For fans of TV mysteries, there’s been s burst of good news.
“Elsbeth” (shown here) has bee:n renewed … “Grantchester” has a new-season date … and “Miss Scarlett & The Duke” (sort of) has a new Duke (sort of). Details include: Read more…
1) “Secrets of the Octopus,” 7:08 to 10 p.m. today, National Geographic Channel. Earth Day brings a flood of splendid films (including “Queens,” shown here), led by a rerun of this series, which debuted Sunday. We see the octopus in all its complexity. It’s cautious, yet ready to reach out for some humans … It’s a camouflage master, changing shape and color …. It’s also a cunning predator, even disguising as a passing cloud. Read more…
1) Basketball playoffs begin. LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers needed an extra game (via the “play-in” phase) to get here, but now they’re in the playoffs. At 8:30 p.m., ET on ABC, they visit the Denver Nuggets (shown here ina previous game. That wraps an opening day that has games on ESPN at 1, 3:30 and 6 p.m. in Cleveland, Minnesota and at the New York Knicks. Read more…
