Wednesday, April 21, 2021

What's On Tonight (Thursday): You betta listen to Greta

 

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Happy Earth Day, everybody! "R-E-C-Y-C-L-E, recycle!/C-O-N-S-E-R-V-E, conserve! ..." Tonight's Top Pick is the American premiere of Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World.


Let's see what TV has to offer us on Thursday, April 22. All times are EST.


STREAMING
Cher & The Loneliest Elephant, 3:01 a.m., Paramount+. "A magnificent story in which the superstar Cher flies across the world during a pandemic to save Kaavan, a bull elephant from 35 years of incarceration."

Life in Color with David Attenborough, 3:01 a.m., Netflix. Series premiere"Using innovative technology, this docuseries explores nature from a fresh perspective as animals use color to survive and thrive in the wild." The first three episodes are available.

Secrets of the Whales, 3:01 a.m., Disney+. Series premiere. National Geographic Explorer and photographer Brian Skerry tells the stories of five distinct cultures: that of the orca, beluga, narwhal, sperm whale and humpback whale. Produced by James Cameron and narrated by Sigourney Weaver. All four episodes are available.

Action Planet, 3:01 a.m., Discovery+. Series premiere. "Meeting the Climate Challenge." High-profile celebrity activists talk about the organizations they've co-founded or support. (Rebroadcasting at 9 p.m. on OWN, 10 p.m. on Discovery and 11 p.m. on Science.)

Endangered, 3:01 a.m., Discovery+. This week's special, narrated and produced by Ellen DeGeneres.

Archibald's Next Big Thing is Here, 3:01 a.m., Peacock. Season premiere. It's time for season two of this cartoon I've never heard of, involving a clever chicken. Voices include Adam Pally.

Rutherford Falls, 3:01 a.m., Peacock. Series premiere. "Lifelong best friends, Nathan Rutherford (Ed Helms) and Reagan Wells (Jana Schmieding), find themselves at a crossroads - quite literally - when their sleepy town gets an unexpected wakeup call." A comedy, apparently.

Bigger, 3:01 a.m., BET+. Season premiere. The sitcom that's "a love letter to the friendships Black women count on" returns for season two.

Sesame Street, 3:01 a.m., HBO Max. "Elmo and Rosita's Tallest Block Tower Ever."

Ellen's Next Great Designer, 3:01 a.m., HBO Max. Series premiere. Lord, I hope host Scott Foley is getting paid good money. "uniquely talented, up-and-coming furniture designers (get) the chance to push their creativity to the limit." And Ellen gets a new living room set?

Generation Hustle, 3:01 a.m., HBO Max. Series premiere. "Follows brilliant and brazen young entrepreneurs who use cunning and creativity to pull off the most wildly inventive high-stakes gambles of the new millennium. Each of the docuseries' 10 standalone episodes exposes the exploits of over-zealous entrepreneurs who may have gone too far.

Younger, 3:01 a.m., Hulu/Paramount+. "The Last Unicorn." A title that feels appropriate for the day.

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TALKING ABOUT TALK
Good Morning America, 7 a.m., ABC. Earth Day, deals and steals with Tory Johnson.

CBS This Morning, 7 a.m., CBS. Earth Day, Cher, podcast hosts Georgia Wright and Julianna Bradley.

Today, 7 a.m., NBC. Information on the COVID-19 pandemic, Bill Nye, small business spotlight with Jill Martin. Later, actor Daniel J. Watts, going green with Ashlee Piper and canned goods jewelry.

The View, 11 a.m., ABC. "Day of hot topics."

The Talk, 2 p.m., CBS. Sarah Chalke, Parker Young and Adhir Kalyan.

Syndicated Corner (times and channels vary):
LIVE with Kelly and Ryan: Gal Gadot, actor Jonathan Tucker, "green bargains," Oscars memories.

The Rachael Ray Show: "Expert-picked style, design and tech essentials," plus a chicken rigatoni meal.

The Kelly Clarkson Show: Chris Noth, actress Nikki Reed and country singer Lainey Wilson.

The Ellen DeGeneres Show: Country singer Mickey Guyton, Dr. Julian Fennessy of the Giraffe Conservation Federation (featured in Endangered).

The Drew Barrymore Show: Neil deGrasse Tyson, environmental lifestyle expert Danny Seo, Nicky Hilton and a high school senior with a nearly 10-year-old non-profit.

Dr. Phil: "My Twin Sister Thinks She Is Etta James Reincarnated!"

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NON-PRIMETIME BROADCAST/CABLE SELECTIONS
Swiss Army Man, 9 a.m., TMCX. The farty boner corpse movie with Daniel Radcliffe and Paul Dano.

Women's College Volleyball, 7 p.m., ESPN. Washington vs. Kentucky in the first semifinal.

NBA Basketball, 7 p.m., TNT. Philadelphia 76ers at Milwaukee Bucs.

30 for 30, 7 p.m., ESPN2. "Vick, Part I."


Notable Opening Nights: 2014, "Hedwig and the Angry Inch." Neil Patrick Harris and Lena Hall won the Tony for their performances in the Broadway production, considered a revival.
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8 P.M.
Station 19, ABC. "Get Up, Stand Up." "In the wake of national outcry after the tragic murder of an unarmed Black man, Maya brings in Dr. Diane Lewis to grief counsel the team."

Young Sheldon, CBS. "A Virus, Heartbreak and a World of Possibilities." "Sheldon is caught in a moral dilemma when offered a bootleg copy of a computer game he can't afford; Mary and Meemaw take Brenda out for girls' night; Missy asks Georgie to take her and Marcus on a secret date."

Manifest, NBC. "Tailspin." "Ben and Saanvi join forces with Vance in his newest venture to understand Flight 828; Michaela and Zeke adjust to their new home life together, but they pivot to aid a non-passenger with a looming death date of their own."

Hell's Kitchen, FOX. Season finale. "Hitting the Jackpot." "Both teams prepare for the most important dinner service of their lives."

2040, The CW. Premiere. "Concerned about his young daughter's future, filmmaker Damon Gameau travels the world in search of new approaches and solutions to global warming." 2 hrs.

Top Chef, Bravo. "Thrown for a Loop." "The chefs must create a dish featuring Campbell's soup for Padma and Dale Talde; the cheftestants get thrown for a loop when they find out they won't be shopping for their Elimination Challenge."

Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World, PBS. Three episodes air this evening, apparently featuring the series' full season. First up, Greta "witnesses impacts of climate change, including melting glaciers and dying trees in Canada and fire devastation in California; a U.N. conference in Madrid."


Movie Night!
Finding Dory, Freeform
Demolition Man, AMC
White House Down, CMT
Alien, FXM
The Dark Knight Rises, HBO2
The Nanny Murders, Lifetime Movie Network Premiere
The Producers, TCM


8:30 P.M.
United States of Al, CBS. "Spinach/Sabzi." "Al is exasperated by Riley's parenting style with Hazel, so he attempts to teach Hazel to be more deferential to her elders; Riley contemplates taking over the family business."


9 P.M.
Grey's Anatomy, ABC. "Good as Hell." "Amidst the need for more surgeons, Jo tries to convince Bailey to let her switch specialties; Link accuses Amelia of overstepping while he is treating a patient remotely; Winston comes up with an out-of-the-box idea."

Mom, CBS. "Vinyl Flooring and a Cartoon Bear." "Bonnie and Tammy's friendship is tested when they take on a big project together; the women worry about a fracture in their tight-knit group."

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, NBC. "In The Year We All Fell Down." "Benson walks into a hostage situation at a neighborhood restaurant; Rollins tries to help her father after he's hospitalized."

Last Man Standing, FOX. "Parent-normal Activity." "After her granddaughter starts misbehaving, Vanessa gives Mandy a valuable parenting lesson; Mike is challenged to find a meaningful gift for his business anniversary with Ed."

Strange Evidence, Science. "Possessed by an Alien." "When footage reveals a man's leg taking on a life of its own, it appears that something alien is trying to burst free; cutting-edge science investigates what explains this strange possession, and what it takes to exorcise the invader inside."

Women's College Volleyball, EPSN. Teams TBA.

30 for 30, ESPN2. "Vick, Part II."

Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World, PBS. She "travels from the World Economic Forum in Switzerland to Poland, where she speaks with miners who have lost their jobs; a visit with David Attenborough in the U.K."


Movie Night!
The Wash, BET
Frequency, HBO Signature
Mario Puzo's The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone, Showtime2
Spider-Man: Far From Home, Starz


9:30 P.M.
B Positive, CBS. "Miss Diagnosis." "Drew has his first date since his divorce; Gina helps Eli prepare for an important interview."

The Moodys, FOX. "Episode 205." "Sean Sr. struggles with back pain, so Bridget's old friend comes around to help; Ann becomes suspicious about Dan's love life; Marco and Sean Jr.'s business is growing."

NBA Basketball, TNT. Los Angeles Lakers at Dallas Mavericks.


10 P.M.
2021 Film Independent Spirit Awards, IFC. LIVE. "Melissa Villaseñor hosts the ceremony honoring both films and television."

Rebel, ABC. "Superhero." "Rebel and a group of residents take a stand to fight for clean water; Cassidy's new role puts the Stonemore case in jeopardy; Grady grows frustrated when Rebel remains consumed with her work; Cruz reaches his breaking point."

Clarice, CBS. Rerun. "Get Right With God." "Clarice is drugged and confined to a hospital bed by a serial killer in the medical profession, causing her to experience intense hallucinations."

Law & Order: Organized Crime, NBC. "The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of." "While the Wheatleys celebrate an important birthday, Benson joins a Stabler family gathering; Bell investigates an accidental death; Jet gets some offsite experience."

Everything's Gonna Be Okay, Freeform. "Cave Cockroaches." "Genevieve decides to put herself out there and she gets an unexpected result; Drea works on her heart chakra; Nicholas discovers the meaning of unconditional love."

What on Earth?, Science. "Temple of the Island Eater. "Satellites capture evidence of a mysterious structure in a remote and rocky area of Hawaii, and when experts investigate, what they find could point to human sacrifices and the wrath of a shape-shifting god."

Cake, FXX. "By Hook or By Crook." "You gotta do what you gotta do until you gotta don't."

Johnny Carson, Antenna TV. Martin Mull, Jerry Seinfeld and Omni puzzles editor Scot Morris in this April 24, 1984 episode.

Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World, PBS. Finale. She "investigates potential solutions to limit climate change in Switzerland and Denmark; lessons from the world's response to COVID-19."


10:30 P.M.
Road House, AMC.


LATE NIGHT TALK:
Conan, 11 p.m., TBS: Chris "Ludacris" Bridges
Gutfeld!, 11 p.m., Fox News Channel
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, 11 p.m., Comedy Central
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, 11:34 p.m., NBC: Kevin Bacon, gymnast Simone Biles, Ritt Momney
Jimmy Kimmel Live!, 11:35 p.m., ABC: Gal Gadot, Eric Andre and Kale
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, 11:35 p.m., CBS: Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, singer Bebe Rexha
Late Night with Seth Meyers, 12:36 a.m., NBC: Gwen Stefani, Adam McKay and in the band tonight, Emmanuelle Caplette
Nightline, 12:37 a.m., ABC
The Late Late Show with James Corden, 12:37 a.m., CBS: Dominic Cooper, Static & Ben El, The Black Eyed Peas
A Little Late With Lily Singh, 1:36 a.m., NBC: "Celebrating Earth Day."


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Sources: Zap2It, Futon Critic, IMDB

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