Standup Goes Primetime: Jim Gaffigan Headlines The CW Happy Hour

As Joe Reid writes today, standup comedy specials have been a hallmark of the Peak TV era, with most every streamer (but especially Netflix) getting into the act. Today broadcast TV joins the party, as The CW launches a seven-week series of standup specials, starting with the network TV debut of Jim Gaffigan's 2018 VOD special, Noble Ape. Also tonight: Gayle King looks at our collective fury over George Floyd's murder, Lifetime honors women working the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic, and World of Dance keeps its competitors on their toes. Here's what's new and noteworthy on TV this Tuesday:

SERIES PREMIERE: Jim Gaffigan kicks off the seven-week summer standup series The CW Happy Hour with Noble Ape, his 2018 comedy special detailing the medical crisis that befell his wife and family a year earlier, and almost led to his retirement. Watch the trailer. 9:00 PM ET on The CW

NEW EPISODE: The auditions continue on America's Got Talent as judges Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum, Howie Mandel, and Sofia Vergara weigh in on all the action. 8:00 PM ET on NBC

SPECIAL PRESENTATION: Gayle King anchors Justice For All, a CBS News-produced special looking at how George Floyd's death has ignited a nationwide movement to end police brutality and systemic racism. Included are interviews with Joe Biden, Attorney General William Barr and Christian Cooper, the Central Park bird watcher whose video of a white woman calling the police on him went viral over the Memorial Day weekend. Watch the preview. 10:00 PM ET on CBS and BET

SPECIAL PRESENTATION: Lifetime presents Variety's Power of Women: Frontline Heroes, a special to honor the women working to get us through the global pandemic. From doctors, to nurses, to teachers, and medical researchers, these are the women who are getting us through this unprecedented time. 10:00 PM ET on Lifetime

NEW EPISODE: When she realizes she needs more help, Stargirl (Brec Bassinger) starts looking for additional heroes to join the Justice Society of America. Watch the preview. 8:00 PM ET on The CW

SEASON FINALE: Tray (Tracy Morgan) faces a formidable bully in his new girlfriend's ex-husband tonight in the season finale of The Last O.G.. Meanwhile, Cousin Bobby (Allen Maldonado) is accused of being a snitch after being released from prison early. 10:30 PM ET on TBS

NEW EPISODE: It's time for the qualifiers round on World of Dance, where judges Jennifer Lopez, Derek Hough, and NE-YO will be watching every move to see if the dancers have what it takes. 10:00 PM ET on NBC

NEW EPISODE: Betty (Amanda Peet) takes drastic measures to save her marriage on Dirty John. For a while, it seems her efforts may have paid off, but then the truth comes tumbling out. 10:00 PM ET ON USA

Mike Attebery is Senior Editor at Primetimer and the author of seven mystery thrillers. Follow him on Twitter at @mikeattebery.