1) “Cruel Summer,” 10 p.m., Freeform. “You actually think you’re this good guy,” an ex-friend tells Luke. Many people think he is; he brings sense of sweetness and pain. But there’s real depth to this show’s characters. Last week, Megan and Lexi extracted his confessions; then a gun was fired. Now – setting up next week’s finale – we learn much more. We also see that Griffin Gluck — like colleagues Sadie Stanley and Lexi Underwood (they’re shown here) — is a talented actor.
2) “Children Ruin Everything” debut, 9 and 9:30 p.m., CW. For Astrid and James, life is going as planned. They have two kids (one of each) and she’s ready to return to work. They’re happy … except for the chaos, commotion, fuss, frustration, spills, screams and general annoyance. Meaghan Rath (“Hawaii Five-0”) is excellent as Astrid, in a show that’s inconsistent, but fairly funny.
3) “Son of a Critch,” 8 and 8:30 p.m., CW. This is the strategy of CW’s new owners – dump expensive shows and insert lower-cost ones, especially from Canada. It sounds reasonable, with Mark Critch co-writing an autobiographical comedy and playing his own dad. Alas, the opener rarely works. The villains feel like stereotypes and the “good guy” has a nasty response. We’ll hope it gets better.
4) “Bob (Hearts) Abishola,” 8:30, CBS. Abishola, forever hard-working, surprised everyone by delaying her medical-school application to have more time for herself. That comes, however, just as Bob, bringing his factory to Detroit, has less time. In this rerun, they try to work a compromie.
5) “Claim to Fame,” 8 p.m., ABC. Last week, Shayne (Eddie Murphy’s daughter) was ousted. Now some way-too-easy clues are handed out. First, however, the “telephone” game is played by some of the worst memory-game players in history. “I generally can’t remember what I ate the day before,” Olivia admits. The hour feels way too stretched, but has some interesting moments, followed by the “Bachelorette” episode that precedes home-town visits.