Today’s Best Bets
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Fresh Off the Boat
ABC | 8:00 pm
When Jessica (Constance Wu) begins her college classes, she promotes precocious youngest son Evan (Ian Chen) to the role of "Vice Mommy" in charge of anything that arises in her absence in this new episode. Neither mother nor child has an easy time with this peaceful transfer of power, however. Elsewhere, Eddie (Hudson Yang) clashes with his father (Randall Park) when he requests that Louis treat him as an employee, not his son, while they are working at Cattleman’s Ranch. […]
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Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
CW | 9:00 pm
In a new episode called "I Need to Find My Frenemy," Rebecca (Rachel Bloom) is caught off-guard when she gets a call from her lifelong personal and professional nemesis, Audra Levine (recurring guest star Rachel Grate), pleading for Rebecca’s help with a complicated situation. Meanwhile, Nathaniel, Josh and Greg (Scott Michael Foster, Vincent Rodriguez III and Skylar Astin) try to sort out their entangled emotions when it comes to Rebecca. […]
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Don’t Be Tardy …
BRAVO | 9:00 pm
Kim’s lavish birthday bash has a glitzy gambling theme in the new episode "Lordy Lordy, Kimmie’s 40," which sees her hitting the jackpot with surprisingly supportive family and friends. The guest list, a veritable who’s who of Biermann personalities past and present, includes Kim’s estranged brother, her gynecologist, and just about every boy whom daughter Brielle ever dated. […]
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Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
FOOD | 9:00 pm
Host Guy Fieri’s own family roots have steered him to several outstanding Italian eateries over the years, and the new episode "Triple D Nation: A Taste of Italy" finds him revisiting some old favorites from past episodes. There’s an authentic Italian grocer in Scottsdale, Ariz., for example, whose made-from-scratch gnocchi and prosciutto never fail to bring a tear to Guy’s eye. A pizzeria in San Antonio, meanwhile, offers Neapolitan pie so authentic it actually comes with papers. […]
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Great Performances
PBS | 9:00 pm
The new performance documentary "Birgit Nilsson: A League of Her Own" celebrates the life and career of the Swedish dramatic soprano who became the face of opera for many from the 1950s through the 1970s, particularly in the vocally daunting operas of Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss. In addition to her gleaming, laser-focused voice, which seemed created to cut through any heavy orchestration, Nilsson also was known for her wit and sense of humor: She once registered her displeasure over a production’s gloomy lighting by showing up for rehearsal wearing a miner’s helmet. […]
