It’s back to earth for Brazil, trying to muster some confidence and national pride by defending a third place finish in the World Cup it is hosting, in the consolation match of Brazil vs. Netherlands (ESPN, 4 p.m.), whetting the appetite for Sunday’s final of Germany vs. Argentina.
Speaking of “Gravity” (HBO, 8 p.m.), the popular sci-fi spectacle makes its debut on premium cable, minus the 3-D as George Clooney and Sandra Bullock deal with a space station explosion far out in space.
The next new show for where the old Biography channel used to be, “The Feed” (FYI, 9 p.m.) covers foodie world in New York City.
On the season premiere of “Bad Dog!” (Animal Planet, 8 p.m.), one gets into a toaster oven and another isn’t a dog at all; it’s a skunk.
As for Bad Boys, Bad Boys, the 27th season of “Cops” (Spike TV, 8 p.m.) starts on cable. (Whatcha gonna do?)
On the new made for TV movie “Presumed Dead in Paradise” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.) finds a teenager involved in a conspiracy involving her father when people think she’s drowned after a trip with her estranged stepmother.
George and Poppy Carlton finally make it to Detroit on “Almost Royal” (BBC America, 10 p.m.).
Tasha gets into the club business on “Power” (Starz, 9 p.m.), the most popular show for African-Americans on TV, according to its network executives.
Fruit is for eating, people learn the hard way on “Sex Sent Me to the ER” (TLC, 9 p.m.).
Tonight’s Burn Off Theater features two more episodes of the canceled “Bad Teacher” (CBS, 8 and 8:30 p.m.).
More child labor for entertainment purposes: “Bet on Your Baby” (ABC, 8 p.m.).
Baseball includes Washington at Phillies (Fox, 7 p.m.) unless they chose Pittsburgh at Cincinnati or Angels at Texas for regional broadcasts.
Doff your 10-gallon hat for rodeo cowboys, saluted tonight on Turner Classic Movies, with “Bus Stop” (8 p.m.) and “The Lusty Men” (10 p.m.). Not sure whether there’s a cowboy in “The Unholy Wife” (midnight). but things really change with the horror film “The Baby” (TCM, 2 a.m.) and the crime saga “Lightning Strikes Twice” (TCM, 3:45 a.m.).
Randy Newman is featured for the full hour of a replay of “Austin City Limits” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings).
The Lena Dunham-hosted “Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 11:30 p.m.) with the National — a pretty good episode, as I recall, is rerun.