‘Marvel’s The Defenders’ Debuts on Netflix

FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 2017

ABC
8:00 p.m. “Shark Tank” (R)
9:00 p.m. “What Would You Do?”
10:30 p.m.: “20/20?

CBS
8:00 p.m. “Big Brother”
9:00 p.m. “Hawaii Five-O” (R)
10:00 p.m. “Blue Bloods” (R)

NBC
8:00 p.m. “America’s Got Talent” (R, two hours)
10:00 p.m. “Dateline”

Fox
8:00 p.m. “MasterChef” (R)
9:00 p.m. “Beat Shazam” (R)

CW
8:00 p.m. “Masters of Illusion”
8:30 p.m. “Masters of Illusion” (R)
9:00 p.m. “Penn & Teller Fool Us” (R)

PBS
8:00 p.m. “Washington Week with Gwen Ifill”
8:30 p.m. “Charlie Rose: The Week”
9:00 p.m. “Great Performances” (90-minutes)
10:30 p.m. PBS Previews: “The Vietnam War” (R)

Of Note on Cable or Digital:
-“Dinotrux” (Netflix, 3:01 a.m. ET): complete third season
-“Marvel’s The Defenders” (Netflix, 3:01 a.m. ET): series premiere
-“Kendra on Top” (WE, 9 p.m. ET): season premiere (one hour)
-“Cake Hunters” (Cooking, 10 p.m. ET): summer season premiere
-“Under the Influence” (Reelz, 9 p.m. ET): season finale