Jay Pharaoh, never used to his full potential on “Saturday Night Live,” bounces back with a series “White Famous” (Showtime, 10 p.m.), about a comedian trying to break into Hollywood movies. But he’s not trying too hard; there’s a number of things he won’t do, despite the fact that “the Golden Age of diversity” opens doors for African-Americans in film, if only for show.
As a sitcom, this one is a touch better than the now canceled “The Carmichael Show” but is far short of the standards set by “Atlanta” or even “Insecure.” Jamie Foxx, a producer, appears in the pilot episode.
Ashley Judd gets attention for her acting skills as she stars in the second season of “Berlin Station” (Epix, 9 p.m.) as the new CIA chief there. With a timely plot about white supremacist rise in Germany, the cast also adds Keke Palmer to a cast that already includes Richard Armitage, Michelle Forbes, Richard Jenkins and John Doman. And the theme music is from David Bowie (“I’m Afraid of Americans”).
“Fear the Walking Dead” (AMC, 9 p.m.) ends its third season with a two hour episode. It will be back for a fourth because it’s as hard to kill of zombie series as it is zombies themselves. Then pencil in a third hour for “Talking Dead” (AMC, 11 p.m.).
Michelle Dockery returns to star in a very different Sunday night drama than her “Downton Abbey.” It’s “Good Behavior” (TNT, 9 p.m.), in which she plays the con woman Letty Raines.
“Survivor’s Remorse” (Showtime, 10 p.m.) has its last episode after four seasons. DJ Khaled guest stars.
Larry has a run-in with a cop on “Curb Your Enthusiasm” (HBO, 10 p.m.).
“Madam Secretary” (CBS, 10:30 p.m.) goes in a car accident in Libya.
Seven women connected by hip hop are followed on the new “The Platinum Life” (E!, 10 p.m.).
“60 Minutes” (CBS, 7:30 p.m.) looks into the opiate epidemic.
For some reason, Alex Rodriguez sits in with the sharks on “Shark Tank” (ABC, 9 p.m.).
A serial killer is exposed on “Wisdom of the Crowd” (CBS, 8:30 p.m.).
Maggie becomes a star on “The Simpsons” (Fox, 8 p.m.).
The production team is questioned on “Ten Days in the Valley” (ABC, 10 p.m.).
In the made’for-TV “Psycho In-Law” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.), Katie Leclerc stars as a bride whose husband has a crazed mother-in-law from his past marriage.
Classified intelligence is missing on “NCIS: Los Angeles” (CBS, 9:30 p.m.).
Leroy pursues a female singer on “Ghosted” (Fox, 8:30 p.m.).
“Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown” (CNN, 9 p.m.) travels to Nigeria.
On “The Last Man on Earth” (Fox, 9:30 p.m.), the gang finally gets to Mexico.
It’s Russell’s birthday on “Vice Principals” (HBO, 10:35 p.m.).
“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” (HBO, 11:06 p.m.) starts a little late.
A Dracula double feature with Peter Cushing on Turner Classic Movies has “Horror of Dracula” (8 p.m.) and “The Brides of Dracula” (11:30 p.m.). They are followed by the silent “The Phantom Carriage” (TCM, midnight) and the terror classics “Diabolique” (TCM, 2 a.m.) and “Gaslight” (4:15 a.m.).
Sunday Night Football has Giants at Denver (NBC, 8:30 p.m.). Earlier, it’s San Francisco at Washington (Fox, 1 p.m.) and Pittsburgh at Kansas City (CBS, 4:25 p.m.).
In baseball’s NLCS, it’s Game 2 of Cubs at Dodgers (TBS, 7:30 p.m.).
In NASCAR, the Alabama 500 (NBC, 2 p.m.) is run.
Sunday Talk
ABC: U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Sen. Susan Collins. CBS: Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Sen. Lindsey Graham. NBC: Haley, Gov. John Kasich. CNN: Tillerson, Collins, Rep. Robin Kely. Fox News:White House national security adviser H.R. McMaster, Sens. Bill Cassidy and Chris Murphy.