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What to watch SUNDAY

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NASCAR Cup Series: Dixie Vodka 400

FOX, 2:30 p.m. Live Kevin Harvick, Joey Logano, Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Chase Elliott and other NASCAR Cup Series stars compete in the Dixie Vodka 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Prince Albert:

A Victorian Hero Revealed

PBS, Discover 7 p.m. the little-known yet profound role Prince Albert played in shaping Victorian Britain. Professor Saul David examines Albert’s influence and innovative ideas, which transforme­d the nation’s fortunes and created a legacy that lives on today.

Quiz, Episode 3

AMC, Persecuted 8 p.m. and Series hounded Finale by the public and press, Charles (Matthew Macfadyen), Diana (Sian Clifford) and Tecwen (Michael Jibson) head to court. As their trial begins, it seems the case for the prosecutio­n is a slam dunk. But in life, as on a game show, the answers to even the most apparently straightfo­rward questions are not always obvious.

Live From Daryl’s House

AXS TV, 8 p.m. Host Daryl Hall chats and performs with multitalen­ted musician Aloe Blacc.

30 for 30

ESPN, 8 p.m. In the summer of 1998, the St. Louis Cardinals’ Mark McGwire and the Chicago Cubs’ Sammy Sosa embarked on a historic chase of Roger Maris’ iconic record of 61 home runs in a single season. This 30 for 30 documentar­y recalls how seismic and emotional the story was, even as the legitimacy of McGwire and Sosa’s accomplish­ments would later be called into question. “Long Gone Summer” includes indepth interviews with both McGwire and Sosa, who talk at length about the subject for the first time in over two decades.

Worst Cooks in America: Celebrity Edition

Food Network, 8 p.m. Season Finale They’ve come a long way since getting their hands marked by a red Sharpie for poor knife skills. Now the final two stars vie to win $25,000 for charity.

Timeless Love

Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, 8 p.m. Original Film Megan (Rachel Skarsten) seems to have the perfect life with a wonderful husband named Thomas (Brant Daugherty) and two adorable children. She then finds herself awakening from a coma — and discovers she is not and has never been married. But when she meets Thomas for real, she seizes the chance to help him fall in love with her, again — for the first time.

I Know This Much Is True

HBO, 8 p.m. Series Finale The family saga based on Wally Lamb’s bestsellin­g novel and starring Mark Ruffalo as twin brothers Dominick and Thomas Birdsey concludes.

World War II: Race to Victory

History, 8 p.m. New Miniseries This three-part, six-hour documentar­y series marks the 75th anniversar­y of VE Day — the end of World War II in Europe — with a look at the race between Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin to not only defeat Hitler and win the war, but also to gain power and an ideologica­l stronghold in the world.

Grantchest­er

PBS, 8 p.m. Season Premiere In the Season 5 opening episode, a student from an all-female college is found dead, and Will and Geordie must infiltrate the murky world of campus politics to find the killer.

Billions

Showtime, 8 p.m. Mid-season Finale Due to the suspension of production during the COVID-19 pandemic, Season 5 of the hit show starring Damian Lewis and Paul Giamatti will take a pause, with remaining episodes to air later this year.

Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted

Nat Geo, 9 p.m. Chef Ramsay gets up close with rhinos and giraffes in the wilderness of South Africa as he learns the secrets of the traditiona­l cuisine of Zulu warriors and masters.

Beecham House

PBS, 9 p.m. New Series Former soldier John Beecham is determined to leave the past behind him and start a new life in Delhi at his estate home, Beecham House. But John is not alone; he arrives with a baby of mixed parentage whose very existence is shrouded in secrecy.

Insecure

HBO, 9:20 p.m. Season Finale Season 4 of the Issa Rae-helmed comedy comes to an end. HBO has already renewed the series, saying, “We’re thrilled that Issa, Prentice [Penny] and the whole Insecure team will be getting back together for a fifth season. As we laugh and cringe with recognitio­n, their stories make us all feel a little less alone in the world.”

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