What you’ll want to watch on television this week
‘Dinosaur Apocalypse’
It’s dinosaurs versus asteroid — advantage, asteroid — in the two-part episode “Dinosaur Apocalypse” on “Nova.” David Attenborough hosts. 9 and 10 p.m. Wednesday (PBS)
Other picks Sunday
It’s Mother’s Day, so don’t forget to call your mom and tell her to watch the new stand-up special “Christina P: Mom Genes.” (Netflix)
Hi, mom! “Saturday Night Live” celebrates moms everywhere with a new Mother’s Day collection of classic sketches. 9 p.m. (NBC)
Monday
Contestants get up in each other’s grills in new episodes of “BBQ Brawl.” With Bobby Flay. 9 p.m. (Food Network)
A new “History’s Greatest Mysteries” revisits the infamous 1932 kidnapping of aviator Charles Lindbergh’s infant son. 9 p.m. History
Tuesday
Hawaii-born Olympic swimmer and surfing legend Duke Kahanamoku is saluted on a new “American Masters.” Jason Momoa narrates. 9 p.m. (PBS)
“Beyond the Canvas,” the arts and culture series hosted by “PBS NewsHour’s” Amna Nawaz, returns with new episodes. 10:30 p.m. (PBS)
Wednesday
He’s the fertility doctor! He’s the sperm donor! He’s the fertility doctor and the sperm donor in the 2022 documentary “Our Father.” (Netflix)
Teenage contestants take LARP-ing — live action role-playing — to the next level in a reboot of the 2014 fantasy-themed competition “The Quest.” (Disney+) Thursday
A legendary stand-up comic and a Gen Z sitcom writer (Jean Smart, Hannah Einbinder) walk into a second season of the buddy comedy “Hacks.” ( HBO Max)
A three-film salute to Anna May Wong gets underway with the pioneering Asian American actor and native Angeleno in the 1929 silent drama “Piccadilly.” 5 p.m. (TCM)
Friday
Is it a mythical sea monster … or a case of mass hysteria? Claire Danes and Tom Hiddleston investigate in the new Victorianera mystery drama “The Essex Serpent.” (Apple TV+)
Host Kardea Brown puts Black chefs through their paces in the new series “The Great Soul Food Cook-Off.” 10 p.m. (OWN, Discovery+)
Saturday
Love means never having to say “Are we there yet?” in the new TV movie “Road Trip Romance.” 8 p.m. (Hallmark Channel)
A fashion designer’s new assistant begins to wonder what became of her predecessors in the new TV movie “Fit to Kill.” 8 p.m. (Lifetime)