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What’s on TV this week: 'The Real Love Boat,' 'Chucky,' 'Alaska Daily,' 'Derry Girls' and more

Sunday

“The Equalizer” (CBS, 8 p.m. ET): The rebooted action drama is back for Season 3. Queen Latifah stars.

“Family Law” (The CW, 8 p.m.): A troubled attorney (“Firefly’s” Jewel Staite) goes to work at her father’s firm in this new comedy- drama. With Victor Garber.

“Lucy Worsley Investigates” (PBS, 8 p.m.) The historian looks back on the witch hunts of centuries past in the series finale.

“East New York” (CBS, 8 p.m.): A Brooklyn precinct’s new top cop (Amanda Warren) tries to shake up the system in this new drama. With Jimmy Smits.

“The Walking Dead” (AMC, 9 p.m.): The horror drama is back for the back half of its 11th and final season.

“Blumhouse’s Compendium of Horror” (Epix, 10 p.m.): Be afraid, be very afraid with this new five-part exploration of the horror genre.

“Outrageous Pumpkins” (Food Network, 10 p.m.): They’re still out of their gourds as the competition returns.

“Nothing Compares” (Showtime, 10 p.m.): Iconoclastic singer-songwriter Sinead OʼConnor is profiled in this new rock doc.

“Anne Rice’s Interview With the Vampire” (AMC, 10:06 p.m.): Sink your teeth into this new supernatural drama based on the author's 1976 horror novel.

Monday

“Miss USA Live” (FYI, 5 p.m.): The 2022 edition of the annual pageant takes place in Reno.

“Meet, Marry, Murder” (Lifetime, 9 p.m.): “Till death do us part” comes sooner than expected in this new true crime series. Helen Hunt narrates.

“The Good Doctor” (ABC, 10 p.m.): The medical drama clocks in for Season 6. Freddie Highmore stars.

“POV” (PBS, 10 p.m.): The 2020 doc “The Last Out” follows three Cuban baseball players hoping to make it to the major leagues.

Tuesday

“Hasan Minhaj: The King’s Jester” (Netflix): The award-winning comic and commentator returns in a new stand-up special.

“Making Black America: Through the Grapevine” (PBS, 9 p.m.): Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. hosts this new four-part historical series.

“2022 Hip Hop Awards” (BET, 9 p.m.): Drake leads the field with 14 nominations at this year’s ceremony in Atlanta.

“Cherish the Day” (OWN, 9 p.m.): This relationship drama starring Joy Bryant and Henry Simmons is back.

“Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom” (PBS, 10 p.m.): The legendary abolitionist is remembered in this new documentary.

“Tales From the Territories” (Vice, 10 p.m.): This new documentary series recalls the rough and tumble origins of the pro wrestling biz.

Wednesday

“Mr. Harrigan’s Phone” (Netflix): Reach out and touch someone — from beyond the grave! — with this 2022 supernatural thriller based on a Stephen King novella. Donald Sutherland stars.

"The Sound of 007" (Prime Video): This new documentary reveals the important role music has played in the James Bond franchise through the decades.

“Rivers of Life” (PBS, 8 p.m.): The Danube is not just a river in Europe in this new episode of the nature series.

“The Real Love Boat” (CBS, 9 p.m.): Come aboard, they’re expecting you in this new dating show inspired by the classic TV series. Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O’Connell host.

“Kung Fu” (The CW, 9 p.m.): The rebooted martial arts drama kicks off its third season. Olivia Liang stars.

“Nova” (PBS, 9 p.m.): Medical researchers detail the decadeslong effort to defeat the virus that causes AIDS in the new episode “Ending HIV in America.”

“Chucky” (Syfy, 9 p.m.): Your friendly neighborhood children’s doll that is possessed by the spirit of a serial killer is back for Season 2.

“Ricochet: An American Trauma” (PBS, 10 p.m.) This new special examines the impact of gun violence on individuals, communities and institutions.

“Reginald the Vampire” (Syfy, 10 p.m.): It sucks to be him in this new horror comedy. “Spider-Man’s” Jacob Batalon stars.

Thursday

“Aftershock: Everest and the Nepal Quake” (Netflix): This new docuseries recalls the devastating 2015 earthquake that rocked the Indian subcontinent.

“Deadstream” (Shudder): A hapless social media star spends a night in a haunted house in this 2022 horror comedy.

“A Friend of the Family” (Peacock): A sociopath ("The White Lotus'" Jake Lacy) insinuates himself into the lives of his neighbors in this new fact-based drama. With Anna Paquin.

“Monster High: The Movie” (Nickelodeon, 7 p.m.): The kid-friendly animated franchise begets a live-action tale.

“Walker” and “Walker Independence” (The CW, 8 and 9 p.m.): The Texas-set action drama returns followed by a new prequel set in the late 1800s.

“Station 19” and “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC, 8 and 9 p.m.): The dramas return for Seasons 6 and 19, respectively.

“Alaska Daily” (ABC, 10 p.m.): A disgraced reporter (Oscar winner Hilary Swank) from NYC finds herself anchored down in Anchorage in this new drama.

Friday

“Catherine Called Birdy” (Prime Video): “Game of Thrones’” Bella Ramsey stars in "Girls" creator Lena Dunham's 2022 comedy.

“Derry Girls” (Netflix): This comedy set in 1990s Northern Ireland returns with its final episodes.

“Habla Loud” (HBO Max): Award-winning poet Natalie Diaz and Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., are among the influential Latinos profiled in this new documentary.

“Hellraiser” (Hulu): Something sinister’s been summoned in this 2022 reboot of the Clive Barker horror franchise. With “ER’s” Goran Visnjic.

“Luckiest Girl Alive” (Netflix): A magazine editor's (Mila Kunis) past is about to catch up with her, thanks to a true crime podcast, in this 2022 thriller.

“The Midnight Club” (Netflix): Terminally ill teens form a pact to try to prove that there is indeed life after death in this 2022 thriller.

“The Problem With Jon Stewart” (Apple TV+): The award-winning comic and commentator's latest show is back with new episodes.

“The Redeem Team” (Netflix): The 2008 U.S. men’s Olympic basketball squad captained by Kobe Bryant is the subject of this new sports doc.

“Significant Other” (Paramount+): The woods are scary, dark and deep in this 2022 terror tale. “Watcher’s” Maika Monroe and the aforementioned Jake Lacy star.

“Werewolf by Night” (Disney+): Gael Garcia Bernal is that hairy-handed gent in this black-and-white fable inspired by classic horror films.

“iHeartRadio Music Festival” (The CW, 8 p.m.; concludes Saturday): Marcus Mumford, Maren Morris and Megan Thee Stallion are among the acts featured.

“The Lincoln Project” (Showtime, 8 p.m.): This new docuseries tracks the efforts of a group of renegade Republicans to prevent the reelection of President Donald Trump in 2020.

“Fire Country” (CBS, 9 p.m.): A young convict signs on with a crew of wildland firefighters in this new action drama. With Max Thieriot.

“Blue Bloods” (CBS, 10 p.m.): The Tom Selleck cop drama is back for a 13th season.

“Saving the Manor” (HGTV, 10 p.m.): It’s more like Downton Shabby in this new home renovation series.

Saturday

“The Disappearance of Cari Farver” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.): A bizarre love triangle takes a deadly turn in this new fact-based thriller. With Alicia Witt.

“Pumpkin Everything” (Hallmark, 8 p.m.): A novelist spices things up with a former flame in this new TV movie.

“Bring It On: Cheer or Die” (Syfy, 9 p.m.): They’ve got spirit, yes they do, in this new slasher flick inspired by the teen-comedy franchise.

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

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