TV THIS WEEK
By Matt Cooper SUNDAY
“Monarch” (Fox, 8 p.m.): Susan Sarandon and Trace Adkins play a country music power couple in this new drama.
“Serena Williams: On Her Own Terms” (CNN, 8 p.m.): The tennis icon holds court in this new documentary.
“The Serpent Queen”
(Starz, 8 p.m.): Samantha Morton portrays Catherine de Medici in this lavish new drama.
“American Gigolo”
(Showtime, 9 p.m.): And everywhere he goes, people know the part Jon Bernthal’s playing in this new drama based on the steamy 1980 thriller.
MONDAY “The 74th Primetime Emmy Awards”
(NBC, 5 p.m.): HBO’s “Succession” leads the field at this year’s ceremony.
“Halloween Baking Championship” (Food Network, 9 p.m.): The competition returns.
“Independent Lens” (KOCE, 10 p.m.): The new episode “Hazing” calls attention to fraternities’ and sororities’ dangerous and sometimes deadly pledging rituals.
TUESDAY
“Academy of Country Music Honors” (Fox, 8 p.m.): Miranda Lambert, Shania Twain, Chris Stapleton and Morgan Wallen are feted. “Facing Suicide” (KOCE, 9 p.m.): Mental health experts weigh in on warning signs and coping strategies in this new special.
“The Come Up”
(Freeform, 9 p.m.): If they can make it there, they’ll make it anywhere in this reality series about young creative types in NYC.
WEDNESDAY
“El Rey, Vicente Fernández” (Netflix): “Jane the Virgin’s” Jaime Camil portrays the iconic Mexican ranchera singer in this new bio-drama.
“The Handmaid’s Tale”
(Hulu): June’s (Elisabeth Moss) journey is far from over as this dystopian drama returns.
“America’s Got Talent”
(NBC, 9 p.m.): The winning act is revealed in the season finale.
“Lion: The Rise and Fall of the Marsh Pride”
(KOCE, 9 p.m.): It’s time for the mane attraction in this new nature special.
THURSDAY
“’Til Jail Do Us Part” (Peacock): Roselyn Sánchez and “La Reina del Sur’s” Kate del Castillo star in this new comedy-drama.
“Atlanta” (FX, 10 and 10:30 p.m.): The comedydrama returns for a fourth and final season.
FRIDAY
“Goodnight Mommy” (Prime Video): Naomi Watts plays a suburban mother of two in this 2022 terror tale.
“CMT Giants” (CMT, 9 p.m.): Veteran singersongwriter Vince Gill is saluted by Sting, Carrie Underwood, et al. in a new entry in the series.
SATURDAY
“Girl in Room 13” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.): The late Anne Heche stars in this new fact-based TV movie about a mother trying to rescue her daughter from a sex-trafficking ring.
“Wedding of a Lifetime” (Hallmark, 8 p.m.): They just need to pretend they’re still together to win their dream nuptials in this new TV movie.
“NFL Icons” (Epix, 10 p.m.) Legendary Chicago Bears running back Walter Payton is remembered in a new episode.