On TV this Sunday: Mark Ruffalo leads HBO's Task, Daryl Dixon's Walking Dead journey continues and LL COOL J lords over the MTV Video Music Awards.
Showtimes for September 7, 2025
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The Chicken Sisters
Hallmark Channel
Amanda tries to teach her daughter that she can handle anything; a pesky weasel sneaks into Amanda and Frankie's house.
MTV Video Music Awards
CBS and MTV
Mariah Carey, Lady Gaga, Tate McRae, Alex Warren and Sabrina Carpenter perform; LL COOL J hosts.
Professor T
PBS
The investigation into a series of burglaries turns into something else when a school inspector is found murdered.
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Sunday Night Football
NBC
The Baltimore Ravens take on the Buffalo Bills, live from Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y.
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The Marlow Murder Club
PBS
A man with no ID and no connection to Marlow is found dead in the middle of a suburban road.
Task
HBO
Limited series premiere: Set in the working-class suburbs of Philadelphia, an FBI agent (Mark Ruffalo) heads a Task Force to put an end to a string of violent robberies led by an unsuspecting family man (Tom Pelphrey). (Read review; watch trailer.)
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
AMC
Season 3 premiere: Daryl and Carol travel through distant lands with unfamiliar conditions as they witness the various effects of the Walker apocalypse. (Watch trailer.)
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The Great North
Fox
Judy fights to save the family's annual summer trip. (Two-episode finale airs next Sunday at 9 pm.)
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Unforgotten
PBS
Gerry Cooper's descent into nationalism is revealed; Leanne and Sunny's friendship evolves.