It’s all about women who rock (or formerly rocked) this week on TV:
“Scandal” (Thursday, 10 p.m., ABC)
Honestly, who doesn’t want to learn all about the perfectly polished Olivia’s (Kerry Washington) wacky relationship with her estranged papa who popped up last season to seemingly kill her, even if he claims it was to off her boyfriend (which is … better?). Plus, she and her gladiators are still cleaning up from the reveal and then switcheroo on the prez’s mistress, so there’s plenty of work for this wonder woman.
“Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch” (Saturday, noon, The Hub)
The original comedy vehicle for Melissa Joan Hart hopped from ABC to The WB, and now family channel The Hub introduces a new computer-animated version, which is appropriate enough considering the original teenage witch was an Archie Comics character. This time, tween superstar Ashley Tisdale — she of “High School Musical” fame — voices the half witch who is decidedly more super hero than sorcerer. Plus, there are a lot of Tinkerbell-looking fairy friends and werewolves to apparently make this more appealing to a new generation.
“Boardwalk Empire” (Sunday, 9 p.m., HBO)
Guess who finally decided to return to the Boardwalk this week? Margaret (Kelly Macdonald), whom we last saw in season three refusing hubby Nucky’s (Steve Buscemi) offer to come back to him, reunites with her wayward hubby in New York. Her absence from the first half of this season would have been more noticeable if not for Nucky’s extended stay in Tampa, where he returns this week to reconnect with Bill McCoy (Pearce Bunting) and Sally Wheet (Patricia Arquette). And after the death of loyal valet Eddie (Anthony Laciura), Mrs. Thompson shouldn’t assume that she’s safe from an untimely end.
“The White Queen” (Saturday, 9 p.m., Starz)
In the penultimate episode of the fighting queens, Margaret (Amanda Hale) and Elizabeth (Rebecca Ferguson) plot against each other for the power to determine the fate of Edward (Max Irons) and Richard (Aneurin Barnard). These graying ladies — but otherwise seemingly un-aging — are as murderous and vengeful as ever as this fifteenth-century miniseries draws to a close. And as is typical of these historical dramas on Starz, you can expect a lot more blood and a whole lot more skin in their final fight for the crown.