BLACK-ISH - “And the Winner Is…” – Dre gets news that he’s been nominated for an Ad World Award but may have to miss an important family function if he attends. Meanwhile, Olivia returns from Yale to visit Junior who has a full day of L.A. fun planned for their visit on an all-new episode of “black-ish,” TUESDAY, MARCH 22 (9:30-10:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC. (ABC/Richard Cartwright) TRACEE ELLIS ROSS, ANTHONY ANDERSON

Best-bets for April 19: “Black-ish says farewell

(This is slightly out of order; for the April 20 beat-bets, scroll down one.)
1)“Black-isn: finale, 9 p.m., ABC. One of TV’s most important comedies concludes. In its first seven seasons, “Black-ish” received 25 Emmy nominations, including four for best comedy series. It has Peabody and American Film Institute awards, a Television Critics Association win for best comedy and a Golden Globe for Tracee Ellis Ross, who stars with Anthoy Anderson (they’re shown here). Tonight, with his parents leaving and his kids pondering college, he considers a change … and gets advice from gymnast Simone Biles. That’s followed at 9:31 by “Black-ish: A Celebration.” Read more…

(This is slightly out of order; for the April 20 best-bets, scroll down one.)

1)“Black-isn: finale, 9 p.m., ABC. One of TV’s most important comedies concludes. In its first seven seasons, “Black-ish” received 25 Emmy nominations, including four for best comedy series. It has Peabody and American Film Institute awards, a Television Critics Association win for best comedy and a Golden Globe for Tracee Ellis Ross, who stars with Anthoy Anderson (they’re shown here). Tonight, with his parents leaving and his kids pondering college, he considers a change … and gets advice from gymnast Simone Biles. That’s followed at 9:31 by “Black-ish: A Celebration.”

2) “The Resident,” 8 p.m., Fox. Dr. A.J. Austin has become one of TV best characters. Subtly played by Malcolm Jamal-Warner ( the former Cosby kid), he’s a surgeon with a mixture of intensity and quiet rage. Tonight, he faces both ends of the life-cycle – being sought as a sperm donor and guiding his mother’s hospice care. Add two other stories – a young camper with a sudden collapse; Dr. Bell battling bad doctors – and you have a richly emotional hour.

3) “New Amsterdam” return, 10 p.m., NBC. After a six-week break, the show returns with an hour that’s both ambitious and (at times) perplexing. At a wild karaoke night, the doctors are festive; then one has a problem and …. Well, we’re back to that same night, but from another perspective … and another. Questions (and worries) pile up – followed by a “to be continued” note. The result is both fascinating and frustrating. If you do watch tonight – and it’s worth trying – you’ll be back next week.

4) “Mayans M.C.” season-opener, 10 p.m, FX, rerunning at midnight. Last season ended with EZ’s dreams being crushed. He had planned to leave town with the radiant Gaby; after his father talked to her, she fled alone. Now EZ is back with his biker buddies and in a crisis. They’re under attack from other bikers, sort of like a fort in an old cowboy movie. It’s high-octane, with a second episode at 11. “Mayans” manages to juggle strong action and deep drama.

5) ALSO: Two major non-fiction shows collide at 10 p.m. On PBS, “Frontline” starts a three-Tuesday look at “The Power of Big Oil.” And on HBO, “REAL Sports with Bryant Gumbel” has its 300th episode. It’s planning reports on Jake Paul , the Internet star who has started a boxing career … Oksana Masters, the paralympic champ, hoping to complete for her native Ukraine … and Caster Semenya, an Olympic champion fighting sports rule that she must take a hormone treatment to suppress her body’s natural testosterone.

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