What To Watch: Pose's Final Season, Legends And Girlfriend Experience Return, Story Of Late Night And More
On TV this Sunday: The Girlfriend Experience, Legends of Tomorrow and Pose return with new seasons, Bones visits Castle on The Rookie, and Bill Carter delves into the history of late-night talk shows. Here are 15 programs to keep on your radar; all times are Eastern.
Showtimes for May 2, 2021
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
Season 6 premiere: After celebrating their victory against the Fates (gosh, remember that?), the Legends discover that Sara is missing. (Watch trailer.)
The Girlfriend Experience
Season 3 premiere (two episodes): Iris (The Affair's Julia Goldani Telles) relocates to London, where she begins a double life. (Watch trailer.)
Batwoman
New time slot alert! A difficult decision threatens to expose Ryan as Batwoman. (Get Stargirl's Season 2 premiere date!)
City on a Hill
Decourcy seeks vengeance after being sidelined from the investigation; Siobhan focuses on her recovery. (Read Lauren E. Banks Q&A.)
Fear the Walking Dead
As members of the group investigate an underground community, their infiltration turns into a rescue mission. (Fall behind? Read Episode 9 recap.)
Godfather of Harlem
The community rallies to free a set of Black teens who are savagely beaten and arrested by police.
NCIS: Los Angeles
The team obtains a hard drive with a deepfake of a deceased terrorist. (Psst... hear the good news? Also, who has been cast in NCIS: Hawaii?)
The Story of Late Night
From Bill Carter (The Late Shift) comes a six-part docuseries about how the late-night TV format became a cultural institution; talking heads include James Corden, Desus & Mero, Jimmy Fallon, Chelsea Handler, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, Trevor Noah, Conan O'Brien and Amber Ruffin.
When Calls the Heart
In Season 8's penultimate episode, one of Hope Valley's residents goes missing, while Carson and Faith's relationship is put to the test.
Family Guy
Brian begins a new fitness journey; Meg deals with a college admissions scandal. (Which classic Stewie gag is being revisited?)
Good Girls
Rio asks Beth to recruit a new team member; Stan tells Ruby he doesn't want Beth involved in their new business. (Fall behind? Read Episode 6 recap.)
Mare of Easttown
Mare and Colin's continued digging leads to an unlikely suspect; Kenny and Mare face consequences for their misguided attempts to protect their families.
Pose
Final season premiere (two episodes): Blanca works as a nurse's aide at the height of the AIDS epidemic; Lemar becomes father to the unruly House of Khan; Blanca stages an intervention when Pray Tell's alcoholism gets out of hand. (Watch trailer; read preview.)
The Rookie
Nolan and his ex-wife (Bones' Emily Deschanel) come together to help their son after he is rushed to the hospital. (Watch a sneak peek.)
United Shades of America
Season 6 premiere: W. Kamau Bell dissects the two varying mindsets of the police forces across America: warrior vs. guardian.