The Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks airs live this Tuesday on NBC and Peacock! An annual New York City tradition since 1976, the 25-minute spectacle is synchronized to a rousing musical score and features a host of shells and effects in 30 colors and shapes. This year, out Moulin Rouge! The Musical cast members Jeigh Madjus, Jacqueline B. Arnold, and more are set to light up the stage prior to the iconic fireworks display. To create a more inclusive experience, the special includes live audio descriptions with additional audio narration describing the rich visuals and performances. Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular: Tuesday at 8pm on NBC or Peacock.
The Lincoln Lawyer returns to Netflix for the first half of its second season on Thursday! In the legal drama, lawyer Mickey Haller, an iconoclastic idealist, takes on cases big in small from the back of his Lincoln Navigator. Based on the series of bestselling novels by renowned author Michael Connelly, the second season is based on the fourth book in The Lincoln Lawyer series, The Fifth Witness. The show features Izzy Letts, a queer former addict and client of Mickey, now working as his personal driver! The Lincoln Lawyer: Thursday on Netflix.
On Friday, GLAAD Media Award-nominated animated series Big Nate’s sophomore installment arrives on Paramount+! Based on the comic strip and book series of the same name, the show follows the titular protagonist as he navigates middle school alongside his best friends, including Black lesbian student Dee Dee who has a crush on a girl named Amy. Queer actress and singer Dove Cameron also voices Ellen Wright, Nate’s older sister. This season, the crew is on to seventh grade, ready for new adventures, epic challenges, and loads of mischief! Big Nate: Friday on Paramount+.
Sunday, July 2: The Idol (9pm, HBO); Fear the Walking Dead (9pm, AMC)
Monday: Rain Dogs (HBO)
Tuesday: Macy’s Fireworks Spectacular (8pm, NBC); How I Met Your Father (Hulu); Gremlins: Secrets of Mogwai (Max); Something Special (Netflix); I Am Jazz (10pm, TLC); 9-1-1 (8pm, Fox)
Wednesday: It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (10pm, FXX or Hulu); Awkwafina is Nora From Queens (10:30pm, Comedy Central); Ted Lasso (Apple TV+); Riverdale (8pm, The CW); Chicago Fire (9pm, NBC); Drag Me to Dinner (Hulu); Nancy Drew (8pm, The CW); Tyler Perry’s Sistas (8pm, BET)
Thursday: The Lincoln Lawyer (Netflix); Glamorous (Netflix); And Just Like That… (Max); Never Have I Ever (Netflix); Good Trouble (10pm, Freeform); Station 19 (8pm, ABC); Grown-ish (10pm, Freeform or Hulu); Doom Patrol (Max); Naked.Loud.Proud. (Max)
Friday: Big Nate (Paramount+); Human Resources (Netflix); Cruel Summer (9pm, Freeform or Hulu); The Crowded Room (Apple TV+); RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars (Paramount+); RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars: Untucked (Paramount+); Queen of the Universe (Paramount+); Love Allways (Paramount+); iCarly (Paramount+); Queer Eye (Netflix); Fire Country (9pm; CBS); With Love (Prime Video); Manifest (Netflix)