What's On Tonight (Sunday): Night Terrors

The Terrors of Jordan Mendoza

Chessy, I changed a lot over the summer, that's all! Here's what's on television for tonight, Sunday, September 13!

Our Top Pick tonight is the premiere of The Terrors of Jordan Mendoza (Adult Swim, midnight / HBO Max, Monday). This horror comedy anthology(?) created, written, directed, and stars comedian Jordan Mendoza (not Jason). It is an oddball that is most at home on Adult Swim. The guest star list includes Steve Buscemi, Marc Maron, Thomas Lennon, Wanda Sykes, Lake Bell, Martha Kelly, Randall Park, Milana Vayntrub, Chris Parnell, and many more.

Elsewhere, Jeff Goldblum was Live from London, Joel Kinnaman will Hunt for Saddam, Jordan Mendoza has Terrors, American Dad doesn't die, Sydney Carton has a Tale, the Dead are a community, Food Network goes back to Wars, and CBS recalls the best of the VMAs.

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

EARLY STREAMING & EVENING

60 Minutes (CBS, 7:30 p.m. / Paramount+, Monday): SEASON PREMIERE. First in "Shot Down Over Iran," Norah O'Donnell reports on the operation to rescue the two-man crew of a U.S. fighter jet that was shot down over Iran. Later in "The Pardon Economy," Lesley Stahl investigates the world of lawyers and lobbyists who have created a new pardon economy. Finally in "Battering Ram," Jon Wertheim reports from the sidelines of a Los Angeles Rams' preseason practice and talks with Sean McVay, Les Snead, and Matthew Stafford.

Lioness (Paramount+, 3 a.m.): "As the operation erupts into open conflict Kaitlyn and Westfield coordinate a massive search."

The Walking Dead: Dead City (AMC+, 3 a.m. / AMC, 9 p.m.): SEASON FINALE. Maggie and Negan fight walkers to rescue their community, including Luis, from enemy clutches. At the end, the community sings "Give me some rope tie me to dream / Give me the hope to run out of steam" etc.

WHAT ELSE IS ON
🎥 Forrest Gump (The CW, 7 p.m.)
Saturday Night Live UK (Peacock, 1 p.m.): Jeff Goldblum, CMAT; season premiere
⚾ Sunday Night Baseball (Peacock, 7 p.m.): San Diego Padres at San Francisco Giants

🕗 PRIMETIME 🕚

American Dad! (Fox, 9 p.m. / Hulu, Monday): SEASON FINALE. Stan nearly dies on his 400th mission and returns home to realize the CIA's secret clone program has already replaced him. Later, the Smiths take on new roles across the harsh frontier of space, confronting mortality, purpose and that relentless Mars dust.

🎥 Family Through Fire (Lifetime, 8 p.m.): When a family's home is caught in a deadly wildfire, a husband's choice to stay behind to save their youngest daughter turns into a fight for redemption, while his wife shepherds their other children to safety.

High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam (TNT, 9 & 10 p.m.): SERIES PREMIERE. "The first American (Joel Kinnaman) to interrogate Saddam Hussein (Waleed Zuaiter) slowly starts to realize that the U.S. invasion of Iraq is not as cut and dry, nor its outlook as positive, as Washington believes." Tom Berenger, Lena Góra, and Christopher McDonald also star.✔️

Lanterns (HBO & HBO Max, 9 p.m.): Lanterns do more lantern-ing.

A Tale of Two Cities (MGM+, 10 p.m.): Lucie and Charles journey to Paris in search of her long-lost father. The two grow closer, until Charles' past rears its head. Back in London, Lucie is drawn to the troubled Sydney Carton. Thérèse Defarge plots revenge against the Marquis.

WHAT ELSE IS ON
90 Day Fiancé (TLC & HBO Max, 8 p.m.)
Best of the VMAs: Iconic Vanguard Performances (CBS, 9:30 p.m. / Paramount+, Monday): Special
Big Brother (CBS, 8:30 p.m. / Paramount+, Monday)
💲 The Floor (Fox, 8 p.m. / Hulu, Monday)
Halloween Wars (Food Network, 9 p.m. / HBO Max, Monday): Season premiere
📡 Marble Hall Murders (PBS, 9 p.m. / PBS Passport & PBS Masterpiece, now)
📡 Marlow Murder Club (PBS, 8 p.m. / PBS Passport & PBS Masterpiece, now)
Paranormal Caught on Camera (Travel Channel, 9 p.m.): Season premiere
🎥 The Parent Trap (The Wonderful World of Disney) (ABC, 8:30 p.m. / Disney+, now): 1998 version
The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip (Bravo, 9 p.m. / Peacock, Monday)
Relative Race (BYUtv, 8 p.m.): Season premiere
🏈 Sunday Night Football (NBC, 8:15 p.m.): Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (Bravo, 10 p.m. / Peacock, Monday): Alexia Nepola, Marysol Patton

💤😴 LATE NIGHT 😴💤

President Curtis (Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m. / HBO Max, Monday): A robbery at Fort Knox puts Curtis and the FBI on a manhunt for the culprit, forcing O'Doyle to confront figures from his past to get to the bottom of it.

⭐ The Terrors of Jordan Mendoza (Adult Swim, midnight / HBO Max, Monday): SERIES PREMIERE. "A frightened man journeys through bizarre, scary, and funny dream worlds."✔️

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Key Sources: The Futon Critic; Gracenote; IMDb; TV Passport
⭐: Top Pick
💲: Game show
📡: Linear broadcast
🎥: Movie
📺: Throwback
✔️: Video/gif/photo included
🏈🏀⚾🥎⚽🏐🎾⛳🏒🏎️🐂: Sports

Happy watching, everyone!