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What’s on TV this week: New live-action 'Pinocchio,' NFL season opener, 'Cobra Kai' Season 5 and more

Sunday

“McEnroe” (Showtime, 8 p.m. ET): Unbelievable! Tennis great John McEnroe is profiled in this new sports doc.

“Biography: WWE Legends” (A&E, 8 p.m.): The season finale takes a look back at the first-ever WrestleMania in 1983.

“Rick and Morty” (Adult Swim, 11 p.m.): Our favorite mad scientist and his grandson/sidekick return in Season 6 of the animated sci-fi comedy.

Monday

“Recipes for Love and Murder” (Acorn TV): “Outlander’s” Maria Doyle Kennedy stars in this new mystery comedy.

“The Baby Business” (CNN, 6 p.m.): The new rise of the fertility industry is charted in this new "CNN Special Report."

“No Ordinary Life” (CNN, 7 p.m.): This 2021 documentary pays homage to five courageous female photojournalists who plied their trade in hot spots around the globe.

“Out of Office” (Comedy Central, 8 p.m.): Working from home ain’t all it’s cracked up to be in this new satire. With Milana Vayntrub and Ken Jeong.

“The Bad Seed Returns” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.): That girl is still evil — evil, I tells ya! — in this new TV movie sequel. With Mckenna Grace.

“Shock Docs: The Visitors” (Travel, 9 p.m.): Author Whitley Strieber retells his own terrifying tale of alien abduction in this new documentary.

“Real Girlfriends in Paris” (Bravo, 9:15 p.m.): They’re sexy, single and looking to mingle in the City of Light in this new reality series.

“Edge of the Unknown With Jimmy Chin” (Nat Geo, 9:30 and 10 p.m.): Adventure athletes take it to the limit one more time in this new docuseries.

“POV” (PBS, 10 p.m.): A 50-something filmmaker with a newly adopted baby and a terminally ill mother shares her story in the 2020 documentary “Love & Stuff.”

Tuesday

“Get Smart With Money” (Netflix): It’s all starting to make cents in this new series about putting one’s financial house in order.

“Kiddie Kai” (Discovery+): They've got their dojos working in this new reality series about martial arts academies for young'uns across the Southeast.

“Sheng Wang: Sweet and Juicy” (Netflix): The low-key comic offers offbeat observations in this new stand-up special directed by Ali Wong.

“Untold: The Race of the Century” (Netflix): This new sports doc salutes the Aussie crew that sailed into history at the America’s Cup yacht race in 1983.

“TMZ Investigates” (Fox, 8 p.m.): A new episode probes the circumstances surrounding the 2009 death of pop star Michael Jackson.

“Teen Mom: The Next Chapter” (MTV, 8 p.m.): The reality TV franchise gives birth to yet another spinoff.

“Queen Sugar” (OWN, 8 p.m.): The Louisiana-set family drama returns for a seventh and final season. With Rutina Wesley.

"Frontline" (PBS, 9 p.m.): The new episode “Lies, Politics and Democracy” surveys the contentious 2020 election and its aftermath.

“Good Bones: Risky Business” (HGTV, 9 p.m.): Mina Starsiak Hawk renovates a historic Indianapolis home in her new spinoff.

Wednesday

“Chef’s Table: Pizza” (Netflix): Keep your eyes on the pies in this new entry in the foodie franchise.

“101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time” (Shudder): The clips are coming from inside the house in this new series!

“Tell Me Lies” (Hulu): The course of true love never does run smooth in this new drama. With Grace Van Patten.

“Raising a F— Star” (E!, 9:30 p.m.): “No dessert till you finish your TikTok video,” say the parents of aspiring social media influencers in this new reality series.

“Jay Leno’s Garage” (CNBC, 10 p.m.): The comedian’s auto-centric reality show rolls out a new season.

Thursday

“The Anthrax Attacks” (Netflix): This new documentary investigates the mysterious and terrifying wave of toxin-laced letters that followed in the aftermath of Sept. 11.

“Emeril Tailgates” (Roku): The celebrity chef helps football fans up their game day food game in this new series.

“Epic Adventures With Bertie Gregory” (Disney+): The young cinematographer takes you where the wild things are in his new nature series.

“The Good Fight” (Paramount+): The legal drama is back for a sixth and final season. Christine Baranski and Audra McDonald star.

“Growing Up” (Disney+): Young adults look back on their childhood struggles in this new hybrid documentary series.

“Last Light” (Peacock) : Our dependence on fossil fuels comes back to bite us in the behind in this five-part disaster thriller. “Lost’s” Matthew Fox stars.

“Pinocchio” (Disney+): Tom Hanks reunites with “Forrest Gump” director Robert Zemeckis for this 2022 live-action remake of the 1940 animated fable.

“Thor: Love and Thunder” (Disney+): Chris Hemsworth reteams with former co-star Natalie Portman in this underwhelming 2022 entry in the Marvel franchise.

NFL football (NBC, 8 p.m.): Your reigning Super Bowl champs the Los Angeles Rams host the Buffalo Bills to kick off the new season.

"Can We All Get Along? The Segregation of John Muir High School" (PBS, 8:30 p.m.): This 2020 documentary examines the legacy of 1970s-era efforts to integrate the Pasadena high school.

“Renovation Impossible” (HGTV, 9 p.m.): A Dallas contractor helps homeowners get their stalled renos back on track in this new series.

Friday

“Central Park” (Apple TV+): The animated musical comedy returns with new episodes.

“Cobra Kai” (Netflix): They've also got their dojo workin' as this "Karate Kid" spinoff returns for Season 5. With Ralph Macchio and William Zabka.

“End of the Road” (Netflix): A family on a cross-country move has a killer on their tail in this 2022 thriller. Queen Latifah and Chris “Ludacris” Bridges star.

“Flight/Risk” (Prime Video): This new documentary revisits the two deadly air disasters involving Boeing 737 Max jetliners in 2018 and 2019.

“Gutsy” (Apple TV+): Hillary Clinton and daughter Chelsea interview inspirational women like Kim Kardashian and Dr. Jane Goodall in this new series.

"Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra at the Kennedy Center" (PBS, 9 p.m.): The ensemble featuring refugees from war-torn Ukraine performs in Washington, D.C.

Saturday

“Husband, Wife and Their Lover” (Lifetime, 6 p.m.): A married couple find out the hard way that three’s a crowd in this new thriller.

“House of Chains” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.): A religiously strict couple keep their children imprisoned in the family's suburban home in this new fact-based TV movie. With Mena Suvari.

“Marry Go Round” (Hallmark, 9 p.m.): A Paris-bound executive is torn between her ex and her fiance in this new TV movie.

“NFL Icons” (Epic, 10 p.m.): Player turned coach turned commentator John Madden is remembered in the season premiere.

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(Los Angeles Times listings editor Matt Cooper compiled this column.)

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