Week’s top-10 for July 8: ABC starts its summer spurt

1) “The Bachelorette” opener, 8-10 p.m. today, ABC. A big, busy week for ABC starts with the first Asian-American as a “Bachelor” show’s star. Jenn Tran (shown here) is the daughter of Vietnam immigrants, she’s 26 and near her Master’s Degree in clinical medical studies. She’ll meet 25 men, ranging from a med student to guys who focus on wine and pet portraits.

2) “Tulsa King” opener, 8 p.m. Sunday, CBS. Two masters of terse, tough dialog combine: Taylor Sheridan (“Yellowstone”) is the producer and co-writer. Sylvester Stallone plays a mobster, fresh from prison, expecting a top New York job … but dispatched to Tulsa. Reruns of the first season reach CBS, before the second season on Paramount+.

3) “All American: Homecoming” season-opener, 9 p.m., today, CW. The third and final season starts by answering key questions. (Which guy did Simone choose? Who won the baseball championship?) But then comes a lot of talk and an overhaul. There will be a different feeling to the last season of this story of life at a historically Black college.

4) Sharks. Now our TV’s are full of them. “SharkFest” continues on National Geographic through July 28 and the 37th “Shark Week” has just started on Discovery. It has reruns all day and new hours from 8-11 p.m. through Friday and 8-10 p.m. Saturday, bearing such titles as “Sea of Blood” (10 p.m. today) and “Sharks vs. Nazis” (9 p,m. Wednesday).

5) “Family Feud: Decades of Laughs,” 8 p.m. Tuesday, ABC. For 48 years, “Feud” has offered a clever concept and fun hosts, from Richard Dawson to Steve Harvey. It did daytime for eight years on ABC and five on CBS, then syndication and prime time. This hour recalls funny moments; at 9, Harvey starts a season with Ne-Yo, Megan Thee Stallion and more..

6) Much more, ABC. After a month-plus pause, ABC is launching its summer shows. Wednesday has “Who Wants To Be a Millionaire” at 8 p.m. and “Claim to Fame” at 9; then come the ESPYs: From 8-11 p.m. Thursday, Serena Williams hosts sports awards that include female athlete of the year (she won it twice) and male athlete of the year.

7) “Dynamic Planet” finale, 8 p.m.. Wednesday, PBS. This starts with stern signs of a broken eco-system, including locust swarms in South Africa. But it also shows encoraging counter-steps – buffalo herds being restored in the U.S. … fresh plantings in the rainforest … butterflies nurtured at both end of their journey between New York and Mexico.

8) “IF” (2024), 8 p.m., Friday, MGM+. Whimsy and sorrow co-exist, in this erratic (but sometimes excellent) film. John Krasinski wrote, directed and plays a widower facing heart surgery; his daughter, 12, meets Ryan Reynolds and invisible friends. Also Friday: a new “Descendants” musical on Disney+; the “Serpent Queen” season-opener, 9 p.m. on Starz.

9) “Kids Choice Awards,” 8 p.m. Saturday,, Nickelodeon. The hosts (Patrick Star and SpongeBob) are cartoon characters, which may make it less fun to slime them. Up for favorite movie are “Barbie,” “Wonka,” :”The Marvels,” “Little Mermaid” and the latest rounds of “Aquaman,” “Ghostbusters,” “Transformers” and “Guardians of the Galaxy.”

10) “Mammals” debut, 8 p.m., Saturday, BBC America. This is a great week for global filmmaking. A New Zealand group led PBS’ “Dynamic Planet”; the British do this one. Over six episodes — narrated by David Attenborough, 98 – it views animals everywhere. The first hour views nighttime, when only a minority of mammals (including us) sleep.