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Sunday, June 25: Season 2 of AMC’s ‘Preacher’ Dawns

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Sunday, June 25

Preacher
AMC, 10pm
Season Premiere!
As Preacher’s long-awaited second season dawns, Annville’s in ashes and Jesse (Dominic Cooper), Tulip (Oscar nominee Ruth Negga) and Cassidy (Joseph Gilgun) are on a mission to find God, with otherworldly baddies hellbent on catching ’em. The Saint of Killers (Graham McTavish) is finally operating in the 21st century — and a new foe awaits in The Grail’s Herr Star (Pip Torrens). But the trio’s biggest problem might be their own “lies and jealousies and secrets and secret passions,” says showrunner Sam Catlin.

Masterpiece: My Mother and Other Strangers
PBS, 8pm
Francis goes poaching and Emma finds a new suitor. Rose stands up for justice and becomes a local hero.

Masterpiece: Grantchester
PBS, 9pm
Follow Sidney and Geordie as a mysterious death and the unsettling appearance of a dead bird at the vicarage lead them down a dark path. Leonard forges a bond with a woman close to the case. Amanda and Sidney are in love — but can it continue?

Power
Starz, 9pm
Season Premiere!

Season 4 picks up on the heels of James “Ghost” St. Patrick’s (Omari Hardwick) highly publicized arrest by his ex-girlfriend, Assistant U.S. Attorney Angela Valdes (Lela Loren), for the murder of FBI agent Greg Knox — a crime he did not commit. Ghost can’t outrun his past choices and mounting enemies this season, which threaten his freedom and his family’s safety at every turn. His fight for redemption brings him face-to-face with the feds, the media, new allies and old foes. But the biggest obstacle for Ghost remains himself and his internal struggle between the man he wants to be and the one he really is.

Famously Single
E!, 10pm
Season Premiere!
It’s rough to be a celebrity. You never know if someone loves you for your “celebrity” or for who you really are. Seven new celebrities and one returning lovelorn star are ready to find a new match. This season’s “celebrity” cast (you’re going to have to Google who some of these people are) includes Karina Smirnoff, Chad Johnson, Malika Haqq, Ronnie Magro-Ortiz, David McIntosh, Tiffany Pollard, Calum Best and Dorothy Wang, who will live together in a downtown Los Angeles loft while taking part in dating exercises and coaching sessions with relationship experts Dr. Darcy Sterling and Robert Mack, as well as going on real dates seeking the love they’ve lacked until now.

Masterpiece: Prime Suspect: Tennison
PBS, 10pm
New Series!
Survey the early career of iconic detective Jane Tennison — the role played by Helen Mirren in Prime Suspect. The drama rewinds to 1970s London, when Jane (Stefanie Martini) is a young probationary officer in an environment where sexism is the norm. The first episode follows young Tennison as she becomes immersed in her first murder investigation.

Monday, June 26

“That ’70s Show” Marathon
IFC, beginning at 4pm

IFC’s marathon of That ’70s Show features episodes from Season 4, highlighted by “Uncomfortable Ball Stuff,” “Jackie Says Cheese,” “Eric’s Hot Cousin” and “Tornado Prom.”

POV: “Dalya’s Other Country/4.1 Miles”
PBS, 9pm
Season Premiere!
Follow the nuanced story of a family displaced by the Syrian conflict, walking the line between their Muslim values and the new world they inhabit, and a Greek Coast Guard captain caught in the middle of the biggest refugee crisis since World War II.

The Real Story With María Elena Salinas: “Lost Girls of the Mesa”
Investigation Discovery, 10pm
Season Finale!
A serial killer is still on the loose in this ongoing investigation into the 2009 discovery of the remains of many missing women who worked as prostitutes. Police and families struggle to find the truth.

Tuesday, June 27

“CSI: Miami” Marathon
BBC America, beginning at 12pm

Watch Horatio (David Caruso), Calleigh (Emily Procter), Delko (Adam Rodriguez) and the rest of the team crack some of the toughest, strangest cases in a marathon of episodes from Season 8.

The Story of China: “Golden Age/The Ming”
PBS, 8pm
See the stunning achievements of two of China’s most brilliant dynasties: the Song, creators of a Chinese renaissance; and the Ming, builders of the Great Wall and the Forbidden City.

Wednesday, June 28

Okja
Netflix
Original Film!
Bong Joon Ho (Snowpiercer, The Host) directed and cowrote this film about Mija, a young girl who must risk everything to prevent a powerful multinational company from kidnapping her best friend — a massive animal named Okja. Tilda Swinton, Paul Dano, An Seo Hyun, Byun Heebong, Steven Yeun, Giancarlo Esposito and Jake Gyllenhaal star.

Big Brother
CBS, 8pm
Season Premiere!

Big Brother is back for Season 19 beginning tonight with a two-hour premiere. The series will have three weekly episodes: Thursdays beginning June 29, Sundays beginning July 2 and Wednesdays in its regular time period beginning July 5. Julie Chen returns as host.

Great Yellowstone Thaw
PBS, 9pm
See how spring brings new life and a break from the brutal winter temperatures. But the dangers aren’t over. Wildlife families face a torrent of water cascading down the mountains as the great thaw gets underway. Beavers are in particular danger.

I Am Jazz
TLC, 9pm
Season Premiere!
The GLAAD award-winning series returns for a third season. Jazz, who is now 16, faces the biggest decision of her life as she looks to move forward with gender confirmation surgery. But the decision is further complicated by the news that her surgical options are more limited than previously thought.

Big Star Little Star
USA Network, 9pm
Olympic volleyball champion Kerri Walsh Jennings and son Joey, actor and TV host Mario Lopez and daughter Gia, and singer/actress Christina Milian and daughter Violet answer hilariously charming trivia questions about each other in this family-friendly game show.

Cleverman
SundanceTV, 10pm
Season Premiere!
The Hairypeople return! Set in a dystopian future in Australia, Cleverman follows a group of extraordinary beings from ancient aboriginal mythology who battle for survival in a world where humans feel increasingly threatened by them. Known as the “Hairypeople” for the matted hair covering their bodies, the creatures have recently made themselves known, but are cast as social misfits despite having extraordinary strength, speed and longevity. They seek refuge in The Zone, a fragile community that finds strength in the brotherhood between Hairy and human.

Younger
TV Land, 10pm
Season Premiere!

Season 4 of Younger finds Liza’s (Sutton Foster) love life in disarray as she reels from her breakup with boyfriend Josh (Nico Tortorella), who was going to propose until he discovered her kissing her boss, Charles (Peter Hermann). Now Liza will be forced to deal with the fallout of her deceit and learn that the truth hurts.

Thursday, June 29

Man on a Ledge
Sony Movie Channel, 8pm
This twisty crime tale follows a police negotiator trying to talk down an escaped prisoner who is threatening to jump off a Manhattan hotel. But she begins to wonder whether there is an ulterior motive at play. Stars Sam Worthington, Elizabeth Banks and Jamie Bell.

Gladiator
BBC America, 8pm
“Are you not entertained?!” BBC America airs director Ridley Scott’s 2000 epic, winner of five Oscars including Best Picture and Best Actor (Russell Crowe). Crowe plays the great Roman general Maximus, who is betrayed and forced into slavery as a gladiator. Joaquin Phoenix and Connie Nielsen also star.

Battle of the Network Stars
ABC, 9pm
New Series!
ABC is revamping its classic competition series while staying true to its ’70s and ’80s roots. Executive producer Will Staeger shares, “We are excited about tapping into America’s nostalgia while bringing a fresh take and big production values to this proven format.” While we can only hope for the resurgence of tube socks and short-shorts, we do know that each action-packed episode will feature celebrities competing against each other in events like swimming, track and field, the obstacle course and tug of war.

WAGS Miami
E!, 9pm
Season Premiere!
The WAGS (Wives and Girlfriends of Sports Stars) head back to Miami for another wild season of what the network defines as “playing the most competitive sport out there,” which is getting and sometimes pathetically keeping that pro-athlete man. The series follows the extravagant lifestyles and real-life drama that comes with being a wife or girlfriend of a professional athlete. Learning the hierarchy of the WAG world and the stress that comes with it is part of the drama, as these outspoken and independent ladies are the experts of maneuvering and manipulating — and always making sure to look damn good while doing it.

The Tunnel: Sabotage
PBS, 9pm
Elise uncovers some disturbing facts about a passenger, while Karl makes a major breakthrough. The police trace their way to the door of the political cell Defence, but what will they find behind it?

Zoo
CBS, 10pm
Season Premiere!

In Season 3 of Zoo, the year is 2027 and the world has reached a tipping point. As the human population continues to dwindle due to the sterility problem, an equally devastating threat rises in the form of “the hybrids,” an army of unstoppable lab-made creatures hellbent on destroying humanity.

Friday, June 30

“Star Trek: The Original Series” Marathon
BBC America, beginning at 4pm

Season 3 favorites like “Wink of an Eye,” “Elaan of Troyius” and “That Which Survives” are part of BBC America’s Friday marathon of the original 1960s Star Trek TV series episodes.

Killjoys
Syfy, 8pm
Season Premiere!
In Season 3, after sustaining serious personal losses, the bounty hunters must come together and prepare themselves for what lies ahead. Tension and tragedy loom over the J Star System as they struggle to assemble an army and prepare for battle.

Masters of Illusion
The CW, 8pm
Season Premiere!
Dean Cain hosts back-to-back episodes of the series that showcases astonishing feats of magic performed by cutting-edge illusionists and escape artists. Each episode features world-class acts displaying skills ranging from interactive mind magic to hilarious comedy routines.