What to watch SUNDAY
April 17, 2022
All times Central. Start times can vary based on cable/satellite provider. Confirm times on your on-screen guide.
From the Source
Magnolia Network, 2 p.m. New Series Award-winning chef and restaurateur Katie Button explores the origins and stories behind different delicious ingredients. She also shares her knowledge of cooking techniques
to inspire others to be more curious, creative and joyful cooks. The series makes its linear cable premiere with two back-to-back halfhour episodes.
NASCAR Cup Series:
Food City Dirt Race FOX, 6 p.m. Live
Tennessee’s Bristol Motor Speedway is converted to a dirt track for the prime-time Food City Dirt Race. Last year’s event, the first NASCAR Cup Series race on dirt since 1970, was an entertaining endurance test won by
Joey Logano.
American Song Contest NBC, 6 p.m.
In “The Qualifiers Part 4,” a repeat of last Monday’s episode of the competition series, three artists from Week 3 are revealed as advancing to the semifinals, and 11 artists from across the country perform original music to earn the country’s vote for best hit
song. Snoop Dogg and Kelly Clarkson host.
NCIS: Los Angeles
CBS, 8 p.m.
NCIS investigates the kidnapping of Boomer, a military working dog, in the new episode “MWD.”
Weakest Link NBC, 8 p.m.
“Who Still Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter?”, a new episode of the Jane Lynch-hosted game show, premieres tonight.
The First Lady Showtime, 8 p.m.
New Series
American leadership is reframed through the eyes of three of its most memorable first ladies — Eleanor Roosevelt (Gillian Anderson),
Betty Ford (Michelle Pfeiffer) and Michelle Obama (Viola Davis). Exploring everything
from their journeys to Washington to their
family life and world-changing political
contributions, the impact of the White House’s women is no longer hidden from view.
S.W.A.T. CBS, 9 p.m.
SWAT hunts down an environmental terrorist after a series of deadly explosions hits oil derricks across Los Angeles in the new episode “Cry Foul.”
Transplant NBC, 9 p.m.
In “Liberty,” Bash (Hamza Haq) and Rania (Nora Guerch) finally confront a hard truth; June’s (Ayisha Issa) brother, Charles (Dorian Grey), brings urgent news about their father; Mags (Laurence Leboeuf) decides to broaden her horizons; and Dr. Bishop (John Hannah) faces a daunting professional challenge.