Los Angeles Times (Sunday)

TV THIS WEEK

- By Matt Cooper

SUNDAY

“Great Performanc­es” (KOCE, 8 p.m.): “Downton Abbey’s” Hugh Bonneville waltzes in to host “From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebratio­n 2023.”

“The Dog Lover’s Guide to Dating” (Hallmark, 8 p.m.): A dog trainer meets a single guy in this new TV movie.

“Catfish Killer” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.): High school senior meets mystery man online, peril ensues in this new TV movie.

“Dionne Warwick: Don’t Make Me Over” (CNN, 9 p.m.): The Grammywinn­ing singer is celebrated in this new doc.

MONDAY

Rose Parade (KTLA, NBC, ABC, 8 a.m.): Coverage of the annual procession in Pasadena.

“America’s Got Talent: All-Stars” (NBC, 8 p.m.): The best of the best compete in this new spinoff.

“Fantasy Island” (Fox, 8 p.m.): Miss Roarke (Roselyn Sánchez) welcomes you back for Season 2 of this reboot.

“Independen­t Lens” (KOCE, 10 p.m.): “Children of Las Brisas” follows three aspiring musicians in Venezuela’s El Sistema youth orchestra.

“Sur viving R. Kelly: The Final Chapter” (Lifetime, 9 p.m.; also Tue.): This two-night special concludes the sordid saga of the R&B singer and convicted sex offender.

TUESDAY

“Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.” (KOCE, 8 p.m.): Edward Norton and Julia Roberts explore their family histories.

“American Experience” (KOCE, 9 p.m.): A polygraph is not as reliable as you think, as revealed in “The Lie Detector.”

“Will Trent” (ABC, 10 p.m.): A compassion­ate cop (Ramón Rodríguez) cracks the tough cases in this new drama.

“Frontline” (KOCE, 10 p.m.): A new two-part exposé probes use of military-grade surveillan­ce technology against activists, journalist­s, etc.

WEDNESDAY

“First Contact: An Alien Encounter” (KOCE, 9 p.m.): This new docuspecia­l imagines the day we discover we are not alone in the universe. “NFL Tailgate Takedown” (Food Network, 9 p.m.): Gastronome­s get their pre-game on in this new competitio­n.

THURSDAY

“January 6th” (Discovery+): First responders, members of Congress and others recount their experience­s during the 2021 Capitol insurrecti­on in this new documentar­y.

FRIDAY

“RuPaul’s Drag Race” (MTV, 8 p.m.): A record 16 queens compete for 200 large and the title in the competitio­n’s 15th cycle.

“Boys in Blue” (Showtime, 8 p.m.): This new docuseries follows a high school football team coached by Minneapoli­s cops following the 2020 killing of George Floyd.

“All the Single Ladies” (OWN, 9 p.m.): Black women spill the tea about romance and relationsh­ips in this new series.

SATURDAY

“The Wedding Veil Expectatio­ns” (Hallmark, 8 p.m.): Autumn Reeser, Alison Sweeney and Lacey Chabert reunite in this new TV movie. “Reba McEntire’s The Hammer” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.): All rise! The country music star plays a travelin’ circuit judge in this new TV movie.

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