SoCal TV, April 14-20: ‘The Sympathizer,’ ‘Billy Joel — The 100th,’ ‘Rebel Moon: Part Two’ and more
TV shows, movies, sports and specials on broadcast, cable and streaming this coming week
Welcome to an all-new TV or Not TV roundup of new and noteworthy programming on broadcast, cable and streaming this week. I’m Matt Cooper, former listings coordinator for the Los Angeles Times’ Calendar section.
Now where’s that remote?
Sunday — April 14
Turner Classic Movies celebrates its 30th anniversary with a 24-hour marathon of noteworthy films, each presented with beloved former host Robert Osborne’s original and always erudite introductions. Various times, TCM
Which golfer is going home with a snazzy new green jacket? Find out as play concludes at the Masters Tournament in Augusta, Ga. 11 a.m. CBS
Things are looking up in the episode “The James Webb Telescope: Are We Alone?” on a new “The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper.” 8 p.m. CNN
No word if Jack Bauer will be among the contestants in the new real-time culinary competition “24 in 24: Last Chef Standing” hosted by Michael Symon and Esther Choi. 8 p.m. Food Network
The future’s uncertain and the end is always near in the new thriller “Killer Fortune Teller.” With Sarah Murphree. 8 p.m. Lifetime
Piano man, he makes his stand in the auditorium in the new concert special “Billy Joel: The 100th — Live at Madison Square Garden” capping the singer-songwriter’s landmark streak selling out the historic New York City venue. 9 p.m. CBS
In this corner … The hunt for pro wrestling memorabilia continues in new episodes of “WWE’s Most Wanted Treasures.” 9 p.m. A&E
Follow the Ho Chi Minh Trail! A North Vietnamese spy (Hoa Xuande) somehow finds himself in the City of Angels in “The Sympathizer,” a new darkly comic series based on Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. With Sandra Oh and Robert Downey, Jr. 9 p.m. HBO
Along for the ride: The new true-crime series “Secrets of the Hells Angels” includes interviews with former members of the notorious outlaw biker club as well as law enforcement officials. 10 p.m. A&E
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