TV highlights
SUNDAY 8 p.m. on WQED Call the Midwife
The funeral of Winston Churchill in January 1965 marks the beginning of this hit drama’s ninth season, which sees the midwives facing a potential crisis as Nonnatus House itself comes under threat of demolition. All around them, society is moving at a breakneck pace, with a new East End rising from the ashes of the old. The core characters in the story are tested by new challenges and old diseases. Helen George, Jenny Agutter, Annabelle Apsion, Judy Parfitt and Linda Bassett lead the large ensemble.
MONDAY 9 p.m. on WPGH Prodigal Son
The police team takes a deep dive into the high-stress classical dance world as they investigate the mysterious poisoning of a swiftly rising ballet star in the new episode “Scheherazade.” Elsewhere, Jessica (Bellamy Young) reunites with Nicholas Endicott (guest star Dermot Mulroney), an old socialite friend, while Bright and Eve (Tom Payne, Molly Griggs) press Martin (Michael Sheen) for answers about the girl in the box. Broadway musical star Andy Karl (“Groundhog Day”) also guest stars.
TUESDAY 9 p.m. on WPCW DC’s Legends of Tomorrow
Charlie (Maisie RichardsonSellers) starts noticing something may be “off” with Sara (Caity Lotz) as the latter lies recuperating from her latest battle in the new episode “The Great British Fake Off.” Elsewhere, Constantine and Zari’s (Matt Ryan, Tala Ashe) search for the Loom leads them to become trapped in a 1910 boarding house filled with outof-time Encores. Meanwhile, Ava, Gary and Rory (Jes Macallan, guest star Adam Tsekhman, Dominic Purcell) embark on a trip together.
WEDNESDAY 9 p.m. on WQED NOVA
Cancer kills an estimated 600,000 people in the United States annually, but while new immunotherapy drugs can be effective, they also are prohibitively expensive for most patients. The new episode “Cuba’s Cancer Hope” explores how some frustrated Americans are taking matters into their own hands by defying a federal embargo and seeking treatment in Cuba, where physicians are developing promising, less costly vaccines.
THURSDAY 9 p.m. on BRAVO The Real Housewives of New York City
New housewife Leah McSweeney interjects a lively downtown edge into the cast chemistry as she joins this long-running reality series for its 12th season. In other story lines this season, Luann de Lesseps, her probation over, starts workshopping a new version of her cabaret show, while Ramona Singer is looking for a new romance and adjusting to her new space since selling her beloved apartment. Elsewhere, an Iconic New York department store seeks a partnership with Sonja Morgan, and Dorinda Medley reevaluates a long-term relationship.
FRIDAY 10 p.m. on WQED Dishing With Julia Child
In this delightful new six-part series, nine of the most popular chefs in America share personal reminiscences of how Julia Child forever changed the way Americans thought about cooking as they gather to watch episodes of Child’s seminal TV series “The French Chef.” In tonight’s premiere,“The Whole Fish Story,” chefs José Andrés and Eric Ripert discuss Child’s hands -on treatment of a whole fish, how much information she is able to convey, and how she is able to work without any retakes.
SATURDAY 10 p.m. on AMC Line of Duty
Ranked in multiple U.K. critics polls as one of the best police dramas ever, this first-rate British series makes its AMC debut with the show’s first season, which opens as Detective Sgt. Steve Arnott (Martin Compston) is transferred to the Anti-Corruption Unit after refusing to participate in a cover-up in his prior department. Under the stern supervision of Superintendent Ted Hastings (Adrian Dunbar), Steve and new colleague Detective Constable Katie Fleming (Vicky McClure) investigate corruption in the police ranks. Lennie James also stars.