‘Little Women’ ready to make big waves on PBS
DON’T MISS >> “Little Women” — The “Masterpiece” franchise delivers a two-part, threehour adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s beloved coming-ofage classic. First published in 1868, the story follows the four willful March sisters — Jo (Maya Hawke), Meg (Willa Fitzgerald), Beth (Annes Elwy) and Amy (Kathryn Newton) — as they journey to adulthood while their father fights in the Civil War. The cast also includes Emily Watson, Angela Lansbury, Dylan Baker and Michael Gambon. (8 p.m. Sunday, PBS).
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SUNDAY >> In the fifth season finale of the tech comedy “Silicon Valley,” the launch of PiperNet has Monica suspicious of an early success. Also, the team must race against the clock as their future is threatened. (10:15 p.m., HBO).
MONDAY >> A devilish season of “Lucifer” wraps up. Shocked by someone’s death, Chloe, Lucifer and the rest of the team work together to take down the killer. And then Lucifer has an epiphany. (8 p.m., Fox).
TUESDAY >> “New Girl” becomes good-bye girl as the sitcom ends its run with an hourlong series finale. Jess and Nick make two life-changing decisions, and Winston and Aly’s big day arrives. (9 p.m., Fox).
TUESDAY >> Recent episodes of “black-ish” have us really bummed out. In tonight’s Season 4 finale, Dre and Bow are living separate lives and switching off with the kids. Naturally, they start to realize how hard it is being on their own. (9 p.m., ABC).
WEDNESDAY >> As another season of “Riverdale” ends, Fred trails in the mayoral polls, so Archie steps in to lend a hand in his dad’s campaign. Meanwhile, Veronica stays one step ahead after uncovering Hiram’s latest scheme. (8 p.m., The CW).
THURSDAY >> The turbocharged first season of “S.W.A.T” ends as a fake 911 call puts Hondo and the team on the hunt to stop a terrorist group from executing bombing attacks on local communities. Also, Street’s relationship with his recently paroled mother, Karen (Sherilyn Fenn), jeopardizes his career. (10 p.m., CBS).
FRIDAY >> Didn’t score an invite to the royal wedding? You can still watch Meghan Markle and Prince Harry tie the knot on TV — but you’ll have to stay up late,
or wake up early, to do so. (4 a.m. PT/7 a.m. ET, ABC, CBS, NBC, BBC America, PBS and E! — Note that pre-wedding coverage will start even earlier, with CBS taking the air first at 1 a.m. PT/4 a.m. ET).
SATURDAY >> Michael B. Jordan and Michael Shannon head the cast of “Fahrenheit 451.” Based on Ray Bradbury’s iconic novel, the TV film depicts an alternate tomorrow in which media is an
opiate, facts and history are rewritten, and “firemen” burn books. (8 p.m., HBO).