What to Watch in August: Your Guide to 130+ Premieres Across Broadcast, Cable and Streaming

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To help you anticipate and navigate all that television has to offer across broadcast, cable and streaming, TVLine offers daily, weekly and monthly What to Watch digests, as well as an overview of every new TV show premiering in 2025.
Among new TV releases in August, you have prequel series Outlander: Blood of My Blood and The Terminal List: Dark Wolf, the Jason Momoa epic Chief of War, a series adaptation of John Grisham's The Rainmaker, Noah Hawley's Alien: Earth and the Daniel Dae Kim thriller Butterfly.
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Returning series, meanwhile, include The Chicken Sisters, King of the Hill, Peacemaker, Platonic, Upload and Wednesday.
On the movie front, Eddie Murphy, Pete Davidson and Keke Palmer star in The Pickup, KJ Apa romances Madelyn Cline in The Map That Leads to You, and Vanessa Kirby discovers that Night Always Comes.
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FRIDAY, AUG. 1
📺 (Prime Video, five-episode binge)American football legend and minority owner Tom Brady stars, as Birmingham City fights to instill winning culture.
📺 The Chi Season 7 finale (Paramount+ Premium)
📺 (Apple TV+, two-episode premiere)Jason Momoa plays a warrior who tries to unify the Hawaiian islands before Western colonization in the late 18th Century.
📺 (Disney+, four-episode binge)The animated series follows the adventures of brave Wakandan warriors throughout history.
📺 Perfect Match Season 3 (Netflix, six-episode premiere)📺 Stillwater Season 4 (Apple TV+, 10-episode binge)📺 8 pm Deadliest Catch Season 21 (Discovery Channel)📺 8 pm Love After Lockup Season 6B (We TV)📺 8 pm Ready to Love Season 10B (OWN)📺 9 pm Killer Cases Season 7 finale (A&E)📺 10 pm Taking the Stand Season 4 finale (A&E)
🤣 8 pm Marc Maron: Panicked (HBO comedy special)
🎥 Borderline (Peacock)🎥 Final Destination: Bloodlines (HBO Max)🎥 The Infernal Machine (Paramount+ Premium)
🎥 (Netflix movie)An ambitious young American woman (Sofia Carson) sets out for Oxford University to fulfill a childhood dream and meets a charming and clever local who profoundly alters both of their lives.
SATURDAY, AUG. 2
📺 11:30 am Oceanfront Property Hunt Season 1 finale (A&E)📺 1 pm 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony (ESPN)📺 6 pm WWE Summerslam Day 1 (Peacock live event)
📺 9 pm Heart & Hustle: Houston (OWN)The docuseries follows an incredible sisterhood of Black women thriving in the heart of Texas.
📺 10 pm Naming the Dead (NatGeo)The investigative series captures the relentless pursuit of truth by a dedicated team of genealogists, detectives, coroners and journalists to identify the remains of unmourned and unnamed bodies. (All six episodes drop Sunday on Disney+.)
🎥 8 pm (Lifetime movie)The Terri Blackstock adaptation follows a fugitive (Kat Graham) framed for her best friend's murder, and a war-weary investigator (Evan Roderick) who uncovers a far more complex truth.
🎥 8 pm (Hallmark Channel, three-week event)A thief (Lachlan Quarmby) is transported from 1844 Ireland to the present day to correct the timeline by helping a modern reincarnation of his lost love (Katie Stevens) fall for the man (Evan Roderick) she was originally destined to marry.
SUNDAY, AUG. 3
📺 8 am (A&E)Michael Yo goes off the beaten path and showcases the most exciting, unique and outrageously delicious restaurants in the world.
📺 6 pm WWE Summerslam Day 2 (Peacock live event)📺 9 pm Duck Dynasty: The Revival Season 1 finale (A&E)📺 9 pm Grantchester Season 10 finale (PBS)📺 9 pm The Great Food Truck Race Season 18 (Food Network)📺 9 pm Hazardous History With Henry Winkler Season 1 finale (History)📺 9 pm Live Aid: When Rock 'n' Roll Took the World docuseries finale (CNN)📺 9 pm Wardens of the North Season 5 (Animal Planet)📺 10 pm The Mega-Brands That Built America Season 3 finale (History)📺 10 pm Signs of a Psychopath Season 10 (Investigation Discovery)
📺 10 pm The Yogurt Shop Murders (HBO)The docuseries reexamines the brutal murder of four teenage girls in 1991 Austin, Texas.
MONDAY, AUG. 4
📺 King of the Hill Season 14 (Hulu, 10-episode binge)
📺 9:30 am Tim Rex in Space (Nickelodeon)The preschool series follows a Tyrannosaurus Rex named Tim, his big brother Tommy, little sister Tia, and triceratops bestie Kai, as they tackle kid-shaped adventures with dino-sized solutions in space.
📺 9 pm The Librarians: The Next Chapter Season 1 finale (TNT)
🎥 10 pm Atomic People (PBS documentary)As the world marks the 80th anniversary of the first (and only) atomic bombs used in warfare, the film captures firsthand testimony of the last Japanese survivors of the blast.
TUESDAY, AUG. 5
📺 (Hulu, three-episode binge)The docuseries reexamines the 2017 murders of two young women in the bucolic town of Delphi, Ind.
📺 (Netflix, seven-episode binge)Follow college football's most elite players and coaches in this unfiltered documentary series that goes behind the scenes of the 2024 SEC season.
📺 9 pm Hard Knocks Season 20 (HBO)
📺 9 pm (Bravo special)Comedians Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang, co-hosts of the popular Las Culturistas podcast, celebrate culture's most iconic and consequential moments of the year.
📺 9 pm Supermarket Stakeout Season 6 finale (Food Network)📺 9 pm United Gangs of America Season 2 finale (Vice)
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 6
📺 The Buccaneers Season 2 finale (Apple TV+)📺 Platonic Season 2 (Apple TV+, two-episode premiere)📺 The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder Season 3 (Disney+, 10-episode binge)📺 Wanted: Dead or Alive Season 1 finale (Fox Nation)📺 Wednesday Season 2 (Netflix, four-episode premiere)📺 10 pm Forged in Fire Season 11 (History)📺 11 pm Mysteries of the Abandoned: Hidden America Season 4 finale (Discovery Channel)
🎥 (Prime Video movie)Mismatched armored truck drivers (Eddie Murphy and Pete Davidson) are ambushed by a cunning criminal mastermind (Keke Palmer).
THURSDAY, AUG. 7
📺 (Tubi, six-episode binge)A Black man (Okieriete Onaodowan) embarks on a reality-bending journey of self-discovery with the help of experimental technology; Janet Hubert and Martin Lawrence co-star.
📺 (Prime Video, three-episode binge)The docuseries chronicles the journey of basketball legend Diana Taurasi, whose relentless pursuit of greatness has transcended the boundaries of sport.
📺 (Hulu, six-episode binge)The docuseries features never-before-heard interviews from 1984, when Bundy offered to help investigator Robert Keppel catch The Green River Killer.
📺 9 pm (FXX, two-episode premiere)Club Necaxa fights to reclaim greatness, win the hearts of Aguascalientes and prove their greatest days are ahead, with the help of investor Eva Longoria.
📺 10 pm The Furry Detectives: Unmasking a Monster docuseries finale (Sundance TV)
🎥 The Monkey (Hulu)
FRIDAY, AUG. 8
📺 Last Cowboy Standing Season 2 finale (Fox Nation, two episodes)📺 1 pm City Confidential Season 9 finale (A&E, three episodes)📺 8 pm The Fixer Season 1 finale (Fox, two episodes, next day on Hulu)
📺 8 pm (Starz)The prequel is set in two distinct timelines that tell the parallel love stories of Jamie and Claire's parents.
📺 9 pm Bering Sea Gold Season 19 (Discovery Channel)📺 9 pm Totally Funny Animals Season 1 finale (The CW)📺 9:30 pm Totally Funny Kids Season 1 finale (The CW)📺 10 pm Resident Alien series finale (Syfy & USA Network)
🤣 Ralph Barbosa: Planet Bosa (Hulu comedy special)
🎥 Clown in a Cornfield (Shudder)🎥 Freaky Tales (HBO Max)
🎥 (Netflix documentary)Antwerp, 2003. A gang of thieves rob the impenetrable Diamond Center. Who was behind one of the world's biggest heists — and how did they pull it off?
SATURDAY, AUG. 9
📺 12 pm 48 Hours to Buy Season 2 finale (A&E)
📺 10 pm (CNN)The three-part docuseries chronicles the remarkable life (and enduring legacy) of John F. Kennedy Jr.
🎥 8 pm Finding Faith (Lifetime movie)After the sudden death of her husband, a woman (Paula Patton) struggles with grief and a shattered belief in God; Loretta Devine and Keith David co-star.
SUNDAY, AUG. 10
📺 8 am Destination Dive Season 4 (Discovery Channel)📺 8 pm The Chicken Sisters Season 2 (Hallmark Channel)📺 9 pm The Gilded Age Season 3 finale (HBO)📺 9 pm WWE's Greatest Moments Season 2 (A&E)📺 11 pm Marooned With Ed Stafford Season 3 finale (Discovery Channel)
MONDAY, AUG. 11
📺 (Acorn TV, two-episode premiere)A divorce lawyer (Alicia Silverstone) receives a message from her estranged father (Jason O'Mara) that sends her to Ireland in search of key truths.
📺 The Madam Blanc Mysteries Season 4 finale (Acorn TV)
📺 8:30 am Marvel's Iron Man and His Awesome Friends (Disney Jr.)The preschool series follows the adventures (and misadventures) of best friends (and super-geniuses) Tony Stark, Riri Williams and Amadeus Cho. (All 10 episodes drop next day on Disney+.)
📺 10 pm A Sorority Mom's Guide to Rush! (Lifetime)Mother-daughter duos navigate the high-pressure world of Greek life.
TUESDAY, AUG. 12
📺 8 pm (FX, two-episode premiere)When a mysterious deep space research vessel crash-lands on Earth, a ragtag group of tactical soldiers make a fateful discovery; Sydney Chandler and Timothy Olyphant star.
📺 9 pm (Food Network)Laila Ali hosts a single round, winner-take-all culinary battle where elite chefs come to settle long standing disputes and bitter rivalries.
📺 9 pm Truck Dynasty (A&E)A larger-than-life family transforms average trucks into the loudest, most coveted, eye-catching custom creations around.
📺 10 pm The Ultimate Fighter Season 33 finale (ESPN2)
🤣 Jim Jeffries: Two Limb Policy (Netflix comedy special)
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 13
📺 (Prime Video, six-episode binge)A former U.S. intelligence operative (Daniel Dae Kim) finds himself pursued by a sociopathic young agent assigned to kill him, and the sinister spy organization she works for.
📺 Love Is Blind: UK Season 2 (Netflix, four-episode premiere)📺 Sausage Party: Foodtopia Season 2 (Prime Video, eight-episode binge)📺 8 pm Celebrity IOU Season 10 finale (HGTV)📺 11 pm Mysteries of the Abandoned Season 12 (Discovery Channel)
🎥 (Netflix movie)After learning he's getting neutered, a dog (voiced by Adam Devine) has 24 hours to squeeze in one last balls-to-the-wall adventure with the boys.
🎥 (Netflix documentary)Sentenced to life in prison at 15, musician JJ'88 finds hope by writing songs during solitary confinement.
THURSDAY, AUG. 14
📺 The Good Ship Murder Season 2 finale (BritBox)📺 Honest Renovations Season 3 (The Roku Channel, five-episode binge)📺 Miss Governor (fka She the People) Season 1, Part 2 (Netflix, eight-episode binge)
📺 (Disney+ and ESPN+, six-episode binge)The Kansas City Chiefs docuseries chronicles the NFL franchise's six-decade history — including its extraordinary 2024 season. (Also airing on ESPN over three nights, with back-to-back episodes starting at 9/8c on Aug. 14, 19 and 20.)
📺 8 pm Bob's Burgers Season 15 finale (Fox, next day on Hulu)📺 9 pm And Just Like That… Season 3 finale (HBO Max)📺 9 pm Press Your Luck Season 6 finale (ABC, next day on Hulu)📺 10 pm Revival Season 1 finale (Syfy)📺 10 pm Smugshot Season 2 (Sundance TV)
FRIDAY, AUG. 15
📺 Limitless With Chris Hemsworth Season 2 (Disney+ and Hulu, three-episode binge)📺 Perfect Match Season 3 finale (Netflix)📺 Smoke Season 1 finale (Apple TV+)
📺 (Apple TV+ special)Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the rest of the gang break out in original songs by Emmy-nominated composer Jeff Morrow and Emmy-nominated singer/songwriter Ben Folds.
📺 8 pm Stand Up to Cancer (ABC, CBS, Disney+, Fox, Hulu and NBC)📺 9 pm BMF Season 4 finale (Starz)📺 9 pm The Great American Recipe Season 4 finale (PBS)
📺 10 pm (Starz)The docuseries details the legendary club's storied history as a cultural hub in Atlanta; talking heads include 2 Chainz, Nelly, Shaquille O'Neal, Quavo, Killer Mike and Big Boi.
📺 10 pm (USA Network)Fresh out of law school, Rudy Baylor (Milo Callaghan) goes head-to-head with courtroom lion Leo Drummond (John Slattery).
📺 (Netflix, three-episode binge)The docuseries delves into the behind-the-scenes world of the NBC reality competition, revealing its impact on contestants, trainers and producers.
🎥 The Legend of Ochi (HBO Max)
🎥 (Netflix movie)Facing eviction in a city her family can no longer afford, a woman (Vanessa Kirby) plunges into a desperate and increasingly dangerous all-night search to raise $25,000.
SATURDAY, AUG. 16
📺 (The Roku Channel special)Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Yara Shahidi, June Diane Raphael and Andrew Rannells step into the sun-filled Baking Show tent, ready to whip up some sweet summer treats.
📺 12 pm The Mother Flip (A&E)Best friends Kristy Etheredge and Rebecca Franchione, along with contractor Roy Salinas, transform the worst homes in Texas' Hill Country into big profits.
📺 1:30 pm Betting on Beloit Season 1 finale (A&E)📺 9 pm Storage Wars Season 16 finale (A&E)
🎥 8 pm I'll Never Let You Go (Lifetime movie)An art gallery director (Meagan Good) finds her life unraveling after a fleeting, passionate affair with a captivating Italian artist takes a dangerous turn.
SUNDAY, AUG. 17
📺 9 pm Nautilus Season 1 finale (AMC, two episodes)📺 10 pm Barrett-Jackson Revved Up Season 17 (FYI)
🎥 9 pm The Serial Killer's Apprentice (Investigation Discovery documentary)The two-hour event features an in-depth interview with Dean Corll's accomplice, Elmer Wayne Henley Jr., in conversation with criminologist Dr. Katherine Ramsland.
MONDAY, AUG. 18
📺 (Hulu, 10-episode binge)Virgins assemble in search for intimacy, love – and maybe their first – in a tropical paradise designed just for them; Colton Underwood and Kaitlyn Bristowe host.
📺 CoComelon Lane Season 5 (Netflix, four-episode binge)
📺 8 pm LEGO Masters (Fox, next day on Hulu)The four-week event series is hosted by Kelly Osbourne, and features celebrity contestants Ravi V. Patel, Andy Richter, Jordin Sparks, Alison Sweeney and Porsha Williams.
📺 9 pm History's Greatest Mysteries Season 6 finale (History)📺 10 pm A Killer Among Friends Season 1 finale (Investigation Discovery)
TUESDAY, AUG. 19
📺 (Netflix, eight-episode binge)The docuseries offers the definitive story of the Dallas Cowboys and Jerry Jones' impact on NFL history.
📺 (Hulu, three-episode binge)The docuseries features police interview footage, plus surveillance from the storage unit where Samantha Stites was held by her abductor, Christopher Thomas.
📺 10 pm (NBC, next day on Peacock)Clarkson engages with some of her favorite celebrities — Gloria Estefan, Jonas Brothers, Lizzo and Teddy Swims — and examines both their music and personal lives.
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 20
📺 (Hulu, two-episode premiere)Grace Van Patten plays Amanda Knox, who was wrongfully convicted for the tragic murder of her roommate, Meredith Kercher.
📺 8 pm America's Got Talent results show/time slot premiere (NBC, next day on Peacock)📺 8 pm Bargain Block Season 4B (HGTV)📺 9 pm American Pickers Season 27 finale (History)📺 9 pm Expedition X Season 10 (Discovery Channel)
📺 9 pm (NBC special)Hosted by Joe Manganiello, the one-hour special celebrates the debut of Universal Orlando Resort's Universal Epic Universe.
📺 9 pm It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 17 finale (FXX)📺 9 pm Sports Gone Wrong Season 1 finale (Vice)
🎥 (Prime Video movie)On a European adventure, a young woman (Madelyn Cline) encounters a magnetic stranger (KJ Apa) — and an unexpected connection leads to an emotional journey.
THURSDAY, AUG. 21
📺 Churchy Season 2 (BET+, 10-episode binge)📺 Code of Silence Season 1 finale (BritBox)
📺 (Netflix, five-episode binge)Her husband has been taken hostage, leaving the British Prime Minister (Suranne Jones) forced to choose between her country and her family.
📺 9 pm Alone Season 12 finale (History)📺 9 pm Peacemaker Season 2 (HBO Max)📺 10 pm Alone Australia Season 3 finale (A&E)📺 10 pm Lie Detector: Truth or Deception Season 1 finale (A&E)
FRIDAY, AUG. 22
📺 Invasion Season 3 (Apple TV+)
📺 (Netflix, 10-episode binge)From the creator of BoJack Horseman comes an animated comedy about a family over time, following siblings from childhood to adulthood and back again.
📺 9 pm The UnXplained Season 7 finale (History)📺 9:30 pm Deb's House Season 2 (WE tv)📺 10 pm The Proof Is Out There Season 5 finale (History)
🎥 (Hulu movie)A former getaway driver (played by Samara Weaving) is dragged back into her unsavory past when a previous employer offers her the chance to save the life of her chronically unreliable ex-boyfriend.
🎥 Night of the Zoopocalypse (Peacock)
🎥 (Netflix documentary)The film features interviews with police, lawyers, journalists and Jussie himself, unraveling conflicting narratives and new evidence.
SATURDAY, AUG. 23
🎥 8 pm Double Scoop (Hallmark Channel movie)An ad executive (Taylor Cole) sets out to secure a dreamy ice cream brand as a client — but when her rival and former flame (Ryan McPartlin) has the same idea, old sparks threaten to reignite amid the frosty competition.
SUNDAY, AUG. 24
📺 8 pm Professor T Season 4 (PBS)📺 9 pm The Institute Season 1 finale (MGM+)📺 9 pm The Marlow Murder Club Season 2 (PBS)📺 10 pm Unforgotten Season 6 (PBS)📺 10 pm The Yogurt Shop Murders docuseries finale (HBO)
MONDAY, AUG. 25
📺 (Disney+ special)After Ariel, Moana, Tiana, Rapunzel and Snow White thwart Gaston's plan to take over all of their kingdoms, he calls upon Ursula, Jafar and the Evil Queen to help take them down once and for all.
📺 Upload final season (Prime Video, four-episode binge)📺 9 pm Doctor Pimple Popper: Breaking Out Season 1 finale (Lifetime)
📺 9 pm Season 7 Reunion (Peacock special)The special will feature this season's winners, fan-favorite couples, and this year's bombshells for an up close and personal look back at their experience in the Villa; Ariana Madix and Andy Cohen host.
🎥 The Friend (Paramount+ Premium)
TUESDAY, AUG. 26
📺 9 pm (Freeform, two-episode premiere)The docuseries follows the unapologetic lives of the Nader sisters: Brooks, Mary Holland, Grace Ann and Sarah Jane. (All eight episodes drop on Hulu Wednesday.)
🎥 (Hulu documentary)The film goes inside the wild, fast-paced, often absurd story of how a pair of Ruby Slippers from The Wizard of Oz were stolen and ultimately found.
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 27
📺 Shipwreck Hunters Australia Season 2 (Disney+, six-episode binge)
📺 (Prime Video, three-episode premiere)The prequel follows Taylor Kitsch's Ben Edwards throughout his journey from the Navy SEALs to the clandestine side of CIA Special Operations.
📺 9 pm Court Cam Season 9 (A&E)
THURSDAY, AUG. 28
📺 The Barbie Mysteries Season 2 (Netflix, eight-episode binge)
📺 (AMC+, two-episode premiere)A photo shoot in Milan takes a harrowing turn when a model (Nadia Parkes) drugged and abducted by a man who claims to be working for a mysterious crime syndicate.
📺 My Life With the Walter Boys Season 2 (Netflix, 10-episode binge)📺 Twisted Metal Season 2 finale (Peacock)🏈 5:30 pm Thursday Night College Football Season 28 (ESPN)📺 8 pm Back to the Frontier Season 1 finale (Magnolia Network)📺 8 pm Hudson & Rex Season 7 finale (UPtv)📺 9 pm Family Recipe Showdown Season 1 finale (Food Network)📺 9 pm Love Island: Beyond the Villa Season 1 finale (Peacock)📺 9 pm Necaxa Season 1 finale (FXX, two episodes)
📺 10 pm (A&E)Estranged family members tspend two nights in jail to restore broken family bonds.
🎥 (Hulu documentary)After a lifelong dream of playing in the NBA is dashed, three athletes — two men, one woman — discover unexpected success as international ballers.
🎥 The Thursday Murder Club (Netflix movie)When an unexplained death occurs on their own doorstep, four irrepressible retirees — played by Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley and Celia Imrie — find themselves with a real whodunit on their hands.
FRIDAY, AUG. 29
📺 Shape Island Season 2 (Apple TV+)🏈 8 pm Fox College Football Friday Season 2 (Fox)
🎥 The Twin (Shudder)
🎥 (Netflix documentary)Vulgar, taunting texts blow up the phones of a Michigan teen and her boyfriend. Who's sending them — and why?
SATURDAY, AUG. 30
🏈 7:30 pm Big Ten Saturday Night Season 3 (NBC)🏈 7:30 pm Saturday Night College Football Season 20 (ABC)🏈 10 pm PAC-12 College Football Series Season 2 (The CW)🏈 11 pm CFB on Fox Season 15 (Fox)
🎥 8 pm Catch of the Day (Hallmark Channel movie)Just before achieving her dream of becoming an executive chef, a woman (Emilie Ullerup) returns home to save her family's struggling restaurant and reunites with an old flame (Michael Rady).
SUNDAY, AUG. 31
📺 4 pm WWE Clash in Paris (Peacock live event)
📺 8 pm (Great American Family)After a devastating fall leaves a family patriarch (Shaun Johnston) injured, his ER doctor daughter (Emily Alatalo) returns home to find their family ranch in disrepair.
📺 9 pm Let the Devil In (MGM+)From executive producer Eli Roth comes a four-part docuseries chronicling a decades-old tragedy that destroyed one family and ignited the darkest fears of a small, New Jersey town.
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