What to watch SUNDAY
NASCAR Cup Series: O’Reilly Auto Parts 500
NBCSN, 2 p.m. Live
Kevin Harvick, Joey Logano, Brad Keselowski, Denny Hamlin, Chase Elliott and other top NASCAR Cup Series stars head to Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth for the O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 on NBCSN.
Cannonball
NBC, 6 p.m.
In “When Ducks Attack: Network Cut,” Cannonball athletes compete for $10,000 in the wildest and wettest challenges ever created.
Mile High Escorts
Lifetime, 7 p.m. Original Film
Following the death of a co-worker, a young woman working for a private airline learns the owner’s secret and becomes the next target.
World’s Biggest Tiger Shark?
Nat Geo, 7 p.m.
Kick off Sharkfest 2020 by following Emmy Award-winning cinematographer Andy Casagrande and marine biologist Kori Garza as they journey to a remote lagoon in French Polynesia to dive with the “tigers of Tahiti” in search of the world’s largest living tiger shark, Kamakai. While there, they capture cooperative hunting tactics between two juvenile tiger sharks for the first time ever on film!
America:
Our Defining Hours
History, 8 p.m. Miniseries Finale
In “Nothing to Fear but Fear Itself,” as the 20th century continues, America faces perhaps its most daunting challenges yet. When the 1930s bring the greatest economic crisis in the nation’s history, FDR offers the troubled country a New Deal, but clouds of war are on the horizon. Those clouds burst when Pearl Harbor is attacked and America enters World War II. Later in the century, the U.S. elects its youngest commander-in-chief, 43-year-old John F. Kennedy, while Martin Luther King Jr.’s fight for civil rights faces a fierce test.
Grantchester
PBS, 8 p.m. Season Finale
When a body is found on Jesus Green, the trail of clues leads Will and Geordie to an oppressive convent, where Will must finally confront his own demons.
The Alienist: Angel of Darkness
TNT, 8 p.m. Season Premiere Psychologist Dr. Laszlo Kreizler (Daniel Brühl), newspaper illustrator John Moore (Luke Evans) and police secretary Sara Howard (Dakota Fanning) are back for a sequel season to 2018’s The Alienist. Set in 1897, Angel of Darkness finds Sara in charge of her own private detective agency and leading the search for a Spanish diplomat’s kidnapped infant daughter. Aided by Kreizler and Moore, Sara’s investigation leads them down a sinister path of murder and deceit, heading toward a dangerous and elusive killer.
United Shades of America With W. Kamau Bell
CNN, 9 p.m. Season Premiere
W. Kamau Bell returns to host Season
5 of the Emmy-winning docuseries that follows the sociopolitical comedian as he explores communities across the country to understand the unique challenges they face. In the extended season premiere, Bell examines white supremacy and systemic racism in America. Over subsequent installments of the eight-episode season, he will explore independent farming, the gig economy, reparations, the homeless crisis in L.A., the public education system and the experiences of Iranian Americans in New York City and Venezuelans in Florida.
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AMC, 9 p.m.
In “Bruce Wayne McQueen,” Vic McQueen (Ashleigh Cummings) returns to the lakehouse only to ride straight into a deadly trap. Charlie Manx (Zachary Quinto) cashes in his favor.
Collector’s Call
MeTV, 9 p.m.
In “Meet Sheri Goldstrom — Vintage Cars,” collecting antique cars has been a family affair for Sheri Goldstrom since she was a little girl. About 15 years ago, she built a car museum to show off an amazing collection that ranges from a 1918 dump truck to a
1956 Chevy. Chris Clyne has his own massive collection of antique and hot-rod cars. He not only will try to put a dollar amount on Sheri’s collection but also will see if he can trade a 1940 Ford that he brought with him for a vehicle that is close to Sheri and her family’s heart.
Beecham House
PBS, 9 p.m. Season Finale
Daniel, Margaret and Chandrika desperately try to help John, but only the emperor can release him. When John finally returns home, he discovers the house has been attacked and tragedy has struck yet again.