Day: April 21, 2026

May, we’re told, is murder mystery month

To some of us, May might suggest blue skies, baseball and flowers.
In the streaming world, however, it also brings murder.
The second “Murder Mystery May” is coming to Acorn. It assembles TV shows and films from England, Ireland, Scotland, Canada (“Hurdoch Mysteries, shown here), New Zealand, Norway, Tasmania and beyond. Read more…

Best-bets for April 23: Seasons end, draft begins

1) “Matlock” season-finale, 9-11 p.m., CBS. A year overdue, the show finally wraps its main story. This is the episode viewers expected a year ago: Matty and Olympia push to pin blame on the burying of a report that could have saved lives. It starts poorly (a dream scene, rarely a good idea) and has odd twists involving Senior’s ex-wife (shown here) and others, but ultimately gets a good show back on track. Read more…