Weekend Preview: ‘The Leftovers’ Season Two And ‘Homeland’ Season Five Premieres

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The Leftovers (HBO, Sunday 9 p.m.) — Kevin Garvey and his strange little family are playing house in a small Texas town that had zero departures. Surely it will answer all of their problems…

Homeland (Showtime, Sunday, 9 p.m.) — Claire Danes and Claire Danes’ cry face are back for the fifth season of this terrorism thriller.

The Good Wife (CBS, Sunday, 9 p.m.) — Season seven opens with Alicia going toe-to-toe with an attorney named Lucca in an effort to breathe life into her law career.

Once Upon a Time (ABC, Sunday, 8 p.m.) — Better pick your favorite corset up from the dry cleaners ’cause King Arthur and Queen Guinevere are throwing a royal ball to end all royal balls.

Madam Secretary (CBS, Sunday, 8 p.m.) — Air Force One pulls an MH370 and disappears, so Elizabeth has to take the oath of office.

The Simpsons (FOX, Sunday, 8 p.m.) — Season one of True Detective was great, but it definitely needed more BBQ. Luckily, Homer’s smoker goes missing before a barbecue-off against a celeb chef, so Bart channels his inner McConaughey.

Sunday Night Football (NBC, Sunday 8:20 p.m.) — Those Verizon commercials were pretty poignant last week when Luke McCown started in place of Drew Brees, who was nursing a bruised rotator cuff. Head coach Sean Payton says Brees will start as the Saints host the Romo-less Cowboys.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine (FOX, Sunday, 8:30 p.m.) — Jake and Amy are still struggling to get their feet underneath them when another change hits the precinct, while Charles tries to endure advice from Rosa and Gina.

Blood & Oil (ABC, Sunday, 9 p.m.) — Wick is trying to play it cool as everyone with a brain suspects the Briggs Oil robbery was an inside job, and Cody violates the “happy wife, happy life” mantra when he makes another deal with the devil.

Fear the Walking Dead (AMC, Sunday 9 p.m.) — Blood is thicker than water, especially when it’s infected with a zombie virus. Season 1 comes to a close as characters have to make tough decisions about who is and isn’t important enough to carry through the apocalypse.

Family Guy (FOX, Sunday, 9 p.m.) — Ultimate sitcom dad Ed O’Neill lends his voice to the character of Joe’s father, who is intolerant of people with disabilities. Oh, and Stewie hangs out with Tom Cruise.

Last Man on Earth (FOX, Sunday, 9:30 p.m.) — Phil and Carol are separated and they don’t have cellphones or walkie-talkies. Is this what the ’70s were like?

CSI: Cyber (CBS, Sunday, 10 p.m.) — Patricia Arquette, Ted Danson, James Van Der Beek… no one’s identity is safe when everyone’s second-favorite hacker drama returns.

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO, Sunday, 11 p.m.) — Oliver recently made a web exclusive to shame all of your Facebook friends for freaking out over that annoying privacy settings thing. For his latest trick, he’ll surely shine a light on some other egregiously obnoxious staple of American society.

Late Night Morgan Freeman, Ruth Wilson and Sean Murray on Colbert; Seth Rogen, Victor Cruz and Chvrches on Fallon.

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