Best-bets for July 1: “Good Girls,” double-Janney, quadruple-Elvis

1) “Good Girls,” 9 p.m. NBC. This won’t be back next year, but we can catch new episodes on the next four Thursdays. Desperate to dump their counterfeit cash, the women lost it all in Las Vegas. They were delighted; Rio, the gang leader who leads the counterfeit scheme, wasn’t. Now he takes a hostage; there are great moments for Mae Whitman (center) and Christina Hendricks (left), as Annie and her sister Beth. Read more…

1) “Good Girls,” 9 p.m. NBC. This won’t be back next year, but we can catch new episodes on the next four Thursdays. Desperate to dump their counterfeit cash, the women lost it all in Las Vegas. They were delighted; Rio, the gang leader who leads the counterfeit scheme, wasn’t. Now he takes a hostage; there are great moments for Mae Whitman (center) and Christina Hendricks (left), as Annie and her sister Beth.

2) “Mom,” 9 p.m., CBS. When “Big Brother” and “Love Island” arrive next week, “Mom” and “B Positive” will vanish. The latter will be back next season, but “Mom” – possibly TV’s best comedy – won’t, so savor this episode. Adam’s bar has been prospering, so he uses the money to buy an RV … without consulting Bonnie (Allison Janney). You can warm up for this by catching Janney’s brilliant, Oscar-winning work as Tonya Harding’s mom in “I, Tonya” (2017), at 6:45 p.m. on Showtime.

3) “Making It,” 8 p.m., NBC. There’s a feel-good vibe to this show, with hosts Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman offering casual humor and introducing likable craftsfolk. It’s a competition, but last week, no one was eliminated and two people were added. Tonight’s projects include a theme of sharing.

4) “Kissin’ Cousins” (1964), 8 p,m. ET, Turner Classic Movies. This month, TCM has Elvis Presley quadruple features on Thursdays. There will be a few good films in the bunch – led by “Viva Las Vegas” (1964) at 8 p.m. ET July 8 and “Jailhouse Rock” (1957) at 8 p.m. July 22 – and a lot of awful ones. Tonight is all-awful, with “Double Trouble” (1967) at 10 p.m ET., “Clambake” (1967) at midnight and “Live a Little, Love a Little” (1968) at 2 a.m.

5) “Lust” and “Envy” (both 2021), 8 and 10 p.m., Lifetime Movie Network. When Lifetime announced plans to do movies on the seven deadly sins, we kind of knew “Lust” would come early. These were produced by Bishop T.D. Jakes, who planned to do “Greed” at the same time, then delayed it because COVID was complicating things. “Wrath” and “Pride” also seem promising; “Gluttony” and “Sloth” may be tougher to turn into compelling fiction.

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