What To Watch: Emmy Rossum's Shameless Swan Song, American Gods Returns, Crashing Ends And More
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On TV this Sunday: Emmy Rossum bids farewell to Shameless, Crashing comes to an end, American Gods returns after a 21-month (!) hiatus and the stars pay musical tribute to Aretha Franklin. Here are 12 programs to keep on your radar; all times are Eastern:
Final season premiere (two episodes): First up, Star and Marco go looking for Queen Moon. Later, Star must outsmart the Pie Folk in order to reunite with her family.
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American Gods
Starz
Season 2 premiere: Mr. Wednesday continues to pitch the case for war to the Old Gods; Technical Boy goes after Media (now played by Kahyun Kim). (Watch trailer.)
American Idol
ABC
120 minutes: The auditions continue with a contestant performing a moving original song, the return of a Season 16 fan favorite and Lionel Richie’s “walk down memory lane” with Mohammed Ali.
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Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul
CBS
120 minutes: Smokey Robinson, Kelly Clarkson, Celine Dion, Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys, John Legend, Janelle Monáe, Yolanda Adams, Alessia Cara, Common, Shirley Caesar and many more perform.
The Case Against Adnan Syed
HBO
Docuseries premiere (70 minutes): First brought to light by the hit podcast Serial, this four-part program reexamines the murder of Hae Min Lee, the subsequent conviction of her ex-boyfriend Adnan Syed, and the current state of his retrial.
Charmed
The CW
Mel and Jada enlist Niko to figure out who is after Jada; Maggie and Parker make an unusual discovery after they take their relationship to the next level.
Family Guy
Fox
Quagmire and his newly discovered daughter (voiced by This Is Us' Mandy Moore) join Peter and Meg on a father-daughter bonding trip. (Watch sneak peek.)
Now Apocalypse
Starz
Series premiere: A twentysomething (Twisted's Avan Jogia) has premonitory dreams that make him wonder whether he's entangled in a dark, monstrous conspiracy... or smoking too much weed; Tyler Posey (Teen Wolf), Beau Mirchoff (Awkward.), Kelli Berglund (Lab Rats) and Roxane Mesquida (Gossip Girl) co-star.
Shameless
Showtime
Season 9 finale: In Emmy Rossum's final episode, Fiona makes a decision about her future, while a bedridden Frank leaves the Gallaghers with a tough choice. (Read preview; check renewal status.)
The Walking Dead
AMC
Alpha retaliates against Daryl's rescue mission; the Kingdom's efforts to reunite the communities are jeopardized. (Fall behind? Read Episode 12 recap.)
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Good Girls
NBC
Rio forces Beth, Annie and Ruby to deal with a possible witness; Annie is put in an awkward position with Greg and Nancy.
