TV TOP PICKS
7:30 p.m. on TVL
One Day at a Time
Who says nice guys finish last? Bolstered by support from critics and a passionate fan crusade, this sunny reboot of a 1975 Norman Lear sitcom — now set in the Cuban-American Alvarez household in contemporary Los Angeles — finds a new home on Pop after Netflix canceled the show at the end of Season 3. Season 4 finds mom Penelope (Justina Machado, pictured) exploring a surprising relationship, while her mother Lydia (Rita Moreno) goes through a religious crisis of sorts. Elsewhere, Schneider (Todd Grinnell) grows closer to Avery (India de Beaufort).
8 p.m. on NBC
This Is Us
One of TV’s most heart-tugging family dramas closes Season 4 tonight in the finale “Strangers: Part Two,” as the Pearson family gathers for baby Jack’s first birthday, but at least fans don’t have to sweat their show’s fate: NBC already has renewed “This Is Us” all the way through Season 6. As for the many stories on tap next season, expect to learn more about that “mild cognitive impairment” Rebecca’s (Mandy Moore) doctor noticed earlier this season.
8 p.m. on CBS
FBI
In “American Dreams” — the first half of a two-part crossover event — Maggie, OA (Missy Peregrym, Zeeko Zaki) and their colleagues are called in to investigate after a bus carrying 26 students inexplicably vanishes. A prime suspect soon emerges, but when that person of interest turns out to be someone Agent Jess LaCroix (guest star Julian McMahon, in his FBI: Most Wanted role) once arrested, he and other members of that traveling team are called in to pick up the case. The story continues immediately afterward on FBI: Most Wanted.
9 p.m. on NBC
Council of Dads
NBC’s latest gambit to make audiences feel all the feels This Is Us-style casts Tom Everett Scott (13 Reasons Why) as Scott Perry, a devoted father of five whose long-range plans are shaken up by an unexpected health scare. As always, Scott’s first priority is his family, so he assembles a team of trusted friends — played by Clive Standen (Taken), J. August Richards (Angel) and Michael O’Neill (Scandal) — who can tag in as part-time dads when circumstances demand it. Sarah Wayne Callies also stars.