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Amanda Peet's Betty Broderick Faces the Music as Dirty John Wraps Season 2

ALSO: America’s Got Talent, Counting On, Showbiz Kids, The World of Dance, and more.
  •  Amanda Peet in tonight's season finale of Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story. (Photo by: Isabella Vosmikova/USA Network)
    Amanda Peet in tonight's season finale of Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story. (Photo by: Isabella Vosmikova/USA Network)

    Though it hasn't been quite the cultural phenomenon of its first season, Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story has won plenty of praise for Primetimer favorite Amanda Peet and her nuanced portrayal of Betty Broderick's murderous revenge. The season finale airs tonight. Also today: America’s Got Talent returns from a one-week hiatus with its final auditions episode, former child stars Evan Rachel Wood, Todd Bridges and Milla Jovovich share their struggles with young fame, and Netflix bows a new docuseries focused on the economics of six illicit substances. Here's what's new and noteworthy on TV this Tuesday:

    SEASON FINALE: An imprisoned Betty (Amanda Peet) finds comfort in the empathy of strangers in Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story, but that doesn't mean a jury will see things the same way. Watch a preview. 10:00 PM on USA

    NEW EPISODE: Fans were disappointed by a surprise repeat last week, but NBC is promising an all-new America's Got Talent this week. This season's final auditions episode airs at 8:00 PM ET on NBC

    DOCUMENTARY PREMIERE: Evan Rachel Wood, Milla Jovovich, Wil Wheaton, Todd Bridges and the late Cameron Boyce are among the child stars who share their experiences in Showbiz Kids, a documentary directed by former child star Alex Winter (best known for his role as Bill S. Preston, Esq. in the Bill & Ted series). Watch the trailer. 10:00 PM on HBO

    NEW EPISODE: Jana and Jinger adjust to life in their new Los Angeles digs on Counting On. Meanwhile, back in Arkansas, the girls enjoy a mom's day in. 9:00 PM on TLC

    NEW EPISODE: After a one-week hiatus, The World of Dance returns with round 2 of the duels. Stephen "tWitch" Boss joins the panel as a guest judge. 10:00 PM ET on NBC

    DOCUSERIES PREMIERE: In the new limited series The Business of Drugs, former CIA analyst Amaryllis Fox investigates the economics of six illicit substances. Streaming on Netflix

    STAND-UP COMEDY: One of the biggest names in comedy in Australia and New Zealand scores her first Netflix Special with Urzila Carlson: Overqualified Loser, in which the self-described "lesbytarian" (a portmanteau of lesbian and Presbyterian) riffs on The Biggest Loser, sex tape regrets and boxed wine. Streaming on Netflix

    NEW EPISODE: Real Housewives of Atlanta’s Nene Leakes is the newest contestant on Celebrity Show-Off. Will her drive-through advice garner more YouTube views than Tori Spelling’s birthday in quarantine or Jason Mraz's mragical coffee mranch? Find out at 10:00 PM on TBS

    Jed Rosenzweig is the Founder and Publisher of Primetimer. 

    TOPICS: Dirty John, USA Network, Amanda Peet