Los Angeles Times

TV THIS WEEK

- By Matt Cooper

SUNDAY

No joke! “Joker” leads the field with 11 nomination­s at the 92nd Academy Awards, a.k.a. “The Oscars.” 5 p.m. ABC

’ello, guv’nor! The three-part series “A Very British Romance With Lucy Worsley” explores the origins of courtship rituals in merry old England. 8 p.m. KOCE

“My Daughter’s Been Kidnapped” says a single mom desperatel­y seeking her missing teen in this new thriller. 8 p.m. Lifetime

Ghost, we hardly knew ye: After six seasons, the gritty drama “Power” starring Omari Hardwick ends its run. 8 p.m. Starz

Claire Danes returns as CIA operative Carrie Mathison for an eighth and final season of the espionage drama “Homeland.” With Mandy Patinkin. 9 p.m. Showtime

Jim Carrey is still just “Kidding” in a second season of this comedy about a children’s TV show host. 10 and 10:30 p.m. Showtime

MONDAY

Chef Marcus Samuelsson samples delectable dishes while visiting the Chinese community in Las Vegas on a new “No Passport Required.” 9 p.m. KOCE

Airing on “Independen­t Lens,” the new documentar­y “Leftover Women” follows three career gals in China as they navigate familial and societal pressures to marry and have children. 10 p.m. KOCE

TUESDAY

Questlove, Ava DuVernay and S. Epatha Merkerson shake their respective family

trees on a new “Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.” 8 p.m. KOCE

The new documentar­y “Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes” compiles footage from boxing legend Muhammad Ali’s myriad appearance­s on “The Dick Cavett Show” during the 1960s-’70s. 9 p.m. HBO

A wrongfully imprisoned family man (Aaron Wallace) earns a law degree while behind bars, then uses it to fight back against the system on behalf of himself and others in the new legal drama “For Life.” 10 p.m. ABC

“Frontline” examines the government crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong in the new episode “Battle for Hong Kong.” 10 p.m. KOCE

“Cherish the Day,” a new eight-part series from the aforementi­oned Ava DuVernay, checks in with one couple on random days over the course of their years-long relationsh­ip. 10 p.m. OWN; also Wed.

WEDNESDAY The teen-themed rom-com “To All the

Boys I’ve Loved Before” begets a sequel, “To

All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You.” With Lana Condor. Anytime, Netflix

Previous winners try to outwit, outplay and outlast each other on yet another season of “Survivor.” 8 p.m. CBS

Gators and gators and gators, oh my! “Nature” scopes out the flora and fauna in the Sunshine State in the new episode “Wild Florida.” 8 p.m. KOCE

Who’s a good boy? “Nova” uses DNA analysis to track the domesticat­ion of man’s best friend through the ages in the new episode “Dog Tales.” 9 p.m. KOCE

THURSDAY

Hosts Nick and Vanessa Lachey help sexy singles make romantic connection­s sight unseen in the new reality series “Love Is Blind.” Anytime, Netflix

The violent saga of the Guadalajar­a cartel continues in a second season of “Narcos: Mexico.” Diego Luna stars. Anytime, Netf lix

FRIDAY

You can find Zoë Kravitz behind the counter of a Brooklyn record shop in “High Fidelity,” a new series inspired by Nick Hornby’s ’90s novel. Anytime, Hulu

Ellen DeGeneres, Anderson Cooper, Billy Porter and Rachel Maddow are among those reflecting on the rise of LGBTQ representa­tion on the small screen in the new five-part docu-series “Visible: Out on Television.” Anytime, Apple TV+

The course of true love never did run smooth — plus now there’s werewolves! — in the new fantasy sequel “Zombies 2.” With Meg Donnelly and Milo Manheim. 8 and 9:30 p.m. Disney Channel

The action drama “Strike Back” is back in action for an eighth and final season. With Jamie Bamber. 10 p.m. Cinemax

SATURDAY

“The Thing About Harry” is, he was a jock and a jerk in high school but now he’s out and he’s nice and still a total hunk in this new gay rom-com. With Jake Borelli and Niko Terho. 8 and 10 p.m. Freeform

“You Can’t Take My Daughter” says a single mom when the man who raped and impregnate­d her tries to claim the child years later in this TV movie. With Lyndsy Fonseca and Kirstie Alley. 8 p.m. Lifetime

“The Secret Ingredient” is love, of course, in this new TV movie about a smalltown baker who reconnects with a former flame while competing on a cooking show. With Erin Cahill. 9 p.m. Hallmark Channel

“Them That Follow” a snake-handling Pentecosta­l preacher in Appalachia try to keep their various and sundry secrets hid in this 2019 indie drama. With Walton Goggins, Alice Englert, Jim Gaffigan, Kaitlyn Dever and Olivia Colman. 10 p.m. Showtime

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Sifeddine Elamine Showtime CLAIRE DANES stars in the espionage drama “Homeland” on Showtime.

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