Innholdsfortegnelse for April 1, 2019 i TV Guide Magazine

@TVGMMattRoush What to do about Netflix and its decision to cancel One Day at a Time? I don’t understand what they based this on. This is the one reboot that is not only as good as the original—it’s even better! What is the likelihood another network, even a broadcast network, will pick up a show that already has three seasons under its belt? —Felicia MATT ROUSH: To quote the show’s legendary creator, Norman Lear: “At my age [96], I can testify you are never too old to have your heart broken.” This cancellation hurts more than most—not just because the show is terrific, but for its depiction of underrepresented Latinx and LGBTQ characters and its sensitive yet humorous handling of issues including addiction and depression. Netflix expressed regret that “not…

PREMIERES The Twilight Zone April 1, CBS All Access DC’s Legends of Tomorrow April 1, 8/7c, The CW Street Outlaws April 1, 9/8c, Discovery Escaping Polygamy April 1, 10/9c, Lifetime Legendary Locations April 2, 10/9c, Travel Channel The Last O.G. April 2, 10:30/9:30c, TBS Brockmire April 3, 10/9c, IFC Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger April 4, 8/7c, Freeform In the Dark April 4, 9/8c, The CW Wife Swap April 4, 9/8c, Paramount Network Ghost Bait April 4, 10/9c, Travel Channel Unspeakable April 4, midnight/11c, SundanceTV Chilling Adventures of Sabrina April 5, Netflix Our Planet April 5, Netflix The Tick April 5, Prime Video Big Texas Fix April 6, 9/8c, DIY Mom & Me April 6, 11/10c, HGTV Killing Eve April 7, 8/7c, BBC America, AMC A Discovery of Witches April 7,…

Killing Eve SEASON PREMIERE Sunday, April 7, 8/7c, BBC America, AMC HAVING BEEN EVERYWHERE from Paris, London and Berlin to Crazytown, the delightfully twisted globe-trotting drama Killing Eve enters new territory in Season 2. And the thrill ride starts just 30 seconds after the stunning knife-in-the-gut finale scene that left viewers hanging for 10 months. Brainy intelligence agent Eve Polastri (Sandra Oh) has stabbed flamboyant psychopathic assassin Villanelle (Jodie Comer) and they flee in opposite directions through Paris—but their compulsion to outfox and impress each other will soon put them back on a path of mutual pursuit. “When Eve pulled out the knife, she crossed a line, and this season in relationship to Villanelle, the line keeps moving and Eve keeps crossing it,” says Oh, who made history in the…

Daytime Pick Hot Bench Syndicated, check local listings No. 1,000! Judges Tanya Acker, Patricia DiMango and Michael Corriero observe the court show’s millennial episode appropriately—with two millennials, ex-roommates at odds over unpaid rent and alleged abuse. DC’s Legends of Tomorrow 8/7c, The CW It’s fitting that the Arrowverse’s most mischievous heroes are finally back on April Fools’ Day (in a new timeslot)—but their ongoing hunt for Constantine’s (Matt Ryan) demonic foe Neron is still no joke, especially now that the big bad has possessed the exorcist’s beloved ex, Desmond (Christian Keyes).  Late-Night Pick Jimmy Kimmel Live! in Vegas 11:35/10:35c, ABC The Hollywood-based after-hours chat show takes over the Zappos Theater in Las Vegas this week. Fingers crossed that showgirls, magicians and Cirque du Soleil performers are on the guest list!…

EDITORS’ CHOICE 54th Academy of Country Music Awards 8/7c, CBS Forget 21—it’s all about a pair of eights in Las Vegas when Reba McEntire (above) marks her sweet 16th time hosting the academy of Country Music awards. We asked the icon to give us her inside take on ACMs past and present. SAFEST BET TO WIN With six nominations, including Duo of the Year, “Dan + Shay,” McEntire predicts. FRIENDLIEST COMPETITION “Emmylou Harris and I were up for Female Vocalist of the year in 1984…[and] before the show, she said, ‘Good luck, Reba.’ I replied, ‘To you too, Emmylou!’ and she said, ‘No, I’ve had my time. This is your year. Good luck.’ I was totally shocked to win that night. I’ll never forget her sweetness and sincerity.” CUTEST COUPLE…

THE TICK SEASON 2 PREMIERE FRIDAY, APRIL 5 The hero in the blue bug suit (Peter Serafinowicz, above) and his moth-outfitted sidekick, Arthur (Griffin Newman), are back and ready to rock the crime-fighting biz. “That’s their mission,” says Ben Edlund, creator of the popular comic book property. “They try to build their enterprise.” Having bested the Terror (Jackie Earle Haley), the partners meet a wave of new faces, both good and evil, including the Terror’s ex-accomplice, Ms. Lint (Yara Martinez). Thankfully, Edlund upped the heroics for Arthur’s sister Dot (Valorie Curry), because the guys will need backup. “There are threats from every direction,” he warns. —Damian Holbrook MURDER, SHE WROTE SEASONS 1–5 MONDAY, APRIL 1 When Murder, She Wrote debuted on CBS in 1984, skeptics thought it would die as…

@damianholbrook LOVE IT! Cheers to NBC for rebuilding its comedy brand. Between Superstore, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Will & Grace (right), The Good Place and A.P. Bio, it’s safe to say that Thursday nights are a Must-See buffet the Peacock Network can be proud of. Cheers to Colton Underwood for sticking to his guns. The Bachelor took ABC’s long-running franchise into real virgin territory by foregoing the usual finale to preemptively end things with Tayshia and Hannah G. before winning back Cassie (left, with Colton), the woman he really loved. Glad to see he was here for the right reasons. Cheers to The Passage for delivering a major future shock. The vampire thriller’s season finale boldly previewed a distant future where Virals ruled the food chain and Amy (Saniyya Sidney) was still…

FINALE PREDICTIONS On the final episode of The Big Bang Theory, the gang is going out to dinner and sees the elevator has been repaired. They get in, the door closes, the indicator shows it going down and then it stops between floors. The End. —Janet HEARTFELT TRIBUTE I’m still in shock at the passing of Luke Perry [March 4]—a brilliant actor. —Becky WEDDED BLISS The [March 17] episode of NCIS: Los Angeles with Kensi and Deeks getting married had all of what makes [the show] shine after 10 seasons—bad guys, action and humor. The best thing, which had me choked up, was seeing Hetty again! I hope she is back to stay with this totally wonderful group. —Ellen BIG FACE-OFF If the challenge on Buddy vs. Duff is baking,…

IT’S TOUGH TO believe a full decade has gone by since ER, NBC’s groundbreaking medical drama, aired its final episode on April 2, 2009. for 15 seasons, viewers were swept into the frenetic hallways of Chicago’s fictional County General hospital for a realistic gurney’s-eye view of doctors and patients in the throes of every imaginable form of physical and emotional trauma. it was gritty, gripping and a huge hit, spending multiple years at the top of the ratings and winning 23 primetime Emmys. And while the series may be gone, its impact can still be felt—especially since former cast members continue to crop up all over television. here’s where you can find just a small sampling of the alumni. JULIANNA MARGULIES (Nurse Carol Hathaway) Stoic Carol was a fan favorite…

Ratings Gold Rush The stars of history’s The Curse of Oak Island (Marty and Rick Lagina, above) may be seeking hidden treasure in nova Scotia, but they’ve already found gold in their ratings. the reality show, which follows a research team seeking historical artifacts in a 220-year-old hunt, is cable’s no. 1 nonfiction series with 3.3 million total viewers. more winning news: its current sixth round is also its most watched yet. Viewers: Walking Away While the antagonistic group known as the Whisperers (they wear zombie skin as camouflage—yuck!) wreak havoc on our survivors, the once-monstrous viewership for AMC’s The Walking Dead continues to plummet in the post–Andrew Lincoln era. season to date, the drama is down nearly 3 million viewers compared to this time last year (average total viewers,…

Most Shocking Death: Ned Stark’s execution (“Baelor,”Season 1, Episode 9) Killing off the main character—and a good guy to boot!—in season 1 never happened on TV until this horrific moment. house stark’s noble patriarch, Ned (Sean Bean, left), deserved better than a public execution on manufactured charges of treason at the hands of the deceitful Lannisters. we still want justice. Biggest Blindside: The Red Wedding (“The Rains of Castamere,” Season 3, Episode 9) the massacre that made “no one is safe” a mantra for fans. during a marriage celebration, forces from house Frey cut the throat of ned’s wife, Catelyn stark (Michelle Fairley), and slaughtered her son, king in the north Robb (Richard madden, left, with Fairley); his pregnant wife, Talisa (Oona Chaplin); and most of their army. Scariest Threat:…

OUR SOULS AT NIGHT Frequent costars Robert Redford and Jane Fonda (right) reteam in this drama based on Kent Haruf’s 2015 novel about a pair of lonely neighbors who fall in love despite the disapproval of their families. TO ALL THE BOYS I’VE LOVED BEFORE This is why you never leave a paper trail. Teen Lara Jean’s (Lana Condor) secret love letters to her crushes are for her eyes only—until her sister mails them out. Complicated circumstances lead Lara Jean to fake a relationship with the most popular boy in school (Noah Centineo) while she’s pining for her sister’s ex. SET IT UP What do you get when you splice The Parent Trap with The Devil Wears Prada and Cyrano de Bergerac? This delightful romp! Overworked personal assistants Harper and…

Monday, April 1 The Addams Family (1991) Hulu, Prime Video Everyone’s kooky in this take on the cartoon clan, but Christina Ricci’s Wednesday is sublimely spooky and ooky here and in the 1993 sequel, Addams Family Values, also streaming. Barton Fink (1991) Hulu The Coen brothers’ dark comedy about a New York playwright in 1940s Hollywood. Bounce (2000) Hulu Ben Affleck plays a guy so guilt-ridden over his role in a man’s death that he falls for his widow (Gwyneth Paltrow). Cold Mountain (2003) Hulu A wounded Confederate soldier (Jude Law) makes the long trek home to his best girl (Nicole Kidman). Deliverance (1972) Netflix You’ll be haunted whenever you hear “Dueling Banjos” thanks to this twisted Burt Reynolds–Jon Voight thriller. Eastern Promises (2007) Hulu A secret agent (Viggo Mortensen) and a midwife (Naomi Watts) protect…

Finding Your Roots SEASON FINALE 8/7c, PBS (check local listings at PBS.org) Modern Family star Ty Burrell, who learned in a 2016 episode this his great-great-grandmother, Susannah Weeks, was a “free person of color,” returns to uncover more about her enslaved ancestors. NEW BOAT! Deadliest Catch SEASON PREMIERE 9/8c, Discovery Season 15 of the Emmy-winning reality series that follows the Bering Sea crab fleet adds a new fishing vessel, the Southern Wind, whose captain, Steve “Harley” Davidson, quickly makes an enemy of The Wizard’s Keith Colburn. Should fit right in. The Story of God With Morgan Freeman SEASON FINALE 9/8c, National Geographic The Oscar-winning host ends the season by asking: Why are secrecy and religion so often intertwined? His enlightening search for an answer takes him to a storied villa…

ON APRIL 5, Today’s popular fourth hour celebrates its 11th anniversary—and also loses one of its irrepressible hosts, Kathie Lee Gifford. After a decade-plus of sitting side-by-side with Hoda Kotb, as well as 15 years (1985–2000) on Live! With Regis and Kathie Lee, Gifford is signing off from daytime TV. The energetic 65-year-old decided to leave the NBC morning show to focus on films, a series of Hallmark movies and songwriting, her self-described “greatest passion.” She’s already started a film production company that’s wrapped Then Came You, a romantic comedy with Craig Ferguson in which she stars as a widow. “The films will be honest, hopeful, hysterical and heartfelt,” she promises. We talked to Gifford about her long-reaching career. Why leave now? Two years ago, I told NBC I’d stay one…

IT’S BEEN NEARLY a year since Pauley Perrette put down her last giant soda on CBS’s NCIS. But the fan favorite is taking steps toward returning to the network this fall—in a comedy. The actress, who played forensic specialist Abby Sciuto for 15 seasons on the drama, has been cast in the pilot for the sitcom Broke, from executive producers Alex Herschlag (Will & Grace) and Jennie Snyder Urman (Jane the Virgin). As a feisty bar manager and single mother, she reluctantly takes in her snobby estranged sister (Another Period’s Natasha Leggero) and ridiculously wealthy brother-in-law (Jaime Camil, another Jane alum) after the couple burns through his trust fund and is cut off by his father. CBS should announce in May if the pilot will be picked up to series.…

@TVGMMattRoush Fosse/Verdon With glamour, grit and all that jazz, this dark showbiz fable dazzles SERIES PREMIERE Tuesday, April 9, 10/9c, FX EDISON’S FORMULA FOR genius—1 percent inspiration, 99 percent perspiration—may have found its greatest avatar in the legendary choreographer-director Bob Fosse. In his bump-and-grind chorus line, the sweatier and more sensual the better. A perpetually smoking volcano of obsessive perfectionism and neurotic insecurity, Fosse would never be satisfied, even after making showbiz history. He’s still the only person to win an Oscar (Cabaret), Emmy (Liza With a Z) and Tony (Pippin) in the same year. But he couldn’t have done it without his muse and long-suffering soulmate, the dynamic Broadway musical star Gwen Verdon. Lover, wife, mother and invaluable sounding board, she endured his serial indiscretions in the pursuit of…

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend SERIES FINALE Friday, April 5, 8/7c, The CW…

Empire 8/7c, Fox The City of Brotherly Love unleashes a mess of other emotions at Empire’s national tour launch in Philly. Not only does Treasure (Katlynn Simone) bungle a performance, but Cookie (Taraji P. Henson) battles her feelings for smooth criminal Damon (Wood Harris). Girl, just don’t. The Goldbergs 8/7c, ABC Beverly (Wendi Mclendon-Covey, left) makes husband Murray (Jeff Garlin) batty rather than better with her concern for his health. Meanwhile, Scorsese wannabe son Adam (Sean Giambrone) takes his first waltz as a rockumentary director when he films his sister’s band. In Search of Monsters SERIES PREMIERE 9/8c, Travel Channel Does Bigfoot exist? According to new eyewitness accounts and DNA evidence presented tonight—heck, yeah! Coming soon on this take-it-with-a-shaker-of-salt investigative series: intel on the Loch Ness Monster, Mothman and other…

BINGE THIS NOW SEASON 1 AVAILABLE NOW Don’t be fooled by the picture below. All American is about football in the same way that This Is Us is about happy people. Both show up only sporadically. Inspired by the life of retired NFL-er Spencer Paysinger, the series—which just wrapped up its first season on The CW—boasts a sporty DNA. But thanks to creator April Blair (Hart of Dixie, Reign) that’s offset by a soapy side. Think 90210 meets Friday Night Lights’ black friend. in the premiere, we’re introduced to Spencer James (Daniel Ezra, below), a wide receiver who’s recruited out of L.A.’s Crenshaw hood to play for upscale Beverly high. After moving in with the team’s coach (Taye Diggs) and his family, spencer’s torn between the lifestyles of his rich…

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