What's on your HDTV this week: World Cup, 'Fargo' finale, 'True Blood' premiere
Hockey and basketball are over, but now it's time for the global game to take center stage. The World Cup started last week, but the USMNT is only just getting ready for its first game today against Ghana, the country that's knocked it out in the last two tournaments. If you have cable, watching the game in the US is as easy as turning on the TV or opening ESPN's app, but those without should keep an eye on Univision, which is streaming the action from Brazil with no login required. Also of note, the season finales of Orphan Black as well as FX's excellent Fargo and Louie are on the schedule this week. Check after the break for a list of what's new this week plus a few trailers, and drop a note in the comments if you see any highlights we've missed.
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Of course, that's not all there is, as TNT launches its new Michael Bay-produced drama The Last Ship, True Blood kicks off its final season on HBO and ABC's Rising Star is bringing an app to stir up the usual reality TV contest format. On Blu-ray, Wes Anderson fans have The Grand Budapest Hotel to look forward to while gamers can check out EA Sports UFC on Xbox One and PS4. Syfy even has a couple of summer premieres, with the return of Defiance and the series premiere of Dominion.
Blu-ray, Streaming movies & Games
The Grand Budapest Hotel
House of Cards (S2)
Joe
The Machine
Walk of Shame
The Lego Movie (3D)
Picnic at Hanging Rock (Criterion)
EA Sports UFC (Xbox One, PS4)
How to Train Your Dragon 2 (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U)
MotoGP 14 (PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PC)
Monday
World Cup Group G: Ghana vs. US, ESPN, 5:30PM
Switched at Birth (summer premiere), ABC Family, 8PM
Whose Line Is It Anyway?, CW, 8PM
WWE Raw, USA, 8PM
Masterchef, Fox, 8PM
The Fosters (season premiere), ABC Family, 9PM
24: Live Another Day, Fox, 9PM
Beauty and the Beast, CW, 9PM
American Ninja Warrior, NBC, 9PM
Major Crimes, TNT, 9PM
Murder in the First, TNT, 10PM
Longmire, A&E, 10PM
Louie (season finale), FX, 10 & 10:30PM
Mistresses, ABC, 10PM
Tuesday
World Cup Group H: Belgium vs. Algeria, ESPN, 11:30AM
World Cup Group A: Brazil vs. Mexico, ESPN, 2:30PM
World Cup Group H: Russia vs. South Korea, ESPN, 5:30PM
America's Got Talent, NBC, 8PM
Pretty Little Liars, ABC Family, 8PM
Rizzoli & Isles (season premiere),
Chasing Life, ABC Family, 9PM
Royal Pains , USA, 9PM
I Wanna Marry "Harry", Fox, 9PM
Deadliest Catch, Discovery, 9PM
Top Gear (US), History, 9PM
The Wil Wheaton Project, Syfy, 9PM
Fargo (season finale), FX, 10PM
Heroes of Cosplay, Syfy, 10PM
Perception (season premiere), TNT, 10PM
Playing House (season finale), USA, 10 & 10:30PM
Awkward, MTV, 10PM
The Night Shift, NBC, 10PM
Freakshow, AMC, 10:30PM
Inside Amy Schumer, Comedy Central, 10:30PM
The Listener, ION, 11 & 11:59PM
Wednesday
World Cup Group B: Australia vs. Netherlands, ESPN, 11:30AM
World Cup Group B: Spain vs. Chile, ESPN, 2:30PM
World Cup Group A: Cameroon vs. Croatia, ESPN, 5:30PM
Rogue, DirecTV 101, 8 & 9PM
Melissa & Joey (season finale), ABC Family, 8PM
So You Think You Can Dance, Fox, 8PM
Baby Daddy (season finale), ABC Family, 8:30PM
Suits, USA, 9PM
Dual Survival, Discovery, 9PM
Graceland, USA, 10PM
Motive, ABC, 10PM
Catfish, MTV, 10PM
The Ultimate Fighter, Fox Sports 1, 10PM
Thursday
World Cup Group C: Colombia vs. Ivory Coast, ESPN, 11:30AM
World Cup Group D: Uruguay vs. England, ESPN, 2:30PM
World Cup Group C: Japan vs. Greece, ESPN, 5:30PM
Black Box, ABC, 8PM
4th Anuual Critics Choice TV Awards, CW, 8PM
Defiance (season premiere), Syfy, 8PM
Hollywood Game Night, NBC, 8PM
Rookie Blue (season premiere), ABC, 9PM
Dominion (series premiere), Syfy, 9PM
The Sixties, CNN, 9PM
Undateable, NBC, 9 & 9:30PM
Gang Related, Fox, 9PM
Anger Management, FX, 9:30PM
Last Comic Standing, NBC, 10PM
Maron, IFC, 10PM
Comedy Bang! Bang!, IFC, 10:30PM
Friday
World Cup Group D: Italy vs. Costa Rica, ESPN, 11:30AM
World Cup Group E: Switzerland vs. France, ESPN, 2:30PM
World Cup Group E: Honduras vs. Ecuador, ESPN, 5:30PM
WWE SmackDown, Syfy, 8PM
Cold Justice (season premiere), TNT, 9PM
Crossbones, NBC, 10PM
Continuum, Syfy, 10PM
Real Time with Bill Maher, HBO, 10PM
The Half Hour, Comedy Central, 12 & 12:30AM
Saturday
World Cup Group F: Argentina vs. Iran, ESPN, 11:30AM
World Cup Group G: Ghana vs. Germany, ESPN, 2:30PM
World Cup Group F: Nigeria vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina, ESPN, 5:30PM
Bet On Your Baby, ABC, 8PM
Crisis (series finale), NBC, 8 & 9PM
The Mentor, Lifetime, 8PM
Power, Starz, 9PM
The Assets, ABC, 9PM
Orphan Black (season finale), BBC America, 9PM
Almost Royal (series premiere), BBC America, 10 & 10:30PM
Sunday
F1 Austrian Grand Prix, NBC Sports Network, 7:30AM
World Cup Group H: Belgium vs. Russia, ABC, 11:30AM
World Cup Group H: South Korea vs. Algeria, ABC, 2:30PM
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series @ Sonoma, TNT, 3PM
World Cup Group G: USA vs. Portugal, ESPN, 5:30PM
Enlisted (series finale), Fox, 7PM
Wipeout (season premiere), ABC, 7 & 8PM
Rangers/Angels, ESPN, 8PM
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown, CNN, 9PM
True Blood (season premiere), HBO, 9PM
The Last Ship (series premiere), TNT, 9PM
The Musketeers (series premiere), BBC America, 9PM
Rising Star (series premiere), ABC, 9PM
The Escape Artist (Part 2 of 2), PBS, 9PM
Catching Hell, Weather Channel, 9PM
Nurse Jackie, Showtime, 9PM
Californication, Showtime, 9:30PM
Falling Skies (season premiere), TNT, 10PM
The Hunt, History, 10PM
Halt and Catch Fire, AMC, 10PM
Penny Dreadful, Showtime, 10PM
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, HBO, 11:30PM