‘Fallout,’ ‘The Sympathizer, ‘Franklin,’ The Eclipse, and everything else you don’t want to miss on TV this week

 

MONDAY

Eclipse Across America: ABC News broadcasts live from 10 cities across America during today’s total eclipse. 1 p.m.., ABC

9-1-1: The Bachelor/9-1-1 crossover no one asked for. 7 p.m.., ABC

NCISVerse: The First 1,000: The cast of NCIS celebrates 20 years of the show with clips from Entertainment Tonight’s vault. Premiere. 8 p.m., CBS

Elton John and Bernie Taupin: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song: One of the greatest songwriting duos of all time will receive the honor and be celebrated with an all-star concert 8 p.m., PBS

An Officer and a Gentleman: Pay tribute to the late great Louis Gossett Jr. 8 p.m.., Five Star Max

TUESDAY

Brandy Hellville & The Cult of Fast Fashion: This new documentary explores the fast-fashion brand Brandy Melville, its discriminatory hiring practices, and its role in pushing unrealistic beauty standards and labor exploitation in the global fashion business. 8 p.m., HBO

Neil Brennan: Crazy Good: Neil Brennan’s new stand-up special touches on crypto, mental health, and social media.  Netflix

Grand Cayman: Secrets in Paradise: Freeform gets into the reality TV show game with this new “docusoap” about the uber-rich living in the paradise that is Grand Cayman. Series premiere. 9 p.m., Freeform

WEDNESDAY

Fallout: Based on the popular retro-futuristic apocalyptic video game, the series follows the adventures of vault-dweller Lucy as she makes her way through a radioactive wasteland. Series premiere. 8 p.m., Prime Video

Chucky: Season three. 9 p.m.., Syfy and USA

Unlocked: A Jail Experiment: This new documentary follows a radical social experiment in an Arkansas jail where a sheriff grants incarcerated men a great deal more agency. Premiere. Netflix

Hapless: This new British comedy follows the misadventures of a gaffe-prone journalist at a Jewish newspaper. Series premiere. Peacock

THURSDAY

Patti Stanger: The Matchmaker: They’ve given this monster a new show for some reason. Oh, and Nick Viall is also involved. Series premiere. 7 p.m., The CW

Baby Reindeer: When a struggling comedian shows an act of kindness to a woman, it unleashes an obsession that turns into stalking. Premiere. Netflix

FRIDAY

Franklin: Michael Douglass stars as Benjamin Franklin in this new limited series which has nothing to do with the incredibly irritating cartoon turtle. Series premiere. Apple TV+

Good Times: Norman Lear’s beloved sitcom returns as an animated series. Series premiere. Netflix

A Strange Way of Life: Pedro Pascal and Ethan Hawke star in this Pedro Almodóvar short film about two Old West gunslingers with a … complicated relationship ~wink~ Premiere Netflix

SATURDAY

Saturday Night Live: Ryan Gosling & Chris Stapelton 10:30 p.m., NBC

Fast Times at Ridgemont High: Cameron Crowe’s first great movie. 9:15 p.m., Sundance TV

Almost Famous: Cameron Crowe’s last great movie. I said what I said. 5 p.m., Showtime Showcase

SUNDAY

The Sympathizer: Robert Downey Jr. co-stars in this satirical thriller about a communist spy during the Vietnam War who learns his spying days aren’t over in his new life as a refugee in Los Angeles. Series premiere.  8 p.m., HBO

Bluey: The Sign: It’s the longest episode of Bluey ever! Premiere. Disney+, Disney Channel, Disney Junior

Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden: Billy Joel plays his 100th performance at Madison Square Garden. 8 p.m., CBS

 

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