Return of ‘The Jinx,’ Secrets and techniques of the Octopus and Nature’s Predators, Looney Tunes All Weekend

SUNDAY: Andrew Jarecki’s true-crime phenom The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst made headline information in 2015 when its eccentric topic, real-estate inheritor Durst, inadvertently blurted right into a scorching mic “Killed all of them, after all” throughout a prolonged interview course of. Durst, who was arrested on the eve of the airing of the Jinx finale, returns in Jarecki’s six-part docuseries sequel, during which The Jinx and its director change into a key a part of the story. A lot of Half Two follows L.A. deputy district legal professional John Lewin’s dogged efforts to get Durst’s associates to flip on him, one mulling the ethical quandary, “What do you do when your greatest pal kills your different greatest pal?”

SUNDAY: James Cameron’s Secrets and techniques of nature sequence has invited us into the lives of whales and elephants in earlier outings, and with Monday’s Earth Day looming, a brand new three-part docuseries observes the fascinating world of the octopus, revealing elements of the weird eight-tentacled creatures’ intelligence and social abilities. Paul Rudd narrates, with Nationwide Geographic Explorer Dr. Alex Schnell getting near octopuses together with Scarlett, whose mating ritual with a male companion within the Nice Barrier Reef is among the many behaviors caught on digital camera.

SATURDAY: Apex predators are the celebs of a nature docuseries that makes use of modern 3D graphics to freeze time and manipulate the picture to disclose the tips of their commerce as lions, wolves, tigers and crocodiles stalk and hunt their prey. The opener focuses on the kings of the jungle, the lions, on the prowl for big prey like buffalo, zebra and, within the case of 1 aggressive delight, an elephant. Cameras additionally observe a lioness as she scavenges to offer for her new child cubs.

SATURDAY: What’s up, Doc? Reconnect along with your internal baby this weekend for an amazing escape into the vault of traditional Looney Tunes cartoons, with 234 consecutive shorts airing by way of Monday morning at 6 am/5c. The enduring Bugs Bunny leads the pack, with 1943’s WWII propaganda toon SuperRabbit kicking issues off, and fan favorites together with “What’s Opera Doc” following. Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd, the Highway Runner and his Coyote nemesis, Tweety and Sylvester amongst others all get their moments.

SUNDAY:  you’ve made it in present enterprise when the august newsmagazine decides it’s time for a star profile interview. This time it’s comic and film star Kevin Hart’s flip, with Anderson Cooper visiting the burgeoning mogul backstage in Pasadena as Hart tries out new stand-up materials for an upcoming tour. Different segments embody contributing correspondent Holly Williams’s go to to Britain’s Channel Islands, exploring its WWII historical past of Nazi occupation, and Lesley Stahl’s interview with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo.

INSIDE WEEKEND TV:

• NBA Playoffs (Saturday, 1 pm/ET, ESPN; 8:30 pm/ET, ABC; Sunday, 1 pm/ET, ABC): Let the video games start, and there are many them, with the full-court motion starting in Cleveland, with the Cavaliers going through the Orlando Magic. Video games proceed by way of the day, with an ABC prime-time matchup of the L.A. Lakers taking over the reigning champs the Nuggets in Denver. Extra basketball continues Sunday afternoon.
• Falling in Love in Niagara (Saturday, 8/7c, Hallmark Channel): Jocelyn Hudon stars as a jilted bride-to-be who takes her sister on her would-have-been Niagara Falls honeymoon, solely to fall for a tour information (Dan Jeannotte), as one does.
• 48 Hours (Saturday, 10/9c, CBS): Homicide by poisoned eye drops: Agatha Christie may recognize the state of affairs of this crime, during which felonious caregiver Jessy Kurczewski was convicted for the 2018 homicide of Wisconsin’s Lynn Hernan.
• American Idol (Sunday, 8/7c, ABC): Gene Simmons of Kiss is the mentor because the High 14 deal with songs made well-known by inductees of the Rock & Roll Corridor of Fame. This yr’s roster shall be introduced dwell.
• The Simpsons (Sunday, 8/7c, Fox): Homer goes on a street journey together with his buddies from Moe’s to scatter the ashes of somebody near them. Later in Fox’s animation lineup, Amy Sedaris is a visitor voice on the private-eye spoof Grimsburg (9:30/8:30c), when former baby star Lil’ Betsy is the prime suspect within the loss of life of a TV morning-show host.
• Parish (Sunday, 9/8c, AMC, streaming on AMC+): An intense episode of the New Orleans crime thriller presents Grey (Giancarlo Esposito) with an ultimatum: work together with his outdated boss Anton (Bradley Whitford) to betray Horse (Zackary Momoh) or put his household in danger. Spouse Rose (Paula Malcolson) and daughter Makayla (Arica Himmel), held hostage at house by Anton’s thugs, are understandably freaked out by the scenario.
• A Gentleman in Moscow (Sunday, 9/8c, Showtime): A pivotal episode catches up with Rely Rostov (Ewan McGregor) 10 years into his confinement—however who’s counting? His clandestine relationship with the Secret Police’s Osip (Johnny Harris) takes a flip when Rostov is coerced to play spy, and a grown Nina (Leah Balmforth) returns with a request that may change the lifetime of everybody within the Resort Metropol.
• The Sympathizer (Sunday, 9/8c, HBO): The Vietnamese battle refugees begin an uneasy new life in Los Angeles, and whereas the double-agent Captain (Hoa Xuande) finds pleasure in his acquaintance with the extra sensually skilled Ms. Mori (the terrific Sandra Oh), he’s put in a bind when the Common (Toan Le) orders him to search out the traitor of their midst, by no means suspecting the Captain. Robert Downey Jr. makes his first look in his second guise, because the Captain’s smug former professor of Oriental Research.
• Tracker (Sunday, 9/8c, CBS): Sequence star Justin Hartley’s This Is Us co-star Jon Heurtas directs an episode during which Colter’s (Hartley) seek for a lacking woman plunges him into the world of beginner ghost hungers. Adopted by CSI: Vegas (10/9c), the place the crew dons hazmat fits to research a radioactive crime scene.
• Blue Carbon: Nature’s Hidden Energy (Sunday, 9/8c, CNN): A CNN Movies particular explores the planet’s blue carbon ecosystems, a pure ally within the climate-change battle, together with seagrass meadows in Florida, salt marshes in France and mangrove in Vietnam and Senegal.
• Alice & Jack (10/9c, PBS): The unorthodox Masterpiece romantic drama reaches its beyond-bittersweet finale, when Jack (Domhnall Gleeson) and Alice (Andrea Riseborough) face their hardest hurdle but: a well being disaster.