What's On Tonight (Sunday): Gotta solve mysteries Before We Die

Before We Die

And the Academy Award goes to... Here's what's on television for tonight, Sunday, March 27!

Our Top Pick tonight is the latest British import Before We Die (PBS, 10 p.m.), which itself is a remake of the Swedish series that might also be airing on your local PBS station. (PBS offers subtitled series but rarely puts them on the national schedule.) The crime drama follows a detective (Lesley Sharp) as her married lover is kidnapped and her troubled son gets involved with the bad guys, too.

Elsewhere, Hollywood celebrates itself, Outlander visits the Cherokee, Uber fights for survival, the Lakers gets a new style, Sanditon has a governess, Daryl and Carol part ways, Riverdale rebuilds, and The Flight Attendant goes linear.

(All times are Eastern. All listings are new unless otherwise stated. For more listings, visit The Futon Critic or Zap2it.)

ON THIS SITE

Cancellation League (3 p.m.-ish): The Flash, Kung Fu, All American, Nancy Drew, Superman & Lois, Walker, Riverdale = No points! Word of the wise: you're better off avoiding in-season CW shows. Also The Goldbergs. [*scoffs loudly*]

Thoughts On (The Films of 1998) (9 a.m.): Mercury Rising

STREAMING & EARLY PRIMETIME

60 Minutes (CBS, 7 p.m.): Using artificial intelligence technology to preserve the stories of Holocaust victims (did someone watch 116 Cameras?)... StoryCorps founder Dave Isay.

📺 iCarly (Paramount+ / Netflix, now): I'm not sure why Paramount+ thought the teen sitcom iCarly deserved a revival, especially considering its copycats are still on the air, but it happened. The Miranda Cosgrove-starring series finds young Carly pushed to the spotlight with her two friends when her little web show hit the big time.

🎥 It's a Wonderful Life (Amazon Prime / Plex, now): MOVIE HISTORY for FJ: A 1947 FBI study chided this holiday film's "attempt to discredit bankers ...a common trick used by Communists" (12 Oct 2017)

Killing Eve (AMC+, 3 a.m.): Eve and Villanelle reunite before parting to pursue their own missions, which leads Villanelle to another assassin in The Twelve. Eve moves closer to achieving her revenge mission.

Malory Towers (BYUtv, 7:30 p.m.): When Alicia's birthday hamper doesn't arrive from her parents, she sets out to have a bit of fun... until it backfires.

The Walking Dead (AMC+, 3 a.m.): At the lowest point in their friendship, Daryl and Carol come to a fork in the road and head their separate ways. Carol returns to Alexandria, while Daryl stays on the road, each going into their own type of survival mode.

WHAT ELSE IS ON

Making Good (BYUtv, 7 p.m.)

The Real Murders of Atlanta (Oxygen, 7 p.m.): Season finale

89th Academy Awards (via Giphy)

🕗 8 P.M. EASTERN / 🕖 7 P.M. CENTRAL

94th Academy Awards (ABC): SPECIAL. CODA? The Power of the Dog? Dune? West Side Story? Come and hang out as too many of us voluntarily suffer through the 94th of these ceremonies. Even with some craft categories cut, it won't be done in 3 hours. There's still 3 hosts, an in memoriam, an un-nominated song, and an idiotic fan award to present. The live thread goes up at 5 p.m. as the red carpet begins for anyone that wants to talk fashion and/or other Oscar stuff.✔️

Call the Midwife (PBS): Trixie and Sister Frances put their training into action as they join Dr. Turner at the monthly cytology clinic, which is attracting a high number of patients for a routine cervical smear test.

The Great North (Fox, 8:30 p.m.): Ham befriends an older woman who loves to party. Judy takes up pottery and is not great at it.

NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS): When agent Lance Hamilton's partner is killed, Sam dons his previous undercover persona of "Switch" to find the culprit -- so is he Robert Wagner or Eddie Albert? (The TV literate get that reference!) Kensi, Deeks, Roundtree and Kilbride work to catch an aerospace engineer who stole classified Navy schematics.

Power Book IV: Force (Starz): Tommy and his crew can barely keep up with the demand and they need more help to increase their supply. More shocking details about Tommy's family surface, and he realizes the news could potentially affect his business.

Riverdale (The CW): Following the explosion at the Andrews' residence, Archie assembles a team to help rebuild his home. Jughead copes with his new reality. But is it the right reality? Is he in an alternate reality? Has he joined Oliver Queen somewhere?

The Simpsons (Fox): Cletus discovers that his wife, Brandine, has been hiding a secret love -- of learning.

When Calls the Heart (Hallmark Channel): Elizabeth sees a new side of Lucas when a flu bug leaves her without a babysitter and he volunteers to watch Little Jack.

WHAT ELSE IS ON

90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days (TLC)

The Circus (Showtime)

The Fatal Attraction Murder (Oxygen): Series finale

Friends Speak (Reelz): Tiger King

Killing Eve (BBC America): "Don't Get Attached" linear premiere

Naked & Afraid (Discovery Channel)

Tournament of Champions (Food Network)

34th Academy Awards (via Giphy)

🕘 9 P.M. EASTERN / 🕗 8 P.M. CENTRAL

Billions (Showtime): Chuck goes on a retreat to regroup. Prince looks to consolidate his wins. Wendy tries to figure out Prince's bigger picture.

Bob's Burgers (Fox): Big Bob comes to dinner so that Tina can interview him for a school project. The family members take turns coming up with their own versions of an infamous tree incident that happened to [*Magnitude voice*] Pop Pop in his younger years.

Family Guy (Fox, 9:30 p.m.): After Brian sustains an injury, Lois gets hooked on his painkillers. Cleveland refurbishes Peter's pingpong table, which becomes the hot spot in the neighborhood.

From (Epix): Boyd's plan to head off into the forest provokes an unexpected response from Kenny. Jade enlists Jim's help with an experiment while Tabitha makes a chilling discovery that sends her down a path searching for answers.

NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS): NCIS investigates the robbery of a high-end arts storage facility by going under cover as potential buyers on the black market to find who is behind the stolen items.

Outlander (Starz): While visiting the Cherokee, Ian encounters a man from his past who dredges up painful memories of his time with the Mohawk. Jamie meets an Indian agent who challenges his convictions, causing him to reevaluate.

Ruby and the Well (BYUtv): When Ruby gets a wish involving a wisher who wants to stop pretending, the kids have a lot of theories about who it could be. Ruby becomes especially discouraged by the Wellkeeper's Logbook, which boasts of clever past keepers.

Sanditon (PBS): Charlotte starts her new job as governess for the mysterious Alexander Colbourne. Alison longs for her knight in shining armor. Get in line, girl.

Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (HBO): "While training in Palm Springs, the introduction of a new playing style threatens to further divide an already fractured Lakers franchise."

WHAT ELSE IS ON

The Food That Built America (History): Bread

March (The CW): Season finale

Secrets of the Zoo: Tampa (National Geographic Wild)

Unsung (TV One): Pete Rock

The Walking Dead (AMC): "The Rotten" linear premiere

💲 Weakest Link (NBC)

90th Academy Awards (via Giphy)

🕙 10 P.M. EASTERN / 🕘 9 P.M. CENTRAL

⭐ Before We Die (PBS): Hannah and Billy start investigating the Mimica family, but a shocking discovery makes Hannah want to pull the plug on the entire operation.

Shining Vale (Starz): As Pat tries to get rid of Rosemary for good, she finds out that Terry has been keeping a horrifying secret from her. Gaynor learns a secret about Pat that will change how she views her mother forever.

Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber (Showtime): Travis finds himself on trial at Apple HQ, fighting for Uber's very existence. Arianna and Bill disagree on how best to steer Travis in the right direction.

S.W.A.T. (CBS): When hospital employees are targeted by a gunman, the SWAT team races to find a grieving father whose son was denied a kidney transplant. Hondo searches for evidence behind an alarming rise in Los Angeles stash houses. S.W.A.T. Fire coming this fall to CBS.

Transplant (NBC): "A morbidity and mortality review forces Bash and Dr. Bishop into conflict."

WHAT ELSE IS ON

Adam Eats the 80s (History)

Bar Rescue (Paramount Network)

The Best Thing I Ever Ate (Cooking Channel)

The Flight Attendant (TBS): "In Case of Emergency (Pilot)" linear premiere

How the Universe Works (Science)

Something Bit Me! (National Geographic)

Uncensored (TV One): Taye Diggs

Unexpected (TLC)

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📺 The Fugitive (MeTV, 2 a.m.): Kimble and a beautiful trucking dispatcher fall in love, but she's afraid to tell him about legal restrictions against her.

📺 Mission: Impossible (MeTV, 3 a.m.): After completing a mission, Paris is undercover as an American businessman and still in disguise when he is kidnapped by Latin American revolutionaries.

Robot Chicken (Adult Swim, midnight): Robot Chicken helps Dexter bring his robot mother to market but buyers go off-label... The Itsy Bitsy Spider doesn't know what the hell he's doing... Visiting the land of Disney's dead parents.

WHAT ELSE IS ON

American Idol (ABC, 11:35 p.m.)

Game Theory with Bomani Jones (HBO, 11:40 p.m.)

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO, 11 p.m.)

93rd Academy Awards (via Giphy)

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Key Sources: The Futon Critic; IMDb; J-Archive; TV Passport; Zap2it
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Happy watching, everyone!