TV THIS WEEK
SUNDAY
One lovely lady will be leaving Las Vegas with the title of “2017 Miss USA.” Julianne Hough is the host. 8 p.m. Fox
The queen is dead. Long live “King Charles III.” “Masterpiece” presents a filmed adaptation of this hit stage drama that imagines a not-too-distant future in which the current Princes of Wales (the late Tim PigottSmith, “Downton Abbey”) has ascended the British throne. 9 p.m. KOCE
“What Happens at The Abbey” is the subject of this new reality series about the landmark gay bar in West Hollywood. 10 p.m. E!
MONDAY
A new science series ponders what wonders and/or horrors may await humanity in the “Year Million” – assuming that a massive asteroid hasn’t wiped us all out long before then. 9 p.m. National Geographic Channel
“Independent Lens” presents “Forever Pure,” a new documentary about the backlash faced by two Muslim players on an Israeli soccer team. 10 p.m. KOCE
A twisted tale of Munchausen-by-proxy syndrome and matricide is retold in the new documentary “Mommy Dead and Dearest.” 10 p.m. HBO
TUESDAY
“Tracy Morgan: Staying Alive” is the former “30 Rock” co-star’s first standup special since recovering from a horrific 2014 traffic accident. Any time, Netflix
Will the circle be unbroken? The new three-part docu-series “American Epic” salutes such downhome musical pioneers as the Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers, Charley Patton and Mississippi John Hurt. 9 p.m. KOCE
The curious case of the Bundys, the Nevada ranching family known for its armed standoffs with law enforcement over grazing rights on federal lands, is examined in “American Patriot” on a new ““Frontline.” 10 p.m. KOCE
WEDNESDAY
How the East was won:
“Nova” recalls the twowheeled war machines that helped unify ancient China in “Chinese Chariots Revealed.” 9 p.m. KOCE
A contemplative canine (voiced by Samm Hodges) provides running commentary on the life and romantic misadventures of his owner (“Fargo’s” Allison Tolman) in the new comedy “Downward Dog.” 9:3 p.m. ABC
The new series “Food – Delicious Science” explores how food chemistry and brain chemistry work together to make you say “Yum!” 10 p.m. KOCE
Friends, family, co-stars and others remember the late actor who owned the screen in films like “Brokeback Mountain” and “The Dark Knight” in the new documentary “I Am Heath Ledger.” 10 p.m. Spike
THURSDAY
“Grey’s Anatomy” wraps its 13th season, followed by the two-hour sixthseason finale of “Scandal.” 8 and 9 p.m. ABC
The new docu-series “First in Human: The Trials of Building 10” takes you inside the humongous research hospital at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md. 9 p.m. Discovery Channel
Rumer Willis and “Empire’s” Bryshere Gray face off on a new “Lip Sync Battle.” 10 p.m. Spike
FRIDAY
Ellie Kemper is once again the “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” as this kooky comedy from Tina Fey returns for a third season. Any time, Netflix Mark Wahlberg and company fight for their lives following a deadly 2010 oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico in the 2016 docudrama “Deepwater Horizon.” 8 p.m. Cinemax They’re all over the map at the 29th annual National Geographic Bee, a.k.a. “Geo Bee 2017.” 8 p.m. National Geographic Channel The time-travel drama
“12 Monkeys” airs the entirety of its new third season over three consecutive nights. 8, 8:45, 9:30 and 10:15 p.m. Syfy; also Sat.-next Sun., 8, 9 and 10 p.m.
Two classic episodes of the mother of all sitcoms are colorized for your viewing pleasure in “The New I Love Lucy Superstar Special.” 9 p.m. CBS “American Masters” pays tribute to a titan of gastronomy in “James Beard: America’s First Foodie.” 9 p.m. KOCE
The new special “Nick Offerman & Megan Mullally — Summer of 69: No Apostrophe” is a filmed version of the comedy power couple’s saucy stage show. 10 p.m. Epix
SATURDAY
The name’s Lazenby, George Lazenby: The new documentary “Becoming Bond” profiles the Aussie actor best known for his one-and-done turn as Agent 007 in 1969’s “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.” Any time, Hulu
Robert De Niro portrays Bernie Madoff, the financial-industry fraudster who infamously “made off ” with his clients’ money, in the Barry Levinson-directed 2017 docudrama “The Wizard of Lies.” 8 p.m. HBO
Did she really murder her best friend? An inquiring stepmom wants to know in the new mystery tale “Secrets of My Stepdaughter.” With Josie Davis. 8 p.m. Lifetime
Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson hosts the 42ndseason finale of “Saturday Night Live.” Katy Perry is the musical guest. 8:29 and 11:29 p.m. NBC
An art professor pictures herself falling in love in the new romance “The Art of Us.” With Taylor Cole. 9 p.m. Hallmark Channel