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TV picks for July 10: 'ESPY Awards,' 'Battle of the '80s Supercars,' 'Florida Girls'

By Neal Justin

July 9, 2019 at 8:58PM

Laura Chinn, right, created and stars in “Florida Girls” with Melanie Field. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

All-star roster

Tracy Morgan will never pass for a professional athlete, but it should be great fun watching him host the "2019 ESPY Awards," which will honor Celtics legend Bill Russell. Tennis sensation Naomi Osaka has three nominations, including breakthrough athlete.

7 p.m., KSTP, Ch. 5

Race against time

For the "Battle of the '80s Supercars With David Hasselhoff," KITT gets out of the garage long enough to compete against the "A-Team's" motor van and one of the motorcycles from "ChiPs." The only thing that could make this race more compelling is a last-minute addition of the General Lee.

7 p.m., History

Swamp land

"Florida Girls" ignores the glitzy Miami scene in favor of small-town USA where the trailer-trash characters are too busy popping open another beer to bother putting on pants. Creator and star Laura Chinn, a former writer/producer for "The Mick," gets you rooting for her underdogs, even when they're too drunk to care.

9 p.m., Pop TV

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Comedian Tracy Morgan will host the ESPY Awards. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

David Hasselhoff. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

about the writer

Neal Justin

Critic / Reporter

Neal Justin is the pop-culture critic, covering how Minnesotans spend their entertainment time. He also reviews stand-up comedy. Justin previously served as TV and music critic for the paper. He is the co-founder of JCamp, a non-profit program for high-school journalists, and works on many fronts to further diversity in newsrooms.