🎬 Midweek Lineup
Major live events you can’t miss mid-week!
From high-stakes sports showdowns to big streaming premieres, the middle of the week is packed with action. Keep your calendar open and your screens ready - there’s something for every fan!
Cincinnati Open (WTA/ATP Tennis) – Ongoing
An ATP/WTA 1000 tournament held in Cincinnati, Ohio, attracting the world’s top tennis players to compete in singles and doubles across hard courts ahead of the US Open.
SF: 8 AM | NYC: 11 AM | London: 3 PM | Tokyo: 12 AM (next day)
Stream: TennisTV
EuroHockey Championships (field hockey) - Ongoing
Europe’s premier national team field hockey tournament, taking place in Mönchengladbach, Germany, featuring men’s and women’s teams competing for continental titles and qualification spots for global events.
SF: 1 AM | NYC: 4 AM | London: 9 AM | Tokyo: 5 PM.
Stream: EuroHockey TV
Alien: Earth: Season 1
This series expands the Alien franchise with a new storyline set in 2120, two years before the events of the original film. It follows Wendy (Sydney Chandler), leader of a tactical squad tasked with investigating a crashed research vessel. Their mission uncovers five lethal alien species, among them the iconic Xenomorph, posing a grave threat to humanity..
SF: 5 PM | NYC: 8 PM | London: 1 AM (Next day) | Tokyo: 10 AM (Aug 13th)
Release date: Aug 12th
Stream: FX&Hulu
Highest 2 Lowest
A neo-noir crime thriller by Spike Lee, reimagining Akira Kurosawa’s High and Low in modern-day New York. Denzel Washington plays David King, a music mogul who faces a moral crisis when a ransom plot targets his son’s friend, mistakenly kidnapped instead of his own.
SF: 6 PM | NYC: 9 PM | London: 2 AM (next day) | Tokyo: 10 AM (next day)
Release date: August 15, 2025
Stream: Theaters. Apple TV (after September 5th).
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UFC ends pay-per-view, signs $7.7 billion, 7-year deal with Paramount and CBS: The UFC has dropped its traditional pay-per-view model in the U.S. with a deal starting in 2026. All 13 major numbered events and 30 Fight Nights per year will now stream via Paramount+, with some events also airing on CBS. The contract spans seven years and is valued at $7.7 billion.
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2025-26 Premier League season kicks off across NBCUniversal platforms:The new season starts August 15, with Liverpool hosting Bournemouth at 3 p.m. ET on USA Network and Universo, preceded by pre-match coverage from Anfield at 2 p.m. ET. NBCSports’ studio team, including Rebecca Lowe and Tim Howard, will be on-site in the UK.
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