1) “CMA Fest,” 8-11 p.m. Thursday, ABC. The night will be stuffed with 30 country songs, from hosts Cody Johnson (shown here) and Ashley McBryde and others. There’s Blake Shelton, Kelsea Ballerini, Luke Bryan, Keith Urban, Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Ella Langley. Darius Rucker, Trace Adkins, Riley Green and more, including Shaboozey with Jelly Roll.
2) “The Bear,” Wednesday, Hulu; and “Squid Game,” Friday, Netflix. As others slumber, streaming has a huge week. “Bear” won 21 Emmys in its first two seasons; now (as the third season draws Emmy votes), the fourth arrives. And “Squid” has soared. Last season averaged 27.1 million viewers, trade-paper Variety says, 8 million more than any other show.
3) NBA draft, 8 p.m. ET Wednesday, ABC and ESPN; 8 p.m. Thursday, ESPN. We may keep hearing the same teams. Duke has three likely first-rounders — Cooper Flagg, Kon Knueppel and Khaman Maluach. Rutgers may have two (Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey) in the top five, despite a losing record. Brooklyn has (prior to trades) four first-round picks.
4) “Nautilus” opener, 9 p.m. Sunday, AMC, rerunning at 11:23. The first hour is impressive — a richly crafted series, loosely based on Jules’ Verne’s fantasy classic. There’s a rogue captain, a clever damsel, an invincible enemy and a great ship. By the second hour, however, options are limited. We’re stuck in a big ship in a (really) big ocean, with endless crises ahead.
5) “Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything,” today, Hulu. This huge streaming week has portraits of two key women: First is Walters, a dominant force in daytime TV and primetime specials. Friday is film star Jayne Mansfield (Max and HBO), profiled by her daughter, Mariska Hargitay. Also streaming: the action show “Countdown,” Wednesday on Amazon Prime.
6) Edith Wharton tales. Wharton grew up rich, a debutante in 1880s New York, then criticized her high-society world. Her Pulitzer-winning “Age of Innocence” became a 1993 Martin Scorsese masterwork (8 p.m. ET Tuesday, Turner Classic Movies), with five Oscar nominations. Her “The Buccaneers” is now a gorgeous but sudsy series, Wednesdays on Apple TV+.
7) “Raid the Cage” finale, 9 p.m. Wednesday, CBS. This action game show has had fill-in duty. It did seven episodes last winter, then had five left for summer. Now it wraps up early, before “Big Brother” returns (July 10) and takes over Wednesdays (July 16). Damon Wayans Jr. hosts “Raid”; neither of his shows (this one or “Poppa’s House”) has been renewed.
8) “Elsbeth,” 10 p.m. Thursday, CBS. At 68, David Alan Grier is having a great year. There’s NBC’s “St. Denis Medical” (which returns this fall), plus guest roles in last week’s “Poker Face” and this terrific rerun. He’s a mortician with an extra body to hide. Also Thursday: new hours of an OK “Poker Face” (Peacock) and a strong and busy “Transplant” (8 p.m., NBC).
9) “Grammy Greats: The Most Memorable Moments,” 9-11 p.m. Friday, CBS. Spicing up TV’s summer slumber, CBS keeps rerunning music specials. Lately, it’s given us Dua Lipa, Elton John, Ringo Starr and songwriters. Now it looks at key Grammy moments, with Lipa, John, Rickey Martin, Bonnie Raitt, Keith Urban, Jennifer Hudson, LL Cool J and more.
10) ALSO: PBS has season-openers of “POV” (10 p.m. today, with Amazon strikers) and “Human Footprint” (9 p.m. Wednesday, viewing grocery stores). Also new are its “Caregiving” (9-11 p.m. Tuesday); “American Masters” (9 p.m. Friday, profiling writer-philosopher Hannah Arendt); and “Patience” and Grantchester” (8-10 p.m. Sunday, with excellent mysteries).