series follows a happily married man (Lior Raz) whose life is turned upside down when his wife is killed in a mysterious hit-andrun accident in Tel Aviv.

Shaman King

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Original Series Available Aug. 4 Paris Hilton can cook ... kind of.

With the help of her celebrity friends, she navigates new ingredients, new recipes and exotic kitchen appliances.

Inspired by her viral YouTube video, she might actually learn her way around the kitchen.

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Your TiVo Experience Road Map

CUSTOMIZE YOUR TIVO TO YOUR NEEDS

The TiVo® Experience from Midco is more than just a DVR. You can access all your favorite shows and movies on TV, ON Demand or on a streaming app from one place. The Home screen is the starting point for just about everything you do with your TiVo box. Good thing you can tailor it specifically to your needs.

Home Screen Shortcuts

The Home screen menu items take you to commonly used screens in the TiVo experience. Use the UP and DOWN arrow buttons on your remote control to move between menu items, and press OK to choose one. Use BACK to go back to the previous screen.

■■ My Shows takes you straight to your recorded and streaming videos, all ready to watch instantly, no matter if they’re TV recordings, ON Demand shows, or streaming from apps like Netflix or Hulu.

■■ What to Watch lets you browse shows available.

■■ Search searches by title, keyword or actor name.

■■ Apps gives you access to your favorite streaming and music apps directly.

■■ The Menu icon, the three horizontal lines to the left of “My Shows,” takes you to the Manage, Settings and Help menus. This is the place for managing your recordings and OnePass searches, and controlling your settings.

Adding your own shortcuts

You can easily add up to four of your own shortcuts to the list as well; for example, to get quick access to a streaming apps like Netflix or Hulu. Here’s how: 1. While on the Home screen, press the A button on your remote control.

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