TV THIS WEEK
SUNDAY
“Crikey! It’s the Irwins.” Terri, Bindi and Robert carry on Steve Irwin’s legacy in this new series. 8 p.m. Animal Planet
The two-part special “Secrets of the Space Shuttle” revisits the triumphs and tragedies of NASA’s shuttle program. 9 and 10 p.m. National Geographic Channel
Liev Schreiber is still “Ray Donovan” as this dark drama launches a sixth season. With Jon Voight. 9 p.m. Showtime
Let’s get “Busy Tonight.” Busy Phillips of “Cougar Town” fame hosts this nightly popculture gab-fest. 10 p.m. E!; also Mon.-Wed.
MONDAY
The new series “Big Cat Tales” gets up close and personal with lions, leopards and cheetahs at Kenya’s Masai Mara National Reserve. 8 p.m. Animal Planet; also Tue.-Fri.
A journalist heads into the heartland on her own personal listening tour in the new documentary “Outside the Bubble: On the Road With Alexandra Pelosi.” 8 p.m. HBO
What hath Zuckerberg wrought? “Frontline” examines the threat that a social media platform poses to privacy, the American political system, etc., in “The Facebook Dilemma.” 9 p.m. KOCE; 10 p.m. Tue.
Which witch is which? Former “Wicked” costars Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth reunite in the new special “A Very Wicked Halloween: Celebrating 15 Years on Broadway.” With Ariana Grande. 10 p.m. NBC
Filmmakers embed with an intrepid band of back-country firefighters in the documentary “Wildland” on the Season 20 premiere of “Independent Lens.” 10 p.m. KOCE
TUESDAY
“Native America” charts the rise of preColumbian civilizations in the Americas in “Nature to Nations.” 9 p.m. KOCE
The flora won’t hurt you, but the fauna is another matter in the new series “Monster Encounters” hosted by wildlife expert Casey Anderson. 10 p.m. Travel Channel
WEDNESDAY
Fairytales get fractured, courtesy of “Scream” screenwriter Kevin Williamson, in the dark new drama series “Tell Me a Story.” With James Wolk, Paul Wesley and Kim Cattrall. Any time, CBS All Access
There’s no leopards like snow leopards in a new episode of the miniseries “Super Cats” airing on “Nature.” 8 p.m. KOCE
The new series “Sinking Cities” makes projections about the effect climate change and rising sea levels could have on major metropolitan areas including New York, London, Miami and Tokyo. 10 p.m. KOCE
THURSDAY
The tech-industry drama “StartUp” boots up Season 3. With Adam Brody, Ron Perlman and new cast member, Oscar winner Mira Sorvino. Any time, Crackle
If you can’t stand the heat, stay away from “People’s Sexiest Chef Alive” in this special hosted by Jess Cagle. 8 p.m. Food Network
FRIDAY
Oscar winner Julia Roberts plays a caseworker at a facility for soldiers transitioning from combat back to civilian life in the dark, psychological drama series “Homecoming.” Any time, Amazon Prime
Please don’t bother trying to find him, he’s not there either as drama “House of Cards” returns with its sixth and final season. Robin Wright stars. Any time, Netflix
Thanksgiving will even more stressful than usual this year for a woman grieving the loss of her mother in “Flesh & Blood” on on a new “Into the Dark.” Any time, Hulu
We will show no film before its time: “The Other Side of the Wind” — the late, great Orson Welles’ famously unfinished 1970s-era drama about a Welles-like director — finally sees the light of day in a reconstructed version. With John Huston. Any time, Netflix
S’wonderful! The Tony-winning Broadway adaptation of the 1951 movie musical “An American in Paris” comes to “Great Performances.” 9 p.m. KOCE
What did President Nixon know, and when did he know it? These questions, and many others, will answered in the exhaustive three-night docu-series “Watergate.” 9 p.m. History Channel; also Sat.-next Sun.
“Mike Judge Presents: Tales From the Tour Bus” gets down and funky with a second season focusing on music stars like George Clinton, Rick James and James Brown. 10 p.m. Cinemax
SATURDAY
Danielle Panabaker dons her gay apparel for the new romantic TV movie “Christmas Joy.” 8 p.m. Hallmark Channel
Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan finally work out the kinks in the 2018 franchise closer “Fifty Shades Freed.” 8 p.m. HBO
A deranged teenage fan thinks her favorite mommy vlogger would make “The Perfect Mother” in this new thriller. With Sunny Mabrey and Audrey Whitby. 8 p.m. Lifetime
“The Passion of the Christ’s” Jim Caviezel portrays the apostle Luke and James Faulkner is “Paul, Apostle of Christ” in this 2018 biblical drama. 8:15 p.m. Starz
Michelle Williams of Destiny’s Child is the object of her pastor husband’s affection in the couple’s new reality series, “Chad Loves Michelle.” 9 p.m. OWN