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JUNE 16

2014

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2014 WORLD CUP

ESPN, 11:30 a.m. ET

Today’s the day Team USA finally steps onto the pitch, facing Ghana in its first match of the 2014 World Cup. But first, there are two other games to be played, also televised live by ESPN. Germany vs. Portugal begin play at noon ET, with ESPN beginning coverage 30 minutes earlier. Then, at 2:30 p.m. ET, Iran plays Nigeria, after which, at 5:30 p.m. ET, ESPN begins coverage of the initial US match. For a story on today's match and coverage, see Monique Nazareth's MNtv.

24: LIVE ANOTHER DAY

Fox, 9:00 p.m. ET

In the last hour of this show, President Heller (William Devane) contacted the terrorist directly, agreeing to give himself up to her. Meanwhile, Jack (Kiefer Sutherland) made inroads of sorts by evacuating the terrorist’s daughter, also a terrorist, from a London hospital just before her mother blew it up with a drone strike. And the mother is doing all this to revenge the death of her husband, making this season of 24 a particularly volatile family affair.

LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER

HBO, 8:30 p.m. ET

Last night, because of the expanded Game of Thrones season finale, the latest installment of John Oliver’s weekly news comedy review was delayed until even later than usual. If you don’t know what you missed, and most viewers don’t, here’s a much more convenient prime-time next-day rerun. And one thing to catch, for sure: Oliver interviewing Stephen Hawking, for real.

LOUIE

FX, 10:00 p.m. ET

SEASON FINALE: If this season of Louie seems to have gone surprisingly quickly, that’s because FX has doubled up on weekly episodes since the season began – and, tonight, concludes the season with its final two episodes, wrapping up the “Pamela” story featuring Louis C.K. collaborator Pamela Adlon. By coincidence, Adlon is also finishing up a run on another series, as Marcy Runkle on Showtime’s Californication.

MURDER IN THE FIRST

TNT, 10:00 p.m. ET

Last week’s premiere of this new Steven Bochco series ended with the discovery of a body of a beautiful blonde girl who, apparently, had fallen down the stairs, naked, and died. But personal photos link her to a billionaire Silicon Valley computer genius – while, tonight, other evidence take the cops down another path. It’s not clear yet whether this series deserves support, and a loyal audience, but a few more weeks of its deliberately unfurling plot will soon make that clear. Kathleen Robertson and Taye Diggs star.

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