What To Watch: Empire Ends, Flash And Legends Return, Prince And More
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On TV this Tuesday: Empire airs its ersatz series finale, The Flash and Legends of Tomorrow return after pandemic-induced breaks and the Grammys pay tribute to late music icon Prince. Here are nine programs to keep on your radar; all times are Eastern.
Showtimes for April 21, 2020
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Middleditch & Schwartz
Netflix
Comedy duo Thomas Middleditch (Silicon Valley) and Ben Schwartz (House of Lies) headline three completely improvised comedy specials, with each performance based entirely on a random audience suggestion.
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The Flash
The CW
Back after a five-week break! After Black Hole hires Rag Doll to kill Joe, Singh advises his top cop to enter WITSEC; Ralph has a run-in with Sue; Iris grows suspicious of Eva. (Read Grant Gustin preview.)
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DC's Legends of Tomorrow
The CW
Back after a five-week break! Sara, Constantine and Charlie run into an unforeseen problem (and Baby!) during their search for another piece of the Loom; Zari embarks on a meditative journey.
Empire
Fox
Makeshift series finale: Cookie looks back on her life and the woman that she's become; Lucious grapples with his feelings for Cookie while continuing to support Yana; the Lyons face their biggest threat yet. (Is there hope for a proper ending?)
Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince
CBS
Two hours: Beck; Gary Clark Jr.; Common; Earth, Wind, & Fire; Foo Fighters; H.E.R.; Juanes; John Legend; Chris Martin; Morris Day and The Time; Princess; Sheila E.; St. Vincent; Mavis Staples; Miguel; the Revolution; and Usher perform, with special appearances by FKA Twigs, Fred Armisen, Jimmy Jam, Misty Copeland and Naomi Campbell; Maya Rudolph hosts.
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One Day at a Time
Pop TV
Alex asks Penelope for a large sum of money; Dr. Berkowitz gives Schneider and Avery a gift, which leads to their first fight.
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For Life
ABC
This hour flashes back to the previous nine years of Aaron's incarceration, tracking his evolution from terrified novice prisoner to attorney and social crusader.
If Loving You Is Wrong
OWN
Kelly's predicament goes from bad to worse, as the stakes are raised higher than ever before.
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The Last O.G.
TBS
Tray takes Shahzad to his first basketball game; Josh worries that he's not the "cool dad" anymore.