WHAT To WATCH
chang can dunk Disney+
This inspiring, coming-of-age sports comedy follows Chang (Bloom Li), a 16-year-old Asian American high school student in the marching band, who bets the school basketball star that he can dunk by homecoming. The bet leads the 5’8” Chang on a quest to impress his crush, Kristy (Zoe Renee), and finally gain the attention and respect of his peers. But in the process, he will have to reexamine everything he knows about himself, his friendships and his family.
Unprisoned Hulu
This half-hour dramedy from Disney’s Onyx Collective is inspired by creator Tracy Mcmillan’s life. It follows a messy but perfectionist relationship therapist and single mom (Kerry Washington) whose life is turned right-side up when her dad (Delroy Lindo) gets out of prison and moves in with her and her teenage son (Faly Rakotohavana).
Luther: The Fallen sun
Netflix
Idris Elba (also a producer) reprises his Emmy-nominated role as John Luther from the acclaimed 2010-19 British crime drama series “Luther.” In this film that finds the brilliant but disgraced detective chief inspector now sitting behind bars as a gruesome serial killer terrorizes London. Haunted by his failure to capture the cyber psychopath, Luther decides to break out of prison and finish the job by any means necessary. Cynthia Erivo, Andy Serkis and Dermot Crowley costar.
s.w.a.t. CBS, 7 p.m.
When classified information falls into the wrong hands, the team races to stop a dangerous plot targeting former members of the U.S. military in the new episode “Blowback.”
Lopez vs. Lopez NBC, 7 p.m.
George (George Lopez)
believes all of Mayan’s (Mayan Lopez) problems can be solved by taking a second job, while Mayan thinks her parents work too hard. Meanwhile, Oscar (Al Madrigal) and Momo (Momo Rodriguez) compete for the title of George’s best friend.
The 12th Victim Showtime, 7 p.m.
The four-part docuseries about the infamous 1958 case of a teenage couple who were tried and convicted of brutally killing 11 victims at random concludes with “Afterlife.”
31 days of oscar TCM, beginning at 7 p.m.
Turner Classic Movies’ 31 Days of Oscar is out of this world tonight with five Oscar-nominated and/or winning science-fiction classics. “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” (1977), earned Steven Spielberg his first Best Director nomination and Melinda Dillon a Supporting Actress nomination. The film’s incredible visual effects, created by a team that included the legendary Douglas Trumbull, were also nominated, and in nearly any other year “Close Encounters” likely would have won that and the other technical categories in which it was nominated, but it happened to be up against the even more impressive “Star
Wars.” That latter film won a Best Original Score Oscar for composer John Williams, who had also received a nomination in that category for his score to Spielberg’s film. Among its eight nominations, “Close Encounters” did win for its cinematography by Vilmos Zsigmond, and a Special Achievement Award for sound effects editing was given to Frank E. Warner. Next in tonight’s lineup is “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), which won for its visual effects by Stanley Kubrick, who was also nominated for Best Director and for the screenplay he cowrote with Arthur C. Clarke; the film was also nominated for its set decoration. Later in the evening are “The Time Machine” (1960), which won in its only nominated category (Best Special Effects); “Destination Moon” (1950), a winner for its special effects and also a nominee for its set decoration; and “Forbidden Planet” (1956), which received a Best Special Effects nomination.
Fire country CBS, 8 p.m.
Facing a massive wildfire, Edgewater’s neighboring county of Drake reaches out to the Station 42 and Third Rock crews for help. But flames aren’t the only things bringing the heat as Chief Vince Leone (Billy Burke), who has a tense history with the town in crisis, must make a tough call.
My Lottery dream Home HGTV, 8 p.m.
After receiving an inheritance, a couple looks to leave Oklahoma and find their dream home in Hawaii. David Bromstad makes a trip to the Big Island to help them find the perfect place.
cesar Millan: better Human, better dog Nat Geo, beginning at 8 p.m.
Season 3 concludes with back-to-back episodes. First, “Won’t You Bite My Neighbor?” introduces a Boston terrier that obsessively fights the Akita next door and strains a marriage, and two mixed terriers that terrorize the neighborhood by hunting other dogs. Then, in “Pack to the Future,” Cesar works with an Australian shepherd named Storm and her emotionally scarred owner, whose past traumas have left her dog in a dangerous default setting of overexcitement.
Aussie Gold Miners: Mine sos Discovery Channel, 9 p.m.
Fortune favors the brave in the “Aussie Gold Hunters” spinoff’s season ender: Gold guru Paul Mackie and his team have six days to set up a hard-rock mine operation that could potentially deliver a steady income stream for rookie prospectors Nathan and Steve.
The New York Times Presents FX, 9 p.m.
If you were famous and had a problem in the 1990s, Anthony Pellicano was the man you hired to make it go away. Hollywood’s dirtiest private investigator used harassment and intimidation, and went to federal prison for wiretapping and racketeering. Now he’s out, and he’s talking. Using audio tapes and confidential documents, “Sin Eater” investigates how the rich and powerful in Hollywood got an edge over the legal system and faced few consequences when Pellicano was exposed.