This Week On TV: April 6-12

By Brent Furdyk. 6 Apr 2020 10:04 AM

This Week: Series finales for “Schitt’s Creek” and “Modern Family”, “Chrissy’s Court” and many more as new streaming service Quibi debuts, Jimmy Kimmel revives “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire”, season three of “Killing Eve” arrives ahead of schedule, new HBO comedy-thriller “Run” and more.

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'Tooning Out the News' - Series Premiere

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'Chrissy's Court' - Series Premiere
Quibi
Chrissy Teigen hosts this comedic spin on "Judge Judy", one of numerous new shows — each with episodes 10 minutes in length — on the new Quibi streaming service. Other new Quibi shows include a Chance the Rapper-hosted reboot of "Punk'd", a nature documentary narrated by Reese Withersoon, a stunt-driving challenge featuring Idris Elba and many, many more.

* Monday, April 6
'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire'

Twenty years after the primetime game show "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" made its American debut, Jimmy Kimmel is stepping in for OG host Regis Philbin as host of a special run of episodes featuring celebrity contestants playing for the charity of their choice.

* Monday, April 6

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'Tooning Out the News' - Series Premiere
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Originally slated to debut in March before being sidelined by COVID-19, this Stephen Colbert-produced animated news spoof resumed production remotely and makes its debut this week.

* Tuesday, April 7
'Schitt's Creek' - Series Finale
CBC
Time to dig out a few rolls of that toilet paper you've been hoarding (no judgement here) to say goodbye to the Roses in the final episode of this beloved made-in -Canada comedy.

* Tuesday, April 7
'Modern Family' - Series Finale
ABC/Jill Greenberg
After 11 seasons, fans will bid a final farewell to the Pritchards and the Dunphys. In the two-part series finale, Mitchell and Cam settle in on their new normal, and Phil and Claire decide that one of the kids needs to move out in order to take control of the house again. Meanwhile, as Gloria becomes more successful at work, she notices Jay, Manny, and Joe don’t seem to need her as much. Then, the entire family discovers saying goodbye is much harder than it seems.

* Wednesday, April 8 on Global
'Superstore' - Season Finale
Tyler Golden/NBC
The season finale was to have been the final episode for America Ferrera, who revealed she was leaving the show. When production halted ahead of schedule due to the pandemic, her goodbye episode hadn't been filmed. As a result, look for Ferrera to return for one last episode to tie up her character's storyline at the beginning of next season — whenever that will be.

* Thursday, April 9 on Global
'Grey's Anatomy' - Season Finale
'Brews Brothers' - Series Premiere
Netflix
Two estranged brothers, Wilhelm (Alan Aisenberg) and Adam Rodman (Mike Castle), find themselves running a brewery together. Each one is a beer genius… a braumeister, but they couldn’t be more different in their beer-making techniques and personalities.

* Friday, April 10
'Killing Eve' - Season Premiere
BBC America
Arriving a few weeks earlier than scheduled, the third season picks up from the season-two finale, when Villanelle (Jodie Cormer) shot Eve (Sandra Oh) — after Eve stabbed Villanelle at the end of season one. Who knows what kind of damage will be inflicted when these two crazy kids meet up again?

* Sunday, April 12
'Willie Nelson: American Outlaw'
A&E
This concert special gives viewers a front row seat at Nashville’s one-night-only Willie Nelson tribute concert featuring an incredible line up of performers. including George Strait, Jimmy Buffett, Chris Stapleton, Dave Matthews, Eric Church, Emmylou Harris, Jack Johnson, Sheryl Crow, Vince Gill, Norah Jones and The Little Willies and many more. Celebrating Willie’s seven-decade long career and highlighting over 200 of his albums, the two-hour special honours the iconic Texan as the creative genius behind some of country music’s most historic recordings. In addition, fans can also enjoy 20 never-before-televised performances, exclusive interviews, captivating behind-the-scenes footage of Willie Nelson and some of music’s biggest superstars, and an all-star sing-along of Wille’s classic hit “On The Road Again.

* Sunday, April 12
'Run' - Series Premiere
HBO
This comedy-thriller from exec producer Phoebe Waller-Bridge ("Fleabag") follows a woman whose boring life is thrown upside down when she receives a text from her college sweetheart inviting her to drop everything and meet him in New York to fulfill the pact they made 17 years earlier. On a regular Tuesday morning, Ruby Richardson (Merritt Wever) is shaken out of her humdrum suburban life when she receives an urgent text that prompts her to fly to New York and board a cross-country train, where she reunites with college ex Billy Johnson (Domhnall Gleeson). As their adventure begins, Ruby and Billy fight the tension that still exists between them while attempting to root out each other’s secrets.

* Sunday, April 12

This Week On TV: April 6-12

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