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What’s on TV, Sept. 6-12: ‘A Tale of Two Cities,’ Sept. 11 remembered and more

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

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Sep 04, 2026
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Kit Harington and Mirren Mack co-star in a new adaptation of Charles Dickens’ “A Tale of Two Cities.” (Marcell Piti/Federation Studios/MGM+)

Sunday — Sept. 6

Play continues at the 2026 U.S. Open tennis tournament in Flushing Meadows, N.Y. (Various dates and times thru Sept. 13 on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, etc.; check website for schedules)

Grapple with this! A match between the WWE’s Randy Orton and Cody Rhodes tops the card in the debut of “Sunday Night’s Main Event,” presented live from State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Ga. (8 p.m. ET and 5 p.m. PT on Peacock)

Hunches, then brunches: DS Tanika Malik (Natalie Dew) and her coterie of amateur sleuths are back on the case in a third season of the mystery drama “The Marlow Murder Club.” (8 p.m. PBS)

“The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper” sends the veteran journalist to the site of a devastating natural disaster halfway around the world in the new episode “Nepal’s Deadly Floods.” (8 p.m. CNN)

The finish line is in sight and the $50,000 grand prize is on the line in the Season 19 finale of “The Great Food Truck Race.” Tyler Florence hosts. (8 p.m. Food Network)

Our titular amateur sleuth (Lesley Manville) returns for one last go-round when “The Susan Ryeland Mysteries,” based on the novels by Anthony Horowitz, concludes with the six-part series “Marble Hall Murders.” (9 p.m. PBS)

You say you want a French Revolution… “Game of Thrones’” Kit Harington heads the cast of a new four-part adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic 19th century novel “A Tale of Two Cities.” With Mirren Mack and François Civil. (9 p.m. MGM+)

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Monday — Sept. 7

“Dunder Mifflin, please hold”: The docuseries “Fan Level Midnight: Devoted to The Office” celebrates fans’ enduring love for the 2005-13 workplace sitcom that starred Steve Carell, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer and Rainn Wilson. (Anytime, Peacock)

Something is still rotten in the state of Denmark in a seventh season of the Danish-language mystery drama “The Sommerdahl Murders.” With Peter Mygind. (Anytime, Acorn TV)

The new NFL season is celebrated with food, fun and musical performances by John Legend, Sheryl Crow, et al. in the Nashville-set special “America’s Tailgate on CBS.” (8 p.m. CBS)

The documentary “Top of the World” remembers the staff and patrons of Windows on the World, the high-end restaurant that once occupied the top floor of the World Trade Center, who lost their lives in the Sept. 11 attacks. (8 p.m. CNN)

The docuspecial “The Hooters Murders: Deadly Shift” examines killings connected to the restaurant chain best known for employing attractive young women in skimpy outfits as servers. (8 p.m. Oxygen)

Scientists and historians search the Nazi leader’s genetic code for clues to his physical and mental state in the new special “Hitler’s DNA.” (9 p.m. History Channel)

The four-part special “O.J. Unseen: Exploitation of Evil” details an ill-considered 2006 attempt to build a hidden-camera prank show around the disgraced NFL star and accused murderer. (9 and 10 p.m. Investigation Discovery; concludes Tuesday)

Acclaimed filmmaker Ross McElwee (“Sherman’s March”) pours over a cache of home movies as he reflects on the death of his son in the poignant 2025 documentary “Remake” on a new “POV.” (10 p.m. PBS)

The special “Scott Peterson: The New Evidence — Reasonable Doubt?” weighs recent developments in the case of the California man convicted in 2004 for the 2002 murders of his wife and their unborn child. (10 p.m. A&E)

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