When Netflix announced last year it had canceled Norman Lear's One Day at a Time reboot, fans and critics were up in arms. But as Primetimer's Tara Ariano writes today, cosmic justice prevailed when Pop TV swooped in to save the show at the last minute. The series makes its basic cable debut tonight. Also today: the season finale of This Is Us, a night of shocking revelations on Empire, and Council of Dads sneak peeks on NBC. Here's what's new and noteworthy on TV this Tuesday:
SEASON PREMIERE: Norman Lear's One Day at a Time makes its Season 4 premiere on Pop TV, with the Alvarez family assessing their relationships and looking toward the future. Watch the preview. 9:30 PM ET on Pop TV
SEASON FINALE: The Pearson family celebrates Jack's first birthday in This Is Us' season finale. Watch the preview. 9:00 PM ET on NBC
SERIES PREMIERE: When Scott Perry (Tom Everett Scott) is given a heartbreaking diagnosis, he assembles the Council of Dads to help his family if ever they should need them. Primetimer's Aaron Barnhart has this preview. 10:00 PM ET on NBC
NEW EPISODE: Lucious (Terrence Howard) decides to help Yana (Kiandra Richardson) break out on Empire. Meanwhile, Candace (Vivica A. Fox), Carol (Tasha Smith), and Cookie (Taraji P. Henson) take an uncomfortable look at their past. Watch the preview. 9:00 PM ET on Fox
NEW EPISODE: In an unintentionally timely episode, Becky (Lecy Goranson) is looking for childcare on The Conners. Meanwhile, Harris (Emma Kenney) has lost her job. 8:00 PM ET on ABC
DOCUMENTARY: Producer Ken Burns presents East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story. The film tells the history of a public housing development built on the edge of Atlanta in 1970, and the former residents who created a community there in the decades that followed. The documentary was directed by Burns' daughter, Sarah Burns. Watch the preview. 8:00 PM ET on PBS
COMEDY SPECIAL: Comedian Tom Segura reveals some of the dark truths of his parenting philosophy in Tom Segura: Ball Hog. Watch the preview. Streaming on Netflix
NEW EPISODE: Ellen DeGeneres hosts a new episode of Ellen's Game of Games, where contestants face off in rounds of "Don't Leave Me Hanging," "Stink Tank," "Know or Go," and "Buckin' Blasters." 8:00 PM ET on NBC
Mike Attebery is Senior Editor at Primetimer and the author of seven mystery thrillers. Follow him on Twitter at @mikeattebery.
TOPICS: One Day at a Time (2017 series), Netflix, Pop TV