TV & Movies

What to Watch on Sunday: ‘Downton Abbey’ and ‘Galavant’

By Brooke Cain

bcain@newsobserver.com
(L-R): Laura Carmichael as Lady Edith Crawley, Elizabeth Mcgovern as Cora, Countess of Grantham and Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary Crawley in “Downton Abbey.”
(L-R): Laura Carmichael as Lady Edith Crawley, Elizabeth Mcgovern as Cora, Countess of Grantham and Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary Crawley in “Downton Abbey.” Nick Briggs

Downton Abbey (9 p.m., UNC-TV) – In the premiere of the sixth and final season, Downton Abbey is threatened by extortion and downsizing.

Also on . . .

NC Bookwatch (Noon, UNC-TV) – A. J. “Tony” Tata talks to host D.G. Martin about his novel “Foreign and Domestic.”

Galavant (8 p.m., ABC) – Season 2 opens with an episode called “Suck It Cancellation Bear” -- just a small part of why I love this show. In the episode, Galavant and the crew must travel by foot back to Richard’s kingdom after being shipwrecked.

Cooper Barrett’s Guide to Surviving Life (8:30 p.m., Fox) – A new comedy about a young man struggling to navigate life after college.

Bordertown (9:30 p.m., Fox) – In this new animated series, Bud Buckwald, a border patrol agent, is furious when he learns that his daughter is engaged to an immigrant.

This story was originally published January 3, 2016 at 1:00 AM with the headline "What to Watch on Sunday: ‘Downton Abbey’ and ‘Galavant’."

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