WHAT’S ON TV THIS WEEK
SUNDAY
Jodie Whittaker takes her final turn as the titular Time Lord as “Doctor Who” returns with a new season. 2:25 and 8 p.m. BBC America
The Braves battle the Astros as the “2021 World Series” continues. 5 p.m. Fox; also TuesdayWednesday (if necessary) A single mom reconnects with her father in the TV movie “Christmas Sail.” With Katee Sackhoff. 8 p.m. Hallmark Channel
MONDAY
The ovens are set to 350o as “Holiday Baking Championship” returns. 8 p.m. Food Network The 2020 documentary
“A Crime on the Bayou” tells the story of a Black teen wrongfully accused of assault in New Orleans in 1966 and the young Jewish lawyer who rose to his defense. 8 p.m. Starz A filmmaker uses home movies to tell the story of a dysfunctional Michigan family — his own — in “North by Current” on
“POV.” 10 p.m. KOCE
TUESDAY
Iraq war veteran Sen. Tammy Duckworth, who lost both legs in combat in 2004, hosts a new episode of “American Veteran.” 9 p.m. KOCE
WEDNESDAY
“Nature” explains how “The Elephant and the Termite” work together to create life-sustaining watering holes on the African savannah in this episode. 8 p.m. KOCE No one knows who they were or what ... they were doing. But their legacy remains, hewn into the living rock of Stonehenge on a new “Secrets of the Dead.” 10 p.m. KOCE THURSDAY
Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? No, it’s “The Queen Family Singalong,” a star-studded salute to the legendary rock band. 8 p.m. ABC
FRIDAY
Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny joins the cast as
“Narcos: Mexico” returns for a final season. Anytime, Netflix Martin Scorsese revisits an 1826 concert that introduced Italian opera to New York City in the 2020 doc “The Oratorio.” Then, said performance is re-created in “Da Ponte’s Oratorio: A Concert for New York.” 9 and 10 p.m. KOCE Engage! The docuseries
“The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek” celebrates the long-lived science-fiction franchise. 10 p.m. History Channel
SATURDAY
A magic train transports a lonely woman (Lyndsy Fonseca) back to her past in the new TV movie
“Next Stop, Christmas.” 8 p.m. Hallmark Channel Robin Wright directs and stars as a big-city lawyer who relocates to the wilds of Wyoming following a tragic personal loss in the poignant 2020 drama
“Land.” 8 p.m. HBO Jill Scott steps into Michael Landon’s shoes in “Highway to Heaven,” a new TV movie based on the 1984-89 fantasy drama. 8 p.m. Lifetime “Succession’s” Kieran Culkin hosts a new “Saturday Night Live.” 8:29 and 11:29 p.m. NBC The 2021 documentary
“Attica” revisits the infamous 1971 riot at a prison in upstate New York. 9 p.m. Showtime