TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS
G Bulletproof In the new “South Africa: Episode 2,” Bishop and Pike (Noel Clarke, Ashley Walters) may find themselves under arrest at the moment, but that doesn’t mean they can’t use their time in the local prison to their advantage. As the case takes an unexpected turn, Arjana (Vanessa Vanderpuye) turns to Tanner (Lindsey Coulson) for some help, but it may be too late to count on the A-team — Bishop and Pike — for much assistance.
8PM (A&E) Hoarders As this acclaimed docuseries opens Season 12, “Eric” looks at the case of a grieving widower whose mourning reaches a new depth when the clearing out of his
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massive hoard reveals a forgotten but beautiful interior design left by his late wife, Sylvie. Psychologist Dr. Robin Zasio and organizer Dorothy Breininger do their best to restore order to Eric’s life, but the presence of at least 10,000 pieces of clothing and piles of unopened online purchases to deal with, that’s definitely an uphill battle.
10 PM ^ Independent Lens
In a world that is increasingly data-driven, filmmaker Shalini Kantayya’s critically acclaimed new documentary “Coded Bias” explores the threat to individual civil liberties posed by artificial intelligence. The film follows
MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini and other experts from around the world as they fight to expose discrimination inherent in prevalent facial recognition algorithms. Buolamwini was among the first to discover such technology often cannot detect dark-skinned faces with real accuracy. In short, the algorithms are only as unbiased as the humans and historical data programming them.
10 PM * The Good Doctor The medical team is elated when a renowned surgeon comes to St. Bonaventure for treatment, but his behavior quickly dampens their enthusiasm in the new episode “Teeny Blue Eyes.” After studying their visitor’s case, however, Shaun (Freddie Highmore)
spots a pattern he recognizes. On a more personal front, Shaun and Lea (Paige Spara) must make a life-changing decision that will alter the course of their life together.
10 PM (FX) Breeders Time has moved on for parents Paul and Ally (Martin Freeman, Daisy Haggard) in this amusing Britcom, and as Season 2 opens with two back-to-back episodes, son Luke (George Wakeman) is about to turn 13 and daughter Ava (Jayda Eyles) is 10. In the season premiere, “No Surrender,” Paul and Ally realize they’ll have to modify their parenting plan to care for their quickly changing offspring.