What to watch SUNDAY
Oct. 3, 2021
All times Central. Start times can vary based on cable/satellite provider. Confirm times on your on-screen guide.
The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet
discovery+ New Series
This five-part series spotlights Prince William’s
Earthshot Prize, which was launched in October 2020 and is the most prestigious global environment prize in history. It aims to discover, celebrate and scale innovative solutions to the greatest environmental challenges facing our planet and is centered on five Earthshots: Protect and Restore Nature, Clean Our Air, Revive Our Oceans, Build a Waste-Free World, and Fix Our
Climate. Featuring Prince William, Sir David Attenborough and additional members of the
Earthshot Prize Council, the series showcases these five challenges and highlights the work of 15 prize finalists and their groundbreaking solutions. The series will also air on Discovery
Channel on Oct. 16, just ahead of the award ceremony that will stream on Discovery’s Facebook page on Oct. 17.
America’s Funniest Home Videos
ABC, 6 p.m. Season Premiere
The venerable and hilarious show returns for yet another season.
The Simpsons FOX, 7 p.m.
When Grampa (voice of Dan Castellaneta) falls victim to a phone scammer, the Simpsons set out on a mission of vengeance to get his money back. Alan Cumming provides a guest
voice in the new episode “Bart’s in Jail.”
Sex, Lies and Murder
Lifetime, 7 p.m. Original Film
Maggie and her husband, Richard, are both college professors and have a daughter, 17-year-old Jenny. Their marriage is falling apart, and when Richard admits to having an
affair with a student, they separate. Maggie and best friend Alyssa intend to have a girls’ night out, but at the bar Maggie meets Kyle, and she revels in his attention. After one too many drinks, they share a passionate night. She is later stunned to see Kyle in her class, claiming to be a fan of her best-selling book
on serial killer Cordell Colton, from whom she escaped at 15 years old. It is only then that we begin to discover Kyle’s shocking secret as he sets out to destroy Maggie’s life and career by framing her husband for murder and seducing her daughter. Stars Lindsay Hartley, Andrew Rogers and Katie Kelly.
NFL Football:
Tampa Bay at New England NBC, 7:20 p.m. Live
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady can achieve the rare feat of beating all 32 NFL teams in his career when he faces the New England Patriots — with whom he won six Super Bowls — on Sunday Night Football.
The Great North FOX, 7:30 p.m.
A punk band invites Ham (voice of Paul Rust) to audition after hearing him scream in the
new episode “The Great Punkin’ Adventure.”
One Summer
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, 8 p.m.
Original Film
Based on the New York Times best-selling book by David Baldacci, the film follows Jack (Sam Page), who takes his son and daughter
to his late wife’s (Amanda Schull) beachside hometown hoping to heal and become closer. The summer brings visions of the past that
could forge a new path forward.
Storm Rising
Nat Geo, 9 p.m. New Series
Storms are becoming stronger and more unpredictable than ever before. In this series, storm chasers Reed Timmer and Mike Theiss are on a mission to understand how tornadoes and hurricanes are evolving in a changing global climate. With decades of storm-chasing experience between them, they track down extreme weather events and put themselves in the path of destruction to collect unprecedented data from inside the heart of the storms.