WEDNESDAY

JULY 18

2018

BIANCULLI’S BEST BETS

2018 ESPY AWARDS

ABC, ESPN, 8:00 p.m. ET

It’s been true for generations now, that some rock stars want to be movie stars and vice versa, and some athletes want to be all three. That’s why the ESPYS is such an interesting variation on the usual awards show circuit: It’s got plenty of representatives of celebrities from all three disciplines, and each one acts like an unabashed fan of the other. But expect some emotional moments too: awards are scheduled to be given to the female athletes who came forward to speak out against the sexual abuse allegedly committed by former USA gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar, and posthumous awards given to the coaches who died shielding students from gunfire in the Parkland, FL school shooting. Tonight’s host is race car driver Danica Patrick.

SUITS

USA, 9:00 p.m. ET

SEASON PREMIERE: There have to be some major changes in store for Suits this year, because after last season, one of this show’s regulars, acting like a real princess, walked off the show. No, wait – technically, she walked off the show to become a real princess. And when Meghan Markle married Prince Harry this summer, the audience for that TV show was even bigger than last spring’s season finale of Suits. So what happens this year, and who are the new faces? Well, one of them is Katherine Heigl, making a return to series TV yet again – and she’s always welcome. For a full review, see David Hinckley's All Along the Watchtower.

BOBCAT GOLDTHWAIT'S MISFITS & MONSTERS

TruTV, 10:00 p.m. ET

I was surprised by how dark the comedy in Bobcat Goldthwait’s comedy genre anthology series turned in its premiere episode last week – but only until I remembered it was Bobcat Goldthwait calling the shots. Then it was easy to accept, and appreciate, that what he’s doing here with Misfits & Monsters is, essentially, a new live-action approximation of Tales from the Crypt, over-the-top gory moments and all. And tonight, the plot revolves around a werewolf who runs for high office, embracing rather than concealing his inner monster. The episode is titled “President-Elect by Day, Werewolf by Night.” David Koechner plays the Werewolf-in-Chief, and Dave Foley plays his political strategist.

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David Bianculli has been a TV critic since 1975, including a 14-year stint at the New York Daily News, and sees no reason to stop now. Currently, he's TV critic for NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross, and is an occasional substitute host for that show. He's also an author and teaches TV and film history at New Jersey's Rowan University. His 2009 Dangerously Funny: The Uncensored Story of 'The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour', has been purchased for film rights. His latest, The Platinum Age of Television: From I Love Lucy to the Walking Dead, How TV Became Terrific, is an effusive guidebook that plots the path from the 1950s’ Golden Age to today’s era of quality TV.

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