The Office returns to TV Club Classic rotation just in time for Christmas (in August)
Here’s what’s up in the world of TV for Tuesday, August 6. All times are Eastern.
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The Office (3 p.m.): It often felt like The Office spent its later years chasing the high of its second season—and every December between 2006 and 2012, it specifically chased the high of the second of this week’s episodes, “Christmas Party.” After a two-week hiatus, the show Yankee Swaps its way back into the Tuesday lineup with a seasonally inappropriate double feature, in which it’s barbecue weather during the first episode and the holiday season the next. Erik Adams invites you to join him as he fires up the grill and throws some chestnuts on it.
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Pretty Little Liars (ABC Family, 8 p.m.): Every Monday, we stare in quiet awe of the following day’s preposterous Pretty Little Liars episode synopsis—but ultimately fixate on the most mundane detail. This week, that involves Emily meeting “with a prestigious swimming coach,” and now all we want to do is read Joe Reid’s thoughts on an imaginary live-action adaptation of the funny-pages staple Gil Thorp.
Nine For IX (ESPN, 8 p.m.): Kevin McFarland learns an important lesson in consonant pronunciation thanks to a profile of figure skater Katarina Witt. That’s pronounced “Vitt,” like the “Weber” in “Max Weber” and not the “vessel” in “Chekov said ‘I’ve spotted the vessel.’”
So You Think You Can Dance (Fox, 8 p.m.): Dirty Dancing choreographer/High School Musical director Kenny Ortega serves as guest judge, happy that his go-to credit is no longer just “Dirty Dancing choreographer.” Oliver Sava hopes the show salutes Ortega by re-staging one of the basketball-centric routines from the first High School Musical.
Suits (USA, 10:01 p.m.): Tonight’s episode is called “Conflict Of Interest,” and it’s about a conflict of interest. Carrie Raisler appreciates the show’s candor.
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