TV Top Picks This Week
DON’T MISS: “The Alienist: Angel of Darkness” _ Season 1 of this gripping, turnof-the-century murder mystery series introduced viewers to Dr. Laszlo Kreizler (Daniel Bruhl), a brilliant “alienist” in the controversial new field of treating mental pathologies. He tracked down a ruthless serial killer with the help of John Moore (Luke Evans), a New York newspaperman, and Sara Howard (Dakota Fanning), an ambitious secretary determined to become the city’s first female police detective. Now comes the followup: Sara is a newly minted sleuth and reunites with Kreizler and Moore in the hunt to find the kidnapped infant daughter of the Spanish consular. (9 p.m., Sunday).
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SUNDAY: The timing couldn’t be better for a new season of “United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell.” In the opener, the Bay Area sociopolitical comedian travels to Pittsburgh to interview Black leaders, writers and activists about white supremacy and systemic racism (10 p.m., CNN).
MONDAY: “Hometown Homicide: Local Mysteries” is a new truecrime series that recounts high-stakes, small-town murder investigations that consumed the locals for weeks, months or even years. Included: local news footage and interviews with journalists who covered the cases. (9 p.m., Investigation Discovery).
TUESDAY: “COVID’s Hidden Toll,” the latest installment of “Frontline,” spotlights the pandemic’s “invisible victims” _ immigrants and undocumented workers, including crucial farm and meat-packing employees who lack protections and have been getting sick. (10 p.m., PBS).
WEDNESDAY: Some brides and grooms hit the gym to lose a few pounds before their wedding. That wasn’t nearly enough for Alexa and Matt, the couple featured in the special “Happily Ever Altered.” Both go through amazing physical transformations _ while living apart _ until the big day, when reveal their new looks to each other right before the ceremony. (10 p.m., Lifetime).
THURSDAY: Who knows what Jane’s (Jaimie Alexander) ultimate fate will be when the drama series “Blindspot” wraps up its run tonight. But we do expect some turbocharged action in show’s 100th and final episode. (9 p.m., NBC).
FRIDAY: It’s time to check back into “Room 104.” The anthology series about the colorful characters who pass through a chain motel begins its fourth and final season with an episode ominously titled “The Murderer.” (11 p.m., HBO).
SATURDAY: Tia Torres’ work is never done. As a new season of “Pit Bulls and Parolees” begins, she and her team at the Villalobos Rescue Center deal with new obstacles, and new dogs _ including Alicia, an extremely emaciated canine desperate for a second chance at life. (9 p.m.,