1) Baseball. It’s opening day everywhere. Most of that will be on regional networks, but at 7:35 p.m. ET, ESPN has the Texas Rangers hosting the Chicago Cubs, with two all-stars on the mound. The Cubs’ Justin Steele (shown here) had a 16-5 won-loss record last year, with a 3.06 earned run average; the Rangers’ Nathan Eovaldi was 12-5, 3.63.
2) Basketball. The second week of the college tournament begins; by Sunday night, the field will be trimmed from 16 to the final four. CBS again sets aside its comedies and such; “Young Sheldon” finally returns next week. it has games at 7:09 (Clemson-Arizona) and about 9:39 (Alabama-North Carolia). TBS has Connecticut-San Diego State at 7:39 and Illinois-Iowa State at about 10:09.
3) “9-1-1,” 8 p.m., ABC. As the three-part story concludes, things look grim. After an explosion, most of the ship’s passengers reached lifeboats. That still leaves Bobby, Athena and a few others, including a passenger who was shot by the pirates. Back on land, rescue workers have just realized there may be a crisis.
4) “Black Panther” (2018), 8 p.m., TNT. It’s a double night for Angela Bassett. She’s Athena in “9-1-1” and Ramonda – the majestic queen mother of Wakanda – in this film, part of a strong night for movie adventures. Freeform has “Terminator 2” (1991) at 8 p.m., after Tobey Maguire’s “Spiderman” trilogy, at 11:30 a.m. and 2 and 5 p.m.
5) “Farmer Wants a Wife,” 9:02 p.m., Fox. Last week’s episode was bumped at the last minute, to make room for a special about the royal family. Here it is, a week late, with a campsite mixer. That follows a “Next Level Chef,” focusing on Greek cuisine.
— Mike Hughes, TV America