What's On Tonight (Sunday): Is anyone serious people

Ren Faire

Begun, the 2024-25 Primetime Emmy season has! Here's what's on television for tonight, Sunday, June 2!

Our Top Pick tonight is the premiere of the new docuseries Ren Faire (HBO & Max, 9 p.m.). The series is a real-life Succession with the successful owner of America's largest renaissance festival ready to retire with no succession plan. He leaves it to his employees to fight it out and prove to him they are worthy. Let the power struggle begin!

Elsewhere, everybody loves Bread, Cold War Spies tell tales, Jeremy Reiner remains the Mayor, Jesus is still Chosen, OJ is on trial, Billy is still the Kid, this planet can get Violent, and Patricia Arquette has an IOU.

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

EARLY STREAMING & EVENING

The Chosen (The Chosen App, 7 p.m.): SEASON PREMIERE. "Promises"

Interview with the Vampire (AMC+, 3 a.m. & AMC, 9 p.m.): The coven questions Louis and Armand's special relationship. Claudia finds a new friend.

📺 The John Larroquette Show (Rewind TV, 6 p.m.): Catherine makes a surprise visit to the bus station and catches John and Carly dancing together.

🎥 May the Best Wedding Win (UPtv, 7 p.m.): "When Tiffany's fiancée calls off their wedding, Tiffany is heartbroken... that her dream wedding is off. To make matters worse, her best frenemy agent at work seems to be snapping up all the cancellations for her own wedding."

Mayor of Kingstown (Paramount+, 3 a.m.): SEASON PREMIERE. As tragedy befalls Kingstown, tensions run high. The city welcomes a new member of the Russian mafia.✔️

WHAT ELSE IS ON

🎥 Miss Congeniality (The CW, 7 p.m. / Apple TV+, now): 

⚾ Sunday Night Baseball (ESPN, 7 p.m.): Cardinals at Phillies

U.S. Gymnastics Women's Championships (NBC, 7 p.m.)

UFL Football (Fox, 7 p.m.): Roughnecks at Showboats

Mayor of Kingstown (via Tenor)

🕗 8 P.M. EASTERN / 🕖 7 P.M. CENTRAL

🎥 The Life and Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson, Part 2 (Lifetime): FINALE. "With OJ as the prime suspect of Nicole's murder, he kicks off six months of media mayhem and shocking discoveries leading up to the trial."

WHAT ELSE IS ON

🏒 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Game 6 (TNT): Dallas at Edmonton

90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? (TLC / Max, Monday)

Biography: WWE Legends (A&E): Ricky Steamboat

Fixer Upper: The Lakehouse (HGTV & Magnolia & Max): Series premiere

🎥 Inside Out (The Wonderful World of Disney) (ABC / Disney+, now)

Naked and Afraid: XL (Discovery Channel / Max, Monday)

The Real Housewives of New Jersey (Bravo / Peacock, Monday)

Weird Earth (Weather Channel): Season premiere

🕘 9 P.M. EASTERN / 🕗 8 P.M. CENTRAL

Billy the Kid (MGM+): The del Toboscos fail to repay their debt, leading to an ambush by the 7 Rivers Gang. Billy vows that he and the Regulators will take over Lincoln and clear out the thugs.

Ren Faire (HBO & Max): SERIES PREMIERE. "When the ailing king of America's largest renaissance festival declares his retirement, an epic power struggle ensues between an actor, a former elephant trainer, and a kettle-corn kingpin to claim his throne."✔️

Violent Earth (CNN): SERIES PREMIERE. "Increasingly frequent and harrowing climate events including hurricanes, tornadoes, volcano eruptions, tsunamis and wildfires are examined in this jaw-dropping series. Featuring incredible footage of the most intense examples of these weather events and new interviews with the scientists, storm chasers, and survivors who lived through them, Violent Earth is an in-depth examination into our natural world and its changing climate."✔️

When Calls the Heart (Hallmark Channel / Peacock, Monday): Rosemary's newspaper article creates waves when she questions Lucas's judgement. Allie discusses her birth father with Nathan, and Elizabeth realizes Little Jack is growing up.

WHAT ELSE IS ON

📡 The Chi (Paramount+ with Showtime [linear] / Paramount+ with Showtime [streaming], now)

Celebrity IOU (HGTV): Patricia Arquette

Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted (National Geographic): Galician coast

The Mega-Brands That Built America (History)

The Real Housewives of Dubai (Bravo / Peacock, Monday): Season premiere

🕙 10 P.M. EASTERN / 🕘 9 P.M. CENTRAL

Secrets & Spies: A Nuclear Game (CNN): SERIES PREMIERE. Showcases the inner details of Cold War operatives in the 80s, tracking the spies that operated behind the scenes in the Reagan Era.✔️

World Eats Bread (National Geographic): SERIES PREMIERE. Delectable documentary chronicling bread's roots across cultures. Each episode unveils a staple loaf's origins, mirroring homelands' history and identity.

WHAT ELSE IS ON

Bar Rescue (Paramount Network)

📡 The Bear (FX, 10 & 10:36 p.m. / Hulu, now): Series premiere

📡 Couples Therapy (Paramount+ with Showtime [linear], 10 & 10:30 p.m. / Paramount+ with Showtime [streaming], now): Season premiere

Expedition from Hell (Discovery Channel & Max)

How Disney Built America (History)

Secrets of the Hells Angels (A&E): Season finale

Signs of a Psychopath (Investigation Discovery): Season premiere

💤😴 LATE NIGHT 😴💤

📺 Police Woman (Get TV, 2 a.m.): "Pepper, posing as a nurse at The Golden Years retirement Home, uncovers evidence of 26 murders."  After this episode's 1974 premiere, it remained unseen for 25 years. It is not a pride month-friendly episode.

Smiling Friends (Adult Swim, midnight / Max, Monday): "After some of the Boss's usual tomfoolery, Pim and Charlie are tasked with helping a mad scientist with an egg dilemma."

WHAT ELSE IS ON

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO & Max, 11 p.m. / YouTube, Thursday)

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