Day: April 28, 2020

Best-bets for April 30: Three shows end, one returns

1) “Council of Dads” return, 9 p.m., NBC. After a grim prognosis, a man asked three friends to help raise his three kids if he died; he did. That was in the opener, which followed the “This Is Us” season-finale. Now that episode reruns at 8 p.m., leading to the secis ond one, another good one. One “dad” tries too hard, another doesn’t try hard enough, the third feels guilty. Also, the widow (Sarah Wayne Callies, shown here) feel overwhelmed and the eldest daughter has married and plans to move to New York City. Stick around; there’s a sharp plot twist at the end. Read more…

“Dads”: Fresh twist in busy life

We expect Michael O’Neill to be in support and in command.
In recurring roles, he’s been the Secret Service chief in “West Wing,” a sergeant major in “The Unit,” a counter-terrorism official in “24,” senators in “Rectify” and “Jack Ryan.”
“I’ve played a lot of … authority figures,” O’Neill said. “That’s the mustache, by the way. They think because I have a mustache, I have authority.”
But now “Council of Dads” gives him fresh turf. His character is a key part of the story … and is a guy whose life used to be out of control. Read more…