‘Good Night and Good Luck,’ ‘Stick,’ ‘Resident Alien,’ the Tony Awards and everything else you don’t want to miss on TV this week

MONDAY

Quiz With Balls: Season two premiere. 8 p.m., Fox

American Ninja Warriors: Season 17 begins with returning competitors from the previous 16 seasons. Season premiere. 7 p.m., NBC

Below Deck: Season 12 premiere. 7 p.m., Bravo

Speed: Because it’s the best movie about a bus that will explode if it goes any slower than 50 miles an hour.  7:20 p.m., HBO West

TUESDAY

The Cleaning Lady: Thony must outmaneuver those who want to silence her in the two-hour finale. 7 p.m., Fox

Next Gen NYC: The kids of the Real Housewives are old enough to throw into their own reality show, God help us all. Series premiere. 8 p.m., Bravo

Love Island: Season seven premiere. Peacock

WEDNESDAY

Jeopardy! Masters: The finals. 8 p.m., ABC

Stick: Owen Wilson stars in this new comedy as a burnt-out golf pro who places all his bets on a troubled 17-year-old golf prodigy. Series premiere. Apple TV+

Mr. Loverman: Barrington Jedidiah Walker, Esq., a dapper Antiguan-born 70-year-old man, has been keeping a huge secret from his wife and family in this new drama. Series premiere.  BritBox

THURSDAY

Ginny & Georgia: Season three premiere. Netflix

Phineas and Ferb: The Emmy-winning animated series is back after a 10-year hiatus, with all-new adventures for the stepbrothers and their friend Perry the Platypus. Series premiere. 7 p.m., Disney, Disney XD

NBA Finals: Battle of the Midwest: It’s the Pacers vs. Thunder in the finals, beginning tonight. 7 p.m., ABC

FRIDAY

Resident Alien: Harry’s in outer space prison as season four begins. Season premiere. 10 p.m., USA and Syfy

Predator: Killer of Killers: This animated film follows three fierce warriors — a Viking, a Samurai, and a World War II pilot — who go up against the universe’s most brutal fighter, Predators. Premiere. Hulu

Late to the Party: Coming Out Later in Life: A look at the heartbreaking stories of the challenges older generations faced that kept them from coming out, and a reminder why pride is so important. Premiere. 7 p.m., ABC

The Survivors: A tight-knit Australian community is rocked by a murder 15 years after having been hit by a deadly storm in this new limited series.  Netflix

SATURDAY

Good Night, and Good Luck: For the first time ever, a Broadway play is being broadcast live: George Clooney stars in the historic story of the live-aired showdown between journalist Edward R. Murrow and Senator Joseph McCarthy. More relevant than ever. Premiere. 6 p.m., CNN

Fight Club: The number of people — the number of men — who do not understand that this is a critique of toxic masculinity, not a celebration of it, continues to amaze and shock me. 11:33 p.m., HBO

SUNDAY

The 78th Tony Awards: You’re either going to be watching Broadway’s big night … 7 p.m., CBS

NBA Finals: … or Game 2. Not going to be a whole lot of overlap here unless you are maybe famous Oklahoman Broadway star Kristin Chenoweth. 7 p.m., ABC

SNL50: The Anniversary Special: This is a rebroadcast of the three-hour special that aired back in February. But honestly, the better special is the SNL50: The Homecoming Concert over on Peacock. 7 p.m., NBC

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