What To Watch: United States Of Al Debuts, Chris Meloni's Law & Order Comeback, Manifest Returns And More
On TV this Thursday: CBS launches a new Chuck Lorre comedy, Manifest boards a new passenger and Chris Meloni reprises his iconic role as Detective Elliot Stabler. Here are 15 programs to keep on your radar; all times are Eastern.
Showtimes for April 1, 2021
The Challenge: All Stars
Limited series premiere: Legendary vets Mark Long, Nehemiah Clark, Ruthie Alcaide, Beth Stolarczyk and Trishelle Cannatella return. (Watch trailer.)
Creepshow
Season 2 premiere: A loner "hangs out" with the model toys of his favorite scary-movie monsters; the appraisal of an antique book summons a dark force.
Generation
Season 1, Part 1 finale: Chester's new look causes a scene at school; Delilah has to make the most difficult decision of her life. (Return date TBA.)
Made for Love
Series premiere (first three episodes): A thirty-something woman (Black Mirror's Cristin Milioti) finds herself on the run after 10 years in a suffocating marriage to a controlling tech billionaire (Tell Me a Story‘s Billy Magnussen); Ray Romano co-stars. (Read cast Q&A and producers preview; watch trailer.)
Prank Encounters
Season 2 premiere (all seven episodes): Monstrous frights meet hilarious reveals in Stranger Things star Gaten Matarazzo's hidden-camera show.
MLB Baseball
Opening day games include Blue Jays vs. Yankees (1 pm), Dodgers vs. Rockies (4 pm), Mets vs. Nationals (7 pm) and Astros vs. Athletics (10 pm).
Manifest
Season 3 premiere: Ben embarks on an international mission; The Americans' Holly Taylor joins the cast as an "integral" new 828er. (Watch first five minutes and our WonderCon Q&A.)
Top Chef
Season 18 premiere (75 minutes): A new batch of 15 talented executive chefs and restaurant owners compete amid the ongoing pandemic.
United States of Al
Series premiere: The Chuck Lorre-EP'd comedy focuses on the friendship between a veteran Marine (Enlisted's Parker Young) and his newly emigrated interpreter (Rules of Engagement's Adhir Kaylan) from Afghanistan; Dean Norris (Breaking Bad) and Kelli Goss (The Ranch) co-star. (Watch trailer.)
Grey's Anatomy
Meredith is reunited with [Spoiler]; Hayes' sister-in-law is admitted to the hospital. (Is it time to get off the beach?)
Law & Order: SVU / Law & Order: Organized Crime
Two-hour crossover event! First up on SVU, Liv and the squad rally around Det. Stabler (Chris Meloni) to identify a threat to his family. Then in the series premiere of Organized Crime, Stabler returns to the NYPD following a devastating loss; Tamara Taylor (Bones) and Dylan McDermott (American Horror Story) co-star. (Read Meloni interview; get scoop on additional crossovers.)
Mom
Bonnie goes to extremes to protect her daughter Christy; Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul) guest-stars. (Get series finale date.)
The Moodys
Season 2 premiere (two episodes): Sean Sr. (Denis Leary) contemplates retirement, as Sean Jr. (Jay Baruchel) takes over the family's HVAC business; Bridget (Chelsea Frei) and Dan (Francois Arnaud) return home.
Wipeout
Revival premiere: The former ABC competition returns with a new, three-stage obstacle course; John Cena and Nicole Byer host. (Watch trailer.)
B Positive
New time slot alert! Gina has three days to teach Cannoli new tricks before his owner returns from abroad; Drew must accept that Maddie is getting older.
👩⚕️ ON THIS DAY IN TV HISTORY 🏥
On April 1, 1963, ABC launched the daytime drama General Hospital, while on this day in 1978, The Bob Newhart Show ended its six-season CBS run.