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Monday, April 18

Better Call Saul
AMC, 9pm
Season Premiere!

Better Call Saul’s final season concludes the complicated journey and transformation of its compromised hero, Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk), into criminal lawyer Saul Goodman. From the cartel to the courthouse, from Albuquerque to Omaha, Season 6 tracks Jimmy, Saul and Gene as well as Jimmy’s complex relationship with Kim (Rhea Seehorn), who is in the midst of her own existential crisis. Meanwhile, Mike (Jonathan Banks), Gus (Giancarlo Esposito), Nacho (Michael Mando) and Lalo (Tony Dalton) are locked into a game of cat and mouse with mortal stakes.

The Good Karma Hospital
Acorn TV
Season Finale!

In the Season 4 finale, Lydia (Amanda Redman) and Greg’s (Neil Morrissey) wedding plans are upset by three emergency admissions. Meanwhile, Ruby (Amrita Acharia) must decide: Can she finally forgive an untrustworthy Gabriel (James Krishna Floyd)?

Hidden Assets
Acorn TV
U.S. Premiere Series!

In this crime drama from Ireland, a routine raid led by a detective in the Irish Criminal Assets Bureau reveals that a small-time drug dealer has been receiving substantial funding from a seemingly untraceable source — not in cash, but in rough diamonds. When these diamonds are linked to a series of bombings in Belgium, Detective Emer Berry (Angeline Ball) is forced to work with Police Commissioner Christina De Jong (Wouter Hendrickx). Together, they unravel a political conspiracy fueling domestic unrest for financial gain. Two new episodes of this six-episode season are available Mondays beginning today.

The Batman
HBO Max
Feature Film Premiere!

Writer/director Matt Reeves’ blockbuster reimagining of DC Comics’ Dark Knight, which debuted in theaters in March, makes a quick turnaround to streaming as it becomes available on HBO Max beginning today. Starring Robert Pattinson as Batman/Bruce Wayne, the film follows the World’s Greatest Detective into Gotham City’s underworld to follow a trail of cryptic clues when a killer targets the city’s elite with a series of sadistic machinations. There, he encounters such characters as Selina Kyle (Zoë Kravitz), the Penguin (Colin Farrell), Carmine Falcone (John Turturro) and the Riddler (Paul Dano).

The 126th Boston Marathon
USA Network, 8:30am

This year’s Patriots’ Day race marks the 50th anniversary of the first official women’s field.

Kudlow: Taxes. It’s the People’s Money.
FOX Business Network, 4pm

FOX Business Network’s Larry Kudlow hosts a special tax focused edition of his post-market program Kudlow, focusing on the Biden administration’s tax policies. Joined by Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA), Americans for Tax Reform president Grover Norquist, FBN personalities, and economists Steve Forbes and Stephen Moore, the group will examine the state of the economy and discuss the importance of cutting taxes.

American Idol
ABC, 8pm

Following the Top 20 reveal, America votes tonight to determine which 10 Idol hopefuls will continue on in their musical journey, capping off a night of unforgettable performances. Judges Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie will choose the additional four singers to join the Top 14. Emmy-winning producer Ryan Seacrest hosts.

The Neighborhood: “Welcome to the Feud”
CBS, 8pm

Calvin (Cedric the Entertainer) complicates Dave’s (Max Greenfield) efforts to mediate a dispute between two wealthy brothers in the new episode “Welcome to the Feud.”

9-1-1: “Dumb Luck”
FOX, 8pm

The members of the 118 race to the rescue of a woman who fell off her penthouse balcony in the new episode “Dumb Luck.”

American Song Contest: “The Live Qualifiers Part 5”
NBC, 8pm Live

The live qualifiers conclude as three artists from week 4 are revealed as moving on to the semifinals, and 11 remaining artists representing their state or territory perform original music to earn America’s vote for best hit song.

Antiques Roadshow: “Natural Wonders”
PBS, 8pm

Antiques Roadshow explores some of the most fascinating treasures that were created from organic materials, as well as those that capture the beauty and power of our natural world.

Star of the Month: Errol Flynn
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!

Along with pirate films and historical adventure swashbucklers, Hollywood golden age screen icon Errol Flynn also made a number of action-packed Westerns and war films during his career, and a few of these can be seen in the 11-movie Star of the Month lineup devoted to Flynn beginning tonight and running into early tomorrow evening. Up first are the Westerns, starting with two directed by Flynn’s frequent collaborator Michael Curtiz: Dodge City (1939) and Santa Fe Trail (1940). Following those is They Died With Their Boots On (1941), the first of several films on which Flynn worked with director Raoul Walsh. It also marked Flynn’s eighth and final onscreen pairing with Olivia de Havilland. After that are San Antonio (1945); Virginia City (1940), another Curtiz film; and Silver River (1948), Flynn’s final teaming with Walsh. This brings the lineup into tomorrow morning, when it will move on to five Flynn war movies: Uncertain Glory (1944) and Desperate Journey (1942), directed by Walsh; Edge of Darkness (1943); Objective, Burma! (1945), another Walsh film; and The Dawn Patrol (1938).

Bob Hearts Abishola: “Greasy Underdog”
CBS, 8:30pm

Abishola (Folake Olowofoyeku), husband Bob (Billy Gardell) and friend Kemi (Gina Yashere) rally around Abishola’s cousin Morenike (Tori Danner) when she is disowned after coming out as gay.

All American: Homecoming: “Just a Friend”
The CW, 9pm

When Damon (Peyton Alex Smith) goes home for a quick trip to get answers from his father about his adoption, Simone (Geffri Maya) drops everything to be his support system. Thea (Camille Hyde) and Nathaniel (guest star Rhoyle Ivy King) immerse themselves in sorority life by helping with the gala, but they discover sorority politics are no joke. JR (Sylvestor Powell) knows what he wants now and is ready to fight for it. Meanwhile, Amara (Kelly Jenrette) fights for her job as a video of her criticizing Bringston surfaces.

9-1-1: Lone Star: “Impulse Control”
FOX, 9pm

Owen (Rob Lowe) and his team respond to emergencies at a fast food drive-thru, a high school wrestling match and a road rage incident in the new episode “Impulse Control.”

The Julia Child Challenge: “Mastering the Art of Julia Child”
Food Network, 9pm
Season Finale!

Tonight, a winner will win a trip to Paris to study at Le Cordon Bleu, just as Julia Child herself did so many years ago.

Celebrity IOU
HGTV, 9pm
Season Premiere!

Hollywood A-listers express gratitude to people who have impacted their lives by surprising them with home renovations. The celebrities get hands-on with Drew and Jonathan Scott to design and build beautifully customized spaces.

NCIS: Hawai‘i: “Nurture”
CBS, 10pm

In the new episode “Nurture,” the NCIS team investigates a shipwreck carrying exotic animals that now threaten the native wildlife on Oahu.

Better Things: “England”
FX, 10pm

Before the L.A.-set comedy comes to a fittingly warm, friend-filled end April 25, the Fox clan led by single mom Sam (cocreator Pamela Adlon) takes a life-changing trip to England. The itinerary starts in Liverpool, where more family history is revealed. Then it’s on to London for another memorable bar scene between Sam and her mother, Phil (Celia Imrie); a hauntingly beautiful moment for youngest daughter Duke (Olivia Edward); and the seeds of multiple new beginnings. “I get chills,” says Adlon, thinking of the episode. “We call the show ‘the portal’ because it just wants what it wants. All of this magic came together in England.”

My Brilliant Friend: Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay
HBO, 10pm
Season Finale!

Season 3 of the drama series following two women’s lifelong friendship concludes tonight.

I Was There: “Bloody Sunday”
History, 10pm

Host Theo E.J. Wilson time-travels to the tension-filled 1960s to see how inspirational civil rights hero John Lewis came to lead a historic march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, on “Bloody Sunday,” March 7, 1965. Wilson charts Lewis’ career, from his first childhood protest to risking his body and his life as a civil rights icon to the Bloody Sunday march, and discovers how a decision to air the march — which resulted in shocking violence inflicted upon the peaceful participants — on national TV helped lead to change.

The Endgame: “All That Glitters”
NBC, 10pm

Elena’s (Morena Baccarin) newest target sheds light on her ultimate endgame.

POV: “On the Divide”
PBS, 10pm

This documentary, an Official Selection at the Tribeca Film Festival, follows the story of three Latinx people living in McAllen, Texas, who, despite their views, are connected by the most unexpected of places: the last abortion clinic on the U.S.-Mexico border. As threats to the clinic and their personal safety mount, the three individuals are forced to make decisions they never could have imagined.

Tuesday, April 19

White Hot: The Rise & Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch
Netflix

Abercrombie & Fitch conquered malls in the late 1990s and early 2000s with gorgeous models, pulsing dance beats and a fierce scent. But as this documentary explores, while the brand was running white hot, its popular “all-American” image began burning out as controversy came to light surrounding its exclusionary marketing and discriminatory hiring.

Yorkshire Ripper: The Secret Murders
Sundance Now
New Series!

This two-part docuseries looks into the murders linked to Peter Sutcliffe. Both episodes are available today.

Judge Steve Harvey: “I’ve Learned Absolutely Nothing”
ABC, 8pm

Steve Harvey serves as the judge, jury and star, and must rule on various cases in his courtroom based on some good old common sense. In the first case, friends go at each other when one sues the other for money borrowed, plus interest on the loan. In the second case, a new bride claims one of her bridesmaids owes her money after dropping out of the wedding at the last minute. In the third case, a woman sues her brother claiming he owes her money for lost bets over a series of billiard games and hopes that Judge Steve will see things her way.

FBI: “Fear Nothing”
CBS, 8pm

When the team discovers that deadly sarin gas may have been bought by terrorists, Special Agent Omar Adom Zidan (Zeeko Zaki), who has seen its tragic effects up close before, must confront one of his biggest fears.

The Resident: “All We Have Is Now”
FOX, 8pm

In the new episode “All We Have Is Now,” the hospital struggles to stay organized while Raptor (Malcolm-Jamal Warner) is on leave.

Young Rock: “Kiss and Release”
NBC, 8pm

Hawaii, 1984: When Dewey (Adrian Groulx) gets in trouble at school, Ata (Stacey Leilua) enlists the help of André the Giant (Matthew Willig) to set him straight. Meanwhile, Lia (Ana Tuisila), on trial for extortion, attempts to curry favor with the jury.

Finding Your Roots
PBS, 8pm
Season Finale!

Season 8 concludes with “Where Did We Come From?” Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. journeys with three guests from diverse backgrounds — news anchor Erin Burnett, actress Amy Carlson and fashion journalist André Leon Talley (in one of his final appearances before his passing in January) — as they meet the ancestors who laid the groundwork for their successes.

British Classics With Juliet Mills: “With David Lean”
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!

British American actress Juliet Mills introduces this evening of four classic films from legendary British filmmaker David Lean, which ranges from the first movie he directed to one of his last. That first title begins the evening; it’s the 1942 patriotic war film In Which We Serve, which Lean, then 34, codirected with Noël Coward (Lean helmed the action sequences, and the experience certainly must have proved useful for his eventual mastery in later directing epic action for films like Lawrence of Arabia and The Bridge on the River Kwai). Airing after that is Great Expectations (1946), an adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic novel that earned Lean a Best Director Oscar nomination as well as a shared nomination for the screenplay he cowrote with Ronald Neame and Anthony Havelock-Allan. Next is Ryan’s Daughter (1970), the third-to-last film that Lean, then in his early 60s, directed. The epic romantic drama stars Robert Mitchum, Trevor Howard, Best Actress Oscar nominee Sarah Miles and Best Supporting Actor Oscar winner John Mills. Tonight’s final movie brings us back to the ’40s with This Happy Breed. The 1944 drama, based on a Coward play, was the second feature Lean directed (his first solo directorial effort) and the first that he was also involved in writing (again with Neame and Havelock-Allan).

30 for 30: Shark
ESPN, 8:30pm

Australian golf great Greg Norman never won the Masters Tournament, but his three second-place finishes are legendary for how spectacularly he let victory slip away. In this new 30 for 30 documentary, Norman candidly discusses those heartbreaking moments, watches some of them for the first time and returns to Augusta National Golf Club to take another shot at a few strokes that didn’t go his way decades earlier.

Mr. Mayor: “Venus on the Moon”
NBC, 8:30pm

Neil (Ted Danson) is forced to burst Orly’s (Kyla Kenedy) bubble about her “perfect mother”; Arpi (Holly Hunter) uses the office’s high school interns to help get a bill passed; and a freshly rejected Mikaela (Vella Lovell) tries to prove that she has plenty of time in her life for things besides work.

black-ish
ABC, 9pm
Series Finale!

In the series finale “Homegoing,” Pops and Ruby (Laurence Fishburne and Jenifer Lewis) prepare to move away, and Dre and Bow (Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross) consider if they should also make a big life change. black-ish: A Celebration — An ABC News Special follows.

Name That Tune: “Country Divas and Spicy Stars of the Stage”
FOX, 9pm

The new episode “Country Divas and Spicy Stars of the Stage” has Cassadee Pope, Jana Kramer, Mel B. and Tituss Burgess playing the musical guessing game for charity.

Crime Scene Confidential
Investigation Discovery, 9pm; also streams on discovery+
Season Finale!

The new true-crime series in which former crime scene investigator Alina Burroughs revisits shocking and controversial murder cases from around the country concludes its first season.

This Is Us: “Day of the Wedding”
NBC, 9pm

It’s happening! Tonight, we finally return to Kate’s (Chrissy Metz) long-teased wedding day to her colleague Phillip (Chris Geere) and, hopefully, get answers to our questions about their courtship!

Rise of the Nazis: Dictators at War: “Stalingrad”
PBS, 9pm

In the second part of this three-episode look at the World War II battles between Germany and the Soviet Union on the Eastern Front in Europe, it is 1942, and Hitler has just lost the Battle of Moscow. Now, with winter arriving in Russia, German troops are in desperate need of fuel and resources.

Mysteries of the Abandoned
Science Channel, 9pm
Season Premiere!

A luxurious skyscraper in the center of a bustling Bangkok metropolis is now an eerie ghost tower. An enormous war machine lies stranded in a coastal grave along the beaches of Dagestan, Russia. A majestic estate for the rich and powerful now lies abandoned in the highlands of Argentina. With some of the world’s most amazing engineering projects now in ruins, this series returns to follow experts as they uncover the stories behind these deserted marvels and reveal their once rich, sometimes mysterious, past and why they were left behind. New episodes premiere Tuesday nights on Science Channel and Thursday nights on Discovery Channel.

To Tell the Truth
ABC, 10pm

Marlon Wayans, Arsenio Hall and Joel McHale make up the celebrity panel. Our celebrity guests go wild attempting to identify this week’s imposters with flying colors. Panelists include a celebrity body piercer, Beanie Baby collector, haunted house manager, German Wheel artist and Pride flag designer.

Mayans M.C.
FX, 10pm
Season Premiere!

Season 4 of the Sons of Anarchy spinoff following the adventures of Ezekiel “EZ” Reyes (JD Pardo) and the Santo Padre charter of the Mayans Motorcycle Club picks up after May’s explosive Season 3 finale. As part of their effort to take down Santo Padre, other charters tossed Molotov cocktails into the clubhouse of their rival. Things won’t get any smoother as showrunner Elgin James promised that the new season will be EZ’s darkest chapter yet.

New Amsterdam: “All Night Long”
NBC, 10pm
New Episodes!

After various preemptions by the Winter Olympics and the limited series The Thing About Pam, which aired in this time slot for six weeks, this hit medical drama makes its return with new Season 4 episodes. In “All Night Long,” the New Amsterdam team goes out for a night of karaoke and drinking, but must face the consequences at work the next day. Meanwhile, Iggy (Tyler Labine) helps a mysterious patient confront a past trauma; Reynolds (Jocko Sims) and Dr. Malvo (Frances Turner) discuss their future; and Leyla (Shiva Kalaiselvan) gives Bloom (Janet Montgomery) some bad news.

Deadliest Catch: Bloodline
Discovery Channel, 10pm; also streams on discovery+
Season Premiere!

In Season 3 of this Deadliest Catch spinoff, as the world opens back up, demand is up for seafood from Capt. Josh Harris and Casey McManus’ warm-water fishing operation in Hawaii — but so is the competition. Needing all the help they can get, Josh reaches out to his estranged older brother, Shane, for the first time since their father, Capt. Phil, died over a decade ago. Can Josh and Shane put bad blood behind them to follow in their father’s footsteps and find the fish their company needs to succeed? Or will opening old wounds push the partners and family further apart?

Frontline: “The Power of Big Oil, Part 1”
PBS, 10pm

Tonight, Frontline begins a three-part special series (continuing Tuesdays through May 3) offering a deeply researched investigation into what scientists, corporations (particularly the oil industry), politicians and the public have known about climate change for decades and the many missed opportunities to mitigate the problem. The first episode looks at the fossil fuel industry’s history of casting doubt and delaying action on climate change.

Wednesday, April 20

All on the Table
discovery+
New Series!

This series follows hopeful restaurateurs looking to secure funding for their dream venture.

Pálpito (The Marked Heart)
Netflix
New Series!

In this Colombian production, Simón’s (Michel Brown) wife is murdered in order to extract her heart and transplant it into Camila (Ana Lucía Domínguez), the wife of a wealthy man. In search of revenge, Simón immerses himself in the dangerous world of organ trafficking. Ultimately, destiny finds him falling in love with Camila, the woman who survived thanks to his murdered wife’s heart.

Russian Doll
Netflix
Season Premiere!

Set four years after Nadia (Emmy nominee Natasha Lyonne) and Alan (Charlie Barnett) escaped mortality’s time loop together, Season 2 of this Emmy-winning comedy/drama will continue to explore existential themes through an often humorous sci-fi lens. Discovering a fate even worse than endless death, this season finds Nadia and Alan delving deeper into their pasts through an unexpected time portal located in one of Manhattan’s most notorious locations.

The Real World Homecoming: New Orleans
Paramount+
Season Premiere!

The third installment of the unscripted series that reunites original cast members from long-ago seasons of The Real World brings together the housemates from the series’ ninth season that was set in New Orleans and aired in 2000. Coming back together in the Big Easy are David “Tokyo” Broom, Melissa Beck (nee Howard), Jamie Murray, Danny Roberts, Matt Smith, Julie Stoffer and Kelley Wolf (nee Limp), all now in their 40s. The original archived 23-episode season of The Real World: New Orleans is also now available to stream on Paramount+.

So Dumb It’s Criminal Hosted by Snoop Dogg
Peacock
New Series!

Snoop Dogg hosts this series that, as its title suggests, looks at some of the world’s dumbest criminals. All eight Season 1 episodes are available today.

The Goldbergs: “Grand Theft Scooter”
ABC, 8pm

Beverly decides to join Adam and Brea on their much-anticipated beachside vacation in Miami to take of care of Pops’ possessions at his Florida condominium. Meanwhile, Barry’s celebratory joy after acing the MCAT is short-lived after Erica becomes the local hero when she saves a man from choking at the mall food court.

Music’s Greatest Mysteries: “Rising Sun, Rhymes and Cher”
AXS TV, 8pm

Among the musical mysteries investigated in this new episode are the real-life origins of the Animals’ “House of the Rising Sun” and the scandal that ensued from Cher filming her “If I Could Turn Back Time” music video aboard the Navy’s USS Missouri battleship.

Freddie Mercury: The Final Act
The CW, 8pm

This new BBC documentary tells the story of how friends of Freddie Mercury, Queen’s legendary lead singer, organized a tribute concert to raise awareness of and fight shame around HIV/AIDS, the disease that contributed to Mercury’s death. The documentary also features performances from Elton John, George Michael, David Bowie and more.

The Masked Singer: “Don’t Mask, Don’t Tell — The Good, the Bad & the Cuddly — Round 3”
FOX, 8pm

In the new episode “Don’t Mask, Don’t Tell — The Good, the Bad & the Cuddly — Round 3,” a new group of five singers is introduced in the third and final round of the season.

Chicago Med: “Like a Phoenix Rising From the Ashes”
NBC, 8pm

Will (Nick Gehlfuss) and Hannah (Jessy Schram) work to save a surrogate’s baby; Charles (Oliver Platt) cares for a former patient of Lonnie’s (Nora Dunn) who is on a hunger strike; Ethan (Brian Tee) and Archer (Steven Weber) help a patient with ties to Ethan’s late father; and Dylan (Guy Lockard) and Maggie (Marlyne Barrett) are stumped by a drunk patient who claims to be sober.

Changing Planet
PBS, 8pm

Conservation scientist Dr. M. Sanjayan launches an unprecedented seven-year global storytelling effort to monitor climate change by highlighting seven unique locations that each present a litmus test for change happening across the planet. PBS and Sanjayan will return each Earth Day for the next seven years to examine positive changes and reasons for hope. Locations are the West Coast of America, the Great Barrier Reef, the East African Plains, the Arctic, the Sundarbans and the Ganges, the Amazon Basin, and coastal Southeast Asia.

Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain
Showtime, 8pm

Airing under Showtime’s Hip Hop 50 banner — a multiyear project consisting of productions celebrating the 50th anniversary of hip-hop music — this documentary chronicles legendary rap group Cypress Hill. Told through the intimate lens of director Estevan Oriol, who incorporates never-before-seen archival footage and images that he himself shot back in the day, the film tells the story of a brotherhood that created a lasting legacy steeped in a unique sound informed by social consciousness and the acceptance of cannabis.

The Miracle Panda
Smithsonian Channel, 8pm

At the height of a global pandemic, a mama bear considered too old to fall pregnant is granted one more chance, despite a shortage of zoo staff and a tiny window of opportunity. The dedicated global team of animal keepers, veterinarians and conservationists who have worked tirelessly to save a beloved species are rewarded with the miraculous arrival of a panda bear cub who becomes an international symbol of joy and hope. Narrated by award-winning actor Lucy Liu, The Miracle Panda tells the story of Xiao Qi Ji, the “Little Miracle,” who was born at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in August 2020 against all odds. This heartwarming, emotional film follows one family of pandas and shines a light on the incredibly successful 50-year collaboration between scientists, veterinarians, panda keepers and conservationists from the Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute and their counterparts in China to save giant pandas from the brink of extinction.

Special Theme: Addiction and Recovery
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!

Turner Classic Movies’ monthlong Wednesday night exploration of films that have seriously tackled substance abuse in their stories continues with six titles addressing the devastation of heroin addiction, starting with The Man With the Golden Arm (1956), in which Frank Sinatra gives a Best Actor Oscar-nominated performance as a drug addict who gets clean while in prison, but struggles to stay that way once released. Eleanor Parker and Kim Novak also star. After that is The Panic in Needle Park (1971), a romantic drama starring Al Pacino, in his first lead role, and Kitty Winn as young heroin addicts whose lives continue to spiral downward. Up next are two films making their TCM premieres: Trainspotting (1996), Danny Boyle’s dark comedy/drama about Edinburgh heroin addicts featuring an ensemble cast led by Ewan McGregor, Jonny Lee Miller and Robert Carlyle; and The Basketball Diaries (1995), a crime drama based on Jim Carroll’s autobiographical novel about the heroin addiction he developed during his years as a promising high school basketball player and writer, starring Leonardo DiCaprio as Carroll. The lineup concludes early tomorrow morning with Dusty and Sweets McGee (1971), a somewhat experimental film about heroin junkies, and the documentary short The Distant Drummer: Flowers of Darkness (1972), which traces the use of the opium poppy from ancient times to the modern era.

The Wonder Years: “Bill’s New Gig”
ABC, 8:30pm

Bill is excited to have made tenure at the university, only to find that his focus on career and family has cost him his spot in his band. Lillian encourages Bill to write and perform solo, especially as an attractive young jazz singer approaches Bill to collaborate. Meanwhile, Bruce adjusts to living at home.

Domino Masters: “Quarterfinals: Circus Night”
FOX, 9pm

The quarterfinals of the Rube Goldberg competition series begin with Circus Night — and host Eric Stonestreet resurrecting his clown persona Fizbo from Modern Family!

Chicago Fire: “Finish What You Started”
NBC, 9pm

Firehouse 51 tackles a fire caused by a dropped jet engine, and one of their own is accused of a theft related to the incident. Meanwhile, Kidd (Miranda Rae Mayo) and Boden (Eamonn Walker) disapprove of Kylie’s (Katelynn Shennett) potential new love interest.

Home Economics: “Mango THC Gummies, $18”
ABC, 9:30pm

Tonight, the moms at Gretchen’s school hear Connor is once again unattached.

A Million Little Things: “Lessons Learned”
ABC, 10pm

Gary, Maggie, Eddie and Anna go on a double date where Anna has an awkward encounter with Peter. Meanwhile, Eddie struggles to reconnect with fans at a music convention.

Good Sam: “Family/Business”
CBS, 10pm

Just as Dr. Rob Griffith (Jason Isaacs) is about to make an official return to surgery, the future of Lakeshore Sentinel Hospital is suddenly thrown into doubt. Isaacs also directs the new episode “Family/Business.”

Snowfall
FX, 10pm
Season Finale!

Season 5 of the drama following drug kingpin Franklin Saint (Damson Idris) in 1980s Los Angeles concludes with “Fault Lines.”

Chicago P.D.: “Fool’s Gold”
NBC, 10pm

After the murder of a wealthy Chicago man, Atwater (LaRoyce Hawkins) and the team dig in to uncover the truth, suspecting there is more to the story than meets the eye.

We Need to Talk About America
Fuse, 11pm
New Series!

American culture can seem weird and wild, especially from the perspective of first-generation and bicultural comedians. In this series, a diverse panel of freethinking, freewheeling professional roasters, including Chinedu Unaka, Tim Chantarangsu, Sherry Cola, Paul Elia, Zainab Johnson, Crystal Marie-Denha and others, share their sharp-witted and honest reactions to American oddities from gender reveals and eating contests, to over-the-top proposals and social media. In tonight’s premiere episode, “Gotta Swipe Right,” the comedians put “life hacks” on trial, expose the secrets of Area 51 and more.

The Green Room With Nadia Brown
Ovation, 11pm
Season Finale!

In the first-season finale episode of the comedic journalism series that explores the creative economy, host Nadia Brown reveals the surprising creative solutions to hot-button issues like healthcare and criminal justice, and explores arts and culture’s unique ability to heal our society. Recent government initiatives designed to assist the creative sector are also explored, and Nadia speaks with U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández about current arts legislation she has cosponsored and her commitment to supporting the arts and culture sector.

Thursday, April 21

Curb Your Carbon
discovery+

Ryan Reynolds narrates this look at simple and effective ways to help fight climate change.

The Flight Attendant
HBO Max
Season Premiere!

Kaley Cuoco returns as Cassie Bowden in Season 2 of this dark comedy series, which was filmed in Los Angeles, Berlin and Reykjavik. Cassie is now living her best sober life in L.A. while moonlighting as a CIA asset in her spare time. But when an overseas assignment leads her to inadvertently witness a murder, she becomes entangled in another international intrigue. Along with Cuoco, returning regulars include Zosia Mamet, Griffin Matthews, Deniz Akdeniz and Rosie Perez. The first two episodes of the eight-episode season are available today, followed by two more next Thursday, April 28. There will then be one new episode each Thursday through May 26.

Noir to Die For!
MOVIES!, beginning at 6am
Catch a Classic!

Enjoy a 13-film, 24-hour-plus lineup of some lesser-known but still enjoyable film noir titles from that genre’s heyday in the 1940s and ’50s. Airing today, in order, are: The Locket (1946), with Robert Mitchum, Laraine Day and Brian Aherne; Walk East on Beacon (1952), starring George Murphy; Moontide (1942), led by Jean Gabin, Ida Lupino and Claude Rains; High Wall (1947), with Robert Taylor and Audrey Totter; He Walked by Night (1948), starring Richard Basehart and Scott Brady; The House on Telegraph Hill (1951), again headlined by Basehart; When Strangers Marry (1944, aka Betrayed), starring Kim Hunter, Mitchum (billed as Bob Mitchum) and Dean Jagger; I Was a Communist for the F.B.I. (1951), with Frank Lovejoy and Dorothy Hart; The Harder They Fall (1956), starring Humphrey Bogart in his final film role and Rod Steiger; Cornered (1945), with Dick Powell and Walter Slezak; Angel Face (1953), again led by Mitchum and costarring Jean Simmons; Raw Deal (1948), starring Dennis O’Keefe, Claire Trevor and frequent noir heavy Raymond Burr; and The Kennel Murder Case (1933), featuring William Powell in his last appearance as Philo Vance.

Young Sheldon: “A God-Fearin’ Baptist and a Hot Trophy Husband”
CBS, 8pm

In the new episode “A God-Fearin’ Baptist and a Hot Trophy Husband,” Mary and George (Zoe Perry and Lance Barber) insist on meeting the new woman in Georgie’s (Montana Jordan) life.

NHL Hockey: Toronto at Tampa Bay
ESPN, beginning at 8pm Live

ESPN’s Thursday NHL bill has Auston Matthews and the Toronto Maple Leafs on the road against Steven Stamkos and the Tampa Bay Lightning.

MasterChef Junior Edition: “Where’s Walnuts?”
FOX, 8pm

In the new episode “Where’s Walnuts?,” 11 junior chefs face a nutty Mystery Box test before competing in a fiery elimination challenge.

This Old House: “West Roxbury: A Modern Victorian”
PBS, 8pm

It’s a wrap on the 1890s Victorian home in West Roxbury, Massachusetts. The single-family-turned-two-family then turned back into a single-family house has a new modern look with a better planned living space for the family of four, and the whole crew is present for the reveal.

United States of Al: “Guilt/Gunah”
CBS, 8:30pm

Riley (Parker Young) begins to feel guilty about his affair with Vanessa (Kelli Goss) after a heart-to-heart talk with her boyfriend, Freddy (guest star Brian Thomas Smith), in the new episode “Guilt/Gunah.”

Ghosts
CBS, 9pm
Season Finale!

The hauntingly funny freshman series finishes its first season with “Farnsby & B.” Ghosts has been renewed for Season 2.

Call Me Kat: “Call Me What the Kat Dragged In”
FOX, 9pm

In the new episode “Call Me What the Kat Dragged In,” Kat (Mayim Bialik) leans on Nick (guest star Andy Favreau) to help her deal with her relationship change.

Windy City Rehab
HGTV, 9pm
Season Premiere!

Interior designer Alison Victoria combines upscale design with a passion for her hometown as she buys and restores old homes in Chicago. For these neglected houses in historic neighborhoods, she works to restore dignity to the homes while adding more square footage, style and modern twists.

Welcome to Flatch: “RIP Cynthia”
FOX, 9:30pm

Kelly (Holmes) and Shrub (Sam Straley) volunteer at a senior computer class, and the town gets a lesson on catfishing in the new episode “RIP Cynthia.”

Fast Foodies
truTV, 10pm
Season Finale!

Joel McHale returns to TV’s most-bleeped cooking contest and shocks the chefs when he asks them to do fast-food takes on his mother’s spaghetti carbonara, meaning messy carbonara burgers, hot dogs and empanadas.

Friday, April 22

The Long Game: Bigger Than Basketball
Apple TV+
New Series!

This five-part docuseries from Seth Gordon (The King of Kong) chronicles the inspiring, coming-of-age story of basketball phenom Makur Maker. It follows Maker, the NBA hopeful who grabbed global headlines with his groundbreaking decision to forgo the NBA and play for Howard University, making him the highest-ranked high school player in the modern recruiting era to commit to a historically Black university (HBCU). The series offers an intimate look at Maker’s life as a student-athlete with a dream of making it to the NBA, while unexpected physical challenges and a global pandemic threaten his college career. It also explores his life off the courts, and how his journey from fleeing war-torn South Sudan as a child and his tight-knit support system led him to go to an HBCU, and in turn, allowed him to make an impactful statement in the wake of America’s cultural response to the Black Lives Matter movement.

They Call Me Magic
Apple TV+
New Series!

This docuseries delves into the extraordinary story of two-time NBA Hall of Famer and cultural icon Earvin “Magic” Johnson. With unprecedented access, and featuring intimate interviews with Magic, his family and an all-star lineup, the four-part series explores his remarkable accomplishments and the global impact that his life — both on and off the court — has had. “You’ll see all phases of my life,” Johnson explains about this series, “and also me giving back, talking about when I announced [I had] HIV 30 years ago. So it’s so many different things that you’re going to get out of this documentary.” All four episodes are available today.

WeCrashed
Apple TV+
Season Finale!

The Jared Leto/Anne Hathaway-led dramatization of the love story at the center of the rise and fall of WeWork finishes its first season with this episode.

Little Big World
discovery+

This special airing in celebration of Earth Day places viewers within the scenario of a Little Big World in their own backyard. The immersion will move through plants and flowers in the garden, over countertops and in between household products, and through pipes and various small openings to create this “larger than life” world.

Unraveled: Once a Killer
discovery+

In the next installment of the Unraveled anthology, Alexis Linkletter and Billy Jensen investigate the most elusive criminal to ever strike — the “one and done killer.” These mysterious offenders commit a brutal murder without leaving sufficient evidence, never kill again and disappear back into society for decades, leaving detectives and criminal profilers with an unsolvable case. With a companion podcast releasing in advance of the two-hour special, Unraveled exposes the limitations of criminal profiling and reveals a new investigative technique that could change the way investigators interpret cold cases.

The Biggest Little Farm: The Return
Disney+

Based on the 2018 award-winning feature documentary film that tells the story of John and Molly Chester — who abandoned their urban life in Los Angeles to live on a barren farm and grow food in harmony with nature — this new half-hour special follows their journey of transforming the land into a working farm that is a complex world reflecting our planet’s biodiversity.

Disneynature’s “Polar Bear”
Disney+
Exclusive Film!

Catherine Keener narrates this latest natural history film in the Disneynature franchise. This one tells the story of a new polar bear mother whose memories of her own youth prepare her to navigate motherhood in the increasingly challenging world that these creatures face today.

Explorer: The Last Tepui
Disney+

This hourlong National Geographic special follows elite climber Alex Honnold (Free Solo) and a world-class climbing team on a grueling mission deep in the Amazon jungle as they attempt a first-ascent climb up a 1,000-foot-tall sheer cliff. Their goal is to deliver legendary biologist Bruce Means to the top of a massive “island in the sky” known as a tepui to search for undiscovered animal species.

Blippi Learns & Blippi Visits
Cartoonito on HBO Max
New Series!

Blippi, the character in a series of popular digital educational videos for young children, is joining a new preschool programming block on HBO Max’s Cartoonito with two series beginning today. Blippi Learns is a live-action show tailored for children ages 2-5. In it, Blippi gets hands-on with fun art projects and simple science experiments to encourage curiosity and creativity in kids. The live-action series Blippi Visits takes young viewers on field trips to exciting places like museums, play spaces, nature parks and zoos. Cartoonito has also picked up seven live-action Blippi specials that will premiere at later dates.

Pretty Hard Cases
IMDb TV
Season Premiere!

Meredith MacNeill and Adrienne C. Moore returns for Season 2 of this buddy-cop drama that follows detectives Samantha Wazowski and Kelly Duff in their work and personal lives. As official partners in the Guns & Gangs Unit, Sam and Kelly have never been better at blending their different skills to get the job done, whether they are solving a crime in the community or tackling systemic corruption within the force.

Selling Sunset
Netflix
Season Premiere!

In Season 5 of this reality series that follows brokers in Los Angeles’ elite real estate market, there are new loves, old foes and an exciting fresh face. With the luxury market on fire, competition comes to a boil at the brokerage. Who will shine, and who will stumble?

A Very British Scandal
Prime Video
New Series!

This limited British historical drama explores the scandalous 1963 divorce of Margaret Campbell, Duchess of Argyll (Claire Foy) and Ian Campbell, Duke of Argyll (Paul Bettany), one of the most notorious, extraordinary and brutal legal cases of the 20th century. The series turns this case inside out to explore the social and political climate of postwar Britain, looking at attitudes toward women and asking whether institutional misogyny was widespread at the time. As her contemporaries, the press and the judiciary sought to vilify her, Margaret kept her head held high, refusing to go quietly as she was betrayed by her friends and publicly shamed by a society that reveled in her fall from grace. All three episodes are available today.

Earth Day Takeover
BBC America, beginning at 6am

All day today (Earth Day), and most of tomorrow, enjoy some of the finest wildlife programming from the unparalleled natural history unit at the BBC. Starting early today, BBC America will air all 11 episodes of the classic 2006 Planet Earth series, followed by six of the seven episodes of the ocean-focused 2017 series Blue Planet II. This is followed, continuing into tomorrow, with a re-air of the first 10 Planet Earth episodes, then the six Blue Planet II episodes, before the natural history marathon concludes with five of the six episodes of 2013’s Planet Earth: Africa.

Wild Coasts
Nat Geo Wild, 6pm

This special airing in celebration of Earth Day explores the world’s diverse and dynamic coastlines. Along these coasts, Mother Nature thrives, as marine iguanas dive into the sea, Atlantic bottlenose dolphins coordinate a beach assault, sea turtles choose a mate, jaguars hunt the shores, penguins surf the waves and more.

Secrets of the Whales
Nat Geo & Nat Geo Wild, beginning at 7pm
New Series!

In celebration of Earth Day today, all four episodes of this fascinating docuseries air back-to-back in its linear Nat Geo premiere (the series debuted last year on the Disney+ streaming service). Executive produced by James Cameron and narrated by Sigourney Weaver, it plunges viewers deep within the epicenter of whale culture to experience the extraordinary communication skills and intricate social structures of five different whale species: orcas, humpbacks, belugas, narwhals and sperm whales.

Killer Rivalry
LMN, 8pm
Original Film!

Charly (Nzingha Milu-Beatris Ashford) and Anika (Shantelle Lee Cuevas) are volleyball rivals from opposing teams. Every year, the two teams pull pranks on each other, but things start to get out of hand when Anika’s volleyball partner is found dead. As the season moves forward, Charly becomes the target of some extreme pranks, with all signs pointing to Anika as the culprit. But Charly’s own teammates seem suspicious, too. Charly only trusts her new friend, Becky (Anna Marie Dobbins), the team’s intern. When Anika and Charly find themselves tied up in a cabin together, the two rivals must figure out who exactly has been coming for them.

The Blacklist: “El Conejo”
NBC, 8pm

When a member of the task force is captured by the leader of a cartel, they turn to Red (James Spader) for guidance. Red also investigates a seemingly impossible heist.

Peter Bogdanovich Memorial Tribute — Parts 1 & 2
TCM, beginning at 8pm (Part 1); April 23 beginning at 8pm (Part 2)
Catch a Classic!

Oscar-nominated filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich, one of the most renowned filmmakers of the “New Hollywood” era and beyond, passed away on Jan. 6 at age 82. In remembrance of this artist, Turner Classic Movies is presenting a two-night memorial tribute featuring several movies he directed starting tonight with three of his most remembered titles, and concluding tomorrow night (April 23) with two works of his that may not be as well known. Tonight’s lineup begins with the 1973 road comedy/drama Paper Moon, which was also coproduced by Bogdanovich and stars real-life father and daughter Ryan and Tatum O’Neal. Tatum, at age 10, beat out her costar Madeline Kahn for the Oscar in the Best Supporting Actress category and remains the youngest winner of a competitive Academy Award to date. Up next is Bogdanovich’s most acclaimed film, the mesmerizing Best Picture Oscar-nominated 1971 drama The Last Picture Show, which earned him a Best Director Oscar nomination as well as a shared nomination for the screenplay he cowrote with Larry McMurtry as an adaptation of McMurtry’s novel. Ben Johnson and Cloris Leachman took home Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress Oscars for their performances. Closing out the opening night of TCM’s Bogdanovich tribute is What’s Up, Doc? (1972), a very funny homage to the romantic screwball comedies and Bugs Bunny cartoons of the 1930s and ’40s led by Barbra Streisand, Ryan O’Neal and Kahn. When the salute to the director picks up again tomorrow night, you can enjoy Saint Jack (1979), a crime drama directed and cowritten by Bogdanovich and starring Ben Gazzara, Denholm Elliott and George Lazenby; and The Great Buster: A Celebration (2018), the last film Bogdanovich directed. It’s a critically acclaimed documentary also written and narrated by the director that chronicles the life and career of iconic silent-era filmmaker and comedian Buster Keaton.

RuPaul’s Drag Race
VH1, 8pm
Season Finale!

The remaining Season 14 queens bring their charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent to Sin City for a final lip-sync challenge at the Flamingo Hotel, where last year’s winner, Symone, will crown America’s Next Drag Superstar. As host RuPaul would say, tune in, hunty!

A Tiny Audience
HBO Latino, 9pm; also streams on HBO Max
Season Premiere!

The music series that showcases Latin music icons and rising stars in performance returns for Season 3. The season premiere episode features Becky G, who reflects on her early career that began at the age of 9 and performs her hits “Mayores,” “Sin pijama” and “Shower,” along with an emotional rendition of a new, unreleased song dedicated to her grandmother. Other artists featured in Season 3 include Jay Wheeler, Zion & Lennox, Jessie Reyez, Guaynaa, Manuel Medrano and more.

Great Performances: Now Hear This: “Aaron Copland: Dean of American Music”
PBS, 9pm

Traveling and studying from Colorado Springs to New York City, host Scott Yoo explores how Pulitzer-, Grammy- and Oscar-winning composer Aaron Copland drew from his Jewish roots, modernism and American folk music to create a signature American sound in his classical compositions and film scores.

Unraveled: Experts on Trial
Investigation Discovery, 10pm

In this two-hour Unraveled special, Billy and Alexis expose serious problems with forensic experts’ testimony in the U.S. court system, citing multiple cases in which people were charged with murders they didn’t commit based largely on an expert’s opinions.

The Trick
PBS, 10pm

This conspiracy thriller and cautionary tale dramatizes the real-life story of the 2009 “Climategate” scandal, when a media storm undermined confidence in the science of climate change. Professor Phil Jones (Jason Watkins) and his team at the University of East Anglia find themselves in the middle of a major investigation, with their 30 years of research work being questioned in the first “fake news” attack. An emotive, domestic story, The Trick charts Jones’ unjustified persecution and the ultimate exoneration of both himself and the science.

Gorongosa: Paradise Reborn
Nat Geo, 11pm

Mozambique’s Gorongosa National Park was once known as “Africa’s Eden,” but 15 years of war almost completely wiped out all animal wildlife there. Now, the Gorongosa Restoration Project, with a group of dedicated people, has started the greatest wildlife restoration effort in history to bring the park back to its former glory. This Earth Day special is told through the journey of Mwana Nzo, a strong female elephant scarred by war, who slowly adapts to peace in a park now bursting with life.

Saturday, April 23

Out of Africa
TCM, 3:15pm
Catch a Classic!

Meryl Streep and Robert Redford make an incredible onscreen pairing in Best Director Oscar winner Sydney Pollack’s epic, Best Picture Oscar-winning 1985 romantic drama that is loosely based on the autobiographical 1937 book by Danish author Karen Blixen (writing under her frequent English-language pseudonym of Isak Dinesen). Streep earned a Best Actress Oscar nomination as Blixen in this recounting of the noblewoman’s roughly 20 years spent running a coffee plantation in the part of Africa now known as Kenya, including recollections of her lover, English big-game hunter Denys Finch Hatton, portrayed in the movie by Redford. Just as the book offered a lyrical meditation on, and a tribute to, Africa and the people Blixen met there, this stunning film offers a likewise poetic experience enhanced not only by its emotional performances and incredible locations, but also by an often achingly beautiful, Oscar-winning musical score by John Barry that is every bit as lush and sweeping as the gorgeous cinematography of the African landscape captured by Oscar winner David Watkin.

NASCAR Xfinity Series: Ag-Pro 300
FOX, 4pm Live

Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama is the site of the NASCAR Xfinity Series Ag-Pro 300, featuring emerging stars Noah Gragson, Ty Gibbs, Riley Herbst, Josh Berry and others.

Murdoch Mysteries: “The Lady Vanishes”
Ovation, 7pm

Murdoch (Yannick Bisson) investigates when Higgins (Lachlan Murdoch) goes missing while searching for his abducted sister-in-law.

A Tail of Love
Hallmark Channel, 8pm
Original Film!

Bella (Brittany Bristow) learns her dog rescue’s future is in question when they lose funding from their main sponsor, a dog food company that’s being sold. The late owner’s son, JR (Chris McNally), is a soldier who is home on leave to handle the sale. During a visit to the rescue, JR quickly bonds with Indie, a retired military dog they just took in, and begins spending more time there. When Bella learns the rescue’s property is also being sold, she turns to JR for help with finding the missing document proving her grandparents purchased the land many years before.

Greed: A Seven Deadly Sins Story
Lifetime, 8pm
Original Film!

Interior decorator Zuri Maxwell (Monique Coleman) had it all — a career she adored, loving family and friends, and a good man in her life, artist Stephon Gardner (Nathan Witte). But greed threatens to destroy everything when Zuri meets handsome benefactor and entrepreneur Godfrey Anderson (Eric Benét) and his fabulously wealthy aunt Miss Viv (LisaRaye McCoy). They have everything Zuri thinks she wants. As Godfrey romances her, she compromises the values and morals that should guide her in an effort to be part of the moneyed world she so desperately wants in on.

Mash-Up Our Home: “Bernese Farmhouse”
HGTV, 9pm

A dog-loving couple’s home may be on the newer side, but the design choices are starting to show their age. When they can’t decide between modern farmhouse and industrial styles, Christina Valencia and Kele Dobrinski turn to their four-legged friends for some inspiration.

Pawn Stars: “I Came, I Saw, I Pawned; Weird, Odd & Outrageous”
History, 9pm

Tonight’s back-to-back episodes have the men of Las Vegas’ Gold and Silver Pawn shop debating the value of a rare Pokémon card and signed Walking Dead action figures, as well as an ancient Egyptian mummy and a so-called “vintage love tester.”

Heartland Docs, DVM
Nat Geo Wild, 10pm
Season Premiere!

The unscripted series that follows married veterinarian couple Drs. Erin and Ben Schroeder as they treat all creatures great and small in their Nebraska practice and around the surrounding countryside returns for Season 4. In the premiere, the Schroeders rush to the rescue when a car accident leaves three beloved horses injured. Back at the clinic, Dr. Erin freezes off a Shih Poo’s warts, while Dr. Ben helps a lumbering St. Bernard with a neurological issue before saving a precocious young farmer’s flock of chickens.