What To Watch: Departure Season 2, The Suicide Squad On HBO Max, NFL Preseason Begins And More
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On TV this Thursday: The Cowboys face the Steelers in the first game of the NFL preseason, The Suicide Squad assembles on HBO Max, and Archie Panjabi investigates yet another calamitous Departure. Here are 12 programs to keep on your radar; all times are Eastern.
Season 2 premiere (all six episodes): Malley investigates the derailment of an experimental high-speed train in rural Michigan. (Watch trailer.)
The Good Fight
Paramount+
Marissa is assigned to "prosecute" two contrasting "cancel culture" cases in Circuit 9 3/4 Court; tensions worsen between Diane and Liz.
Gossip Girl
HBO Max
Zoya and Julien decide to team up; Kate questions her future; Aki intervenes in Max’s personal life, as Audrey panics over her own.
Hart to Heart
Peacock
Series premiere (first three episodes): Kevin Hart interviews A-list guests in the comfort of his virtual wine cellar. (What else is streaming in August?)
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
Paramount+
Guest judges Fortune Feimster and Cheyenne Jackson search for their perfect match during a dating show version of Snatch Game; Tina Knowles-Lawson joins the Queens on the main stage.
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The Suicide Squad
HBO Max
The film, which serves less as a sequel to 2016's Suicide Squad and more as a reboot, brings back Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie), Rick Flagg (Joel Kinnaman) and Amanda Waller (Viola Davis), with the additions of Bloodsport (Idris Elba) and Peacemaker (John Cena) — the latter of whom will headline his own HBO Max spinoff in 2022.
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NFL Hall of Fame Game
Fox
The annual start to the preseason has the Dallas Cowboys taking on the Pittsburgh Steelers, live from Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio.
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Big Brother
CBS
Two nominees face eviction, and a new Head of Household is crowned. (Love Island follows at 9.)
Olympics
NBC
Primetime highlights include finals in Skateboarding (Men’s Park Final), Diving (Women’s Platform Final), Track & Field (Men’s 400m Final) and Beach Volleyball (Women’s Final). (View full schedule.)
grown-ish
Freeform
The crew has varying reactions when an unarmed Black man is shot by police; Kiela and Doug butt heads when she wants to use his party to raise awareness.
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The Outpost
The CW
Garret leads a rebellion; Talon and Zed track a Lu Qiri to find a new enemy; Falista recruits Wren and Janzo; Luna faces her greatest challenge yet.
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