What to watch
SUNDAY
All times Central. Start times can vary based on cable/satellite provider. Confirm times on your on-screen guide.
America’s Funniest Home Videos ABC, 6 p.m.
It’s kids and animals making messes, including a little boy who covered the dog in Parmesan cheese, twin toddlers who don’t like the face filter that turned them into old men, and the outrageous things people say in the recovery room.
American Idol ABC, 7 p.m.
This new episode continues the journey to find the next superstar. Auditions across California’s Los Angeles, San Diego and Ojai continue as the all-star judges bring laughs, emotions and surprises in the search for America’s next singing sensation.
BET and CBS News Present: Boiling Point BET, 7 p.m. New Series
Sparked by the horrific death of George Floyd, protesters took to the streets across the nation, demanding accountability and change in policing. Yet, the current movements against police brutality, voter suppression, segregated schools, environmental racism and mass incarceration are unfortunately not new. For decades, Black Americans have been fighting for America to live up to its ideals. This six-part series will explore these powerful through lines that bridge our country’s past and present with each episode exploring dramatic flashpoints in American history — George Wallace’s stand in the schoolhouse door, Bloody Sunday in Selma, the Attica prison uprising, the L.A. Riots, the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and Floyd’s killing. See how these events set the stage for the current civil rights battles of today.
The Simpsons
FOX, 7 p.m.
Bart (voice of Nancy Cartwright) becomes a successful caddy in the new episode “Wad Goals.”
Chronicle Mysteries: Helped to Death
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, 7 p.m.
Original Film
Alex and Drew investigate a self-help retreat and the controversial life coach who oversees it. Starring Alison Sweeney and Benjamin Ayres.
The Great North FOX, 7:30 p.m.
Judy (voice of Jenny Slate) forces Beef (voice of Nick Offerman) to get back in the dating scene by attending a meat auction and singles mixer in the hopes of bringing home a new love (and some sausages) in the new episode “Romantic Meat-Based Adventure.”
Disrupt & Dismantle New Series
BET, 8 p.m.
This timely series follows Soledad O’Brien as she tackles injustices across the nation affecting the Black community, from police brutality to redlining, the school-to-prison pipeline, the infant-mortality crisis fueled by systemic racism and more.
When Calls the Heart Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m. Season Premiere
Season 8 of Hallmark Channel’s beloved primetime drama series will make its triumphant return with more surprises and challenges in store for the residents of Hope Valley, with two additional all-new episodes this season for a total of 12.
NCIS: Los Angeles CBS, 8 p.m.
When Callen (Chris O’Donnell) goes to the National Counterterrorism Center to interrogate a Russian asset, the tables are turned and Callen is detained on accusations of being a Russian agent in the new episode “Russia, Russia, Russia.”
Bob’s Burgers FOX, 8 p.m.
Linda (voice of John Roberts) drags Bob (voice of H. Jon Benjamin) and the kids out into nature to take the best holiday family portrait ever in the new episode “Die Card, or Card Trying.”
The Widower: Part Three Series Finale
NBC, 8 p.m.
The three-night true-crime docuseries from the producers of Dateline NBC concludes tonight. The series takes viewers behind the scenes of a decade-long investigation into Thomas Randolph, an eccentric Las Vegas man accused of killing his wife Sharon, who was his sixth wife and the fourth to die under mysterious circumstances. starring original platinum-blonde icon Jean Harlow living up to the film’s title with a smoldering performance in her signature comedy. Next is another 1933 film, for Living, a comedy directed by Ernst Lubitsch and based on the Noel Coward play.