Weekly Previews

1)”Black-ish” finale, 9 p.m. Tuesday, ABC. One of TV’s most important comedies wraps its eight-year run. “Black-ish” has offered fresh insights about a Black family in upper-income suburbia. It’s had 25 Emmy nominations (including four for best comedy series), a Peabody, a Television Critics Association win for best comedy and a Golden Globe for Tracee Ellis Ross. Now, with his parents leaving and his kids eyeing colleges, Dre (Anthony Anderson, shown here with Ross) considers a big change – and gets advice from gymnast Simone Biles. Read more…

1) CMT Music Awards, 8 p.m. today, CBS. Eight days after the Grammys, CBS focuses on country. It has the Judds’ first TV performance in 20 years, plus other duos – Maren Morris with Ryan Hurd, Cole Swindell with Lainey Wilson, Mickey Guyton with Black Pumas, Jason Aldean with Bryan Adams, Thomas Rhett with Riley Green, Jimmie Allen with Monica and Little Big Town. Also: Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, Kane Brown, Miranda Lambert and Kelsea Ballerini (shown here), who hosts with Anthony Mackie. Read more…

1) “Benjamin Franklin,” 8 p.m. today and Tuesday, PBS, repeating at 10. Here is Ken Read more…

1) Grammy awards, 8 p.m. ET Sunday, CBS. After a Covid surge, the Grammys were delayed by nine weeks and moved to Las Vegas. Now they’re here, with Trevor Noah as host. Performers include Billie Eilish (a week after her Oscars performance), Olivia Rodrigo, BTS, Brothers Osborne (shown here), Brandi Carlile, Lil Nas X with Jack Harlow and more. Jon Batiste leads with 11 nominations, with eight for Justin Bieber, Doja Cat and H.E.R.; Eilish and Rodrigo have seven. Read more…

1) Academy Awards, 8 p.m. ET Sunday, ABC. The worst is over now. For three humorless years, there was no host; last year, there was little music, no fun … and lots of time for winners to drone on, thanking agents and such. Now the Oscars try to make up for that with three hosts, two (Amy Schumer, Wanda Sykes) quite funny; the third is a gifted actress, Regina Hall. Still, the early list of presenters had only a few (Chris Rock, for instance) capable of fun. Read more…

1) “The Bachelor” finale, 8-10 p.m. today and Tuesday, ABC. Last week, Clayton Echard planned to spend “fantasy suite” nights with the final three women. The first night, he told Rachel Recchia (a pilot, shown here) that he loves her. The second, he told Gabby Windey he’s falling in love with her. The third, he found that Susie Evans was unhappy about the first two, even after he explained that “I am the most in love with you.” She ended up leaving, maybe forever. Now the show has four hours to straighten this all out. Read more…

1) “Survivor” opener (shown here), 8-10 p.m. Wednesday, CBS. The 42nd edition has 18 contestants, ranging from a 19-year-old Ivy League student to a 58-year-old retired firefighter. As usual, there are people with light-hearted jobs – waitress, pageant coach, fitness consultant. But there’s also a data scientist, a therapist, a veterinarian and a Yale Law School grad. One person is listed as a stay-at-home dad, another (who’s also a Black Studies teacher) as a stay-at-home mom. Read more…

1) “The Amazing Race” finale, 8-10 p.m. Wednesday, CBS. TV’s longest race ends. Filming started two years ago, then was delayed by Covid. The final stretch (Greece to Portugal to Los Angeles) has four duos. Kim and Penn Holderness (shown here) launched an Internet career with “Xmas Jammies.” Others are Ryan Ferguson (exonerated after a decade in prison) and his friend Dusty Harris; Arun Kumar and his daughter Natalia; and flight attendants Raquel Moore and Cayla Platt. Read more…

1)“Endgame” debut, 10 p.m. today, NBC. It’s makeover week for NBC, with a transformed line-up after the Olympics. That starts today with “America’s Got Talent: Extreme” (same Simon, bigger stunts) at 8 p.m. and then “Endgame.” A master criminal (Morena Baccarin, left) and a brilliant FBI agent (Ryan Michelle Bathe, right) collide. The former is under arrest, but still able to trigger mega-crimes. It’s big and ambitious, but strains believability at every turn. Read more…

1) Olympic figure-skating gala, 11:30 p.m. ET, NBC. Here’s a chance for all the medal-winners to show off. There are no rules, no judges – just flash, flair and fun. That will include Nathan Chen (shown here), the American who won individual gold, and the ice dancers who concluded after the Super Bowl. The women will compete live on the USA Network early Tuesday (4-9:25 a.m.) and Thursday (5-9 a.m.), rerunning at night on NBC. Pairs have a similar plan, Friday and Saturday. Read more…