‘Dancing’ to the Finale, ‘Homicide in a Small City’ Finale, Cobie Smulders Is ‘Accused,’ Lidia Provides Thanks

Dancing With the Stars

Gauging the power and recognition of their Prime 5 {couples} this season, ABC’s long-running dancing competitors selected to not eradicate anybody throughout final week’s semifinals, which suggests there can be loads of dancing within the three-hour Season 33 finale earlier than one group takes residence the glittery Len Goodman Mirrorball. Among the many highlights: particular professional routines to Madonna’s “Vacation” and Troye Sivan’s “Rush,” plus a dance pairing Derek Hough and Mark Ballas and a return look from Season 32 champs Xochitl Gómez and Val Chmerkovskiy. The competing {couples} carry out a “redemption dance” chosen by the judges and the ever-popular freestyle routine the place something goes. Will Joey Graziadei be the primary male Bachelor to win, or will bragging rights go to an Olympian (Ilona Maher or Stephen Nedoroscik), a Tremendous Bowl champ (Danny Amendola) or a gifted TV/Disney star (Chandler Kinney)?

Homicide in a Small City

The agricultural city of Gibsons on Canada’s Sunshine Coast has attracted greater than its share of unwelcome guests, and because the first season of this low-key procedural ends, police chief Karl Alberg (a soulful Rossif Sutherland) suspects a serial killer of their midst. Schitt’s Creek’s Noah Reid guest-stars as a well-liked artwork trainer, and Lucas Bryant returns as on-the-skids TV actor Roger Galbraith, which is just about the suspect pool. The crime-solving is quite perfunctory, however what most viewers will in all probability care about most is whether or not Karl can rekindle his romantic reference to native librarian Cassandra (Kristin Kreuk).

Accused

Even when the plots of this authorized anthology take it a twist too far at instances, the casting is motive sufficient to verify in. Living proof: Cobie Smulders (How I Met Your Mom) is splendidly empathetic as Val, a struggling divorced mother whose humiliation by the hands of her (secretly) abusive ex (Eric Johnson) makes her essentially the most pure suspect when he’s discovered lifeless in his storage. Val’s reckless actions, together with some poorly timed and clumsy lies to the brand new spouse (Dina Shihabi) and the police, appear to seal her destiny. However that’s solely half the story.

Lidia Celebrates America

There are few weeks higher fitted to a meals particular than the run-up to Thanksgiving, and well-liked TV chef and writer Lidia Bastianich returns for a brand new installment of her ongoing collection of culinary travelogues. Bastianich celebrates progressive entrepreneurs in her newest particular, together with the three Cricketeers firm in Minneapolis that focuses on turning bugs into delicacies (cricket pesto, anybody?) and an Indigenous Meals Lab Market additionally in Minneapolis. She strikes on to discover Appalachian delicacies in Virginia and spotlights organizations in California that present recent produce to these in want. Dig in, everybody.

St. Denis Medical

The medical mockumentary teaches Alex (Allison Tolman) one other onerous lesson in hospital administration when “mixing issues up” with the nurses’ work assignments provokes the “imply women” (together with Superstore’s Nico Santos) to push again. And nobody is stunned when cocky surgeon Bruce (Josh Lawson) overreacts to being named “featured worker” at St. Denis. Wait until he learns the honour adjustments every quarter. Adopted by Evening Courtroom (8:30/7:30c), the place choose Abby (Melissa Rauch) pursues the thriller of whether or not Dan (John Larroquette) is the organic father of her boyfriend Jake (Ryan Hansen), solely to really feel just like the odd particular person out when the blokes start to bond.

INSIDE TUESDAY TV:

• Black Comedy in America (9/8c, Vice TV): “Eddie Murphy within the ’80s” follows the comic as he breaks out from Saturday Evening Reside into film and stand-up stardom. Adopted by an episode exploring the historic roots of Black comedy, grounded in post-slavery racial stereotypes and cultural segregation.
• China, The U.S. & the Rise of Xi Jinping (10/9c, PBS): A two-hour Frontline documentary from correspondent Martin Smith’s group explores the background of China’s president and the nation’s contentious financial and coverage conflicts with the US.
• It’s within the Sport: Madden NFL (streaming on Prime Video): A four-part docuseries reveals the chaotic origins of the long-lasting Madden NFL online game and celebrates its cultural influence.
• Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae (streaming on Hulu): A four-part true-crime documentary revisits the historical past of Native American activist Annie Mae Aquash, who fought for Indigenous rights within the Seventies till her homicide in 1975, which went unsolved for practically three a long time.
• Anthony Jeselnik: Bones and All (streaming on Netflix): The comic marks his twentieth yr of shockingly humorous stand-up in a particular filmed throughout his world tour.