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THE WEEK AHEAD: February 17-23, 2020

Here's a look at this week on TV!

ABC
ABC has an all new week. Friday night has the series finale of Fresh Off the Boat, which is ending after six seasons and 116 episodes. There was a short time where Fresh was arguably my favorite ABC family sitcom, but I felt like it never quite found its voice consistently though it had some great moments. It will be remembered for being TV's first successful sitcom about an Asian American family.

MONDAY
8:00 The Bachelor
10:00 The Good Doctor

TUESDAY
8:00 The Conners
8:30 Bless This Mess
9:00 Mixed-ish
9:30 Black-ish
10:00 For Life

WEDNESDAY
8:00 The Goldbergs
8:30 Schooled
9:00 Modern Family
9:30 Single Parents
10:00 Stumptown

THURSDAY
8:00 Station 19
9:00 Grey's Anatomy
10:00 A Million Little Things

FRIDAY
8:00 Fresh Off the Boat
8:30 Fresh Off the Boat (SERIES FINALE)
9:00 20/20

SATURDAY
8:00 NBA Basketball: Philadelphia at Milwaukee

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

CBS
CBS has a series finale as well this week. Criminal Minds is ending after an incredible 15 seasons and 324 episodes. The procedural drama was never a favorite of critics who chastised it for its glorification of violence, but it was a huge hit with audiences. There was a time where it was one of CBS's top shows and it was a consistently strong performer for much of its run before fading the last couple years. I will readily admit to being a fan of Criminal Minds even though I didn't watch it consistently in the last couple years (though I am watching the final season). I always thought the characters were a cut above the average procedural and there were a lot of cases that were pretty compelling even if, yes, they sometimes were quite creepy and violent.

MONDAY
8:00 The Neighborhood
8:30 Bob Hearts Abishola
9:00 All Rise
10:00 Bull

TUESDAY
8:00 NCIS
9:00 FBI
10:00 FBI: Most Wanted

WEDNESDAY
8:00 Survivor
9:00 Criminal Minds
10:00 Criminal Minds (SERIES FINALE)

THURSDAY
8:00 Young Sheldon
8:30 The Unicorn
9:00 Mom
9:30 Carol's Second Act
10:00 Tommy

FRIDAY
8:00 MacGyver
9:00 Hawaii Five-0
10:00 Blue Bloods (Repeat)

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

SUNDAY
7:00 60 Minutes
8:00 God Friended Me
9:00 NCIS: Los Angeles
10:00 NCIS: New Orleans

NBC
NBC has the season finale of America's Got Talent: The Champions this week. The show was not the force it was last winter but still kept the lights on in between cycles of The Voice. The Chicago trio is preempted this week for a debate.

MONDAY
8:00 America's Got Talent: The Champions (Season Finale)
10:00 Manifest

TUESDAY
8:00 Ellen's Game of Games
9:00 This is Us
10:00 New Amsterdam

WEDNESDAY
8:00 Chicago Med (Repeat)
9:00 NBC News: Democratic Primary Debate

THURSDAY
8:00 Superstore
8:30 Brooklyn Nine-Nine
9:00 Will & Grace
9:30 Indebted
10:00 Law & Order: SVU

FRIDAY
8:00 Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector
9:00 Dateline NBC

SATURDAY
8:00 America's Got Talent: The Champions (Repeat)
10:00 Dateline NBC

SUNDAY
7:00 America's Got Talent: The Champions (Repeat)
9:00 Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist
10:00 Good Girls

FOX
FOX is all new with its regular lineup. The Saturday finale dump off of Almost Family is a pretty clear sign that it's not coming back for a second season.

MONDAY
8:00 9-1-1: Lone Star
9:00 Prodigal Son

TUESDAY
8:00 The Resident
9:00 Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back

WEDNESDAY
8:00 The Masked Singer
9:00 Lego Masters

THURSDAY
8:00 Last Man Standing
8:30 Outmatched
9:00 Deputy

FRIDAY
8:00 WWE Smackdown

SATURDAY
8:00 Almost Family
9:00 Almost Family (Season Finale)

SUNDAY
7:00 Lego Masters (Repeat)
8:00 The Simpsons
8:30 Duncanville
9:00 Bob's Burgers
9:30 Family Guy

CW
The CW has a mix of new episodes with repeats and specials this week.

MONDAY
8:00 All American
9:00 Black Lightning (Repeat)

TUESDAY
8:00 The Flash
9:00 DC's Legends of Tomorrow

WEDNESDAY
8:00 Howie Mandel's 5th Annual All-Star Comedy Gala (Special)
9:30 Whose Line is it Anyway? (Repeat)

THURSDAY
8:00 Katy Keene
9:00 Dogs of the Year (Special)

FRIDAY
8:00 Charmed
9:00 Dynasty

SUNDAY
8:00 Batwoman
9:00 Supergirl

TV NEWS & THOUGHTS
- ABC has renewed The Good Doctor for a fourth season. The medical drama is not the breakout hit it once was, but it's a solid performer with ABC with strong DVR numbers. This was no surprise.

- NBC has renewed Superstore for a sixth season. The comedy has become an anchor for NBC and is consistently their highest rated comedy (not that that's saying a ton). Superstore joins Brooklyn Nine-Nine as renewals for next year. With The Good Place over and Will & Grace ending and their newbies not doing much, those might be the only returning comedies for NBC.

- NBC announced premiere dates for three unscripted series. A "re-imagined" Little Big Shots with new host Melissa McCarthy will air a preview after the new edition of The Voice on February 24 before settling into its old Sunday 8pm slot. The long delayed third season of The Wall will premiere on March 15 at 7pm while season two of Songland premieres on April 13 at 10pm.

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