Tonight’s Top Pick is the premiere of Under the Banner of Heaven, the miniseries based on Jon Krakauer’s account of a pair of 1984 murders discovered to be executed by two extremist Mormons. One murderer's deluded claim that a knife was so sharp, it allowed for his infant niece’s immediate death has stayed in my mind all these years.
Let’s see what TV has to offer us for Thursday, April 28. All times are EST. Because I’m writing in advance, information is limited in some cases.
STREAMING
Under the Banner of Heaven, 12:01 a.m., FX on Hulu. Series premiere. “When God Was Love” and “Rightful Place.” “Detectives Jeb Pyre (Andrew Garfield) and Bill Taba (Gil Birmingham) investigate the brutal, sinister murders of an LDS woman, Brenda Wright Lafferty (Daisy Edgar-Jones) and her baby daughter in Utah’s typically serene Salt Lake Valley in 1984.” Later, “With a lead suspect in custody, the investigation uncovers more ominous questions than answers as the hidden history of the once-admired Lafferty family is exposed.” Both episodes are written for TV by creator and co-executive producer Dustin Lance Black (or Mr. Tom Daley, as I like to think of him) and directed by David Mackenzie. Costarring Billy Howle as the widower and Sam Worthington and Wyatt Russell as the murderers.
The Offer, 3:01 a.m., Paramount+. Series premiere. “Oscar-winning producer Albert S. Ruddy’s never-before-revealed experiences of making The Godfather.” Miles Teller is Ruddy. Matthew Goode is Robert Evans. Dan Fogler is Francis Ford Coppola. Costarring Juno Temple, Giovanni Ribisi, Colin Hanks and Justin Chambers as Marlon Brando. Three episodes available.
Tokyo Vice, 3:01 a.m., HBO Max. Season finale. “Yoshino.”
The Way Down: God, Greed and the Cult of Gwen Shamblin, Part II, 3:01 a.m., HBO Max. Premiere. Wrapping up the story of that blonde woman who had too much hair and founded both a diet program and a church prior to her death last year. Two episodes available.
Made for Love, 3:01 a.m., HBO Max. Second season premiere. “A” and “B.” Return of the Cristin Milioti-starring series about a woman reasserting her independence after a long, stifling marriage. Costarring Billy Magnussen and Ray Romano. Two episodes available.
The Flight Attendant, 3:01 a.m., HBO Max. “The Reykjavik Ice Sculpture Festival Is Lovely This Time of Year” and “Blue Sincerely Reunion.” Two episodes available.
Julia, 3:01 a.m., HBO Max. “Foie Gras.” Season finale next week.
Star Trek: Picard, 3:01 a.m., Paramount+. Season finale next week.
TALKIN’ ‘BOUT TALK is not included this week, as I’m writing in advance and didn’t feel like updating to include guests.
PRE-PRIMETIME MOVIES
Ocean's Eleven, 5:15 p.m., AMC. '01 remake.
Dinner at Eight, 6 p.m., TCM.
Ford v. Ferrari, 6:30 p.m., FX.
Weekend at Bernie's, 6:31 p.m., BBC America.
Step Brothers, 7:30 p.m., E.
PRE-PRIMETIME SPORTS (all are LIVE)
LPGA Tour Golf, 6:30 p.m., Golf. The first round of the Palos Verdes Championship.
Women's College Softball, 7 p.m., ESPN2. Oklahoma State at Florida State.
NBA Basketball, 7:30 p.m., TNT. Teams TBA.
8 P.M.
2022 NFL Draft, Round One, ABC and ESPN. LIVE. 210 minutes. From Las Vegas, it's where franchises select newly-eligible players for the 2022 season.
Young Sheldon, CBS. “Uncle Sheldon and a Hormonal Firecracker."
United States of Al, 8:31 p.m., CBS. “Sock/Jeraab." "Al decides to take his relationship with Cindy to the next level, but things go awry when he becomes incredibly nervous. Riley learns some information about Vanessa that makes him wonder if they are on the same page about their relationship."
Law & Order, NBC. "Legacy." "Bernard and Cosgrove are confronted with several suspects in the shooting of a headmaster at an elite private school. A teenager's life hangs in the balance as Price and Maroun debate who's more culpable -- the shooter or the enabler."
MasterChef, FOX. “Junior Edition: Motocross Mayhem." "The top 10 chefs head to a secret destination for their challenge. The strongest communicators are picked as team captains, as they compete to create the best American-style comfort dishes for a team of very hungry motor sports racers."
Walker, The CW. “Bygones." "Cordell needs the help of someone from his past. Trey shows James and August a new way to deal with some of life's frustrations."
College Baseball, ESPNU. LIVE. Texas A&M at Vanderbilt.
This Old House, PBS. “Saratoga Springs: TOH in Saratoga Springs." "A new project in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., features a house that has been in the homeowner's family for seven generations."
Top Chef, Bravo. 75 minutes. “Freedman's town." "The chefs are tasked with creating a monochromatic plant-based dish for their Quickfire Challenge. For the Elimination Challenge, the chefs are tasked with creating dishes that speak to their souls for a block party fundraiser."
Deadly House Call, Lifetime Movie Network. Premiere. “A busy working mother hires a nurse to care for her wealthy father, who has early onset dementia, but soon a bizarre deception creeps into play when the seductive nurse makes a play for the family fortune."
Movie Night!
Ocean's Twelve, AMC.
A Matter of Life and Death, TCM.
Get Rich or Die Tryin', The Movie Channel.
Venus and Serena, 8:35 p.m., HBO Family.
Ghostbusters, 8:45 p.m., BBC America. 1984 original.
9 P.M.
How We Roll, CBS. 60 minutes. “The Laundry Basket" and "The Date." "Tom worries about his mom's safety after she gets stuck in a laundry basket." Later, "When Pete's mother, Helen, agrees to a date with Archie -- 10 years after he initially asked her out -- Pete and his wife, Jen, reluctantly attend a very awkward double date with them to help ease Helen's nerves."
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, NBC. "Tangled Strands of Justice." "Garland asks Benson to reopen a missing persons case he worked as a rookie officer. A victim in one of Carisi's recent cases is arrested."
Call Me Kat, FOX. “Call Me Flatch." "Robin Thicke is in town for a fundraiser, which Max exploits for his own music career's benefit; Kat tries to cut costs at the cafe in order to pay the rent that her new landlord is demanding."
Welcome to Flatch, 9:31 p.m., FOX. “Sweet Spot." "Father Joe hires Blind Billy to be his new assistant. Things between Cheryl and Jimmy heat up. Kelly and Shrub attempt to do good deeds in town, hoping to get a reward."
Legacies, The CW. “I Wouldn't Be Standing Here If It's Weren't For You." "Lizzie devises a plan to potentially help Hope in her fight. Cleo is fearful of her visions. Alaric sends Kaleb, Ethan and MG on a high-stakes mission. Jed finds himself needing to make a difficult choice."
Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen, 9:15 p.m., Bravo. Guests TBA.
Top Chef Family Style, 9:45 p.m., Bravo. "Restaurant Wars." "During Restaurant Wars, the remaining duos split into teams to create two competing restaurants from the ground up. Guest judges Sheldon Simeon and Kelsey Barnard Clark join Meghan and Marcus at the Judges' Table."
Rat in the Kitchen, TBS. “The Case of the Pricey Pepper." "With $50,000 on the line, a spicy jalapeño threatens to bankrupt the team and spoil comedian Natasha Leggero and chef Ludo Lefebvre's day."
Movie Night!
The Jackal, StarzEncore.
In the Heights, HBO Signature.
Freaky, MoreMax.
Hollywoodland, 9:20 p.m., Sho2.
Harold and Maude, 9:40 p.m., The Movie Channel Xtreme.
10 P.M.
Bull, CBS. “Opening Up." "When Bull is sidelined with a back injury, Marissa and Chunk are forced to go to court without him to defend Marissa's closest childhood friend, Kyla, a tech CEO accused of wrongfully terminating an employee."
Law & Order: Organized Crime, NBC. "Dead Presidents." "When millions are stolen from one of Webb's employees, he enlists Stabler and Donnelly to retrieve the cash and punish the thief. The task force takes an opportunity to nail down both Webb and the Brotherhood, but run into a dangerous obstacle. Bell must face the toll her job is taking on her marriage."
NBA Basketball, TNT. LIVE. Teams TBA.
Atlanta, FX. “Trini 2 De Bone." "White people watching this be like… pain. Written by Jordan Temple; directed by Donald Glover."
Johnny Carson, Antenna. Wil Shriner, Mary Gross and Joan Embery are the guests on this June 13, 1984 episode.
Movie Night!
Somewhere in Time, TCM.
Tenet, 10:15 p.m., HBO Family.
Ghost Town, 10:43 p.m., MoreMax.
Miss Congeniality, 10:45 p.m., Bravo.
Escape Room: Tournament of Champions, 10:46 p.m., Starz.
LATE NIGHT TALK! also will not be included this week.
LATE NIGHT PICK!
Assault on Precinct 13, 12:30 a.m., Showtime Extreme. 1976 original.
Sources: Futon Critic, zap2it, Ign.com, individual show websites.
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