Week’s top-10 for June 17: new dramas plus a sports surge

1) Orphan Black: Echo,” 10 p.m. Sunday, AMC and BBC America. The 9-minute opeing is an intense, two-person drama. One woman (Krysten Ritter) doen’t know who she is; the other (the always-great Keeley Hawes) is reluctant to tell her. Then this sequel series becomes a brisk adventure, with Ritter (shown here) running from and toward unknown forces.

2) “Hope in the Water” opener, 9 p.m. Wednesday, PBS. After a pause, PBS starts a busy summer – “The Great American Recipe” (9 p.m. today); “Disco: Soundtrack to a Revolution” (a somber opener, 9 p.m. Tuesday); strong dramas Sunday (see No. 9 and 10)); and Wednesday’s start of “Dynamic Planet” (at 8) and this sunny view of ocean solutions,

3) Olympic Track and Field trials, 9 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, 8:30 p.m. Sunday, NBC. Track events used to dominate Olympic attetnion. (For an example, catch the Jesse Owens documentary, at 8 p.m. Wednesday on History.) Now it has its moment, through next Monday. Swimming trials continue at 8 p.m. daily, with more on USA and Peacock.

4) More sports. This was supposed to be ABC’s big week, with playoff championships. That all vanishes, however, if there are four-game sweeps. Basketball (Celtics and Mavericks) has its fifth game (if needed) at 5:30 p.m. PT Monday, others are Thursday and Sunday; hockey (Florida-Edmonton), if needed, is 8 p.m. Tuesday, Friday and June 24.

5) “My Life is Murder” season-openers, 9 and 10 p.m. today, BBC America and www.acorn.tv. A feel-good murder mystery? People do get killed each week, but New Zealand offers gorgeous backdrops, great architecture, bright colors and likable people, led by Lucy Lawless. The mysteries themselves are merely adequate; the rest is entertaining.

6) “American Film Institute” award, 10 p.m. today, TNT. The first 48 AFI winners have included 10 women, a few directors, one composer (John Williams) … and no Australiams, Now that last part is rectified. Nicole Kidman started on Aussie TV at 16. Forty ears later, she has an Oscar (“The Hours”) an Emmy (“Big Little Lies”) and more.

7) “Abbott Elementary,” 9 and 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, ABC. After reserving most days for playoff games, ABC still had Wednesday available. So it’s rerunning the two-part season-opener, with Janine planning a district-wide Career Day. That’s preceded by two fairly good “Conners” reruns. Darlene crashes Trivia Night and suggests Ben find guy friends.

8) “Masters of Illusion” return, 9 p.m. Thursday, CW. Two reality shows have ended now and CW lightens up on Thursdays. It has “Conners” reruns (from 2021) at 8 and 8:30 p.m., then resumes — after five months — this series. In a brisk half-hour, Dean Cain introduces magicians Chipper Lowell, Reza, Eric Eaton. Joel Meyers, Adam Wylie and Trigg Watson.

9) “Grantchester,” 9 p.m. Sunday, PBS. One of TV’s top mystery shows is about to have its two best episodes. Last week, Will (Tom Brittney) decided to leave for a bigger parish with tougher problems. Now others scramble to change his mind. The result has moving drama this week and surprising humor next week … while solving mysteries.

10) MORE DRAMA: The 9 p.m. Sunday spot has the season-finale of “Billy the Kid” (MGM+) and new hours of HBO’s “House of Dragons,” AMC’s “Interview With the Vampire” and Showtime’s “The Chi.” At 8 and 10, PBS has good hours of “Professor T” and “D.I. Ray.” And on Friday, Netflix has Jessica Alba’s action movie, “Trigger Warning.”