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What’s on TV this week: 'The Night Agent,' 'Up Here,' 'Digman!' and more

Sunday, March 19

“Sacrifice and Survival: A Story From the Front Line” (Fox News, 6 p.m. ET): Journalist Benjamin Hall revisits his harrowing experiences covering the war in Ukraine in this new documentary.

“Call the Midwife” (PBS, 8 p.m.): The drama about nuns helping deliver babies in London's impoverished East End in the 1950-60s delivers its Season 12 premiere.

“House of Deadly Lies” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.): A stay-at-home mom’s life is upended by the arrival of her down-on-her-luck BFF in this thriller. With Katy Breier.

“Sanditon” (PBS, 9 p.m.): It is a truth universally acknowledged that this romantic drama based on an unfinished Jane Austen novel is back for a third season. With Rose Williams.

“Lucky Hank” (AMC, 9 p.m.; also BBC America, IFC, Sundance): “Better Call Saul’s” Bob Odenkirk has a new gig running the English department at a rundown Rust Belt college in this new dramedy. Mireille Enos also stars.

“All the Beauty and the Bloodshed” (HBO, 9 p.m.): Laura Poitras’ 2022 documentary tracks photographer and activist Nan Goldin’s crusade to hold a large pharmaceutical company responsible accountable for its role in the opioid epidemic.

“The Blacklist” (NBC, 10 p.m.): The crime drama starring James Spader hits the 200-episode mark.

“Marie Antoinette” (PBS, 10 p.m.): She’s got a good head on her shoulders — for now — in this imported historical drama. With Emilia Schule.

Monday, March 20

“The Larkins” (Acorn TV): This period drama adapted from H.E. Bates’ 1958 novel “The Darling Buds of May” returns. With Joanna Scanlan.

“Independent Lens” (PBS, 10 p.m.): The new documentary “Storming Caesars Palace” salutes Ruby Duncan, an activist who took on all comers to secure welfare rights for underprivileged families in Las Vegas in the 1970s.

“The Daily Show” (Comedy Central, 11 p.m.): Former Sen. Al Franken is this week’s guest host.

Tuesday, March 21

“American Masters” (PBS, 8 p.m.): Dr. Anthony Fauci looks back on his five-decade career as the nation’s preeminent immunologist in this new episode.

“Restaurants at the End of the World” (Nat Geo, 10 p.m.): “Top Chef's” Kristen Kish is your guide to far-flung eateries in this new foodie travelogue.

Wednesday, March 22

“Waco: American Apocalypse” (Netflix): This new docuseries revisits the deadly standoff between federal agents and the heavily armed religious cult the Branch Davidians in Texas in 1993.

“Digman!” (Comedy Central, 10:30 p.m.): A washed-up Indiana Jones-style archaeologist (voice of Andy Samberg) tries to get back in the game in this new adult animated comedy.

Thursday, March 23

“Call Jane” (Hulu): Elizabeth Banks and Sigourney Weaver star in this fact-based 2022 drama about activists providing safe though illegal abortions in 1960s Chicago pre-Roe v. Wade.

“The Lesson Is Murder” (Hulu): Former FBI special agent Bryanna Fox schools grad students on how to profile serial killers in this new docuseries.

“Love You to Death” (BET+): This new docuseries recounts true-life tales of relationships gone tragically, fatally wrong.

“The Night Agent” (Netflix): A wet-behind-the-ears FBI agent (Gabriel Basso) finds himself in over his head in this new espionage drama from “The Shield's” Shawn Ryan.

“The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip” (Peacock): All their bags are packed, they’re ready to go in new episodes of this reality TV franchise crossover.

“Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC, 9 p.m.): Original cast member Kate Walsh returns to reprise her role as Dr. Addison Montgomery in this new episode.

Friday, March 24

“Love Is Blind” (Netflix): Old married couple Nick and Vanessa Lachey are back to host a fourth season of this dating competition.

“My Kind of Country” (Apple TV+): Encouraging diversity is the name of the game in this new music competition from Reese Witherspoon and Kacey Musgraves.

“Reggie” (Netflix): Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson — aka “Mr. October” — reflects on his storied career in this new documentary.

“Up Here” (Hulu): "Arrested Development's" Mae Whitman — her? — and Carlos Valdes (“The Flash”) meet cute in 1990s NYC in this musical 2023 rom-com.

“Secrets of Sulphur Springs” (Disney, 8 and 8:30 p.m.): The tween-themed mystery drama set in a small Louisiana town conjures up a third season.

“Twisted Sister” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.): She’s not gonna take it — no, she ain’t gonna take it! — in this new thriller. With Mena Suvari.

“American Masters” (PBS, 9 p.m.): Opera star J’Nai Bridges and country music’s Rissi Palmer share their struggles and triumphs as Black women in the performing arts in this new episode.

“Saturdays” (Disney, 9 and 9:30 p.m.): Three young girls get their skate on at a roller rink in Chicago in this new coming-of-age comedy.

Saturday, March 25

“A Picture of Her” (Hallmark, 8 p.m.): See what develops between a small-town gal and a visiting photojournalist in this new TV movie. With Rhiannon Fish.

“Every Breath She Takes” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.): Every move she makes, he’ll be watching her in this new thriller. With Tamala Jones.

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

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