NGTV Guide: Sunday, August 19

Leverage – TNT 8/7c
“The Gimme a K Street Job” – To take down a competitive cheerleading company that profits by putting teenage girls at risk, the team must tackle its most corrupt foe yet: Congress.

Drop Dead Diva – Lifetime 9/8c
“Family Matters” – While Jane is busy representing the mother of a teenage girl on life support after attending a rave, Teri and Luke pretend to be Jane and Owen at a wedding menu tasting with a celebrity caterer (Ron Ben Israel). Grayson and Kim take on a case involving a gay sperm donor (Tyler Jacob Moore).

True Blood – HBO 9/8c
“Sunset” – Slipping further into religious fervor, Bill gives Jessica an order she’s loath to carry out. Armed with a damning video of Russell and Steve, the military delivers an ultimatum to the Authority. Claude and Maurella take Sookieto meet the faerie elder, who may know something about an ancient family secret. Alcide reconnects with his father; Sam and Luna hitch a ride into the Authority.

Falling Skies – TNT 9/8c – SEASON FINALE
“A More Perfect Union” – When skitters approach the newly combined resistance force, the groups’ interaction surprises everyone. Meanwhile, Tom finds out life-changing news just as the 2nd Mass comes face-to-face with their most dangerous threat to date. Terry O’Quinn guest-stars.

Political Animals – USA 10/9c – SEASON FINALE
“Resignation Day” – President Garcetti (Adrian Pasdar) throws a wrench in Elaine’s (Sigourney Weaver) plan to resign from his cabinet. Tensions fly at the Washington Globe when Elaine’s resignation letter is leaked. Douglas (James Wolk) decides to come clean to Elaine about his betrayal, and makes an impulsive decision. Meanwhile, an unforeseen event leaves the Hammonds—and the country—at a crossroads.

Copper – BBC America 10/9c – SERIES PREMIERE
“Surviving Death” – As New York City is still recovering from the Draft Riots of 1863, Detective Kevin Corcoran finds himself investigating the murder of a young Five Points girl that hits uncomfortably close to home. Synopsis: September 17, 1864. New York City is still recovering from the Draft Riots of 1863. The neighbourhood of Five Points is the worst slum in the country. Detective Kevin Corcoran of the New York City Metropolitan Police Department’s Sixth Precinct finds himself investigating the murder of a young Five Points girl that hits uncomfortably close to home. With the help of Detectives Francis Maguire and Andrew O’Brien, as well as Doctor Matthew Freeman, Corcoran must navigate the slums of Five Points and the mansions of Uptown as he relentlessly searches for the child’s killer. With assistance from prostitutes at Eva’s Paradise and using his relationship with the highly-connected Morehouse family, Corcoran faces shocking twists and turns in his quest for justice for an innocent child. As Corcoran investigates the child’s murder, he is reminded of his own loss: after his tenure as a Union Soldier in the Civil War, Corcoran returned to an empty home. Four months prior, his daughter died and his wife disappeared. Corcoran will not rest until he finds his missing wife and uncovers the reasons behind his daughter’s mysterious death.