SoCal TV, April 21-27: ‘Tiger,’ ‘The Jinx: 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.
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Sunday — April 21
Efforts to decrease our over-reliance on plastics are examined in the Emmy-winning docuspecial “We Are All Plastic People Now” hosted by Ted Danson. 5 p.m. KCET
Ooh, yeah! The storied rivalry between pro wrestling’s Hulk Hogan and “Macho Man” Randy Savage is revisited on the season premiere of “WWE Rivals.” 8 p.m. A&E
The island nation of Sri Lanka has a pachyderm problem in the episode “Elephant vs. Man” on a new “The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper.” 8 p.m. CNN
“Have You Seen My Son?” asks a recently paroled woman desperately seeking her missing child in this new TV movie. With Sarah Smyth. 8 p.m. Lifetime
I’d like to be … under the sea … in the new three-part nature series “Secrets of the Octopus.” Paul Rudd narrates. 8, 8:52 and 9:52 p.m. National Geographic
See how restoring salt marshes, mangrove swamps, etc. can help fight climate change in the immersive new documentary “Blue Carbon: Nature’s Hidden Power” hosted by DJ Jayda G. 9 p.m. CNN
A second season of the Andrew Jarecki-helmed docuseries “The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst” follows up on the twisted tale of the real-estate heir and convicted killer who died in 2022. 10 p.m. HBO
Monday — April 22
The new documentary “Ahead of the Curve” celebrates Curve, the groundbreaking lesbian magazine founded by Frances “Franco” Stevens in San Francisco in the 1990s. Anytime, Netflix
Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, et al. leap into action in the 2024 animated adventure “Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths – Part One.” Anytime, Max
And they don’t stop: The new documentary “Hip-Hop and The White House” surveys the impact that the musical genre/cultural movement has had on the American political landscape. Anytime, Hulu
They’re grrreat! The biggest of the big cats is the subject of the new documentaries “Tiger” and “Tiger on the Rise,” narrated by Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Blair Underwood, respectively. Anytime, Disney+
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