The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

Nova: Saving the Dead Sea

The Dead Sea really is dying. The wondrous saltwater lake that lies at Earth’s lowest land elevation is losing water at unprecedented speed, with 30 percent of its surface area vanishing in the past five decades. This special examines the numerous challenges facing an innovative attempt to save this natural wonder and crucial resource by pumping water into it from the Red Sea. Wednesday, April 24, at 9 p.m., PBS; check local listings

2019 NFL Draft

Are you ready for some podium? Once solely the province of the most die-hard fans, the NFL draft now draws as much attention at the league’s big games. Capitalizing on the interest, ABC will broadcast the event in prime time across two nights. Anything can happen, but Heisman Trophy–winning quarterback Kyler Murray is considered likely to be the first pick, chosen either by the Arizona Cardinals or a team that trades into the top spot. Begins Thursday, April 25, at 8 p.m., ABC

Chambers

A heart holds many surprises, especially when it isn’t your own. Sivan Alyra Rose stars in this new young-adult horror series as a teenager who begins exhibiting strange and sinister behaviors after receiving a heart transplant from an accident victim. Uma Thurman and Tony Goldwyn co-star as the deceased girl’s grieving parents, who may hold clues to the emerging supernatural mystery. Available for streaming Friday, April 26, Netflix

Not the White House Correspondents’ Dinner

With comedians no longer welcome at the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Samantha Bee is stepping in to roast President Trump at an alternative event. While D.C.’s working reporters toast themselves at a gala hosted by historian Ron Chernow and try to forget the fuss made over Michelle Wolf’s monologue last year, Bee will be welcoming celebrity guests to nearby Constitution Hall to celebrate reporters who don’t bow to power at all. Saturday, April 27, at 10 p.m., TBS

The Red Line

Ava DuVernay and Greg Berlanti have each shown a knack for producing riveting TV drama. Here they pair up for an eight-episode series that goes for the heartstrings at every turn, starting with the fatal shooting of an unarmed black doctor by a white Chicago cop. Noah Wylie co-stars as the white husband of the victim, now trying to raise an African-American teenage daughter on his own. But the show also shadows the guilt-ridden cop and follows an aspiring elected official more closely tied to the tragedy than voters know. Sunday, April 28, at 8 p.m., CBS

Other highlights

Cobra Kai

In Season 2 of the surprisingly funny Karate Kid sequel series, a grown-up Daniel LaRusso opens a karate dojo to compete with his old rival Johnny Lawrence. Available for streaming Wednesday, April 24, YouTube

ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads

Musicians, family descendants, and scholars re-examine bluesman Robert Johnson, who according to legend gained his mastery of the guitar in a pact with the devil. Available for streaming Friday, April 26, Netflix

2019 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

A night of performances celebrates inductees the Cure, Janet Jackson, Radiohead, Def Leppard, Stevie Nicks, Roxy Music, and the Zombies. Saturday, April 27, at 8 p.m., HBO ■