TV tips: ‘Magnum, P.I.,’ ‘I Know This Much Is True’
Here are some shows TV viewers ought to know about. “Magnum P.I.”: — Say “aloha” to Season 2 of the sundrenched crime series as it doubles up with back-to-back final episodes. In the first, Magnum and Higgins are each hired by a different spouse who are in the middle of a contentious divorce to dig up dirt on the other. Awkward! In the closer, Magnum and Higgins help Rick when his father figure, Icepick (Corbin Bernsen) — just out of prison and battling terminal cancer — gets double-crossed on a final score. Also, Magnum makes one last bold move to help Higgins avoid being deported when her visa expires. Details: 9 and 10 p.m. Friday; CBS. “The Eddy”: From “La La Land” director Damien Chazelle comes this music-infused drama series set in modern-day Paris about a once-celebrated jazz pianist (André Holland) who now runs a struggling nightclub. Things become complicated when he gets tangled up with dangerous criminals while trying to protect his business. Details: Available Friday; Netflix. “Downton Abbey”: Fans who desperately miss the acclaimed series can revisit the Crawley family and their loyal servants via the 2019big-screen film. Nearly the entire cast from the wildly popular TV series, including Maggie Smith, Michelle Dockery and Hugh Bonneville, returned for the movie, which is pegged to an impending visit by the royal family. Details: 8p.m. Saturday; HBO. “I Know This Much Is True”: Mark Ruffalo doubles his pleasure and puts on an acting clinic in this six-part miniseries based on Wally Lamb’s bestselling novel. The 1990s-set story focuses on identical twin brothers Dominick and Thomas Birdsey (both played by Ruffalo), whose lives take very different paths, due to Thomas’ struggles with paranoid schizophrenia. Details: 9 p.m. Sunday; HBO. “Asian Americans”: Producers are heralding this five-hour documentary series as “the most ambitious television chronicle of the Asian American story to date.” Starting in 1850and moving into present day, it examines the contributions and challenges they have faced. Included: Interviews with politicians, historians, celebrities and other prominent members of the Asian American community. Details: 8p.m. Monday; PBS.