The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

Under the Dome

Summer TV just got 13 episodes less boring. This new miniseries, based on a Stephen King novel and co-produced by Steven Spielberg, imagines what happens to a small town when a giant transparent dome descends mysteriously from above, trapping its residents like ants in an ant farm. Spoiler alert: Things get ugly. Monday, June 24, at 10 p.m., CBS

Frontline: Rape in the Fields

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For many women who slip into America seeking work, the danger doesn’t end with a border crossing. Frontline correspondent Lowell Bergman ventures out into Big Agriculture’s fields, orchards, and packing plants to interview women who’ve been raped or sexually assaulted by their bosses and co-workers. Often, the crimes go unreported because the victims fear the loss of work or deportation. Tuesday, June 25, at 10 p.m., PBS; check local listings

Catfish: The TV Show

If only Manti Te’o had been able to watch this docuseries a year ago. Co-hosts Max Joseph and Nev Schulman—himself a onetime “catfish” dupe—have 16 new cases to pursue in a second season of trying to unmask people who’ve cultivated intimate relationships online but refuse to meet their romantic counterparts in person. The face-to-face meetings that end each episode produce some of the most squirm-inducing television of our time. But you never know when real love awaits. Tuesday, June 25, at 10 p.m., MTV

Secrets of Henry VIII’s Palace

King Henry VIII’s favorite palace, Hampton Court, was a Xanadu unrivaled by any other estate in his kingdom. The original structure was built by Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, but Henry co-opted the palace and launched a major expansion when Wolsey fell out of favor. Nearly 20 years of debauchery, betrayal, and court intrigue followed before the king’s death. Those stories, and perhaps a ghost or two, spill from the palace walls in this captivating documentary. Sunday, June 30, at 8 p.m., PBS; check local listings

Ray Donovan

Showtime may have found its heir to Dexter with this new tough-guy drama, which plays like a mix of Entourage and The Sopranos. Liev Schreiber stars as a Hollywood fixer who specializes in erasing the problems of celebrities but can’t seem to solve his own. Jon Voight co-stars as Ray’s father, an ex-con whose release from prison comes with attendant baggage. Sunday, June 30, at 10 p.m., Showtime

Other highlights

Perception

Former Will & Grace star Eric McCormack returns for his second season as a paranoid schizophrenic professor of neurology who moonlights as a consultant to the FBI. Tuesday, June 25, at 10 p.m., TNT

Anna Nicole

You knew this was coming: Anna Nicole Smith’s rise and tragic fall finally gets the Lifetime movie treatment. Agnes Bruckner (Private Practice) plays the model turned reality star. Saturday, June 29, at 8 p.m., Lifetime

John Hodgman: Ragnarok

Hodgman, the humorist, author, Daily Show regular, and former nerdy “PC,” found an outlet for his very smart, very funny stand-up special by turning to Netflix. The show became availablefor streaming on June 20.