Seems like forever ago that AMC was the classy network that brought us “Mad Men.” Now, drenched in the money and blood of “The Walking Dead,” they’ve turned into a completely different network, one with a new bloody martial arts sci-fi show called “Into the Badlands” (AMC, 10 p.m.) staring Daniel Wu.
“It’s been at least 15 years since there has been any real martial arts on television,” says AMC president of programming Joel Stillerman. “To accomplish this, we knew it had to be a great piece of storytelling to serve the AMC drama viewer, but it also had to have fight sequences spectacular enough to win over true fans of martial arts.”
Inspired by the Chinese saga “Journey to the West,” it’s about a futuristic feudal society full of swords and motorcycles, with a lot of crazy jumps and slow motion somersaults.
Sunday Night Football has Arizona at Seattle (NBC, 8:30 p.m.). Earlier games include New Orleans at Washington (Fox, 1 p.m.), Jacksonville at Baltimore (CBS, 1 p.m.) and New England at Giants (CBS, 4:25 p.m.).
Jennifer Lopez, Pitbull and Becky G are among the performers at the “iHeartRadio Fiesta Latina” (Telemundo, 8 p.m.) from Miami.
“Madame Secretary” (CBS, 8:30 p.m.) is just now trying to lift the the Cuban trade embargo.
Scott Pelley performs live from Paris on “60 Minutes” (CBS, 7:30 p.m.). New speaker of the house Paul Ryan is interviewed and Steve Kroft looks at concussions in the NFL.
A driverless car leads to a court case on “The Good Wife” (CBS, 9:30 p.m.).
“Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown” (CNN, 9 p.m.) goes to dinner with Bill Murray in Charleston, S.C., who apparently lives there. Earlier, he’s eating shellfish from the Dominican Republic to Japan on “No Reservations” (Travel, 8 p.m.).
Daryl, Abraham and Sasha have problems returning to Alexandria on “The Walking Dead” (AMC, 9 p.m.).
There’s a big investigation about a dead beaver on “North Woods Law” (Animal Planet, 8 p.m.).
Porsha introduces her new boyfriend on “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” (Bravo, 8 p.m.), but not a new way of spelling her own name.
A woman is murdered during a video chat on “CSI: Cyber” (CBS, 10:30 p.m.).
These are the times when a network has to wonder whether a planned episode of “Quantico” (ABC, 10 p.m.) about a bomb in New York City should be reconsidered.
On yet another original, way too early holiday film, “Christmas Incorporated” (Hallmark, 8 p.m.), Shane Grimes-Beech a personal assistant who tries to get her boss (Steve Lund) not to shut down his factory before Christmas.
It’s one of three new movies on tonight — something unusual for a Sunday. “A Mother Betrayed” (Lifetime, 9 p.m.) sounds like an update of “Gaslight,” with a young mother being convinced she’s crazy. On “River Raft Nightmare” (Lifetime Movie Network, 8 p.m.) a mother-daughter vacation is interrupted by escaped convicts.
“Bob’s Burgers” (Fox, 7:30 p.m.) has a Christmas episode as well, with Henry Winkler and Zach Galifianakis.
The 11th season of “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” (E!, 9 p.m.) begins with something that seems like it started eons ago: Caitlyn Jenner’s night at the ESPYs.
The agreeably saucy “The Royals” (E!, 10 p.m.) starts its second season, with Queen Helena on a power grab.
An infectious disease grasps the unit on “Getting On” (HBO, 10 p.m.).
It’s Thanksgiving already on “The Affair” (Showtime, 10 p.m.) and the dinner does not go well.
THat’s Claire’s brother who is coming to New York looking for her on “Flesh and Bone” (Starz, 8 p.m.).
What could be worse than “Scandal” done badly? “Agent X” (TNT, 9 p.m.).
Aspects of the brain are studied on a new “Breakthrough” (National Geographic, 9 p.m.).
When they say Carrie reconnects with old friends on “Homeland” (Showtime, 9 p.m.), I’m not sure what they mean. She has no friends.
Survivors in Malibu talk repopulation on “The Last Man on Earth” (Fox, 9:30 p.m.).
Ramu is up for murder on “Indian Summers” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings).
Sounds like Amy Brenneman gets more than one line in tonight’s “The Leftovers” (HBO, 9 p.m.).
A Michigan bistro gets its theme straightened out on “Bar Rescue” (Spike TV, 10 p.m.).
Cracks are beginning to show on “90 Day Fiance” (TLC, 10:06 p.m.).
A double feature of films directed by Jack Farfein features “The Strange One” (TCM, 8 p.m.) and “Something Wild” (TCM, 10 p.m.). Then at midnight comes the 102 year old silent film on white slavery, “Traffic in Souls” (midnight).
Hockey includes Toronto at Rangers (NHL, 7 p.m.).
Men’s college hoops include Mount St. Mary’s at Ohio State (ESPNU, noon), Wake Forest at Bucknell (CBS Sports, 1 p.m.), Fairfield at North Carolina (ESPNU, 4 p.m.), South Alabama at North Carolina State (ESPNU, 6 p.m.) and Siena at Wisconsin (ESPNU, 8 p.m.),.
Sunday Talk
ABC: President Barack Obama, Marco Rubio, Martin O’Malley, Hillary Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook. CBS: Rep. Devin Nunes, Sen.Richard Burr, former deputy director of the CIA Michael Morell, Bernie Sanders. NBC: Jeb Bush, Clinton campaign chairman John Pedestal, University of Oklahoma president David Boren. CNN: Bush, Lindsey Graham. Fox News: Ben Carson, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, Greg Lukianoff, president of Foundation for Individual Rights in Education.