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■ TOUCH OF EVIL
TCM, 10 a.m.
Catch a Classic! Writer/director Orson Welles crafted another timeless masterpiece with this exceptional 1958 film noir portrait of corruption and morally compromised obsessions. Welles also costars as Hank Quinlan, a crooked police chief in a border town who frames a Mexican youth for a bombing as part of an intricate criminal plot. Honorable Mexican narcotics investigator Ramon Vargas (portrayed by Caucasian actor Charlton Heston in a bit of problematic casting) clashes with the bigoted Quinlan after probing into his dark past. Perhaps the pinnacle of film noir, “Touch of Evil” also represents Welles as a director at his creative best. It is filled with haunting cinematography, stunning angles, ominous shadows and brilliant shots, kicking off immediately with the film’s legendary opening tracking sequence. It is all aided by a memorable supporting cast including Janet Leigh as Vargas’ inquisitive wife; Akim Tamiroff as a seedy underworld leader; Zsa Zsa Gabor as a strip club owner; and Marlene Dietrich as an enigmatic Gypsy; along with a magnificently eerie score by Henry Mancini.
■ NASCAR CUP SERIES: DRYDENE 400
FS1, 2 p.m. Live
Dover International Speedway’s “Monster Mile” in Delaware is the site of the Cup Series Drydene 400, with Joey Logano, Denny Hamlin, Martin Truex Jr. and 2020 race winner Kevin Harvick among the top contenders.
■ BLESS THE HARTS: “HAUL FORCE ONE”
FOX, 7:30 p.m.
Wayne (voice of Ike Barinholtz) gets a new truck but has issues letting go of his old one.
■ BIOGRAPHY: SHAWN MICHAELS
A&E, 8 p.m.
This film chronicles the wild life of one of WWE’S greatest performers and most enduring villains. After drug addiction nearly cost him his life, Shawn Michaels, aka “The Heartbreak Kid,” made one of the most improbable late-career comebacks in WWE history. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2011 and 2019.
■ SHAHS OF SUNSET: “50 SHADES OF SHOUHED”
Bravo, 8 p.m.
Season Premiere! In the hopes of mending their 30-year relationship and healing their fractured friend group, Reza and MJ plan a trip to Palm Springs to celebrate Mike’s birthday. GG, looking to stay out of the drama, embraces being a new mom to her son, Elijah. ■ THE EQUALIZER: “TRUE BELIEVER”
CBS, 8 p.m.
Mccall (Queen Latifah) races to help a concerned wife locate her husband before he helps an extremist group carry out a bombing in the city.
■ NAKED AND AFRAID XL
Discovery Channel, 8 p.m. Gators are one thing, but no one saw this coming! Two weeks into the 60-day Louisiana swamp challenge, parasitic infections endanger even more survivalists, reducing one camp to a solo resident.
■ THE SIMPSONS: “THE MAN FROM G.R.A.M.P.A.”
FOX, 8 p.m.
A British secret agent (voice of guest star Stephen Fry) comes to Springfield in search of a Russian spy.
■ POISONED IN PARADISE: A MARTHA’S VINEYARD MYSTERY
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, 8 p.m.
Original Film! When a waitress seeking Jeff’s help is poisoned, he must uncover the mysterious plot she’d tried to warn him about to solve her murder. Stars Jesse Metcalfe and Sarah Lind.
■ SORORITY SISTER KILLER
Lifetime, 8 p.m.
Original Film! Lacey, a beautiful college freshman, is beyond excited to be rushing Kappa with her best friend, Tara, until an initiation hazing goes too far and Lacey walks out on them, pledging to another house. Despite the incident, Tara stays with Kappa, a choice that strongly tests the two friends. Soon after, tragedy strikes when Tara suffers a horrific and mysterious death at a frat party. The Kappa sorority turns against Lacey, accusing her of murder. Her mother, Britney, who was once a Kappa sister, battles to clear her daughter’s name. The nightmare escalates when Lacey gets charged by the police for the crime, forcing both mother and daughter to track down the real sorority sister killer who has made them a target. Stars Sarah Fisher, René Ashton, Lani Randol, Tyler Lain and Paige Kriet.
■ ELLEN’S GAME OF GAMES: “DANGER’S MY MIDDLE GAME”
NBC, 8 p.m.
Contestants play Taste Buds, You Bet Your Wife, Danger Word and new game Heads Up. The winner of each of the first four rounds moves on to Know or Go, and that winner advances to Hotter Hands for a chance to win a cash prize.
■ THE GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE: “SHUFFLE”
Starz, 8 p.m.
Iris’ (Julia Goldani Telles) client relationships seem increasingly uncanny, and advice from Tawny isn’t what Iris was hoping for. Her father’s illness catches up with Iris in undeniable ways, and efforts to escape this new reality leave her feeling progressively exposed.
■ UNCENSORED: “DMX”
TV One, 8 p.m.
This special episode of the autobiographical series features rapper Earl Simmons, better known by his stage name DMX, who died April 9 at age 50. The two-part, hourlong special will be largely comprised of an interview DMX gave just three weeks before his death and which is confirmed to be his final and most transparent interview to date. “DMX sat down with our team and was completely uncensored,” said Cathy Hughes, founder and chairwoman of TV One’s parent company Urban One. “We have one hour with the late rapper in his own words. For DMX to be with us just three weeks before God called him home, I believe it’s truly divine intervention. … His family, fan club, friends and supporters will be happy with the way he told his story for the last time.”
■ HIGHWAY THRU HELL: “WEATHER THE STORM”
The Weather Channel, 8 p.m.
Season Finale! The reality series follows the Jamie Davis Heavy Rescue company, which has the daunting task of keeping the major Coquihalla Highway in the mountains of British Columbia clear of crashes during the area’s often brutal winters.
■ THE GREAT NORTH
FOX, 8:30 p.m.
Season Finale! As the Tobins prepare for Wolf and Honeybee’s (voices of Will Forte and Dulcé Sloan) wedding, a guest’s unexpected RSVP has the family shocked. FOX has ordered a second season of “The Great North.”
■ RUN THE WORLD
Starz, 8:30 p.m.
New Series! This half-hour, eight-episode drama follows a group of Black women — fiercely loyal best friends — who work, live and play in Harlem as they strive for world domination. At its core, it’s an unapologetically female show about enviable friendship and not only surviving, but also thriving together.
■ FEAR THE WALKING DEAD: “J.D.”
AMC, 9 p.m.
June (Jenna Elfman) splits off from the group in an effort to gather information to help stop an oncoming threat.
■ NCIS: LOS ANGELES: “THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS”
CBS, 9 p.m.
NCIS works with the CIA when the murder of a naval intelligence officer bears a strong resemblance to the killings of other CIA operatives.
■ THE STORY OF LATE NIGHT: “EYES ON THE THRONE”
CNN, 9 p.m.
As the 1980s dawn, David Letterman reinvents late-night comedy for a new generation,
rescuing comedian Jay Leno’s nearly flamed-out career in the process. But Johnny Carson’s enduring comic appeal spawns endless speculation over his eventual successor: Will it be Leno, Letterman, Joan Rivers or upstart Arsenio Hall?
■ BOB’S BURGERS: “TELL ME DUMB THING GOOD”
FOX, 9 p.m.
Linda (voice of John Roberts) needs the kids’ help in fighting for a fun, dumb local tradition.
■ GOOD WITCH
Hallmark Channel, 9 p.m. Season Premiere! Cassie Nightingale (Catherine Bell) is back for Season 7 of the feel-good family drama as the Merriwick family deals with the waning of their powers. Cassie and her husband, Sam,(james Denton) have trouble on the horizon.
■ THE NEVERS
HBO, 9 p.m.
Midseason Finale! After Amalia’s origin story is revealed, a long-awaited reunion crystallizes the Orphans’ mission.
■ 2021 MTV MOVIE & TV AWARDS
MTV, 9 p.m. Live
This annual ceremony from the younger-skewing network returns with an epic two-night celebration of movies and TV. Hosts, honorees, performers, presenters and other details were unavailable at presstime. Visit mtv.com/movie-and-tvawards for more info.
■ ZOEY’S EXTRAORDINARY PLAYLIST: “ZOEY’S EXTRAORDINARY GOODBYE”
NBC, 9 p.m.
Season Finale! Zoey (Jane Levy) must face a difficult goodbye.
■ CITY ON A HILL
Showtime, 9 p.m.
Season Finale! Season 2 comes to a close as Boston mourns another loss, and Decourcy pursues justice in and out of the courtroom. Despite his maneuvering, Jackie discovers he can’t escape his past, and Jenny finally confront hers. Cathy says goodbye to the root of her struggles. Siobhan has sights on a new dream.
■ MURDEROUS HISTORY
Smithsonian Channel, 9 p.m.
The docuseries presents the little-known case of the Sbahn Murderer. In World War II Berlin, a serial rapist and killer is using commuter trains to prey on women, aided by the blackouts ordered by the government to hinder Allied bombers.
■ CONFRONTING A SERIAL KILLER: “NO LONGER JANE DOE”
Starz, 9 p.m.
Miniseries Finale! Dealing with a psychopath takes its toll on Jillian’s psyche and family. Dozens of states close cases, laying bare the havoc Little wrought and triggering a long-overdue public reckoning.
■ URBAN ONE HONORS
TV One & Cleo TV, 9 p.m. This annual event that commemorates Black excellence returns for its third installment. This year’s theme is “Women Leading the Change,” and the program will highlight the extraordinary contributions of African American women in business, media, health and politics that have led to impactful change within the Black community. Erica Campbell and Roland Martin host.
■ FAMILY GUY
FOX, 9:30 p.m.
Season Finale! Peter (voice of Seth Macfarlane) and his friends regale each other with stories of youthful athletic accomplishments. FOX has renewed “Family Guy” through 2023.
■ THE ROOKIE
ABC, 10 p.m.
Season Finale! Nathan Fillion’s cop drama wraps Season 3 with an episode called “Threshold.”
■ NCIS: NEW ORLEANS: “RUNS IN THE FAMILY”
CBS, 10 p.m.
While Pride (Scott Bakula) and Rita (Chelsea Field) plan their wedding, the FBI arrests Connor (guest star Drew Scheid) in connection to the bar’s firebombing.
■ FALL RIVER
EPIX, 10 p.m.
New Miniseries! In 1979 — almost 90 years after infamous, accused murderer Lizzie Borden’s notorious acquittal — Fall River, Mass., experienced another terrifying series of crimes. Three young women were killed in a streak of brutal murders and police alleged a satanic cult was practicing human sacrifice. A man named Carl Drew was captured and sent to prison for life without parole. But lead investigator Paul Carey became so haunted by inconsistencies in the stories that he reinvestigated his own case after he retired. Now, this documentary series will tell the true story of a town caught in the grips of the paranoia and fear around the 1980s Satanic Panic and will shed light on murders that were thought to have been solved.
■ MARE OF EASTTOWN: “ILLUSIONS”
HBO, 10 p.m.
A semiretired source may help Mare (Kate Winslet) link up her cases on the mystery.
■ GOOD GIRLS: “CHEF BOYARDEE”
NBC, 10 p.m.
The Secret Service makes a sudden decision; tensions begin to rise between Beth (Christina Hendricks) and Stan (Reno Wilson); Annie (Mae Whitman) tackles Ben’s (Isaiah Stannard) school financial aid problem; Dean (Matthew Lillard) is unsatisfied with his new role.
■ COUPLES THERAPY
Showtime, 10 p.m.
Season Finale! Orna wrestles with letting go. Michael begins to shoulder the anxiety in his marriage. Matthew has one breakthrough at an AA meeting and another in bed. Dru’s gift to Tashira produces an overwhelming reaction.
■ DEATH & NIGHTINGALES
Starz, 10 p.m.
New Miniseries! Set in Ireland in 1885, this three-part historical drama follows a young woman seeking to escape her tyrannical father in a story of love, betrayal, deception and revenge. Stars Matthew Rhys, Jamie Dornan and Ann Skelly.
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