For all of its visual potential, ballet has only rarely been portrayed well in film or TV. The latest attempt, “Flesh and Bone” (Starz, 8 p.m.) stars Sarah Hay, who was previously in “Black Swan” as a Pittsburgh dancer with a dark past trying to make it in a demanding New York company run by a typically megalomaniac director, played by Ben Daniels.
A lot of the first episode is predictable in a way “Mozart in the Jungle” was not; at least until she gets to the strip club.
The eight-episode series is created by Moira Walley-Beckett, a writer and executive producer on “Breaking Bad.” In addition to its premiere tonight, all eight episodes will be available on demand for those who prefer to do the only kind of binging ballet dancers are allowed to do.
The vice president on the new series “Agent X” (TNT, 9 p.m.) looks like Sharon Stone but acts like Dick Cheney. The drama does in fact star Stone as veep.
“Getting On” (HBO, 10 p.m.) begins its third and final season of first rate dark comedy at an extended care unit. Laurie Metcalfe is doing great work as a manic doctor trying to hold on to her job following a scandal; Alex Borstein is trying to adjust to married life, Niece Nash flirts with worker’s rights, and nobody cleans up the vomit on the floor (from another doctor).
It’s Philadelphia at Dallas in Sunday Night Football. Earlier games have Oakland at Pittsburgh (CBS, 1 p.m.), Washington at New England (Fox, 1 p.m.) and Denver at Indianapolis (CBS, 4:25 p.m.).
An awards show for scientists? Why not? The Breakthrough Prize (National Geographic, 10 p.m.), presented live, honors groundbreaking achievements in the lab while promoting the network’s new series “Breakthroughs.” Seth MacFarlane hosts.
Deal with your post-“SNL” letdown with the uncompromising political satire of “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” (HBO, 11 p.m.).
A new season starts for “Real Housewives of Atlanta” (Bravo, 8 p.m.) with Kim Fields joining the cast.
It joins a second season of “Untying the Knot” (Bravo, 9 p.m.) with divorce attorney Vikki Ziegler.
Carrie Coon’s Nora is the focus of tonight’s episode of “The Leftovers” (HBO, 9 p.m.), which can’t be a bad thing.
Alison is still mad at Noah about what she read of his book on “The Affair” (Showtime, 10 p.m.).
Carrie figures she better call Saul on “Homeland” (Showtime, 9 p.m.).
Peter’s campaign is hurt by a leak on “The Good Wife” (CBS, 9:30 p.m.).
“The Good Wife” is also the subject of the season two premiere of “Behind the Story with the Paley Center” (Sundance, 10 a.m.).
Robert Duvall discusses his career on “Oprah’s Master Class” (OWN, 8 p.m.).
A former deputy secretary of defense worries about leaks on “60 Minutes” (CBS, 7:30 p.m.).
Dalton Trumbo, subject of a new movie, was screenwriter of the films “Kitty Foyle” (TCM, 8 p.m.) and “The Brave One” (TCM, 10 p.m.).
A Tommy Lee Jones double feature has “The Fugitive” (IFC, 5:15 p.m.) and “U.S. Marshals” (IFC, 8:15 p.m.).
Hockey today includes Edmonton at Chicago (NHL, 8 p.m.).
Sunday Talk
ABC: Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders, Reps. Peter King and Adam Schiff. Defense Secretary Ash Carter. CBS: Trump, Ben Carson, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand. NBC: Trump, Sanders, Carly Fiorina, Sen. Dianne Feinstein. CNN: Trump, Rand Paul. Fox News: Chris Christie, Rep. Michael McCaul.