TV Sunday: Strike Back Encore, Dexter, The Newsroom S.2 Finale & More

News & Notes

Tonight, ABC has a 20/20: Pageant Confidential: The Road to Miss America special followed by the Miss America 2014 special and PBS has the seventh season premiere of Foyle’s War.

Over on cable, Disney Channel has the series premiere of Liv and Maddie, HBO has the second season finale of The Newsroom, History has the series premiere of The Great Santini Brothers, Spike TV has the third season finale of Bar Rescue, and Travel Channel has the first season finale of Ride-Iculous.

Prime Picks

Strike Back (MoMAX): Repeat. This past Friday night’s episode replays.

Dexter (Showtime): New. Dexter tries to decide between leaving the country with his Hannah and his son or staying and taking out someone. Plays again later.

The Newsroom (HBO): Season Finale. Will and Charlie are waiting for a decision by Reese. Sloan finds out who bought her book. Will has a revelation. Plays again later.

Other Options

• Breaking Bad (AMC): New. Everyone has to deal with some massively changed circumstances. Runs 64 minutes. Plays again later two times. Last week’s episode, “To’hajiilee,” replays right before.
• Copper (BBC America): New. Everyone is in shock after the assassination of Lincoln. Corcoran deals with the potential retaliation of Eustace. Plays again later.
• Devious Maids (Lifetime): New. Marisol continues to investigate Flora. Remi puts Valentina in a tough position. Plays again later.
• The Great Food Truck Race (Food Network): New. The four remaining teams all have to create a menu item on a stick and use Spam as a main ingredient in another. Plays again later.

Sports Notes

• CBS has NFL action early followed by the U.S. Open women’s finals tennis tournament.
• ESPN has Sunday Night Baseball MLB action tonight with the New York Yankees at the Boston Red Sox.
• FOX has NFL action today.
• NBC has final round coverage the PGA Tour Playoff: BMW Championship golf tournament today and later Sunday Night Football with the San Francisco 49ers at the Seattle Seahawks.
• TBS has MLB action today with the Kansas City Royals at the Detroit Tigers.

Late Night

• Burn Notice (USA Network): Repeat. This past Thursday night’s series finale episode, “Reckoning,” replays.

Sunday TV Marathons

The A-Team (Centric): Has 10 episodes.
The Cosby Show (TV Land): Has 12 episodes early.
Flashpoint (ION): Five episodes today.
The Golden Girls (TV Land): Has 13 episodes tonight.
Law & Order (TNT): Has 10 episodes early.
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (ION): Nine episodes tonight and into late night.
NCIS (USA Network): Seven episodes tonight.
Roseanne (WE tv): Has 38 episodes.