NGTV Guide: Sunday, July 5

Have you recovered from the Independence Day festivities yet? Nursing a sunburn and a food hangover? Yeah, so are we. Let’s take it easy tonight, shall we?

Merlin – NBC 8/7c
“Lancelot” – Santiago Cabrera guest stars as Lancelot, a young man who saves Merlin from a magical winged creature. When Merlin discovers that Lancelot’s dream is to become a knight and protect Camelot, he tries to convince Arthur to give him a chance. Meanwhile, Uther and Arthur visit a village devastated by the creature and prepare for battle.

True Blood – HBO 9/8c
We don’t get a new episode this week, but if you somehow missed the first three episodes of the season, you’re in luck! HBO is running them back-to-back-to-back tonight.