Daily Best Bets

1) Academy of Country Music awards, 8-11 p.m., CBS. Nashville’s top stars will perform. That includes Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan (who used to be the co-hosts) and Reba McEntire (the current host). It includes Carrie Underwood, Chris Stapleton (shown here) and Keith Urban, plus fresh combinations — Brooks & Dunn with Luke Combs, George Strait with Miranda Lambert (who also does a medley), Kelly Clarkson with Dan + Shay and with Jason Aldean (who also links with Florida Georgia Line). Read more…

1) Basketball, 6:09 and 8:49 p.m., CBS. The college tournament has been wildly entertaining – and unpredictable. In three of the four regions, the top-seeded team was ousted; even Duke, with its superhero superstar, is gone. The only one to survive (barely) was Virginia; in today’s first game, it faces Auburn, fresh from upsets over North Carolina and Kentucky. The second game has Michigan State (the Duke-slayer, led by Cassius Winston, shown here) facing Texas Tech, which upset Gonzaga. Read more…

1) “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” finale and concert, 8 and 9 p.m., CW. From its first moments, “Crazy” has been extraordinary. Each hour of a moderately clever comedy-drama is spiced by two or three music numbers; they work because the lyrics are brilliant and the cast has Broadway-type talent. Now the series concludes with Rebecca choosing a guy – Josh or Nathaniel or Greg or maybe no one. Then the cast combines for a concert, backed by band, orchestra and flashy videos. Read more…

1) The Big Bang Theory,” 8 p.m., CBS. For two weeks – basketball blotted out TV’s best comedy night. Now it’s back – “Mom” and “Young Sheldon” and, especially, “Big Bang,” for the final seven episodes of its final season. Sheldon craves a Nobel Prize, but two competitors (Kal Penn and Sean Astin, shown here) are charming in a publicity tour. Now Sheldon tries to lobby some of the past winners. Read more…

1) “For the People,” 10 p.m., ABC. After a terrific season-opener last week, the show Read more…