What's On Tonight (Sunday): America, America, this is you

The Americas

Tweet tweet! Here's what's on television for tonight, Sunday, March 9!

Our Top Pick tonight is The Americas (NBC, 8 p.m. / Peacock, Monday). This Tom Hanks-narrated nature series features an assortment of wildlife from across North and South America in each episode. It's brevity in noting a few species in an environment and then a short narrative doesn't offer any meaningful depth, but it might satisfy the casual viewer. With footage from BBC Studios Natural History Unit, I find it pretty disappointing and largely ignores the current upheavals in nature thanks to human activity.

Elsewhere, the Dark Winds approach, the Gemstones are still Righteous, Hudson Yang makes food, new people are Naked and Afraid, the Great North gets cursed, there's a stand-up Family, CNN is Breaking the Bird, Discovery gets Filthy, and New Zealand has Secrets at Red Rocks.

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

ON THE SITE

Cancellation League (10 a.m.): Lots of layoffs at the FBI thanks to CBS.

EARLY STREAMING & EVENING

1923 (Paramount+, 3 a.m.): Alexandra runs into trouble while travelling alone. Making enemies along the way, Father Renaud and Marshal Kent close in on Teonna.

60 Minutes (CBS, 7 p.m. / Paramount+, Monday): First, in "Firing the Watchdogs," Scott Pelley reports on the inspectors general and the chief of the board that protects federal workers but were fired by President Trump. Then, in "The Settlement," Cecilia Vega investigates how the Purdue Pharma opioid settlement— potentially one of the largest opioid settlements ever— will compensate victims of the opioid crisis and their families. Finally, in "A Method to His Madness," Jon Wertheim profiles University of Connecticut men's basketball team coach Dan Hurley.

Dark Winds (AMC+ / AMC, 9 p.m.): SEASON PREMIERE. This period crime mystery returns with an episode title "Ye'iitsoh (Big Monster)."

Secrets at Red Rocks (BYUtv.com, 3 a.m.): SEASON ONE. "12-year-old Jake discovers a sealskin in Wellington, New Zealand, unleashing mythical creatures and dangers. He must protect his family from these threats amidst an adventurous journey into a fantastical world."

WHAT ELSE IS ON

America's Funniest Home Videos (ABC, 7 p.m. / Hulu, Monday)

🎥 Erin Brockovich (The CW, 7 p.m. / Netflix, now)

📺 Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (Catchy Comedy, all Sunday)

Dark Winds

🕗 8 P.M. EASTERN / 🕖 7 P.M. CENTRAL

American Idol (ABC / Hulu, Monday): SEASON PREMIERE. "Luke, Lionel, Carrie, and Ryan head to New York, Los Angeles, and Nashville to jump-start auditions."

⭐ The Americas (NBC / Peacock, Monday): The Frozen North, where wolves and polar bears vie for food, hares outsmart lynx, and walrus sing on rocky shores. In the summer, grouse perform mating dances, caribou migrate vast distances, and salmon race upstream to survive.

County Rescue (Great American Family): Dani navigates Hunter being back in town while Tim heads out on a call that leads him to a new romance. Marcos hosts the grand opening of his art gallery before someone's mistake causes the event to go awry.

Family Guy (Fox / Hulu, Monday): Lois becomes a stand-up comedian, using real life stories about Peter as content. Peter tries to straighten his life out to avoid being ridiculed by Lois's act.

Grimsburg (Fox, 8:30 p.m. / Hulu, Monday): Flute and Kang butt heads over Flute's relationship with Kang's Great, Great, Great Granddaughter. Meanwhile, bomb threat is called on Grimsburg's annual Virgin Pageant.

🎥 The Last Woman Who Lived Here (Lifetime): Charlotte and her husband move to the suburbs. However, she soon finds clues left by the former resident before her murder, making her question which one of their neighbors knew all along.

Tracker (CBS / Paramount+, Monday): Tracker tracks a mother who "went missing after tucking her son in for the night."

WHAT ELSE IS ON

90 Day Fiancé (TLC & Max)

Home Town Takeover (HGTV / Max, Monday): Season premiere

📡 Mystic (Up TV / Up Faith & Family, now): Season finale

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

The Real Housewives of Atlanta (Bravo): Season premiere

Tournament of Champions (Food Network)

The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper (CNN)

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

American Idol (via Giphy)

🕘 9 P.M. EASTERN / 🕗 8 P.M. CENTRAL

The Great North (Fox / Hulu, Monday): Honeybee accidentally revives an old Lone Moose curse, sending a terrifying creature after her and the Tobins.

Krapopolis (Fox, 9:30 p.m. / Hulu, Monday): Ty plots to skip out on his own wedding day. Stupe bonds with her future uncle-in-law. And Shlub puts on his dancing horseshoes.

Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue (MGM+): Alliances form, enemies are made and lines are drawn as the passengers search for food and water. When another passenger dies, they realize they may all be targets.

Suits LA (NBC / Peacock, Monday): Ted and Kevin deal with a bombshell about Lester's motive for killing his producing partner. Erica and Leah try to fulfill an unorthodox request for a celebrity client. In the past, Ted drags his old friend Stuart into his mob case.

Watson (CBS / Paramount+, Monday): Watson takes a major ethical risk when he decides to treat a sickle cell patient with an unorthodox surgery.

When Calls the Heart (Hallmark Channel / Peacock, Monday): The land dispute around McGinty's Meadow intensifies. Hickam and Mei throw a harvest festival for the town.

The White Lotus (HBO & Max): Jaclyn drags her friends to a nearby resort, but the party atmosphere is far from what she expected. Rick finally tells Chloe about his past.

WHAT ELSE IS ON

The Food That Built America (History): Chocolate chips

Love Is Blind (Netflix): Reunion

Married to Medicine (Bravo, 9:15 p.m. / Peacock, Monday)

No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski (National Geographic): Issa Rae

United States of Scandal (CNN): ABSCAM; Season premiere

WWE Rivals (A&E, 9:30 p.m.): Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels

Issa Rae (via Giphy)

🕙 10 P.M. EASTERN / 🕘 9 P.M. CENTRAL

Crash Course Cuisine with Hudson Yang (National Geographic): SERIES PREMIERE. Hudson beefs up his culinary foundations before cooking for his Fresh Off the Boat co-stars. (The show is known as Order Up with Hudson Yang elsewhere.)

The Equalizer (CBS / Paramount+, Monday): After a little boy disappears from a mall, the Equalizer team tracks down the missing child.

Grosse Pointe Garden Society (NBC / Peacock, Monday): Brett navigates shared custody with Melissa and Connor. Alice's grief over her dog clouds her judgment. Catherine confesses her affair to Tucker. Birdie enlists Ford at the garden. In flash-forwards, the foursome toys with plans to dig up Quiche.

The Righteous Gemstones (HBO & Max): SEASON PREMIERE. The final season begins.

Twitter: Breaking the Bird (CNN): SERIES PREMIERE. "Through personal stories from some of the original founders and early employees, it chronicles Twitter’s founding, explosive growth around the world, and the dark underbelly of online hate and harassment that emerged."

WHAT ELSE IS ON

💲 The $100,000 Pyramid (ABC / Hulu, Monday): Mark Duplass, Pete Holmes, Laverne Cox, Thomas Lennon; season premiere

The Baldwins (TLC / Max, Monday)

Bar Rescue (Paramount Network)

📡 Fallen (AMC / AMC+, now)

Filthy Fortunes (Discovery Channel / Max, Monday): Series premiere

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (Bravo / Peacock, Monday): Porsha Williams, Law Roach

💤😴 LATE NIGHT 😴💤

Common Side Effects (Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m. / Max, Monday): Marshall is rescued by another inmate, but now Marshall owes him a favor. Desperate to get out of prison, he works on a risky plan when he runs into a surprising ally.

WHAT ELSE IS ON

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO & Max, 11:25 p.m. / YouTube, Monday)

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