Sunday
“Watergate: Blueprint for a Scandal” (CNN, 6 and 7 p.m. ET): This docuseries details the dirty deeds that brought down the Nixon administration.
“Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore” (HBO, 6:28 p.m.; also HBO Max): Jude Law stars in this not-so-magical 2022 entry in the fantasy series.
“NBA Finals” (ABC, 8 p.m.; also Wednesday, Friday): The Golden State Warriors face the Boston Celtics as the series continues.
“Deadly Yoga Retreat” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.): It's not the workout that'll kill you in this new thriller.
“2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards” (MTV, other channels, 8 p.m.): Vanessa Hudgens hosts the festivities from Santa Monica.
“The Great Food Truck Race” (Food Network, 9 p.m.): Laguna Beach is the starting line as the competition returns.
“Battle on the Beach” (HGTV, 9 p.m.): The renovation competition is back for a second season.
“Jurassic Greatest Moments: From Jurassic Park to Jurassic World” (NBC, 10 p.m.): An extended commercial for the next entry in the dino-franchise.
“2022 Movie & TV Awards: Unscripted” (MTV, other channels, 10 p.m.): Reality TV’s finest are feted in this new special.
Monday
“Bill Burr Presents: Friends Who Kill” (Netflix): The veteran comic shares the stage with some up-and-coming funny folk.
“London Kills” (Acorn TV): The imported procedural drama is back for Season 3.
“American Ninja Warrior” (NBC, 8 p.m.): The extreme obstacle course competition kicks off a new cycle.
“Roswell, New Mexico” (The CW, 8 p.m.): The rebooted sci-fi drama set in the UFO capital of the world returns.
“The Family Chantel” (TLC, 8 p.m.): This spinoff of “90 Day Fiance” is back with new episodes.
“#TextMeWhenYouGetHome” (Lifetime, 9 p.m.): Women who found themselves in jeopardy and lived to tell the tale do so in this new series.
“Celebrity IOU” (HGTV, 9 p.m.): Oscar winner Halle Berry does a good turn for a beloved teacher in the season finale.
“In the Dark” (The CW, 9 p.m.): Our blind amateur detective (Perry Mattfeld) is in the hoosegow in the season premiere.
“Irma Vep” (HBO, 9 p.m.): Oscar winner Alicia Vikander plays a troubled actor in Olivier Assayas' new drama based on his 1996 film.
“Seeking Sister Wife” (TLC, 10 p.m.): The more the merrier as the reality series returns.
Tuesday
“That’s My Time With David Letterman” (Netflix) Late-night TV’s eminence grise curates a new stand-up showcase.
“All Rise” (OWN, 8 p.m.) The courtroom drama starring Simone Missick moves from broadcast to cable for its third season.
Wednesday
“Hungry for Answers” (Discovery+): Caroline Randall Williams explores the origins of soul food favorites in this new series.
“Hustle” (Netflix): Adam Sandler plays a long-in-the-tooth NBA scout in this 2022 dramedy.
“Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey” (Netflix): This new docuseries retells the shocking tale of polygamist leader Warren Jeffs.
“Ms. Marvel” (Disney+): A Muslim American teen dreams of becoming a superhero in this new series.
“The Janes” (HBO, 9 p.m.; also HBO Max): This 2022 documentary recalls an underground network of abortion rights activists in the early 1970s.
“Bargain Block” (HGTV, 9 p.m.): The Detroit-set renovation series returns with new episodes.
Thursday
“Queer as Folk” (Peacock): New Orleans is the setting for a reboot of the trailblazing LGBTQ-themed drama.
“Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration” (Netflix): Billy Eichner hosts this star-studded stand-up showcase.
“Undiscovered: Finding Amelia” (Discovery+): The fate of famed aviatrix Amelia Earhart is investigated in this new documentary.
“Lamb” (Showtime, 8 p.m.): Noomi Rapace is feeling a little sheepish in this ominous 2021 horror fable.
“MTV Unplugged” (MTV, 9 p.m.): Pop rock duo Twenty One Pilots play the hits in this new episode.
Friday
“The Card Counter” (HBO Max; also HBO, 8 p.m. Sat.): Oscar Isaac is a ramblin', gamblin' man in Paul Schrader's edgy 2021 drama.
“Chloe” (Prime Video): A young Brit (“The Crown’s” Erin Doherty) stalks her former BFF in this BBC drama.
“Dirty Daddy: The Bob Saget Tribute” (Netflix): The late comic and sitcom star is remembered/roasted by his peers in this new special.
“Fairfax” (Prime Video): This animated comedy set in that L.A. neighborhood is back for a second season.
“First Kill” (Netflix): Two teen girls share a forbidden romance in this new supernatural drama.
“For All Mankind” (Apple TV+): Is there life on Mars? They aim to find out as this alt-history drama launches Season 3.
“Huda’s Salon” (AMC+): A Palestinian woman is blackmailed into working for Israeli intelligence in this 2021 thriller.
“Lovely Little Farm” (Apple TV+): Kids and animals say the darndest things in this new live-action/animated series.
“Peaky Blinders” (Netflix): The period drama about an Irish crime family returns for its final season. With Cillian Murphy.
“Prince and the Revolution: The Purple Rain Tour” (PBS, 8 p.m.): His Purpleness holds court in a remastered version of this 1985 rock doc.
“David Bowie: Serious Moonlight” (PBS, 9:30 p.m.): The rock icon is in full-on pop star mode in this 1984 concert film.
Saturday
“Amy Schumer’s Parental Advisory” (Netflix): Schumer and guests wax domestic in this new stand-up showcase.
“Caribbean Summer” (Hallmark, 8 p.m.): A morning show producer gets her groove back in this new TV movie.
“Dirty Little Secret” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.): Melissa Joan Hart plays a suburban mom with a hoarding disorder in this new TV movie.
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(Los Angeles Times listings editor Matt Cooper compiled this column.)
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