What’s on TV
KIDDING 10 p.m. on Showtime. When a show is granted a second run, it faces the pressure of matching the success of its first and proving it has promise for more to come. This poignant tragicomedy, about a beloved children’s television host (Jim Carrey) who strains to keep his brand intact as his personal life crumbles, has plenty of life left in it. Last week’s episode walked us through the past, before Jeff’s son Phil died in a car accident. Season 2 wraps up on Sunday with a two-part finale, in which Jeff realizes he would be better off on his own for a while. If you have yet to give the show a try, it’s never too late to delve into the dark, imaginative world of Puppet Time — and Carrey puts on an emotional, layered performance.
FAMILY KARMA 9 p.m. on Bravo. If you’ve been following “Shahs of Sunset,” the Bravo reality show about a group of Iranian-Americans living in Los Angeles, this new series is right up your alley. “Family Karma” centers on seven Indian-American friends in Miami whose lives have been intertwined since childhood. The cast members grew up partaking in the same cultural traditions and now face that familiar (sometimes overly emphasized) dichotomy between Eastern and Western lifestyles. First-generation Americans may relate to the daily struggles that come up here, such as living with a big family under a single roof or facing the pressure to marry on a regular basis. Another draw is the inevitable tension that surfaces among lifelong friends who know each other’s deepest fears and secrets.
THE OUTSIDER 9 p.m. on HBO; stream on HBO platforms. The investigation at the heart of this series, adapted from the novel by Stephen King, has reached its boiling point. Last week (spoiler alert), Ralph (Ben Mendelsohn) and the team were met with bullets when they arrived at El Cuco’s hiding place. This season finale picks up right where that episode left off, with Ralph and Holly (Cynthia Erivo) coming face-to-face with the killer in a gripping showdown. It’s unclear whether “The Outsider” is a 10-part mini-series or whether it will be back with more hair-raising mysteries. The showrunner Richard Price was already working on a second season when the show debuted in January.
What’s Streaming
BECAUSE SHE WATCHED Stream on Netflix. Sunday is International Women’s Day and to celebrate, Netflix and U.N. Women asked 55 notable women in entertainment — including Ava DuVernay, Mindy Kaling and Salma Hayek — to handpick movies and shows that empower females onscreen and off. The titles will be available all year-round. Among them are the thriller series “How to Get Away With Murder,” starring Viola Davis; the dramedy series “Russian Doll,” created by and starring Natasha Lyonne and the DC Comics adventure “Wonder Woman,” directed by Patty Jenkins and starring Gal Gadot.
Source: Television - nytimes.com
