For individuals who nonetheless haven’t lower the wire, here’s a choice of cable and community TV reveals, films and specials that broadcast this week, April 15-21. Particulars and occasions are topic to vary.
Monday
WNBA DRAFT 7:30 p.m. on ESPN. It’s been an exhilarating and buzzy season for ladies’s faculty basketball. Largely pushed by the star high quality of Iowa’s Caitlin Clark, the viewership for the title match between Iowa and South Carolina peaked at a staggering 24.1 million, making it the most-watched basketball recreation (males’s or girls’s, faculty or professional) on ESPN since 2019. On Monday, Clark is predicted to be the primary decide, however which staff she’ll be a part of might be a thriller till then.
Tuesday
AN AMERICAN BOMBING: THE ROAD TO APRIL 19TH 9 p.m. on HBO. A brand new HBO documentary examines the lead-up and aftermath of the Oklahoma Metropolis bombing on April 19, 1995, which stays one of many largest terrorists assaults within the U.S. The movie, which options interviews with the likes of Invoice Clinton and the journalist Jeffrey Toobin, goes into the anti-government motivations of the bomber Timothy McVeigh, who sought revenge on the 1993 federal siege of the Department Davidians’ compound in Waco, Tex. For companion viewing, try the fictional Showtime collection “Waco: The Aftermath.”
Wednesday
FAMILY GUY 9:32 p.m. on Fox. Season 22 is ending after simply 15 episodes, however don’t worry: This animated household sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane has already been renewed for an additional. Whereas it’s not but as long-running as “The Simpsons,” it has clearly proved its endurance — if largely dwelling in out-of-context clip compilations floating across the web.
Thursday
THE THIN MAN (1934) 8 p.m. on TCM. Although the title could sound like a sinister horror film, that is truly a captivating comedy-mystery, starring the husband-and-wife crime-solving duo Nick and Nora Charles (plus their cute terrier Asta). The ability couple’s flirty repartee — to not point out a method of cocktail glasses named after them — is as important to the film because the clues. If you happen to’re like me, you’ll additionally acknowledge the couple’s names from the deliciously twee 2008 rom-com “Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist.” Although there’s no Vampire Weekend on this one, there’s loads of the magnetic romance.
Friday
SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD (2010) 6:07 p.m. on Cinemax. The blueprint for manic-pixie-dream-girls who steadily dye their hair, Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) will grace our screens on Friday. This coming-of-age movie is jam-packed with killer tunes (Brie Larson’s model of “Black Sheep,” anybody?) and quirky results that mimic the graphic novel it’s tailored from. However there’s coronary heart beneath the aptitude — “a disarming sincerity,” as A.O. Scott put it in The New York Instances — that makes it extra than simply an aesthetic romp.
RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE 8 p.m. on MTV. Within the finale of the newest season of this drag competitors present, Nymphia Wind, Airplane Jane and Sapphira Cristál will battle it out for the crown. Whoever the champion is, although, Airplane Jane has already gained followers over together with her meme-able message of sharing and self-acceptance: Mama, kudos for saying that, for spilling.
Saturday
PINEAPPLE EXPRESS (2008) 10 a.m. on CBS. For the unofficial excessive vacation 4/20, CBS is airing probably the most well-known stoner comedies since Cheech and Chong’s “Up In Smoke.” “Pineapple Specific,” which options two potheads on the run from hit males after witnessing a homicide, solidified the co-writer and star Seth Rogen’s popularity as a hashish spokesman.
Sunday
SECRETS OF THE OCTOPUS 8 p.m. on NGC. The third installment of Nationwide Geographic’s “Secrets and techniques of …” franchise will premier on Sunday, with Paul Rudd narrating and James Cameron producing. It’s the newest in a collection of nature documentaries narrated by A-listers, following Angela Bassett for “Queens” and Awkwafina for “A Actual Bug’s Life.” Rudd and these eight-legged creatures of the ocean make one other impressed pair: each surprisingly clever and exceedingly charming.
TALK TO ME (2022) 4:20 on Showtime. If you happen to haven’t but caught this teen-horror stunner a couple of group of mates who uncover they’ll summon spirits with a mysterious relic, now’s your probability to gentle some candles and let the lifeless discuss. The place different horror movies mock teenage recklessness, “Speak to Me” understands and empathizes with its character’s decisions, which makes it all of the extra terrifying.
