Best-bets for Feb. 9: NBC has back-to-back drama
1) “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist,” 8 p.m., NBC. Some weeks, this show is is bright, bouncy and fun. Its color palette is cheery; so are the pop songs that Zoey imagines people singing. But it also takes serious detours; last week, Simon (John Clarence Stewart, shown here) pointed to the systemic racism in his company. Now come the aftershocks. It’s a great hour, with all the songs by Black writers, performed superbly by Black (Stewart, Alex Newell as Mo) and brown (Kapil Talwalkar as Tobin) actors. Read more…