What’s on TV This Week: The Olympics and ‘Surreal Life: Villa of Secrets’

For those who still enjoy a cable subscription, here is a selection of cable and network TV shows, movies and specials that broadcast this week, July 22-28. Details and times are subject to change.

Monday

61ST STREET 9 p.m. on the CW. The second season of this series follows a high school athlete, Moses Johnson (Tosin Cole), who is Black, as he navigates the corrupt Chicago criminal justice system when he is arrested as a supposed gang member. The show originally aired on AMC in 2022 but was canceled. The first two seasons were shot back to back, though, and the CW bought the show and is debuting Season 2.

GYPSY ROSE: LIFE AFTER LOCK UP 9 p.m. on Lifetime. Since Gypsy Rose Blanchard was released from prison late last December, she has rarely been out of the headlines. This reality show has followed her as she manages parole, reconnects with her family and navigates her marriage with Ryan Anderson. Since the show has begun airing, she has filed for divorce from Anderson and is expecting a baby with her ex-fiancé, Ken Urker. On an episode of “The Kardashians” that aired last week, Blanchard met with Kim Kardashian to discuss potential prison reform efforts, so who knows what Blanchard will be up to after this show wraps.

Tuesday

SURREAL LIFE: VILLA OF SECRETS 9 p.m. on MTV. One thing that MTV loves to do is reboot a show. “The Surreal Life” originally aired on VH1 from 2003 to 2006. (It came back in 2022). It follows celebrities as they share a house together for two weeks. This reboot has a similar premise but with higher stakes: The celebrities — including Tyler Posey, Macy Gray and Johnny Weir — will participate in challenges that lead them to be vulnerable and divulge secrets.

CHARLIE HUSTLE & THE MATTER OF PETE ROSE 9 p.m. on HBO. Pete Rose played in the M.L.B. starting in 1963 and was most prominent when he played for the Cincinnati Reds. Throughout his career, he became a record-holder for career total of 4,256 hits, most games played (3,562) and most times at bat (14,053). In 1989, Rose had retired from playing and was the manager for the Reds when the commissioner, A. Bartlett Giamatti, banned him from the League over reports that he had engaged in sports betting — even for games involving his own team. This documentary features Rose himself as he reflects on his career.

WAYNE BRADY: THE FAMILY REMIX 10 p.m. on Freeform. Wayne Brady is used to performing on Broadway, but this new reality show is an intimate look at Brady’s day-to-day life, following Brady; his ex-wife, Mandie Taketa; their daughter, Maile Brady; and Taketa’s new partner, Jason Fordham. Some of Brady’s TikToks have gone viral in the past for highlighting his blended family, and this new series dives deeper into what it is like to co-parent and coexist.

Thursday

COBRA 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings). This British political thriller is back for a third season, this time titled “Rebellion.” This season the story starts with the prime minister, Robert Sutherland (Robert Carlyle), finding out that his daughter has become involved with an environmental protection group that is protesting the construction of a high-speed railway network. Together, the Cobra committee’s experts, crisis contingency planners and senior politicians must figure out how to move their railway plan forward.

Friday

OLYMPIC SUMMER GAMES: OPENING CEREMONY 1:30 p.m. on NBC. The mayor of Paris has swum in the Seine, the Eiffel Tower is adorned with the rings and media is beginning to flood the cobblestone streets, which only means one thing — it is time for the opening ceremony of the Olympics. This year’s event is actually a boat parade, opposed to the traditional stadium event, where almost 100 boats will travel on the Seine past Parisian monuments, bridges and venues before ending at the Eiffel Tower where President Emmanuel Macron will give a speech.

Saturday

OLYMPIC SUMMER GAMES PRIMETIME WEEKEND 8 p.m. on NBC. One of the best parts of it being an Olympic year is that you can switch on the television anytime in July and August — months that famously do not have lots of new television offerings — and know that you are going to be able to watch captivating moments from the games. This year is no different, and NBC will serve as the place to be for all things Olympics.

Sunday

HOTEL PORTOFINO 8 p.m. on PBS (check local listings). This show is a little bit like if “White Lotus” took place in the post-World War II 1940s — and it is back for a third season. As the characters deal with the effects of the global upheaval of the war, they also continue to deal with their own personal dramas and shenanigans.

KCON LA 2024 8 p.m. on the CW. KCON, the three-day K-pop music festival that has been taking place since 2012, will air on prime time this year: The CW will broadcast the main concert, M Countdown, featuring NCT 127, ZEROBASEONE, STAYC, Zico and more.