Chicago Tribune (Sunday)

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“9-1-1” (7 p.m., FOX): With tempers already frayed by temperatur­es on the hottest day of the year, the first responders struggle to maintain their cool while responding to a string of harrowing events around the city in part one of the Season 2 premiere, “Under Pressure.” The incidents include an eruption of road rage involving a van load of tourists, a veteran who has a live grenade embedded in his leg and an emergency at an automotive repair shop. Angela Bassett and Jennifer Love Hewitt star. “Conrad & Michelle: If Words Could Kill” (7 p.m., 10:03 p.m., 1:06 a.m., Lifetime): Based on real-life events, this disturbing 2018 drama charts a turbulent teenage romance that ends in tragedy. Meeting during a family vacation, Michelle Carter and Conrad P. Roy (Bella Thorne, Austin P. McKenzie), both of whom have profound emotional problems, find comfort in each other. After returning to their hometowns, they communicat­e mainly through text messages. When Conrad, in the grip of suicidal compulsion­s, reaches out to Michelle, she responds in a horrific manner. Paula Marshall and Rodney Rowland also star.

“The $100,000 Pyramid” (8 p.m., ABC): Season 3 of this Michael Strahanhos­ted game show reboot wraps with a two-hour finale that opens with a face-off between Jenna Fischer and Oliver Hudson (“Splitting Up Together”). That first hour also includes a rivalry between two U.S. Olympic athletes, figure skater Johnny Weir and gymnast Gabby Douglas. Hour two leads off with actress Vivica A. Fox against TV personalit­y Ross Mathews, followed by a round between actor Matt McGorry and author Kelly Osbourne.

“Chesapeake Shores” (8 p.m., Hallmark): Abby (Meghan Ory) is surprised to find herself developing a special connection with her latest client — her ex-husband Wes’ (Michael K. Richards) fiancee — in the new episode “All Our Tomorrows.” Elsewhere, Jess’s (Laci O’Malley) life is upended by some devastatin­g news about the inn, which she fears will affect everything she considers important, including her future with David (Carlo Marks). Treat Williams and Barbara Niven also star.

“The Deuce” (8 p.m., 10:34 p.m., 1:05 a.m., HBO): Looking to make some contacts among West Coast producers who can turn her business dreams into reality, Candy (Maggie Gyllenhaal) attends the AFFA Erotica Awards with Harvey (David Krumholtz) and Lori (Emily Meade), who begins to have fantasies of life in sunny Hollywood in the new episode “Seven-Fifty.” Meanwhile, Paul and Kenneth (Chris Coy, Michael Stahl-David) ask Vincent (James Franco) for a loan to open a new club that would be free of ties to organized crime.

“Kidding” (9 p.m., 9:30 p.m., 11 p.m., 1 a.m., Showtime): A depressed Jeff

(Jim Carrey) tries to conquer his grief in the new episode “Every Pain Needs a Name,” while Seb (Frank Langella) tries to project what “Mr. Pickles’ Puppet Time” will be like without Jeff as the star. On the home front, Jeff tries to wean his son Will (Cole Allen) off his pot habit by finding an interestin­g hobby for the boy. Meanwhile, Deirdre (Catherine Keener) deals with her daughter’s medical condition.

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