What's On Tonight (Sunday): Dead might never die

Tales of the Walking Dead

One week to Cancellation League! Here's what's on television for tonight, Sunday, August 14!

Our Top Pick tonight is the series premiere of the latest in the Walking Dead franchise Tales of the Walking Dead (AMC+, 3 a.m. / AMC, 9 p.m.). This new title is an episodic anthology with each episode centered on a different character(s) ⁠— some new, some familiar. The guests include Anthony Edwards, Terry Crew, Parker Posey, and Samantha Morton. This episodic format is exactly how I've been pitching my World War Z series for the last 15 years.

Elsewhere, it's Valentine's in The Chi, Evil demons infest a house, Westworld sails off, a bishop is in the Colosseum, Tuca embraces astrology, Grantchester might've gotten it wrong, Chesapeake Shores is calling, BBC America does a one-take movie, and Power is still Raising Kanan.

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

STREAMING & EARLY PRIMETIME

Blood & Treasure (Paramount+, 3 a.m.): "Mystery at Poison Island"

Evil (Paramount+, 3 a.m.): SEASON FINALE. "The team investigates a household terrorized by a demonic infestation and is shocked when they find out the house is next door to Kristen's. Meanwhile, Kristen is surprised to learn that her frozen egg was never destroyed and purchased anonymously which leads her on a new adventure." Ew.

📺 Justified (Hulu, now): Like some other 2010 shows, this critically-acclaimed drama about U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens (Timothy Olyphant) hasn't been off the air for that long. The sequel, Justified: City Primeval, filmed this summer, so now is the chance to revisit Raylan and all the bad guys he faced off against in his 6 seasons on the small screen -- including beloved character actress Margo Martindale in her first Emmy-winning role.

⭐ Tales of the Walking Dead (AMC+, 3 a.m.): SERIES PREMIERE. An episodic anthology that will follow individual characters from the The Walking Dead TV universe, both new and old. (Episode 1 airs at 9 p.m. on AMC)

WHAT ELSE IS ON

Collector's Call (MeTV, 6:30 p.m.): Movie props

Who Do You Think You Are? (NBC, 7 p.m.): Zachary Quinto; season finale

🕗 8 P.M. EASTERN / 🕖 7 P.M. CENTRAL

Chesapeake Shores (Hallmark Channel): SEASON PREMIERE. The O'Brien family comes together in the aftermath of Connor's heart attack. Jess and David deal with media fallout after Dennis Peck goes on the run. Everyone finally discovers who Abby called. (It was Drake, calling that hotline.) 

Johnson (Bounce TV): Omar and Eugene take Caleb on a guy’s trip to the great outdoors which proves to be too much for Eugene to handle. Keith takes beautiful photographs of Jackee for her birthday.

🎥 Sister with a Secret (Lifetime): All those times she couldn't hear you because she had earbuds in were a lie. She was never listening to music. She just didn't want to talk with you.

WHAT ELSE IS ON

🎥 1917 (BBC America)✔️

90 Day Fiancé (TLC)

Big Brother (CBS)

Biography: WWE Legends (A&E): DX

💲 Celebrity Family Feud (ABC): Kristin Chenoweth, Kathy Najimy, My Unorthodox Life cast, Summer House cast

Naked and Afraid XL: Frozen (Discovery Channel)

The Real Housewives of Atlanta (Bravo)

Ugliest House in America (HGTV): Season finale 

Vice (Showtime)

1917

🕘 9 P.M. EASTERN / 🕗 8 P.M. CENTRAL

Animal Kingdom (TNT): Pope goes to solitary confinement. Deran gets a visit from an old friend. J, Craig, and Deran decide what to do about Pope.

The Chi (Showtime): Valentine's Day brings unexpected developments. Trig and Shaad hit the town, while Jada and Darnell's plans are ruined. Jake and Jemma's day together ends in a confession. Kiesha and Tiff meet up.

Colosseum (History): The public execution of criminals is a staple, but during Trajan's 123 days of games in A.D. 107, one of these victims is no ordinary prisoner. Bishop Ignatius of Antioch is part of a growing underground religion, threatening Roman traditions.

Grantchester (PBS): SEASON FINALE. When another homeless man is found dead, Geordie and Will realize they may have sent the wrong man to prison and that the real killer could still be at large.✔️

🎥 The Journey Ahead (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries): A Hollywood actress and a wilderness expert take a drive from Los Angeles to New York. Is it murder or is it love? It's love.

Power Book III: Raising Kanan (Starz): SEASON PREMIERE. Kanan returns to Queens where Raq is trying to mend the many fractures in the Thomas family. Detective Howard is released from the hospital.

Westworld (HBO): SEASON FINALE. "Like what I've done with the place? (I just cranked it to expert level.)" I'm glad this show is done for the season. The synopses are so stupid and snobbish.

Who Killed Biggie and Tupac? (Investigation Discovery): LIMITED SERIES. A three-part documentary series that attempts to answer the decades old question but probably won't be able to find a definitive answer.

WHAT ELSE IS ON

💲 The $100,000 Pyramid (ABC): Taran Killam, Cedric the Entertainer, Diedrich Bader, Pamela Adlon

Autopsy: The Last Hours Of... (Reelz): Paul Walker

Love Island (Peacock)

Married to Medicine (Bravo)

My Life as a Rolling Stone (Epix): Keith Richards

Patagonia: Life on the Edge of the World (CNN): Series finale

Grantchester (via Rewire)

🕙 10 P.M. EASTERN / 🕘 9 P.M. CENTRAL

Bridge and Tunnel (Epix): SEASON FINALE. Jimmy and Jill are unsettled about the future, especially when Jill gets a new opportunity. There's a major rift in the band, for which Tammy thinks she understands the real reason. Stacey has the biggest audition of her life.

City on a Hill (Showtime): "Decourcy takes on a murky case involving a murdered police officer."

COBRA (PBS): SEASON FINALE. Fraser and his team reach the endgame as the crisis reaches a boiling point. The prime minister and Anna fight for their political lives.

P-Valley (Starz): SEASON FINALE. "New beginnings and endings abound in Chucalissa in the big finale."✔️

United Shades of America (CNN): Kamau travels to the Black Hills of South Dakota, known for millennia to Native Americans as "the heart of everything that is." Native leaders explain the Landback Campaign and demand the United States honor its treaties and return all public lands.

WHAT ELSE IS ON

The Anarchists (HBO): Series finale

Autopsy: The Last Hours Of... (Reelz): Chadwick Boseman

💲 The Final Straw (ABC)

I Love a Mama's Boy (TLC)

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (Bravo): Marlo Hampton, Toya Bush-Harris

WWE Rivals (A&E): Triple H vs. Mick Fole

P-Valley (via Tumblr)

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Flatbush Misdemeanors (Showtime, 11 p.m.): Kevin's connection to Drew jeopardizes his art fellowship. Family obligations put Desmond and Zayna's relationship to the test. Dan agrees to help Drew find legit employment, until revelations between Dan, Drew, and Sydney change everything.

📺 Mission: Impossible (MeTV, 3 a.m.): "The IMF plots to bring down a corrupt music producer who murdered a singer he had under contract through manipulating his equally unscrupulous partner." Oh boy, this show is really branching out for plots in these later seasons. This will be the plot for 90-year-old Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible 28.

Tuca & Bertie (Adult Swim, midnight): Being an architect is tough and Speckle is close to losing it. Tuca dips into astrology and goes hard.✔️

WHAT ELSE IS ON

Autopsy: The Last Hours Of... (Reelz, 11 p.m.): Brandon Lee

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

Tuca & Bertie (via Tumblr)

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