Television Premieres and Notables: April 30-May 6, 2018

Monday, 4/30

Dancing With the Stars: Athletes; ABC. 7 pm CST. Cycle Premiere.
Ugh-- I've got to watch this now because of Adam Rippon...

Elementary; CBS. 6th Season Premiere.

AMC Visionaries: Jim Cameron's The Story of Science Fiction; AMC 9 pm CST. Mini-series Premiere.


Tuesday, 5/1

LA to Vegas (Fox; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City; Netflix. Streaming. Special.


Thursday, 5/3

Superstore (NBC; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.


Friday, 5/4

Dear White People; Netflix. Streaming. 2nd Season Premiere.

A Little Help With Carol Burnett; Netflix. Streaming. Series Premiere.


Saturday, 5/5

2018 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony; HBO. 7 pm CST. Special


Sunday, 5/6

Sweetbitter; Starz. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.

Vida; Starz. 7:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.

I'm Dying Up Here; Showtime. 9 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.

Television Premieres and Notables: April 23-29, 2018

Monday, 4/23

The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special; CBS. 9 pm CST. Special.


Tuesday, 4/24

The 100; CW. 8 pm CST. 5th Season Premiere.

Genius; Nat Geo. 8 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.
Antonio Banderas takes over the series as it now tracks Pablo Picasso in this new season.


Wednesday, 4/25

Suits (USA; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

Code Black; CBS. 9 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.

Archer: Danger Island; FXX. 9 pm CST. 9th Season Premiere.
Another "genre" season. Looks like this one follows Sterling in his adventures as a pilot.

Brockmire; IFC. 9 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.
One of the most riotously funny shows I watched last year is back.
It's pretty crude at times, but nothing made me laugh harder.

The Handmaid's Tale; Hulu. Streaming. 2nd Season Premiere.

Thursday, 4/26

Quantico; ABC. 9 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.


Sunday, 7/29

Homeland (Showtime; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

Ash vs Evil Dead (Starz; 8 pm CST). Series Finale.
It's a shame this batshit crazy show is ending, but we're lucky we got the three seasons we did get.

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown; CNN. 8 pm CST. 11th Season Premiere.

Television Premieres and Notables: April 16-22, 2018

Wednesday, 4/18

The Originals; The CW. 8 pm CST. Final Season Premiere.

The Wine Show; Ovation. 9 pm CST. Series (US) Premiere.
Matthew Rhys and Matthew Goode travel the world in search of great wine.

The Leaning Tower (Hulu; Streaming). Season Finale.


Thursday, 4/19

Scandal (ABC; 9 pm CST). Series Finale.

Jay Leno's Garage; CNBC. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.


Friday, 4/20

Jane the Virgin (The CW; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

Dope; Streaming. Netflix. 2nd Season Premiere.


Saturday, 4/21

The Letdown; Netflix. Streaming. Series (US) Premiere.
This Australian import stars Alison Bell as a new mom trying to figure things out.



Sunday, 4/22

Westworld; HBO.  8 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.

Into the Badlands; AMC. 9 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.

Television Premieres and Notables: April 9-15, 2018

Monday, 4/9

DC's Legends of Tomorrow (CW; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.


Tuesday, 4/10

Elton John: I'm Still Standing-- A Grammy Salute; CBS. 8 pm CST. Special.

New Girl; Fox. 8:30 pm CST. 7th-- and final-- Season Premiere.
After a three-year time jump, the series picks back up on its final run of eight episodes.


Friday, 4/13

Rellik; Cinemax. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
This BBC-import starts with the killing of a suspect by the cops, and then rewinds the story to show us how they got there-- and whether they got the correct guy.

Wyatt Cenac's Problem Areas; HBO. 10:30 pm CST. Special.

Lost in Space; Netflix. Streaming. Series Premiere.


Saturday, 4/14

Elvis Presley: The Searcher; HBO. 7 pm CST. Special.
This doc traces Presely's life from childhood to the '70s.


Sunday, 4/15

The Walking Dead (AMC; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.
That fucking war better be over by tonight...

Fear The Walking Dead; AMC. 9 pm CST. 4th Season Premiere.
They're pulling out all the stops with this show (which had a pretty exciting third season) by adding actors like Maggie Grace, Jenna Elfman, and Garret muthafukkin' Dillahunt to the series-- as well as bringing the great Lennie James over from the OG series.
But if we've seen anything from this show, Hurricane Clark will likely go through and kill them all before season's end.
Seriously, any place Madison and her brood have landed thus far has gone up in flames by the time they left...

Television Premieres and Notables: April 2-7, 2018

Monday, 4/2

Flipping Virgins; HGTV. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.
This show sounded way cooler until I realized it meant house flipping...

The Crossing; ABC. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
A group of people from the future find themselves washed up on the shore of a small town.


Tuesday, 4/3

Shadowhunters; Freeform. 3rd Season Premiere.

Legion; FX. 9 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.

The Last O.G.; TBS. 9:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Tracy Morgan returns to series comedy in this show about an ex-con who gets released from jail and has to rebuild his life and relationships.


Wednesday, 4/4

Iron Chef Gauntlet; Food Network. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.


Thursday, 4/5

Will & Grace (NBC; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

Imposters; Bravo. 9 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.


Saturday, 4/7

Ransom; CBS. 2nd Season Premiere.

Paterno; HBO. 7 pm CST. Special.
Al Pacino plays Penn State's legendary coach who fell-- quickly-- from grace.

Trading Spaces; TLC. 7 pm CST. Series Return.


Sunday, 4/8

Howard's End; Starz. 7 pm CST. Mini-series Premiere.
An adaptation of the E.M. Forster novel.

Killing Eve; BBC America. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.
An MI5 agent pursues an assassin.

Television Premieres and Notables: Mar 26-April 1, 2018

 Monday, 3/26

The Terror; AMC. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Ciaran Hinds and Jared Harris star in this adaptation of the Dan Simmons novel about 19-century ship captains in the Arctic who are being hunted by... something.


Tuesday, 3/27

Roseanne; ABC. 7 pm CST. Series Return.

Splitting Up Together; ABC. 8:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Olivier Hudson and Jenna Fischer star as a couple who decide to split up— but continue living together as they can’t sell their house.


Wednesday, 3/28

Alex, Inc. ABC. 7:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Zach Braff stars in this series based on the Start-Up podcast as a man who quits his radio job to become a podcaster.

The Americans; FX. 9 pm CST. Final Season Premiere.


Thursday, 3/29

Siren; Freeform. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.
A mysterious girl arrives in a town that has something to do with mermaids.


Friday, 3/30

The Dangerous Book For Boys; Amazon. Streaming. Series Premiere.

A Series of Unfortunate Events; Netflix. Streaming. 2nd Season Premiere.


Sunday, 4/1

Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert; Fox. 7 pm CST. Special.
John Legend, Sara Bareiles, and Alice Cooper stars in this adaptation of the Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical hit.

Television Premieres and Notables: March 19-25, 2018

Monday, 3/19

The Best Thing I Ever Ate (Cooking Channel; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.


Tuesday, 3/20

Shadowhunters; Freeform. 7 pm CST. Season Premiere.

The Chris Gethard Show; TruTV. 10 pm CST. Mid-season Premiere.


Wednesday, 3/21

Krypton; Syfy. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Superman's great-grandfather struggles against the authorities and an alien threat.

Thursday, 3/22

Station 19; ABC. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.

This Grey's Anatomy spin-off focuses on a fire house.

Friday, 3/23

Alexa & Katie; Netflix. Streaming. Series Premiere.

Two teens best friends have to deal with the fact that one has cancer.

Santa Clarita Diet; Netflix. Streaming. 2nd Season Premiere.

Sunday, 3/25

Trust; FX. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
This series retells the kidnapping John Paul Getty III in 1973.

Silicon Valley; HBO. 9 pm CST. 5th Season Premiere.

Billions; Showtime. 9 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.

Barry; HBO. 9:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Bill Hader stars as a former hitman who finds a second life when he discovers he has a passion for acting.

Television Premieres and Notables: March 12-18, 2018

Tuesday, March 13

This Is Us (NBC; 8 pm  CST). Season Finale.

Rise; NBC. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Legendary show runner Jason Katims runs this show loosely based on a nonfiction book about an English teacher who tries his hand at directing a high school musical.


Wednesday, 3/14

Corporate (Comedy Central; 9 pm  CST). Season Finale.


Thursday, 3/15

How to Get Away With Murder (ABC; 9 pm  CST). Season Finale.


Friday, 3/16

On My Block; Netflix. Streaming. Series Premiere.
A YA show set in South Central LA.


Saturday, 3/17

Christine Amanpour: Sex & Love Around the World; CNN. 9 pm CST.


Sunday, 3/18

Instinct; CBS. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Alan Cumming plays a CSI agent pursuing a serial killer.

The Chi (Showtime; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.

Television Premieres and Notables: March 5-11, 2018

Monday, 3/5

The Bachelor (ABC; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.

Star Wars: Rebels (Disney XD; 7:30 pm CST). Series Finale.
As with most series's, this one had some ups and downs, but it's really been rocking this season as it winds up.
We've already had a big death, so I think the rest of the cast will remain safe (although "everyone" asks the annoying question: "Why haven't we seen any of them outside this series? They must all have died.")


Tuesday, 3/6

Mister Rogers: It's You I Like; PBS. 7 pm CST (check local listings). Special.
Michael Keaton (I'm in) hosts this special celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.


Wednesday, 3/7

Life Sentence; CW. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Lucy Hale stars as a woman who lived for every moment after she was diagnosed with terminal cancer-- who then is abruptly told she has been cured, and now has to deal with the choices she made when she though she had nothing left to lose.

Heathers; Paramount Network. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.


Thursday, 3/8

Champions; NBC. 8:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Cocreator and recurring guest star Mindy Kaling plays a mom who drops her teen son off at his gym-owning father's (played by Anders Holm) place.

Jessica Jones; Netflix. Streaming. 2nd Season Premiere.
Jessica is back!
I liked the first season quite a bit; hopefully this season keeps it up (although it's unclear how often the masterful David Tennant will appear, so they've got a hill to climb if he's not around much).


Friday, 3/9

Sneaky Pete; Amazon. Streaming. 2nd Season Premiere.

Love; Netflix. Streaming. Final Season Premiere.


Sunday, 3/11

American Idol; ABC. 7 pm CST. Series Return.
After nearly two excruciating years off the air, this show returns-- to likely be reminded why it was cancelled in the first place.

Deception; ABC. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
A magician helps the FBI catch criminals.

Timeless; NBC. 9 pm CST. 2nd-- and final-- Season Premiere.
The first season was fun, but started to collapse under its own weight.
Hopefully this shorter season will be more focused and allow itself to tell a solid story.
And maybe if it does well, it will get a third season.

The Royals; E!. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.

It's a God Given Right

Television Premieres and Notables: February 26-March 4, 2018

Monday, 2/26

iZombie; CW. 8 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.
After last season's finale exposed the existence of zombies in the world, Liv's after-life gets even more complicated.

Living Biblically; CBS. 8:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Baeed on A.J. Jacobs' book about his year-long experiment to follow the Bible's rules and teachings literally for an entire year.
I have no hope that this show will have any of the heart and humor of the book...

Good Girls; NBC. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Three suburban moms decide to rob a grocery store to raise some much needed cash.

UnREAL; Lifetime. 9 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.


Tuesday, 2/27

Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G.; USA. 9 pm CST. Mini-series Premiere.


Wednesday, 2/28

Survivor: Ghost Island; USA. 7 pm CST. 36th Cycle Premiere.


Thursday, 3/1

A.P. Bio (NBC; 7:30 pm CST) finally is in its regular timeslot. Watched the first 3 eps, and they were pretty riotous.

American Ninja Warrior: Ninja vs Ninja; USA. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Still with no actual ninjas.

Atlanta: Robbin Season; FX. 9 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.


Friday, 3/2

MasterChef Junior; Fox. 7 pm CST. Season Premiere.


Sunday, 3/4

The Good Fight; CBS All Access. Streaming.  2nd Season Premiere.