“The Promise” – When the body of a young girl who was killed over 40 years ago is discovered at the bottom of Lake Mead, Max Roby promises her mother, Raquel Williams, that the CSI team will finally find justice for her daughter in a powerful episode co-written by “CSI” franchise creator Anthony E. Zuiker. Also, Greg Sanders brings his quirky humor as he returns to the crime lab, on the CBS Original series CSI: VEGAS, Thursday, March 30 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+*. Regina Taylor guest stars as Raquel Williams, the girl’s mother. Eric Szmanda reprises his original CSI role of Greg Sanders. Pictured: Matt Lauria as Josh Folsom, Regina Taylor as Raquel Williams and Paula Newsome as Maxine Roby. Photo: Michael Yarish/CBS ©2022 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Best-bets for March 30: CBS’ shows return; ABC’s leaves

1) “CSI: Vegas,” 10 p.m., CBS. After a two-week basketball break, this returns with a deeply moving episode. There’s great work from Paula Newsome, as the CSI chief, and Regina Taylor, as a vicitm who has retained anger (and a bullet) for decades. (They’re shown here, right and centr.) She rages, justifiably, about past police who seemed to give Black victims less attention. Now she has people on her side. Read more…

1) “CSI: Vegas,” 10 p.m., CBS. After a two-week basketball break, this returns with a deeply moving episode. There’s great work from Paula Newsome, as the CSI chief, and Regina Taylor, as a vicitm who has retained anger (and a bullet) for decades. (They’re shown here, right and centr.) She rages, justifiably, about past police who seemed to give Black victims less attention. Now she has people on her side.

2) “Young Sheldon,” 8 p.m., CBS. This show took its basketball break at a key time: Missy, 15, was seeing all the attention go to her brothers – one a genius, the other a new dad. She stole her dad’s pick-up truck; now she’s on the run with Paige, a wayward genius. That’s followed by the return of “Ghosts” (Alberta’s descendant visits) and “So Help Me Todd”: Skylar Astin, as Todd, again falls for Briga Heelan, his love interest in the “Ground Floor” series..

3) “Alaska Daily” season-finale, 10 p.m., ABC. Like tonight’s “CSI: Vegas,” this has asked whether minority victims get less attention. Based on a real newspaper probe into the disappearance of native girls and women, it’s a quality show from two Oscar-winners — writer Tom McCarthy (“Spotlight”) and star Hilary Swank (“Boys Don’t Cry” and “Million Dollar Baby”). Tonight, she hears a victim’s final call and rushes into action.

4) “Prom Pact,” 8 p.m., Disney Channel. A familiar theme (teens from opposite worlds) gets a new spin in this fairly enjoyable film, which will reach Disney+ on Friday. He’s a handsome athlete with an easy life; she’s a diligent student, eyeing Harvard. As she reluctantly tutors him, lives change.

5) Baseball, all day. It’s opening day everywhere. All 30 Major League teams start the year (barring weather postponements), with most of them confined to regional networks. The exception is at 7:05 p.m. ET, when the champion Houston Astros host the Chicago White Sox.
— Mike Hughes, TV America

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