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What’s on TV this week: 'Outer Banks,' 'Liason,' The Reluctant Traveler,' 'Party Down' and more

Sunday

NBA All-Star Game (TNT, 6 p.m. ET): Pro basketball’s finest hoop it up in Salt Lake City in the annual contest.

“American Idol” (ABC, 8 p.m.): The singing competition returns for a 21st season with Katy Perry, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie back at the judges table.

“Biography: WWE Legends” and “WWE Rivals” (A&E, 8 and 10 p.m.): These two pro wrestling-themed docuseries are back.

“Naked and Afraid” (Discovery, 8 p.m.): But enough about my honeymoon! The survival competition launches a new season.

“Secret Society of Lies” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.): A coed goes to war against a sinister fraternity in this new thriller.

“Magnum P.I.” (NBC, 9 and 10 p.m.): This reboot of the Tom Selleck drama makes the leap to a new network for Season 5. Jay Hernandez stars.

“The Food That Built America” (A&E, 9 p.m.): Cereal. It’s what’s for breakfast in the season premiere.

“Why Can’t My Life Be a Rom-Com” (E!, 9 p.m.): She just wants to be the girl, standing in front of a guy, asking him to love her in this new TV movie.

“America In Black” (BET, 10 p.m.): Gayle King and sportscaster James Brown are among the correspondents for this newly minted newsmagazine.

“The Company You Keep” (ABC, 10 p.m.): A con artist and a CIA officer meet cute in this sexy new drama. With Milo Ventimiglia and Catherine Haena Kim.

“Last Week With John Oliver” (HBO, 11 p.m.): The British American comedian’s satirical series returns.

Monday

“The Madame Blanc Mysteries” (Acorn TV): Our widowed antiques dealer (Jean White) is back on the case for a second season.

“Titanic’s Tragic Twin” (Acorn TV): This new documentary retells the tragic tale of the ill-fated luxury liner’s ill-fated sister ship, the Britannic.

“PT 109” (TCM, 5 p.m.): A Presidents’ Day mini-marathon kicks off with this 1963 biopic starring Cliff Robertson as young Navy Lt. John F. Kennedy.

“American Experience” (PBS, 9 p.m.): The origins of the worst board game of all time — of all time! — are recalled in “Ruthless: Monopoly’s Secret History."

Tuesday

“Kathleen Madigan: Hunting Bigfoot” (Prime Video): The veteran comic cracks wise about millennials, her parents and yes, Sasquatch, in this new stand-up special.

“Night Court” (NBC, 8 p.m.): Figure skating’s Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski glide by for a cameo on the rebooted sitcom.

“Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.” (PBS, 8 p.m.): Veteran activist Angela Davis and former Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson explore their family histories.

“Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World” (PBS, 9 and 10 p.m.): This four-part doc charting the rise of the musical genre concludes with back-to-back episodes.

“Don’t Leave Me Behind: Stories of Young Ukrainian Survival” (MTV, 10 p.m.): Two teenage refugees from the fighting in Ukraine adjust to their new lives in Poland in this new documentary.

Wednesday

“The Low Tone Club” (Disney+): Colombian singer-songwriter Carlos Vives stars as an unorthodox high school music teacher in this new dramedy.

“Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal” (Netflix): This new docuseries tells the twisted tale of one well-connected South Carolina family.

"Can’t Turn Us Around: Alabama’s Foot Soldiers” (History, 7 p.m.): This new documentary salutes the unsung heroes of the civil rights movement.

“Nature” (PBS, 8 p.m.): The three-part series “Dogs in the Wild” concludes with a look at efforts to help undomesticated canines survive and thrive.

“The Nate & Jeremiah Home Project” (HGTV, 8 p.m.): Dynamic duo Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent are back in new episodes of their renovation series.

“Nova” (PBS, 9 p.m.): Prepare to ooh and ah at the images captured by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope in “New Eye on the Universe.”

“Snowfall” (FX, 10 and 11 p.m.): The crime drama set in 1980s L.A. returns for its sixth and final season. Damson Idris stars.

Thursday

“Bel-Air” (Peacock): This reimagining of the 1990-96 Will Smith sitcom serves up its sophomore season premiere. Jabari Banks stars.

“Black Snow” (Sundance Now, AMC+): A detective (Travis Fimmel) tries to solve the murder of a teenage girl decades earlier in this hybrid mystery/coming-of-age drama.

“Ms. Pat Show” (BET+): This family sitcom starring comic Patricia “Ms. Pat” Williams returns for a third season.

“Neighbours” (Freevee): Crikey! This storied Aussie soap opera, which jump-started the careers of Margot Robbie, Kylie Minogue, et al., also gets the reboot treatment.

“Outer Banks” (Netflix): This class-conscious teen drama set in North Carolina is back for a third season.

“Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC, 9 p.m.): Original series star Ellen Pompeo hangs up her stethoscope and departs the long-lived hospital drama in the midseason premiere.

Friday

“Bruiser” (Hulu): A Black teen (Jalyn Hall) finds himself in a tug-of-war between two very different father figures in this 2023 coming-of-age drama.

“The Consultant” (Prime Video): A mystery man (“Inglourious Basterds’” Christoph Waltz) takes charge of a game-design studio in this darkly comic drama.

“Liaison” (Apple TV+): Vincent Cassel and “Casino Royale’s” Eva Green play ex-lovers/spies trying to thwart a cyberattack in London in this new six-part thriller.

“Nocebo” (Shudder, AMC+): A fashion designer (the aforementioned Eva Green) struck by a mysterious illness turns to a Filipina folk healer (Chai Fonacier) in this 2022 psychological thriller.

“The Reluctant Traveler” (Apple TV+): Eugene Levy isn’t in “Schitt’s Creek” anymore in the comedy veteran’s new travelogue.

“We Have a Ghost” (Netflix): “Stranger Things’” David Harbour plays the titular specter in this family friendly 2023 comedy. With Anthony Mackie.

“Newlywed Nightmare” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.): It’s no honeymoon when a man’s new missus goes missing in this new thriller.

“Great Performances” (PBS, 9 p.m.): Opera greats Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman make a joyful noise in a 1990 Carnegie Hall concert in “The Magic of Spirituals.”

“Love After Lockup: Life After Lockup” (WE, 9 p.m.): The unscripted series is back with new episodes.

“Party Down” (Starz, 9 p.m.): The original cast — sans Lizzy Caplan — reunites for a reboot of this 2009-10 comedy about a crew of hapless caterers.

Saturday

“The Weeknd: Live at SoFi Stadium” (HBO, 8 p.m.): Ladies and gentlemen, the chart topping hip-hop star takes it to the stage in this new concert special.

“54th NAACP Image Awards” (BET, 8 p.m.): “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” leads the field with 12 nominations at the annual ceremony.

“Made for Each Other” (Hallmark, 8 p.m.): A sculptor hooks up with a hunky statue in this fantastical new TV movie.

“12 Desperate Hours” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.): A suburban mom (Samantha Mathis) goes to extreme lengths to protect her family in this new thriller.

“Cold Justice” (Oxygen, 8 p.m.): The investigative series is back with new episodes.

“Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 11:29 p.m.): Woody Harrelson hosts and rocker Jack White performs.

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

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