Los Angeles Times

TV THIS WEEK

- By Matt Cooper

SUNDAY

The season finale of “Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown” has the dearly departed celebrity chef visiting the remote Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan. 6 and 9 p.m. CNN

Hey, ladies! Nicki Minaj and Janelle Monàe are among the performers slated for the “2018 BET Awards.” 8 p.m. BET

A webcam stalker makes a coed’s life a living hell in the new thriller “A Night to Regret.” With Mollee Gray. 8 p.m. Lifetime

DC Morse (Shaun Evans) is back on the case in new episodes of “Endeavour” on “Masterpiec­e.” 9 and 10:30 p.m. KOCE

The park will be closing in 90 minutes in the expanded Season 2 finale of “Westworld.” With Evan Rachel Wood, Thandie Newton and Jeffrey Wright. 9 p.m. HBO

Tulip’s (Ruth Negga) life hangs in the balance on the Season 3 premiere of the supernatur­al drama “Preacher.” 10 p.m. AMC

MONDAY

The Mormon lead singer of the band Imagine Dragons challenges his church’s stance on homosexual­ity, same-sex marriage and LGBTQ rights in the new documentar­y “Believer.” 8 p.m. HBO

There will be slime, along with trivia questions and wacky physical challenges, in a reboot of the classic kids’ game show “Double Dare.” 8 p.m. Nickelodeo­n

That asteroid ain’t here yet, but it’s acomin’ on a second season of the sci-fi drama “Salvation.” 9 p.m. CBS

The last days of the King of Pop are revisited in the special “Culturesho­ck: Michael Jackson’s Final Curtain.” 9 p.m. A&E

Attorneys for Ted Bundy, Timothy McVeigh, et al., discuss what it was like to represent such reviled clients in the new docu-series “In Defense Of.” 9 p.m. Oxygen

An opera singer from South Korea teaches choral music to children in India in the documentar­y “Singing With Angry Bird” on a new “POV.” 10 p.m. KOCE

TUESDAY

“W. Kamau Bell: Private School Negro” is a new standup special starring the comic and host of CNN’s “United Shades of America.” Any time, Netflix

“Mindhunter’s” Anna Torv plays an Australian journalist who risks her life to expose a vast government conspiracy in the imported series “Secret City.” Any time, Netflix

WEDNESDAY

Oh, brother! The reality competitio­n “Big Brother” is back for a 20th cycle. Julie Chen hosts. 8 p.m. CBS; also Thu., 9 p.m.

Here comes the story of the hurricanes: The destructio­n caused by Harvey, Irma and Maria in 2017 is surveyed in “Rise of the Superstorm­s” on a new “Nova.” 9 p.m. KOCE

Is there life on Mars? Yes, yes, there is. “The Expanse” wraps its three-season run on Syfy, only to return sometime in the nottoo-distant future on Amazon’s streaming service. 9 and 9:45 p.m. Syfy

THURSDAY

The winning drag queen struts her stuff on the season finale of “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” 8 p.m. VH1

Rising country-music star Luke Combs and old-school soul singer Leon Bridges share the stage on a new edition of “CMT Crossroads.” 10 p.m. CMT

FRIDAY

The brawling beauties of “GLOW” are back in action for a second season of this comedy set in the world of profession­al wrestling. With Alison Brie, Betty Gilpin and Marc Maron. Any time, Netflix

No comment: Hugh Grant stars as a British politician caught up in “A Very English Scandal” in this fact-based six-part drama. Any time, Amazon

Nothing up their sleeves, and presto! “Masters of Illusion” is back! 8 p.m. KTLA

Jake Gyllenhaal plays a man who lost his legs in the 2013 Boston Marathon Bombing in David Gordon Green’s fact-based 2017 drama “Stronger.” 8 p.m. Epix

Immigrant songs: “Great Performanc­es” presents Peter Boyer’s multimedia-enhanced work “Ellis Island: The Dream of America” featuring Orange County’s own Pacific Symphony. 10 p.m. KOCE

SATURDAY

The American dream is more like a nightmare for one 1950s couple (Matt Damon, Julianne Moore) in director George Clooney’s satirical 2017 dark comedy “Suburbicon.” 8 p.m. Epix

You can’t keep a bad clown down in the super-creepy 2017 adaptation of the Stephen King terror tale “It.” With Bill Skarsgård as Pennywise. 8 p.m. HBO

A novelist’s daughter is kidnapped in a plot ripped from the pages of one of her own books in the new made-for-cable thriller “Killer Ending.” With Chelsea Hobbs and Kayla Wallace. 8 p.m. Lifetime

Defense attorney Denzel Washington racks up the billable hours in the 2017 legal drama “Roman J. Israel, Esq.” Colin Farrell also stars. 8 p.m. Starz

The question’s been popped and the answer is “Yes, I Do” in this new made-for-cable romantic fable. With Jen Lilley and Marcus Rosner. 9 p.m. Hallmark Channel

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