TUESDAY

APRIL 3

2018

BIANCULLI’S BEST BETS

ABC, 8:00 p.m. ET

Roseanne and company blew through the first test of their modern relaunch, notching what President Trump would call “huuuge” ratings and inspiring a series of pundit queries about the larger meaning of the show’s return and initial success in the Trump era. ABC already has renewed Roseanne for a second season, so for the cast and creators of this sitcom, mission definitely accomplished. But now comes the tricky part: maintaining the audience and the momentum. And that test begins tonight.

THE VOICE

NBC, 8:00 p.m. ET

This year’s Knockout Rounds have incorporated a new “Save” button for the judges to use – but the even better idea, incorporated for the first time this season, is to bring back former winners of The Voice as mentors for this new round. There’s no question this show is a superb showcase for the judges – but bringing back former winners is a way to remind everyone of the talent around which a singing competition series really is built. (Here’s Blake Shelton with his recent winning team member, Chloe Kohanski.) And new judge Kelly Clarkson, first winner of American Idol, embodies that idea perfectly as well.

THE MIDDLE

ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET

Roseanne has gotten so much press, and credit, lately for resurfacing just at a time when Hollywood allegedly has ignored the everyday concerns and people of Middle America. But for many years now, another ABC sitcom – this one – has been commendably, and very comically, examining the lives, dreams and frustrations of the type of people living between the coasts. Living, as this Indiana-set sitcom reminds us, in… The Middle. And starting tonight, in a perfect piece of scheduling symmetry and synergy, Roseanne and The Middle are paired together.

RISE

NBC, 9:01 p.m. ET

NBC was able to slip lots of promos for Rise, this new series about a high school performing arts group, into Easter Sunday’s showing of its Jesus Christ Superstar Live! special. Let’s see if some of those Superstar viewers follow suit, and follow to tonight’s new installment of Rise.

LEGION

FX, 10:00 p.m. ET

SEASON PREMIERE: The first season of Legion, Noah Hawley’s bold take on the Marvel mutant universe, was as thrillingly different, and unpredictable, as any of his Fargo TV seasons. But this second season, based on the first few episodes made available for preview, propel everything to an even higher, stranger, more intoxicating level. Don’t even try to watch tonight’s Season 2 premiere until you’ve caught up with all of Season 1 – but once you have, strap in and hold on, because this season, Legion explodes out of the box with some of the most arrestingly original TV visuals, music, sound and story lines I’ve ever seen. For a full review, see my Bianculli’s Blog.

THE LAST O.G.

TBS, 10:30 p.m. ET

SERIES PREMIERE: This new comedy series is co-created by Jordan Peele, but coming to it with high expectations may lead to disappointment. This comeback vehicle for Tracy Morgan is okay, but not at all exceptional. Morgan plays Tray, who emerges from a 15-year prison stint with hopes of reconnecting with his family, friends, and old neighborhood. It’s like Rectify played for laughs, and is even less funny than that sounds.

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David Bianculli has been a TV critic since 1975, including a 14-year stint at the New York Daily News, and sees no reason to stop now. Currently, he's TV critic for NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross, and is an occasional substitute host for that show. He's also an author and teaches TV and film history at New Jersey's Rowan University. His 2009 Dangerously Funny: The Uncensored Story of 'The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour', has been purchased for film rights. His latest, The Platinum Age of Television: From I Love Lucy to the Walking Dead, How TV Became Terrific, is an effusive guidebook that plots the path from the 1950s’ Golden Age to today’s era of quality TV.

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