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TV HIGHLIGHTS

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Earthfligh­t, 8 PM on BBCA; 3:20 AM on BBCA: A new episode of this dazzling documentar­y series gives a breathtaki­ng bird’s-eye view of “South America,” as scarlet macaws survey the heart of the Amazon, condors soar to dizzying heights along the Andes Mountains, and hummingbir­ds and vultures alike bear witness to the grandeur of this continent. Visual highlights include Machu Picchu, the cities of Rio de Janeiro and Santiago, and the enigmatic Nazca Lines in the Peruvian desert. David Tennant narrates.

Movie: Queen & Slim, 8 PM on HBO: Jodie TurnerSmit­h (“Jett”) and Daniel Kaluuya (“Get Out”) earned warm reviews in the title roles of this characterd­riven combinatio­n of romance, road trip and crime drama from Melina Matsoukas (in her feature directing debut), with a screenplay from Lena Waithe (“The Chi”). The film opens with Queen, a criminal lawyer, on her first, awkward Tinder date with Slim in a diner. Later, as he’s driving her home, a routine traffic stop that starts out harmlessly goes badly wrong, forcing the pair to flee. Bokeem Woodbine and Chloe Sevigny co-star.

Family or Fiancé, 9 PM on OWN; 12 AM on OWN:

A young couple is utterly convinced they’ve found their true soulmate in each other, but they also know they need to bury some past issues before they’re ready to start looking to the future together in the new episode “Brittney and Patrick: My Best Friends Bougie Wedding.” For her part, Brittney remains haunted by memories of an ex-boyfriend, while Patrick really needs to reconcile with his loved ones who feel abandoned by this new life of his.

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