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THE FAVOURITE (2018) 8 p.m. on HBO; stream on HBO platforms. Olivia Colman stars as Queen Anne in Yorgos Lanthimos’ “The Favourite,” which is making its TV debut tonight. Colman, who won an Academy Award for her performance, portrays Queen Anne, the last monarch of the House of Stuart, as she faces ill health and waning political credibility. But the film’s primary focus is the love triangle between Anne; Sarah Churchill (Rachel Weisz), the Duchess of Marlborough and a close adviser to the queen; and Sarah’s rival, Abigail Hill (Emma Stone), a chambermaid turned close confidant. A.O. Scott, who chose the film as a Critic’s Pick, wrote in his New York Times review: “Weisz and Stone are both brilliantly witty and nimble, but Colman’s performance is nothing short of sublime. She commits absolutely to Anne’s ridiculousness, and also to the contradictory facets of her humanity.”

BURT REYNOLDS BLOCK Starts at 6 a.m. and goes all day on HDNet Movies. Feeling nostalgic? Settle in for “Happy Burt Day,” an all-day Burt Reynold marathon. The day begins with the 1966 Spaghetti Western “Navajo Joe.” Next up is “Fuzz” (1972), then “Gator” (1976) and “Malone” (1987). Reynold’s 1973 hit “White Lightning,” where he plays an ex-con who agrees to help federal agents hunt down a criminal in exchange for his release, starts at 1:40 p.m. After that, it’s “Semi-Tough” (1977) and “The End” (1978), and the day ends with “Striptease” (1996).

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