‘America’s Got Talent,’ ‘Conjuring 3,’ Remembering the Tulsa Massacre, and everything else you don’t want to miss on TV this week

MONDAY

100 years ago today, mobs of white residents of Tulsa, Oklahoma destroyed a prosperous Black neighborhood and killed hundreds of people, a horrific bit of American history that had long been forgotten. TV is marking the historical moment in a number of ways:

Tulsa 1921: An American Tragedy : Gayle King marks the anniversary with interviews with survivors and historians. 9 p.m., CBS

Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street: 8 p.m., CNN

Tulsa: The Fire and the Forgotten: 8 p.m., PBS

Hell’s Kitchen: This season, all 18 chefs are 23 years old or younger. Season premiere. 7 p.m., Fox

Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted: Houston chef (and culinary genius) Justin Yu joins Ramsay in South Texas to cook with unusual ingredients over a mesquite flame in the season premiere. 8 p.m., Nat Geo

Housebroken: Lisa Kudrow, Will Forte, and Tony Hale are just some of the many funny voices in this new animated comedy about a poodle who runs group therapy sessions for the neighborhood animals. Series premiere. 8 p.m., Fox

Small Fortune: In this new game show, three teams compete for the opportunity to complete the “biggest little heist” and win $250,000. And did I mention the games to get there all involve miniatures? I don’t know. Lil Rel Howery hosts. Series premiere. 9 p.m., NBC

American Ninja Warrior: Season premiere. 7 p.m., NBC

With One Voice: Fighting Hatred Together: This special highlights young Jewish activists on the front lines of civil rights fights across the United States. 9 p.m., MTV, VH1, MTV2, Smithsonian

TUESDAY

America’s Got Talent: Oh hey, Simon Cowell is back after breaking his back last year. Season premiere. 7 p.m., NBC

Lego Masters: Season premiere. 7 p.m., Fox

The Legacy of Black Wall Street: A two-part special on the neighborhood that was destroyed in the Tulsa Race Massacre. 8 p.m., OWN

WEDNESDAY

MasterChef: Season premiere. 7 p.m., Fox

Nancy Drew: The Drew Crew work together to save Nancy in the season finale. 8 p.m., The CW

Family Karma: Vishal reveals a shocking secret in the season premiere. 8 p.m., Bravo

THURSDAY

Beat Shazam: Season premiere. 7 p.m., Fox

Station 19: Andy and Sullivan’s marriage is challenged in the season finale. 7 p.m., ABC

Grey’s Anatomy: Meredith takes on a new role at the hospital in the season finale. 8 p.m., ABC

Law & Order: SVU: Benson and Rollins try to help a homeless single mother in the season finale. 8 p.m., NBC

Law & Order: Organized Crime: Bell and Stabler have to deal with a new development in the Wheatley case. Season finale. 9 p.m., NBC

Lisey’s Story: Juliane Moore and Clive Owen star in this adaptation of the deeply personal Stephen King novel. It focuses on the widow of a popular novelist who has to face memories of her marriage to save those she loves. Premiere. Apple TV+

We Are Lady Parts: A Muslim female punk band searches for a lead singer and a gig in this new comedy. Series premiere. Peacock

Why Women Kill: Allison Tolman and Nick Frost join for season two. Season premiere. Paramount+

Woman in Motion: Nichelle Nichols, Star Trek and the Remaking of NASA: This documentary explores the story of Star Trek star Nichelle Nichol’s crusade to make NASA’s program more diverse in the 1970s. Premiere. Paramount+

Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal The Movie: Premiere. Netflix

FRIDAY

Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It: The third Conjuring film follows the true story of the first time demonic possession would be used as a defense in a murder trial in the United States. Premiere. HBO Max

Raya and the Last Dragon: Premiere. Disney+

Sweet Tooth: Based on a comic book of the same name, Sweet Tooth takes place in a post-apocalyptic world in which part human/part animal hybrid children are suspected as being the cause of the end times, and one boy-deer hybrid sets out to seek answers. Premiere. Netflix

Emergency Call: Harrowing 9-1-1 calls from Austin, Wisconsin, and Alaska. Season premiere. 7 p.m., ABC

SATURDAY

Gone Mom & Beyond the Headlines: The Jennifer Dulos Story: The Lifetime movie and documentary explores the case of a missing woman whose husband claims she Gone Girl-ed him. 7 p.m., Lifetime

Back to the Future trilogy: OK, but when do we get the Doc Brown origin story? 4:30 p.m., Paramount Network

SUNDAY

The U.S. Gymnastics Championships: The Olympics are coming … 6 p.m., NBC

The Kennedy Center Honors: Debbie Allen, Joan Baez, Garth Brooks, Midori, and Dick Van Dyke are honored, and after four years of the President snubbing it, things are returning to normal. 7 p.m., CBS

Pose: Bianca joins ACT UP in the series finale. 9 p.m., FX

The Kings: This documentary explores the four powerhouse boxers of the 80s, Roberto “Manos de Piedra” Durán, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Thomas “The Hitman” Hearns, and Sugar Ray Leonard. Series premiere. 7 p.m., Showtime

Little Birds: Based on the stories of Anaïs Nin, Little Birds tells the story of Lucy Savage, a woman discovering herself in 1950’s Tangier. Series premiere. 9 p.m., Starz

Domina: This new series is about the life of Augustus Caesar’s third wife Livia Drusilla, and the couple’s exploits for power. (Or you could just rewatch Rome.) Series premiere. 9 p.m., Epix

War of the Worlds: Second season premiere. 8 p.m., Epix

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

The Chase: Season premiere. 8 p.m., ABC

To Tell the Truth: Season premiere. 9 p.m., ABC

The Moodys: Fox brings this doomed series back to run off the remaining episodes. 8 p.m., Fox

 

 

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