What To Watch: New Assets, Manhattan Bomb Story, Ambiguous Sex And More
On TV this Sunday: The Assetsset a new meeting time, Poirot makes the first move, The Musketeers go hunting, Falling Skies has a medical dilemma and Manhattanwants to drop a bomb. Here are 12 programs to keep on your radar!
Time slot premiere: First up, Sandy and Jeanne clash over agency policies, while a potential asset claims to have important information about a communications breach. Then at 5 pm, [REDACTED AND/OR NO ABC SYNOPSIS]. (Hmm, must be highly classified!)
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Manhattan
WGN America
Series premiere: The Big C's John Benjamin Hickey plays Frank Winter, a scientist competing to create the world's first atomic bomb in Los Alamos, N.M., during World War II. The cast includes Olivia Williams (Dollhouse), Ashley Zuckerman (Underbelly), Rachel Brosnahan (Black Box), Daniel Stern (Regular Joe), Alexia Fast (The Secret Circle) and Eddie Shin (Men of a Certain Age).
The Musketeers
BBC America
When armed men kidnap a young woman's baby as she is being transported to the palace, they must figure out who the mother is and why anyone would kidnap her son.
Poirot: The Big Four
PBS
Poirot (played by David Suchet) returns to investigate the death of a Russian chess grandmaster. Adapted by Sherlock's Mark Gatiss.
True Blood
HBO
Sookie reconsiders her recent involvement with Bill, Eric and Pam find an unlikely new ally in their search for a common enemy and Lafayette shares a vision with Lettie Mae.
Witches of East End
Lifetime
Wendy and Tommy (Ignacio Serricchio, General Hospital) have a disastrous series of meetings. Meanwhile, Frederick's old friends from Asgard make an unwelcome visit to Fair Haven and Dash and Killian receive their inheritance.
ET
Falling Skies
TNT
Tom reunites with his family and the 2nd Mass, but the warm fuzzies are short-lived when Lexi suffers a health crisis that sparks a tense debate.
Halt and Catch Fire
AMC
Unexpected adversaries and increased complications hinder the Cardiff Electric team's work at COMDEX.
The Leftovers
HBO
A hate crime tests Laurie's resolve, Kevin turns down an offer of assistance, Matt brings his pulpit to the street and Meg takes on a new role.
Masters of Sex
Showtime
When Masters delivers a baby with ambiguous genitalia, he encourages the parents not to surgically assign a gender. Also, Virginia learns about Masters' troubled childhood.
Reckless
CBS
Jamie enlists Roy's help to help clear the name of a client wrongfully accused of murder. Meanwhile, Knox contemplates a dilemma and the effect it would have on his mayoral campaign.
The Strain
FX
While Ephram and Nora fight to save Captain Redfern's life, Setrakian begins his own merciless plan to stop the spread of the disease.
