TV Top Picks This Week
Don’t Miss: The 90th Academy Awards — Yes, it’s true: A movie about some kind of freaky man-fish — “The Shape of Water” — leads everyone with 13 nominations and could swim away with Hollywood’s biggest prize. As for our host, Jimmy Kimmel returns to center stage, hoping to avoid a repeat of last year’s best-picture envelope debacle. Performers include Gael García Bernal, Mary J. Blige, Andra Day, Natalia Lafourcade, Miguel, Keala Settle, Sufjan Stevens and Common. (5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET Sunday, ABC).
Other bets: Sunday: As Season 2 of “The Good Fight” begins, Diane, Lucca and Maia find themselves under psychological assault when a client at another firm kills his lawyer for overcharging. After a copycat murder, they begin to look at their own clients suspiciously. (CBS All Access).
Monday: This season of “The Bachelor,” as usual, has been packed with all kinds of teardrenched crazy. Now, Arie Luyendyk Jr.’s love quest comes to an “astonishing” conclusion — but not until you slog through a hideously bloated threehour finale. (8 p.m., ABC).
Tuesday: What’s Drew Carey doing on “NCIS”? “The Price Is Right” host is moonlighting as a retired Marine sergeant who wants the team to clear his name after cyanide is found in one of the hundreds of care packages he sends to active-duty Marines. Will the real villain come on down? (8 p.m., CBS).
Wednesday: While we kick back on our cozy couches and inhale junk food, “The Men Who Built America: Frontiersmen” will remind us of just how soft we are. It’s a fourpart documentary series about rough-and-tumble guys like Daniel Boone, Davy Crockett, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. (9 p.m., History Channel).
Thursday: We can only hope that the second season of “Marvel’s Jessica Jones” is as tense and compelling as the first. The adventures of the misanthropic, super-strong private investigator (Krysten Ritter) continue with 13 fresh episodes. (Netflix).
Friday: Giovanni Ribisi returns as a scheming con man in Season 2 of “Sneaky Pete.” A former prisoner, he’s hoping for a fresh start. But when two vicious thugs pop up in his life, things get perilous. (Amazon Prime).
Saturday: It’s good to be Sterling K. Brown. Not only has he won acclaim for his work in “This Is Us,” he has a role in “Black Panther,” the year’s biggest movie. Now, he tries his hand at hosting “Saturday Night Live.” (8:30 p.m. PT/11:30 p.m. ET, NBC).