What To Watch: Amazing Race Host Gets Tough As Nails, Stateless Makes Stateside Debut, 100 Prequel And More
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On TV this Wednesday: The Amazing Race's Phil Keoghan launches a new reality competition, Yvonne Strahovski leads Cate Blanchett's Stateless and The 100 sets up a potential prequel series. Here are 10 programs to keep on your radar; all times are Eastern.
Showtimes for July 8, 2020
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Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado
Netflix
This documentary chronicles the life of the gender non-conforming astrologer and TV personality who vanished at the peak of his fame; interview subjects include Lin-Manuel Miranda, Eugenio Derbez and Raul De Molina.
Stateless
Netflix
Stateside miniseries premiere (all six episodes): Four strangers' lives collide at an immigration detention center in the middle of the Australian desert, including an airline hostess (The Handmaid's Tale's Yvonne Strahovski) attempting to escape the clutches of a dangerous cult (led by The Affair's Dominic West and series co-creator Cate Blanchett). (Watch trailer.)
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The 100
The CW
In this backdoor pilot for a potential prequel series, a trip to the past reveals the nuclear apocalypse that destroyed the Earth, as Clarke confronts a new adversary. (Read preview.)
The Challenge
MTV
One player's political maneuvering comes back to haunt them, while another takes a major risk to save a friend. (Fall behind? Read Episode 14 recap.)
Tough as Nails
CBS
Series premiere (two episodes): Working-class Americans — including a welder, firefighter, farmer and roofer— are tested for their physical and mental toughness in challenges at real-world job sites; The Amazing Race's Phil Keoghan hosts. (Game On! returns next Wednesday at 9 pm.)
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Bulletproof
The CW
Bishop and Pike find an ally in an unexpected place; Tanner tries to remain one step ahead of Eleanor, who is looking into Bishop's identity.
The Oval
BET
Hunter and Victoria work together to solve a PR crisis before it jeopardizes all that they have built.
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At Home With Amy Sedaris
truTV
Amy hosts a game day party, which is derailed by murder; Bridget Everett (Inside Amy Schumer), Rachel Dratch and Darrell Hammond (SNL) guest-star.
