Sunday — May 31

Keep… it… together… “The 51st AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Eddie Murphy” salutes the comedy legend who broke out on “SNL” in the early ’80s before taking his act to the big screen. (Anytime, Netflix)

One contestant will walk away a winner and the others will just be happy to finally get off their feet in the Season 3 finale of “24 in 24: Last Chef Standing” hosted by Michael Symon and Esther Choi. (8 p.m. Food Network)

Your move: A troubled police detective tries try to take down a chess-obsessed serial killer in the new thriller “Checkmate.” With Joyce Glenn. (8 p.m. Lifetime)

The future’s uncertain and the end is always near as the edgy teen-themed drama “Euphoria” wraps its third season with no announced plans for a fourth. Zendaya, Colman Domingo and Sydney Sweeney star. (9 p.m. HBO)

Monday — June 1

The stand-up special “Jeff Foxworthy: The Joke’s On Me” catches the veteran comic cracking wise at the Gas South Theater in Duluth, Ga. (Anytime, Fox Nation)

More couples in crisis decamp for a castle in the English countryside to try to work things out in a third season of the “90 Day Fiancé” spin-off “90 Day: The Last Resort.” (8 p.m. TLC)

Happy birthday, dear Marilyn… Turner Classic Movies kicks off a month-long celebration of what would’ve been screen legend Marilyn Monroe’s 100th with the 1953 musical “Gentleman Prefer Blondes.” (8 p.m. ET and 5 p.m. PT on TCM)

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Sunday — May 24

Don’t believe everything you think! Comic Tom Segura returns with even more twisted vignettes in a second season of his sketch series “Bad Thoughts.” (Anytime, Netflix)

Get your motor runnin’… IndyCar’s finest take to the track for the 110th edition of the Indianapolis 500, live from Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Ind. (12:30 p.m. ET and 9:30 a.m. PT on Fox)

Head out on the speedway… Elsewhere, NASCAR’s finest take to the track for the 67th running of the Coca-Cola 600, live from Charlotte Motor Speedway in Charlotte, N.C. (5 p.m. ET and 2 p.m. PT on Prime Video)

The NBA playoffs continue, as necessary, with the Thunder vs. the Spurs (8 p.m. and 5 p.m. PT Sunday; 8:30 p.m. ET and 5:30 p.m. PT Tuesday & Thursday; and 8 p.m. ET and 5 p.m. PT Saturday on NBC and Peacock) and the Knicks vs. the Cavs. (8 p.m. ET and 5 p.m. PT Monday, Wednesday & Friday on ESPN)

The NHL Stanley Cup playoffs continue, as necessary, with the Avalanche vs. the Golden Knights (8 p.m. ET and 5 p.m. PT Sunday on ESPN; 9 p.m. ET and 6 p.m. PT Tuesday & Thursday, on ESPN; 8 p.m. ET and 5 p.m. PT Saturday on ABC) and the Hurricanes vs. the Canadiens (8 p.m. ET and 5 p.m. PT Monday, Wednesday & Friday on TNT and truTV)

Turner Classic Movies’ annual Memorial Day weekend marathon continues and includes “The Best Years of Our Lives,” director William Wyler’ multi-Oscar-winning 1946 drama about American servicemen readjusting to civilian life after WWII. With Fredric March and Dana Andrews. (8:30 p.m. ET and 5:30 p.m. PT on TCM)

The “Yellowstone” spin-off “Marshals” ends its first season and the action drama “Tracker” its third. Luke Grimes stars in the former and Justin Hartley and Jensen Ackles in the latter. (8 and 9 p.m. CBS)

Live from the U.S. Capitol, it’s the annual “National Memorial Day Concert.” With returning co-hosts Joe Mantegna and Gary Sinise and appearances by Noah Wyle (“The Pitt”), Broadway’s Laura Osnes, country singer Alan Jackson, et al. (8 p.m. PBS; also 8 pm. ET and 5 p.m. PT on PBS.org and the PBS YouTube Channel)

Woo! The storied rivalry between pro wrestling legends Ric Flair and Randy “Macho Man” Savage is revisited on the season premiere of “WWE Rivals.” A second new episode follows. (8 and 9 p.m. A&E)

Get ready to say goodbye to “The Chi” as the gritty Chicago-set drama returns for its eighth and final season. With Lynn Whitfield. (9 p.m. Showtime)

Wubba lubba dub dub! “Rick & Morty,” the adult animated sci-fi comedy from Justin Roiland and “Community’s” Dan Harmon, portals back in for a ninth season. (11 p.m. Adult Swim)

Monday — May 25

Holidaymakers at a loch-side retreat in Scotland eye each other with increasing suspicion in “Summerwater,” a mystery drama based on the Sarah Moss bestseller. With Dougray Scott and “Happy Valley’s” Shirley Henderson. (Anytime, Acorn TV)

Oscar winner Nicolas Cage is not exactly your friendly neighborhood web-slinger in “Spider-Noir,” an eight-part live-action series based on the Marvel Comic, set in 1930s NYC, and available to watch in black & white or color. (2:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. MGM+; also Wednesday on Prime Video)

Taylor Swift leads the field with eight nominations, Billy Idol and reggaeton star Karol G receive special honors and Queen Latifah is your hostess with the mostest at “The 52nd American Music Awards” in Las Vegas. (8 p.m. CBS)

Thank you for your service: A group of WWII veterans make a return visit to Normandy to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion in the 2025 documentary “Why We Dream.” (8 p.m. CNN)

Anything to declare? If you don’t they’re gonna find it anyway in new episodes of the docuseries “Contraband: Seized at the Border.” (8 p.m. Discovery Channel)

The sweeping, 20-part docuseries “World War II With Tom Hanks,” hosted by the “Saving Private Ryan” star himself, takes a deep dive into the global conflict that claimed the lives of tens of millions between 1939 and 1945. (8, 9 and 10 p.m. History Channel)

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Sunday — May 17

It’s always the person you least suspect in the new true-crime docuseries “The Killer Among Us” hosted by “The Good Wife’s” Alan Cumming. (7 p.m. Oxygen)

She’s still the one: Shania Twain is your hostess with the mostest for the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas, where singer Megan Moroney leads the field with nine nominations. (8 p.m. ET and 5 p.m. PT on Prime Video)

“Family Guy” tackles a trio of tales from history for its 24th season finale, after which, “Bob’s Burgers” ends its 16th season with two non-consecutive episodes. (8, 8:30 and 9:30 p.m. Fox)

Past contestants return to compete — but they still haven’t got a thing to wear! — in “Naked and Afraid: Global Showdown,” the latest entry in the outdoor survival franchise. (8 p.m. Discovery Channel)

Things take a dark turn for the ladies who brunch after one of their number winds up dead in the mystery thriller “Friends Until the End.” With Christa Rose and Sarah Malfara. (8 p.m. Lifetime)

“Cow!” Ride along with teams tracking twisters across the large swath of the Midwest known as “Tornado Alley” in the docuseries “In the Eye of the Storm: Chasers.” (10 p.m. Discovery Channel)

Monday — May 18

“Suddenly Susan’s” Brooke Shields plays a novelist who joins forces with a spunky podcaster (Amalia Williamson) to solve a murder in a quaint New England town in the new mystery comedy “You’re Killing Me.” (Anytime, Acorn TV)

The procedural drama “FBI” and its spinoff “CIA” end their eighth and first seasons, respectively. (9 and 10 p.m. CBS)

Oh, baby! Former cast members of “16 and Pregnant” recall their time on the hit reality series in the season finale of “Hollywood Demons.” (9 p.m. Investigation Discovery)

Taiwanese American filmmaker Vicky Du turns the camera on her own family to explore the immigrant experience, intergenerational trauma and more in the 2024 documentary “Light of the Setting Sun” on “Independent Lens.” (10 p.m. PBS)

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Sunday — May 10

The 2026 NBA playoffs and the NHL’s 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs continue throughout the week. (Various days, times and teams; check NBA.com and NHL.com for updates)

Turner Classic Movies’ slate of Mother’s Day offerings includes Oscar winner Joan Crawford in Michael Curtiz’ noir-ish 1945 melodrama “Mildred Pierce.” (3:15 p.m. ET and 12:15 p.m. PT on TCM)

“The Imperial Presidency: A Fareed Zakaria Special” examines how the power of the Executive branch has grown, in ways that the Framers of the Constitution might not have imagined or approved of, over the last two-and-a half centuries. (8 p.m. CNN)

Expect short jokes — lots and lots of short jokes — when standup comedy’s finest dunk on one of their own in the new live special “The Roast of Kevin Hart.” (8 p.m. ET and 5 p.m. PT on Netflix)

They’re still racking up the frequent flyer miles while looking for love in overseas places in new episodes of the reality series “90 Day Fiancé.” (8 p.m. TLC)

“Home Town’s” Ben and Erin Napier join in the effort to restore a dilapidated 1930s hotel to its former glory in their new spinoff series “Home Town: Inn This Together.” (8 p.m. HGTV)

A secret pregnancy upsets the proverbial apple cart in one small town in the thriller “My Granddaughter Has Your Son’s Face.” With Vail Bloom and Tatum Jennings. (8 p.m. Lifetime)

Au revoir! “Eva Longoria: Searching for France,” the former “Desperate Housewives” star’s latest foodie travelogue, wraps up with back-to-back episodes. (9 and 10 p.m. CNN)

Vengeance is his — finally — in the conclusion of the BBC’s eight-part adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ classic novel “The Count of Monte Cristo.” Sam Claflin stars. (10 p.m. PBS)

She came, she saw, she came back. And now, sitcom star turned reality TV star Valerie Cherish (Lisa Kudrow) is signing off for good in the finale of the showbiz satire “The Comeback.” (10:30 p.m. HBO)

Monday — May 11

Speaking of comebacks, former “One Tree Hill” co-stars James Lafferty and Stephen Colletti move to a new streaming platform for a second season their own showbiz satire, “Everyone is Doing Great.” (Anytime, Netflix)

Nothing says lovin’ like something from the oven… “The Great American Baking Show” returns with a new season and a new co-host, Broadway’s Andrew Rannells, joining Casey Wilson and returning judges Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood. (Anytime, Roku Channel)

“SNL’s” Colin Jost is once again your host with the most as the spinoff trivia challenge “Pop Culture Jeopardy!” also moves to a new streamer for its sophomore season. (Anytime, Netflix)

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Sunday — May 3

Get your kicks! The three-part docuseries “Soccer Meets America” surveys the decades-long effort to build a following for “the beautiful game” here in these United States. (Anytime, Roku Channel)

The 2026 NBA playoffs and the NHL’s 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs continue throughout the week. (Various days, times and teams; check NBA.com and NHL.com for updates)

A young woman is menaced by a masked stranger who films her while she sleeps and then sends her the video in the new thriller “Somebody’s Watching Me.” With Kirsten Comerford. (8 p.m. Lifetime)

Elementary, my dear “Watson.” The medical drama starring Morris Chestnut as Sherlock Holmes’ sometime partner in crime-solving ends its run after two seasons. “The Riches’” Eddie Izzard guest stars. (10 p.m. CBS)

Monday — May 4

A chance encounter with the man convicted of murdering her brother decades earlier sets an Irish woman to crafting an elaborate plan for revenge in the imported drama “Dead & Buried.” With Annabel Scholey. (Anytime, Acorn TV)

Stranded on an uncharted desert isle, a group of British schoolboys promptly descend into savagery in “Lord of the Flies,” a new TV drama based on that William Golding novel you probably had to read back in high school. (Anytime, Netflix)

May the Fourth be with you: The house George Lucas built, and that Disney later bought, marks Star Wars Day by dropping the final two episodes of the animated spinoff series “Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord.” (Anytime, Disney+)

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Sunday — April 26

Out on the hardwood, the 2026 NBA playoffs continue throughout the week. (Various days, times and teams; check NBA.com for updates)

Meanwhile, over on the ice, the NHL’s 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs also continue. (Various days, times and teams; check NHL.com for updates)

“Biography: WWE Legends” is back to tell the tragic tale of a fallen pro wrestling dynasty in “The Curse of the Von Erichs.” Followed by the return of “WWE LFG” and the two-episode season premiere of “WWE’s Greatest Moments.” (8, 10, and 11 & 11:30 p.m. A&E)

“The Imperial Presidency: A Fareed Zakaria Special” examines how the power of the Executive branch has grown, in ways that the Framers of the Constitution might not have imagined or approved of, over the last two-and-a half centuries. (8 p.m. CNN)

A fresh batch of contestants will put their skills, stamina and need for sleep to the test in a third season of “24 in 24: Last Chef Standing.” With hosts Michael Symon and Esther Choi. (8 p.m. Food Network)

A witness with a hidden agenda complicates a reporter’s investigation into a spate of killings in the new TV movie “The Moonlight Murders.” With Harley Bronwyn. (8 p.m. Lifetime)

Monday — April 27

The documentary “Attenborough: Behind the Lens” celebrates the life and work of beloved British naturalist Sir David Attenborough as he approaches his 100th birthday. (Anytime, Acorn TV)

In celebration of National Deaf History Month, musical numbers from three of Disney’s more recent hits — “Frozen 2,” “Moana 2” and “Encanto” — are given an American Sign Language makeover in the new special “Disney Animation’s Songs in Sign Language.” (Anytime, Disney+)

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Sunday — April 19

CM Punk defends his world heavyweight title against Roman Reigns in the main event on the closing night of WrestleMania 42 in Las Vegas. (6 p.m. ET and 3 p.m. PT on the ESPN app)

They’ll be hitting the hardwood as the 2026 NBA Playoffs continue throughout the week with first-round action. (Various teams, times and channels; check NBA.com for updates)

There’s been a “Murder at the Merriweather.” And to make matters worse, they gave you a room right next to the ice machine in this new thriller set at a schmancy resort. With Haley Lohrli. (8 p.m. Lifetime)

“The Way Home,” the multi-generational family drama starring Andie MacDowell and Chyler Leigh (“Grey’s Anatomy”), returns for a fourth and final season. (9 p.m. Hallmark Channel)

The nostalgia for happier days, before safety regulations and common sense took all the fun out of everything, continues in a second season of “Hazardous History with Henry Winkler.” (9 p.m. History Channel)

If you lived there, you’d be home now… you just wouldn’t be able to leave. The small-town horror drama “From” is back for a fourth season. “Lost’s” Harold Perrineau stars. (9 p.m. MGM+)

Anyway you slice it: It’s Pizza Hut versus Domino’s versus Little Caesars, et al., when the “pizza wars” of the 1980s and 90s are recalled in the season premiere of “The Food That Built America.” (10 p.m. History Channel)

Monday — April 20

Dave’s not here, man. But Messrs. Marin and Chong will be when the legendary stoner-comedy duo look back on their lengthy career in the 2024 documentary “Cheech & Chong’s Last Movie.” (Anytime, Paramount+)

“Harold & Kumar’s” John Cho and Kal Penn, the aforementioned Tommy Chong, et al. help spark a conversation about cannabis culture in the new four-segment documentary “4X20: Quick Hits.” (Anytime, Hulu)

“The Freak Brothers” are still letting their freak flag fly in new episodes of this adult animated sitcom based on the classic underground comics. With the voices of John Goodman, Woody Harrelson and “SNL’s” Pete Davidson. (Anytime, Tubi)

“Get meow-t of here!” says a house cat named “Kevin” after his owners’ relationship hits the skids in this adult animated sitcom featuring the voices of Jason Schwartzman and Aubrey Plaza. (Anytime, Prime Video)

The new special “Kill Tony: WrestleMania” features controversial comic and podcaster Tony Hinchcliffe in conversation with some of the grapplers who participated in the event in Las Vegas. (Anytime, Netflix)

Come and meet those aching feet! The best of the best and the best of the rest will hit the streets of Beantown in live coverage of the 130th running of the Boston Marathon. (9 a.m. ET and 6 a.m. PT on ESPN2)

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Sunday — April 12

In this corner… Retired heavyweight champ Tyson Fury kicks it with the fam in a second season of his reality series “At Home with the Furys.” (Anytime, Netflix)

Someone’s going home with a snazzy green jacket as play concludes at pro golf’s 2026 Masters Tournament in Augusta, Ga. (Noon ET and 9 a.m. PT on Paramount+; 2 p.m. ET and 11 a.m. PT on CBS)

A desperate teen takes a rather big risk when she makes off with a dead bank robber’s ill-gotten gains in the new TV movie “Ten Thousand Reasons for Revenge.” With Meredith Riley Stewart and Addisyn Grace Cain. (8 p.m. Lifetime)

They’re moving fast and breaking things in the tech capital of the world — Silicon Valley — in the new darkly comic drama “The Audacity.” With Billy Magnussen, Lucy Punch, Randall Park and Zach Galifianakis. (9 p.m. AMC; also BBC America, IFC, Sundance TV and WE)

Bon appetit! She’s been to Mexico, she’s been to Spain. And now, the former “Desperate Housewives” star sets her sights on Gaul in her latest foodie travelogue, “Eva Longoria: Searching for France.” (9 and 10 p.m. CNN)

Is there life after high school? They’re gonna find out when Emmy winner Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney, et al., return for third season of the edgy youth-themed drama “Euphoria.” Emmy winner Colman Domingo also stars. (9 p.m. HBO)

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Sunday — April 5

It’ll be UConn or South Carolina versus Texas or UCLA in the final of the NCAA Women’s College Basketball Tournament in Phoenix. (3:30 p.m. ET, 12:30 p.m. PT on ABC, ESPN)

(Check the NCAA website for team updates)

You could watch the NHL’s Washington Capitals and New York Rangers play the traditional way (7 p.m. ET, 4 p.m. PT on ESPN). Or you could watch the exact same game — but computer-animated in real time — in the “Inside Out Classic” inspired by the 2015 Pixar film. (Disney Channel, Disney+, and ESPN+)

R&B legend Chaka Kahn and gospel great Kirk Franklin are among the music stars helping to draw attention to the mounting student loan debt crisis at historically Black colleges and universities in the concert special “HBCU Awarefest.” (8 p.m. BET)

Trash will be talked, tables flipped, drinks thrown, etc. as the reality TV franchise entry “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” returns for a 17th season. (8 p.m. Bravo)

Return with us now to early 20th-century Western Canada as the “When Calls the Heart” spinoff “When Hope Calls” kicks off a third season. With Morgan Kohan. (8 p.m. GAF)

Desperate parents take matters into their own hands when a visit from child protective services doesn’t go their way in the new thriller “Kidnapping My Own Daughter.” With Kathryn Kohut and Catherine Saindon. (8 p.m. Lifetime)

The truth may be out there, but the “proof” still looks kinda shaky and blurry, as the unscripted series “Paranormal Caught on Camera” returns with new episodes. (9 p.m. Travel Channel)

It starts with a personal computer built in a garage in San Leandro, Calif. in 1977 in the documentary “50 Years of Apple” on a new “The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper.” (10 p.m. CNN).

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Sunday — March 29

A former investigative reporter begins to have suspicions about her supposedly “Picture Perfect Sister-in-Law” in this new thriller. With Analisa Wall and Christie Campo. (8 p.m. Lifetime)

Where have you gone, Efrem Zimbalist Jr.? The four-part docuseries “Standoff: The FBI, Power and Paranoia” concludes with back-to-back episodes. (9 and 10 p.m. CNN)

Crime pays: The popular true-crime podcast turned streaming hit “Betrayal: Secrets & Lies” makes the leap to broadcast TV as a new weekly docuseries. (10 p.m. ABC)

Monday — March 30

Good fences make good neighbors, but one couple’s plans to renovate their kitchen brings out the bad in just about everyone in the British mystery drama “The Feud on Shelbury Drive.” With Jill Halfpenny and John Barnett. (Anytime, Acorn TV)

Just another day in “Paradise.” The post-apocalyptic drama starring Sterling K. Brown closes out its second season having recently been renewed for a third. (Anytime, Hulu)

Fore! The new sports doc “Rory McIlroy: The Masters Wait” tracks the veteran golfer’s quest to capture the coveted green jacket bestowed upon the winner of the annual tournament in Augusta, Ga. (Anytime, Prime Video)

Familiar faces: Anthony Anderson (“Black-ish,” “Law & Order”) guest stars on a new episode of “The Neighborhood” and “Reno 911!’s” Thomas Lennon does likewise on the workplace sitcom “DMV.” (8 and 8:30 p.m. CBS)

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Sunday — March 22

Parting is such bittersweet sorrow as “Like Water for Chocolate,” the Spanish-language drama based on the beloved Laura Esquivel novel, ends its run after two seasons. With Azul Guaita. (Anytime, HBO Max)

Live — okay, not actually — from the London, it’s “Saturday Night Live UK”! “SNL” alum Tina Fey pops across the Pond to host the debut installment of a new British iteration of the long-running sketch-comedy series. With musical guest, Wet Leg. (Anytime, Peacock)

March Madness never stops at the 2026 NCAA Men’s College Basketball Tournament. (Various times on CBS, TBS, TNT & TruTV; also Thursday-next Sunday; concludes April 6) (check NCAA website for updated schedules)

Play also continues at the 2026 NCAA Women’s College Basketball Tournament. (Various times on ABC, ESPN & ESPN2; also Monday, Friday-Saturday; concludes April 5) (check NCAA website for updated schedules)

The secret lives of Old Testament wives — Sarah, Rebekah, et al. — are explored in the new inspirational drama “The Faithful: Women of the Bible.” With Minnie Driver, Jeffrey Donovan and Alexa Davalos. (8 p.m. Fox)

[On an unrelated note, if you were looking for the new season of “The Bachelorette” starring controversial “Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” cast member Taylor Frankie Paul — it has now been canceled.]

Fetch clean towels and boil some water, the British period drama “Call the Midwife” is back for a 15th season. With Jenny Agutter. (8 p.m. PBS)

“Who Could Kill a Sweet Old Lady?” That is the question keeping a wealthy elderly woman’s new caregiver up at night in this made-for-cable thriller. With Alexandra Harris. (8 p.m. Lifetime)

Return with us now Victorian England for “The Forsytes.” “Cranford’s” Francesca Annis heads the cast of this all-new period drama based on novelist John Galsworthy’s Nobel Prize-winning saga. (9 p.m. PBS)

Nixon and Hoover. Clinton and Freeh. Trump and Comey. The new four-part docuseries “Standoff: The FBI, Power and Paranoia” explores the often contentious relationship between U.S. presidents and their respective FBI directors. (9 and 10 p.m. CNN; concludes March 29)

Alexandre Dumas’ wrongfully imprisoned protagonist (Sam Claflin, “My Cousin Rachel”) seeks freedom, revenge, and to perhaps one day have a sandwich named after himself in a new miniseries adaptation of the classic 19th-century adventure tale “The Count of Monte Cristo.” Oscar winner Bille August directs and Oscar winner Jeremy Irons co-stars. (10 p.m. PBS)

Long time, no see! “Friends’” Lisa Kudrow reprises her once-a-decade role as sitcom actor turned reality TV star Valerie Cherish in a third and final season of the satirical series “The Comeback.” (10:30 p.m. HBO)

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Sunday — March 15

Happy Selection Sunday to all who celebrate! The 68-team field on the men’s side for the 2026 NCAA College Basketball Tournament is revealed (6 p.m. ET, 3 p.m. PT on CBS), followed by the announcement of the slate of teams for the women’s side. (8 p.m. ET, 5 p.m. PT on ESPN)

The horror-musical mashup “Sinners” leads the field with a record-breaking 16 nominations at the 98th Academy Awards, a.k.a. “The Oscars.” Conan O’Brien hosts the proceedings at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. (7 p.m. ET, 4 p.m. PT on ABC)

(Live coverage of the Oscars red carpet gets underway at 4 p.m. ET, 1 p.m. PT on CNN and E!)

A young woman who recently aged out of foster care gets a gig as an au pair for “The Seemingly Perfect Family” in this new fact-based thriller. With Rylee Reagan. (8 p.m. Lifetime)

O brothers, where art thou? Drew and Jonathan Scott go the extra mile for their clients in their latest real estate and renovation-themed series, “Property Brothers: Under Pressure.” (9 p.m. HGTV)

Monday — March 16

Infertility, chronic illnesses, etc.? Life in plastic may not be so fantastic after all, as detailed in the new documentary “The Plastic Detox,” which examines the health risks posed by the synthetic material that’s in seemingly everything. (Anytime, Netflix)

Familiar faces: “The Office’s” Craig Robinson, “SNL’s” Heidi Gardner and rapper Megan Thee Stallion guest star on a new episode of the Tracy Morgan sitcom “The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins.” (8:30 p.m. NBC)

Pick a lane! The new five-part docuseries “Born to Bowl” gets up close and personal with five of the top players on the men’s professional bowling circuit. “Ray Donovan’s” Liev Schreiber narrates. (9 p.m. HBO)

“People Magazine Investigates” takes you inside a controversial fundamentalist religious sect with offshoots around the world in the new exposé “The Secrets of the Twelve Tribes Cult.” (9 p.m. Investigation Discovery)

Tuesday — March 17

“Mark Normand: None Too Pleased” catches the veteran comic griping — about this, that and don’t even get him started on the other — in a new standup special filmed in Boulder, Colo. (Anytime, Netflix)

The 2026 NCAA Men’s College Basketball Tournament officially tips off with the “First Four” matchups in Dayton, Ohio. (6:30 and 9 p.m. ET, 3:30 and 6 p.m. PT on TruTV; also Wednesday)

DEFCON what now?! The Season 2 premiere of “Secrets Declassified with David Duchovny” sees the “X-Files” star investigating a NATO military exercise in 1983 that nearly brought the world to the brink of nuclear war. (10 p.m. History Channel)

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Wednesday — March 18

Keep your friends close but your frenemies closer: Elisabeth Moss (“The Handmaid’s Tale”), “Scandal’s” Kerry Washington and “House of Cards’” Kate Mara share the screen in the new eight-part psychological thriller “Imperfect Women” based on the Araminta Hall novel. (Anytime, Apple TV+)

Look — up in the sky! The adult animated superhero series “Invincible” is back for a fourth season. Featuring the voices of Steven Yeun, Sandra Oh and J.K. Simmons. (Anytime, Prime Video)

A working-class British lass becomes personal dresser to Sarah, Duchess of York, only to see her new life tragically fall apart, in the four-part fact-based drama “The Lady.” With Mia McKenna-Bruce (“Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials”) and “Game of Thrones’” Natalie Dormer. (Anytime, Britbox)

The 2026 NCAA Women’s College Basketball Tournament also officially tips off with its “First Four” matchups in Fort Worth, Texas. (7 and 9 p.m. ET, 4 and 6 p.m. PT on ESPN2; also Thursday)

Pyramid scheme: The docuspecial “Assassination in the Valley of the Kings” lays out the dastardly murder plot against Pharaoh Ramses III in Egypt some three millennia ago. (9 p.m. Discovery Channel)

Come on down? Reports of discrimination, sexual harassment and a toxic work environment behind the scenes of the long-running daytime game show “The Price is Right” are probed in a two-part exposé on “Dirty Rotten Scandals.” (9 and 10 p.m. E!)

The agony of da feet! Podiatrist Dr. Marion Yau and her husband, general practitioner Dr. Kenny, tend to patients suffering from a wide variety of debilitating foot conditions in the new unscripted series “Bad Foot Clinic.” (10 p.m. TLC)

Thursday — March 19

The new sports doc “Meal Ticket” salutes McDonald’s All American Games, the annual exhibition for high school basketball players that gave future stars like Michael Jordan and LeBron James the chance to show their stuff. (Anytime, Prime Video)

The 2026 NCAA Men’s College Basketball Tournament continues with a veritable tidal wave of first- and second-round action. (Various times on CBS, TBS, TNT & TruTV; also Friday-next Sunday) (Check NCAA website for updated schedules)

Aspiring interior designers are put on a tight budget and then put through their paces in the new competition series “The Thrifting Show with Lara Spencer” hosted by the longtime “GMA” contributor. (9 p.m. Freeform)

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Friday — March 20

They’re having a devil of a time in Tasmania in a second season of the darkly-comic Australian-made mystery drama “Deadloch.” With Kate Box and Madeleine Sami. (Anytime, Prime Video)

Aspiring female filmmakers put their best flicks forward in an annual showcase at NYC’s Barnard College in the new special “Future of Film: Athena Film Festival.” (Anytime, Sundance Now)

An unwitting temp is in for some spicy shenanigans when he gets a “job” at a faux, family-owned hot-sauce company in the docu-comedy followup “Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat.” (Anytime, Prime Video)

“Do you like scary movies?” The new documentary “1000 Women in Horror” spotlights the myriad contributions that female writers, actors, directors, et al. have made to the horror-film genre through the decades. (Anytime, Shudder)

Mr. Shelby… Cillian Murphy reprises his role as the British crime boss in “Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man,” a one-off movie based on the 2013-22 drama. Stephen Graham (“Adolescence”) and “Dune’s” Rebecca Ferguson also star. (Anytime, Netflix)

The new rock doc “The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel” finds the Peppers’ Anthony Kiedis and Flea paying tribute to the band’s original guitarist Hillel Slovak, who died 1988. (Anytime, Netflix)

Which witch is which? Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo return in “Wicked: For Good,” the 2025 conclusion of the two-part adaptation of the hit fantasy musical, which is also presented in a sing-along version and another featuring commentary from director Jon M. Chu. (Anytime, Peacock)

A snake, a bunny and a guinea pig walk into a second season of the kid-friendly animated series “Wonder Pets: In the City.” (Anytime, Apple TV+)

The 2026 NCAA Women’s College Basketball Tournament also continues (Various times on ABC, ESPN & ESPN2; also Saturday-next Monday) (check NCAA website for updated schedules)

Female do-gooders doing good in their respective communities collect their due in the new awards special “Remarkable Women.” (9 p.m. The CW)

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Saturday — March 21

Return with us now to “Hope Valley: 1874.” Bethany Joy Lenz, Benjamin Ayres and “Law & Order’s” Jill Hennessy star in this new series that serves as a prequel to the Canada-set period drama “When Calls the Heart.” (Anytime, Hallmark+)

The new concert special “BTS The Comeback Live | Arirang” captures the chart-topping Korean boy band BTS performing for fans in Seoul and around the world in a livestream event. (7 a.m. ET, 4 a.m. PT on Netflix)

A Chinese American pottery artist (Janel Parrish, “Pretty Little Liars”) hooks up with a hunky handyman in the new made-for-cable romantic fable “Two for Tee.” (8 p.m. Hallmark Channel)

Ain’t no sunshine… Oscar nominee Abigail Breslin plays a participant in a sleep study who awakens to a living nightmare in the new psychological thriller “I Killed Him in My Sleep.” (8 p.m. Lifetime)

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A NOTE TO READERS…

Spring forward!

Daylight Saving Time begins at 2 a.m. this Sunday. I took the change into account when double-checking the air times listed below, but my apologies for any inaccuracies you may encounter.

Sunday — March 8

The concert special “Harry Styles. One Night in Manchester.” catches the former One Direction member performing for fans in the U.K. — and around the world — via a live simulcast. (3 p.m. ET, noon PT on Netflix)

There’s a method to their murderousness in a second season of the true-crime series “A Plan to Kill.” (7 p.m. Oxygen)

“The Couple Across the Street” seem like decent folk, but don’t roll out the welcome wagon just yet, in this new made-for-cable thriller. With Jenny Raven. (8 p.m. Lifetime)

“Disaster: The Chernobyl Meltdown,” the four-part series marking the 40th anniversary of the catastrophic explosion at a nuclear power plant in Soviet-era Ukraine in 1986, concludes with back-to-back episodes. (9 and 10 p.m. CNN)

Paperback writer, writer, writer… “The Office’s” Steve Carell plays a novelist who gets a gig as a guest lecturer at a small liberal arts college where his daughter just so happens to be a professor in the new comedy series “Rooster.” (10 p.m. HBO)

Monday — March 9

Drive, she said! “Pitch Perfect’s” Anna Camp guest stars as a driving examiner who may be gunning for Collette’s (Harriet Dyer) job on a new episode of the workplace sitcom “DMV.” (8:30 p.m. CBS)

Nothing could be finer than to be in North and South Carolina when “Top Chef” and returning host Kristen Kish serve up a new season filmed in Charlotte, N.C. and Greenville, S.C. (9 p.m. Bravo)

The proof is in the pastry in the new competition series “The Ultimate Baking Championship.” Jesse Palmer hosts and Duff Goldman heads up the judges’ panel. (9 p.m. Food Network)

The new documentary “Fukushima: A Nuclear Nightmare” marks the 15th anniversary of the catastrophic meltdown at the titular Japanese power plant in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami that rocked the region in 2011. (9 p.m. HBO)

Tuesday — March 10

Remember the ’90s? This Southern-fried comic does and he’s fixin’ to tell you how much better things were way back when in his first-ever stand-up special, “Derrick Stroup: Nostalgic.” (Anytime, Netflix)

Turner Classic Movies’ annual “31 Days of Oscar” series continues and includes a three-film salute to the late Robert Duvall: The 1983 romance “Tender Mercies,” the 1979 drama “The Great Santini” and Francis Ford Coppola’s 1979 Vietnam War epic “Apocalypse Now.” (8 and 10 p.m. and 12:15 a.m. ET; 5, 7 and 9:15 p.m. PT on TCM)

It’s not safe in the streets, or in the shopping aisles for that matter, as the unscripted series “Road Wars” and “Customer Wars” each return with back-to-back episodes. (9, 9:30, 10 and 10:30 p.m. A&E)

Wednesday — March 11

Sexy singles attempt to prove that age ain’t nothin’ but a number in the new dating show “Age of Attraction.” “The Bachelor’s’ Nick Viall, age 45, and wife Natalie Joy, 27, co-host. (Anytime, Netflix)

¿Quien es mas macho? The new documentary “Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere” sees the journalist investigating the toxic, testosterone-fueled world of masculinity-obsessed social media influencers. (Anytime, Netflix)

Remains to be seen: Oscar winner Nicole Kidman portrays novelist Patricia Cornwell’s dogged medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta in the new forensics drama “Scarpetta” based on the bestselling book series. (Anytime, Prime Video)

Crikey! Two American siblings (“SNL’s” Will Forte, “The Good Place’s” D’Arcy Carden) attempt to launch a spray-tan business in Australia, only to run afoul of local mobsters, in the new comedy series “Sunny Nights.” (Anytime, Hulu)

Bunny cop Judy Hopps (voice of Ginnifer Goodwin) and her partner in crime-fighting, the foxy Nick Wilde (voice of Jason Bateman), are back on the beat in the kid-friendly animated 2025 sequel “Zootopia 2.” (Anytime, Disney+)

I can see clearly now… Contestants from the most recent season reunite to reminisce on a special edition of “Love is Blind” hosted by Nick and Vanessa Lachey. (9 p.m. ET, 6 p.m. PT on Netflix)

Who’s smizing now? Former contestants on “America’s Next Top Model” cast a jaundiced eye upon their experiences on the long-running, Tyra Banks-hosted reality competition in a new two-part expose on “Dirty Rotten Scandals.” (9 and 10 p.m. E!)

Thursday — March 12

Trash will be talked, drinks — “dirty sodas,” presumably — will be thrown, etc. as the Utah-set reality series “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” brings forth a fourth season. (Anytime, Hulu)

Return with us now to “Virgin River.” The small-town romantic drama starring Alexandra Breckenridge and Jack Sheridan is back for a seventh season. (Anytime, Netflix)

If you build it, they will come — and look at it, several thousand years later — in the new docuseries “Ancient Structures: Secrets Revealed.” (9 and 10 p.m. National Geographic)

The closer I get to you… Roberta Flack, the Grammy-winning songstress who melded pop, soul and R&B into her own smooth signature sound, is remembered in the new docuspecial “OWN Spotlight: Roberta.” (9 p.m. OWN)

Pencil or pen? “Fargo’s” Steve Buscemi guest stars as a crossword-puzzle champ on a new episode of the “Good Wife” spin-off “Elsbeth.” With Carrie Preston. (10 p.m. CBS)

Host Tony Harris probes more accounts of close encounters of the first, second, third and fourth kind in Season 2 of the spin-off series “The Proof is Out There: Alien Edition.” (10 p.m. History Channel)

Friday — March 13

A domestic disturbance call turns into an accidental shooting which turns into an attempted cover-up which turns into something far more sinister for the two cops who responded in the 2025 found-footage thriller “Bodycam.” (Anytime, Shudder)

The new four-part docuseries “Dynasty: The Murdochs” takes a “Succession”-like look at the battle for control of billionaire media-mogul Rupert Murdoch’s sprawling broadcasting and publishing empire. (Anytime, Netflix)

Somewhere over the rainbow… The 2025 doc “It’s Dorothy!” celebrates the fictional Kansas farm girl featured in L. Frank Baum’s classic tale “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” as well as in myriad other books, movies and musicals. (Anytime, Peacock)

A physician (Niamh Algar, “Raised by Wolves”) and a psychiatric resident (Tom Hughes, “Victoria”) each stand accused of “Malpractice” in Series 1 and 2, respectively, of this British anthology drama. (Anytime, Hulu)

Four men fight for survival after their fishing trip off Florida’s Gulf Coast is interrupted by a fearsome storm in the fact-based 2025 drama “Not Without Hope.” Joe Carnahan directs and Zachary Levi and Josh Duhamel star. (Anytime, Paramount+)

Famous faces return to compete once more as the newly revamped and rechristened prime-time quiz show “Celebrity Jeopardy! All-Stars” kicks off a fourth season. With host Ken Jennings. (8 p.m. ABC)

Emmy winner Shawn Hatosy (“The Pitt”) reprises his guest role as no-nonsense Battalion Chief Brett Richards on a new episode of the action drama “Fire Country.” (9 p.m. CBS)

In the beginning, the reality series “Toddlers & Tiaras” begat the spin-off “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo,” which begat the spin-off “Mama June: From Not to Hot,” which begets an eighth season. (9 p.m. WE)

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Saturday — March 14

It’s not another “Tequila Sunrise”: Kurt Russell and Michelle Pfeiffer, who co-starred in that 1988 flick, reunite for “The Madison,” a new multi-generational family drama from “Yellowstone” creator Taylor Sheridan and set in Montana — of course — and Manhattan. (Anytime, Paramount+)

Our plucky advice columnist and her partner in crime-solving Det. Hogan (“When Calls the Heart’s” Pascale Hutton and Kavan Smith) are back in the TV movie sequel “Nelly Knows Mysteries: All Manners of Murders.” (8 p.m. Hallmark Channel)

Convicted in the death of her newborn baby some years earlier, a recently paroled woman (Italia Ricci, “Designated Survivor”) makes a shocking discovery in the new thriller “The Boy With My Son’s Face.” (8 p.m. Lifetime)

The aforementioned Harry Styles once again pulls double duty as both host and musical guest on a new “Saturday Night Live.” (11:29 ET, 8:29 and 11:29 p.m. PT on NBC)

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A NOTE TO READERS…

Hello again, and so far, so good.

Work on the newly re-launched TV roundup continues apace. There are still a few things that I need to take care of “backstage,” but at present, I am on track to turn the paywall back on beginning with the March 15 newsletter, just in time for the Oscars.

Thanks to all for your continued patience and patronage.

Matt

Sunday — March 1

Eat fresh! Actor and adventurer David Moscow is back in new episodes of his globe-trotting foodie travelogue “From Scratch.” (Anytime, Peacock)

You’ve heard of “Ace Venture: Pet Detective?” Now meet the “Vet Detective.” Dr. Lauren Adelman ministers to beloved family pets suffering from life-threatening mystery illnesses in this new unscripted series. (Anytime, Hulu and Disney+)

What’s all that racquet? Eight of the world’s best men’s tennis players compete for a piece of the million-dollar prize pool at this year’s edition of “The MGM Tennis Slam” in Las Vegas. (7 p.m. ET, 4 p.m. PT on The CW)

Hosted by series star Nicholas Ralph, the new special “All Creatures Great and Small: Seasons of the Dales” takes you behind the scenes of the Yorkshire-set period drama based on the writings of British veterinarian James Herriot. (7 p.m. PBS)

Taylor Sheridan’s “Yellowstone”-verse continues to expand with the new spinoff “Marshals,” which sees the original series’ Kayce Dutton (Luke Grimes) pinning on the silver star and joining the U.S. Marshals Service. (8 p.m. CBS)

Money makes the world go ’round… The London-set finance-biz drama “Industry” ends its fourth season already renewed for a fifth and final. With Myha’la, Kit Harrington, Ken Leung and Marisa Abela. (8 p.m. HBO)

Kill or be kilt: An American schoolteacher relocates to Scotland for a new gig as a live-in tutor, but soon begins to wonder what became of her predecessor, in the new thriller “Murder at Highland Manor.” With Brooke Burfitt. (8 p.m. Lifetime)

The SAG Awards are now “The Actor Awards.” “One Battle After Another” leads the field with seven nominations and Kristen Bell is your hostess with the mostest as the newly-rechristened ceremony emanates live from the Shrine Auditorium in Downtown LA. (8 p.m. ET, 5 p.m. PT on Netflix)

The action drama “Tracker” and the medical mystery drama “Watson” are back with new episodes. Justin Hartley stars in the former and Morris Chestnut in the latter. (9 and 10 p.m. CBS)

The new four-part series “Disaster: The Chernobyl Meltdown” marks the 40th anniversary of the catastrophic explosion at a nuclear power plant in Soviet-era Ukraine in 1986. (9 and 10 p.m. CNN; concludes March 8)

Looking to fool around in “The Lou”? There’s an app for that in the darkly comic, adult-themed miniseries “DTF St. Louis.” With Jason Bateman, Linda Cardellini and “Stranger Things’” David Harbour. (9 p.m. HBO)

A self-centered Broadway star (Oscar and Tony winner Kevin Kline) retreats to his hometown following a very public self-inflicted humiliation in the new sitcom “American Classic.” Laura Linney and Tony Shalhoub also star. (9 and 9:30 p.m. MGM+)

Crikey! Something’s fishy as the Australia-set docuseries “Extreme Catch” sails in for another season. (9 and 10 p.m. National Geographic)

Monday — March 2

Here come the judges! “Tribunal Justice,” the courtroom show created by the honorable “Judge Judy” Sheindlin, is back for a third season. (Anytime, Prime Video)

Turner Classic Movies’ annual “31 Days of Oscar” film series continues and includes Cary Grant opposite Eva Marie Saint in Alfred Hitchcock’s “monumental” 1959 thriller “North by Northwest.” (5:30 p.m. ET, 2:30 p.m. PT on TCM)

They’re checking your bags after you’ve checked your bags in a second season of the docuseries “Contraband: Seized at the Airport.” (8 p.m. Discovery Channel)

The new series “Bachelor Mansion Takeover” finds former contestants from the reality TV franchise putting their home-makeover skills to the test in hopes of winning a cool hundred-grand. Jesse Palmer hosts. (8 p.m. HGTV)

It’s not the journey, it’s the destination in the new series “Wild Vacation Rentals” hosted by Sherry Cola and “The Good Place’s” D’Arcy Carden. (10 p.m. HGTV)

Tuesday — March 3

The comic so nice they named him twice takes the stage at Chicago’s Old Vic Theater for his first stand-up special in quite some time in “Bruce Bruce: I Ain’t Playin’.” (Anytime, Netflix)

The “JAG” spinoff “NCIS,” its prequel series “NCIS: Origins” and the Australia-set franchise entry “NCIS: Sydney” are back with new episodes. (8, 9 and 10 p.m. CBS)

Is there a doctor in the house? “Doc Martin’s” Martin Clunes guest stars as Martin’s (Josh Charles) dear old dad on a new “Best Medicine,” which is itself based on the aforementioned British comedy-drama. (8 p.m. Fox)

If you build it, they will help in a new season of “100 Day Dream Home” starring realtor-contractor power couple Brian and Mika Kleinschmidt. (8 p.m. HGTV)

The name’s Decker, “RJ Decker.” Scott Speedman (“Last Resort”) plays a disgraced photojournalist turned private eye plying his trade in the seedier precincts of sunny South Florida in this quirky new crime drama. (10 p.m. ABC)

Wednesday — March 4

Who hooked up and who’s going home brokenhearted? Find out as “Love is Blind,” the dating competition hosted by Nick and Vanessa Lachey, closes its 10th season. (Anytime, Netflix)

Elementary! Arthur Conan Doyle’s intrepid detective (Hero Fiennes Tiffin) gets an origin story in “Young Sherlock,” a new action-comedy from “Snatch” director Guy Ritchie. With Natascha McElhone and Colin Firth. (Anytime, Prime Video)

Crossover alert! The mysterious mid-air disappearance of a passenger jet on a new “Chicago Fire” sets a story in motion that continues on “Chicago Med” before concluding on “Chicago PD.” (8, 9 and 10 p.m. NBC)

Despite what we told you last week, “Parenthood” — the five-part British-made miniseries hosted by David Attenborough — will wrap up with the episode “The Greatest Adventure” on a new “Nature.” (8 p.m. PBS)

The new unscripted series “Body Bizarre” follows everyday folks as they seek cutting-edge treatment for a wide range of strange medical conditions, rare genetic disorders and other peculiar infirmities. (8 p.m. TLC)

We do declare, the Charleston, S.C.-set reality-franchise entry “Southern Hospitality” is back for a fourth season. (9 p.m. Bravo)

Is there not a doctor in the house? Allegations that “The Dr. Phil Show” exploited the self-help guru’s often deeply troubled guests are probed as the new series “Dirty Rotten Scandals” debuts with a two-part exposé. (9 and 10 p.m. E!)

Flip through more FBI case files as current and former agents, informants and others comment on the contents therein in a new season of the docuseries “Feds.” (9 p.m. Investigation Discovery)

How’s the weather up there? Meet Sultan Kösen, a Turkish farmer who, at 8’3”, currently holds the title of “The World’s Tallest Man” in this new docuspecial. 9 p.m. TLC

Hey, good-lookin’, what ya got cookin’… Former “Top Chef” host Padma Lakshmi puts a fresh batch of contestants through their paces in the new reality competition “America’s Culinary Cup.” (9:30 p.m. CBS)

The new docuseries “Hunt for the Missing” follows Pamela Childs, a retired Chicago police detective, as she reopens some of the Windy City’s coldest missing-persons cases. (10 p.m. Investigation Discovery)

The agony of da feet: Podiatrist Dr. Marion Yau and her husband, general practitioner Dr. Kenny, tend to patients suffering from a wide variety of debilitating foot conditions in the new unscripted series “Bad Foot Clinic.” (10 p.m. TLC)

Thursday — March 5

Grin and bear it: “Ted,” the live-action series based on “Family Guy” creator Seth MacFarlane’s foul-mouthed 2012 comedy, is back for its sophomoric — sorry, that’s sophomore — season. (Anytime, Peacock)

Let’s hope Sean Bean can keep his head about him when the former “Game of Thrones” star heads up the cast of the new Liverpool-set underworld drama “This City is Ours: A Family Crime Saga.” (Anytime, AMC+)

A married college professor (Oscar winner Rachel Weisz) hooks up with a hunky young colleague (Leo Woodall, “The White Lotus”) in the new eight-part comedy-drama “Vladimir.” “Mad Men’s” John Slattery also stars. (Anytime, Netflix)

“Reno 911!’s” Thomas Lennon reprises his guest role as crew leader Frank’s (Joel McHale) not-so-dear old dad on a new episode of the workplace sitcom “Animal Control.” (9 p.m. Fox)

Det. Tony Godwin of the Texas-based Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force revisits some of the team’s toughest cases in the new docuseries “Predator Hunters.” (9 p.m. A&E)

’ello, guv’nor! A brand spanking new cast of aristocratic Brits, ex-pat Americans and other jet-setting socialites make the scene in the reality-series reboot “Ladies of London: The New Reign.” (9 p.m. Bravo)

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Friday — March 6

Paleontology is the study of prehistoric reptiles and time — that’s all it takes, really, prehistoric reptiles and time — as Morgan Freeman narrates the new four-part docuseries “The Dinosaurs.” (Anytime, Netflix)

“Downton Abbey,” cozy mysteries and other veddy British entertainments come in for a right proper spoofing in the sight gag-filled and profanity-laced 2025 farce “Fackham Hall.” Damian Lewis and Katherine Waterston star. (Anytime, HBO Max)

The 2012 disappearance of a West Virginia teen — and the shocking details that came to light during the subsequent investigation — are recalled in the new docuseries “Friends Like These: The Murder of Skylar Neese.” (Anytime, Hulu and Disney+)

Shakespeare in loss: Paul Mescal portrays the Bard of Avon, but Oscar nominee Jessie Buckley steals the show with a bravura performance as his long-suffering better half in Chloé Zhao’s atmospheric, arboreal and acclaimed 2025 drama “Hamnet.” (Anytime, Peacock)

It’s the pleasure principle… The 2025 documentary “The Pink Pill: Sex, Drugs & Who Has Control” details efforts to develop, get approval for and then market a Viagra-like drug to enhance female sexual satisfaction. (Anytime, Paramount+)

Welcome to the “War Machine.” “Reacher’s” Alan Ritchson leads a cohort of Army Ranger candidates against a relentless extraterrestrial threat in this 2026 sci-fi action flick. Dennis Quaid also stars. (Anytime, Netflix)

All is fair in love and time travel as the centuries-spanning fantasy drama “Outlander” launches its eighth and final season. Caitriona Balfe and Sam Heughan star. (8 p.m. Starz)

“The Proof is Out There,” yet proves elusive as ever, as this paranormal investigation series launches another season. (10 p.m. History Channel)

Saturday — March 7

Enter the octagon: The MMA event “UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2” kicks off on broadcast TV before moving to streaming for the remainder of the main card. From Las Vegas. (8 p.m. ET, 5 p.m. PT on CBS; 9 p.m. ET, 6 p.m. PT on Paramount+)

Our titular small-town baker/amateur sleuth (Alison Sweeney) falls into yet another whodunit, this time while attending a masquerade ball, in the new TV movie “Sugar & Vice: A Hannah Swensen Mystery.” (8 p.m. Hallmark Channel)

A mother-daughter road trip takes a dark turn following a gas-station pit stop in the new made-for-cable thriller “Vanished in an Instant.” With Vinessa Antoine (“General Hospital”) and Arista Arhin. (8 p.m. Lifetime)

Sweet home Alabama… The reality franchise entry “Love & Marriage: Huntsville” returns with new episodes. (8 p.m. OWN)

Legendary filmmaker Werner Herzog packs his trunk and goes in search of an elusive pack of pachyderms living deep within the mist-shrouded forests of Angola in the 2025 documentary “Ghost Elephants.” (9 p.m. National Geographic)

If it walks like a duck: The Robertson clan is back in a second season of their rebooted reality series “Duck Dynasty: The Revival.” (10 p.m. A&E)

Once is never Ken-ough! “Barbie’s” Ryan Gosling takes a fourth turn hosting “Saturday Night Live.” With musical guest, Gorillaz. (11:29 p.m. ET, 8:29 and 11:29 p.m. PT on NBC)

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Sunday — Feb. 22

There’s no business like snow business! Live from the Verona Arena — an ancient yet well-preserved Roman amphitheatre in Verona, Italy — it’s the Closing Ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics. (2:30 p.m. ET, 11:30 a.m. PT on NBC and Peacock)

Whistle while you work… Turner Classic Movies annual “31 Days of Oscar” celebration continues and includes David Lean’s 1957 WWII epic “The Bridge on the River Kwai” starring William Holden and Alec Guinness. (5 p.m. ET, 2 p.m. PT on TCM)

“Hamnet,” “Sinners” and “One Battle After Another” are among the nominees for best picture at this year’s AARP Movies for Grownups Awards on a new “Great Performances.” Alan Cumming hosts. (7 p.m. PBS)

Those aforementioned films are also nominated at the 79th British Academy Film Awards, a.k.a. the BAFTAs in London — also hosted by the aforementioned Alan Cumming. (8 p.m. E!)

It can’t happen here: Correspondent Pamela Brown explores “The Rise of Christian Nationalism” on a new installment of “The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper.” (8 p.m. CNN)

A country music legend finds herself implicated in an up-and-coming singer’s untimely demise in the Nashville-set thriller “Murder in Music City.” With Deena Dill and Madison May Crawford star. (8 p.m. Lifetime)

“American Dad,” we salute you. This other long-running animated sitcom from “Family Guy” creator Seth MacFarlane kicks off its 20th season. (9 p.m. Fox)

The new spinoff “History’s Greatest Picks with Mike Wolfe” sees the “American Pickers” star digging up the dirt on historical artifacts and relics both famous and infamous. (9 p.m. History Channel)

The adventures of Ser Duncan the Tall and his pint-sized squire Egg conclude, for now, as the “Game of Thrones” prequel “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” closes out its freshman season. With Peter Claffey and Dexter Sol Ansell. (10 p.m. HBO)

Host Jon Taffer walks into a bar — and tries to make a few improvements, because that’s his job — in a 10th season of the unscripted series “Bar Rescue.” (10 and 11 p.m. Paramount Network)

Our hero (Adjani Salmon) presses onward toward his goal of becoming a right proper filmmaker as the British-made comedy-drama “Dreaming Whilst Black” returns for its sophomore season. (10 p.m. Showtime)

Monday — Feb. 23

Lady bosses, assemble! Tennis great Serena Williams and Mexican pop idol Thalía are just two of the glass ceiling-smashing female entrepreneurs profiled in the new docuseries “The CEO Club.” (Anytime, Prime Video)

There’s something fishy going on in a small seaside community in Australia in the imported mystery drama “The Family Next Door” based on the Sally Hepworth bestseller. Teresa Palmer (“A Discovery of Witches”) stars. (Anytime, Acorn TV)

Speaking of Australia, and mysteries, the imported thriller “My Life is Murder” starring “Xena’s” Lucy Lawless wraps its fifth season. (Anytime, Acorn TV)

Just another day in “Paradise.” It’s back to the bunker as this post-apocalyptic mystery drama starring James Marsden, Julianne Nicholson and Sterling K. Brown returns for a second season with three new episodes. (Anytime, Hulu)

After a while, “Mr. Crocodile.” A beloved children’s book from France serves as the basis for this new animated series for the preschool set. (10:30 a.m. Nickelodeon; also Tuesday-Thursday)

A disgraced former NFL star (“30 Rock’s” Tracy Morgan) turns to a documentary filmmaker (“Harry Potter’s” Daniel Radcliffe) to help restore his reputation in the new sitcom “The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins.” (8 and 8:30 p.m. NBC)

Three coaches from seasons past — Kelly Clarkson, John Legend and Adam Levine — get back to swivelin’ as the singing competition “The Voice” returns with a newly revamped three-coach format. Carson Daly hosts. (9 p.m. NBC)

Expect semi-regular crossover appearances as Dick Wolf’s “FBI” franchise branches out with “CIA,” a new procedural drama starring “Lucifer’s” Tom Ellis and “Chicago Med’s” Nick Gehlfuss. (10 p.m. CBS)

The chair recognizes the gentlelady from Texas: Former Rep. Barbara Jordan, the trailblazing Black congresswoman who died in 1996, is remembered in the 2025 documentary “The Inquisitor” on a new “Independent Lens.” (10 p.m. PBS)

Tuesday — Feb. 24

Testify! “Taylor Tomlinson: Prodigal Daughter” catches the comic revisiting her strict religious upbringing, exploring her evolving sexuality, etc. in her latest stand-up special. (Anytime, Netflix)

Tony and Emmy winner Kristin Chenoweth and Oscar-winning filmmaker Spike Lee investigate their respective family histories on a new “Finding your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr.” (8 p.m. PBS)

Broadcast networks and cable news outlets will offer live coverage as President Trump delivers the annual State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress. The Democratic Party response follows. (9 p.m. ET, 6 p.m. PT, various channels)

Wednesday — Feb. 25

Arrrr, mateys! “Citadel’s” Priyanka Chopra and “The Boys’” Karl Urban play pirates — of the Caribbean, natch — in the bloody, R-rated 2026 swashbuckler “The Bluff.” (Anytime, Prime Video)

Who will outwit, outplay and outlast whom? Find out as past contestants, and host Jeff Probst, return in a 50th(!) season of the reality competition “Survivor.” (8 p.m. CBS)

Doctor, it hurts when I do this: Original cast members Zach Braff, Donald Faison and Sarah Chalke will be making the rounds once more as the 2001-2010 sitcom “Scrubs” gets the reboot treatment. (8 and 8:30 p.m. ABC)

Welcome to the “Jungles.” Noted naturalist David Attenborough looks at the parenting techniques of animals in the Amazon, the Indonesian rainforest and elsewhere as the five-part miniseries “Parenthood” concludes on “Nature.” (8 p.m. PBS)

The tragic tale of three Native American women who have fell victim to a serial killer is told in “Lost Women of Alaska,” a three-part followup to the 2023 docuseries “Lost Women of Highway 20.” (8, 9 and 10 p.m. Investigation Discovery)

Contestants vie for a cool $67,920 — an average American’s annual salary — in the new trivia challenge “The Greatest Average American” hosted by comic Nate Bargatze and based on his 2021 comedy special. (9 p.m. ABC)

Dig this! “Nova” pays a visit to Göbekli Tepe, an ancient archaeological site in what is now modern-day Türkiye, in the new episode “Stone Age Temple Mystery.” (9 p.m. PBS)

Anything to declare? Whatever it is, they’re not getting away with it in new episodes of the docuseries “To Catch a Smuggler.” (9 p.m. National Geographic)

The exploits of agents of the aforementioned Central Intelligence Agency are declassified for your entertainment and/or edification in the new docuseries “Inside the CIA: Secrets and Spies.” (10 p.m. National Geographic)

Thursday — Feb. 26

A fearsome swordsman from feudal era Japan is resurrected, only to find himself competing in a modern-day martial arts tournament, in the new anime series “Baki-Dou: The Invincible Samurai.” (Anytime, Netflix)

Return with us now to Regency-era England as the frothy-and-frilly romantic drama “Bridgerton” presents the back half of its eight-episode fourth season. With Luke Thompson and Yerin Ha. (Anytime, Netflix)

The night they drove old Dixie down… Four women in 1860s Virginia engage in a little espionage to help give the Union the edge in the Civil War in the new historical drama “The Gray House.” Mary-Louise Parker and Ben Vereen star. (Anytime, Prime Video)

Ripped from the headlines: Matty (Kathy Bates) and her team leap into action when a client is detained by ICE and threatened with deportation on a new episode of the rebooted legal drama “Matlock.” (9 p.m. CBS)

The worst of the worst do their worst in new seasons of the reality competitions “House of Villains” and “The Traitors.” Joel McHale hosts the former and the now twice-aforementioned Alan Cumming, the latter. (9 p.m. ET, 6 p.m. PT on Peacock)

Friday — Feb. 27

Modern-day forensics experts re-examine the untimely demises of such historical figures as Cleopatra, Genghis Khan and Alexandra the Great in the new series “Ancient Autopsy: Mysteries of the Dead.” (Anytime, Hulu and Disney+)

Past, present and future collide “In the Blink of an Eye” in this millennia-spanning 2026 live-action sci-fi fable from “WALL-E” director Andrew Stanton. “SNL’s” Kate McKinnon and “Parks & Rec’s” Rashida Jones star. (Anytime, Hulu and Disney+)

Oh, what a tangled web! Jennifer Lopez, Diego Luna and “Vida’s” Tonatiuh star in “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” writer-director Bill Condon’s 2025 film adaptation of the Kander & Ebb musical based on the Manuel Puig novel. (Anytime, Hulu)

Oh no, there goes Tokyo! Godzilla and his fellow kaiju are back, as is the top-secret agency that monitors them, in a second season of “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters.” Kurt Russell, son Wyatt Russell and “Shōgun’s” Anna Sawai star. (Anytime, Apple TV+)

See how a former Beatle got his Wings in the 2025 documentary “Paul McCartney: Man on the Run” featuring rare footage of the band both on stage and backstage, combined with contemporary and archival interviews. (Anytime, Prime Video)

The new special “Chris Fleming: Live at the Palace” features the gender-bending comic riffing on a wide range of subjects in a sold-out show at the historic Chicago venue. (10 p.m. HBO)

Saturday — Feb. 28

Everything you always want to know about sinister cults, shadowy criminal organizations, natural catastrophes, etc. but were afraid to ask is revealed in the new docuseries “Danger Decoded.” (Anytime, Hulu and Disney+)

Black excellence across the arts spectrum is celebrated at the 57th NAACP Image Awards, with “Black-ish” co-star Deon Cole as your master of ceremonies. (8 p.m. CBS and BET)

Yee-haw! Daytime TV diva Alison Sweeney saddles up for a “Romance at Hope Ranch” in this new TV movie filmed in the picturesque hamlet of Ruidoso, NM. (8 p.m. Hallmark Channel)

A nearly tragic skydiving accident may not have been an accident at all in the new fact-based TV movie “Pushed off a Plane and Survived.” “The Real Housewives of Atlanta’s” Eva Marcille stars. (8 p.m. Lifetime)

The puck stops here: “Heated Rivalry’s’ Connor Storrie hosts and British folk rockers Mumford & Sons perform on a new “Saturday Night Live.” (11:29 p.m. ET, 8:29 and 11:29 p.m. PT on NBC)

(All times Eastern and Pacific unless otherwise noted. Programming subject to change without notice. Please check your local listings.)

Sunday — Feb. 15

They’re still chillin’ at the 2026 Winter Olympics as coverage continues from northern Italy. (Various times, NBC, CNBC, USA and Peacock; concludes Sunday, Feb. 22)

Our heroine (Azul Guaita) continues to take the bitter with the sweet in a second season of the Spanish-language drama “Like Water for Chocolate” inspired by the Laura Esquivel novel. (Anytime, HBO Max)

Turner Classic Movies’ annual “31 Days of Oscar” series continues with Barbara Stanwyck opposite Fred MacMurray in director Billy Wilder’s steamy 1944 noir fable “Double Indemnity.” Edward G. Robinson also stars. (Noon EST, 9 a.m. PST on TCM)

This year’s Film Independent Spirit Awards leave the ceremony’s long-time home on Santa Monica Beach for the cozy confines of the Hollywood Palladium. “SNL’s” Ego Nwodim serves as mistress of ceremonies. (5 p.m. EST, 2 p.m. PST on Film Independent and IMDb’s YouTube channels)

Two teams of American players and one made up of international stars hit the hardwood for a round-robin tournament at this year’s revamped NBA All-Star Game at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood. (5 p.m. EST, 2 p.m. PST on NBC and Peacock)

The new docu-special “Love, Ted Bundy” examines letters the notorious serial killer exchanged with his cousin Edna Martin during his time on death row. 6 p.m. Oxygen

The special “CBS News Things That Matter: A Town Hall with Governor Wes Moore” finds Maryland’s Democratic governor discussing the 2026 midterms and more in a conversation with correspondent Norah O’Donnell. 8 p.m. CBS

“The Simpsons” wraps its — 37th! — season with back-to-back episodes that include voice cameos by Kevin Bacon, “The Pitt’s” Noah Wylie and “Abbot Elementary’s” Quinta Brunson. (8 and 8:30 p.m. Fox)

Not only is it not clothing-optional, clothes aren’t even an option in new episodes of the outdoor survival competition “Naked & Afraid.” 8 p.m. Discovery Channel

Won’t you take me to Flavortown? The Guy Fieri-hosted culinary competition “Tournament of Champions” returns for another go-round. (8 p.m. Food Network)

One man’s trash is their treasure, they just have to wade through a lot of actual trash first, in new episodes of “American Pickers.” (8 and 9 p.m. History Channel)

A woman probes the mysterious death of her teenage daughter, unaware that the killer may be closer than she thinks, in the new thriller “To Catch a Cheater.” With Kate Watson. (8 p.m. Lifetime)

Return with us now to the Navajo Nation for a fourth season of the mystery drama “Dark Winds” based on author Tony Hillerman’s “Leaphorn & Chee” novels. Zahn McClarnon and Kiowa Gordon star. (9 p.m. AMC)

“Family Guy” hits the 450-episode mark with the animated sitcom’s 24th season premiere. With the voices of Seth MacFarlane, Seth Green, Mila Kunis and Alex Borstein. (9:30 p.m. Fox)

One man’s trash is also another man’s treasure, once he cuts through the clutter, in a second season of “Filthy Fortunes.” (10 p.m. Discovery Channel)

‘ello, guv’nor! The Brit is back with new episodes of his satirical news show “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.” 11 p.m. HBO

Monday — Feb. 16

You can’t hide your smizin’ eyes… Supermodel and exec-producer Tyra Banks, et al., revisit their time on the 2003-18 reality competition in the new documentary series “Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model.” (Anytime, Netflix)

Pregnant teens, their respective baby daddies and other family members share their hopes and hardships in a seventh season of the unscripted series “Unexpected.” (9 p.m. TLC)

Tuesday — Feb. 17

The new standup special “Sommore: Chandelier Fly” catches the veteran comic, a founding member of the Queens of Comedy, cracking wise about celebrity scandals and other topics du jour. (Anytime, Netflix)

Holy mononyms, professor! Hip-hop artist Lizzo and Red Hot Chili Peppers’ bassist Flea research their respective family trees on a new “Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.” (8 p.m. PBS)

O foster brother, where art thou? “NYPD Blue’s” Mark-Paul Gosselaar reprises his role as Will’s (Ramón Rodríguez) longtime frenemy on a new episode of “Will Trent.” (9 p.m. ABC)

The four-part docuseries “Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History,” hosted by the aforementioned Prof. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., concludes with back-to-back episodes. (9 and 10 p.m. PBS)

Wednesday — Feb. 18

The new docuseries “Being Gordon Ramsay” gets up close and personal with the irascible celebrity chef and his family as he prepares for the opening of his latest high-profile restaurant venture. (Anytime, Netflix)

A young couple’s whirlwind romance ends in murder — but which was the killer and which, the victim? That is the question in “56 Days,” a new mystery drama based on the Catherine Ryan Howard bestseller. Avan Jogia and Dove Cameron star. (Anytime, Prime Video)

The two-part true-crime doc “Wild Boys: Strangers in Town” recounts the bizarre story of two brothers who walked out the woods one day in 2003 claiming to have been raised off-the-grid deep in the Canadian wilderness. (Anytime, Paramount+)

And the winner is… Find out in the live season finale of the rebooted talent competition “Star Search.” With host Anthony Anderson and judges Jelly Roll, Chrissy Teigen and Sarah Michelle Gellar. (9 p.m. EST, 6 p.m. PST on Netflix)

The life aquatic: Noted naturalist Sir David Attenborough explores the parenting techniques of all manner of marine animals as the five-part “Nature” miniseries “Parenthood” continues with “Oceans.” (8 p.m. PBS)

Thursday — Feb. 19

The new docuseries “Girl on the Run: The Hunt For America’s Most Wanted Woman” tracks the efforts of the U.S. Marshals Service to recapture Sarah Jo Pender, a convicted double murderer who escaped from an Indiana prison in 2008. (Anytime, Hulu)

Our intrepid FBI special agent Peter Sutherland (Gabriel Basso) is back in action as the globetrotting espionage drama “The Night Agent” kicks off a third season. (Anytime, Netflix)

A fresh batch of aspiring entrepreneurs, each hoping to take home a cool one-hundred G’s, are put through their paces in a second season of “60 Day Hustle.” (Anytime, Prime Video)

Some enchanted evening… The stars of not one but two kid-friendly fantasy-musical franchises share the stage in “Descendants/Zombies: Worlds Collide Tour: Concert Special.” (7 p.m. Disney Channel)

The two-part docuseries “Murder in Glitterball City” tells a twisted tale of heartbreak and homicide that rocked the LGBTQ community in Louisville, Ky. in 2010. (8 and 9:20 p.m. HBO)

Actor and activist Hilarie Burton Morgan explores heart-wrenching criminal cases in small towns from Texas to Pennsylvania in a third season of “True Crime Story: It Couldn’t Happen Here.” (10 p.m. SundanceTV)

Friday — Feb. 20

A grieving widow (two-time Oscar winner Emma Thompson) chances upon a kidnapping in progress in the wilds of Minnesota in the 2025 thriller “Dead of Winter.” With Judy Greer. (Anytime, HBO Max)

Where’s Waldau? Jennifer Garner and “Game of Thrones’” Nikolaj Coster-Waldau return in a second season of the mystery drama “The Last Thing He Told Me” based on the Laura Dave bestseller. (Anytime, Apple TV+)

What happens in Vegas… A lawyer and a magician join forces in Sin City in the new adult animated comedy “Strip Law” featuring the voices of “Parks & Rec’s” Adam Scott and “Abbot Elementary’s” Janelle James. (Anytime, Netflix)

The new docuseries “Surviving the Jehovah’s Witnesses” features interviews with former members discussing their experiences within the controversial religious sect. (Anytime, HBO Max)

A young woman with secrets she would much rather keep to herself, thank you very much, is menaced by a stalker in the Australian-made mystery drama “Watching You.” “The Bold Type’s” Aisha Dee stars. (Anytime, Hulu)

Sweep the leg! The new special “This Is UFC” recalls the rough-and-tumble origins of the world-beating mixed-martial arts promotion known as Ultimate Fighting Championship. (8 p.m. CBS)

Brother from another planet… “American Masters” pays tribute to an avant garde jazz artist, composer, bandleader, philosopher and Afrofuturism pioneer in the new episode “Sun Ra: Do the Impossible.” (9 p.m. PBS)

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Saturday — Feb. 21

Elbows up! “Shoresy,” the hockey-themed comedy spun off of the quirky Canadian-made sitcom “Letterkenny,” takes to the ice for a sixth season. Jared Keeso stars. (Anytime, Hulu)

All right, all right, all right! A three-time best-actor Oscar nominee and a best-actor Oscar winner talk shop in “A CNN & Variety Town Hall Event: Timothée Chalamet and Matthew McConaughey.” (7 p.m. CNN)

A TV news reporter (“Grey’s Anatomy’s” Sarah Drew) hooks up with a hunky astronomer in the new made-for-cable romantic fable “The Stars Between Us.” (8 p.m. Hallmark Channel)

An unhappy woman (“Basketball Wives’” Tami Roman) comes to resent the seemingly charmed life of her identical twin sister (also Roman) in the new psychological thriller “Double Double Trouble.” (8 p.m. Lifetime)

(All times Eastern and Pacific unless otherwise noted. Programming subject to change without notice. Please check your local listings.)

Gentle reader,

Welcome to the reboot.

After a year away, I have decided to relaunch TV or Not TV — or rather, to relaunch this weekly roundup of new and noteworthy programming coming to broadcast, cable and streaming. But only the TV roundup, and with a more national focus going forward.

Sadly, my local arts listings didn’t gain anywhere near as much traction as I’d hoped. This time around, I’m sticking with the one thing for which I’m certain there is an audience — if I can only find them, if only they can find me.

To that end, feel free to share this and any subsequent posts with anybody and everybody who might be interested. It’ll be at least a month or two before I turn the paywall back on again (and I will give ample notice before that happens), so the newsletter will be free for the time being.

Thanks to all for your past readership, patronage … and patience.

Matt

Sunday — Feb. 8th

Brrr … Coverage of the 2026 Winter Olympics continues from northern Italy. (Various times, NBC, CNBC, USA and Peacock)

There goes the neighborhood! British comic Jack Whitehall, he of “Travels with My Father” fame, and “Nope’s” Keke Palmer are moving to “The ’Burbs” in this new comedy based on the 1989 Tom Hanks flick. (Anytime, Peacock)

There’ll be no penalties for “ruffing” the passer, but plenty of adorable and adoptable doggos taking the field, in “Puppy Bowl XXII.” (2 p.m. EST, 11 a.m. PST on Animal Planet, Discovery, TBS, truTV and HBO Max)

The Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots meet in Santa Clara, Calif. in Super Bowl LX. Grammy-winning rapper Bad Bunny rocks the halftime show. (6 p.m. EST, 3 p.m. PST on NBC, Telemundo and Peacock)

Monday — Feb. 9

Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder hosts a benefit concert to raise awareness of the rare childhood disease known as epidermolysis bullosa in the new documentary “Matter of Time.” (Anytime, Netflix)

They’re diving back into the dating pool in new episodes of the reality franchise spinoff “90 Day: The Single Life.” (8 p.m. TLC)

“The Librarians” hold the line against political activists seeking to have certain books banished from libraries in communities across the country in this new documentary on “Independent Lens.” (10 p.m. PBS)

Tuesday — Feb. 10

The Dickens, you say! “The Artful Dodger” returns in a second season of the Australia-set drama inspired by the classic novel “Oliver Twist.” Thomas Brodie-Sangster and David Thewlis star. (Anytime, Hulu)

An American marketing executive hooks up with a hunky local whilst on a business trip to Tuscany in the new TV movie “Chef’s Kiss.” “The Real’s” Adrienne Bailon-Houghton stars. (Anytime, Roku)

“Katt Williams: The Last Resort” captures the off-color comic cracking wise about conspiracy theories, celebrity culture and more in his latest stand-up special. (Anytime, Netflix)

“The View’s” Sara Haines and award-winning playwright Tracy Letts (“August: Osage County”) shake their respective family trees on a new “Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.” (8 p.m. PBS)

Then, the Gates-hosted docuseries “Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History” continues with a look at how those two communities came together to make strides in the fields of movies, music and civil rights. (9 p.m. PBS)

“Frontline” joins forces with the Associated Press to explore the ongoing “Crisis in Venezuela” in the aftermath of the U.S.-led ouster of President Nicolas Maduro in this new episode. (10 p.m. PBS)

Wednesday — Feb. 11

“Cross” is back on the case for a second season of this D.C.-set crime drama based on the James Patterson mystery novels and starring Aldis Hodge as the titular homicide detective. (Anytime, Prime Video)

The three-part docuseries “The Scream Murder: A True Teen Horror Story” revisits the shocking killing of high school student Cassie Jo Stoddart in Pocatello, Idaho in 2006. (Anytime, Hulu)

Thursday — Feb. 12

Mum’s the word! British comedienne Dawn French, she of “French and Saunders” fame, plays a faux-widow up to her elbows in insurance fraud in the imported comedy “Can You Keep a Secret?” (Anytime, Paramount+)

A trio of 30-something gal pals get their Irish up whilst investigating the untimely demise of a former childhood friend in the new mystery comedy “How to Get to Heaven from Belfast.” (Anytime, Netflix)

Follow the bouncing red, white and blue ball… The four-part docuseries “Soul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball Association” recalls the upstart league that gave the NBA a run for its money in the 1960s and 70s. (Anytime, Prime Video)

“American Crime Story’s” Ryan Murphy launches his latest star-studded, fact-based anthology series with three-episode premiere of “Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette.” With Paul Anthony Kelly and Sarah Pidgeon. (6, 7:15 and 8:19 p.m. FX; also Hulu)

Friday — Feb. 13

All is fair in love and the afterlife… A recently deceased woman (Elizabeth Olsen) must choose which of her two former husbands (Miles Teller, Callum Turner) she’d rather spend “Eternity” with in this 2025 fantasy rom-com. (Anytime, Apple TV+)

The new series “Incas: The Rise and Fall” recalls the once-mighty empire that ruled a large swath of South America during the pre-Columbian era. (Anytime, Hulu and Disney+)

Writer-director-star Tyler Perry’s most famous creation takes a back seat as the “Madea-verse” rolls on in the 2026 comedy-franchise entry “Joe’s College Road Trip.” (Anytime, Netflix)

A British lass attending a tony private school in Milan is torn between two lovers, feeling like a fool, in the YA-themed 2026 romantic drama “Love Me Love Me.” With Mia Jenkins. (Anytime, Prime Video)

Turner Classic Movies’ annual “31 Days of Oscar” series kicks off with the Vincente Minnelli-directed 1943 fantasy musical “Cabin in the Sky” featuring an all-Black cast including jazz greats Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and Lena Horne. (9 a.m. EST, 6 a.m. PST on TCM)

Former NBA great Jeremy Lin and funnyman Keegan-Michael Key are among the famous faces will be hitting the hardwood in Inglewood at the “NBA All-Star Celebrity Game.” (7 p.m. EST, 4 p.m. PST on ESPN)

Those fierce Black female entrepreneurs known as the “Belle Collective” are back in business for a seventh season of this Mississippi-set reality series. (8 p.m. OWN)

The digging will continue until morale approves in new episodes of “Gold Rush: Mine Rescue with Freddy & Juan.” (9 p.m. Discovery Channel)

Suburbanites feud, fuss and fight with the folks next door, across the street and up and down the block over property-line disputes, noise complaints, etc. in the new reality series “Neighbors.” (9 p.m. HBO)

Saturday — Feb. 14

Here’s looking at you, kid… “31 Days of Oscar” continues and includes Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman in the beloved 1942 wartime romance “Casablanca” directed by Michael Curtiz. (noon EST, 9 a.m. PST on TCM)

A love potion sets emotions in motion, causing two long-time friends go from platonic to perhaps something more, in the new made-for-cable romantic fable “Because of Cupid.” With Amy Groening. (8 p.m. Hallmark Channel)

Finally ready to mingle again, a single mom quickly finds herself in jeopardy in the new fact-based TV movie “The Dating App Killer: The Monica White Story.” “Waiting to Exhale’s” Lela Rochon stars. (8 p.m. Lifetime)

(All times Eastern and Pacific unless otherwise noted. Programming subject to change without notice. Please check your local listings.)

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Welcome to an all-new TV or Not TV roundup of new and noteworthy programming on broadcast, cable and streaming this coming week. I’m Matt Cooper, former listings coordinator for the Los Angeles Times’ Calendar.

Sunday — Dec. 29

Vice President Kamala Harris’ run for the White House, Simone Biles’ dominating performance at the Paris Olympics and that feud between rappers Kendrick Lamar and Drake are included in the new special “BET Year in Black 2024.” 7 p.m. BET

Show-stopping musical performances from awards ceremonies past are revisited in the star-studded special “Grammy Greats: The Most Memorable Moments” hosted by Gayle King and Jimmy Jam. 9 p.m. CBS

Monday — Dec. 30

Crikey! “Darby & Joan,” the Aussie-made cozy mystery drama starring Bryan Brown and Greta Scacchi, is back for a second season. Anytime, Acorn TV

Two intersex persons — one a beauty queen, the other an activist — share their struggles and triumphs in Tunde Skovran’s 2023 documentary “Who I am Not” on a new “POV.” 10 p.m. KOCE

Tuesday — Dec. 31

The new profile “Avicii — I’m Tim” and companion concert doc “Avicii — My Last Show” recall the superstar Swedish DJ who took his own life in 2016. Anytime, Netflix

Be afraid, be very afraid: Actors, filmmakers, cinephiles and fans continue to discuss their favorite scary-movie moments in a second season of “Horror’s Greatest.” Anytime, Shudder

The new special “Michelle Buteau: A Buteau-ful Mind at Radio City Music Hall” captures the sassy and brassy comedienne on stage at the historic New York City venue. Anytime, Netflix

The Chicago Blackhawks and the St. Louis Blues lace up their skates for this year’s NHL Winter Classic played outdoors at Chicago’s storied Wrigley Field. 2 p.m. TNT; also truTV, Max

The dynamic duo return to their perch above Times Square in NYC to co-host “CNN New Year’s Eve Live with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen.” Performers include Sting, Shania Twain and Patti LaBelle. 5 p.m. CNN; replay 11:05 p.m.

Meanwhile in Music City, Keith Urban and Rachel Smith co-host “New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash” featuring performances by Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert, et al. 8 and 10:30 p.m. CBS

“Dick Clark’s Primetime New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2025” finds Mr. Seacrest taking his 20th turn as host of the annual special. With co-host Rita Ora and performances by Carrie Underwood, et al. 8, 10:30 and 11:30 p.m. ABC

A Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and Tony-nominated Broadway composer graces the stage in “Sara Bareilles: New Year’s Eve With the National Symphony Orchestra & Friends” on a new “Next at the Kennedy Center.” 8 p.m. KOCE

“Today’s” Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager and their celebrity guests raise a glass to the year that was in the new special “A Toast of 2024!” 9 p.m. NBC

The host of “Late Night” raises a glass or three with his celebrity guests in “The Day Drinking With Seth Meyers New Year’s Special.” 11:30 p.m. NBC

Wednesday — Jan. 1

You can’t take it with you, but you can spend it all in hopes of delaying the inevitable, as demonstrated in the new documentary “Don’t Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever.” Anytime, Netflix

A British police detective (“Slow Horses’” Rosalind Eleazar) is more than a little surprised to see her former fiancé, who disappeared a decade earlier, pop up on a dating app in the new mystery drama “Missing You.” Anytime, Netflix

American G.I.s join forces with a French Resistance fighter to take out a high-ranking Nazi official during WWII in the 2024 action drama “Murder Company.” With Kelsey Grammer. Anytime, Paramount+

Six classic movies — including “A Star is Born” and “The Adventures of Robin Hood” —are reimagined by six up-and-coming filmmakers in the new anthology series “Reframed: Next Gen Narratives.” Anytime, Max

Astronauts on a mission to one of Saturn’s moons face a life-or-death decision in the 2024 psychological thriller “Slingshot.” With Casey Affleck, Laurence Fishburne and David Morrissey. Anytime, Paramount+

The city of Pasadena is once again ready for its annual closeup in live coverage of “The 136th Tournament of Roses Parade,” with tennis great Billie Jean King serving as this year’s grand marshal. 8 a.m. NBC, KTLA , ABC & Fox

A New Year’s Day’s worth on college-football clashes includes Oregon vs. Ohio St. in the Rose Bowl. 2:10 p.m. ESPN, ESPN2

Grammy-winning R&B vocalist Luther Vandross is remembered by friends, family and fellow artists in the 2024 documentary “Luther: Never Too Much.” 5 and 8 p.m. CNN

The Eternal City is ready for its closeup in the new special “Best of Rome’s New Year’s Day Parade 2025.” 7 p.m. KOCE

Cher, Ozzy Osbourne, Peter Frampton and Mary J. Blige are among the music stars collecting career kudos in a special repackaged version of last October’s “2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.” 8 p.m. ABC

Take this waltz… “Downtown Abbey’s” Hugh Bonneville suits up once more as master of ceremonies for the concert special “From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2025” on a new “Great Performances.” 8 and 9:30 p.m. KOCE

Seven new morbidly obese patients get the medical guidance and emotional support they need to shed that excess weight in new episodes of “My 600 lb. Life.” 8 p.m. TLC

The mean streets of the Big Easy serve as the setting for “Homicide Squad New Orleans,” the latest true-crime series from “Law & Order” creator Dick Wolf. 10 p.m. A&E; also 9 p.m. Thursday

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Thursday — Jan. 2

What’s it all about, Philomena? Our woefully uninformed host (Diane Morgan) seeks answers to the really big questions — while her expert guests gamely play along — in her latest mockumentary, “Cunk on Life.” Anytime, Netlix

She’s half-vampire, half-fairy and all kid in “Isadora Moon,” a new family-friendly animated series based on the beloved children’s books by Harriet Muncaster. Anytime, Max

The new fact-based limited series “Lockerbie: A Search for the Truth” recalls the investigation into the terrorist bombing that brought down Pan Am Flight 103 over that small community in Scotland in 1988. With Colin Firth. Anytime, Peacock

“Game of Thrones” co-stars Iain Glen and Mark Addy are back on “The Rig,” but not for long, as the action moves from the North Sea to the Arctic Circle in a second season of this eco-thriller. Anytime, Prime Video

DCI Stanhope (Brenda Blethyn) is back on the case as the procedural drama “Vera” based on the novels by Ann Cleeves returns for a 14th and final season. Anytime, Acorn TV

The fantasy drama “The Way Home” moves to streaming for its third season. With Andie MacDowell and Chyler Leigh. 9 p.m. Hallmark+

The 2004-12 renovation series “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” gets a reboot and a two new hosts, the Home Edit’s Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin. 8 p.m. ABC

“Swamp People” and its spinoff, “Swamp People: Serpent Invasion,” return for their 16th and fifth seasons, respectively. 8 and 9:35 p.m. History Channel

Joel McHale and company answer the call of the wild once more as the Seattle-set workplace sitcom “Animal Control” kicks off a third season. 9 p.m. Fox

We do declare, the Charleston, S.C.-set “Southern Charm” spinoff “Southern Hospitality” is also serving up a third season. 9 p.m. Bravo

Comic Denis Leary stars as a U.S. Army colonel whose shoot-from-the-lip style lands him a less-than-desirable posting in the Netherlands in the new workplace sitcom “Going Dutch.” 9:30 p.m. Fox

Thinking about making run for the border? Think again! “Fugitive Hunters Mexico” are waiting to track you down and deliver you into the hands of U.S. law enforcement in this new docuseries. 10 p.m. A&E

Friday — Jan. 3

As if being pregnant weren’t enough, her mother-in-law just moved in as well in the the Eggers Brothers’ 2024 thriller “The Front Room.” Singer-actress Brandy stars. Anytime, Max

If you have to ask, you can’t afford it: New York City serves as the setting for “Selling the City,” the latest entry in the real estate-themed reality TV franchise. Anytime, Netflix

“30 Rock’s” Elizabeth Banks stars as a Hollywood salon owner whose business and personal lives start to unravel in Austin Peters’ 2024 thriller “Skincare.” With Nathan Fillion. Anytime, AMC+

Our cheese-loving British inventor and his canine companion return in the all-new stop motion-animated adventure “Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl.” Anytime, Netflix

The documentary “Jesse Ventura Shocks the World” gets up close and personal with the Navy veteran turned biker turned professional wrestler turned actor turned Minnesota governor. 8 p.m. KOCE

They haven’t come to play but rather to slay when the drag-queen competition “RuPaul’s Drag Race” kicks off its 17th season. 8 p.m. MTV

Five filmmakers explore pre-pandemic life in Texas’ most populous city in the new five-part series “Dallas, 2019” on “Independent Lens.” 9 p.m. KOCE

A former NFL star gets in on the talk show game in the new series “They Call It Late Night With Jason Kelce.” 10 p.m. ESPN

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Saturday — Jan. 4

Faith and begorrah! An American tourist in Ireland hooks up with a hunky local single dad in the new TV movie “Love of the Irish.” With Moira Kelly. 8 p.m. Hallmark Channel

A blind woman desperately seeks her missing six-year-old daughter in the new thriller “Vanished Out of Sight.” With Annalise Basso. 8 p.m. Lifetime

(All times Pacific; programming subject to change without notice)

Welcome to an all-new TV or Not TV roundup of new and noteworthy programming on broadcast, cable and streaming this coming week. I’m Matt Cooper, former listings coordinator for the Los Angeles Times’ Calendar.

Sunday — Dec. 22

A former ballerina helps stage a production of “The Nutcracker” and hooks up with a handsome prince in the process in the new TV movie “A Royal Christmas Ballet.” With Brittany Underwood. 5 p.m. GAF

Seldom is the question asked, “What If...?” The hypothetical animated anthology set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe launches its third and final season. 6 p.m. Disney+

Turner Classic Movies’ “Classic Christmas Marathon” continues and includes Barbara Stanwyck opposite her future “Double Indemnity” co-star Fred MacMurray in the 1940 holiday fable “Remember the Night.” 7 p.m. TCM

What a long, strange trip… The surviving members of the Grateful Dead join filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, et al. as honorees at “The 47th Annual Kennedy Center Honors” hosted by Queen Latifah. 8 p.m. CBS

A jilted woman writes to an advice columnist who uses the pen name “Dear Adora” — but guess what?! — in the new TV movie “Engaged by Christmas.” With Brittany Bristow. 8 p.m. Lifetime

Done and dusted: “Dune: Prophecy,” the sci-fi drama inspired by the writings of Frank Herbert, ends its first season with an expanded episode. Emily Watson, Olivia Williams and Travis Fimmel star. 9 p.m. HBO

Monday — Dec. 23

Hindsight is 2024: The star-studded special “2024 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson” has the stand-up comic and the “SNL” veteran reuniting to riff in remembrance of things past. Anytime, Peacock

The new special “Christmas on the Farm with Jill Wagner & Family” finds the actress, her husband and kids opening up their home to a family who lost all of their worldly possessions to Hurricane Helene last September. 5 p.m. GAF

Speaking of “SNL,” you’ll be haunted by the ghosts of holiday sketches past in the encore special “A Saturday Night Live Christmas.” 9 p.m. NBC

Tuesday — Dec. 24

The bizarre tale of a fanatical football fan who had a sideline robbing banks is told in new documentary “ChiefsAholic: A Wolf in Chiefs Clothing.” Anytime, Prime Video

The new standup special “Your Friend, Nate Bargatze” captures the amiable comic cracking wise about marriage, dog ownership and other domestic matters. Anytime, Netflix

“SNL’s” Melissa Villaseñor is your hostess with the mostest as scores of local arts groups take the stage for the “65th Annual L.A. County Holiday Celebration” broadcast live from the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in downtown L.A. 3 p.m. KOCE; replays at 7 p.m.

The inspiring tale of a former NFL quarterback’s years-long effort to help find a cure for the deadly disease afflicting his son is told in “Second Wind: The Boomer and Gunnar Esiason Story” on a new “E60.” 4 p.m. ESPN

“Christmas With Andrea Bocelli and Friends: A Grammy Holiday Special” sees the blind Italian tenor sharing stage with the likes of Dua Lipa, Josh Groban, Sofia Carson and EGOT winner Jennifer Hudson. 8 p.m. CBS

A demoralized family man (James Stewart) gets a bit of divine intervention just when he needs it most in Frank Capra’s beloved 1946 holiday fable “It's a Wonderful Life.” 8 p.m. NBC

It just wouldn’t be Christmas without the annual 24-hour marathons of the nostalgic 1983 comedy “A Christmas Story.” With Peter Billingsley. 8 p.m. TBS, 9 p.m. TNT, with showings every two hours

Pope Francis officiates Christmas Eve Mass from St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome in this annual special. 11:34 p.m. NBC

Wednesday — Dec. 25

A new bride must forgo her honeymoon to help look after her husband’s ailing ex-wife and their kids in the new TV movie “Blended Christmas.” With Jennifer Freeman. Anytime, BET+

Images of a blazing hearth are accompanied by seasonal favorites in this year’s edition of the “KTLA Yule Log.” 4 a.m. KTLA

Music legend Elton John, “The Princess and the Frog’s” Anika Noni Rose and the seasonally ubiquitous a cappella group Pentatonix are among the performers for this year’s “Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade.” 5 a.m. ABC; 8 a.m. Disney+

A woman named Joy (“Bridgerton’s” Nicola Coughlan) joins our titular Time Lord (Ncuti Gatwa) on his latest cosmic adventure when the venerable British sci-fi drama “Doctor Who” presents its annual Christmas special. 9:10 a.m. Disney+

You can’t spell Netflix without NFL: The streamer gets in on the action with a Christmas Day double-header that kicks off with the Chiefs at the Steelers followed by the Ravens at the Texans. Mariah Carey performs at the former, Beyoncé rocks the half-time show for the latter. 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Netflix

A Christmas stocking stuffed full of NBA match-ups includes your Los Angeles Lakers versus the Golden State Warriors. 5 p.m. ABC, ESPN, Disney+

Bah, humbug! An influenza outbreak casts a pall over the Christmas season at Nonnatus House in this year’s “Call the Midwife Holiday Special.” 8 p.m. KOCE

Thursday — Dec. 26

Peace on Earth, goodwill toward men? As if! The dark, disturbing and dystopian Korean-made drama “Squid Game,” wherein folks in dire financial straits take part in a series of deadly competitions, is back for a second season. Anytime, Netflix

“GMA’s” Robin Roberts and company reflect on the past 12 months in politics, pop culture, etc. in “The Year 2024.” With astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, Olympic rugby star Ilona Maher, the aforementioned Elton John, et al. 9 p.m. ABC

Tarek and Heather Rae El Moussa — a.k.a. “The Flipping El Moussas” — are back in a second season of their home renovation show. 9 and 10 p.m. HGTV

Friday — Dec. 27

“In With the Old” and out with the new! This home renovation series focused on historic structures in cities and towns around the country returns with new episodes. Anytime, Max

Amy Adams lets the dog out as a stressed-out stay-at-home mom who hears the call of the wild — and then answers it! — in the darkly comic 2024 horror fable “Nightbitch.” Anytime, Hulu

Comic Jeff Ross and a rogue’s gallery of funny folk make a mockery of the past 12 months’ most memorable moments in the new special “Torching 2024: A Roast of the Year.” Anytime, Netflix

Your USC Trojans take on the Aggies of Texas A&M in this year’s Las Vegas Bowl. 7:30 p.m. ESPN

Warm your heart and your hearth at the same time with this year’s holiday edition of “The Greatest @Home Videos” hosted by Cedric the Entertainer. 8 p.m. CBS

Sting, Kenny Loggins, Michael McDonald and Bonnie Raitt are among the music stars revisiting some of their biggest hits in the new special “Grammy Greats: The Stories Behind the Songs.” 9 p.m. CBS

It’s make or break time as the arts series “Craft in America” returns for a 16th season with two new episodes. 9 and 10 p.m. KOCE

Saturday — Dec. 28

A young corporate striver makes a potentially fatal error by befriending her office’s elderly cleaning lady in the new thriller “The Last Thing She Said.” With Kylee Bush. 8 p.m. Lifetime

(All times Pacific; programming subject to change without notice)

Welcome to an all-new TV or Not TV roundup of new and noteworthy programming on broadcast, cable and streaming this coming week. I’m Matt Cooper, former listings coordinator for the Los Angeles Times’ Calendar.

Sunday — Dec. 15

A New York City designer hooks up with a hunky Scotsman in the TV movie “Christmas in Scotland.” With Jill Winternitz. 5 p.m. GAF

See how they’re decking the halls at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. this holiday season in the new special “White House Christmas 2024.” With First Lady Jill Biden. 6 p.m. HGTV

A disgraced TV actress hooks up with a hunky B&B owner/astronomy teacher/widower in the new TV movie “Following Yonder Star.” With Brooke D’Orsay. 8 p.m. Hallmark Channel

A New York fashionista hooks up with a hunky alpaca farmer/single dad in the new TV movie “Christmas on the Alpaca Farm.” With Kirsten Comerford. 8 p.m. Lifetime

The new concert special “An Evening With Duo Lipa” captures the British Albanian pop star performing with a live orchestra as well as duetting with music legend Elton John at London’s historic Royal Albert Hall. 8 p.m. CBS

“Very Scary People,” the true crime series hosted by Donnie Wahlberg, launches a new season with an episode profiling the notorious Cleveland Strangler. 9 p.m. Investigation Discovery

See how our serial-killer anti-hero earned his stripes in “Dexter: Original Sin.” “The OA’s” Patrick Gibson plays the younger version of Michael C. Hall’s character in this new prequel to the dark 2006-13 drama. With Christian Slater. 10 p.m. Showtime

Monday — Dec. 16

And this bird can’t sing: “The Chelsea Detective” investigates the murder of a pop star in the mystery drama’s Season 3 Christmas special. With Adrian Scarborough. Anytime, Acorn TV

The new special “Little Big Town’s Christmas at the Opry” sees the Grammy-winning country group sharing the stage with Kelsea Ballerini, Sheryl Crow, Josh Groban, Kirk Franklin, Kate Hudson, et al. 8 p.m. NBC

The tragic death of singer and former One Direction member Liam Payne in Buenos Aires in October is probed on a new “TMZ Investigates.” 8 p.m. Fox

The poignant 2024 documentary “Blink” follows a family on a quest to see as much of the world as possible before their three children lose their eyesight due to a rare and incurable disease. 9 p.m. National Geographic

What they did in the shadows shall forever remain in the shadows when the satirical, vampirical comedy series “What We Do in the Shadows” ends its run after six seasons. With Matt Berry. 10 p.m. FX

Tuesday — Dec. 17

You gotta be a football hero! The new docuseries “Aaron Rodgers: Enigma” gets up close and personal with the controversial superstar quarterback. Anytime, Netflix

The new standup special “Ronny Chieng: Love to Hate It” catches the comic and “Daily Show” correspondent cracking wise about politics, the interwebs and more. Anytime, Netflix

Ho, ho … d’oh! Spend Christmas in Springfield with “The Simpsons” as the long-running animated series presents a special streaming-only double-length episode. Anytime, Disney+

“Sister Boniface Mysteries,” the “Father Brown” spinoff starring Lorna Watson as a crime-solving nun, offers its own Christmas episode. Anytime, Acorn TV

The new concert special “Joy — Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir” includes guest appearances by Broadway’s Michael Maliakel and “Downton Abbey’s” Lesley Nicol. 8 p.m. KOCE

Amen to this! A beloved oratorio gets a jazz and R&B-style makeover courtesy of acclaimed conductor Marin Alsop, et al., in the new concert special “Too Hot to Handel — The Gospel Messiah.” 9:30 p.m. KOCE

Controversial comic Dave Chappelle of “Chappelle’s Show” fame is profiled on the season finale of the docuseries “Black Comedy in America.” 10 p.m. Vice Network

If you build it… The origins of the popular video game known as Minecraft — ask your grandkids — are explored on the season finale of “Game Changers.” 11 p.m. Discovery Channel

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Wednesday — Dec. 18

Everyone’s favorite irascible celebrity chef is here to help you set your holiday table in the new limited series “Gordon Ramsay’s Festive Home Cooking.” Anytime, Hulu

“American Factory” filmmaker Julia Reichert, who died in 2022, is seen and heard discussing her award-winning career in the 2024 documentary short “Julia's Stepping Stones.” Anytime, Netflix

Ain’t nobody here but us chickens! “The Secret Lives of Animals” are explored in this new nature series narrated by “Downton Abbey’s” Hugh Bonneville. Anytime, Apple TV+

Who’s getting married and who will be moving on? Find out in the season finale of the reality series “The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On” co-hosted by Nick and Vanessa Lachey. Anytime, Netflix

See who outwitted, outplayed and outlasted whom in the season finale of the long-running reality competition “Survivor” hosted by Jeff Probst. 8 p.m. CBS

Katy Perry, Jason Derulo and SZA are among the myriad music stars getting their jollies in the concert special “iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2024.” 8 p.m. ABC

The masks come off and the latest winner is announced as the celebrity vocal competition “The Masked Singer” wraps its 12th season. Nick Cannon hosts. 8 p.m. Fox

Efforts to combat climate change and build a more sustainable future are surveyed in the new special “The Earthshot Report” hosted by “Ted Lasso’s” Hannah Waddingham and featuring an appearance by Britain’s Prince William. 8 p.m. KOCE

“Nova” details the archaeological discoveries made beneath a Paris landmark while it was being restored following a devastating 2019 fire in the new episode “Lost Tombs of Notre Dame.” 9 p.m. KOCE

The two-part special “The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot” revisits the bizarre tale of a Houston woman convicted in 1996 of attempting to hire a hit man to dispatch the mother of her teen daughter’s cheerleading rival. 9 p.m. Investigation Discovery

Thursday — Dec. 19

Internet personality Jimmy Donaldson, better known as “MrBeast,” puts contestants through a variety of over-the-top challenges in the supersized reality competition “Beast Games.” Anytime, Prime Video

Erin Cahill and the aforementioned Brooke D’Orsay co-star in “Deck the Halls on Cherry Lane,” the last of three new sequels to the 2023 TV movie “Christmas on Cherry Lane.” Anytime, Hallmark+

They’ll be there for you: Superfans put their knowledge of the 1994-2004 sitcom “Friends” to the test in the new competition series “Fast Friends” hosted by comic Whitney Cummings. Anytime, Max

A single gal (“Everything Everywhere All at Once’s” Stephanie Hsu) is shocked to learn that several of her former lovers have kicked the bucket before their time in the new mystery comedy “Laid.” Anytime, Peacock

This just in… “Fringe’s” Anna Torv plays a superstar TV anchor plying her trade in 1980s Australia in the imported drama “The Newsreader.” Anytime, Sundance Now

May the best woman win! Three neighbors take part in an annual holiday competition in the new TV movie “Queens of Christmas.” With Essence Atkins, Terri J. Vaughn and Vanessa Bell Calloway. Anytime, BET+

Nobody’s boldly going anywhere anymore as the animated sitcom/franchise entry “Star Trek: Lower Decks” ends its five-season run. Anytime, Paramount+

Our gal Melinda (Alexandra Breckenridge) continues to go with the flow as the small-town romantic drama “Virgin River” returns for a sixth season. Anytime, Netflix

The new special “Nate Bargatze’s Nashville Christmas” has the comic and podcaster making merry with famous faces including Jelly Roll, Carrie Underwood, Darius Rucker and Martina McBride. 9 p.m. CBS

Paging Indiana Jones: Modern-day archaeologists scour the Middle East for the “Lost Treasures of the Bible” in this new docuseries. 9 p.m. National Geographic

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Friday — Dec. 20

The new standup special “Ilana Glazer: Human Magic” features the former “Broad City” co-star waxing comedic about her teen years, motherhood and more. Anytime, Hulu

A family man (“The Favourite’s” Nicholas Hoult) faces a crisis of conscience when he lands in the jury box for a headline-making murder trial in Clint Eastwood’s 2024 thriller “Juror #2.” With Toni Collette, J. K. Simmons and Kiefer Sutherland. Anytime, Max

A young waitress working the late shift alone at her family’s roadside diner has a long night ahead of her in the 2023 horror thriller “Last Straw.” With Jessica Belkin and Jeremy Sisto. Anytime, Shudder

The 2024 historical drama “The Six Triple Eight” salutes the efforts of the U.S. Army’s all-Black, all-female 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion during WWII. With Kerry Washington, Susan Sarandon and Oprah Winfrey. Anytime, Netflix

Clang, clang, clang! A “Classic Christmas Marathon” gets underway with Judy Garland in the nostalgic 1944 MGM musical “Meet Me in St. Louis” directed by Garland’s then husband-to-be Vicente Minnelli. 5 p.m. TCM

Country music’s Mickey Guyton is your hostess with the mostest for the “National Christmas Tree Lighting” in Washington, D.C. Performers include James Taylor, Trisha Yearwood and Trombone Shorty. 8 p.m. CBS

Student singers and musicians from Concordia University down in Irvine make a joyful noise in the new special “Come and See! A Concordia Christmas.” 8 p.m. KOCE

“Josh Groban & Friends Go Home for the Holidays” has the aforementioned crooner joined by Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson, et al. for this year’s edition of the annual special to awareness of adoption. 9 p.m. CBS

Saturday — Dec. 21

A lovelorn pop singer heads home to Dallas where she reconnects with her former musical partner in the new TV movie “Get Him Back for Christmas” starring real-life married couple Alexa and Carlos PenaVega. 5 p.m. GAF

A webpage editor hooks up with the hunky owner of a dog shelter in the new Seattle-set TV movie “Happy Howlidays.” With Jessica Lowndes. 8 p.m. Hallmark Channel

A novelist struggling to finish her latest book hooks up her former crush, a hunky woodworker, in the new TV movie “A Carpenter Christmas Romance.” With Sasha Pieterse. 8 p.m. Lifetime

Former cast member Martin Short takes his third turn — or fifth, but who’s counting — as host on a new “Saturday Night Live.” With musical guest, Irish singer songwriter Hozier. 8:29 and 11:29 p.m. NBC

A jewelry designer meets a man that she just might want to have “put a ring on it” someday in the new TV movie “24-Karat Christmas.” With Samantha Marie Ware. 9 p.m. OWN

(All times Pacific; programming subject to change without notice)