What's On Tonight (Sunday): Laugh and learn about the United Shades of America

United Shades of America

Greeting to all you TV folks! Tonight, CNN's Emmy-winning United Shades of America, hosted by comedian W. Kamau Bell, returns with a supersize episode after a long break for its fifth season, and it is kicking off with a definitely timely topic it has already tackled before: white supremacy. The docuseries has covered an assortment of always in-the-news topics over its run, including immigration, Native Americans, Sikhs, gun control, Puerto Rico, HBCUs, and policing. White supremacy was the topic of the first episode ("The New KKK") back in 2016. If you want to escape the world we are in today, Bell's show probably isn't a good fit, but he makes every subject accessible, educational, and often moving. And because he is a comedian, he can make both you and the interviewees laugh -- allowing several people to really open up to him. This is an excellent series to learn about the diversity of our country and see where and why deeply-rooted problems still linger.

Elsewhere, The Alienist and Dakota Fanning's hats are back, Black Monday and Grantchester conclude their seasons, Beecham House concludes its first and last season, Valerie Bertinelli tells all, SharkFest begins, Pynk has a carwash, Yellowstone reveals a toxic backstory, BET revisits Pitch, Peter Graves joins the IMF, Eliot Ness goes after bad money lenders, and Michelle McNamara continues her search for the Golden State Killer.

This is it, here's what's on television for tonight, Sunday, July 19!

STREAMING & EARLY PRIMETIME

60 Minutes (CBS, 7 p.m.): Get ready for stories about: Nobel Peace Prize winner Nadia Murad, Hungary's populist government, and a Southern Utah clan sporting nine professional cowboys with five world rodeo titles among them, who live a lifestyle straight out of the Old West.

Doctor Who 📺 (Retro TV, 6 p.m.): The cultist Max Stael prepares the transformation of the scientist Thea Ransome to be possessed by the ancient alien Fendahl.✔️

Forever My Girl 🎥 (UPtv, 7 p.m.): I'm not going to put a synopsis to this movie because I'm pretty sure no one is reading this. Let's see if I'm right.

The Untouchables 📺 (Heroes & Icons, 7 p.m.): The crime lords have now become money lenders. So when they cut one of their men out of his share of a heist, he comes after them... and so does Eliot Ness.

FOR THE RECORD: It's Okay to Not Be Okay (Netflix, 3 a.m.); Snapped (Oxygen, 6 p.m.)

Doctor Who, "Image of the Fendahl" (via Tumblr)

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Black Monday (Showtime, 8 p.m.): SEASON FINALE. "A plan comes together." Do the characters love it, like Col. Hannibal Smith?

Bunk'd (Disney Channel, 8 p.m.): The Southern Northeast Conference of Camp Directors encourages Lou and Barb to participate in a camp director swap program.

Mile High Escorts 🎥 (Lifetime, 8 p.m.): An airline employee becomes the target of a mysterious killer when she uncovers a dark secret about her boss.

P-Valley (Starz, 8 p.m.): The Pynk's annual car wash receives a visit from a surprising guest. Meanwhile, Autumn's past comes back to haunt her, and back at the club, deals are negotiated in the private booths.✔️

World's Biggest Tiger Shark? (National Geographic, 8 p.m.): SPECIAL. Nat Geo's SharkFest 2020 begins! Marine biologist Kori Garza and underwater cinematographer Andy Casagrande journey to French Polynesia to track Kamakai, one of the largest tiger sharks on record.

THE TOPIC & GUEST LIST:
Autopsy: The Last Hours Of... (Reelz): John Ritter

FOR THE RECORD: 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? (TLC); Disney Fam Jam (Disney Channel, 8:23 p.m.); Mystic Britain (Smithsonian Channel); Naked & Afraid XL (Discovery Channel); Renovation Island (HGTV); Rock Legends (AXS TV, 8:30 p.m.); Sunday Best (BET); The Top Ten Revealed (AXS TV); Unearthed (Science)

P-Valley (via Giphy)

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The Alienist: Angel of Darkness (TNT, 9 p.m.): SEASON PREMIERE. Hey! This limited series is back with a sequel! I forgot it existed until I saw the endless promos for it on TNT. Fancy hat-wearer Sara Howard (Dakota Fanning) opens a private detective agency in New York and reunites with Dr. Kreizler (Daniel Brühl) and John Moore (Luke Evans). Sara uncovers a clue at the Siegel Cooper Department Store that leads her into dangerous territory. Meanwhile, Moore struggles to balance his personal and professional life, and Kreizler suspects dark goings-on at the Lying-In Hospital.

America: Our Defining Moments (History, 9 p.m.): FINALE. The United States experiences a great economic crisis in the 1930s. FDR offers the troubled nation the New Deal. Pearl Harbor is a lightning bolt to the American soul. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower is in command of the allied invasion.

The Chi (Showtime, 9 p.m.): Ronnie's memories threaten to drown his progress. An unexpected visit threatens Trig's battle to get custody of Jake. Kevin and his friend's adventure tests the limits of their fight-or-flight instincts. Emmett capitalizes on a predicament.

Coins for Love 🎥 (TV One, 9 p.m.): Madison Morris and Alec Darby develop a budding romance, but they soon face the ultimate test when their respective exes walk back into their lives.

Grantchester (PBS, 9 p.m.): SEASON FINALE. When a former nun is found dead on Jesus Green, Will and Geordie visit her convent and begin to match the nuns to a series of unsolved missing persons cases from the last five years. Also, Leonard's dad arrives in Grantchester.

Perry Mason (HBO, 9 p.m.): Strickland tracks down the sergeant originally assigned to the Dodson case, while Mason and Della run a solemn errand up North. Della sets out to find more capable legal representation for Mrs. Dodson... because I guess E.B. is now "unavailable?"

Pitch 📺 (BET, 9 p.m.): BET brings back this pretty darn good but short-lived baseball drama where Kylie Bunbury becomes the first woman starter in the Major Leagues by starting for the San Diego Padres. The cast includes Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Mark Consuelos, Dan Lauria, and Ali Larter. It starts a little rough but it turns into a really good show!

Silver Spoons 📺 (Antenna TV, 9 p.m.): Spend the evening with the spoons. In this classic-ish episode, Ricky promises a girl that he'll get a pop group to perform at his party. His target: Menudo.

Valerie Bertinelli: In My Own Words (Reelz, 9 p.m.): SPECIAL. Once the squeaky-clean Barbara Cooper on One Day at a Time, actress Valerie Bertinelli opens up about her history with drug abuse and infidelity to her then-husband Eddie Van Halen.✔️

Yellowstone (Paramount Network, 9 p.m.): The reason for Beth and Jamie's toxic relationship is revealed. Rip and the boys get into a confrontation with two men from John's past.

THE TOPIC & GUEST LIST:
Live from Daryl's House (AXS TV): Elle King

FOR THE RECORD: American Monster (Investigation Discovery); Barnyard Builders (DIY Network); Lone Star Law (Animal Planet); Mexico Life (HGTV); Mighty Trains (Smithsonian Channel); Naked & Afraid: Foreign Exchange (Discovery Channel); Paranormal Caught on Camera (Travel Channel); Secrets of the Zoo: Tampa (Nat Geo Wild); Shahs of Sunset (Bravo); Very Scary People (HLN); Weird Earth (The Weather Channel); Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks (National Geographic); Worst Cooks in America (Food Network)

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Beecham House (PBS, 10 p.m.): SEASON/SERIES FINALE. After several days and nights in the cell, John works out who has betrayed him. Daniel, Margaret and Chandrika desperately try to help release John, but only the emperor can let him free. The show has been cancelled.✔️

Collector's Call (MeTV, 10 p.m.): A woman shows of her amazing collection of vintage cars.

I'll Be Gone in the Dark (HBO, 10 p.m.): Michelle pushes her book deadline but struggles with the graphic nature of the crimes she is investigating.

NOS4A2 (AMC / BBC America, 10 p.m.): In "Bruce Wayne McQueen," Vic McQueen returns to the Lakehouse only to ride straight into a deadly trap. Charlie Manx cashes in his favor, and The Hourglass Man, a powerful strong creative, appears.

Outback Lockdown (Discovery Channel, 10 p.m.): SERIES PREMIERE. Ky has just flown in from the USA, where she normally works as a Hollywood stuntwoman. Calem has travelled from the UK. The two of them have driven to the Aussie Outback, where they are going to isolate together and see if they can live off the land.

Outcry (Showtime, 10 p.m.): A new hearing in the case reveals some disturbing holes in the investigation and legal lapses in protocol. Despite the mounting body of proof supporting an innocence claim, several damning pieces of evidence cannot be ignored.

⭐ United Shades of America (CNN, 10 p.m.): SEASON PREMIERE. W. Kamau Bell heads to Pittsburgh to take a deeper look into the damaging systemic applications of white supremacy.

THE TOPIC & GUEST LIST:
Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted (National Geographic, finale): Norway
The Johnny Cash Show 📺 (getTV): Derek & The Dominos and Connie Smith (6 Jan 1971)

FOR THE RECORD: Babies of the Zoo (Nat Geo Wild); Beach Around the World (HGTV); Beat Bobby Flay (Food Network); Mummy Unexplained Files (Science); On the Case with Paula Zahn (Investigation Discovery); Smothered (TLC); Tournament of Laughs (TBS)

Beecham House (via Tumblr)

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THE GUEST LIST:
The Johnny Cash Show 📺 (getTV, 11 p.m.): Mahalia Jackson and The Staple Singers (24 Feb 1971)

FOR THE RECORD: Lakefront Bargain Hunt (HGTV)

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Mission: Impossible 📺 (MeTV, 3 a.m.): Alex Cresnic and his partner, Walters, have bought out an entire nation's heroin crop and are smuggling it into Marseilles for a sale — and it's up to the IMF to put them out of business. This also introduces Peter Graves as James Phelps.✔️

Robot Chicken (Adult Swim, midnight): Rita Repulsa finally concocts a plan to destroy the Power Rangers... Freddy Krueger's nightmares a revealed... Bird Box's monster is revealed... Batman's addition to his costume causes some concerns among the other superheroes... Bitch Pudding is placed on Love Island to see what kind of match she will find.

Mission: Impossible (via Gfycat)

LATE-NIGHT TALK & SATIRE

Desus & Mero (Showtime, 11 p.m.): Don Cheadle
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO, 11 p.m.)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (Bravo, 10 p.m.): Shahs of Sunset cast

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Note: All times are Eastern.
Key Sources: The Futon Critic; IMDb; TV Passport; Zap2it
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Happy watching, everyone!