SUNDAY

Grease: Live 7 p.m., Fox

Fox has gotten very “Marcia Marcia Marcia’’ about NBC’s success with live musicals such as “The Wiz.’’ So on Sunday, the network will feature its own live theater with a production of “Grease’’ starring Julianne Hough as Sandy, Aaron Tveit as Danny, and Vanessa Hudgens as Rizzo. Oh yeah, and Eve Plumb, Jan from “The Brady Bunch,’’ is on board, as Mrs. Murdock.

MONDAY

Recovery Road 9 p.m., Freeform

First, let me address the big question: What is Freeform? It’s the new name for ABC Family. It’s supposed to be a better name, I’m guessing. But to me, Freeform sounds like a lingerie style, or an exercise program. And what about “Recovery Road’’? It’s a drama about a high school party girl named Maddie (Jessica Sula) who is forced to live in a recovery facility after she’s caught with vodka in her locker. Based on Blake Nelson’s 2011 young adult novel, it’s earnest, sweet, and soapy.

TUESDAY

Outsiders 9 p.m., WGN America

This basic cable network made its first foray into prestige drama with “Manhattan,’’ a story set during the creation of the first nuclear weapons. Now the network has a second big series. It’s about the violence-loving Farrell clan of the hills of Appalachia and their struggle with a coal company that wants to mine nearby. Among the stars: David Morse, Ryan Hurst, Phyllis Somerville, and Thomas M. Wright.

WEDNESDAY

American Crime 10 p.m., ABC

The tone of John Ridley’s anthology series can be heavy and heavy-handed, as it explores the intersection of victims, perpetrators, and the criminal justice system. It’s all a little too emotionally heated-up for me, lacking in the ordinary moments that can make the dramatic scenes more powerful. Big statements about class, race, and gender are at every corner, along with penetrating close-ups of the actors. In other words, “American Crime’’ is not very subtle. That said, the acting is aces this season, with a story about a boy raped by male athletes at an elite private school.

THURSDAY

You, Me and the Apocalypse 8?p.m., NBC

A comet is heading toward Earth, and everyone is going to die in 34 days. Laughing yet? But this comedy, featuring entertaining work from Rob Lowe, Megan Mullally, and Jenna Fischer, is wacky, unique, and, at moments, effectively dramatic. It’s a goof on cultural fixation on Armageddon, a canny riff on Christian notions, and a look at what really matters in the long run.

FRIDAY

Truth and Power 10 p.m., Pivot

Nonfiction shows are having a burst of popularity with “The Jinx’’ and “Making a Murderer.’’ Now, Pivot is adding this 10-part series that monitors private institutions and the government for breaks in the public trust.

SATURDAY

Manson's Lost Girls 8 p.m., Lifetime

This scripted movie tells the story of Linda Kasabian and the other women who were members of Charles Manson's cult and accomplices in the “Helter Skelter’’ murder s.

MATTHEW GILBERT

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