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, Aug. 5 to Aug. 11. Details and times are subject to change.
Monday
WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW 8 p.m. on Syfy. This franchise first aired in 1993, making John Cena, Mark William Calaway as the Undertaker, and Dwayne Johnson as the Rock household names in the years that followed. The spandex-clad legacy continues from the CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore, where the Wyatt Sicks will take on Chad Gable and the Creed Brothers, and Sonya Deville will face Dakota Kai.
Tuesday
BOMBSHELL (1933) 6 p.m. on TCM. Sick and tired of sleazy publicists, ambitious movie studio demands and endless fabricated scandals, Lola Burns (Jean Harlow) daydreams of a life outside of golden-era Hollywood, free of bright lights and lofty expectations. Will she get what she wants or will she be forced to stay in the pictures?
Wednesday
HULK (2003) 7 p.m. on Syfy. In the early 2000s canon of comic book characters making their way onto the big screen — “Spider-Man” starring Tobey Maguire was released the year before, in 2002 — “Hulk” smashes in with bigger fights, bigger explosions and, well, everything is just bigger. After an experiment gone wrong, Bruce Banner (Eric Bana), a genetics researcher, is left with a side effect of mammoth proportions: Get him angry and he’ll transform into a raging green monster.
PRETTY WOMAN (1990) 9 p.m. on HBO. Vivian Ward (Julia Roberts), a prostitute in the red-light district of Los Angeles, catches the attention of Edward Lewis (Richard Gere), a charming entrepreneur, and suddenly finds herself in a real-life fairy tale — with real-life consequences. One thing is certain: Missing this film would be a “big mistake. Big. Huge!”
Thursday
DON’T FORGET THE LYRICS! 8 p.m. on Fox. It’s karaoke night — all fun and games until, suddenly, the lyrics disappear from the screen. In the heat of the moment, would you know what words come next? In this competition show, contestants choose a song and have to fill in the gaps with the correct missing lyrics for a chance at a $1 million prize. Hosted by Niecy Nash, this season will wrap up with a two-hour finale.
Friday
SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD (2010) 6 p.m. on Cinemax. There is only one way Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera) can win the heart of Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), the girl of his dreams. He must annihilate her seven deadly exes in a series of comic-book-meets-battle-of-the-bands encounters. Oh, and he also has to break up with his current girlfriend, still has to get over his ex-girlfriend, and, in the greatest battle of all, he must face himself.
OFFICE SPACE (1999) 6 p.m. on BBC America. Irritated by the mundane suburban routine of American corporate life, three office workers, who never seem to be in the right place at the right time, decide to fight back. In a fit of rage, they steal a printer from the office and take it to an open field, where they proceed to kick, punch and take a bat to the symbol of oppression — all set to the tune of “Still” by Geto Boys. You’ll never look at a stapler the same way again.
Saturday
CASINO (1995) 5:30 p.m. on AMC. Set in Las Vegas in the 1970s, this Martin Scorsese classic exudes the “surreal and breathtaking intensity of a money-mad mirage,” Janet Maslin wrote in her review for The New York Times. Adapted from a book by Nicholas Pileggi, with Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci and Sharon Stone in the cast, “Casino” follows mobsters and con men who have a habit of betting more than they should. Who can be trusted in a town built on bluffing? If this isn’t enough, go all-in with GOODFELLAS, which follows at 9:30 p.m. on AMC.
DIRTY DANCING (1987) 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings). It’s the summer of 1963. The sun is shining across a resort hotel in the Catskills. Jennifer Grey plays Frances Houseman, a spirited young woman known as Baby. While on vacation with her family, she falls head over heels — literally — for Johnny Castle (Patrick Swayze), the camp dance instructor. Behind closed doors, he moves to a different kind of beat, one that “features a lot of steamy body contact and pelvic thrusts, which unleash emotions supposedly left withered by mambos and cha-cha-chas,” wrote Vincent Canby in his review for The Times in 1987. Swept away by this world, Baby finds herself liberated in a coming-of-age romance.
Sunday
CHARADE (1963) 4 p.m. on TCM. Suspense. Comedy. Romance. What more could you ask for? Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant star in this Technicolor classic set in Paris that is packed with quick wit, Givenchy couture, a missing fortune and mysterious murderous men. Games are afoot, but not the (Olympic) kind you’re thinking of.
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