Los Angeles Times

TV THIS WEEK

- By Matt Cooper

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

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