THURSDAY’S BEST PICKS
8 PM * 2022 NFL Draft NFL teams will be “on the clock” beginning tonight in Las Vegas, where top college players will find out where they’ll be starting their professional careers with the
2022 NFL Draft. Among those expected to go early are Michigan edge Aidan Hutchinson, Notre Dame safety Kyle Hamilton, Alabama tackle Evan Neal and Oregon edge Kayvon Thibodeaux. At this writing, the Jacksonville Jaguars owned the No. 1 pick, followed by the Detroit Lions, Houston Texans and New York Jets.
8:31 PM $ United States of Al Al (Adhir Kalyan) decides he’s finally ready to take his relationship with Cindy (guest star Jayma Mays) to the next level, but things go awry when he falls prey to a devastating attack of nerves in the new episode “Sock/Jeraab.” Meanwhile, Riley (Parker Young) is stunned when he learns something about Vanessa (Kelli Goss) that leaves him wondering whether they are on the same page where their relationship is concerned. Elizabeth Alderfer and Farrah Mackenzie also star.
9PM G Legacies As Hope (Danielle Rose Russell) continues her fight against impossibly long odds, Lizzie (Jenny Boyd) comes up with a plan that might provide significant help in the new episode “I Wouldn’t Be Standing Here If It Weren’t for You.” Meanwhile, Cleo (Omono Okojie) grows more apprehensive about what her fearsome visions could mean for those she loves, as Alaric (Matthew Davis) sends Kaleb, Ethan and MG (Chris Lee, Leo Howard, Quincy Fouse) on a highstakes mission. Elsewhere, Landon (Aria Shahghasemi) makes a surprising discovery.
9PM (MTV) Siesta Key Juliette’s friends vehemently disapprove of her decision to get back with Sam, which forces her to make a difficult decision in the new episode “I Was Living a Lie With Him.” Meanwhile, Sam and Chloe have conflicting ideas about what’s really best for Juliette, and Chloe contemplates taking the next big step with Chris.
9:01 PM _ Call Me Kat TV networks love crossover events, when they can use one of their shows to promote another one, but tonight’s episode of this Mayim Bialik sitcom is synergy on steroids. Entitled “Call Me Flatch,” the episode finds characters from timeslot neighbor “Welcome to Flatch” — Kelly and Shrub (Holmes, Sam Straley) — who drop by Kat’s (Bialik) Cat Cafe in Louisville, Ky., during a road trip they’re on. Robin Thicke from a third
Fox series (“The Masked Singer”) also makes a guest appearance.
9:45 PM (BRV) Top Chef Family Style
A signature competition of the entire “Top Chef” brand is spotlighted in “Restaurant Wars: Top Chef Family Style,” as the remaining duos split into teams to create two competing restaurants from the ground up. At the end of the predictably intense rivalry, guest judges Sheldon Simeon and Kelsey Barnard Clark join cohosts Meghan Trainor and Marcus Samuelsson at the Judges’ Table to reach the big decision as to which culinary team prevailed.
10 PM (FOOD) Chef Boot Camp Three chefs who dream of running their own restaurants are in for a rude awakening in the new episode “Get Off My Line,” which delivers a hard slap of reality to each of the trio. For Cody, becoming a chef was a life-saving change, since it helped him shake drug addiction, but his kitchen skills have a way to go before he’s really ready. Antonio’s small catering business is struggling because he can’t seem to cook meats to the proper temperature, while Morgan always thinks she knows best.
10 PM (WE) Brat Loves Judy After they get engaged, Brat and Judy find themselves facing family members to address multiple strained relations in a new episode called “What’s Good in the Sisterhood.” Later, Brat tries to reconcile with her estranged sister LisaRaye over their very public falling out. Meanwhile, Judy struggles to parent her daughter Deja and point her in the right direction.