Iconic rock opera gets live treatment on NBC
DON’T MISS >> “Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert” — The iconic rock opera based on the final week of Jesus’ life gets an exuberant concert staging in front of an audience at the Marcy Armory in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, N.Y. Leading the cast is pop superstar John Legend in the title role. Also appearing are Sara Bareilles as Mary Magdalene, Brandon Victor Dixon as Judas and Alice Cooper as King Herod. Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, who created the production that opened on Broadway in 1971, are among the show’s executive producers. We’ll say “amen” to that. (8 p.m. today, NBC).
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TODAY >> Benedict Cumberbatch and Kelly Macdonald star in the latest “Masterpiece” drama, “The Child in Time.” Based on an Ian McEwan novel, it follows a British couple whose lives are upended when their 4-year-old daughter goes missing. (9 p.m., PBS).
MONDAY >> OK, so your bracket was busted weeks ago. Still, someone’s hoop dreams will come true Monday by the end of the NCAA Basketball Championship at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. (6 p.m. PT, TBS; 9 p.m. ET).
MONDAY >> “The Crossing” is a new drama about a sheriff (Steve Zahn) of a small Oregon fishing town who is stunned when 47 refugees from a war-torn country wash up on a local beach seeking asylum. Turns out they’re from America — and the war they’re fleeing is 180 years into the future. (10 p.m., ABC).
TUESDAY >> Tracy Morgan returns to prime time in “The Last O.G.” It’s a comedy about an ex-con who is shocked to see just how much his Brooklyn neighborhood — and the world — have changed when he is released from prison after a 15-year stint. Tiffany Haddish and Cedric the Entertainer also star. (10:30 p.m., TBS).
TUESDAY >> “Legion,” the trippy, twisty drama series starring Dan Stevens as mutant David Haller, launches its second season. In the opener, unlikely alliances are formed and the search for the malevolent Shadow King begins. (10 p.m., FX).
WEDNESDAY >> Bella Thorne returns as the college student-turned-movie star at the heart of “Famous in Love.” Brace yourself for more secrets, lies and overheated drama. (8 p.m., Freeform).
THURSDAY >> Apparently, someone decided that what the world really needs right now is more “Jersey Shore.” And so, five years, five kids and three marriages later, the gang reunites in Miami for “Jersey Shore Family Vacation.” (8 p.m., MTV).
THURSDAY >> In Season 2 of the drama “Imposters,” con artist Maddie (Inbar Lavi) is determined to reclaim her life and settle into “a new normal.” But she quickly realizes that living the game is not nearly as difficult as leaving it. (10 p.m., Bravo).
FRIDAY >> Just days after the completion of the Final Four comes “Amateur.” It follows a 14-year-old basketball phenom as he struggles to navigate the under-the-table world of amateur athletics after being recruited by an elite NCAA prep school. (Netflix).
SATURDAY >> “Trading Spaces” — the mother of all home-design shows — returns to the airwaves with many of its familiar faces, including Paige Davis and Ty Pennington. 8 p.m., TLC.