What To Watch: The Oscars, Stormy SMILF, True Detective Finale And More
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On TV this Sunday: The Academy Awards fly without a host, Scott Foley and Lauren Cohan serve Whiskey Cavalier and True Detective wraps up Case No. 3. Here are 10 programs to keep on your radar; all times are Eastern:
Host Ryan Seacrest sits with judges Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie to discuss Season 17, ahead of its premiere on Sunday, March 3.
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Academy Awards
ABC
Three hours: Cinema's biggest night goes on without a Harthost, live from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles; Adam Lambert and Queen, Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper, Bette Midler and Jennifer Hudson perform. (View nominees.) [polldaddy poll=10248324]
When Calls the Heart
Hallmark Channel
Season 6 premiere: Elizabeth finds a balance between teaching and motherhood; Bill and Gowen clash over the saloon. (Spinoff update!)
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Shameless
Showtime
Kevin and Veronica work to bring the neighborhood together after a blackout; Carl grows suspicious of Debbie's relationship with Kelly.
True Detective
HBO
Season 3 finale (75 minutes): Wayne struggles to stay grounded in reality, as the truth of the Purcell case is revealed. (Not yet renewed.)
Victoria
PBS
Albert and Palmerston risk their reputations; Victoria must decide where her allegiance lies.
The Walking Dead
AMC
62 minutes: Alpha leads a group against the Hilltop to retrieve her daughter; a supply run takes a dangerous turn. (Fall behind? Read Episode 10 recap.)
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SMILF
Showtime
In a flashback to 2014, Bridgette and Rafi deal with impending parenthood; Ally Sheedy (Psych) and adult film star-turned-alleged Trump mistress Stormy Daniels guest-star. (Get First Look.)
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High Maintenance
HBO
An elderly woman (The Affair's Kathleen Chalfant) gets an offer to model in an ad campaign; a veterinarian (Lost's Ken Leung) starts an unorthodox treatment to help his depression.
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Whiskey Cavalier
ABC
Seriessneak preview: From EP Bill Lawrence (Scrubs) comes this procedural about an FBI agent (Scandal's Scott "Nobody Cares, Sean" Foley) and a CIA operative (The Walking Dead's Lauren Cohan) who oversee an interagency team of flawed spies. (Watch trailer; an encore airs Wednesday at 10/9c, in its regular time slot.)
