Best TV and streaming picks of the week ahead
DON’T MISS: “The Morning Show” — Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon and Steve Carell return in the addictive drama series about a highly troubled morning news show. The second season picks up after the explosive events of the Season 1 finale, in which anchors Alex (Aniston) and Bradley (Witherspoon) went live on the air to expose the rampant sexual misconduct at their UBA network. Now, the “Morning Show” team is emerging from the wreckage and dealing with the fallout. Newcomers to the series include Julianna Margulies, Greta Lee, Holland Taylor and Hasan Minhaj. (Friday, Apple TV+).
Other bets
SUNDAY: Justin Bieber, who leads all comers with seven nominations, is set to perform at the “MTV Video Music Awards” for the first time since 2015. Other artists taking the stage at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center include Camila Cabello, Lil Nas X, Lorde, Machine Gun Kelly, Doja Cat, Shawn Mendes and more. (8 p.m., MTV).
SUNDAY: “Scenes From a Marriage” is a modern, fivepart adaptation of Ingmar Bergman’s classic 1973 miniseries about a troubled marriage. Starring Jessica Chastain and Oscar Isaac, the update explores love, hatred, desire, monogamy, marriage and divorce through the lens of a contemporary American couple. (9 p.m., HBO).
SUNDAY: In the drama series “American Rust,” Jeff Daniels plays a small-town police chief who must decide how far he’s willing to go to protect the adult son of the woman he loves (Maura Tierney) when the son becomes linked to a murder. The series is based on a novel by Philipp Meyer.
(10 p.m., Showtime).
MONDAY: Still haven’t had your fill of post-apocalyptic dramas? Based on a DC Comics series, “Y: The Last Man” is set in a world where every mammal with a Y chromosome has been killed by a mysterious plague, except for one dude and his pet monkey. Now the survivors must figure out how to rebuild a functional society. (FX on Hulu).
TUESDAY: Everything’s on the line tonight as the “America’s Got Talent” finalists deliver their crucial final performances in hopes of earning our votes. The winner will be announced at the end of Wednesday’s season finale. (8 p.m., NBC).
THURSDAY: We expect lots of laughs — and maybe a few tears — as Jake Peralta and the “Brooklyn NineNine” gang wrap up their run. In the hourlong series finale — titled “The Last Day” — the squad takes stock of its eight years together and looks toward the future. (8 p.m., NBC).
SATURDAY: Break out a good bottle of zin for the TV film “Raise a Glass to Love.” An aspiring master sommelier (Laura Osnes) returns to her family vineyard to study and is intrigued by the natural methods of the handsome new Argentinian winemaker (Juan Pablo Di Pace). Wonder where all that will lead? (9 p.m., Hallmark Channel).