SoCal TV, Sept. 8-14: ‘The Old Man,’ the Presidential Debate, ‘The Wonderland Massacre’ 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.
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Sunday — Sept. 8
Tennis, anyone? Coverage of this year’s edition of the U.S. Open concludes with the men’s championship. From Flushing Meadows, N.Y. 11 a.m. ABC
Two newly unemployed siblings collect three grand a month each just for sitting on their duffs as part of a new government program in the new adult animated sitcom “Universal Basic Guys.” 8 p.m. Fox
The Season 2 premiere of “Victim to Verdict with Ted Rowlands” offers a blow-by-blow account of actor Johnny Depp’s tabloid-ready defamation lawsuit against former spouse Amber Heard. 8 p.m. Court TV
A refugee from the corporate world signs on as a crew member on a luxury yacht but it all goes south from there in the new thriller “Murder Below Deck.” With Harley Bronwyn. 8 p.m. Lifetime
Bestselling author Michael Connelly is your guide to one of the most shocking crimes our fair city has ever been witness to in the new docuseries “The Wonderland Massacre & the Secret History of Hollywood.” 10 p.m. MGM+
They’re smarter than the average bear — or beaver, badger, bonobo, etc. — in the new nature series “Animal Genius” hosted by wildlife biologist Liz Bonnin. 10 p.m. National Geographic
Monday — Sept. 9
They’ll be leaving it all on the obstacle course in the Season 16 finale of the reality competition “American Ninja Warrior.” From Las Vegas. 8 p.m. NBC
Scusami, but you see, back in old Napoli, the coming-of-age drama “My Brilliant Friend,” based on the novels by Italian author Elena Ferrante, returns for a fourth season. 9 p.m. HBO
Nowhere is safe, as evidenced by the two new true-crime series “Real Murders on Elm Street” and “Cabin in the Woods.” 9 and 10 p.m. Investigation Discovery
A deaf Iraqi Kurdish youngster and his family make their way to the U.K. where he gets the opportunity to attend the Royal School for the Deaf in the documentary “Name Me Lawand” on a new “POV.” 10 p.m. KOCE
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