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Got any cheese? Here's what's on television for tonight, Wednesday, April 16!
Our Top Pick tonight is the premiere of Towards Zero (BritBox, 3 a.m.). This murder mystery, which premiered across the pond last month, is based on the Agatha Christie novel of the same name, and the 3-episode series will be stripped across the rest of the week. BritBox has been pushing this a lot. It stars Anjelica Huston, Clarke Peters, Matthew Rhys, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, and Anjana Vasan, among others.
Elsewhere, The Studio goes to war, David Oyelowo has some Cheese, the Family is in pain, Elementary goes to the museum, Sean Gunn answers in the form of a question, Sherlock has a Daughter, the Race races to Bulgaria, a bride gets Wild, the Future of Nature is assessed, and Denise Gough has a child Stolen.
Elsewhere, The Studio goes to war, David Oyelowo has some Cheese, the Family is in pain, Elementary goes to the museum, Sean Gunn answers in the form of a question, Sherlock has a Daughter, the Race races to Bulgaria, a bride gets Wild, the Future of Nature is assessed, and Denise Gough has a child Stolen.
(All times are Eastern. All listings are new unless otherwise stated. For more listings, visit The Futon Critic or Zap2it.)
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EARLY STREAMING & EVENING
Good American Family (Hulu, midnight): Natalia questions whether she can trust an unexpected set of allies. As questions about her past arise, painful memories are unearthed.
Government Cheese (Apple TV+, midnight): SERIES PREMIERE. "Hampton Chambers (David Oyelowo) a newly released ex-convict striving to leave his criminal history behind and reunite with his family. Amidst this struggle, he grapples with frequent inexplicable moments of divine intervention."✔️
No Man's Land (Hulu, midnight): SEASON TWO. "A thrilling mystery that takes us on Antoine Darman’s quest to unravel the details surrounding his presumed to be dead sister, traveling on a death defying journey with the YPJ, a unit of Kurdish female fighters through ISIS occupied territory."
The Studio (Apple TV+, midnight): Frustrated by her position in the office hierarchy, Quinn wages a war against Sal.
The Thundermans: Undercover (Nickelodeon, 7 p.m.): "Chloe struggles with her leadership skills." I feel that, Chloe.
Towards Zero (BritBox, 3 a.m.): SERIES PREMIERE. "Inspector Leach probes the killing of a widow in Gull's Point. A failed suicide, a false theft charge, and a tennis star's love life surprisingly connect, culminating in the revelation of a murder plot."✔️
Young Dylan (Nickelodeon, 7:30 p.m.): When Dylan stumbles upon Charlie's secret hangout, Charlie swears him to secrecy. Of course that won't stay secret. Kid lols ensue.
WHAT ELSE IS ON
💲 Bingo Blitz (GSN, 7:30 p.m.)
The Diamond Heist (Netflix, 3 a.m.): Limited docuseries
💲 Tic Tac Dough (GSN, 7 p.m.)
🕗 8 P.M. EASTERN / 🕖 7 P.M. CENTRAL
Abbott Elementary (ABC, 8:30 p.m. / Hulu, Thursday): SEASON FINALE. Abbott Elementary goes on a schoolwide field trip to the Please Touch Museum, which has some of the older kids skeptical.
Chicago Med (NBC / Peacock, Thursday): Asher makes a tough call to save a life. Frost and Ripley treat a young boy with a snake bite. Archer gives Naomi a patient to handle on her own on her last day in the E.D.
The Conners (ABC / Hulu, Thursday): Dan sidesteps vulnerable emotions surrounding Roseanne's death ahead of an upcoming deposition. Becky prepares for a job interview. Harris impulsively hires a new server at the Lunch Box.
The Masked Singer (Fox / Hulu, Thursday): The final six celebrities are ready to battle it out to get one step closer to the elusive Golden Mask Trophy. The panelists have an opportunity to ask some rapid-fire questions to each masked contestant.
Nature (PBS): After drought, the rains finally arrive. As things normalize, the buffalo herds return and lion cubs witness their first hunt. [*cue "Circle of Life"*]
Survivor (CBS / Paramount+, Thursday): Bonds (not the James kind) are revealed when castaways are forced to divide into pairs for the immunity challenge.
Wild Cards (The CW): Max and Ellis are pulled into the undercover world of espionage and counterintelligence when a bride becomes the target of an unusual murder attempt on her wedding day.
WHAT ELSE IS ON
AEW Dynamite (Max & TBS)
The Challenge: All-Stars (MTV): Season finale
My 600-lb Life: Where Are They Now? (TLC / Max, Thursday)
WWE Evolve (Tubi)
🕘 9 P.M. EASTERN / 🕗 8 P.M. CENTRAL
The Amazing Race (CBS, 9:30 p.m. / Paramount+, Thursday): "Teams travel to Bulgaria."
Assisted Living (BET & BET Her, 9:30 p.m.): SEASON FINALE. The episode is "Breaking Bad." Assisted living is the danger!
Chicago Fire (NBC / Peacock, Thursday): Deputy Commissioner Boden returns to Firehouse 51 to takeover the fire station. With lethal force if necessary.
House of Payne (BET & BET Her): SEASON FINALE. Laura finds herself at odds with her future in-laws. Jasmine works on a journalism project that fuses the generations.
Nova (PBS): "Researchers around the globe gather data on how forests work and try to figure out how these ecosystems can help tackle threats of climate change and species extinction."
Sherlock & Daughter (The CW): SERIES PREMIERE. "Sherlock Holmes (David Thewlis) faces a sinister case risking friends' lives. American Amelia (Blu Hunt) joins, seeking her father after her mother's murder. Despite differences, they solve a conspiracy and her mother's case."✔️
Wealth of the Wicked (The Dark Money Game) (HBO & Max): Tracing the tangled history of campaign finance back to the creation of the Federal Election Commission (FEC) in 1975, the 2002 McCain-Feingold Campaign Finance Reform Bill, and the Citizens United decision of 2010.
WHAT ELSE IS ON
American Pickers (History)
💲 Celebrity Jeopardy! (ABC / Hulu, Thursday): David Friedberg, Sean Gunn, Mina Kimes
Expedition Files (Discovery Channel / Max, Thursday): Season premiere
💲 The Floor (Fox / Hulu, Thursday)
💲 Guy's Grocery Games (Food Network / Max, Thursday)
Summer House (Bravo / Peacock, Thursday)
🕙 10 P.M. EASTERN / 🕘 9 P.M. CENTRAL
Chicago P.D. (NBC / Peacock, Thursday): "Voight and Chapman work together to uncover Deputy Chief Reid's shadow dealings as Reid assigns Intelligence to a carjacking case."
The Future of Nature (PBS): FINALE. "People work with nature to make the world thrive, from the metropolises of China and outskirts of Los Angeles to the bogs of Ireland and the favelas of Rio."
The Stolen Girl (Freeform): SERIES PREMIERE. "A mother-of-two (Denise Gough) whose world is turned upside down when she agrees to let her nine-year-old daughter have a sleepover at her new best friend's house."✔️
WHAT ELSE IS ON
📡 All the King's Men (BET / BET+, now)
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney (Netflix): David Letterman, Hannibal Buress, Leanne Morgan, Nikki Glaser, Randy Newman
Ghost Adventures (Discovery Channel / Max, Thursday): Season premiere
The Grudge (Vice): Avalanche vs. Red Wings
What Would You Do? (ABC / Hulu, Thursday)
💤😴 LATE NIGHT 😴💤
Pound 4 Pound (BET & BET Her, 11:30 p.m.): Lindiwe gets Frans suspended, but he threatens. Noks kisses Lwandle to prove she's not a lesbian.
WHAT ELSE IS ON
The Daily Show with host Ronny Chieng (Comedy Central, 11 p.m. / Paramount+, Thursday): Tammy Duckworth
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC, 11:35 p.m. / Hulu, Thursday): Rashida Jones, Bill Simmons, Sam Fender
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS, 11:35 p.m. / Paramount+, Thursday): Elizabeth Warren, St. Vincent
Nightline (ABC, 12:37 p.m. / Hulu, Thursday)
📡 Zatima (BET, 11 p.m. / BET+, now)
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Key Sources: The Futon Critic; IMDb; TV Passport; Zap2it
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