TUESDAY’S BEST PICKS
8 PM G Dead Pixels Jon Brown (“Succession,” “Veep”) is behind this new dramedy that follows three characters — Meg, Nicky and Usman (Alexa Davies, Will Merrick, Sargon Yelda) — who are connected almost exclusively by their obsession with an online fantasy game called “Kingdom Scrolls.” Each episode is split equally between the characters’ dysfunctional lives in the real world and their computer-animated misadventures as their online avatars. In “Bears,” the series premiere, Meg invites a hot new co-worker (David Mumeni) into her online world, but things quickly go amiss. Another episode follows.
9 PM ( TLC) Counting On In the aptly titled new episode “Highs and Lows,” Jinger and Jeremy stoically share the sad news with their friends and loved ones that they have miscarried their baby. Meanwhile, in Arkansas, Ben struggles with some strong second thoughts as he undergoes eye surgery. On a happier note, Jeremy throws Jinger a surprise party filled with some unexpected guests and a very special gift.
10 PM ( BRV) Backyard Envy The Manscapers are challenged to create a Tuscan-themed backyard in the middle of New Jersey in the new episode “Growing to New Heights.” Since they’re growing and adding new staff, James, Garrett and Mel decide to lay down some ground rules for the Mannies and do some team-building, but making the transition from friends to bosses almost overnight proves tricky. Mel’s doctor has some unsettling news for her.
10 PM ( DSC) I Quit Launching a new business is usually one of the biggest gambles anyone can make, a leap of faith like few others. This new docuseries follows entrepreneurs from six businesses who decide to throw caution to the winds and give up their steady 9-to5 jobs to pursue their career dreams. Along the way, they are mentored by three successful business leaders: Shopify COO Harley Finkelstein; Debbie Sterling, CEO of a children’s multimedia company; and Tricia Clarke-Stone, CEO of a creative and tech agency.
10 PM ( SHO) MOVIE Three Christs Jon Avnet co-wrote and directed this splendidly acted adaptation of a reallife psychiatric case study by a doctor (played by Richard Gere) who tries to help three schizophrenic patients (Peter Dinklage, Walton Goggins, Bradley Whitford), each of whom is convinced he is Jesus Christ. Avnet made the film in 2017, but it didn’t get a theatrical release until early 2020. Julianna Margulies, Kevin Pollak, Charlotte Hope, Jane Alexander, Stephen Root and James Monroe Iglehart co-star.
10:01 PM ( A&E) Extreme Unboxing After Bobby and Salena receive two mystery boxes, they challenge each other to a contest in the new episode “Keyboard for Cash.” Elsewhere, Joe purchases an electric keyboard, but Jessica frets that the box actually may contain a shipment of toilet paper. Meanwhile, Blake and Max buy 1,600 books that have been returned, but the question is whether either of them will see a big financial return on the investment. Another new episode immediately follows.