In a landscape littered with more than 500 scripted originals and another 700 reality and docuseries, figuring out what to watch is no easy task.
Here, in a bid to navigate the Peak TV waters, The Hollywood Reporter picks the most anticipated new and returning shows on broadcast, cable and streaming. (Bookmark THR‘s handy guide for key premiere — and series finale — dates.) That said, here’s what to watch for the week of July 16-22 as the summer programming lull continues.
On broadcast …
The second season of NBC’s wacky fun anthology Trial and Error returns with Kristin Chenoweth stepping in for John Lithgow as the season’s defendant with the same small-town legal team of lovable losers working to get her off the hook.
Airs: Thursday, July 19, at 9 p.m. ET/PT (NBC)
And in case you missed it …
Sacha Baron Cohen’s surprise comedic satire series Who Is America? bows Sunday, July 15, at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Showtime. The comedian can thank many of his victims for the free PR.
