HOLEY MOLEY - "Everyone Can Be Terrible!" - This week's episode of "Holey Moley" sees a new batch of diverse contestants taking on the most epic mini-golf course ever created. An experienced player, self-proclaimed "putting ninja" faces off against a casual, recreational mini-golf player on "Log Roll," where play-by-play commentator Joe Tessitore realizes his striking resemblance to the hole's own Putt Bunyan. Across the course, a math teacher goes head-to-head with a product spokesmodel on "Dutch Courage," where the infamous windmills claim their latest victim. Over at "Arc De Trigolf," an honest contestant dubbed the "Holey Moley Messiah" self-reports an accidental tap that costs him an all-important extra stroke, and a summer beach party pops up on "The Distractor." Elsewhere, sideline correspondent Jeannie Mai and course mascot Sir Goph get fast and furious in a golf cart race; and Stephen Curry, "Holey Moley"'s Most Valuable Pro, admits even he is scared of the daunting final hole, "Mt. Holey Moley." This episode of "Holey Moley" airs THURSDAY, AUG. 15 (8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC. (ABC/Eric McCandless) STEPHON ALFORD

Best-bets for Aug. 22: Bye-bye, golf and “Baskets”

1) “Holey Moley” season-finale, 8 and 9 p.m., ABC. Each era, alas, has a different legacy. In 1969, we had the summer of Woodstock; in 2019, we have the summer when miniature golf (shown here) became a primetime, big-network sport. Now we get a champion, with sports stars dropping in. It’s golfer Michelle Wei in the first hour, gymnast Gabrielle Douglas in the second, basketball’s Steph Curry (who produces this show) in both. He even asks why there aren’t more mini-sports. Mini-basketball maybe? Read more…

1) “Holey Moley” season-finale, 8 and 9 p.m., ABC. Each era, alas, has a different legacy. In 1969, we had the summer of Woodstock; in 2019, we have the summer when miniature golf (shown here) became a primetime, big-network sport. Now we get a champion, with sports stars dropping in. It’s golfer Michelle Wei in the first hour, gymnast Gabrielle Douglas in the second, basketball’s Steph Curry (who produces this show) in both. He even asks why there aren’t more mini-sports. Mini-basketball maybe?

2) Football, 8 p.m. ET, Fox. Two Florida teams meet in a pre-season game, with the Jacksonville Jaguars (5-11 last year) at the Miami Dolphins (7-9). It’s kind of like miniature golf, only with fewer windmills and more crunching collisions and …. OK, it’s not at all like miniature golf.

3) “The Big Bang Theory,” 8 p.m., CBS. In a funny rerun, Sheldon and Amy must try something they’re not familiar with: Being charming. Their competitors for the Nobel Prize (Sean Astin and Kal Penn) are already doing that; now Sheldon and Amy try to get some support from past winners.

4) “Two Sentence Horror Stories,” 9 and 9:30 p.m., CW. The first episode, a good one, has the subtle horror of real life, as a rich, gay teen struggles with cancer. The second is a rerun of the opener, with a serial killer obsessing on single moms.

5) “Baskets” series finale, 10 p.m., FX, rerunning at 11. From the start, this has been shrouded by hopelessness. Fresh from French clown school, Chip (Zach Galifianakis) had a sham marriage, a mean brother and no prospects. Last week’s episode (rerunning at 10:30) was a neat detour, with the family converging on the state Capitol; now the shroud returns. Tonight’s only fun comes from Martha Kelly as Chip’s dour friend. Best plan: Catch last week’s terrific episode at 10:30, then the so-so finale at 11.

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