Saturday, March 18, 2023

What's On Tonight (Sunday): Spy hard

A Spy Among Friends

Off with her head! Here's what's on television for tonight, Sunday, March 19!

Our Top Pick tonight is British limited series A Spy Among Friends (MGM+, 10 p.m.). The '60s-set espionage thriller stars Damian Lewis as a MI6 agent who learns his BFF and colleague Guy Pearce is a double agent working for the KGB and has even defected to the Soviet Union. Damn commies! Reviews have proven mixed for this "inspired by a true story" series.

Elsewhere, Bob Odenkirk is Lucky, Your Honor bangs its last gavel, Bob serves a double Burger, Kingstown ends a Mayorship, The Blacklist turns 200, PBS Calls the Midwife, show choir crashes Great parenting, Sanditon starts the final stretch, and teenage Marie-Antoinette needs to pop out a royal.

(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): Gotham Knights? No points, probably.

STREAMING & EARLY PRIMETIME

60 Minutes (CBS, 7 p.m.): A report on the state of the Navy from aboard the USS Nimitz, a United States Navy aircraft carrier operating southeast of Taiwan and China in the Western Pacific... profile of billionaire businessman Rocco Commisso.

πŸŽ₯ The Case of Mystery Lane (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, 7 p.m.): Alden and Birdie Case find a new way to keep the mystery in their marriage alive. Alden takes classes to become a private investigator, and Birdie may hold the key to solving one of his mysteries.

πŸŽ₯ God Bless the Broken Road (UPtv, 7 p.m.): While grieving the loss of her husband, a financially struggling widow meets a race car driver.

Mayor of Kingstown (Paramount+, 3 a.m.): SEASON FINALE. The mayor wants to annex a subdivision of rich people for the property tax revenue.

WHAT ELSE IS ON
America's Funniest Home Videos (ABC, 7 p.m.)✔️
Kitchen Commando (Tubi, 3 a.m.)
America's Funniest Home Videos (via Giphy)

πŸ•— 8 P.M. EASTERN / πŸ•– 7 P.M. CENTRAL

Bunk'd: Learning the Ropes (Disney Channel): Lou, Parker, Noah, and Destiny head to Dusty Tush, Wyo., to open up a new camp at a dude ranch that they purchased from The Marshall.

Call the Midwife (PBS): SEASON PREMIERE. "It is April 1968"... and this show is still on the air?! Season 12. TWELVE?!✔️

The Equalizer (CBS): When a man claiming to have lost his memory wakes up behind a dumpster with a gun in his hand, McCall and the team follow a trail of clues to help uncover his whereabouts the night before.

The Great North (Fox, 8:30 p.m.): Wolf and Honeybee's parenting skills are put to the test when an adult show choir crashes outside their home. Beef takes Moon on a surprise trip.

πŸŽ₯ House of Deadly Lies (Lifetime): A stay-at-home mom takes in her struggling best friend to help her through a tough time, but soon secrets are revealed that could tear her family apart and put everyone in danger.

The Simpsons (Fox): A mysterious figure from Marge's past returns to coach her for a bowling tournament.

WHAT ELSE IS ON
90 Day FiancΓ©: The Other Way (TLC)
American Idol (ABC)
Biography: WWE Legends (A&E): Jerry Lawler
The Circus (Showtime)
πŸŽ₯ The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley (CNN)
Naked & Afraid (Discovery Channel)
Tournament of Champions (Food Network)
Call the Midwife (via Giphy)

πŸ•˜ 9 P.M. EASTERN / πŸ•— 8 P.M. CENTRAL

Bob's Burgers (Fox): In an hour-long episode, "Mr. Fischoeder challenges Bob to successfully prank him on April Fool's Day. Tina drags Bob along on a desperate quest to earn her bird-watching badge for ThunderGirls. Louise and Gene try to keep their new restaurant game a secret from Linda."

East New York (CBS): When a string of luxury boutique robberies is tied to a crew out of East New York, the team discovers a connection to Haywood that could prove crucial to solving the case.

Godfather of Harlem (MGM+): Chin Gigante is released from prison and seeks to excise Joe Colombo from the Commission.

Lucky Hank (AMC / AMC+ / BBC America / IFC / Sundance TV): SERIES PREMIERE. "An English department chairman at an underfunded college, Professor Hank Devereaux (Bob Odenkirk) toes the line between midlife crisis and full-blown meltdown, navigating the offbeat chaos in his personal and professional life."✔️

Magnum P.I. (NBC): Katsumoto's hearing date has arrived, and he will learn if his career in law enforcement is over for good or not. Magnum and Higgins are hired to investigate a man their client believes committed murder.

Sanditon (PBS): SEASON PREMIERE. Charlotte arrives in Sanditon with her fiance for Georgina's 21st birthday party. Edward tries to prove he is a changed man.

The Way Home (Hallmark Channel): Alice says goodbye to the past, knowing she needs to make a life in the present. Kat tries to stop her father's death. Del revisits memories in a new light.

Your Honor (Showtime): SERIES FINALE. Michael exposes shocking information that impacts everyone; a revelation pushes Fia to make a life-altering decision. Big Mo proposes a deal with Jimmy Baxter. Gina makes a move of her own.

WHAT ELSE IS ON
πŸŽ₯ All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (HBO)
Autopsy: The Last Hours Of... (Reelz): Kat West
Biography: WWE Legends (A&E): Paige
The Food That Built America (History): Coffee
Heavy Rescue 401 (Weather Channel): Season premiere
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (Bravo): Tamar Braxton, Evelyn Lozada, Nivea
Wicked Tuna (National Geographic)

πŸ•™ 10 P.M. EASTERN / πŸ•˜ 9 P.M. CENTRAL

The Blacklist (NBC): #200! Red attempts to secure a late financier's fortune locked by a series of challenging clues. When a deadly assassin pursues the money, the Task Force bands together to protect the endowment's rightful heirs.

The Company You Keep (ABC): Pressure from Daphne forces Charlie to take extreme measures at a high stakes poker game on a yacht. After meeting Emma's family, Charlie's confidence in their relationship strengthens, but his criminal activity continues to threaten their future.

Marie-Antoinette (PBS): SERIES PREMIERE. Marie Antoinette is just a teenager when she's forced to leave Vienna to marry the Dauphin, the heir to the French throne. She must produce a Bourbon heir to secure the alliance between France and Austria.✔️

NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS): Sam Hanna must go under cover as a fighter to catch the leader of a gang dealing drugs on the streets.

⭐ A Spy Among Friends (MGM+): Desperate for answers, MI5 investigator Lily Thomas adopts a hammer-and-tongs approach to grill Nicholas Elliott about Kim Philby's secret meeting at the Admiral's Glass.

WHAT ELSE IS ON
Autopsy: The Last Hours Of... (Reelz): Connie Dabate
Bar Rescue (Paramount Network)
Drain the Oceans (National Geographic)
Impractical  Jokers (truTV)
MILF Manor (TLC): Season finale
WWE Rivals (A&E): Trish Stratus vs. Lita

πŸ’€πŸ˜΄ LATE NIGHT πŸ˜΄πŸ’€

πŸ“Ί Mission: Impossible (MeTV, 3 a.m.): Sam Hibbing, a major Syndicate drug dealer, stole three tons of amphetamines from a chemical plant and hid the stash in a secret location — the IMF must get to it before he sells it.

WHAT ELSE IS ON
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO, 11 p.m.)

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⭐: Top Pick
πŸ’²: Game show
πŸŽ₯: Movie
πŸ“Ί: Throwback
✔️: Video/gif/photo included.

Happy watching, everyone!

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