WHAT TO WATCH
| CONTENT BY TV WEEKLY All times listed are Eastern/pacific Time. Shows air one hour earlier in Central/ Mountain Time.
Spriggan
Netflix ● New Series
In this Japanese anime series based on the manga comics of the same name, an ancient alien civilization’s relics on Earth hold dangerous powers, and a group of elite secret agents known as Spriggans are tasked with keeping them out of the wrong hands.
Murdoch Mysteries: “Devil Music” & “Sweet Amelia”
Ovation, beginning at 7 p.m.
Murdoch (Yannick Bisson) investigates the murder of a musician whose death was narrated in a blues song. Then, when Crabtree’s (Jonny Harris) mentally deranged kidnapper, Amelia (Sarah Swire), turns herself in, he braces for trouble.
Planet Earth: Dynasties II: “Meerkat”
BBC America, 8 p.m.
The new episode “Meerkat” follows a family of meerkats on the dusty shores of a vast salt pan in Botswana.
Moriah’s Lighthouse
Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m. ● Original Film Moriah (Rachelle Lefevre) is a woodworking artisan living in a French, seaside town, who dreams of restoring the local lighthouse. When Ben (Luke Macfarlane), an American architect, comes to town, it seems as though her dreams will never become reality after she learns he’s there to give the lighthouse a makeover … but for another buyer.
After Jackie
History, 8 p.m.
This two-hour documentary produced in association with Major League Baseball is a celebration of the 75th anniversary year of Jackie Robinson breaking MLB’S color barrier and tells the often overlooked story of the second wave of Black baseball players who fought for racial equality following Robinson, including Bill White, Curt Flood and Bob Gibson. Along with rarely seen footage of Robinson, After Jackie features new and rare interviews with White and
Gibson, as well as with former and current baseball players.
Suitcase Killer: The Melanie Mcguire Story
Lifetime, 8 p.m. ● Original Film Melanie Mcguire (Candice King) was an exceptional fertility nurse, married to her ex-navy husband, Bill (Michael Roark), and doting mother of two boys. When she falls for Brad (Jackson Hurst), a doctor at her clinic, and gets entangled in a steamy love affair, Melanie does the unthinkable. After drugging and murdering Bill, she dismembers him and places the body parts into three suitcases, throwing them into Chesapeake Bay. Based on a shocking true story.
Transplant: “Shadows”
NBC, 8 p.m.
A citywide blackout sends the hospital into total darkness and chaos; Bash (Hamza Haq) treats a rock climber who sustained a life-threatening injury; Dr. Bishop (John Hannah) and Bash make a major career decision about the lawsuit; and Dr. Curtis (Ayisha Issa) is finally forced to face her father.
Heartland Docs, DVM: “Pro Bone-o Work”
Nat Geo Wild, 10 p.m.
Married vets Ben and Erin Schroeder examine three service K-9s pro bono, and then their family takes part in a police dog training session.