Sci Fi TV Listings for the Week of August 2nd: Premiere for Showtime’s UFO Docu-Series

Weekly roundup of science fiction and fantasy shows (as well as movies/specials of note) on the Prime Time TV schedule, also including programs that may be of interest to genre fans. Air dates and times subject to change without notice.

Sci Fi/Fantasy TV Shows Premiering This Week

UFO (Premieres on Showtime August 2nd): UFO is a four-part docu-series from J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot and Glen Zipper exploring our fascination with unidentified flying objects, and what clandestine influence the American government, lucrative private companies and the military may have in shielding the truth behind extraterrestrial phenomena to further their own agendas. 4-part documentary premieres on Sunday at 9 PM EST.

Schedule Notes

Apart from the J.J. Abrams-produced UFO docu-series which should be of interest to genre fans, the schedule for sci f and fantasy shows remains sparse this week. But next week brings several premieres including Star Trek Lower Decks Season 2 and Titans Season 3 with more on the way in August. You can see the full Summer sci fi TV schedule at this link, and you can get a glimpse at what is coming in Fall 2021 at this link.


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Prime Time Sci Fi TV Listings for the Week of Aug 2 – Aug 8

Links are to the show pages on CancelledSciFi.com with additional series info and current status. Broadcast/Cable Listings Source: TVGuide.com

Monday August 2
Roswell New Mexico (CW) 9:00-10:00
Tuesday August 3
Superman & Lois (CW) 9:00-10:00 Repeat
Motherland Fort Salem (Freeform) 10:00-11:00
Wednesday August 4
No Genre Entries
Thursday August 5
The Outpost (CW) 9:00-10:00
Friday August 6
SurrealEstate (Syfy) 10:00-11:00
Saturday August 7
No Genre Entries
Sunday August 8
Legends of Tomorrow (CW) 8:00-9:00
Wellington Paranormal (CW) 9:00-9:30
UFO (Showtime) 9:00-10:00 Series Premiere
Dead Pixels (CW) 9:30-10:00
Streaming
American Horror Stories (Hulu) Wednesday New Ep
Star Wars The Bad Batch (Disney+) Friday New Ep
Evil (Paramount+) Sunday New Ep
You can see the complete list of streaming shows at this link
Highlights for the Week of Aug 9
Titans (HBO Max) Streaming Thursday, Season 3 Premiere
Star Trek Lower Decks (Paramount+) Streaming Thursday, Season 2 Premiere


More from CancelledSciFi.com: Keep up with the status updates of all the currently airing sci fi and fantasy shows with our Sci Fi TV Update posts on Fridays. And be sure to follow the Cancelled Sci Fi Twitter Site  for breaking news and updates.

Author: johnnyjay

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