It was a big night on the major networks with all of the Tuesday dramas airing new episodes, which included two season finale and one series finale.
Here is how all of those Tuesday dramas fared in the overall ratings last night:
8 PM Shows: NCIS (CBS) [NEW] – 12.5 million viewers The Flash (The CW) [NEW] – 1.9 viewers
9 PM Shows: NCIS: New Orleans (CBS) [NEW – Season Finale, Hour 1] – 9.9 million viewers Rise (NBC) [NEW – Series Finale] – 4.2 million viewers The 100 (The CW) [NEW] – 1.1 million viewers
10 PM Shows: NCIS: New Orleans (CBS) [NEW – Season Finale, Hour 2] – 9 million viewers Chicago Med (NBC) [NEW – Season Finale] – 5.5 million For the People (ABC) [NEW] – 2 million viewers
What did you watch on TV last night? Please share.
Trying to figure out what to watch tonight? Be it new episodes of the TV season, reairs of cable series or a movie, here are some suggestions:
5 PM: Deadpool movie on FX
5:25 PM: The Bourne Ultimatum movie on AMC
6:15 PM: Taken 3 movie on FXM
7 PM: NCIS on USA Network
8 PM: The Blacklist on NBC (NEW – Finale) Famous in Love on Freeform (NEW) Suicide Squad movie on Cinemax Me Before You movie on EPIX NCIS on USA Network
8:10 PM: Dunkirk movie on HBO
9 PM: This Magic Moment movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair) The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers movie on Encore Fast Five movie on Paramount Network NCIS on USA Network
10 PM: Designated Survivor on ABC (NEW – Finale) Krypton on Syfy (NEW) Colony on USA Network (NEW) NCIS on Oxygen
On May 19, the new Hallmark Channel movie Royally Ever After will debut at 9 PM.
Sara’s (Fiona Gubelmann from The Good Doctor) dream of finding the perfect mate is realized when boyfriend Daniel (Torrance Coombs from Reign) proposes marriage, but there is one tiny hitch. It turns out he is the real-life prince of a small European monarchy, and his marriage requires the approval of his royal parents.
Commoner Sara will have to do more than simply impress the in-laws-to-be. If she wants to become Daniel’s wife, she’ll have to prove she’s got all the makings of an honest-to-goodness princess.
It’s that time of year again when the networks make their annual presentations in New York to the advertisers where they announce their proposed fall line-up and announce the new shows they have picked up.
Here is the breakdown for ABC:
MONDAY
8 PM – Dancing with the Stars
10 PM – The Good Doctor
TUESDAY
8 PM – Roseanne
8:30 PM – The Kids Are Aliright *
9 PM – black-ish
9:30 PM – Splitting Up Together
10 PM – The Rookie *
The Rookie – Starting over isn’t easy, especially for small town guy John Nolan (Nathan Fillion from Castle) who, after a life altering incident, is pursuing his dream of being an LAPD officer. As the force’s oldest rookie, he’s met with skepticism from some higher ups who see him as just a walking midlife crisis. If he can’t keep up with the young cops and the criminals, he’ll be risking lives including his own. But if he can use his life experience, determination, and sense of humor to give him an edge, he may just become a success in this new chapter of his life. The cast includes Richard T. Jones (Judging Amy), Alyssa Diaz (Zoo and Army Wives), Melissa O’Neil (Dark Matter), Mercedes Mason (Fear the Walking Dead), Eric Winter (Witches of East End and Rosewood), Afton Williamson (The Breaks) and Titus Makin (The Path and Glee).
Here is a trailer for The Rookie:
WEDNESDAY
8 PM – The Goldbergs
8:30 PM – American Housewife [New Time]
9 PM – Modern Family
9:30 PM – Single Parents *
10 PM – A Million Little Things *
A Million Little Things – Follows eight friends who have bonded through unexpected circumstances, and get the wake-up call they need to start living when the one whose life looked most put together dies unexpectedly. The cast includes David Giuntoil (Grimm), James Roday (psych), Romany Malco (Weeds), Christina Ochoa (Blood Drive and Valor), Allison Miller (Incorporated), Ron Livingston (Loudermilk), Christina Moses (The Originals), Lizzy Greene (Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn) and Stephanie Szostak (Satisfaction).
Here is a trailer for A Million Little Things:
THURSDAY
8 PM – Grey’s Anatomy
9 PM – Station 19
10 PM – How to Get Away with Murder
FRIDAY
8 PM – Fresh Off the Boat (New Night and Time)
8:30 PM – Speechless (New Night and Time)
9 PM – Child Support (New Time)
10 PM – 20/20
SATURDAY
8 PM – Saturday Night Football
SUNDAY
7 PM – America’s Funniest Home Videos
8 PM – Dancing with the Stars: Juniors
9 PM – Shark Tank
10 PM – The Adam Baldwin Show (Talk Show)
* Denotes new shows
The new dramas picked up by ABC include The Fix, Grand Hotel and Whiskey Cavalier, but they won’t air until the mid-season.
The Fix – This new legal drama focuses on Maya Travis, an L.A. district attorney who suffers a devastating defeat when prosecuting an A-list actor for double murder. With her high profile career derailed, she flees for a quieter life in Oregon. Eight years later when this same celebrity is under suspicion for another murder, Maya is lured back to the DA’s office for another chance at justice. The cast includes Robin Tunney (The Mentalist), Merrin Dungey (Alias and Big Little Lies), Marc Blucas (Necessary Roughness), Breckin Meyer (Franklin & Bash and Designated Survivor), Alex Saxon (The Foster), Adewale Akinnouye-Abgaje (Lost), Adam Rayner (Tyrant), Scott Cohen (Gilmore Girls) and Mouzam Makkar (The Exorcist)
Here is a trailer for The Fix:
Grand Hotel – Set at the last family-owned hotel in multicultural Miami Beach. Charismatic Santiago Mendoza (Demián Bichir from The Bridge) owns the hotel, while his glamorous second wife Gigi (Roselyn Sanchez), and their adult children enjoy the spoils of success. The hotel’s loyal staff round out a contemporary,
fresh take on an upstairs/downstairs story. Wealthy and beautiful guests bask in luxury, but scandals, escalating debt, and explosive secrets hide beneath the picture perfect exterior. The cast includes Roselyn Sanchez (Devious Maids), Wendy Raquel Robinson (The Game), Denyse Tontz (Incorporated), Anne Winters (13 Reasons Why), Chris Warren (The Fosters) and Bryan Craig (General Hospital) [among others].
Here is a trailer for Grand Hotel:
Whiskey Cavalier – This action dramedy follows the adventures of tough but tender FBI super agent Will Chase, (Scott Foley from Scandal) – codename: WHISKEY CAVALIER – who, following an emotional break-up, is assigned to work with badass CIA operative Francesca “Frankie” Trowbridge (Lauren Cohan from The Walking Dead) – codename: FIERY TRIBUNE. Together, they lead an inter-agency team of flawed, funny, heroic spies who periodically save the world (and each other) while navigating the rocky roads of friendship, romance and office politics. The cast also includes Tyler James William (Everybody Hates Chris and Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders) and Ana Ortiz (Devious Maids).
Here is a trailer for Whiskey Cavalier:
The drama Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. will also be back for a sixth season, but not until next summer.
It was a full night of programming on the major networks with all of the Monday night dramas, airing new episodes, which included a series finale and a season finale:
Here is how all of those Monday dramas fared in the overall ratings last night:
8 PM Shows: Lucifer (FOX) [NEW – Series Finale] – 3.2 million viewers Supergirl (The CW) [NEW] – 1.5 viewers
9 PM Shows: The Resident (FOX) [NEW – Season Finale] – 4.2 million iZombie (The CW) [NEW] – 732,000 viewers
10 PM Shows: Elementary (CBS) [NEW] – 4.4 million viewers The Crossing (ABC) [NEW] – 3.7 million viewers
What did you watch on TV last night? Please share.
Trying to figure out what to watch tonight? Be it new episodes of the TV season, reairs of cable series or a movie, here are some suggestions:
5:15 PM: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire movie on TNT
6 PM: She’s All That movie on Freeform Edge of Tomorrow movie on WGN America
7 PM: NCIS on Oxygen
7:30 PM: Deadpool movie on FX
8 PM: NCIS on CBS (NEW) The Flash on The CW (NEW) Shadowhunters on Freeform (NEW – Hour 1 of Spring Finale) Harry and Meghan: A Royal Romance movie on Lifetime (Encore) The Bourne Ultimatum movie on AMC The Princess Bride movie on BBC America Crazy, Stupid, Love movie on CMT Dirty Dancing movie on POP Cinderella movie on TNT
9 PM: NCIS: New Orleans on CBS (NEW – Two-Hour Finale) The 100 on The CW (NEW) Strawberry Summer movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)
9:01 PM: Rise on NBC (NEW – Finale) Shadowhunters on Freeform (NEW – Hour 2 of Spring Finale)
10 PM: Legion on FX (NEW) Genius on National Geographic (NEW)
It’s that time of year again when the networks make their annual presentations in New York to the advertisers where they announce their proposed fall line-up and announce the new shows they have picked up.
Here is the breakdown for FOX:
MONDAY
8 PM – The Resident
10 PM – 9-1-1
TUESDAY
8 PM – The Gifted
9 PM – Lethal Weapon
WEDNESDAY
8 PM – Empire
9 PM – Star
THURSDAY
8 PM – Thursday Night Football
FRIDAY
8 PM – Last Man Standing (All-New Episodes)
8:30 PM – The Cool Kids *
9 PM – Hell’s Kitchen
SATURDAY
7 – 10:30 PM – FOX Sports Saturday: FOX College Football
SUNDAY
7 PM – NFL on FOX
7:30 PM – The OT
8 PM – The Simpsons
8:30 PM – Bob’s Burgers
9 PM – The Family Guy
9:30 PM – The Rel *
* Denotes new shows
The new dramas picked up by FOX include The Passage and Proven Innocent, but they won’t air until the mid-season.
The Passage – Based on author Justin Cronin’s best-selling trilogy the series will focus on Project Noah, a secret medical facility where scientists are experimenting with a dangerous virus that could lead to the cure for all disease, but also carries the potential to wipe out the human race. When a young girl, Amy Bellafonte (Saniyya Sidney from Fences and Hidden Figures) is chosen to be a test subject, Federal Agent Brad Wolgast (Mark-Paul Gosselaar from Pitch) is the man who is tasked with bringing her to Project Noah. Ultimately, however, Wolgast becomes her surrogate father, as he tries to protect her at any cost. The cast includes Caroline Chikezie (The Shannara Chronicles), Vincent Piazza (Boardwalk Empire), Jamie McShane (Sons of Anarchy), Brianne Howey (The Exorcist) and Emmanuelle Chriqui (Entourage).
Here is the trailer for The Passage:
Proven Innocent – The series follows an underdog criminal defense firm led by Madeline Scott (Rachelle Lefevre from Under the Dome), a fierce and uncompromising lawyer with a hunger for justice. There is no one who understands the power of setting an innocent person free more than Madeline. At age 18, she was wrongfully convicted, along with her brother, Levi (Riley Smith, from Frequency and Life Sentence), in a sensational murder case that made her an infamous media obsession, a household name and a national cause célèbre. Madeline runs the firm with her partner, Easy Boudreau (Russell Hornsby from Grimm), the very lawyer who helped set her free after seven years in prison. The series also stars Vincent Kartheiser from Mad Men), Nikki M. James (Tony Award winner) and Brian d’Arcy James (Smash and 13 Reasons Why).
Here is a trailer for Proven Innocent:
The Orville and Gotham will both return for new seasons during the mid-season as well.
There are no significant updates for new seasons of Prison Break and 24; both are in early development. There are also no plans for more episodes of The X-Files.
Here is the list of the programming options to expect on TV this coming week, which includes a lot of season/series finales and two new made-for-TV movies:
The finales that will air during the week include:
May 14 – Lucifer (series finale) and The Resident (season finale) at 8 and 9 PM respectively on FOX.
May 15 – NCIS: New Orleans (two-hour season finale) on CBS at 9 PM
May 15 – Rise (series finale) at 9:01 PM and Chicago Med (season finale) at 10 PM on NBC.
May 15 – Shadowhunters (two-hour spring finale) on Freeform at 8 PM
May 16 – The Blacklist (season finale) at 8 PM on NBC.
May 16 – SEAL Team (season finale) on CBS at 9:01 PM.
May 16 – Designated Survivor (series finale) at 10 PM on ABC.
May 17 – Supernatural and Arrow (both season finales) at 8 and 9 PM respectively on The CW.
May 17 – S.W.A.T. (season finale) on CBS at 10 PM.
May 17 – Grey’s Anatomy and Station 19 (both season finales) on ABC at 8 and 9 PM respectively.
May 17 – Gotham (finale) on FOX at 8 PM [there has been no confirmation of whether this show has been renewed yet]
May 18 – Blindspot (season finale) on NBC at 8 PM.
May 18 – Hawaii Five-0 (season finale) at 9 PM on CBS.
May 18 – Rellik (finale) on Cinemax at 10 PM.
May 18 – Once Upon a Time (part 2 of series finale) and Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (finale) on ABC at 8 and 9:01 PM respectively [there has been no confirmation of whether SHIELD has been renewed yet].
May 20 – NCIS: Los Angeles (two-hour season finale) and Madam Secretary (season finale) on CBS at 8 and 10 PM respectively.
The made-for-TV movies that will next week include:
The HBO telefilm Fahrenheit 451 will debut on May 19 at 8 PM. Based on Ray Bradbury’s classic novel the film depicts a future where the media is an opiate, history is rewritten and “firemen” burn books. The cast includes Michael B. Jordan, Michael Shannon, Martin Donovan and Soufia Boutella.
The new Hallmark Channel movie Royally Ever After will debut on May 19 at 9 PM. Sara’s (Fiona Gubelmann) dream of finding the perfect mate is realized when boyfriend Daniel (Torrance Coombs) proposes marriage, but there is one tiny hitch. It turns out he is the real-life prince of a small European monarchy, and his marriage requires the approval of his royal parents. Commoner Sara will have to do more than simply impress the in-laws-to-be. If she wants to become Daniel’s wife, she’ll have to prove she’s got all the makings of an honest-to-goodness princess.
