DON'T MISS: "Atlanta" _ Donald Glover ("Community") shines in this impressive new comedy series. He plays Earnest "Earn" Marks, a broke young man struggling to gain some traction in life. A chance to reverse his fortunes comes when he discovers that his cousin (Bryan Tyree Henry) is a wannabe rapper whose homemade mix tape is starting to catch on in the streets of Atlanta. Earn offers to be his manager, but their business relationship gets off to a rocky start. 10 p.m. Tuesday, FX.
Other bets
SUNDAY: Nerd alert: "Star Trek" turns 50 this week so why not celebrate with a lively two-hour documentary? "Building Star Trek" boldly goes into how the series has had an impact on today's science and technology. 8 p.m., Smithsonian.
SUNDAY: The new broadcast TV season is right around the corner and the "ABC Fall Preview" will give you a feel for what one network has in store. The lineup includes Kiefer Sutherland's buzzy new drama, "Designated Survivor." 8 p.m., ABC.
MONDAY: "Harley and the Davidsons" should get your motor runnin'. It's a miniseries about how three guys in Milwaukee developed a new bike that one described as feeling "like an explosion between your legs." 9 p.m., Discovery.
MONDAY: "Mary + Jane" is a comedy about two best pals (Scout Durwood and Jessica Rothe) who run a weed delivery service in Los Angeles. We just hope watching the show doesn't give us a contact high. 10 p.m., MTV.
TUESDAY: "9/11 Inside the Pentagon" is a special that sheds some light on what happened after American Airlines Flight 77 slammed into the U.S. Department of Defense headquarters. Included: Accounts from survivors and first responders. 8 p.m., PBS.
TUESDAY: From filmmaker Ava DuVernay ("Selma") comes the compelling new drama series "Queen Sugar." It follows three estranged siblings in Louisiana who, after a family tragedy, reunite to run the family's ailing sugarcane farm. 10 p.m., OWN.
WEDNESDAY: Ready for more masked mayhem? "Lucha Underground" returns with more over-the-top characters, intense rivalries and bone-crunching wrestling moves. 8 p.m., El Rey Network.
THURSDAY: "Better Things" is an offbeat new comedy series that focuses on a weary single parent and working actor (Pamela Adlon) with no filter. She's mom, dad, referee and cop to three hard-to-corral daughters. 10 p.m., FX.
FRIDAY: The drama series "Quarry" tells the story of Mac Conway (Logan Marshall-Green), a Marine who returns home from Vietnam and is drawn into a tangled web of killing and corruption. It's based on the novels of Max Allan Collins. 10 p.m., Cinemax.
SATURDAY: Looking to veg out with some lighthearted weekend fare? "Girl in the Box" isn't it. The film focuses on a female hitchhiker who is abducted by a couple, held captive and tortured. 8 p.m., Lifetime.
