Whitechapel
BBC America, 10:00 p.m. ET
SEASON PREMIERE: Last season, this modern-day British detective series made headlines by revisiting them – and examining a serial killer who borrowed heavily from the historical crimes and legacy of Jack the Ripper. To open this second season, Whitechapel unearths another old case with apparent ties to a current crime spree. This time, the case is the Ratcliff Highway murders of 1812, where killings took place behind closed doors – an unusual event at the time, when most murders were committed in more public spaces. Ray Davis and Rupert Penry-Jones star.