What To Watch: Bad Monkey Begins, The Challenge Returns And More
On TV this Wednesday: Vince Vaughn crosses paths with a Bad Monkey, The Challenge Season 40 begins competition and a Scrubs bromance is reignited on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Here are nine programs to keep on your radar. (Also check out our weekly TVLine-Up of premieres and finales and monthly streaming guide.)
Showtimes for August 14, 2024
Bad Monkey
Series premiere (two episodes): A recently ousted detective (played by Vince Vaughn) hopes to redeem himself by using his new role as a health inspector to solve a murder. (Watch trailer.)
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures
Season 2 premiere (first 11 episodes): A new Padawan leads the young Jedi on a mission; Kai searches for a lost youngling.
Sunny
Mixxy faces the harsh realities of her friendship with Suzie; Himé confronts Jin. (Who received TVLine accolades?)
Time Bandits
Kevin and Saffron return to Bingley — but it's 1996 and their parents are children; Fianna continues her chase and crashes a goth party.
Worst Ex Ever
The four-part docuseries reveals the dark stories of monstrous past relationships through testimonials, body cam footage and reenactments. Rescheduled for Aug. 28.
America's Got Talent
America's votes reveal which two acts move on to the semifinals.
The Challenge
Season 40 premiere: Contestants compete within their eras; the players scheme to avoid the biggest elimination in Challenge history. (Watch trailer; meet the cast!)
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Scrubs' Zach Braff and Donald Faison, and father-son duo Ike Barinholtz (The Mindy Project) and Alan Barinholtz (Jury Duty), compete for charity.
Good Bones
Season 9 premiere: Mina buys a lakefront property to renovate into a family getaway — but an unexpected financial hurdle puts her plans in jeopardy.
The Real CSI: Miami
When the body of a girl is found in a Florida lagoon, investigators solve her murder through pet DNA analysis and a special degloving procedure.