What To Watch: High School Musical's Final Season, Journey To Strange Planet, LA Fire & Rescue Wraps And More
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On TV this Wednesday: High School Musical: The Musical: The Series goes out on a high note, LA Fire & Rescue goes off duty and Apple TV+ travels to a very Strange Planet. Here are 12 programs to keep on your radar. (Also check out our weekly TVLine-Up of premieres and finales, plus our monthly streaming guide.)
Showtimes for August 9, 2023
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High School Musical: The Musical: The Series
Disney+
Final season premiere (all eight episodes): The Wildcats prepare a stage production of HSM 3: Senior Year, but Disney disrupts the project after deciding to shoot another HSM 4 at the high school. (Watch trailer.)
Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop
Netflix
Docuseries premiere (all four episodes): Celebrate originators like Sha-Rock and Roxanne Shante and hear from contemporary superstars like Saweetie and Coi Leray to contextualize the history of the music that changed the world; featuring MC Lyte, Queen Latifah, Rah Digga and more.
Moving
Hulu
Series premiere (first seven episodes): The K-drama follows a group of teenagers with extraordinary abilities who unite to take on some of the world's most powerful governments.
Series premiere (first three episodes): Little blue cartoon beings explore the absurdity of human life; voices include Danny Pudi (Community) and Hannah Einbinder (Hacks). (Trailer.)
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LA Fire & Rescue
NBC
Season 1 finale: Probationary firefighter Jeff Olivas subs in for a shift at Station 16; after a call drives off a cliff, Air Ops responders must perform a rescue by rappelling into a canyon.
Nancy Drew
The CW
In the series' antepenultimate hour, Ryan shows up in the nick of time to help Nancy, while George says something that throws Nick for a loop. (Get CW fall premiere dates.)
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Gordon Ramsay's Food Stars
Fox
The semifinalists must integrate their dishes into a literal circus performance during a Las Vegas-themed challenge. (Get Fox fall premiere dates.)
Riverdale
The CW
In the third-to-last episode, Jughead thinks a new mystery might be tied to a string of suspicious murders, while Archie... second-guesses his poetry. (Series finale scoop!)
Superfan
CBS
Series premiere: Five of LL Cool J's biggest supporters battle it out to be crowned his biggest fan; CBS Morning's Nate Burleson and ET's Keltie Knight host.
The Wonder Years
ABC
Lillian must set boundaries between her personal and professional life; Dean and Cory's friendship is put to the test as they prepare for the boxcar derby.
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grown-ish
Freeform
Zaara's fling with Drea raises some red flags; Aaron crushes on a colleague; Kiela struggles with a school assignment that Lauryn has easily mastered.
