Thursday’s TV Highlights: ‘Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll’ on FX

SERIES

Home Free It’s down to the last two contestants in the two-hour season finale of the home design competition. Mike Holmes and Tim Tebow host. 8 p.m. Fox

Greatest Hits Up to now, each episode of this summer series has dealt with five-year spans of popular songs, but the two-hour season finale breaks overs the entire range the show has considered, from 1980 to 2005. Expect an all-star cast of artists to perform numbers they made famous, with other guests paying tribute to the music from other acts. Celine Dion, Ariana Grande, Adam Lambert, Nelly, En Vogue, John Legend, New Edition, Richard Marx, Colin Hay, Sheryl Crow, Kelsea Ballerini, Smash Mouth, Hunter Hayes and Flo Rida perform. Arsenio Hall and Kelsea Ballerini are the hosts. 9 p.m. ABC

Ripper Street Drake (Jerome Flynn) continues to investigate the murder of an Indian-born lawyer, but Special Branch seems to be conducting their own investigation. 10 p.m. BBC America

Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll When the band meets a young fan (Grace Woosley), Johnny (Denis Leary) discovers he has a new talent. 10 p.m. FX

Ice Road Truckers The dangerous profession series returns for a new season. 10 p.m. History

SPECIALS

Rio Olympics Preview Special An overview of the athletes and events. Concerns about preparedness and health safety will also be addressed. Also featured are profiles of athletes, including Michael Phelps, Katie Ledecky, Kerri Walsh Jennings and Usain Bolt. Bob Costas hosts. 8 p.m. NBC

TALK SHOWS

CBS This Morning Nicholas Thompson. (N) 7 a.m. KCBS

Today Jennifer Garner; Seth Rogen; Tony Danza; Elvis Duran’s Artist of the Month: Jon Bellion; Today Food with Heather Christo. (N) 7 a.m. KNBC

KTLA Morning News (N) 7 a.m. KTLA

Good Morning America Miles Teller; chef Mario Batali; a performance from “Cats.” (N) 7 a.m. KABC

Good Day L.A. (N) 7 a.m. KTTV

The View (N) 10 a.m. KABC

The Talk Denis Leary; radio personality Big Boy. (N) 1 p.m. KCBS

To the Contrary With Bonnie Erbé Democratic National Convention; Clinton and Trump families. (N) 5:30 p.m. KOCE

Tavis Smiley Park Ranger Betty Reid Soskin. (Part 1 of 2) 11 p.m. KOCE

Charlie Rose (N) 11 p.m. KVCR; 11:30 p.m. KOCE; 1 a.m. KLCS

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Miles Teller; Keri Russell; Steven Tyler performs. (N) 11:34 p.m. KNBC

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Jamie Dornan; Javier Muñoz; Malcolm Gladwell; the O’Jays perform. (N) 11:35 p.m. KCBS

Jimmy Kimmel Live Morgan Freeman; Steve Martorano; Young the Giant performs; Sharon Jones sits in with the house band. (N) 11:35 p.m. KABC

The Late Late Show With James Corden Hugh Grant; Bryce Dallas Howard; Local Natives perform. (N) 12:37 a.m. KCBS

Late Night With Seth Meyers Michael K. Williams; Blake Shelton; Mary Timony. (N) 12:37 a.m. KNBC

Nightline (N) 12:37 a.m. KABC

SPORTS

Rio Olympics Men’s Soccer: Iraq vs. Denmark 9 a.m. NBCSP; Honduras vs. Algeria 10:59 a.m. USA; Brazil vs. South Africa Noon NBCSP; Mexico vs. Germany 1 p.m. USA; Portugal vs. Argentina 2 p.m. NBCSP; Sweden vs. Colombia 3 p.m. USA; Fiji vs. South Korea 4 p.m. NBCSP; Nigeria vs. Japan 6 p.m. NBCSP

Rio Olympics broadcast and cable TV schedule is available here: Rio Olympics TV Schedule

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