How to add onto the “Dune” legacy? Turn the clock back 10,000 years before Frank Herbert’s first book to create a tale of the female factions fighting for power and spice. In “Dune: Prophecy” (HBO, 9 p.m.), Emily Watson and Olivia Williams play the sisters who would establish the Bene Gesserit sect. Tavis Fimmel and Mark Strong also star in a series that is likely to “Dune” the way “House of the Dragon” is to “Game of Thrones.”
Billy Bob Thornton, Jon Hamm and Demi Moore star in Taylor Sheridan’s latest series, “Landman” (Paramount, 9 p.m.) centered on gold diggers of the present day. It runs alongside Sheridan’s other hit, “Yellowstone” (Paramount, 8 p.m.), on the main network but also sister network CMT.
Sunday Night Football has Cincinnati at Chargers (NBC, 8:20 p.m.). Earlier games include Baltimore at Pittsburgh (CBS, 1 p.m.), Green Bay at Chicago (Fox, 1 p.m.) and Kansas City at Buffalo (CBS, 4:25 p.m.).
Another three new original Christmas romances premiere tonight, “A Very English Christmas” (UPtv, 7 p.m.), starring Kimberly Nixon; “Confessions of a Christmas Letter” (Hallmark, 8 p.m.) with Angela Kinsey; and “Holiday in Happy Hollow” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.) with Tamara Almeida.
“Tracker” (CBS, 9 p.m.) looks for some missing campers.
It’s already the season finale for “Marlow Murder Club” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings).
“The Equalizer” (CBS, 10 p.m.) tries to rescue a hacker forced to work for criminals.
Lauren Boebert wants more answers about UFOs, but it’s the first season finale for “Beyond: UFOs and the Unknown” (MGM+, 10 p.m.).
“Queens Court” (Bravo, 9:30 p.m.) hears Da Brat speak her mind.
A court date looms for one of “The Real Housewives of Potomac” (Bravo, 8 p.m.).
“60 Minutes” (CBS, 7:30 p.m.) profiles Sarah Snook and Baz Luhrmann.
A wombat has problems with her choppers on “Wildlife Rescue Australia” (Nat Geo Wild, 9 p.m.).
“Yellowstone Wardens” (Animal Planet, 9 p.m.) enact a one-fish limit.
Miracle weight loss drugs are questioned in the news special “Dr. Sanjay Gupta Reports: Is Ozempic Right for You?” (CNN, 8 p.m.).
“Homestead Rescue” (Discovery, 8 p.m.) comes to the aid of an Ohio home built from 30,000 tires.
Two bald eagles get a first class ride on “Ice Airport Alaska” (Smithsonian, 9 p.m.).
Last year’s “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” (ABC, 8 p.m.) makes its broadcast network debut.
Turner Classic Movies has a two new documentaries about movie obsessives, “The Movie Man” (8 p.m.) and “Film is Dead, Long Live Film!” (10 p.m.). The 12 o’clock silent movies has two from Ernst Lubitsch, “Three Women” (midnight) and “The Doll” (1:15 a.m.), followed by two from Finnish director Aki Kaurismäki, “The Other Side of Hope” (2:30 a.m.) and “The Match Factory Girl” (4:15 a.m.).
The WNBA holds its Draft Lottery (ESPN, 5 p.m.).
The Barcelona Grand Prix (truTV, 7:30 a.m.) is run this morning.
Men’s college basketball includes New Mexico at St. John’s (Fox Sports 1, noon), Clemson at Boise State (CBS Sports, 1:30 p.m.) and Utah at Mississippi State (ESPN2, 4 p.m.).
Women’s games include Stanford at Indiana (Fox Sports 1, 2 p.m.), North Carolina State at TCU (ESPN, 3 p.m.), Duke at South Dakota State (CBS Sports, 3:30 p.m.) and Texas at DePaul (Fox Sports 1, 7:30 p.m.).
Soccer includes France at Italy (Fox Sports 2, 2:30 p.m.).
Figure skating has the ISU Grand Prix (NBC, 4 p.m.).
Canadian football has Toronto vs. Winnipeg (CBS Sports, 6 p.m.).
Men’s college soccer has Wake Forest vs. Clemson (ESPNU, noon) in the ACC final.
Women’s college volleyball includes Texas at Alabama (ESPN, 1 p.m.).
Sunday Talk
ABC: Sen.-elect Elissa Slotkin, Rep. Tony Gonzales, former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, Dr. Richard Besser, CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. CBS: Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, Rep. Jim Himes, former Defense Secretary Chuck hazel, former principal deputy director of national intelligence Sue Gordon, former White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx. NBC: Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, Sen. Markwayne Mullen. CNN: Rep. Mike Johnson, Sen. John Letterman, Sens.-elect Ruben Gallego and Adam Schiff. Fox: Johnson, Sen. Chris Coons, Johns Hopkins professor Marty Makary.