TV This Week, March 29-April 4: ‘The Dovekeepers’ on CBS
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SUNDAY
It’s Taylor Swift versus Sam Smith, Ariana Grande, et al., for artist of the year at the “iHeartRadio Music Awards.” Jamie Foxx hosts. 8 p.m. NBC
“Call the Midwife” returns for a fourth season, and “Mr. Selfridge” is back for a third on “Masterpiece Classic.” 8 and 9 p.m. KOCE
Church, cult or…? Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney investigates in the 2015 exposé “Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief.” 8 p.m. HBO
It’s Jesus of Nazareth versus Pontias Pilate, Ciaphas, et al., in the TV movie “Killing Jesus” based on the Bill O’Reilly bestseller. With Kelsey Grammer and Stephen Moyer. 8 p.m. National Geographic Channel
Who will live and who will die? And who will die and maybe come back as a zombie? Find out on the fifth-season finale of “The Walking Dead.” 9 p.m. AMC
MONDAY
The new series “Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies” surveys past, present and possible future treatments for this collection of often-fatal diseases. 9 p.m. KOCE; also Tue.-Wed.
Data is turned into infographics for your edification in the new series “The Big Picture With Kal Penn.” 9 and 9:30 p.m. National Geographic Channel
It’s Canadian pop star Justin Bieber versus Kevin Hart, Jeffrey Ross, et al., at “The Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber.” 10 p.m. Comedy Central
Oh, yeah! “Macho Man” Randy Savage heads the class at the “2015 WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.” 11:05 p.m. USA
TUESDAY
The new docu-series “Twice Born — Stories From the Special Delivery Unit” follows surgical teams that specialize in operating on babies still in their mothers’ wombs. 8 p.m. KOCE
It’s Jewish rebels versus a Roman legion at the siege of Masada in the two-night tale “The Dovekeepers.” With Cote de Pablo (“NCIS”) and Sam Neill. 9 p.m. CBS; also Wed.
“Weird Loners” cohabitate, despite being loners, in this new sitcom. With Becki Newton. 9:30 p.m. Fox
Our heroine (Kathryn Prescott) gets kidnapped — again! — on the sophomore-season premiere of “Finding Carter.” 10 p.m. MTV
Never ask a woman her age ... especially if she’s pretending to be much, much “Younger.” Sutton Foster stars in this new sitcom from “Sex and the City” creator Darren Star. 10 and 10:30 p.m. TV Land
Jules, we hardly knew ye: Courteney Cox’s “Cougar Town” uncorks its final episode. 10:30 p.m. TBS
WEDNESDAY
Host Ben Gleib is gonna mess with more contestants’ minds on the return of “Idiotest.” 8 p.m. GSN
Let the pros handle the April Fool’s Day antics with “TruTV’s Best Hoaxes Ever” and “TruTV’s Best Pranks Ever.” 8 and 8:30 p.m. TruTV
The insatiable Adam Richman returns with yet another series, “Man Finds Food.” 9 and 9:30 p.m. Travel Channel
THURSDAY
Ouch! The eight-part dysfunctional-family drama “The Slap” offers its series finale. 10 p.m. NBC
Pastor Kevin Brown has about “8 Minutes” apiece to persuade prostitutes to give up the life in this new reality series. 10 p.m. A&E
It’s humans versus the gods of “Olympus” in this new effects-laden fantasy-drama. With Tom York and Matt Frewer. 10 p.m. Syfy
It’s Jimmy Fallon versus Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in the debut installment of “Lip Sync Battle” based on the popular “Tonight Show” segment. 10 and 10:30 p.m. Spike
The gritty crime drama “The Red Road” is back for a second season. Martin Henderson and “Game of Thrones’” Jason Momoa star. 10 p.m. SundanceTV
FRIDAY
No bones about it, “SNL’s” Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig are “The Skeleton Twins” in this 2014 comedy-drama about estranged siblings. 8 p.m. Epix
Tony winner Billy Porter takes the stage on a new “Live From Lincoln Center” and Grammy winner Annie Lennox does likewise on a new “Great Performances.” 9 and 10 p.m. KOCE
It’s Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill versus spring break in the 2014 action-comedy sequel “22 Jump Street.” 9 p.m. Starz
If you do want it that way, there’s the 2015 music-doc “Backstreet Boys: Show ‘Em What You’re Made Of.” 9 p.m. VH1
SATURDAY
The Final Four have at it in back-to-back semifinals at “The 2015 NCAA Basketball Tournament.” 3 and 5:30 p.m. TBS, TNT, TruTV
“Jersey Boys” find fame as Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons in director Clint Eastwood’s 2014 adaptation of this Tony-winning bio-musical. 8 p.m. HBO
A coed (Daveigh Chase) develops a “Killer Crush” on a college professor in this TV movie. 8 p.m. Lifetime
Candace Cameron Bure is on the case in the new TV movie “A Bone to Pick: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery.” With Marilu Henner. 9 p.m. Hallmark Channel
Claire and Jamie (Caitriona Balfe, Sam Heughan) get back to doing the old Highland fling in new episodes of the Scotland-set fantasy-drama “Outlander.” 9 p.m. Starz
Where’s Zach Braff? He’s around, somewhere, in the 2014 comedy “Wish I Was Here.” With Kate Hudson, Josh Gad and Mandy Patinkin. 10 p.m. Cinemax
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