Innholdsfortegnelse for April 24, 2023 i TV Guide Magazine

@TVGMMattRoush Has ABC’s Alaska Daily already been canceled? It is so good, and the Native American crime angle is timely. Any chance of a Season 2? —Margie MATT ROUSH: The show, starring Hilary Swank as an investigative reporter at a small Alaska newspaper, hasn’t been canceled—yet. The March 30 episode was intended as the season, not series, finale, with a shorter run than most network dramas, but even that’s becoming more common. It’s “on the bubble” for renewal, which may be a long shot, because shows about journalism can be a tough sell. But I’m rooting for it to survive, much as I do for local newspapers in general. Talk about underdogs. I saw that Jeopardy! is planning a Champions Wildcard tournament in which all of this season’s champs, regardless of…

Charlie Sheen Sheen appeared in Season 2, re-creating the police station scene from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. “There was so much pressure, but it was great,” Orrantia says. Richard Marx The pop singer starred as himself in the 200th episode. “He had stories like, ‘Barbra Streisand is my neighbor,’” Lerner remembers. Anthony Michael Hall The star of The Breakfast Club appeared nine times, starting in Season 7 as a security guard, followed by eight spots playing guidance counselor Mr. Perott. “That was a really huge one for me,” says Giambrone. John Oates For a college telethon in Season 7, Adam and Barry perform as chart-topping duo Hall & Oates. “They’re both doing the Oates part,” says exec producer Barnow. “Then we have [the real] John Oates in the end [as…

The Flash Wednesday, April 26, 8/7c, The CW TONIGHT’S LONG-HYPED EPISODE of The Flash opens with a birthday party, but fans are getting the big gift: O.G. hero Stephen Amell returns as Oliver Queen…sort of. At Team Flash’s bash for Barry Allen (Grant Gustin), fellow Speedster Wally West (Keiynan Lonsdale) and old pal John Diggle (David Ramsey) are welcome guests; Season 6 villain Bloodwork (Sendhil Ramamurthy) is not. When a celebratory toast leads to a mass poisoning, Amell’s Ollie (right)—who died and became the Spectre during Arrow’s final episodes in 2020—shows up at the perfect time to help save the day. And maybe not for the last time, hints the actor. How was it revisiting the world your show created? There were a lot of people working on Flash who…

Iconic America: Our Symbols and Stories With David Rubenstein SERIES PREMIERE 10/9c, PBS (check local listings at pbs.org) When is a stadium more than a stadium? When it’s a shrine, “the foremost symbol of the game we love,” says host-narrator David M. Rubenstein (below) of Fenway Park, America’s oldest ballpark (111!) and home to the once-underdog Boston Red Sox. The financier and philanthropist’s love of history informs an eight-part series about the Statue of Liberty and other landmarks and emblems of Americana. While not the most charismatic TV personality, Rubenstein feeds our curiosity when he visits the fabled “Green Monster” (left field wall), venturing inside its manually operated scoreboard. But it’s the memories of fans, players and sportswriters that bring Fenway alive: its sights, smells and especially sounds, from the…

Gotham Knights 9/8c, The CW The pivotal choice between good and evil is closing in for the players on this post-Batman superhero series. The titular teens, framed fugitives in the murder of the Dark Knight (aka Bruce Wayne), must reluctantly explore moving beyond proving their innocence to become the heroes Gotham City needs. “The big question,” co-showrunner Chad Fiveash says, “is how much they will embrace Batman’s legacy and what kind of price they may pay for it.” Especially if they tangle with the Court of Owls, a menacing cabal comprising avowed enemies of the Wayne clan that secretly runs Gotham. Tonight’s test: Should the Knights try to stop the ongoing local art heists? Turner (Oscar Morgan), Bruce Wayne’s adopted son, and his cohorts are more interested in rescuing the…

Fire Country 9/8c, CBS You’d think a life-threatening mine explosion would be this week’s biggest challenge for Station 42’s firefighters and the Three Rock inmate crew. Nope. For the freshman CBS drama’s stoic Three Rock leader Manny Perez (Kevin Alejandro), it’s moving beyond hookups to actual dates with Faye Stone (Rebecca Mader, above). “It’s a pivotal relationship moment,” Mader says. “He’s met his match. My character is incredibly strong.” Also in the mix is wealthy Faye’s appealing job offer to Manny to join her private firefighting concierge firm. “I have a proper business meeting with him and one of my partners to convince him to come over to our side,” Mader explains. Manny, a cash-strapped recovering gambling addict, is tempted by the paycheck but more so by the firm’s ability…

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@TVGMMattRoush The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Fridays, Prime Video WE’VE ALWAYS KNOWN Midge Maisel (the electrifying Rachel Brosnahan) would make it big in comedy. It’s right there in the title: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Not miserable. What we’ve been impatient to learn for four seasons is how. And, most important, when? Happily, all is revealed in the mostly delightful and at times unabashedly poignant fifth and final season. In smartly crafted flash-forwards that open many of the nine remaining episodes, we discover just how giant a superstar Midge becomes, along with several shocking details of her roller-coaster personal and professional life that will be explained in due course. Most of the season, though, is planted firmly in the early 1960s, with suitably fabulous costumes and production design, when trailblazing Midge and…

Tom Jones SERIES PREMIERE Sunday, April 30, 9/8c, PBS (check local listings at pbs.org) DRIPPING JEWELS AND attitude, the fashionable aristocrat sweeps into a mid-18th-century London drawing room, eyeing a handsome young man like a cat stalking a tasty mouse. The great seducer is Lady Bellaston (wittily played by Ted Lasso Emmy winner Hannah Waddingham). Her new target: the naive Tom Jones (an appealing Solly McLeod, Out lander). “She is intoxicated on the spot,” Waddingham says. “She thinks, ‘I shall have him,’ as she usually does. But then she is utterly derailed by him. He is very much a case apart for her.” The penniless Jones has little choice but to accept the great lady’s tempting patronage: Squire Allworthy (James Fleet), who had generously taken him in as a baby…

Newly Available American Hustle (2013) A pair of con artists (Christian Bale and Amy Adams) set up the mother of all sting operations in the crime dramedy with Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper. Charlie Wilson’s War (2007) A biodrama about a congressman (Tom Hanks) and a CIA operative (Philip Seymour Hoffman) working to aid Afghan fighters. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always (2023) NETFLIX ORIGINAL As a familiar threat resurfaces, the heroes must save the day in this 30th anniversary franchise film. Newly Available On a Wing and a Prayer (2023) PRIME VIDEO ORIGINAL A harrowing, truth-based drama about a passenger (Dennis Quaid) who must tap into his wits and his faith to land a plane after the pilot dies. Monday, May 1 Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957) This famed telling of Wyatt…

The Last Last Late Late Show 10/9c, CBS Over the years, Tom Cruise has roped a reluctant James Corden into his daredevil ways. The Top Gun: Maverick star took the host skydiving in 2018 and last year strapped him into a fighter jet and piloted the aircraft into 360-degree loops. (The man nearly lost his lunch!) Now Corden, who’s bidding farewell to his late-night gig, turns the tables by making Cruise demonstrate his live theater chops in an epic musical number during The Lion King (above). It’s part of this hourlong special ahead of The Late Late Show’s final broadcast at 12:35am/11:35c. Get ready for Cruise’s wild ride! Swamp People SEASON FINALE 8/7c, History It’s anyone’s game as alligator season approaches its final day, and team rivalry is on! Ronnie…

Stone Cold Takes on America SERIES PREMIERE 10/9c, A&E WWE ICON “STONE Cold” Steve Austin wrestles with some new gigs in this freewheeling series that finds him on the road in an RV, trying his hand at odd jobs and activities around the country. From bartending to off-roading on a sand dune, the guy who made a name for himself throwing down was 100 percent up for the challenge. Between matches, training and touring, I’m guessing your former career was all-consuming? It was. If you’re not focused on the business, you’ll get left behind. If I had a hobby [back then], it disappeared. Were there any jobs that you really wanted to try? I had my wish list, certainly. And that was a lot of outdoor activities. The ones that…

Chicago Med 8/7c, NBC Whether the hospital stays public or goes for-profit depends on an incapacitated board member’s vote. Dr. Charles (Oliver Platt) works with a schizophrenic patient who is deaf and Dr. Archer (Steven Weber) treats a mother battling a rare stemcell disease—her pregnant daughter might just be able to help her beat it. The Conners SEASON FINALE 8/7c, ABC Cue the commencement march as Darlene’s (Sara Gilbert) son Mark (Ames McNamara) prepares to graduate high school. Louise (Katey Sagal) is planning a special celebration at the family’s Lunch Box restaurant. Chicago Fire 9/8c, NBC Boden (Eamonn Walker), Ritter (Daniel Kyri), Herrmann (David Eigenberg) and Kidd (Miranda Rae Mayo) unite in taking down local pol Ramsey (David Lee), responsible for igniting a chemical fire and threatening Ritter, who discovered…

ACROSS 1 Change position 5 Masterpiece network 8 Brody of StartUp 12 Terrible Russian leader 13 Hooray 14 Actress Turner 15 Type of egg 16 ____ Life to Live 17 Redgrave of Georgy Girl 18 Captain Kangaroo’s Mr. ____ (2 wds.) 21 Caviar 22 I’d ____ not 26 Butterfield of Ender’s Game 29 Biology, e.g. (abbr.) 31 Former Laker Girl Abdul 32 Cease 34 ____ Mahal 36 Ratatouille rat 37 ____ Paradise 39 Documentary ____! 41 “Mayday!” 42 Remington ____ 44 YouTube series ____ Ones 46 Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish series (3 wds.) 51 Pet on The Flintstones 54 Auto fuel 55 Now ____ than ever 56 Truly bad 57 Sense of self-worth 58 Type of number 59 The Librarian actor Noah 60 ____ Chaney Jr. 61 Type of money DOWN 1 ____-Na Wen of…

Smart Watch If you have 30 minutes, watch this sitcom finale The Griffin kids take the spotlight as Family Guy concludes its 21st season, with a Russian wedding for Meg (voiced by Mila Kunis) and a new school activity for Chris (voiced by Seth Green). Sunday, May 7, 9/8c, Fox If you have a free hour, catch this series How I Met Your Father makes its cable premiere with the debut of the first two episodes, including the series pilot. See page 18 for more. Tuesday, April 25, 10/9c and 10:30/9:30c, Freeform If you have a free night, tune into this drama Lizzy Caplan and Joshua Jackson (Dawson’s Creek) star in Fatal Attraction. The limited series based on the 1987 psychological thriller kicks off with three episodes. See page 13…

Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love Wednesday, April 26, 8/7c, NBC CAROL BURNETT KNOWS, funny is funny. The comedy icon has made people laugh since first taking the stage in the 1950s. Now this cherished phenomenon hits the Avalon Hollywood in Los Angeles, and entertainment royalty gathers to celebrate her birthday in NBC’s two-hour tribute special. The guest list is like no other: Vicki Lawrence, Julie Andrews, Bob Mackie, Lily Tomlin, Susan Lucci, Amy Poehler, Bill Hader, Cher, Ellen DeGeneres, Kristen Wiig, Sofia Vergara, Steve Carell and more. Musical tributes include “Old Friends,” dedicated to her 60-year friendship with Andrews, and The Carol Burnett Show’s “I’m So Glad We Had This Time Together.” A week after filming, Burnett talked to TV GUIDE MAGAZINE about turning 90 (“It’s hard…

Tuesday, April 25 John Mulaney: Baby J ORIGINAL STAND-UP SPECIAL Mulaney (below), who always mines his life for laughs—and who became a dad in late 2021—is set for his next jokefest. Newly Available Alex Borstein: Corsets & Clown Suits ORIGINAL STAND-UP SPECIAL The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel costar leads a deeply personal, mighty funny night of quips and songs in a captivating special. Wednesday, April 26 Saint X ORIGINAL DRAMA Years after a college student dies mysteriously in the Caribbean, her now-grown sister is propelled back into the case in this unsettling drama. Thursday, April 27 Grand Knighthawk: Infiltrating the KKK ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY George Stephanopoulos takes us inside the insidious organization for a look at white supremacists and a modern-day tragedy. Friday, May 5 Taste the Nation With Padma Lakshmi ORIGINAL…

Night Court 8/7c, NBC SCENE STEALER LACRETTA SHE PLAYS Bighearted but wired bailiff Donna “Gurgs” Gurganous in the reimagining of Manhattan’s kookiest night court, where she works alongside presiding judge Abby Stone (Melissa Rauch), optimistic offspring of Judge Harry Stone (the late Harry Anderson) from the original 1984–92 comedy. WHERE YOU’VE SEEN HER BEFORE Fans of the theater may have caught her on Broadway in 2016’s Disaster! or, leading up to that, the first national tour of The Book of Mormon. On the small screen, she’s tackled both comedy (30 Rock) and drama (Law & Order: SVU). WHY WE LOVE HER Gurgs is fiercely—and hilariously—loyal to the court and her coworkers, evident tonight when cranky public defender Dan Fielding (John Larroquette) is doused with a daiquiri by a drunken woman…

Jeopardy! Syndicated, check local listings When is affable host Ken Jennings’ final episode for the season? The answer is today! Starting Monday, Mayim Bialik steps back up to the podium, where she’ll lead the game show until the end of July. LET’S TALK IT OUT Couples Therapy 8/7c and 8:30/7:30c, Showtime The unscripted series’ third season resumes with caring psychologist and psychoanalyst Dr. Orna Guralnik trying to help troubled long-term couples. Among her patients: two ex-Mormons dealing with past and present disloyalties and a man unwilling to own the damage from cheating. The Retro Plant Shop With Mikey and Jo 8/7c, Magnolia Network The Discovery+ series comes to cable, allowing armchair gardeners to watch Mikey McCall (above left), assisted by big sis Joanna Gaines (right), as she gets her retro-cool…

MONDAY, MAY 1 A Small Light SERIES PREMIERE 9/8c and 10/9c, National Geographic It takes a remarkable individual to say yes when she’s asked, “Can you help?” notes Liev Schreiber (right, Ray Donovan). He plays Otto Frank, father of diarykeeper Anne, in this eightpart limited series retelling the story of the Jewish family and four friends who hid in an office annex in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam during the Holocaust. Austrian immigrant Miep Gies, the tale’s heroine, “had to stand up for what was right,” says Bel Powley (The Morning Show), who stars as the loyal employee and anti-fascist who risked her life to feed those in hiding for two years. Through Gies’ eyes, the tale brims with compassion and courage. White House Plumbers SERIES PREMIERE 9/8c, HBO Watergate masterminds E. Howard…

Call the Midwife SEASON FINALE 8/7c, PBS (check local listings at pbs.org) Quick—find her something borrowed and blue! As the wedding of nurse Trixie Franklin and widowed father Sir Matthew Aylward (Helen George and Olly Rix, right) closes out the uplifting British drama’s 12th season, set in 1968, the show ventures outside its East London setting to the upscale neighborhood of Chelsea. But it’s the fashionable bride’s loved ones from her unfashionable district of Poplar, plus her brother Geoffrey (Christopher Harper), who make her big day memorable. Of course, not everything goes as planned. A crisis back in Poplar unnerves and delays some guests, and elderly Sister Monica Joan (the always delicious Judy Parfitt) may not be well enough to deliver her reading. But not much will change for Trixie…

@damianholbrook Cheers to The Rookie: Feds’ top ensemble. Between the playful bro-and-sis vibe of Britt Robertson and Kevin Zegers’ FBI agents, Felix Solis’ no-BS boss and James Lesure’s easy appeal as training officer to Simone (Niecy Nash-Betts, left, with Lesure, Robertson and Zegers), the ABC spinoff deserves a casting medal. Cheers to School Spirits’ haunting first season. The Paramount+ teen murder mystery gave us both an A+ finale twist and a real chemistry lesson from ghostly costars Peyton List and Milo Manheim. Cheers to Succession for blowing our minds. The April 9 ep of HBO’s Shakespearean masterpiece about a media clan’s internal control battle offed patriarch Logan Roy (Brian Cox) in a twist that left his amoral kids stunned and viewers assured of Emmy wins to come. Cheers to Farmer Wants a Wife for evening the…