‘Fargo,’ ‘The Comey Rule,’ ‘Utopia,’ and everything else you don’t want to miss on TV this week

MONDAY

L.A.’s Finest: Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba star as a pair of LAPD cops in this spinoff of the popular Bad Boys movies. Series premiere (sorta — it aired originally in Canada and on Spectrum). 7 p.m., Fox

Filthy Rich: When the patriarch of a mega-rich televangelist family dies suddenly, and his secrets are revealed, his widow, played by Kim Catrall, must fight to protect the family name and fortune in this soapy drama. Series premiere.  8 p.m., Fox

Defying Gravity: A documentary series about the athletes who compete in gymnastics on the elite levels. Series premiere.  YouTube

A Love Song for Latasha: A documentary about the 15-year-old girl whose shocking murder in 1991 played a large part in the Los Angeles riots in 1992 — but who has largely been lost to history. Netflix

TUESDAY

Time100: Time Magazine takes a look at its annual list of the 100 most influential people of 2020 in a TV special for the first time. 9 p.m., ABC

Kal Penn Approves This Message: Kal Penn hosts this new political series that examines issues important to younger voters. Series premiere. 9:30 p.m., Freeform

Dancing With the Stars: Will Carole Baskin be fed to the tigers tonight? It’s this season’s first elimination. 7 p.m., ABC

Cosmos: Possible Worlds: Neil DeGrasse Tyson is back to school us in some more space science. Season premiere (sorta — it originally premiered on National Geographic). 7 p.m., Fox

WEDNESDAY

The Masked Singer: Fourth season premiere. 7 p.m., Fox

I Can See Your Voice: From what I can tell, contestants on this show have to figure out if someone else is a good singer just based on what they look like? So, basically, it’s the opposite of The Voice. Series premiere. 8 p.m., Fox

America’s Got Talent: A winner is announced after two hours of nonsense. Season finale. 8 p.m., NBC

Enola Holmes: Millie Bobby Brown stars as Enola, the crime-solving teenaged younger sister of detective Sherlock Holmes in this new film. Netflix

Agents of Chaos: A two-part look at Russian interference in the 2016 election and a warning for what could be is coming our way happening again. Premiere. 8 p.m., HBO

THURSDAY

Star Trek: Discovery: The CBS All Access series makes its premiere on CBS (thanks to COVID-19 ruining the fall season). Series premiere (again, only sorta). 9 p.m., CBS

Haute Dog: It’s a dog grooming competition. DOG GROOMING. Series premiere. HBO Max

The Murders at White House Farm: A dramatization of a thirty-year-old murder of three generations of one family, and the detective who looked past the obvious suspect. Series premiere. HBO Max

Celebrity Family Feud: Season premiere! 7 p.m., ABC

Press Your Luck: Season premiere! 8 p.m., ABC

Match Game: Season premiere! 9 p.m., ABC

FRIDAY

Utopia: A group of comic fans discovers that the conspiracy in their favorite story is actually real in this new series. Series premiere. Amazon

Tehran: A Mossad agent goes deep undercover in Iran in this new thriller series. Series premiere. Apple TV+

The Amber Ruffin Show: The darling Amber Ruffin finally gets her own talk show/sketch comedy series. Series premiere. 8 p.m., Peacock

The Great British Baking Show: It’s back and God knows we need it. Season premiere. Netflix

Magic of Disney Animal Kingdom: A look behind the scenes of Disney’s Animal Kingdom park (which is genuinely wonderful) and The Seas with Nemo & Friends at EPCOT. Series premiere. Disney+

Sneakerheads: A former sneaker collector gets dragged back into the lifestyle when a friend talks him into a scheme to get their hands on a pair of legendary kicks in this new comedy. Series premiere. Netflix

A Wilderness of Error: Errol Morris looks into the infamous Jeffrey MacDonald case in this new documentary series. Series premiere. 7 p.m., FX

SATURDAY

Just Mercy: Michael B. Jordan and Jaime Foxx star in this film about civil rights activist and attorney, Bryan Stevenson, who defended those who could not afford representation or were wrongfully accused. (See the documentary below).  7 p.m., HBO

True Justice: Bryan Stevenson’s Fight for Equality: This documentary looks at the real Bryan Stevenson and his work. 5:15 p.m., HBO

Shaun of the Dead: Because it’s just the best. 6:20 p.m., More MAX

SUNDAY

Fargo: Chris Rock stars in this season of Fargo, in which a number of crime families fight for control of 1940s Kansas City.  Season premiere.  8 p.m., FX

The Comey Rule: Jeff Daniels stars as James Comey, the man who ruined everything, in this new limited series about the 2016 election and its aftermath. Series premiere. 8 p.m., Showtime

The Simpsons: Mr. Burns goes Undercover Boss in the season premiere. 7 p.m., Fox

Bless the Harts: Jenny and Betty spy on Violet in the season premiere. 7:30 p.m., Fox

Bob’s Burgers: Bob goes on an epic adventure in search of a lockbox key in the season premiere. 8 p.m., Fox

Family Guy: Stewie says his first word in the 350th episode and season premiere. 8:30 p.m., Fox

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