8 THINGS TO WATCH THIS WEEK

2THIS IS US Tuesday, 9 p.m., NBC Beth’s ( Susan Kelechi Watson, above left) trip home to see her mother (Phylicia Rashad, above right) sparks a realization.

3OG Saturday, 10 p.m., HBO

Louis ( Jeffrey Wright) has served 24 years at Pendleton Correctional Facility, a maximum-se- curity prison in Indiana. Mere weeks before his release he faces an existential crisis involving a new inmate. With Wil

liam Fichtner and Mare Winningham. 4THE PASSAGE Monday, 9 p.m., Fox Lear ( Henry Ian Cusick) helps Elizabeth ( Jennifer Ferrin) understand the decisions he’s made at Project NOAH. Sykes ( Caroline Chikezie) and Babcock ( Brianne Howey) bond. With MarkPaul Gosselaar (top right) and Saniyya Sidney (bottom right). 5THE BIG BANG THEORY Thursday, 8 p.m., CBS When the gang finds out Wil Wheaton is hosting a celebrity Dungeons and Dragons involving William Shatner, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Kevin Smith, deception and betrayal carve their path to seize the one open seat.

6WILL & GRACE Thursday, 9:30 p.m., NBC

Will’s ( Eric Mc

Cormack) flirtation with a coworker takes a turn when details about his home life put himl in an ethical dilemma. 7BLACK- ISH Tuesday, 9 p.m., ABC Junior ( Marcus Scribner, left) is working with his dad Dre (Anthony Anderson) at Stevens & Lido as an intern and it takes some time to find his footing, but when he offers an idea during a pitch meeting, Dre puts him in his place.

8A MILLION LITTLE THINGS Thursday, 9 p.m., ABC

As Maggie’s ( Allison Miller) friends anxiously await the outcome of her surgery, the unexpected arrival of her mother ( Melora Hardin) leads to a tense first meeting with Gary ( James Roday). John ( Ron Livingston) would know what to do with this, even though he is dead.