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Michael Jordan Returns to Center Court in ESPN's The Last Dance

ALSO: Dragnificent!, The Longest War, Homeland, Run, Westworld, Belgravia, and more.
  • Michael Jordan in an image from the new docuseries The Last Dance. (ESPN)
    Michael Jordan in an image from the new docuseries The Last Dance. (ESPN)

    There are few athletes as iconic as Michael Jordan, yet somehow until now he's never sat down for a long-form documentary on his life and career. Premiering tonight, ESPN's The Last Dance includes interviews with Jordan himself, two presidents, and countless other Jordan fans and colleagues. Perhaps best of all, the ten-part documentary features extensive never-before-seen documentary footage of Jordan and his Chicago Bulls teammates shot during the 1997-98 season, his last with the team and the last of the Bulls' legendary six championship seasons in the nineties.

    Also today: American Idol airs one more special before the show returns with live episodes next week, four RuPaul's Drag Race alums return to TLC for a new reality series, plus new episodes of Westworld, Run, Homeland and Belgravia. Here's what's new and noteworthy on TV this Sunday:.

    DOCUSERIES PREMIERE: Though it wasn't originally scheduled to air til June, ESPN is gifting starved sports fans with an early start for The Last Dance. its much anticipated ten-episode docseries looking at Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls' 1997-98 season. Watch the trailer. 9:00 PM ET on ESPN

    SERIES PREMIERE: Rupaul's Drag Race alums Bebe Zahara Benet, Alexis Michelle, Jujubee, and Thorgy Thor return to TLC with a new makeover series based on their 2019 special, Drag Me Down the Aisle. In the premiere episode of Dragnificent!, the queens help a wrestler transform herself for her wedding day. Watch the trailer. 11:00 PM ET on TLC

    DOCUMENTARY PREMIERE: The Showtime documentary The Longest War sifts through the physical and emotional wreckage brought about by America's longest entanglement, the prolonged war in Afghanistan. Watch the trailer. 10:00 PM ET on Showtime

    NEW EPISODE: Things have come full circle this season on Homeland, with Carrie (Claire Danes) hot on trail of a Russian asset who she believes has infiltrated the US Government. Look for tonight's action-packed episode to set up the pins for a barn-burner of a series finale next Sunday. Watch the preview. 9:00 PM ET on Showtime

    NEW EPISODE: In the second episode of HBO's Run, the emotions that originally drew former lovers Ruby (Merritt Wever) and Billy (Domhnall Gleeson) to one another rise to the surface once again. Watch the preview. 10:30 PM ET on HBO

    NEW EPISODE: With only three episodes left in Westworld's third season, the survivors can only be controlled for so long before they fight to break free. Watch the preview. 9:00 PM ET on HBO

    NEW EPISODE: Anne (Tamsin Greig) relieves her guilt by confessing to Caroline (Harriet Walter) on Belgravia. Meanwhile, a secret is unwittingly revealed at an exclusive dinner party. 9:00 PM ET on Epix

    SPECIAL EPISODE: Before returning live with its first-ever at-home remote episode next Sunday, tonight's American Idol: This Is Me part two offers viewers a closer look at the rest of this season's top competitors, along with never before seen performances. Watch the preview. 8:00 PM ET on ABC

    Mike Attebery is Senior Editor at Primetimer and the author of seven mystery thrillers. Follow him on Twitter at @mikeattebery.

    TOPICS: The Last Dance, ESPN, Michael Jordan, Documentaries