WATCH THIS: SUNDAY
“American Idol” (7 p.m., ABC): Judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan all will be back as this long-running music competition series returns for its 18th season with a new crop of hopefuls that includes one contestant from a past season. That lucky returnee was selected in recent online viewer voting based on auditions taped at the iconic Whisky a Go Go nightclub in West Hollywood, Calif. Ryan Seacrest also is back as host.
“God Friended Me” (7 p.m., CBS): Rakesh (Suraj Sharma) is shocked when his new soulmate app suggests that his dream partner isn’t Jaya, but rather Lulu (Sibongile Mlambo), the princess of an African nation, in the new episode “The Princess and the Hacker.” Elsewhere, Ali (Javicia Leslie) reveals her cancer diagnosis to Arthur and Trish (Joe Morton, Erica Gimpel).
“2020 American Rescue Dog Show” (7 p.m., Hallmark): Rebecca Romijn and Rodney Peete host the third annual edition of this canine competition, reportedly the only one of its kind to shine a spotlight on rescue dogs available for adoption. Both purebreds and mixed breeds compete for top honors over two nights (concluding Monday) in such charming categories as Best in Wiggling, Best in Couch Potato and more, with the winners in each category eventually facing off for the title of Best in Rescue. Ross Mathews and Larissa Wohl return as co-hosts.
“Duncanville” (7:30 p.m., FOX): Amy Poehler is both an executive producer and a voice cast member in this whimsical new family comedy revolving around Duncan (Poehler), a resoundingly average 15-year-old whose daydreams, however, are tributes to his self-perceived awesomeness. His mom, Annie (also Poehler), frets that her son is prone to making catastrophic decisions, while his dad, Jack (voice of Ty Burrell, “Modern Family”), just wants to be a better father than the one he had.
“Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist” (8 p.m., NBC): Immediately following an encore screening of the pilot, which NBC previewed in January, this delightful musical fantasy settles into its regular Sunday night time period with its second episode, “Zoe’s Extraordinary Best Friend,” wherein Zoey (Jane Levy) struggles to gain control over her uncanny new abilities to hear what the people around her are thinking.
“Race for the White House” (8 p.m., 11 p.m., CNN): Academy Award winner Mahershala Ali narrates this returning six-part docuseries, each episode of which examines the story of an iconic campaign for the presidency of the United States. Whether it’s unforgettable speeches or shameful dirty tricks, each election had moments of tension and drama. Season 2 opens tonight with a look at the history-making 2008 race between Barack Obama, then a freshman senator, and veteran Sen. John McCain.
“Good Girls” (9 p.m., NBC): This female-driven crime dramedy returns for Season 3, picking up the story from the startling finale to its sophomore edition, when ringleader Beth (Christina Hendricks) decided to get her part-time lover, part-time nemesis Rio out of the picture permanently. In the aftermath, both her partners in crime are ambivalent about continuing their dubious enterprise. Ruby (Retta) doesn’t want to put her marriage at risk any longer.
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