What To Watch: Matt Damon And Casey Affleck Are The Instigators, New TMNT Series And More
On TV this Friday: Matt Damon and Casey Affleck star in The Instigators, the latest Ninja Turtles movie gets a follow-up series and Olympic athletes go for the gold in track and field and diving. Here are 10 programs to keep on your radar. (Also check out our weekly TVLine-Up of premieres and finales and monthly streaming guide.)
Showtimes for August 9, 2024
The Bikeriders
Streaming premiere: The newest member of a motorcycle club (Austin Butler) must choose between his loyalty to the gang or the woman (Killing Eve's Jodie Comer) he comes to love; Tom Hardy co-stars.
Blue Ribbon Baking Championship
Series premiere (all eight episodes): Blue ribbon-winning bakers from state fairs across the country face off for $100,000; Jason Biggs (Orange Is the New Black) and chef Sandra Lee host.
The Instigators
Movie premiere: A desperate father (Matt Damon) and an ex-con (Casey Affleck) try to escape capture following a heist gone wrong; Hong Chau (The Night Agent), Paul Walter Hauser (Black Bird) and Michael Stuhlbarg (Your Honor) co-star. 
Lady in the Lake
Cleo's body is found; Maddie realizes that she and Cleo once crossed paths.
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Series premiere (all 12 episodes): Set in the universe of the Mutant Mayhem movie, the Turtles battle Bishop (voiced by Ted's Alanna Ubach), a villain who wants to eliminate all mutants; Ayo Edebiri (The Bear), Pete Davidson (SNL), Natasia Demetriou (What We Do in the Shadows) and Rose Byrne (Platonic) also voice.
Yo Gabba Gabbaland!
Series premiere: Brobee, Foofa, Muno, Toodee and Plex mix it up with host Kamryn Smith; special guests include Sam Richardson (Veep), Gillian Jacobs (Community), Utkarsh Ambudkar (Ghosts) and Chelsea Peretti (Brooklyn Nine-Nine). (Get first look.)
Maui Rising: The Fight for Hawai'i's Future
The one-hour special examines how the spirit of aloha is helping Maui rebuild after the 2023 wildfires ravaged the island; Jason Scott Lee (Doogie Kameāloha, M.D.) narrates.
Olympics
Primetime coverage includes women's 3m springboard final, shot put final and 400m final, men's hurdles final, and women's breaking final. (View full schedule and learn how to stream.)
The Serpent Queen
Catherine relinquishes her seat on the Privy Council, but not before securing a place for Anjou.
13 Days in Ferguson
Cedric the Entertainer looks back at the protests, riots and aftermath of the 2014 police killing of Michael Brown.