What's On Tonight (Sunday): Does the Godfather of Harlem make offers you can refuse?

Godfather of Harlem (via Giphy)

Happy holidays! Yeah, there are more of those movies tonight. But first we take a trip to 1960s Harlem. Godfather of Harlem follows the release of mob boss Bumpy Johnson (Forest Whitaker) from prison and his fight to retake Harlem, which has fallen on hard times and is controlled by The Chin (Vincent D'Onofrio), an Italian. Bumpy has family problems and tries to forge alliances with Malcolm X and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. The series acts as a prequel to American Gangster. Elsewhere, HBO rolls out a new coming-of-age show and Silicon Valley is back for its last hurrah (finally). All this plus the slew of other Sunday programs. Never jump into a pile of leaves with a wet sucker, here's what's on television for tonight, Sunday, October 27!

EARLY PRIMETIME

60 Minutes (CBS, 7:30 p.m.): Tonight's stories are about: Joe & Jill Biden, the effects of strict regulations and the black market on the legal marijuana business in California, and efforts to revive the giant panda population.

A Christmas Movie Christmas 🎥🎄 (UPtv, 7 p.m.): Christmas movie fanatic Eve (!) makes a wish to Santa of having a movie-perfect Christmas with a movie-perfect boyfriend. Then she and her cynical sister Lacy wake up in Christmas Town, trapped inside a Christmas movie starring them. Then things go bad, but not horror movie bad. Just Hallmark-esque movie bad.

Doctor Who 📺 (Retro TV, 7 p.m.): In the essential classic "The Caves of Androzani," a war is waged between a businessman (John Normington) and an android builder (Christopher Gable) for control of the life-prolonging substance spectrox on the planet Androzani Minor. This was the final adventure of the Fifth Doctor (Peter Davison). In the end, he will regenerate with Peri by his side.✔️

It's a Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown 📺🎃 (ABC, 7 p.m.): If you missed it last week, you can check out this classic 1966 special with the bonus You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown.

Law & Order 📺 (WE, 6 p.m.): In this season one classic, Greevey and Logan's investigation of the shooting of two innocent children leads to a 14-year-old gunman and the people who hired him. You can also see S. Epatha Merkerson as a character that isn't Anita Van Buren.

Star Wars Resistance (Disney XD, 6 p.m.): The pirates volunteer to find food for the Colossus, but Kaz doesn't trust them. Kaz and Torra go on the hunt, but run into big problems.

FOR THE RECORD: Axios (HBO, 6 p.m.); Dwight in Shining Armor (BYUtv, 7:30 p.m.) Hetty Feather (BYUtv, 7 p.m.); Murder for Hire (Oxygen, 7 p.m.); Snapped (Oxygen, 6 p.m.)

Doctor Who, "The Caves of Androzani, Part 4" (via Giphy)

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Batwoman (The CW, 8 p.m.): A new villain with an eye for all things that sparkle drops in on the city. Kate attempts to find a balance between her personal life and her new role as Gotham's guardian. Hopefully, she still finds time to diary.

The Durrells in Corfu (PBS, 8 p.m.): The King of Greece is set to visit Corfu and the Durrells are keen to be part of the welcoming committee. Things between Spiros and Louisa are getting cozy, but Leslie may have gone too far with his matchmaking scheme.

God Friended Me (CBS, 8:30 p.m.): Miles' world and Arthur's world intersect when the God account indicates that Bishop Thompson's daughter is in need of help. Jaya's parents, impressed with Rakesh's success, want the pair to move forward in their relationship.

Killer Siblings (Oxygen, 7 p.m.): SERIES PREMIERE. Like the title explains, a series about a sibling who wants to kill the other.

No Time Like Christmas 🎥🎄 (Lifetime, 8 p.m.): Kyla Pratt and her college boyfriend Edward Ruttle meet after several years and then plan a Christmas Eve show in hopes of saving the local theater.

Power (Starz, 8 p.m.): As Ghost and Tommy move forward with their plan to kill Jason, Tommy enacts a plan of his own. Dre uses a ruse to force Tommy's organization to rebel against him.

Sunday Night Football (NBC, 8:15-ish p.m.): Canned meat industry vs. Native American leaders

FOR THE RECORD: 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days (TLC); Air Disasters (Smithsonian Channel); Alaska: The Last Frontier (Discovery Channel); Beach Hunters (HGTV); The Circus (Showtime); The Dead Wives Club (HLN); Deadline: Crime with Tamron Hall (ID, finale); Dr. K's Exotic Animal ER (Nat Geo Wild); Kids Say the Darndest Things (ABC); Paul Shaffer Plus One (AXS TV); Relative Race (BYUtv); Ridiculousness (MTV); The Top Ten Revealed (AXS TV, 8:30 p.m.)

My preview of tonight's game 5 of the World Series (via Giphy)

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The Affair (Showtime, 9 p.m.): In the penultimate episode, Helen and Noah confront old wounds as they are forced to evacuate the city as wildfires threaten Los Angeles.

⭐ Godfather of Harlem (Epix, 9 p.m.): In an effort to break Bumpy's bank, Chin fixes a bet. As a result, Bumpy owes the winners more than he can cover. Police arrest Stella and Teddy for kissing (they're an interracial couple). Elise, Bumpy's heroin-addicted daughter, looks toward the Nation of Islam in order to better herself. The show has a good supporting/recurring cast, including Giancarlo Esposito, Paul Sorvino, Luiz Guzman, and Clifton Davis, plus some characters you are probably familiar with.

Leavenworth (Starz, 9:30 p.m.): Lorance took command of the platoon in Afghanistan in July 2012 and ordered fire on three local men riding a motorcycle, which killed two of them and outraged his platoon.

NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS, 9:30 p.m.): The team searches for a stolen painting valued at $40 million after online chatter indicates the artwork is being sold on the black market to fund terrorist activity. Inspired by the Hobby Lobby smuggling scandal!... I say with no sources to confirm.

Poldark (PBS, 9 p.m.): Ross returns to London with the Despards and Enyses. Geoffrey Charles' intent to marry Cecily gets them both in trouble, and George conspires against his old enemy.

Spider-Man (Disney XD, 9:30 p.m.): Spider-Man takes his mission to The Cellar, where he believes The Regent is using his powers of Cloak & Dagger (RIP to the other version) as well as other supervillains to hold the Avengers captive.

Supergirl (The CW, 9 p.m.): Kara's investigation into William Dey's "criminal" activities finds that he is not who she thinks. The conflict between Malefic and J'onn J'onzz boils.

The Walking Dead (AMC, 9 p.m.): Still-paranoid Alexandrians get riled up over the Whisperers (no, not those) and take their fear out on Negan. At Hilltop, the group deals with an unexpected safety issue.

Watchmen (HBO, 9 p.m.): As Angela relives haunting memories of an attack on her family, she detains a mysterious man who claims responsibility for a recent murder. Elsewhere, an original play is performed for an audience of one.

FOR THE RECORD: American Monster (ID); Brian Johnson's Life on the Road (AXS TV); Building Alaska (DIY); Caribbean Life (HGTV); Declassified: Untold Stories of  American Spies (CNN); Dr. T, Lone Star Vet (Nat Geo Wild); Halloween Wars (Food Network, finale); Keeping Up with the Kardashians (E!); Lone Star Law (Animal Planet); Married to Medicine (Bravo); Power Confidential (Starz); Rise of the Supercarrier (Smithsonian Channel, finale); River of No Return (Discovery Channel); Shark Tank (ABC); Something's Killing Me (HLN); Uncensored (TV One)

The Walking Dead (via Giphy)

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Dolly 📺 (getTV, 10 p.m.): From 1976 with special guest Chuck Woolery.

E! True Hollywood Story 🎃 (E!, 10 p.m.): Are horror movies curses real or coincidence?

El secreto de Selena (Telemundo, 10 p.m.): The defense presents the tapes of the entrenchment, which move to the degree that Yolanda could be set free.

Get Shorty (Epix, 10 p.m.): Rick comes to terms with the realization that Amara is alive and back in LA. Miles pretends to help Laurence with his HR problem before it leaks to the press.

The Glen Campbell Music Show 📺 (getTV, 10 p.m.): From 1983 with special guest Tammy Wynette.

Inside the Actors Studio (Ovation, 10 p.m.): Motherless Brooklyn's & The Lighthouse's Willem Dafoe sits in the chair.

Madam Secretary (CBS, 10:30 p.m.): Henry teams up with a Marine veteran to fight for legislation that helps Veterans Affairs provide better mental health care, but he encounters surprising resistance from the veep. No, not that one, but I would totally watch that!

Mr. Robot (USA, 10 p.m.): Elliot, Mr. Robot and Tyrell walk in a winter wonderland. Darlene meets a bad Santa. Dom is on the prowl.(?)

Mrs. Fletcher (HBO, 10 p.m.): SERIES PREMIERE. This limited series is a double coming-of-age story with mother-and-son team Eve (Kathryn Hahn) and Brendan (Jackson White), but for her, the story is of a sexual nature. In the first episode, on the day before her son leaves for college, Eve has to deal with some inappropriate behavior in the workplace. Brendan runs into an ex-girlfriend at a party. Mrs. Fletcher is going to end up with Mr. Robot, right? That has to be the end game here.✔️

Press (PBS, 10 p.m.): Amina feels defeated and finds herself in a difficult position in the wake of the Joshua West scandal. Duncan is shocked to learn that The Post has been banned from Downing Street's daily press conference.

The Rookie (ABC, 10 p.m.): The rookies (no, not those) are asked to develop their first confidential informants. Chen's mother complicates her home life when she comes to stay with her.

Silicon Valley (HBO, 10 p.m.): PREMIERE. Back for its final season! Finally! Richard discovers his promise that Pied Piper won't collect user data is under threat. Gilfoyle gets creative in dealing with Dinesh.

Why We Hate (Discovery Channel, 10 p.m.): I upped this show because, ya know, it's really insightful. Tonight, journalist Jelani Cobb investigates how hate tools like propaganda, dehumanization, the internet, and symbols can incite, amplify, and spread hatred.

Witches of Salem (Travel Channel, 10 p.m.): FINALE. Former minister George Burroughs is convicted of being the devil's ringleader. The witch hunt continues throughout the summer but comes to a halt after the afflicted individuals begin to accuse members of the Massachusetts elite/one percent.

FOR THE RECORD: Cash Cab 💲 (Bravo, 10:30 p.m.) Haunted Gingerbread Showdown (Food Network, finale); Hawaii Hunters (HGTV); Talking Dead (AMC); This Is Life with Lisa Ling (CNN); Unexpected (TLC); The Weekly (FX)

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Cher 📺 (getTV, 11 p.m.): From 1975 with special guests Carol Burnett, Gregg Allman, and Dennis Weaver.

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Circle of Fear 📺🎃 (Decades, 2 a.m.): In the final episode of this anthology that isn't 100% suspense episodes like earlier when it was titled Ghost Story, Holly begins dating James, but she soon finds herself terrorized by an old man. As her relationship with James grows, she is surprised to discover the connection between James and the old man.

Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America (AMC, midnight): "Rock Box" by Run-DMC tears down the barriers between rock and hip-hop, race and class on American radio and television.

Robot Chicken (Adult Swim, midnight): This week, I thought of a hilarious parody and in trying to make it work, I thought "This can probably only be done as a Robot Chicken segment." I'm not sure if I'm proud that that's the way my idea becomes reality. (However, I can't remember what that idea is anymore.)

Doctor Who, "The Caves of Androzani, Part 4" (via Giphy)

LATE-NIGHT TALK & SATIRE

Johnny Carson 📺 (Antenna TV, 10 p.m.): Albert Weber, Robert Blake, Kelly Monteith, and Tom Braden (28 Oct 1975)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO, 11 p.m.)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC, 12:05 a.m.): John Cena and Luke Bryan
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (Bravo, 10 p.m.): Teresa & Joe Giudice

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Note: All times are Eastern.
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