Like a real life version of “The Pitt,” the new documentary series “Critical: Between Life and Death” (Netflix, streaming) covers the action at London’s Major Trauma System over 21 days using 40 embedded cameras. Sounds like there will be blood.
There’s a new eight-episode adaptation of Esi Edugyan’s 2018 novel “Washington Black” (Hulu, streaming) about an 11-year-old boy who flees a sugar plantation in Barbados and comes under the wing of someone who had a tragic childhood as a refugee in Nova Scotia. Sterling K. Brown and Ernest Kingsley Jr.star.
From Turkey comes the series “Letters from the Past” (Netflix, streaming) in which a teacher finds messages that students wrote to their future selves 20 years earlier.
Martin Short goes all Gene Rayburn in hosting the reboot of “The Match Game” (BC, 9 p.m.) featuring celebrities Selena Gomez, Anthony Anderson, Kevin Nealon, BD Wong, Cara Delevingne and Ziwe.
A fourth season begins for the revived “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” (ABC, 8 p.m.), hosted by a guy who has been in the tweets of the President of the United States, Jimmy Kimmel. Celebrity contestants include Drew Carey, Aisha Tyler, Matt Damon and en Jennings.
A fourth season comes for the Canadian series “Family Law” (CW, 8 p.m.)
Shark Week serves up another trio of new specials, with “Expedition Unknown: Shark Files” (Discovery 8 p.m.) and “Expedition X: Malpelo Monster Shark” (Discovery, 9 p.m.) — both with Josh Gates — and “Alien Sharks: Death Down Under” (Discovery, 10 p.m.) with wildlife biologist Forrest Galante.
“MasterChef” (Fox, 8 p.m.) has teams create a high end dining experience aboard a moving steam train.
Renovating a basement into a teen space is the task on the season finale of “Holmes Family Rescue” (HGTV, 9 p.m.).
Efforts to tame water and rivers over the ages are recalled on “Human Footprint” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings).
The extra powers are mixing up the veto competitions on “Big Brother” (CBS, 8 p.m.).
On “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” (FX, 9 p.m.), everybody is settling into their corporate roles.
Josh Gad helps a college buddy get a new studio and backyard space on “Celebrity IOU” (HGTV, 8 p.m.).
“Tyler Perry’s Sistas” (BET9 p.m.) look for a doctor who cares.
There is chaos at a Celebration of Life event on “The Real Housewives of Miami” (Bravo, 9 p.m.).
“The Challenge” (MTV, 8 p.m.) starts off a new season with a whopping 32 players — half of them veterans of the game.
Turner Classic Movies continues its Wednesday night series on mythology with “Oedipus Rex” (8 p.m.), “Medea” (10 p.m.), “Electra” (12:15 a.m.), “Iphigenia” (2:15 a.m.) and “Damon and Pythias” (4:30 a.m.).
Earlier on TCM, the theme is filmmaking itself with “The Cameraman” (6:30 p.m.), the 1937 “A Star is Born” (8 a.m.), “The Movie Man” (10 a.m.), “Hearts of the West” (11:30 a.m.), “Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession” (1:15 p.m.), “The Magic Box” (3:30 p.m.) and “Film: The Living Record of Our Memory” (5:45 p.m.).
Baseball includes San Francisco at Atlanta (MLB, noon), Minnesota at Dodgers (MLB, 4 p.m.), Boston at Philadelphia (ESPN, 7 p.m.) and Yankees at Toronto (Prime Video, 7 p.m.).
WNBA action has Atlanta at Phoenix (CBS Sports, 10 p.m.).
Women’s soccer includes Germany vs. Spain (Fox, 3 p.m.).
Daytime Talk
Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos: Vanessa Kirby. The View: Mark Consuelos. Kelly Clarkson: Amy Schumer, Jillian Bell, Brianne Howey, David Kwong (rerun). Drew Barrymore: Kevin Bacon, Tichina Arnold, Tess Sanchez, Max Greenfield (rerun). Jennifer Hudson: Maren Morris (rerun). Tamron Hall: Tennille Jenkins, Vanessa Chamberlin, Maryanne Connaughton, Long Brazil, Johnny Wright (rerun).
Late Talk
Stephen Colbert: Steve Buscemi, Molly Gordon. Jimmy Kimmel: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ginger Feimster, Fitz and the Tangrums, Fortune Feimster. Jimmy Fallon: Anthony Mackie, Mamie Gummer, Robert Klein, Ghost. Seth Meyers: LL Cool J, Vanessa Kirby. Taylor Tomlinson: Keyla Monterroso Mejia, Brandon Kyle Goodman, Jason Sklar (rerun). Daily Show: Samara Cyn.