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DAVID WIEGAND

- Media Rays David Wiegand is an assistant managing editor and the TV critic of The San Francisco Chronicle. Follow him on Facebook. Email: dwiegand@ sfchronicl­e.com Twitter: @WaitWhat_TV

On TV

Chris Geere, co-star of the FXX comedy “You’re the Worst,” which wraps its fourth season later this week, has a new project, “Ill Behaviour,” premiering tonight on Showtime at 10:30. Geere plays Joel, a guy who has been diagnosed with Hodgkin’s disease and decides against chemothera­py in favor of alternativ­e care, which causes alarm among his friends. It’s a comedy. The cast includes Lizzy Caplan, Jessica Regan and Tom Riley. The second night of “Elizabeth Smart: Autobiogra­phy” airs at 9 p.m. on A&E. “AMC Visionarie­s: Robert Kirkman’s Secret History of Comics” settles into its regular time slot of 10 p.m. on AMC. HBO airs the documentar­y “War Dog: A Soldier’s Best Friend,” directed by Deborah Scranton and produced by Channing Tatum, focusing on the special bond that develops between U.S. Special Operations soldiers and their K9s. The film airs at 8 p.m.

TV NEWS

Showtime has renewed “Shameless ” for a ninth season.

 ?? Jon Hall / Showtime ?? On “Ill Behaviour,” Chris Geere plays a man with Hodgkin’s disease who opts for alternativ­e care.
Jon Hall / Showtime On “Ill Behaviour,” Chris Geere plays a man with Hodgkin’s disease who opts for alternativ­e care.

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