What’s on TV This Week: ‘Sanditon,’ ‘The New Pope’ and more

SUNDAY

Martin Scorsese’s underworld drama “The Irishman� leads the film categories at the “25th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards.� Taye Diggs hosts the festivities in Santa Monica. 7 p.m. The CW

A new edition of the docu-series “Scandalous� looks back at the 1992 Ruby Ridge standoff between federal law-enforcement officials and white separatist Randy Weaver and his family. 7 p.m. Fox News Channel

“Desperate Housewives’� Jesse Metcalfe is on the case in the new TV movie “A Beautiful Place to Die: A Martha’s Vineyard Mystery.� With Sarah Lind. 8 p.m. Hallmark Channel

It’ll be a sweet-16 birthday bash to die for, thanks to the “Psycho Party Planner� her mom hired, in this new thriller. With Lindsey McKeon and Katrina Begin. 8 p.m. Lifetime

It is a truth universally acknowledged that Jane Austen’s unfinished novel “Sanditon� is now a new romantic miniseries airing on “Masterpiece.� With Rose Williams and Theo James. 9 p.m. KOCE

Unusual suspect: “Arrested Development’s� Jason Bateman plays a Little League coach implicated in a brutal murder in “The Outsider,� a new limited series based on the Stephen King supernatural thriller. With Ben Mendelsohn and Cynthia Erivo. 9 and 10 p.m. HBO

MONDAY

It’s the Clemson Tigers versus the LSU Fighting Tigers for all the marbles at the “College Football Playoff National Championship.� From the Superdome in New Orleans. 5:15 p.m. ESPN, ESPN2

“Frontline� surveys the national political landscape ahead of the 2020 presidential election in the new two-night episode “America’s Great Divide: Obama to Trump.� 9 p.m. KOCE; concludes Tue.

Meet “The New Pope,� not the same as “The Young Pope.� With Jude Law’s character from the original series still in a coma, a successor (John Malkovich) is appointed in this sequel. With Sharon Stone. 9 p.m. HBO

“Meet the Frasers,� a twenty-something psychic and his pageant queen girlfriend, in this new reality series. 10 and 10:30 p.m. E!

TUESDAY

A stand-up gal: A former “SNL� cast member takes it to the stage in the new special “Leslie Jones: Time Machine.� Anytime, Netflix

Crossover alert! The five-part “Crisis on Infinite Earths� storyline that kicked off last month on “Supergirl� continues on “Arrow� then concludes on “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow.� 8 and 9 p.m. The CW

Queen Latifah and “Westworld’s� Jeffrey Wright shake their respective family trees on a new installment of “Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.� 8 p.m. KOCE

WEDNESDAY

Gal pals forever: Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin are still “Grace & Frankie� in new episodes of their women-of-a-certain-age sitcom. Anytime, Netflix

If you have to ask, you probably can’t afford it in “Listing Impossible,� a new reality series about L.A.’s high-end real-estate market. 7 and 10 p.m. CNBC

Who’s a good dog? Find out in the new star-studded special “The CW Dog Honors.� Mario Lopez hosts. 8 p.m. The CW

“Nature� gets up close and personal with some hungry, hungry hippos in the new episode “Hippos: Africa’s River Giants.� David Attenborough narrates. 8 p.m. KOCE

Hot enough for you? The debut installment of “Expedition With Steve Backshall� sends the intrepid naturalist deep into the desert in Oman. 10 p.m. KOCE

U.S. Army medics in Afghanistan will have you in stitches in the new dramedy “68 Whiskey.� With Sam Keeley and Gage Golightly. 10 p.m. Paramount Network

Abracadabra! The fantasy drama “The Magicians� conjures up a fifth season. 10 p.m. Syfy

THURSDAY

Zoey (Yara Shahidi) readies for her junior year at college as the “Black-ish� spin-off “Grown-ish� starts its third season. 8 p.m. Freeform

When their father is diagnosed with cancer, a 20-something (Josh Thomas) steps up to care for his two teenage half-sisters in the new comedy-drama “Everything’s Gonna Be Okay.� 8:30 and 9:31 p.m. Freeform

The new special “The Last Days of Richard Pryor� remembers the famously funny and foul-mouthed stand-up comic and sometime movie star. 9 p.m. ABC

FRIDAY

A 12-year-old Cuban American girl (Tess Romero) plots her path to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. in the new sitcom “Diary of a Future President.� With Gina Rodriguez. Anytime, Disney+

They’re coming to “Little America� … today! The real-life stories of immigrants are dramatized in this new anthology series. Anytime, Apple TV+

It’s all about the birds and the bees as the coming-of-age comedy “Sex Education� returns for Season 2. With Gillian Anderson and Asa Butterfield. Anytime, Netflix

A quirky young girl (“Captain Marvel’s� Mckenna Grace) in 1970s Georgia gathers allies in her quest to win a talent competition in the new comedy “Troop Zero.� With Jim Gaffigan, Viola Davis and Allison Janney. Anytime, Amazon Prime

Hell hath no fury like a woman scammed in the new romantic thriller/courtroom drama “Tyler Perry’s A Fall from Grace.� With Crystal Fox, Phylicia Rashad and Cicely Tyson. Anytime, Netflix

“True Detective’s� Michelle Monaghan portrays a crusading immigration attorney dubbed “Saint Judy� in this fact-based 2019 drama. With Alfred Molina. 7:12 p.m. Starz

The sad saga of Anna Nicole Smith and Larry Birkhead is recalled on a new “Hopelessly in Love.� 9 p.m. Lifetime

SATURDAY

Calling all kaiju! Mothra, Rodan, Ghidorah and the big guy himself assemble for the 2019 sequel “Godzilla: King of the Monsters.� With Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga and Millie Bobby Brown. 8 p.m. HBO

A teen learns a shocking secret about the woman who raised her in the new fact-based TV movie “Stolen by My Mother: The Kamiyah Mobley Story.� With Silvana Estifanos and Niecy Nash. 8 p.m. Lifetime

The aforementioned David Attenborough narrates the globe-spanning nature series “Seven Worlds, One Planet.� 9 p.m. BBC America; also AMC, IFC, SundanceTV

A tourist chills out with a former flame in the new TV movie “Love on Iceland.� With Kaitlin Doubleday and Colin Donnell. 9 p.m. Hallmark Channel