What’s on TV Sunday: The Newsroom, Episodes, Political Animals & More

News & Notes

On cable tonight, Animal Planet has the second season premiere of Hillbilly Handfishin’ and the first season finale of Gator Boys, Spike TV has the second season premiere of Bar Rescue, and style has the fourth season finale of Jerseylicious.

Prime Picks

The Simpsons (FOX): Repeats. “The Ten-Per-Cent Solution” and “Politically Inept With Homer” episodes from this past season replays.

Falling Skies (TNT): Repeats. The “Love and Other Acts of Courage” episode replays. The next two episodes replay following and the previous four episodes replay earlier in the day.

Political Animals (USA Network): New. Elaine tells her family her plan. The Hammond men go to a pollster. Runs 61 minutes. Plays again later.

Other Options

• Awkward. (MTV): Repeats. The last four episodes of this season replay.
• Breaking Bad (AMC): New. Walt and Jessie are putting together their new plan. Runs 64 minutes. Plays again later two times.
• Episodes (Showtime): New. Matt’s stalker makes friends with Sean on Facebook, so they can track him down. Merc and Jamie’s getaway has problems. Plays again later.
• Iron Chef America (Food Network): New. “Symon vs. Nunez.” Plays again later.
• Longmire (A&E): Repeats. The “Pilot,” “The Cancer,” “The Worst Kind of Hunter,” and “8 Seconds” replay twice tonight.
• The Newsroom (HBO): New. Sloan subs in for Elliot during a nuclear crisis in Japan. Will is dealing with insomnia. Plays twice.

Sports Notes

• ESPN has NASCAR racing action with the Nationwide Series: Cutis Shaver 400 today and later has Sunday Night Baseball action with the Boston Red Sox at the New York Yankees.
• NBC has coverage of the 2012 Summer Olympics, as does NBC Sports.
• TBS has MLB action today with the Washington Nationals at the Milwaukee Brewers.

Late Night

• Army Wives (Lifetime): Repeat. Last week’s episode, “Baby Steps,” replays.
• Royal Pains (USA Network): Repeat. Last Wednesday’s episode, “Fools Russian,” replays.
• White Collar (USA Network): Repeat. Last Tuesday’s episode, “Diminishing Returns,” replays.

Sunday TV Marathons

A&E has five episodes of The Glades early and later six episodes of Criminal Minds.
Centric has 24 episodes of Girlfriends.
gmc has 12 episodes of Heartland.
Hallmark Movie Channel has 30 episodes of Murder, She Wrote.
TV Land has 14 episodes of The Andy Griffith Show.
TV One has 12 episodes of Martin tonight.
USA Network has seven episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

What are you going to watch on TV Sunday?