Your TV To-Do List: Go 'Underground' With John Legend's Plantation-Set Drama

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With so much to watch on TV, it can be difficult to plan ahead. But we’re here to help! Here are the five shows you won’t want to miss this week.

A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness: Monday, March 7 at 9 p.m. on HBO
Fresh off its Oscar night victory in the Best Documentary Short category, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s vital, necessary non-fiction film premieres on HBO, addressing the subject of honor killings in Pakistan through one survivor’s story.

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Damien: Monday, March 7 at 10 p.m. on A&E
The now-grown spawn of Satan prepares to give his channelmate, Bates Motel’s Norman Bates, a run for his money in the psycho department.

Underground: Wednesday, March 9 at 10 p.m. on WGN America
Four years before the first shots fired in the Civil War, a group of Southern slaves race to board the Underground Railroad en route to freedom.

Flaked: Friday, March 11 on Netflix
Before the next season of BoJack Horseman debuts on Netflix, you can stream Will Arnett in his human form as an in-recovery alcoholic leading a laid-back L.A. life.

Party Over Here: Saturday, March 12 at 11 p.m. on Fox
Two decades after In Living Color, Fox gets back into the late-night comedy game with a half-hour sketch series overseen by Paul Scheer and Saturday Night Live’s Lonely Island trio.