What’s on TV, March 22-28: ’The Comeback,’ ’Count of Monte Cristo,’ ’For All Mankind,’ MLB Opening Day and more

New and noteworthy series, movies, sports and specials on broadcast, cable and/or streaming this coming week

Lisa Kudrow in “The Comeback” (Erin Simkin/HBO)

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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)