TONIGHT ON TV
Survivor CBS, 8 ET/PT
As the long-running reality competition series returns for its 36th season, a new group of castaways is trying to “reverse the curse” of past seasons and avoid the bad decisions that doomed so many contestants. The new crop of survivors includes a music teacher, a social media strategist, a marine-animal trainer and a furniture designer in its ranks.
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story FX, 10 ET/PT
As the series continues moving backward in time, we get to know more about spree killer Andrew Cunanan’s (Darren Criss) backstory and the how he became intertwined with the men he would murder. Tonight’s episode shows Cunanan at a particularly desperate period of his life and depicts the beginnings of his relationship with David Madson (Cody Fern), with whom he becomes obsessed. Criss’ performance remains unsettling, managing to make Cunanan terrifying even in episodes without scenes of violence.
Designated Survivor ABC, 10 ET/PT
The political thriller returns after a winter break, and it has been 10 weeks since President Kirkman’s (Kiefer Sutherland) wife, Alex (Natascha McElhone), was killed in a car accident. Kirkman, still reeling from the tragedy, begins seeing a therapist (Timothy Busfield) at the insistence of his staff.