Emma Meyers of “Wednesday” both looks like a teenager and has a glum curiosity that makes her character Pip Fitz-Amobi a convincing one in Poppy Cogan’s six-episode adaptation of the YA novel of the same name name, “A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder” (Netflix, streaming). The BBC production concerns her intent to get to the bottom of a murder-suicide that haunted her as a little girl.
A second season starts for the father-son comedy “Unstable” (Netflix, streaming), starring real life father and son Rob Lowe and John Owen Lowe.
From Chile comes the music documentary “Mon Laferte, te amo” (Netflix, streaming) about the Latin American star who is not exactly a household name here.
If you can’t wait until the next U.S. edition, here’s the first “Love is Blind: Mexico” (Netflix, streaming), the first from south of the border. Omar and Lucy Chaparro host. They must be the Nick and Vanessa Lachey of Mexico.
Too soon for preseason football? You bet. But here’s Chicago vs. Houston (ABC, ESPN, 8 p.m.) in the Hall of Fame Game from Canton, Ohio.
Early football may be the only chance to pry sports fans away from “Primetime in Paris: The Olympics” (NBC, 8 p.m.). Tonight’s recap will have women’s gymnastics all-around final and the women’s 200-meter breaststroke final.
For some reason, they’re still running the Miss Teen USA (CW, 8 p.m.) pageant. Last year’s winner quit in May, saying “my personal values no longer fully align with the direction of the organization.” Her 2023 runner up refused to take the crown and resigned as well. All this days after Miss USA gave up her crown. And you thought it was bad when Trump owned the organizations from 1996 to 2015.
The weirdest prime time special may be “Just the Facts with Steve Ballmer” (Fox, 9 p.m.) in which the former Microsoft CEO and current owner of the L.A. Clippers presents statistics that may have some bearing on the election.
In the made-for-TV thriller “Deadly Estate” (Lifetime Movie Network, 8 p.m.), a murder in a high-end hotel is blamed on the new operations manager. Samantha Walkes stars.
The three now up for elimination on “Big Brother” (CBS, 8 p.m.), Lisa, Angela and Tucker, go the AI arena for a last chance at redemption before two are up for a live vote.
Robert and Rachel rush to the sinkhole site on “COBRA” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings).
Turner Classic Movies’ annual Summer Under the Stars begins today, with a focus on one actor a day. The initial installment spotlights the dapperWilliam Powell with a full day of his films: “The Last of Mrs. Cheyney” (6 a.m.), “Manhattan Melodrama” (8 a.m.), “Rendezvous” (10 a.m.), “The Heavenly Body” (midnight), “Libeled Lady” (2 p.m.), “The Thin Man” (4 p.m.), “Life with Father” (5:45 p.m.), “Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid” (8 p.m.), “My Man Godfrey” (9:45 p.m.), “Love Crazy” (11:30 p.m.), “Double Wedding” (1:15 a.m.), “The Ex-Mrs. Bradford” (3 a.m.) and “Jewel Robbery” (4:30 a.m.)
Baseball includes Miami at Atlanta (MLB, 7:20 p.m.) and St. Louis at Chicago (MLB, 8 p.m.).
Daytime Talk
Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos: Monica Mangin. The View: New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu. The Talk: Casey Wilson, Jessica St. Clair (rerun). Drew Barrymore: Mikel Welch, Zanna Roberts Rassi (rerun). Kelly Clarkson: Jamie Lee Curtis, Black Pumas (rerun). Jennifer Hudson: Elisabeth Moss (rerun). Tamron Hall: Clea Shearer, Joanna Tellin, Lawrence (rerun).
Late Talk
Stephen Colbert: Glen Powell, Charlemagne Tha God (rerun). Jimmy Kimmel: Peyton Manning, Emma Roberts, The War and Treaty, Kathryn Hahn (rerun). Taylor Tomlinson: Alex Edelman, Jack McBrayer, Jackie Tohn (rerun). Daily Show: Adam Kinzinger, Hong Chau.