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Happy Sunday! Tonight, we bid au revoir to the latest HBO limited series I Know This Much Is True. And like most of HBO's output in the past year, I've found it to be a disappointment. Starring Mark Ruffalo as twin brothers, the program is quite depressing as we watch the mentally ill Thomas get shuttled away and Dominick struggling to cope with losing his brother and a lot of other family grief. While it features some great scenery and performances from Ruffalo and others, the story doesn't allow much room for empathy and most of the time, the characters are stressed and angry about something or at someone. Set in 1998, it has standout moments, including some that hold up a mirror wanting us to reflect at how times haven't changed. Some of them work, but they can also get lost in the layers brooding.
Concluding elsewhere are Quiz and Hetty Feather and Insecure ends — but Issa and company will return. For some all-new offerings, History revisits the Allied leaders of World War II, The Weather Channel get Weird, PBS follows a Brit's journey to colonial India, and CNN hosts a town hall with mayors. Also, 30 for 30 revisits McGwire vs. Sosa, Prince Albert gets documentary treatment, Billions has its final episode until Hollywood reopens, Grantchester is back minus a star, and the classes are clashing on the Snowpiercer. Is that your final answer, here's what's on television for tonight, Sunday, June 14!
Sisters of the Groom 🎥 (UPtv, 7 p.m.): "Sarah's cooking for a new catering business and Jason downstairs complains about the noise. However, Jason needs a date for his brother's wedding as his sisters have found him a future wife and Sarah needs to promote business. Solution?"
60 Minutes (CBS, 7 p.m.): The Greenwood Massacre of 1921... the challenges colleges face as the institutions prepare to re-open amid the still-present pandemic... the Merit Systems Protection Board's backlog of cases. Later on 60 Minutes Presents, great white sharks near U.S. beaches... the wolves of Yellowstone National Park... photographer Joel Sartore's attempts to photograph every living species in captivity.
Doctor Who 📺 (Retro TV, 6 p.m.): In 15th century San Martino. the astrologer Hieronymous seeks to summon the power of an intelligence called the Mandragora Helix to rule the Earth.✔️
Marcella (Netflix, 3 a.m.): SEASON THREE. Season three of this International Emmy-winning show from ITV across the pond. It should be good because it was created by The Bridge's Hans Rosenfeldt.
THE GUEST LIST:
Hollywood Game Night (NBC, 7 p.m.): Carson Kressley, Laverne Cox, and Jeremy Sisto vs. Jay Ellis, Sam Richardson, and Lauren Lapkus
FOR THE RECORD: America's Funniest Home Videos (ABC, 7 p.m., finale); Deadly Cults (Oxygen, 7 p.m.); Snapped (Oxygen, 6 p.m.)
Columbo 📺 (MeTV, 8 p.m.): Accountant Theodore Bikel, embezzling to support his wife's lifestyle, murders his partner after the man discovers his crimes.
Hetty Feather (BYUtv, 8 p.m.): SERIES FINALE. Hetty needs all her strength and savviness to save Matron and bring together the Calendar family.✔️
Hightown (Starz, 8 p.m.): "Jackie goes on a bender."
Prince Albert: Victorian Hero Revealed (PBS, 8 p.m.): SPECIAL. Professor Saul David examines Prince Albert's role in shaping British culture, governmental policy and international relations in Victorian Britain.
Vice (Showtime, 8 p.m.): Minneapolis is the center of the Black Lives Matter protest movement... the impact of COVID-19 on Brazil's most vulnerable populations... as the world races to find a COVID-19 vaccine, "virus hunters" are on a mission to prevent the next pandemic.
THE TOPIC & GUEST LIST:
Autopsy: The Last Hours of... (Reelz): Adam West
Celebrity Family Feud 💲 (ABC): The Bold Type vs. RuPaul's Drag Race
Rock Legends (AXS TV, 8:30 p.m.): New York Hip Hop
The Top Ten Revealed (AXS TV): Yacht rock
FOR THE RECORD: 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? (TLC, premiere); Deadline to Disaster (The Weather Channel); Mystic Britain (Smithsonian Channel, premiere); Naked & Afraid XL (Discovery Channel); Renovation Island (HGTV)
30 for 30 (ESPN, 9 p.m.): In the summer of 1998, the St. Louis Cardinals' Mark McGwire and the Chicago Cubs' Sammy Sosa embark on a chase of one of the game's most hallowed records, igniting the passion and imagination of fans and non-fans everywhere. As a then-Cardinals fan, I was rooting for Sosa.
Billions (Showtime, 9 p.m.): Axe makes big plays with an unconventional source of inspiration. Chuck goes to desperate lengths for family. Chuck and Sacker manipulate a past collaborator, and Taylor steps up and takes charge.
Collector's Call (MeTV, 9:30 p.m.): Karen has more than 2,000 items in her Marilyn Monroe collection. Oh, Karen.
Good Witch (Hallmark Channel, 9 p.m.): Cassie displays Nathaniel Merriwick's paintings for Grey House's 225th birthday, inspiring Martha to direct a tableau vivant.
Grantchester (PBS, 9 p.m.): SEASON PREMIERE. It's Grantchester, now without Reverend Sidney Chambers. When a student from a prestigious college is found dead, Will and Geordie must infiltrate the murky world of campus politics to find the killer; Leonard returns from Marrakech.
⭐ I Know This Much Is True (HBO, 9 p.m.): SERIES FINALE. Last week, Dominick got Thomas out of the institute, but I don't think he understands what is necessary to care for him. A lifetime of animosity between Dominick and Ray spills over in public at an inopportune time. After an unexpected tragedy, Dominick seeks reconciliation with those he has hurt.
Mayors Who Matter: A CNN Town Hall on Race and COVID-19 (CNN, 9 p.m.): SPECIAL. CNN hosts a live town hall with mayors across the United States on the pressing issues of race and Covid-19. Laura Coates anchors.
Quiz (AMC, 9 p.m.): SERIES FINALE. Charged with stealing a million pounds and persecuted by the public and the press, the Ingrams head to court; at first it seems the trial is a fait accompli, but as the defense's case gets underway, the jury learn there is far more to the story.
Snowpiercer (TNT, 9 p.m.): Tensions between Third Class and First Class are boiling as Melanie stages the trial of the Snowpiercer killer. Third Class threatens a work stoppage, demanding representation on the jury.
Timeless Love 🎥 (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, 9 p.m.): While in a coma, Rachel Skarsten falls in love with, marries, and has kids with Brant Daugherty. Then she awakens and none of that life was true. So when she finds Brant Daugherty IRL, she... seeks to torture and kill him, punishment for the life he didn't give her. Can her twin sister stop her in time?
Weird Earth (The Weather Channel, 9 p.m.): SERIES PREMIERE? SPECIAL? In Weird Earth, The Weather Channel profiles, Earth being weird. A huge fizzing fireball is filmed crashing through a farmer's field, a forest that seems to be breathing, and a mysterious horizontal cloud puzzles Japanese airplane passengers.
World War II: Race to Victory (History, 9 p.m.): SERIES PREMIERE. An examination of the race, not only to win WWII, but also to gain power and an ideological stronghold marks the 75th anniversary of VE Day.
THE TOPIC & GUEST LIST:
Autopsy: The Last Hours of... (Reelz): Bill Bixby
Live from Daryl's House (AXS TV): Aloe Blacc
FOR THE RECORD: 9 Months with Courteney Cox (Facebook); An American Aristocrat's Guide to Great Estates (Smithsonian Channel); American Monster (Investigation Discovery); Bahamas Life (HGTV); Barnyard Builders (DIY Network); Carnival Eats (Cooking Channel); Married to Medicine Los Angeles (Bravo); North Woods Law (Animal Planet); Paranormal Caught on Camera (Travel Channel); Press Your Luck 💲 (ABC); Unearthed (Science, finale); Worst Cooks in America (Food Network, finale)
Bats: The Mystery Behind Covid-19 (CNN Special Report) (CNN, 10 p.m.): Anderson Cooper looks at how human infringement on bats' territory may contribute to the transmission of diseases, including the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
Beecham House (PBS, 10 p.m.): SERIES PREMIERE. John Beecham, a former soldier of the East India Company with a secret, arrives in Delhi in 1800 determined to make a new life for himself.✔️
I May Destroy You (HBO, 10:50 p.m.): Arabella thinks about the hazy events of the previous night while having lunch with Terry, prompting her to probe Simon for answers. Arabella drops by Simon's apartment, only to find herself at an unwelcoming doorstep.
Insecure (HBO, 10:20 p.m.): SEASON FINALE. Molly takes Andrew to a work function, and they struggle to see eye-to-eye. Yikes, but the show has long hinted of a deeper problem for the couple. Issa continues to search for happiness, and the girls get a distressing call about a friend.
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels (Showtime, 10 p.m.): Lewis confronts Townsend in his office. Tiago interrogates Adelaide. Rio begs Mateo to forget his old family and embrace her and the Pachucos. Peter visits Linda at the asylum, only to find her ready for war.
THE TOPIC & GUEST LIST:
Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted (National Geographic): South Africa
The Johnny Cash Show 📺 (getTV): Kris Kristofferson, Mama Cass, and Lorne Greene (18 Nov 1970)
Match Game 💲 (ABC): Joel McHale, Amy Sedaris, Kevin Smith, Raven-Symoné, Ne-Yo, and Malin Akerman
FOR THE RECORD: Bar Rescue (Paramount Network); Beachfront Bargain Hunt (HGTV); Beat Bobby Flay (Food Network, 10:30 p.m.); Food Paradise (Cooking Channel); Forbidden History (History); Naked & Afraid: Foreign Exchange (Discovery Channel); On the Case with Paula Zahn (Investigation Discovery); Smothered (TLC); Top 100 Weather Moments (The Weather Channel)
THE GUEST LIST:
The Johnny Cash Show 📺 (getTV, 11 p.m.): Conway Twitty, Price Gene Raye, and Hank Williams Jr. (10 Mar 1971)
FOR THE RECORD: Lakefront Bargain Hunt (HGTV)
JJ Villard's Fairy Tales (Adult Swim, 12:15 a.m.): A jealous queen plans to assassinate her step-daughter when she finds out she makes better congo bars than her.
The Shivering Truth (Adult Swim, midnight): Every father is mother to a tunnel inside us, leading them away.
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO, 11:20 p.m.)
Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj (Netflix, 3 a.m.)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (Bravo, 10 p.m.): Whoopi Goldberg and Rita Moreno
Note: All times are Eastern.
Key Sources: The Futon Critic (outline); Zap2it (descriptions); TV Passport (throwbacks)
⭐: Top pick(s)
📺: Throwback
🎥: Movie
✔️: Video/gif/photo included
Happy watching, everyone!
Concluding elsewhere are Quiz and Hetty Feather and Insecure ends — but Issa and company will return. For some all-new offerings, History revisits the Allied leaders of World War II, The Weather Channel get Weird, PBS follows a Brit's journey to colonial India, and CNN hosts a town hall with mayors. Also, 30 for 30 revisits McGwire vs. Sosa, Prince Albert gets documentary treatment, Billions has its final episode until Hollywood reopens, Grantchester is back minus a star, and the classes are clashing on the Snowpiercer. Is that your final answer, here's what's on television for tonight, Sunday, June 14!
STREAMING & EARLY PRIMETIME
Sisters of the Groom 🎥 (UPtv, 7 p.m.): "Sarah's cooking for a new catering business and Jason downstairs complains about the noise. However, Jason needs a date for his brother's wedding as his sisters have found him a future wife and Sarah needs to promote business. Solution?"
60 Minutes (CBS, 7 p.m.): The Greenwood Massacre of 1921... the challenges colleges face as the institutions prepare to re-open amid the still-present pandemic... the Merit Systems Protection Board's backlog of cases. Later on 60 Minutes Presents, great white sharks near U.S. beaches... the wolves of Yellowstone National Park... photographer Joel Sartore's attempts to photograph every living species in captivity.
Doctor Who 📺 (Retro TV, 6 p.m.): In 15th century San Martino. the astrologer Hieronymous seeks to summon the power of an intelligence called the Mandragora Helix to rule the Earth.✔️
Marcella (Netflix, 3 a.m.): SEASON THREE. Season three of this International Emmy-winning show from ITV across the pond. It should be good because it was created by The Bridge's Hans Rosenfeldt.
THE GUEST LIST:
Hollywood Game Night (NBC, 7 p.m.): Carson Kressley, Laverne Cox, and Jeremy Sisto vs. Jay Ellis, Sam Richardson, and Lauren Lapkus
FOR THE RECORD: America's Funniest Home Videos (ABC, 7 p.m., finale); Deadly Cults (Oxygen, 7 p.m.); Snapped (Oxygen, 6 p.m.)
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| Doctor Who, "The Masque of Mandragora" (via Tumblr) |
🕗 EASTERN / 🕖 CENTRAL
Columbo 📺 (MeTV, 8 p.m.): Accountant Theodore Bikel, embezzling to support his wife's lifestyle, murders his partner after the man discovers his crimes.
Hetty Feather (BYUtv, 8 p.m.): SERIES FINALE. Hetty needs all her strength and savviness to save Matron and bring together the Calendar family.✔️
Hightown (Starz, 8 p.m.): "Jackie goes on a bender."
Prince Albert: Victorian Hero Revealed (PBS, 8 p.m.): SPECIAL. Professor Saul David examines Prince Albert's role in shaping British culture, governmental policy and international relations in Victorian Britain.
Vice (Showtime, 8 p.m.): Minneapolis is the center of the Black Lives Matter protest movement... the impact of COVID-19 on Brazil's most vulnerable populations... as the world races to find a COVID-19 vaccine, "virus hunters" are on a mission to prevent the next pandemic.
THE TOPIC & GUEST LIST:
Autopsy: The Last Hours of... (Reelz): Adam West
Celebrity Family Feud 💲 (ABC): The Bold Type vs. RuPaul's Drag Race
Rock Legends (AXS TV, 8:30 p.m.): New York Hip Hop
The Top Ten Revealed (AXS TV): Yacht rock
FOR THE RECORD: 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? (TLC, premiere); Deadline to Disaster (The Weather Channel); Mystic Britain (Smithsonian Channel, premiere); Naked & Afraid XL (Discovery Channel); Renovation Island (HGTV)
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| Hetty Feather (via Giphy) |
🕘 EASTERN / 🕗 CENTRAL
30 for 30 (ESPN, 9 p.m.): In the summer of 1998, the St. Louis Cardinals' Mark McGwire and the Chicago Cubs' Sammy Sosa embark on a chase of one of the game's most hallowed records, igniting the passion and imagination of fans and non-fans everywhere. As a then-Cardinals fan, I was rooting for Sosa.
Billions (Showtime, 9 p.m.): Axe makes big plays with an unconventional source of inspiration. Chuck goes to desperate lengths for family. Chuck and Sacker manipulate a past collaborator, and Taylor steps up and takes charge.
Collector's Call (MeTV, 9:30 p.m.): Karen has more than 2,000 items in her Marilyn Monroe collection. Oh, Karen.
Good Witch (Hallmark Channel, 9 p.m.): Cassie displays Nathaniel Merriwick's paintings for Grey House's 225th birthday, inspiring Martha to direct a tableau vivant.
Grantchester (PBS, 9 p.m.): SEASON PREMIERE. It's Grantchester, now without Reverend Sidney Chambers. When a student from a prestigious college is found dead, Will and Geordie must infiltrate the murky world of campus politics to find the killer; Leonard returns from Marrakech.
⭐ I Know This Much Is True (HBO, 9 p.m.): SERIES FINALE. Last week, Dominick got Thomas out of the institute, but I don't think he understands what is necessary to care for him. A lifetime of animosity between Dominick and Ray spills over in public at an inopportune time. After an unexpected tragedy, Dominick seeks reconciliation with those he has hurt.
Mayors Who Matter: A CNN Town Hall on Race and COVID-19 (CNN, 9 p.m.): SPECIAL. CNN hosts a live town hall with mayors across the United States on the pressing issues of race and Covid-19. Laura Coates anchors.
Quiz (AMC, 9 p.m.): SERIES FINALE. Charged with stealing a million pounds and persecuted by the public and the press, the Ingrams head to court; at first it seems the trial is a fait accompli, but as the defense's case gets underway, the jury learn there is far more to the story.
Snowpiercer (TNT, 9 p.m.): Tensions between Third Class and First Class are boiling as Melanie stages the trial of the Snowpiercer killer. Third Class threatens a work stoppage, demanding representation on the jury.
Timeless Love 🎥 (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, 9 p.m.): While in a coma, Rachel Skarsten falls in love with, marries, and has kids with Brant Daugherty. Then she awakens and none of that life was true. So when she finds Brant Daugherty IRL, she... seeks to torture and kill him, punishment for the life he didn't give her. Can her twin sister stop her in time?
Weird Earth (The Weather Channel, 9 p.m.): SERIES PREMIERE? SPECIAL? In Weird Earth, The Weather Channel profiles, Earth being weird. A huge fizzing fireball is filmed crashing through a farmer's field, a forest that seems to be breathing, and a mysterious horizontal cloud puzzles Japanese airplane passengers.
World War II: Race to Victory (History, 9 p.m.): SERIES PREMIERE. An examination of the race, not only to win WWII, but also to gain power and an ideological stronghold marks the 75th anniversary of VE Day.
THE TOPIC & GUEST LIST:
Autopsy: The Last Hours of... (Reelz): Bill Bixby
Live from Daryl's House (AXS TV): Aloe Blacc
FOR THE RECORD: 9 Months with Courteney Cox (Facebook); An American Aristocrat's Guide to Great Estates (Smithsonian Channel); American Monster (Investigation Discovery); Bahamas Life (HGTV); Barnyard Builders (DIY Network); Carnival Eats (Cooking Channel); Married to Medicine Los Angeles (Bravo); North Woods Law (Animal Planet); Paranormal Caught on Camera (Travel Channel); Press Your Luck 💲 (ABC); Unearthed (Science, finale); Worst Cooks in America (Food Network, finale)
🕙 EASTERN / 🕘 CENTRAL
Bats: The Mystery Behind Covid-19 (CNN Special Report) (CNN, 10 p.m.): Anderson Cooper looks at how human infringement on bats' territory may contribute to the transmission of diseases, including the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
Beecham House (PBS, 10 p.m.): SERIES PREMIERE. John Beecham, a former soldier of the East India Company with a secret, arrives in Delhi in 1800 determined to make a new life for himself.✔️
I May Destroy You (HBO, 10:50 p.m.): Arabella thinks about the hazy events of the previous night while having lunch with Terry, prompting her to probe Simon for answers. Arabella drops by Simon's apartment, only to find herself at an unwelcoming doorstep.
Insecure (HBO, 10:20 p.m.): SEASON FINALE. Molly takes Andrew to a work function, and they struggle to see eye-to-eye. Yikes, but the show has long hinted of a deeper problem for the couple. Issa continues to search for happiness, and the girls get a distressing call about a friend.
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels (Showtime, 10 p.m.): Lewis confronts Townsend in his office. Tiago interrogates Adelaide. Rio begs Mateo to forget his old family and embrace her and the Pachucos. Peter visits Linda at the asylum, only to find her ready for war.
THE TOPIC & GUEST LIST:
Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted (National Geographic): South Africa
The Johnny Cash Show 📺 (getTV): Kris Kristofferson, Mama Cass, and Lorne Greene (18 Nov 1970)
Match Game 💲 (ABC): Joel McHale, Amy Sedaris, Kevin Smith, Raven-Symoné, Ne-Yo, and Malin Akerman
FOR THE RECORD: Bar Rescue (Paramount Network); Beachfront Bargain Hunt (HGTV); Beat Bobby Flay (Food Network, 10:30 p.m.); Food Paradise (Cooking Channel); Forbidden History (History); Naked & Afraid: Foreign Exchange (Discovery Channel); On the Case with Paula Zahn (Investigation Discovery); Smothered (TLC); Top 100 Weather Moments (The Weather Channel)
🕚 EASTERN / 🕙 CENTRAL
THE GUEST LIST:
The Johnny Cash Show 📺 (getTV, 11 p.m.): Conway Twitty, Price Gene Raye, and Hank Williams Jr. (10 Mar 1971)
FOR THE RECORD: Lakefront Bargain Hunt (HGTV)
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JJ Villard's Fairy Tales (Adult Swim, 12:15 a.m.): A jealous queen plans to assassinate her step-daughter when she finds out she makes better congo bars than her.
Mission: Impossible 📺 (MeTV, 3 a.m.): Last week was an odd episode wasn't it? No Daniel Briggs, and Cinnamon led the group! Well, it's back to normal this week. Prime Minister Rhys Williams of Svardia is working to establish democracy, but is unaware that his personal protege, Deputy Premier William Windom, plans to set up a dictatorship.
The Shivering Truth (Adult Swim, midnight): Every father is mother to a tunnel inside us, leading them away.
LATE-NIGHT TALK & SATIRE
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO, 11:20 p.m.)
Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj (Netflix, 3 a.m.)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (Bravo, 10 p.m.): Whoopi Goldberg and Rita Moreno
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Note: All times are Eastern.
Key Sources: The Futon Critic (outline); Zap2it (descriptions); TV Passport (throwbacks)
⭐: Top pick(s)
📺: Throwback
🎥: Movie
✔️: Video/gif/photo included
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