What to watch
SUNDAY
May 16, 2021
All times Central. Start times can vary based on cable/satellite provider. Confirm times on your on-screen guide.
Bless the Harts
FOX, 6:30 p.m.
Wayne (voice of Ike Barinholtz) gets a new truck but has issues letting go of his old one in the new episode “Haul Force One.”
The Equalizer CBS, 7 p.m.
In the new episode “True Believer,” 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.
The Simpsons FOX, 7 p.m.
A British secret agent (voice of guest star Stephen Fry) comes to Springfield in search of a Russian spy in the new episode “The Man From G.R.A.M.P.A.”
Poisoned in Paradise: A Martha’s Vineyard Mystery
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, 7 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.
Ellen’s Game of Games NBC, 7 p.m.
In “Danger’s My Middle Game,” 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.
Run the World
Starz, 7:30 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.
NCIS: Los Angeles
CBS, 8 p.m.
In the new episode “Through the Looking Glass,” NCIS works with the CIA when the murder of a naval intelligence officer bears a
strong resemblance to the killings of other CIA operatives.
Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist
NBC, 8 p.m. ■ Season Finale
In “Zoey’s Extraordinary Goodbye,” Zoey (Jane Levy) must face a difficult goodbye.
The Rookie
ABC, 9 p.m. ■ Season Finale
Nathan Fillion’s cop drama wraps Season 3 with an episode called “Threshold.”
Fall River
EPIX, 9 p.m. ■ New Miniseries
In 1979 — almost 90 years after infamous accused murderer Lizzie Borden’s notorious acquittal — Fall River, Massachusetts, 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.
Death & Nightingales
Starz, 9 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.