Sunday, April 15, 2018

THE WEEK AHEAD: April 16-22, 2018

Here's a look at Week #30!

ABC
ABC has a mostly new week with some repeats on Wednesday. A special airing of Alex, Inc. gets the post-Roseanne slot for the week which should easily help the low-rated Wednesday show get more exposure. Thursday night brings the series finale of Scandal but there seems to be little interest in the once very popular show especially since its 10pm move a few weeks ago. I'll have more thoughts on Scandal on Thursday so check back!

MONDAY
8:00 American Idol
10:00 The Crossing

TUESDAY
8:00 Roseanne
8:30 Alex, Inc.
9:00 Black-ish
9:30 Splitting Up Together
10:00 For the People

WEDNESDAY
8:00 The Goldbergs (Repeat)
8:30 Alex, Inc.
9:00 Modern Family (Repeat)
9:30 American Housewife (Repeat)
10:00 Designated Survivor

THURSDAY
8:00 Grey's Anatomy
9:00 Station 19
10:00 Scandal (SERIES FINALE)

FRIDAY
8:00 Once Upon a Time
9:00 Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
10:00 20/20

SATURDAY
8:00 American Idol (Repeat)
10:00 20/20

SUNDAY
7:00 America's Funniest Home Videos
8:00 American Idol
10:00 Deception

CBS
CBS has an all new week with two season finales: Scorpion on Monday and a two hour Criminal Minds on Wednesday. Neither show is renewed yet. Both are expected to come back, though a surprise cancellation for either one wouldn't be shocking. Blue Bloods is preempted on Friday for a Meghan Markle special.

MONDAY
8:00 Kevin Can Wait
8:30 Man with a Plan
9:00 Superior Donuts
9:30 Living Biblically
10:00 Scorpion (Season Finale)

TUESDAY
8:00 NCIS
9:00 Bull
10:00 NCIS: New Orleans

WEDNESDAY
8:00 Survivor
9:00 Criminal Minds (Season Finale)

THURSDAY
8:00 The Big Bang Theory
8:30 Young Sheldon
9:00 Mom
9:30 Life in Pieces
10:00 S.W.A.T.

FRIDAY
8:00 MacGyver
9:00 Hawaii Five-0
10:00 Meghan Markle: American Princess (Special)

SATURDAY
8:00 Ransom
9:00 NCIS (Repeat)
10:00 48 Hours

SUNDAY
7:00 60 Minutes
8:00 Instinct
9:00 NCIS: Los Angeles
10:00 Madam Secretary

NBC
NBC is all new this week with its regular lineup. I don't know why they are keeping Champions on the air, but they are.

MONDAY
8:00 The Voice
10:00 Good Girls

TUESDAY
8:00 The Voice
9:00 Rise
10:00 Chicago Med

WEDNESDAY
8:00 The Voice
9:00 Law & Order: SVU
10:00 Chicago PD

THURSDAY
8:00 Superstore
8:30 A.P. Bio
9:00 Will & Grace (Repeat)
9:30 Champions
10:00 Chicago Fire

FRIDAY
8:00 Blindspot
9:00 Taken
10:00 Dateline NBC

SATURDAY
8:00 NHL Hockey Playoffs

SUNDAY
7:00 Dateline NBC
8:00 Little Big Shots
9:00 Genius Junior
10:00 Timeless

FOX
FOX is all new all week too. Not too much to see here!

MONDAY
8:00 Lucifer
9:00 The Resident

TUESDAY
8:00 Lethal Weapon
9:00 LA to Vegas
9:30 New Girl

WEDNESDAY
8:00 Empire
9:00 Star

THURSDAY
8:00 Gotham
9:00 Showtime at the Apollo

FRIDAY
8:00 Masterchef Junior

SATURDAY
8:00 NASCAR Racing

SUNDAY
7:00 Bob's Burgers (Repeat)
7:30 Bob's Burgers
8:00 The Simpsons
8:30 Brooklyn Nine-Nine
9:00 Family Guy
9:30 The Last Man on Earth

CW
The CW has season finales of Black Lightning and Jane the Virgin this week. Both will be back next season. The season premiere of the final season of The Originals is Wednesday.

MONDAY
8:00 Supergirl
9:00 iZombie

TUESDAY
8:00 The Flash
9:00 Black Lightning (Season Finale)

WEDNESDAY
8:00 Riverdale
9:00 The Originals (Season Premiere)

THURSDAY
8:00 Supernatural
9:00 Arrow

FRIDAY
8:00 Dynasty
9:00 Jane the Virgin (Season Finale)

TV NEWS & THOUGHTS
- CBS has renewed Mom for a sixth season. Airing after hit freshman Young Sheldon has helped Mom quite a bit as it is one of the few shows that is up in the ratings from last season. Mom joins The Big Bang Theory, Young Sheldon, S.W.A.T., and SEAL Team on the early renewal list for CBS.

- Later in the week, CBS also announced a renewal for veteran drama NCIS for its 16th (!) season. Series star Mark Harmon signed a deal to continue with the show, which paved a way for a renewal that was never in doubt.

- NBC announced that new sci-fi drama Reverie will premiere May 30 at 10pm while Marlon will begin its second season with a double batch of episodes on June 14 at 9pm.

- The CW announced that summer dramas The Outpost and Burden of Truth will premiere on consecutive nights in July: July 10 and 11 at 8pm. Additionally, returning unscripted summer shows Whose Line is it Anyway, Penn & Teller: Fool Us, and Masters of Illusion all have June premiere dates.

- Among the season finale date announcement by ABC were the announcements of series finales for two long running shows. Once Upon a Time will come to an end on May 18 at 8pm while the one hour series finale of The Middle airs on May 22 at 8:30pm.

- NBC announced the second season of comedy Trial & Error will begin on July 19 with back to back episodes at 9pm. This season will feature Kristin Chenoweth as the accused and is subtitled Lady Killer.

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