What's On Tonight (Wednesday): Vote like the North Pole depends on it

The Pole

Spring season greetings! Here's what's on television for tonight, Wednesday, April 21!

Tonight marks the end to one of Syfy's latest late-night animation options, The Pole, which is about Santa (Bobby Moynihan) decreeing to gift even those on the naughty list. The soapy short form comedy shows a North Pole society full of debauchery, leading to a schism between the traditional residents and those that lean toward the under-the-surface depravity. It is an okay show with ideas/concepts that are better than execution.

Elsewhere, The Price Is Right goes primetime again, The Goldbergs goes Dating Game, One Chicago is back, Jeopardy! is in 360-mode, a mystery man takes over the Fire station, there are sharks in Hawaii, Nova tries to save the coral reefs, and Snowfall goes to a white out.

STREAMING & EARLY PRIMETIME

💲 Jeopardy! (Syndicated, check local listings): Anderson Cooper, day three. He is fine, but we need to rally to get Kat Dennings as host!!

Occasional Cooks (What's On Tonight & Pop Culture, 7 p.m.): What have you been making in your kitchen lately? Want some inspiration? Check out our weekly food thread!

🎥 Tell Me When (Netflix, 3 a.m.): A Mexican comedy. Workaholic Will puts his humdrum life in LA on hold to fulfill his grandpa's last wish: visiting Mexico City's most iconic sights and falling in love.

Zero (Netflix, 3 a.m.): SERIES PREMIERE. An Italian series about a Black Italian who has the superpower of invisibility.

5 MORE FOR THE RECORD: The Circle (Netflix, 3 a.m.); The Laundry Guy (Discovery+, 3 a.m.); Making Good (BYUtv, 7:30 p.m.); Red Table Talk (Facebook, noon); Tooning Out the News (Paramount+, 3 a.m.)

🕗 8 P.M. EASTERN / 🕖 7 P.M. CENTRAL

Chicago Med (NBC, 8 p.m.): Archer and Choi respond to a scene that brings back some bad memories. When Carol's condition worsens, Manning will do whatever it takes to get her mom feeling better.

The Goldbergs (ABC, 8 p.m.): Erica goes on a date with a guy from the coffee shop, while Geoff ends up on an episode of The Dating Game. Beverly is thrilled to learn that Murray has spontaneously purchased a shore house.

Home Economics (ABC, 8:30 p.m.): Connor invites all the cousins over for a sleepover to cheer up his daughter. Tom is determined to prove he can be a fun uncle.

Kung Fu (The CW, 8 p.m.): Nicky and Henry follow a lead involving a professor who may be able to help in their search for Zhilan. A squabble between Jin and Mei-Li points to bigger issues in their marriage.

Nature (PBS, 8 p.m.): Sharks? In Hawaii?! Sharks. In Hawaii! Nearly 40 shark species live in the warm waters of Hawaii's volcanic islands, including white tip reef sharks, Galapagos sharks and tiger sharks.

Tasmania: Curious Life of Quolls (Smithsonian Channel, 8 p.m.): Spend a year in an abandoned Tasmanian farmhouse and see how the elusive quoll fends off extinction against great odds.

QUICK HITS:

The Big Interview with Dan Rather (AXS TV): Adam "Ad-rock" Horovitz & Kathleen Hanna

5 MORE FOR THE RECORD: AEW: Dynamite (TNT); The Challenge (MTV, season finale)✔️; Married at First Sight (Lifetime); The Masked Singer (Fox); My 600-lb Life (TLC); 💲 The Price Is Right at Night (CBS, special) 

The Challenge (via Giphy)

🕘 9 P.M. EASTERN / 🕗 8 P.M. CENTRAL 

Call Your Mother (ABC, 9:30 p.m.): After Danny's divorce is finalized, he asks Jean to go out on an official first date with him. Freddie and Jackie fight over who should get to keep Jean's old engagement ring.✔️

Chicago Fire (NBC, 9 p.m.): While Mouch makes an incredible save, all eyes are on a mystery man who helped save his neighbor. Casey worries about his future at the CFD.

The Conners (ABC, 9 p.m.): Mark is stressed and exhausted from studying for an important entrance exam, so Darlene steps in to help, but her plan backfires.

Nova (PBS, 9 p.m.): Marine biologists from the Bahamas to Christmas Island to Australia fight against the clock to save the coral reefs from extinction.

SEAL Team (CBS, 9 p.m.): Jason's visit with a former teammate causes him to reevaluate his role as team leader. Several Bravo members grapple with their personal relationships when command sends them on an unexpected mission to the coast of Africa.

QUICK HITS:

📺 The Dick Cavett Show (Decades): Jack Lemmon, Orson Welles (14 May 1970)

Live @ Home (AXS TV): N.E.R.D.

5 MORE FOR THE RECORD: Expedition X (Discovery Channel); Court Cam (A&E, season finale); Guy's Grocery Games (Food Network); The Real Housewives of New Jersey (Bravo); Texas Metal (Motor Trend, season finale)

Call Your Mother (via Giphy)

🕙 10 P.M. EASTERN / 🕘 9 P.M. CENTRAL

Chicago P.D. (NBC, 10 p.m.): The team pursues a crafty serial rapist. Sgt. Voight finds himself resisting some old, familiar tendencies in his quest for justice.

Critical Care: America vs. the World (PBS, 10 p.m.): SPECIAL. "The highs and lows of America's health care system. How four other nations provide health care affordably, despite a worldwide pandemic."

Good Trouble (Freeform, 10 p.m.): Spring finale. Let the rain fall down, Mariana is coming clean (about Evan... finally! Ugh). Callie questions whether to help Kathleen after she's been arrested by the FBI. Malika makes a decision about her relationship with Isaac and Dyonte, and Davia gets a win at her school.

Married at First Sight: Unmatchables (Lifetime, 10 p.m.): SERIES PREMIERE. Yet another Married spinoff.

A Million Little Things (ABC, 10 p.m.): Sophie goes through with her music school audition but quickly realizes she is struggling to move forward. Rome and Regina grow closer to Tyrell. Gary reconnects with his father.

Queen of the South (USA, 10 p.m.): After the Judge places a bounty on Dumas' head, Teresa sends James to rescue him.

S.W.A.T. (CBS, 10 p.m.): As the team works to stop a violent attack on the city, it is forced to confront the group responsible for the death of a team member. Hondo and Leroy disagree on how to handle a challenge to Darryl's fledgling business.

Snowfall (FX, 10 p.m.): SEASON FINALE. "Franklin's family fractures. Teddy makes a difficult decision. Gustavo chooses a new path."

Survivor's Remorse (BET, 10:30 p.m.): If you missed this really good Starz series about basketball star Cam Calloway the first time around, it begins a broadcast on BET tonight with episode one.

QUICK HITS:

📺 Johnny Carson (Antenna TV): Ed Kennedy, Buddy Hackett, Ally Sheedy (7 May 1986)

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (Bravo): Brad Goreski, Jackie Goldschneider

5 MORE FOR THE RECORD: Beyond the Unknown (Travel Channel); Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (TBS, 10:30 p.m.); I Survived a Crime (A&E, special); Josh Gates Tonight (Discovery Channel); One on TNT III (TNT, special)

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⭐ The Pole (Syfy, 11 p.m.): "For the first time, Santa Claus will be democratically chosen." You see, the North Pole is a bit of a monarchy, but Santa showing favor to naughty kids caused an outright rebellion of the traditional factions. Mrs. Claus teams up with Santa's buff son, Jack, the heir to the Santa name, to play puppetmaster. She has a wake up call that Jack is a Christmas dictator in the making.

QUICK HITS:

Gutfeld! (Fox News, 11 p.m.): TBD

Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC, 11:35 p.m.): George W. Bush, Maroon 5

The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS, 12:37 a.m.): Cher, Jackson Wang
Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC, 12:36 a.m.): Christine Baranski, Melissa Villaseñor✔️
A Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS, 11:35 p.m.): Ed Helms, Susan Page

A Little Late with Lilly Singh (NBC, 1:37 a.m.): Teddy Swims
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC, 11:34 p.m.): Elisabeth Moss, James Cameron, Carlos Vives, Ricky Martin

FOR THE RECORD: Nightly Pop (E!, 11:30 p.m.)

Saturday Night Live / Melissa!

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Note: All times are Eastern.

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Happy watching, everyone!