Tuesday, April 28, 2020

What's On Tonight (Wednesday): For your SEAL of approval

SEAL Team (via Giphy)
Annyeonghaseyo! Tonight's highlight is the Top Pick first-timer SEAL Team. Why? Eh, why not? It's nearly done with season three and has never gotten the top spot. The series, the one military drama to survive the 2017-18 season (RIP The Brave and Valor) follows Bravo Team, a most elite unit of Navy SEALs, as they go on dangerous missions worldwide with little notice and adds lots of drama and tension on their personal life. Drama! Only CBS. However, there are no seals. It stars that vampire-FBI guy and the "Zou Bisou Bisou" woman. Elsewhere, the first rounds of scripted Quibi shows come to an end, Normal People take over Hulu, Nadiya whips up some easy eats, Dave is trapped, BET's Sistas and Boomerang conclude their respective seasons, and Jim and Jules give it one last shot. Relax, Archie, relax, here's what's on television for tonight, Wednesday, April 29!

STREAMING / EARLY PRIMETIME

#FreeRayShawn (Quibi, 3 a.m.): FINALE. Young Iraq War veteran Stephan James finds himself in a showdown with a New Orleans SWAT team and tries to talk his way out of the situation with the help of sympathetic officer Laurence Fishburne. Reviews weren't great. Other Quibi dramas that already finished their seasons: Most Dangerous GameSurviveWhen the Streetlights Go On50 States of Fright, and The Stranger.

#MoveWithMe (YouTube, 3 a.m.): SPECIAL. Global dance event hosted by choreographer Matt Steffanina with a slew of dancers to provide high-octane performances.

Cup of Joe (Quibi, 3 a.m.): Joe Jonas travels from city to city and gets some local coffee with a celebrity native to the area.

Dummy (Quibi, 3 a.m.): FINALE. Aspiring writer Anna Kendrick befriends her boyfriend's sex doll and the two take on the world together.  Donal Logue also stars. This is one that I'm quite interested in. However, my mobile device isn't up-to-date enough to download/watch Quibi. Other Quibi comedies that already wrapped their seasons: Flipped, Nikki Fre$h, and Agua Donkeys.✔️

Extracurricular (Netflix, 3 a.m.): SERIES PREMIERE. In the latest Korean import, an ambitious high school student student who commits a crime in order to go to a university.

Floored (Quibi, 3 a.m.): A comedic dance competition show hosted by Liza Koshy.

Iron Sharpens Iron (Quibi, 3 a.m.): FINALE. Top pro athletes from different sports grind in the gym together and trade training secrets

Jeopardy! ðŸ’² (Syndicated, check your local listings): Sarah managed to pull off a win again yesterday. I really liked Mina.

Mrs. America (Hulu, 3 a.m.): Phyllis and Fred Schlafly debate superstar Feminist couple Brenda and Marc Feigan-Fasteau on television.

Murder to Mercy: The Cyntoia Brown Story ðŸŽ¥ (Netflix, 3 a.m.): After 16-year-old Cyntoia Brown is sentenced to life in prison, this documentary has questions her past, physiology, and the law itself call her guilt into question.

Nadiya's Time to Eat (Netflix, 3 a.m.): SERIES PREMIERE. In this BBC import, Nadiya Hussain shares food shortcuts, vital ingredients, and fast favorites.

Normal People (Hulu, 3 a.m.): SERIES PREMIERE. Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal are from different backgrounds but the same small town in Ireland. Over the course of 12 episodes, they weave in and out of each other's romantic lives. Unlike most Hulu Wednesday shows, Normal People drops all at once.

Quantum Leap ðŸ“º (Comet, 7 p.m.): Sam becomes a priest charged with saving his mentor, whose knowledge of a murder makes the latter a target.

A Secret Love ðŸŽ¥ (Netflix, 3 a.m.): Falling in love in 1947, two women -- Pat Henschel and pro baseball player Terry Donahue -- begin a 65-year journey of love and overcoming prejudice.

Summertime (Netflix, 3 a.m.): SERIES PREMIERE. In this Italian import, during a summer on the Adriatic coast, an undeniable attraction unites Ale and Summer, two people from very different worlds.

FOR THE RECORDTooning Out the News (CBS All Access, 3 a.m.)
Dummy (via Giphy)

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In the Cut (Bounce, 8 p.m.): Jay hires a temporary barber who becomes a big hit with customers. Mabel's new sandwich draws massive crowds and her supply can't keep up with the demand.

Spy in the Wild: A Nature Miniseries (PBS, 8 p.m.): The Spy in the Wild miniseries is back with more spying on the wild. Will the lions' asset in the gazelle herd help them in their hunt or will the asset be outed by the buffaloes that are being blackmailed? Will the wild dogs and hyenas go to war even though the leopards are the real masterminds? (I've watched too much Homeland this month.)

Riverdale (The CW, 8 p.m.): So that musical episode of Riverdale was not the finale. There are still more episodes. Jughead and Charles follow a new lead after the contents of the latest videotape take a sinister turn. Kevin, Reggie, and Fangs take their latest business venture to the next level. Cheryl and Veronica's maple rum business faces a new threat.

Survivor (CBS, 8 p.m.): Alliances threaten to crumble after a tribal blindside and an undercover operation escalates to new heights. What did Saul and Carrie do now??

FOR THE RECORDAEW: Dynamite (TNT); The Big Interview with Dan Rather (AXS TV); Black Ink Crew (VH1, finale); Cennet (Telemundo); The Challenge (MTV); Making Good (BYUtv, 8:30 p.m.); Married at First Sight (Lifetime); The Masked Singer (Fox); My 600-Lb Life (TLC); The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (Bravo)✔️; Te doy la vida (Univision); WWE NXT (USA)
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (via Giphy)

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H20: The Molecule That Made Us (PBS, 9 p.m.): In episode two: How water may have driven the evolution of man and created the earliest civilizations and whether the Earth's water supplies can guarantee the future of humans.✔️

Motherland: Fort Salem (Freeform, 9 p.m.): Abigail forges a connection with Adil, a new visitor to base camp, and pushes a devastated Raelle to help him save a life. Tally uses Gerit as a distraction from her increasingly burdensome secrets.

⭐ SEAL Team (CBS, 9 p.m.): In the not-quite-last-episode of this abbreviated season, Bravo Team gets ambushed by enemy forces during a mission to extract a potential link to a new terrorist leader. Did Carrie leak more information?? Sonny considers planting roots in his hometown.

Sistas (BET, 9 p.m.): FINALE. Andi's world is turned upside down when new hidden revelations rise to the surface... Karen is in a fight for her life... Danni's love sick feelings come to the surface... Sabrina aims to protect the ones she loves. While its future is yet to be determined, I'm gonna guess this Tyler Perry drama gets a renewal.

FOR THE RECORD100 días para enamorarnos (Telemundo); Amor Eterno (Univision); Borderforce USA (National Geographic); Forged in Fire (History); Ghost Hunters (A&E); Ghost Nation (Travel Channel); Guy's Grocery Games (Food Network); Mega Machines (Science); Property Brothers: Forever Home (HGTV); Salvage Hunters (Motor Trend); See No Evil (Investigation Discovery); Summer House (Bravo); The Wizard of Paws (BYUtv)

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Boomerang (BET, 10 p.m.): FINALE. First, after a seven-day religious fast David enters into a dream-like state where he follows the hero's journey to find God. Later, Tia takes her activism and relationship with Dream to the next level set on a meaningful way to support strippers. Meanwhile, Ari finally gets underneath his masculinity issues and goes to Dallas, and Simone and Bryson rekindle their connection. This is a good series, you guys!

Brockmire (IFC, 10 p.m.): In the penultimate episode, baseball players' union contracts are up for re-negotiation and a potential strike threatens the future of baseball altogether. Jim and Jules give it one last go and try to negotiate the terms of their potential relationship.

Crank Yankers (Comedy Central, 10:30 p.m.): Jeff Ross, Tracy Morgan, and Roy Wood Jr.

Dave (FXX, 10 p.m.): FINALE. "Dave is trapped in a prison of his own creation." Call your therapist, Dave.✔️

Drug Lords: The Next Generation (National Geographic, 10 p.m.): SERIES PREMIERE. Drugs: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the new drug cartel leaders. Their lifelong mission: to claim strange new territory. To seek out new neighborhoods and new customers. To boldly (and maybe bloodily) take over turf that someone probably had before.

S.W.A.T. (CBS, 10 p.m.): The team pursues a couple reminiscent of Bonnie and Clyde when the duo goes on the run to hunt for a set of rare chess pieces that is worth millions. Darryl's ex-girlfriend visits with his young son.

What We Do in the Shadows (FX, 10 p.m.): While the vampires fear they've been electronically cursed (lolol), Guillermo tries to thwart a deadly threat to his masters.

FOR THE RECORDBizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations (Cooking Channel); Bride & Prejudice (Lifetime, finale); Celebrity Ghost Stories (A&E); Deadly Recall (Investigation Discovery); Destination Fear (Travel Channel, premiere); Eating History (History); House Hunters✔️/House Hunters International (HGTV); Jay Leno's Garage (CNBC); Legends of the Wild (Discovery Channel); Mega Machines: Sea Giants (Science); La reina del sur 2 (Telemundo); Ridiculousness (MTV); Seat at the Table with Anand Giridharadas (Viceland); Sin Miedo a la Verdad (Univision); Vintage Voltage (Motor Trend)
Dave (via Giphy)

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Liar (Sundance TV, 11 p.m.): The tragic recent history of Laura's family helps explain the deep bond she shares with Katy as well as the lengths she to which she will go for those she loves.

FOR THE RECORDThe Big Fat Wedding Walk (Lifetime); Blind Date (Bravo, 11:30 p.m.); The Funny Dance Show (E!); Genius x Fuse (Fuse); Vice News Tonight (Viceland)
House Hunters (via Giphy)

Late-Night Talk & Satire

Conan at Home (TBS, 11 p.m.): D'Arcy Carden
The Daily Social Distancing Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central, 11 p.m.)
The Dick Cavett Show ðŸ“º (Decades, 9 p.m.): Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier (24 Jan 1974)
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (TBS, 10:30 p.m.)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC, 11:35 p.m.): Anthony Anderson
Johnny Carson ðŸ“º (Antenna TV, 10 p.m.): Richard Pryor, Jake Johannsen, and Rain Pryor (11 May 1989)
The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS, 12:37 a.m.): Allison Janney and 5 Seconds of Summer
Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC, 12:37 a.m.): Rosie O'Donnell
A Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS, 11:35 p.m.): Amy Klobuchar, Pete Buttigieg, and Haim
Lights Out with David Spade (online)
A Little Late with Lilly Singh (NBC, 1:38 a.m.): Adam Conover and Deon Cole
The Tonight Show: At Home Show (NBC, 11:34 p.m.): Shailene Woodley and Maluma
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (Bravo, 10 p.m.): Teddi Mellencamp and Kyle Richards

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Note: All times are Eastern.
Key SourcesThe Futon Critic (outline); Zap2it (descriptions); TV Passport (throwbacks)
⭐: Top pick(s)
💲: Game show
📺: Throwback
🎥: Movie
✔️: Video/gif/photo included

Happy watching, everyone!

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