TV This Week, June 12-18: ‘BrainDead’ and more

SUNDAY

“Hamilton” wins everything at “The 70th Annual Tony Awards.” There, we just saved you three hours. James Corden emcees the proceedings at New York City’s Beacon Theatre. 8 p.m. CBS

“Knock Knock.” Who’s there? Two sexy young women Keanu Reeves will come to wish he’d never met in Eli Roth’s 2015 thriller. Ana de Armas and Lorenza Izzo also star. 8 p.m. Epix

Billy Ray Cyrus – he’s Miley’s dad, you know – plays a country-music has-been turned Elvis impersonator in the new sitcom “Still the King.” Joey Lauren Adams, Madison Iseman and “Party of Five’s” Lacey Chabert also star. 9 and 9:30 p.m. CMT

“La Bamba’s” Lou Diamond Phillips portrays incarcerated serial killer Richard Ramirez – a.k.a. “The Night Stalker” – in this fact-based 2016 made-for-TV movie. “Scandal’s” Bellamy Young also stars. 9 p.m. Lifetime

The fabrications endeth here as “House of Lies” closes its doors with the comedy’s series finale. Don Cheadle and Kristen Bell star. 9 p.m. Showtime

The action-drama “The Last Ship” launches a third season. With Eric Dane, Bridget Regan and Adam Baldwin. 9 and 10 p.m. TNT

“Ride With Norman Reedus” is a new motorcycle-centric travel series hosted by that actor you know and love as Daryl on “The Walking Dead.” First up: A trip along Pacific Coast Highway in California. 10 p.m. AMC

MONDAY

A young American woman (Daisy Head) may not be so innocent abroad in the new London-set mystery drama “Guilt.” Emily Tremaine, “Buffy’s” Anthony Stewart Head and “Titanic’s” Billy Zane also star. 9 p.m. Freeform

Some Beltway insiders turn out to be bug-addled and “BrainDead” in this new Washington, D.C.-set series that mixes comedy, horror and political satire. Mary Elizabeth Winstead and “Monk’s” Tony Shalhoub star. 10 p.m. CBS

The obstacle-course competition “American Ninja Warrior” begets a spinoff, “Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge.” 10 p.m. NBC

The police procedural “Major Crimes” is back on the beat for a fifth season. Mary McDonnell stars. 10 p.m. TNT

TUESDAY

The “30 for 30” docu-series “O.J.: Made in America” continues and concludes with Parts 2 through 5. 6 p.m. ESPN; also Wed.-Sat.

No lie! Betty White and “black-ish” star Anthony Anderson take part in a six-episode reboot of the classic game show “To Tell the Truth.” NeNe Leakes and NBA star Jalen Rose also appear. 8 and 10 p.m. ABC

Mike Epps, not the late John Candy, is the bachelor they call “Uncle Buck” in this new sitcom inspired by John Hughes’ 1989 comedy. James Lesure and Nia Long also star. 9 p.m. ABC

Ellen Barkin plays the malevolent matriarch of a family of crooks in the new series “Animal Kingdom,” based on the 2010 Australian crime drama. Scott Speedman and “Southland’s” Shawn Hatosy also star. 9 and 10 p.m. TNT

What, and give up show business? Reality-TV regulars Pauly D, Brandi Glanville and Aubrey O’Day are among the semi-celebs who are also “Famously Single” in this new series. 10 p.m. E!

“Lost” is long gone but its memory lingers on in the new stranded-on-a-desert-island spoof “Wrecked.” 10 and 10:27 p.m. TBS

WEDNESDAY

The auto-centric series “Jay Leno’s Garage” opens up for a second season. 7 and 10 p.m. CNBC

Men who were raised by single moms, sans any help from their respective dads, share their stories with filmmaker Daphne McWilliams in the 2015 documentary “In a Perfect World.” 8 p.m. Showtime

Natasha Leggero and Riki Lindhome are back as Gilded Age celebutantes in another season of the reality-TV send-up “Another Period.” Jason Ritter, Paget Brewster and “Mad Men’s” Christina Hendricks also star. 10 p.m. Comedy Central

For those keeping score, one of Tinseltown’s favorite composers will be feted in the new special “AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to John Williams.” 10 p.m. TNT

THURSDAY

This is the dawning of the second season of “Aquarius.” This crime drama starring David Duchovny as a police detective in 1960s L.A. returns with an extended, commercial-free episode. With Gethin Anthony as Charles Manson. 9 p.m. NBC

Former football star Tim Tebow is contractor Mike Holmes’ new co-host for a new season of the reality competition “Home Free.” 9 p.m. Fox

Rap music’s the Game, tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams, et al., are featured in the conclusion of the three-part docu-series “Streets of Compton.” 10 p.m. A&E

The clone-tastic sci-fi drama “Orphan Black” closes another season. Tatiana Maslany stars. 10 p.m. BBC America

The fourth-season finale of “Inside Amy Schumer” takes the form of a clip show hosted by Bravo’s Andy Cohen. 10 p.m. Comedy Central

“Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’s” Rachel Bloom faces “Boardwalk Empire’s” Michael Shannon – advantage, Bloom – in an all-new “Lip Sync Battle.” 10 p.m. Spike

FRIDAY

“Orange Is the New Black” is back for a fourth season. With Taylor Schilling, Uzo Aduba and Kate Mulgrew. Any time, Netflix

“The Good Dinosaur” is herbivorous, and so befriends a young Neanderthal boy instead of eating him, in Disney’s computer-animated 2015 adventure tale. 8 p.m. Starz

When off-the-grid living turns out to be harder than it looks, it’s “Homestead Rescue” to the rescue in this new unscripted series. 10 p.m. Discovery Channel

Following the debut of “Decker: Unclassified” starring Tim Heidecker and Gregg Turkington, comes the return of John C. Reilly’s similarly satirical “Check It Out! With Dr. Steve Brule.” Midnight Adult Swim

SATURDAY

“Family Guy’s” Seth MacFarlane once again voices the foul-mouthed teddy bear named Ted in the 2015 comedy sequel “Ted 2.” Mark Wahlberg also stars. 8 p.m. HBO

Bring back Tori Spelling, add James Franco as director and co-star, and toss in a vampire lesbian who wasn’t in the original, and that’s how you do a no-we-are-not-kidding remake of the 1996 TV movie “Mother, May I Sleep With Danger?” Emily Meade (“The Leftovers”) also stars. 8 p.m. Lifetime

“General Hospital’s” Vanessa Marcil gets dis-engaged and then it’s up to “Gilmore Girls’” David Sutcliffe to save the wedding day in the new made-for-cable romantic fable “The Convenient Groom.” 9 p.m. Hallmark Channel

“Saturday Night Live’s” Jason Sudeikis and “Community’s” Alison Brie try to keep it platonic in the naughty but nice 2015 rom-com “Sleeping With Other People.” Amanda Peet, Adam Scott and Natasha Lyonne also star. 9 p.m. Showtime

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