1) “Ghosts” season-finale, 8:30 p.m., CBS. This s something Isaac wouldn’t have believed during his lifetime, 250 years ago: He’s marrying another man … who was a British officer … whom he killed during the Revolutionary War. (They’re shown here, in a previous episode.) Now the wedding is complicated by an unexpected guest, wrapping up a 10-episode, post-strike season. Read more…
1) “Jeopardy Masters” opener, 8-9 p.m., ABC. In nine hours, spread over four weeks, top players will compete. James Holzhauer (shown here with host Ken Jennings), Amy Schneider, Matt Amodio, Mattea Roach, Victoria Groce and Yogesh Raut are involved. That takes the next four Wednesdays (nudging “The Conners” to 9:30), plus three Mondays and two Fridays. Read more…
1) “The Veil” opener, Hulu. This starts with a bleak, barren stretch of snow. In a refugee camp in Turkey, a woman is suspected of being a lethal ISIS leader. Now a spy has arrived. We don’t know her real name or her mission; she doesn’t know what to think of the suspect. What emerges are tautly written moments for two gifted people, Elisabeth Moss (shown here) and Lebanese actress Yumna Marwan. Read more…
1) “Bob (Hearts) Abishola,” 8:30 p.m., CBS. Gina Yashere has been key to this deceptively clever show. Her character (Kemi) is mostly just brash and bold, but Yashere also co-created and co-produces “Bob,” molding the contrast between casual Midwesterners and blunt Nigerians. Now it’s time for Kemi’s Las Vegas wedding (shown here). A week later – way too soon – the fifth and final season ends. Read more…
1) “Guilt” season-opener, 10 p.m., PBS. Max is an upscale schemer; Jake is his down-market brother, a decent chap who’s along for the ride. In the first two seasons, Max went to prison and Jake found love. Now they’re in Chicago with Jake’s girlfriend, running a bar; in their native Scotland, others rage and run. By the end of the first hour, things merge in wild and entertaining way; they’re shown here, executing a mucky escape. Read more…
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. Read more…
1) “Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story” opener, Hulu and Disney+. This four-parter juggles two stories: One is semi-interesting: Jon Bon Jovi, now 62, battles throat problems, hoping to launch his band’s 40th-year tour. The other is compelling – a story of “five guys from nowhere” (led by a young Jon Bon Jovi, shown here) becoming, at times, the world’s leading rock band. Read more…
) Pro football draft, 8-11:30 p.m. ET, ABC, ESPN and NFL Network. Once barely noticed by TV, this has become an adventure that gobbles up 11 hours over three days, on three networks. And that’s not counting the previews; ESPN starts at 7 p.m., the NFL Network starts (really) at 1. Those two networks will focus more on stats and such; ABC leans to the people side, starting with Caleb Williams (shown here), whom the Bears are expected to grab with the first pick. Read more…
1) “The Masked Singer,” 8 p.m., Fox. This may be your only chance to see Ken Jeong and Robin Thicke do a Spice Girls song. The theme is “girl groups,” so they’ll open the show singing “Wannabe” with fellow judges Rita Ora and Jenny McCarthy (they’re all shown here). Later, past contestants Carnie Wilson and Raven-Symone will also perform; current ones will do such songs as “I’m So Excited.” Read more…
1) “Shogun” finale, 10-11:30 p.m., FX; also, Hulu. Gorgeous visually, yet relentlessly morose, the finale ends solemnly. We see the lethal result of the castle raid and its aftershocks. We also learn of Toranaga’s long-range scheme and see hints of the fate of Blackthorne, the English mariner. Overall, the miniseries (shown here) could be considered masterful or merely a long monotone. Read more…
