TV Top Picks This Week
Don’t Miss: “Patrick Melrose” — Oscar nominee and Emmy winner Benedict Cumberbatch delivers an extraordinary performance as the troubled title character in this five-part adaptation of Edward St Aubyn’s semiautobiographical novels. The series skewers the upper class as it tracks Patrick’s harrowing odyssey from a highly traumatic childhood through adult substance abuse and, ultimately, toward recovery. Along the way, he struggles to overcome the damage inflicted by a horribly abusive father. The cast includes Jennifer Jason Leigh, Hugo Weaving, Blythe Danner and Allison Williams. (9 p.m. Saturday, Showtime).
Other bets:
Sunday: “I’m Dying Up Here,” the series about the Los Angeles standup comedy scene of the 1970s, returns for more laughs — and drama. Whereas Season 1 was all about the struggle to make it, Season 2 explores what happens once you achieve what you thought you wanted. (10 p.m., Showtime).
Monday: “Kevin Can Wait” closes out its season on a nostalgic high note. A former bandmate talks Kevin into reuniting with their old group, Smokefish, with hopes of making it big. (8 p.m., CBS).
Tuesday: In the Season 2 finale of “Bull,” the team tries to introduce new evidence in hopes of preventing their client from facing the death penalty. Also, Marissa (Geneva Carr) confronts some hard truths about her relationship with Bull. (9 p.m., CBS).
Wednesday: On the season finale of “Chicago P.D.,” tensions run high as Intelligence seeks justice for Olinsky after he’s stabbed in prison. Also, Woods (Mykelti Williamson) looks to take down Voight once and for all. (10 p.m., NBC). time for Amy and Sheldon on the 11th season finale of “The Big Bang Theory,” and the guest list is pretty impressive: Kathy Bates, Mark Hamill, Laurie Metcalf and Jerry O’Connell, among others, have sent in their RSVPs. (8 p.m., CBS).
Friday: “Evil Genius: The True Story of America’s Most Diabolical Bank Heist” is a four-part documentary series that recalls a 2003 robbery gone wrong and a terrifying public murder in Erie, Pennsylvania that captured the nation’s attention. (Netflix).
Saturday: Director Christopher Nolan’s stunning 2017 film “Dunkirk” was nominated for eight Academy Awards, including best picture and best director. It depicts the daring rescue of more that 330,000 Allied troops from the beaches of France during World War II. (8 p.m., HBO).