CATHERINE THE GREAT
HBO, 10:00 p.m. ET
Mirren, Mirren, on the wall, who’s the best actress of them all? Well, Helen, you’re up there – but this new historical miniseries, in which she plays Russia’s last Empress, isn’t. It’s not written engagingly or at all imaginatively, and Mirren really is the principal season to watch, tonight’s second episode or beyond. If you must. This is one Mirren project, though, that is nota must-see.