It’s not a bad time on TV for stocky UK actors of a certain age. In addition to Scottish actor Brian Cox, the patriarch on HBO’s “Succession,” there is Ireland’s Brendan Gleeson, the detective who won’t quit on season two of “Mr. Mercedes” (AT&T Audience, streaming) even with his main suspect seemingly comatose in the hospital. But is he directing other murders from there?
“Queen Sugar” (OWN, 10 p.m.) has a 90-minute season finale, wrapping up storylines of the Bordelon siblings.
“Yellowstone” (Paramount, 10 p.m.), the modern day Western starring Kevin Costner, also has its first season finale, with his character finding out who he can depend on.
Now that the big wedding has now faded into the past it’s time to be reminded of “The Story of the Royals” (ABC, 9 p.m.), in the first of a two part miniseries reviewing the machinations of Queen Elizabeth, Prince Charles, Prince William and Prince George and their spouses — including the former star of “Suits” (USA, 9 p.m.).
Carrie Coon’s appearance as a cult leader is imminent on “The Sinner” (USA, 10 p.m.).
The ill girls on “Burden of Truth” (CW, 8 p.m.) decide to have their own prom, since they are kept from attending the main one.
Live results come in on “America’s Got Talent” (NBC, 8 p.m.).
The deepest cuts in the field begin on “World of Dance” (NBC, 9 p.m.).
Contestants have to cook for 100 on “MasterChef” (Fox, 8 p.m.).
Bret and Scottie are nominees but it’s time for the Power of Veto competition on “Big Brother” (CBS, 8 p.m.).
“Full Frontal with Samantha Bee” (TBS, 10:30 p.m.) has a special #MeToo edition.
Need is back from Africa on “Black Ink Crew: Chicago” (VH1, 8 p.m.).
Ranking the best attempts on “Alcatraz: The Greatest Escapes” (Reelz, 9 p.m.).
“Are You the One?” (MTV, 10 p.m.) is already up to episode five.
“Property Brothers” (HGTV, 9 p.m.) host trivia in Nashville.
Kristin stresses out on Senior night on “Raising Tourette’s” (A&E, 10 p.m.).
Cristina and Angel meet with a wedding planner on “Born This Way” (A&E, 8 p.m.) and then Megan and Rachel move into their new place at 9.
Cary deals with bad childhood memories on “The Real Housewives of Dallas” (Bravo, 9 p.m.).
“The Real Housewives of New York City” (Bravo, 8 p.m.) begin the long, tedious process of end-of-season reunion shows.
“Drugs, Inc: The Fix” (National Geographic, 9 p.m.) looks at the Motor City.
Craig Robinson and Jeannie Mai visit “Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party” (VH1, 9 p.m.).
Esther’s mom visits, and then Esther and Benji get a writing job together on a pair of episodes of “Alone Together” (Freeform, 8 and 8:30 p.m.).
“Catfish” (MTV, 9 p.m.) does a “Where are they now?” episode, looking back.
Dana Andrews is featured all day on Turner Classic Movies with “Night Song” (6 a.m.), “The North Star” (8 a.m.), “Beyond a Reasonable Doubt” (10 a.m.), “While the City Sleeps” (11:30 a.m.), “Sealed Cargo” (1:30 p.m.), “Curse of the Demon” (3:15 p.m.), “The Best Years of Our Lives” (5 p.m.), “The Ox-Bow Incident” (8 p.m.), “Where the Sidewalk Ends” (9:30 p.m.), “Fallen Angel” (11:30 p.m.), “A Walk in the Sun” (1:30 a.m.) and “Brainstorm” (3:45 a.m.).
Baseball includes Cincinnati at Milwaukee (MLB, 2 p.m.), Cleveland at Boston (MLB, 7 p.m.) and St. Louis at Dodgers (ESPN, 10 p.m.).
The Little League World Series has Michigan vs. Georgia (ESPN, 3 p.m.) and New York vs. Hawaii (ESPN, 7:30 p.m.) in elimination games.
Daytime Talk
Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest: Chadwick Boseman, Lucy Liu, John Cho, Kristin McGee, Adam Lambert. The View: Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, Jenni “JWoww” Farley, Deena Nicole Cortese, Paul “Pauly D” DelVecchio, Vinny Guadagnino, Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino (rerun). The Talk: Simon Pegg, Jaymes Vaughan (rerun). Harry Connick: Katie Lowes, Joseph “J.J.” Johnson (rerun). Steve Harvey: Antonio Banderas, LuAnn de Lesseps, Keri Hilson, Natalie Martinez (rerun). Ellen DeGeneres: Kim Kardashian (rerun). Wendy Williams: Deon Cole, Grill Dads Mark Anderson & Ryan Fey (rerun). The Real: J. August Richards (rerun).
Late Talk
Stephen Colbert: Josh Brolin, Ruth Nega, Walk the Moon (rerun). Jimmy Kimmel: Jim Gaffigan, Antonio Brown, Imagine Dragons (rerun). Jimmy Fallon: Leslie Jones, Emily Ratajkowski, Greta Van Fleet (rerun). Seth Meyers: Armie Hammer, Brandon Flowers, Taylor Gordon (rerun). James Corden: Damian Lewis, Ruth Wilson, Chris Pratt (rerun). Carson Daly: Natalie Martinez, the Fever 333, Leland Melvin (rerun). Conan O’Brien: Bill Burr, Regina Hall, Marina Franklin.