TV highlights
SUNDAY
9 p.m. on KDKA Instinct
Dylan and Lizzie (Alan Cumming, Bojana Novakovic) have investigated some memorable cases together, but the new episode “After Hours” finds the sleuthing partners in an unsettling new milieu: the erotic underworld of New York City. It’s an environment that’s somewhat familiar to him from all his years of psychological studies, but she’s less comfortable as they investigate the murder of a high-powered PR rep. Elsewhere, Julian (Naveen Andrews) encounters a glamorous old flame.
MONDAY
9 p.m. on AMC
The Terror
Season two of this horror anthology opens with “Infamy: A Sparrow in a Swallow’s Nest,” which introduces a new setting — the West Coast of the United States during World War II — and characters, headed by Chester Nakayama (Derek Mio), a soldier and American-born son of immigrants native to Japan. Chester’s Japanese-American community is being haunted by a malevolent spectral presence whose evil influence seemingly knows no boundaries.
TUESDAY
10 p.m. on FX
Pose
As the indomitable Blanca (Mj Rodriguez) is sent reeling by a shattering personal loss, her erstwhile frenemy Elektra (Dominique Jackson) unexpectedly steps up to organize a girls trip to the seashore in a new episode called “Life’s a Beach.” Billy Porter, Indya Moore, Ryan Swain and Charlayne Woodard also star. WEDNESDAY
8 p.m. on HBO Alternate Endings: Six New Ways to Die in America
This 2019 documentary from Emmy winner Matthew O’Neill and Perri Peltz explore changing attitudes, rituals and mechanics of death on the part of most Americans, who in 2018 for the first time favored cremation over traditional funerals and burials. Topics include the option for terminally ill patients to use medical assistance to shorten final suffering, ways to honor loved ones as they are going through their final days and unique celebrations of the life of departed loved ones. THURSDAY
8 p.m. on HIST Mountain Men
Tom and Sean confront a threat from coyotes, while Raleigh and Eustace recruit some much-needed help as they try to build their lookout cabin in the new episode “All or Nothing.” Margaret and Morgan’s quest to find a stream where the fish are jumping takes them deep into the backcountry. Harry and Kidd run the rapids as they seek to secure grazing land for the summer. FRIDAY
9 p.m. on TRAV
Ghost Brothers: Haunted Houseguests
BFFs and ghost hunters Dalen Spratt, Juwan Mass and Marcus Harvey travel the United States to help people who are pleading for relief from paranormal activity in their homes. In the series premiere, “The Bad Man,” disabled Marine veteran Conrad Dowe had dreamed of remodeling a historic Michigan mansion nicknamed the Wedding Cake House, but as soon as he and his bride, Jessica, moved in, the home’s sinister spirits made their presence known. SATURDAY
9 p.m. on HALL
Movie: A Summer Romance Samantha “Sam” Walker (Erin Krakow) is under heavy pressure to sell her family’s picturesque Montana ranch to wealthy developers from New York, or risk losing the property altogether to foreclosure. Handsome real estate executive Richard Belmont (Ryan Paevey) flies out to sweet-talk Sam, but instead he winds up getting a crash course from her in the importance of home and the joys of a country lifestyle.