Here’s what’s up in the world of TV for Tuesday, July 15. All times are Eastern.
TOP PICK
Matador (El Rey, 9 p.m.): The World Cup may be over, but the real soccer drama is only just beginning. In this brand-new show from the El Rey Network, Secret Agent Tony Bravo (That’s Bravo. Tony Bravo.) goes undercover as a professional soccer player with the L.A. Riot. Bravo both has to spy on the uber-rich team owner (played by Alfred Molina) and manage his increasing fame as a soccer superstar. Matador is one of the first original shows from El Rey—a new English language channel aimed at a Latino audience. The show has already been renewed for a second season and in her pre-air review Molly Eichel argues it has some potential so long as it’s willing to embrace the ridiculousness of its premise.
ALSO NOTED
Orange Is The New Black (Netflix, 10 a.m.): More than a month after Orange Is The New Black’s second season premiered on Netflix, Myles McNutt’s weekly coverage finally comes to an end. Let’s offer a round of applause to a man who voluntarily took the slow path in an age of binge-watching.
Underground BBQ Challenge (Travel, 9 p.m.): This brand new food competition show centers on local BBQ cook-offs set in different cities every week. The first episode pits Williamsburg hipsters against District Attorneys in a battle for Brooklyn bragging rights.
Sorrentinos (TVGN, 10 p.m.): Former Jersey Shore star Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino premieres a new reality show about his “crazy” family. The fact that it airs on the TV Guide Network somehow feels entirely appropriate.
REGULAR COVERAGE
Tyrant (FX, 10 p.m.)