What's On Tonight (Sunday): Be kind to her, she has cancer*! (*she doesn't)

I Love That for You

Happy Juneteenth! Here's what's on television for tonight, Sunday, June 19!

Our Top Pick tonight is the season finale of the delightful freshman comedy I Love That for You (Showtime, 7:30 p.m.). Joanna Gold (Vanessa Bayer) lands a job at shopping channel SVN, which is run by Jenifer Lewis, but only gets to stay by telling everyone a fake sob story about having cancer. Gold's been cancer-free for 20 years. A job and life story that is built on lies! She is mentored by Jackie Stilton (Molly Shannon) and feuds with Beth Ann McGann (Ayden Mayeri). The show is inspired by Bayer's real experience with childhood leukemia and obsession with QVC. The first two episodes are available for free on YouTube, and tonight's finale is already online, too.

Elsewhere, Animal Kingdom begins its final season, Ben Crump is on a mission, The Time Traveler still has a Wife, Young Dylan celebrates Juneteenth, memes are Evil, Birdgirl saves the new day, Hotel Portofino opens for business, Endeavour is still a thing, Elizabeth gets caught between Edward and Mary, and Billy the Kid picks a side.

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

STREAMING & EARLY PRIMETIME

🎥 Civil: Ben Crump (Netflix, 3 a.m.): "Crump's mission to raise the value of Black life as the civil lawyer for the families of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Black farmers and banking while Black victims, Crump challenges America to come to terms with what it owes his clients."

Dark Winds (AMC+, 3 a.m.): Leaphorn's niece celebrates her Kinaaldá as Leaphorn retrieves the bodies of the murder victims; Manuelito and Chee investigate the whereabouts of the missing Mormon family. (Last week's episode: AMC, 9 p.m.)

Evil (Paramount+, 3 a.m.): "Kristen, David, and Ben investigate the internet’s horrors as they look into a Slender Man-style meme that scares teenagers into committing blasphemy to avoid death. Sheryl is taught the fine art of online trolling by Leland." (I think that synopsis is right.)

📺 One Day at a Time (FreeVee / Pluto TV, now): While the excellent remake ended too soon (fuck you, Netflix), the original is also worth the time. Streaming, only the first 4 seasons are available, but I find the show about newly-divorced mom Bonnie Franklin with daughters Mackenzie Phillips and Valerie Bertinelli to be a great example of the culture shifts of the 1970s. It does get a bit to sitcom-y at times, especially in its latter years, but the leading ladies are fantastic in their roles. The show has worthwhile things to say about single parenting and adolescence.

Spotlights: A Showtime Short Film Series (Showtime, 7:30 p.m.): In Benevolent Ba, a woman's lust for virtue thrusts her family into a sacrificial slaughter... France Michelle is a Man's Name explores being a trans man in contemporary America... Raspberry follows a son struggling to say goodbye.

🎥 The Torch (AMC+, 3 a.m.): Guitar icon Buddy Guy reflects on his legacy and passes along the blues lessons he received from legends Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf.

Young Dylan (Nickelodeon, 7 p.m.): SEASON PREMIERE. With the annual Juneteenth parade on the horizon, Dylan and Rebecca find themselves at odds over the float parade. Myles and Yasmine utilize Charlie's culinary skills to bake pies for Viola's church social.✔️

WHAT ELSE IS ON

30th Trumpet Awards (Bounce): Special

Collector's Call (MeTV, 6:30 p.m.): Paddington Bear

Estonia (Discovery+, 3 a.m.): Season finale

Nick News (Nickelodeon, 7:30 p.m.)

Young Dylan (via Giphy)

🕗 8 P.M. EASTERN / 🕖 7 P.M. CENTRAL

Becoming Elizabeth (Starz): Christmas at court, and a controversial masque leaves Protestant Edward and Catholic Mary at odds. Elizabeth finds herself in the middle as Mary demands she come live with her.

Hotel Portofino (PBS): SERIES PREMIERE. "A glamorous period drama, as the characters go about their lives in 1920s Italy, when Benito Mussolini's brand of fascism was on the rise."✔️

⭐ I Love That for You (Showtime, 8:30 p.m.): SEASON FINALE. Joanna faces the repercussions of her lie during the big charity weekend.

🎥 Who Kidnapped My Mom? (Lifetime): When widow Eva mysteriously disappears then soon resurfaces, police never fully believe her kidnapping claim. When Eva vanishes for a second time, her daughter Sami tries to convince authorities that her mother is truly being targeted.

WHAT ELSE IS ON

90 Day Fiancé (TLC)

Black Pack: Excellence (The CW): Special

Breaking the Band (Reelz): Foreigner

🎥 Harriet (BET)

Juneteenth: A Global Celebration for Freedom (CNN): Special

The Real Housewives of Atlanta (Bravo)

📺 The Temptations (VH1)

🕘 9 P.M. EASTERN / 🕗 8 P.M. CENTRAL

Animal Kingdom (TNT): SEASON PREMIERE. Gia visits the Codys with a job opportunity. J schemes finances. Deran learns new renters are disrupting the neighborhood. Craig struggles with sobriety and co-parenting Nick under Renn's monitored visitation.

Billy the Kid (Epix): SEASON FINALE. We are on the eve of the Lincoln County War. Jesse and the gang are encouraged by Murphy to ramp up their attacks on those famers, mostly Mexican, who have signed up with Tunstall. It's the last straw for Billy, and he decides to change sides.

Brandon Leake: A Family Affair (The CW): Featuring 8 original spoken word poems written and performed by America's Got Talent winner Brandon Leake, viewers get an intimate look at Brandon's life in Stockton, Calif.

Duncanville (Fox): Jack takes over a music store from his old friend Ronnie. Mr. Mitch teaches Duncan to become a sign spinner.

Endeavour (PBS): SEASON PREMIERE. It's the start of 1971, and Endeavour finds himself right back in the thick of it when an explosive murder at an Oxford college has potentially far-reaching political ramifications.

The First Lady (Showtime): SEASON FINALE. Franklin gifts Eleanor the charter for the League of Nations. After rehab, Betty vows to help others with addiction problems. Barack and Michelle prepare to leave the White House, determined to continue making a difference in the world.

Mathis Family Matters (Bravo / E!, 9:30 p.m.): SERIES PREMIERE. On daytime TV, he was Judge Mathis, but Greg Mathis Sr. has a family that likes to do things by their own rules. Now, they get their own reality show.

Murdaugh Murders: Deadly Dynasty (Investigation Discovery): LIMITED SERIES. A Saturday night boat ride turns deadly for three young couples in coastal South Carolina, and triggers a shocking series of events that threaten the all-powerful Murdaugh dynasty.

The Time Traveler's Wife (HBO): SEASON FINALE. 🤷 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯  🤷✔️

WHAT ELSE IS ON

Breaking the Band (Reelz): Scorpions

Carnival Eats (Cooking Channel)

The Great Food Truck Race (Food Network)

Secrets of the Zoo (National Geographic Wild)

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (Bravo): Kenya Moore, Iman Shumpert

Wicked Tuna (National Geographic)

The Time Traveler's Wife (via Tumblr)

🕙 10 P.M. EASTERN / 🕘 9 P.M. CENTRAL

Animal Kingdom (TNT): J holds a family meeting, on the hunt for a new attorney. Pope refuses to sell his vacant lot. Craig's sobriety is challenged. In 1992, Smurf and Andrew meet with a lawyer, and Julia struggles to be heard in the family.

Beachside Brawl (Food Network): SERIES PREMIERE. Antonia Lofaso challenges cooks from the East and West Coasts to battle to determine which coast does summer food best. Tiffani Faison and Brooke Williamson mentor and cook alongside their teams of four chefs. Yay! Let's ignore the middle part of the country! But Brooke. Love is enough to watch this.

The Man Who Fell to Earth (Showtime): A wild shootout leaves the entire group in the hands of a rogue CIA operative obsessed with uncovering Faraday's true identity.

P-Valley (Starz): Keyshawn and Lil' Murda embark on a new adventure. Meanwhile, Mercedes ventures into uncharted territory.

WHAT ELSE IS ON

The Culture Is: Black Women (MSNBC)

Expedition Bigfoot (Travel Channel): Season finale

The Fast History Of (History): Tennessee whiskey

I Love a Mama's Boy (TLC): Season premiere

Lords of the Ocean (The Weather Channel)

The Story of the Songs (Reelz): Alice Cooper

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Birdgirl (Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m. & midnight): SEASON PREMIERE. "Judy discovers her sexuality fifteen years later." Like Three Busy Debras, episodes are available the next day on HBO Max.✔️

Flatbush Misdemeanors (Showtime, 11 p.m.): SEASON PREMIERE. Dan seeks to clear his reputation so he can be reinstated as a teacher, but Kevin has left town and is ignoring his calls. Drew struggles to get Zayna back in school.

📺 Mission: Impossible (MeTV, 3 a.m.): William Shatner and Michael Baseleon run the Northeast Syndicate and the IMF must bring them down. This is the last episode to feature Sam Elliott as Doug Robert, the agent who producers thought could replace Peter Lupus. It didn't work. While Shatner guest stars in this early season 6 episode, his Star Trek co-star Leonard Nimoy left M:I at the end of last season.

WHAT ELSE IS ON

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

Birdgirl (via Giphy)

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