1) White House Correspondents Dinner, CNN. This is listed as 8 p.m. ET, but treat that warily; the good part is often closer to 10. And yes, there have been good parts, rippling with satire from comedians and presidents. That sagged with a so-so outing by Michelle Wolf in 2018, no comedian in 2019 and Covid cancellation in 2020-21. After a rebound with Trevor Noah and Roy Wood, Colin Jost (shown here with his wife, Scarlett Johanssoon) gets a turn.
2) “Saturday Night Live,” 10 and 11:29 p.m., NBC. After a slow start, Jost has become a terrific “SNL” co-anchor. Now he fills the night – live on CNN (see above) and on two NBC reruns. The first has Kim Kardashian West (as she was known then), with Halsey as music guest; the second has Sydney Sweeney and Kacey Musgraves.
3) “Elsbeth,” 8 p.m., CBS. One of the bright spots of this fractured season has been this show, with a quirky protagonist, smart mysteries and great guest spots. For this rerun, the guests include Linda Lavin as an overbearing condo president and Jane Krakowski as a slick real-estate salesperson.
4) “I Am Burt Reynolds” (2020), 8-10 p.m., CW. When an injury ended his football hopes, Reynolds re-invented himself. He became Hollywood’s good-old-boy, quick with quips, fights and romance. Here’s a detailed look at a complicated life. It’s on a strong movie night that has “Blazing Saddles” (7:15 and 11:30 p.m., Sundance), “Up” (8 p.m., Disney) and “Avengers” films (6 and 9:15, AMC).
5) Pro football draft, noon to 7 p.m. ET, ABC, ESPN and NFL Network. The three-day event concludes with Rounds 4-7. That collides with the pro basketball playoffs, at 1, 3:30 and 6 p.m. ET on TNT and 8:30 (Nuggets-Lakers) on ABC. Fox jumps from baseball at 4:05 to the United Football League at 7, with both varying by region.
— Mike Hughes, TV America