Essential Phone orders are finally shipping, for real this time

Now we can turn our focus to the actual phone, right?

Facing a few days of shipping delays late list week, Essential said that shipments of its new phone were finally heading out the door on Aug 25 — but now, it seems like that’s actually happening today. Looking at threads both on our own Android Central forums and the popular XDA forums, people are starting to actually receive tracking numbers for their phones — though at first it looks like this is only for phones ordered directly from Essential.

For those who chose to order both the Essential Phone and the 360-degree camera attachment, it looks like you won’t have to worry about that combination delaying your order — initial reports are that the phone is shipping separate from the camera. Essential is actually still taking orders for new Essential Phones via its website, though considering how long it took initial orders to head out the door we’re not so sure how long they’ll take to ship.

Amazon, with a ship date of September 1, and Best Buy, with a ship date of September 8, now seem more likely to actually hit their respective ship dates, considering phones are moving through the distribution network on some level. The question would simply be how much stock the different retailers were offered from the start.

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Amazon Music Unlimited is now cheaper for students

Sigh, it’s that time of the year again. Despacito may still be atop the charts, but summer is dwindling, meaning it’s time to head back to school. But, don’t cut short your soundtrack just yet, because this is the ideal time to get ad-free music on a streaming service. All the students out there already get a nice discount on Apple Music and Spotify, and now you can add Amazon Music Unlimited to that list too. The online retail giant is offering up its relatively new music streaming service to all the young folk for just $4.99 per month. That brings it in line with its bigger rivals, price-wise at least. It also means you fork out less than Amazon Prime subscribers ($7.99 per month) and non-Prime customers ($9.99). And, if you’re eligible to be a Prime Student member, it will go down to just $6 for six months — that’s just one dollar a month for the period.

Amazon already offers a family plan, which at $149 per year is appealing for Prime subscribers. And reaching out to students is another way to expand its base. But, simply matching Apple and Spotify’s offers may not be enough — particularly in the face of the exclusives and addictive playlists its competitors have in their arsenals. Still, Amazon’s service only launched in October, so it will have to play catch-up for the time being.

Along with the deal, Amazon’s also offering up tips on how students can use Alexa’s voice controls for music. Looking to focus on your homework? Ask “Alexa, play classical music for studying,” or “Alexa, play pop music for focusing.” Need a loud ditty to rattle you out of bed in the morning? Just ask, “Alexa, play wake up music.” And, if you can’t remember the name of a song, just prompt Alexa with its lyrics, or the artist’s name. While you’re at it, be sure to skip Despacito. All the cool kids are over that one.

Via: TechCrunch

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Uber to Pull Feature Allowing Riders to Be Tracked for Five Minutes After a Trip

In an effort to better protect user privacy and improve its image, Uber has decided to remove a background GPS tracking feature that allows riders to be tracked for up to five minutes after a ride ends, reports Reuters.

Uber is expected to announce the privacy change starting on Tuesday, with the update expected to roll out to iPhone users this week. The same update will be made to Android devices in the future.

The feature, which was first introduced in late 2016, has garnered a lot of criticism from Uber users. When location tracking is enabled for the Uber app (and location services is required for the app to properly function) Uber is able to collect location data from the time of a trip request through five minutes after the trip ends, even when the app is in the background.

Uber says it planned to use the extra location data to improve pickups, drop-offs, customer service, and to enhance customer service, but the company claims the post-trip tracking feature was never actually turned on for iPhone users.

In an interview with Reuters, Uber chief security officer Joe Sullivan said the update is unrelated to recent internal turmoil within the company, which saw Uber CEO Travis Kalanick ousted from the company.

“We’ve been building through the turmoil and challenges because we already had our mandate,” said Sullivan, who is a member of the executive leadership team that has been co-running Uber since Kalanick left in June.

Sullivan went on to say that the company should not have asked Uber users for more information without providing details on the value of the feature. Should Uber re-enable the feature in the future, he says the company will let customers opt in and better explain why the feature is useful.

According to Sullivan, Uber is committed to user privacy, but has suffered from a “lack of expertise.” Additional changes to improve privacy, security, and transparency at Uber are said to be in the works and coming in future updates.

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Nintendo launches special ‘Pokémon’ and ‘Fire Emblem’ bundles

You may want to check if you can cancel your Fire Emblem Warriors or Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon pre-orders. Nintendo has just announced a special FE Warriors edition for the Switch and a Veteran Trainer’s dual pack that includes both new Pokémon games. The special edition FE Warriors comes with a copy of the game for Nintendo’s hybrid console, three CDs’ worth of music from the game, character art cards and a dual-sided poster. It’ll set you back $80, or $20 more than just the game itself, but if you get weak in the knees for special edition collectibles, then that doesn’t sound so bad. Nintendo has also revealed that the game will be available in North America on October 20th, at least for the Switch.

It’s still unclear if the 3DS version of FE Warriors is getting the same special edition treatment and if it’ll come out at the same time, but 3DS (and 2DS) gamers can look forward to the Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon dual pack. The bundle comes with both games, 16 art cards and a digital code for 200 Poké balls. This one will cost you $80, the same amount you’d have to pay if you’re buying both games separately. It also costs as much as the dual Steelbook edition, though, so you’ll have to decide whether you want a nice case or 200 Poké balls.

These special bundles will be available on the same day the games become available: FE Warriors will come out in North America on October 20th, while you can start playing Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon on November 17th.

#FireEmblemWarriors Special Edition includes 3 CDs, a dual-sided poster & 25 character art cards! Available Oct. 20th for #NintendoSwitch. pic.twitter.com/C0Z8OKr70w

— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) August 28, 2017

The #PokemonUltraSunMoon Veteran Trainer’s Dual Pack will be available Nov. 17th. It includes both games, 16 art cards, and more! pic.twitter.com/1VaoutVfoP

— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) August 28, 2017

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BMW adds a performance version of its electric i3 for 2018

For 2018 BMW is lightly reworking the style that made us call its i3 “a long-range concept car you can actually buy” and it’s expanding the lineup with the i3s. A new performance version, it upgrades the standard i3’s 170 horsepower / 184 pound-feet of torque electric motor to a high-output version capable of 184 horsepower and 199 pound-feet of torque. A sports suspension drops the i3s 10mm lower, widens its track by 40mm, and connects to new 20-inch rims.

It also has a special Sport driving mode with “more direct accelerator response and tighter steering characteristics.” All of that makes the i3s capable on 0 – 6 MPH in 6.8 seconds, with a 100 MPH top speed. Outside, both the i3 and i3s have new styling tweaks all around to make the car appear wider and match the company’s trademark BMW i Black Belt design.

Slightly more important however are the changes to charging, as part of its “360° ELECTRIC” package. The new TurboCord EV Charger is a $500 accessory that works with both cars. BMW claims it’s the “smallest, lightest UL-listed portable charger available,” ready for Level 1 charging from any regular 120V outlet, as well as 3.6kW charging from 240V outlets, which is 3x as fast as a standard cable.

Features like the gas-powered range extender, ConnectedDrive, iDrive 6 and Apple CarPlay are still around, although there’s a higher resolution 1,440 x 540 10-inch touchscreen available with the Professional navigation package. The cars will make their debut next month at the Frankfurt Motor show, while pricing info will be revealed later.

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Canon’s budget mirrorless M100 gets a big sensor upgrade

Canon’s M5 and other mirrorless cameras don’t get the respect of Fujifilm or Sony models, perhaps because of the blah style and lack of features like 4K that users have come to expect. However, it’s gradually improved the lineup and managed to increase mirrorless sales by 70 percent this year. To attract those who want to step up from smartphones, Canon has launched the M100, a replacement for the budget M10. The standout feature is a new 24.2-megapixel sensor that provides a big resolution improvement over the previous model’s 18 megapixels.

Though the M100 lives at the bottom of its mirrorless lineup, the sensor is now the same as the one used on the high-end M5 and M6. Along with an updated Digic 7 processor, it allows up to 6.1 fps shooting and a 100-25,600 ISO range, decent specs for a relatively small and cheap mirrorless model. It also packs Canon’s Dual Pixel focus system, which improves autofocus speed whether you’re shooting stills or video. Video, is limited to 1080p, unfortunately, but at least you can shoot at 60 fps.

Other features helpful for the selfie set include a 3.0-inch, 180-degree tiltable touchscreen, HDR backlight control for tricky lighting and WiFi, Bluetooth and NFC for smartphone sharing or remote shooting. The touchscreen can be used for menu selection as well as touch focus for video. The Creative Assistant can help beginners blur out backgrounds or make a scene brighter.

The M100 is not aimed at serious photographers, but rather newbies that want to step into interchangeable lens photography with some style. Though it comes in just two colors (silver and black), there are nine optional jackets varying from red-yellow to navy-gold. The EOS M100 starts at $600 with a 15-45 mm f/3.5-6.3 lens, and runs $950 if you add a 55-22mm f/4.5-6.3 lens. If you’ve already got some Canon EF lenses, you can pick up the EF-M mount adapter for $200. It arrives in October, 2017.

How to navigate the ins and outs of ‘Madden NFL 18’ franchise mode

Madden NFL 18 is upon us, which means that eager football fans will soon start their journey in franchise mode. Over the years, EA Sports has gradually added more depth, allowing players to tinker with every aspect of the NFL season. While this has been great for diehard football fans, the level of detail may bog down some of the more casual players. No worries, though — we’ve got you covered: here’s how to become a Madden NFL 18 franchise mode master, along with explanations on playing as a sole player or controlling the team as an owner.

Traditional franchise

You have options for Madden NFL 18 franchise mode, but most players will likely spend the majority of their time in franchise mode within the traditional “Coach” role. You make all of the decisions an NFL head coach makes, and technically “play” as the coach, but when game time comes around, you play Madden as you’re accustomed to — controlling every facet of the in-game experience.

You can either take the helm of a current NFL team or draft a custom team from scratch. If you choose to go the latter route, check out the tips below, otherwise skip to the bottom section for general franchise mode tips.

How to draft a quality team

To build a custom team, simply open a new franchise in the cloud and choose a team. Then, in the “Starting Point” setting, choose Fantasy Draft.

In real life, the NFL Draft has seven rounds. In Madden NFL 18, since you’re filling out an entire active roster, be prepared for a 53-round draft. For the first few rounds, you’ll have a minute and a half to pick a player, but as the rounds pass, your time to make a pick will drop down to 45 seconds.

To build a successful Madden roster, you need to be smart in the draft. So how should you allocate your picks?

For the first few rounds at least, there’s a general formula. With your first round pick, we recommend drafting the highest rated QB available. You have no control over the draft order so your pick could come at the beginning, midway, or at the end of each round. In the second round, go for either an offensive linemen or a defensive linemen. Whichever one of those you don’t select in the second round, you should pick up in the third round. In the fourth round, you should still be able to snag an elite running back. In the fifth, shoot for a cornerback or an elite wide receiver. Whichever you don’t take in the fifth, pick that position up in the sixth.

After the sixth round, we recommend switching back to the offensive and defensive lines for your next two picks. Then, pick up a secondary receiver or a safety, and pick up whichever you didn’t pick in the following round.

Ten rounds in, you should have a solid core. As you draft, you’ll see that each position will have a grade next to it to let you know how you’re doing. From this point on, we recommend filling the remaining positions with the best available players. Thankfully, it’s broken down by both overall player rating and by position to make it easier on you.

As for how many players you should have at each position, follow these rough guidelines, but you can tweak it to taste and player availability. There’s no single, optimal composition. You can check out all current NFL rosters to see variations of the breakdown.

• QB: 2
• Wide Receiver: 6
• Running back: 4
• Tight End: 3
• Offensive linemen (Centers, Guards, Tackles): 9
• Defensive linemen (Tackles, Ends): 9
• Linebacker: 8
• Defensive backs (Cornerbacks, Safeties): 10
• Kicker: 1
• Punter: 1

General franchise tips

Weekly training: Each week before a game, you have the opportunity to train the offense and defense with skills exercises. The game automatically selects a skills training that is beneficial for the upcoming opponent, but you still have choices to make. You can select three focus players who will gain the most experience from the exercise. Generally, up and coming players like rookies or burgeoning stars should be your focus players. You have the option to simulate the training and still receive experience points, but you will receive the greatest reward by actually playing the exercises and achieving a Silver or Gold rank.

Upgrade attributes: After each game, a list of players with available attribute upgrades displays on screen. The game recommends attributes to upgrade, but sometimes you may want to go rogue and choose a different option. Usually we opt for upgrading the player’s lowest attribute value.

Pay attention to goals: To spice things up, players have individual weekly goals which, when reached, dole out bonus experience points. To check your weekly goals, simply click on any player in the team menu and scroll over to “Weekly Goals.” Players also have season and milestone goals, which you can build on throughout the course of the season.

Upgrade roster: In the main franchise mode menu, you can click on “Improve Team” to look at available free agents. This menu will also tell you where your team is weakest positionally. If you don’t see an available free agent you like, you can head over to the Trade Center. From here, you can check out players that are on the trading block — meaning that teams are eager to send them away — or propose a manual trade. Once again, you should pay special attention to your top five position needs on the sidebar. On the flip side, you can also send one of your players to the trading block by navigating to “My Team,” clicking the player, and selecting “Add to Trade Block.” That way you can field offers from opposing teams rather than seeking them out yourself.

Negotiating contracts: As the season wanes, you will gradually be notified that players with expiring deals are up for contract negotiations. If the player is a starter, and an integral part of the team, make the fair offer as noted on the screen (typically you’ll go through a few weeks of negotiations with a player to get the contract/bonus to their liking regardless). But if the player isn’t an important part of your roster and barely ever plays, we recommend waiting until the off-season. You don’t want to tie up future cap space when you don’t know the caliber of players who will be made available at the end of the year.

Scout players: Throughout each season, you’ll earn scouting points which can be used to unlock grades for players in the upcoming draft class. Make sure to use these as you get them, since they degrade by half if unused from one week to the next. After you “scout” the player, they will receive a draft grade identifying which round they are likely to go in. You can then go ahead and add players that look promising to your draft board.

Post-season draft: After each season, you have four weeks to prepare for the draft. In that time, you will receive more scouting points for filling out your draft board. When the draft rolls around, it will be a traditional seven-round affair. If your draft board is set, you can tell the computer to automatically draft your best available prospect, or you can manually pick players as the draft plays out. Always pay attention to team needs. And if your team is already pretty great, think about trading some of your picks for future drafts. You have the option to sift through trade offers before picking. We were able to flip an early second round pick for an early first round pick in next year’s draft.

Play the Moments: Franchise mode is time consuming but you can make it easier on yourself with Madden NFL 18‘s play style settings. You can either play the whole game (roughly 45 minutes), play only offensive possessions or only defensive possessions, or, our personal favorite — “Play the Moments.” In this setting, you play both offensive and defensive possessions, but only crucial plays — the red zone, third downs, last two minutes of each half. Play the Moments works well, and even though you don’t play the whole game, you still feel in control of your destiny most of the time.

The dedicated player approach

Maybe you just want to control your favorite superstar or create a soon-to-be superstar of your own. You can do this by changing your role from the coach to a player when setting up franchise mode.

If you create your player, you have the option to choose from any defensive player or any ball-dominant offensive position (sorry, no kickers or punters). While you can modify everything down to the type of armbands your created player wears, you have to pick between different pre-made skill sets. For example, you can pick a balanced QB or a mobile QB, or a balanced WR or a speedy wide receiver. At the start, you can’t modify their attributes. Interestingly, you can choose whether your created player was an early pick, a late pick, or went undrafted. Choosing one of the latter two options means your player will have lighter expectations put upon him.

At the start of the season, regardless of whether you created a player or are playing as Tom Brady, you have to set a season goal. If you’re confident in your abilities, up it from the default, but if you’re unsure whether you will reach it, stick with the baseline goal which corresponds to your player’s position.

After setting your goal, there’s not much to it besides going out on the field and performing to the best of your ability. Even though you only control one player after the snap, you still get to pick the plays for your side.

We’ve found that if you want to go the dedicated player route, choosing to play as a running back or wide receiver is the most rewarding on offense. Playing as the QB is far too similar to the actual franchise mode, but without the control of team decisions.

On the defensive side of the ball, playing as either a linebacker or cornerback tends to get you involved in the most exciting plays.

Like traditional franchise mode, weekly trainings are available. These are far more important here because your job is only to make your player the best he can be. As you progress, you’ll gain experience points that can be used to upgrade your player’s stats.

Ownership

To be honest, we don’t think owner mode adds much to the franchise experience at all. By and large, it mirrors the traditional “coach” role as described in detail above. The only real difference is that along with team decisions and on-the-field performance, you get to manage the team’s more tedious finances. If the idea of tinkering with ticket prices, concession stand prices, and renovating stadium bathrooms sounds appealing, this is the mode for you.

Change your role to the owner when setting up your franchise. In the “Manage” section you’ll see a menu for “My Owner.” From here you can do things like check out finances and revenue, make stadium renovations, see how jersey sales are doing, and make changes to your coaching staff.

Here’s the thing about all of these financial decisions: If you play well on the field, fans will fill the seats, jerseys will sell, and your team’s revenue will inevitably go up. So if you choose to be an owner, don’t fret about the small things. Worry about winning. The meta-game financial info isn’t very robust, and any financial woes and fan disappointment that say, the Cleveland Browns have, can be cured by winning games. We turned Cleveland Browns fans from the least happy bunch of football fans to one of the happiest in a single year (with a Super Bowl win). Wins are what matters here. The rest will resolve itself over time.

But if not, you can always move the team if your owner ratings completely plummet. We weren’t able to get our rating low enough to allow us to move the team. And to be honest, we wouldn’t move the Browns … again.

Madden NFL 18 is available now for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

We hope our Madden NFL 18 franchise guide was useful. Make sure to check out our offense guide, defense guide, and kick blocking guide for more tips and tricks. Will cover star Tom Brady avoid the Madden curse? Our history of the Madden curse details the ominous odds he faces.

G Suite managers can now control Android Wear devices

G Suite Managers can now administer Android Wear devices for devices using Android Wear 2.0 and later.

As strange as it may sound, a wearable device is a great match in many industries. Being able to see notifications while your hands are full or dirty may sound trivial, but in practice, it makes a smartwatch worth whatever other headaches are involved. Google apparently agrees, because now G Suite managers can manage Android Wear 2.0 devices.

Ausdroid reports that IT managers will be able to use Google’s Mobile Management tool to remotely wipe watches (you know, for all the Privacy Act data you keep synchronized to your watch) and to force employees to use a PIN for unlocking the watch. Managers will also be able to install corporate applications on all the company’s watches.

Administrators will also be able to ensure the OS and all applications running on all corporate watches will be up to date, and users will be prompted to install the Google Apps Device Policy application onto the watch when a corporate account is added to a watch. The new tools and features should be fully rolled out over the next few days.

Do you think your organization would benefit from the new administration tools? Let us know down below!

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Apple CEO Tim Cook: ‘We Have a Moral Responsibility to Help Grow the Economy’

Tim Cook last Friday visited Austin, Texas, where he announced that Apple’s App Development with Swift curriculum will be offered in over 30 leading community college systems across the United States starting in 2017.

During his visit to Austin, Cook sat down with The New York Times for a breakfast interview where he discussed topics ranging from job creation and diversity to the company’s efforts to introduce coding curriculum in schools and colleges.

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On the topic of creating jobs, Cook said that he believes Apple has a “moral responsibility to help grow the economy” and to contribute both to the United States and to the other countries where Apple does business. That’s why the company has worked so hard to introduce initiatives like Swift Playgrounds and coding in schools, in addition to making other investments like the recently announced data center coming to Iowa.

Cook also said he believes that the government has become less functional over time and that businesses have a responsibility to “step up” in areas like job creation.

“The reality is that government, for a long period of time, has for whatever set of reasons become less functional and isn’t working at the speed that it once was. And so it does fall, I think, not just on business but on all other areas of society to step up.”

Apple is focusing heavily on jobs related to apps and coding because it’s an area where the company has already created a thriving job economy. Apple says 150,000 new jobs were created through the App Store last year, with $5 billion paid out to developers. The focus is on community colleges because Cook says “the community college system is much more diverse than four-year schools.”

He went on to say that Apple is aiming to increase the racial, gender, and geographic diversity of people who are learning to code. “Right now, the benefits of tech are too lopsided to certain states,” he said.

During the interview, Cook also commented on Apple’s environmental efforts. Apple’s upcoming data center in Iowa will run fully on renewable energy, as do all of the company’s other U.S. facilities. “We’re running Apple a hundred percent on renewable energy today,” he said.

Cook’s full interview, which covers his thoughts on running for president (“I already have a job”), his coding skills, developers creating Android apps, and more can be read over at The New York Times.

Note: Due to the political nature of the discussion regarding this topic, the discussion thread is located in our Politics, Religion, Social Issues forum. All forum members and site visitors are welcome to read and follow the thread, but posting is limited to forum members with at least 100 posts.

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What’s on TV: ‘Wonder Woman,’ ‘Narcos’ and ‘Twin Peaks’

Pro football is almost back, but until then we have the debut of college football this weekend. Also arriving is Wonder Woman (via the usual video on-demand outlets), while Baywatch brings The Rock to 4K Blu-ray and the Twin Peaks revival wraps up on Showtime. For gamers we have the first episode of the Life is Strange prequel, as well as some rehashes with ReCore: Definitive Edition and Resident Evil: Revelations. Finally, Netflix focuses on the Cali Cartel in season three of Narcos. Look after the break to check out each day’s highlights, including trailers and let us know what you think (or what we missed).

Blu-ray & Games & Streaming

• Wonder Woman (VOD)
• Ronin
• Gotham (S3)
• Snapshot
• The Man with Two Brains
• Baywatch (4K)
• Ark: Survival Evolved 1.0 (Xbox One)
• Resident Evil: Revelations (Xbox One, PS4)
• Absolver (Xbox One, PS4)
• ReCore: Definitive Edition (Xbox One)
• Life is Strange: Before the Storm – Episode 1 (XboxOne, PS4)
• Echoes of the Fey: The Fox’s Trail (Xbox One, PS4)

Monday

• WWE Raw, USA, 8 PM
• American Ninja Warrior, NBC, 8 PM
• So You Think You Can Dance, Fox, 8 PM
• Hooten & the Lady, CW, 9 PM
• Preacher, AMC, 9 PM
• American Dad, TBS, 10 PM
• Siesta Key, MTV, 10 PM
• Midnight, Texas, NBC, 10 PM
• To Tell the Truth, ABC, 10 PM
• People of Earth, TBS, 10:30 PM
• Loaded, AMC, 11 PM
• Desus & Mero, Viceland, 11 PM
• Will, TNT, 11 PM

Tuesday

• Difficult People, Hulu, 3 AM
• Ryan Hamilton: Happy Face, Netflix, 3AM
• WWE Smackdown, USA, 8 PM
• America’s Got Talent, NBC, 8 PM
• The Fosters, Freeform, 8 PM
• The Challenge MTV, 9 PM
• Animal Kingdom (season finale), TNT, 9 PM
• The Bold Type, Freeform, 9 PM
• Fantomworks, Velocity, 9 PM
• Face Off: Game Face, Syfy, 9 PM
• Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, HBO, 10 PM
• Somewhere Between, ABC, 10 PM
• Shooter, USA, 10 PM
• American Ripper, History, 10 PM
• The Challenge, MTV, 10 PM
• Adam Ruins Everything, TruTV, 10 PM
• The Therapist, Viceland, 10:30 PM
• Dare to Live (series premiere), MTV, 11 PM
• Desus & Mero, Viceland, 11 PM

Wednesday

• Big Brother, CBS, 8 PM
• Lucha Underground, El Rey, 8 PM
• Vixen: The Movie, CW, 8 PM
• Suits, USA, 9 PM
• Salvation, CBS, 9 PM
• Marlon, NBC, 9 & 9:30 PM
• Sinner, USA, 10 PM
• I’m Sorry, TruTV, 10 PM
• Snowfall FX, 10 PM
• The Auto Firm with Alex Vega, Velocity, 10 PM
• Blood Drive, Syfy, 10 PM
• Younger, TV Land, 10 PM
• Desus & Mero, Viceland, 11 PM
• MTV Undressed, MTV, 11 & 11:30 PM

Thursday

• Big Brother, CBS, 9 PM
• F*ck That’s Delicious, Viceland, 9:30 PM
• Zoo, CBS, 10 PM
• The Mist, Spike TV, 10 PM
• The Night Shift (season finale), NBC, 10 PM
• Queen of the South (season finale), USA, 10 PM
• The Guest Book, TBS, 10:30 PM
• What Would Diplo Do? (season finale), Viceland, 10 PM
• Nuts + Bolts, Viceland, 10:30 PM
• The Chris Gethard Show, TruTV, 11 PM
• Desus & Mero, Viceland, 11 PM

Friday

• Narcos (S3), Netflix, 3 AM
• Resurface, Netflix, 3 AM
• Final Fantasy XIV Dad of Light (S1), Netflix, 3 AM
• Little Evil, Netflix, 3 AM
• Lego Elves: Secrets of Elvendale, Netflix, 3 AM
• Killjoys (season finale), Syfy, 8 PM
• Masters of Illusion, CW, 8 PM
• Diana, 7 Days, NBC, 8 PM
• Whitney. Can I Be Me?, Showtime, 9 PM
• Room 104, HBO, 11:30 PM

Saturday

• College football: FSU vs. Alabama, ABC, 8 PM
• Candy Crush (season finale), CBS, 8 PM
• Wild West (season finale), BBC America, 9 PM

Sunday

• College football: Texas A&M vs. UCLA, 7 PM
• College football: WVU vs. VT, 7:30PM
• Twin Peaks (series finale), Showtime, 8 PM
• Top Gear America, BBC America, 8 PM
• Big Brother, CBS, 8 PM
• Sunday Night Baseball, ESPN, 8 PM
• Power (season finale), Starz, 9 PM
• Get Shorty, Epix, 10 PM
• Unsung Hollywood (Season premiere), TV One, 10 PM
• Ballers, HBO, 10PM
• $100,000 Pyramid, ABC, 10 PM
• The Strain, FX, 10 PM
• Survivor’s Remorse, Starz, 10 PM
• Insecure, HBO, 10:30 PM
• Talking with Chris Hardwick, AMC, 11 PM