What to watch
TUESDAY
May 4, 2021
All times Central. Start times can vary based on cable/satellite provider. Confirm times on your on-screen guide.
Star Wars: The Bad Batch Disney+ ■ New Series
Star Wars fans will have something to celebrate on May the Fourth as Disney+ debuts another series in the saga. This animated adventure is spun off from The Clone Wars and follows Clone Force 99, a band of elite and experimental clone troopers who must fight to find their place in the galaxy following the Clone Wars. Hunter, Echo, Tech, Wrecker and Crosshair genetically differ from their Clone Army brothers, and each one possesses a singular skill that makes them exceptional soldiers — and high-value targets for the ruthless Empire. The series debuts today with a special 70-minute premiere; subsequent new episodes will be available Fridays beginning May 7.
NCIS CBS, 7 p.m.
In the new episode “Misconduct,” Gibbs (Mark Harmon) prepares to testify against a financial adviser who stole millions from his Navy clients.
The Resident FOX, 7 p.m.
Nic and Conrad (Emily VanCamp and Matt Czuchry) intend to enjoy a relaxing day off, but their plans are interrupted when a patient with a medical mystery sends them rushing back to Chastain in the new episode “Hope in the Unseen.”
Young Rock NBC, 7 p.m. ■ Season Finale
In “Election Day,” as election day 2032 approaches, Dwayne Johnson (portrayed by himself) reflects on the ups and downs his family endured during his childhood in Hawaii, Pennsylvania and Miami and how the unpredictability of his family’s story prepared him for this moment.
FBI CBS, 8 p.m.
The team rushes to track down two doctors abducted by a desperate father willing to do anything to save his son in the new episode “Fathers and Sons.”
Prodigal Son FOX, 8 p.m.
In the new episode “You Can Run... ,” Malcolm (Tom Payne) and the NYPD are in a race against time to track down three escapees from Claremont.
This Is Us NBC, 8 p.m.
In “In the Room,” the Pearsons navigate huge family milestones together, from a distance.
FBI: Most Wanted CBS, 9 p.m.
The team members find themselves in a moral dilemma when a young man accidentally shoots a cop in self-defense and goes on the run in the new episode “Criminal Justice.”
New Amsterdam NBC, 9 p.m.
In “Radical,” Max (Ryan Eggold) reckons with New Amsterdam’s past, Bloom (Janet Montgomery) and Reynolds (Jocko Sims) treat a patient in an unconventional relationship, Sharpe (Freema Agyeman) decides to take a stricter approach to parenting her frustrated teenage niece, and Iggy (Tyler Labine) tries to connect with a patient desperate to have gastric bypass surgery.