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APRIL 1
The Mindy Project (FOX), Season 2
“French Me, You Idiot / Indian BBW” – 9/8c (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT)
Mindy and Danny confront the consequences of their kiss. Meanwhile, Jeremy and Peter devise a plan to poach patients from a competing practice that has shut down. Then, Mindy discovers an incriminating video of herself that is floating around the internet, and she enlists the help of Peter to keep it from falling into the wrong hands.
Inside Amy Schumer (Comedy Central), Season 2
“Would you Bang Her?” – 10:30 PM ET
Amy marries a black guy, loses a tennis match and gets herpes.
APRIL 2
Trip Tank (Comedy Central), Season 1
“Shovels are for Digging” – 10:30 PM ET
In this animated sketch series, a suicidal chicken interrupts a wedding, Ricky the Rocketship’s educational trip to the moon with eager children…
APRIL 4
Unforgettable (CBS), Season 2
“Manhunt” – 8/7c
The murder of a prominent lawyer leads Carrie and Al to reexamine a rape case that moved Manhattan thirteen years before. Soon, they realize that the case was not as clear cut as it was portrayed by the media, and an innocent man may have been wrongfully convicted.
APRIL 6
Game of Thrones (HBO), Season 4
“Two Swords” – 9/8c
Tyrion welcomes a guest to King’s Landing. At Castle Black, Jon Snow finds himself unwelcome. Dany is pointed to Meereen, the mother of all slave cities. Arya runs into an old friend.
Turn (AMC), Season 1
“Pilot” – 9/8c
Set in the summer of 1778, show tells the story of New York farmer, Abe Woodhull, who bands together with a group of childhood friends to form The Culper Ring, an unlikely group of spies who turn the tide in America’s fight for independence.
Silicon Valley (HBO), Season 1
“Pilot” – 10/9c
In the high-tech gold rush of modern Silicon Valley, the people most qualified to succeed are the least capable of handling success. A comedy partially inspired by Mike Judge’s own experiences as a Silicon Valley engineer in the late 1980s.
Veep (HBO), Season 3
“Some New Beginnings” – 10:30/9:30c
While in Iowa for a book-signing, Selina hears a rumor that could dramatically affect the result of the next election.
APRIL 10
The Challenge: Free Agent (MTV), Season 25
“Free Agent” – 10/9c
Twenty-eight money-hungry competitors arrive in Punta del Este, Uruguay, expecting to be teamed up with an ex, an enemy, or even a weak rookie. Little do they know, this is an individual game, and they’ll be answering to no one but themselves in the most unpredictable Challenge ever.
The 25th season, Free Agents, forces players to compete on their own in a battle of perseverance and luck. The players will have no idea if they’ll be competing in teams, pairs or as individuals until moments before each challenge begins. Winners are not only safe from elimination, but also have the power to choose one guy and one girl to send in. The losers from that day’s challenge must take part in the game’s biggest elimination twist yet, “The Draw”, where one guy and one girl are selected by pure chance to face the two nominated players in the elimination round. With competitors’ fates being determined by a flip of a card, no amount of strategy can protect them.
A grand total of $350,000 is up for grabs, and with so much money on the line, these already blood-thirsty competitors turn vicious. Heated rivalries will take shape, bitter enemies will clash, and heart-tugging relationships will form. Only the lucky few will face the epic final challenge that starts in dangerous rapids and ends at the top of an active volcano. In the end, this season will find the most worthy challenger yet, the ultimate FREE AGENT.
APRIL 13
Nurse Jackie (Showtime), Season 6
“Sink or Swim” – 9/8c
The twisted and darkly funny NURSE JACKIE is back with a new season of little white lies and little blue pills. Jackie realizes sobriety is the ultimate cover for getting high, and now she’s saving lives at work, taking care of her kids, and her boyfriend is loving the new her. She’s got everyone fooled, but what goes up must come down.
Californication (Showtime), Season 7
“Levon” – 9:30/8:30c
After blowing every chance at love & happiness — and burning every bridge in Hollywood — Hank Moody is finally ready to put the past to bed. But as always, old indiscretions turn up to bite him squarely in the ass. Could it be too late to pull off a happy ending? Golden Globe® winner David Duchovny returns in a new season of CALIFORNICATION.
Mad Men (AMC), Season 7
“Time Zones” – 10/9c
Don makes a friend; Joan has drinks with a client; Roger receives a perplexing phone call; Peggy hears new work.
Years of Living Dangerously (Showtime), Season 1
“Dry Season” – 10/9c
This groundbreaking documentary event series explores the human impact of climate change. From the damage wrought by Hurricane Sandy to the upheaval caused by drought in the Middle East, YEARS OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY combines the blockbuster storytelling styles of top Hollywood movie makers with the reporting expertise of Hollywood’s brightest stars and today’s most respected journalists.
APRIL 14
Warehouse 13 (Syfy), Season 5
“Endless Terror” – 9/8 c
After saving the life of the President, two Secret Service agents find themselves abruptly transferred to Warehouse 13 — a massive, top-secret storage facility in windswept South Dakota that houses every strange artifact, mysterious relic, fantastical object and supernatural souvenir ever collected by the U.S. government. The Warehouse’s caretaker Artie (Saul Rubinek) charges Pete (Eddie McClintock) and Myka (Joanne Kelly) with chasing down reports of supernatural and paranormal activity in search of new objects to cache at the Warehouse, as well as helping him to control the warehouse, itself. Rounding out the team is technology specialist Claudia (Allison Scagliotti) and former ATF Steve Jinks (Aaron Ashmore).
APRIL 15
Awkward. (MTV), Season 4
“No Woman Is An Island” – 10/9c
This series takes an irreverent look at the conflict, chaos and humor that defines teenage life through the eyes of 15-year-old Jenna Hamilton, whose life begins to change when a simple accident becomes an epic misunderstanding and is blown way out of proportion.
Narrated in the first-person voice of Jenna’s blog posts, “Awkward.” captures the humor within the struggles and experiences everyone can relate to from their formative years. The series picks up in the aftermath of the accident as she must deal with a new not-so-fun stigma, while at the same time managing the other daily drama that comes with being a teenager. From a secret relationship with a popular guy, to being undermined by a mean girl, and parents who just don’t get it – Jenna’s misfortune will eventually serve as the catalyst for amazing change, but it’s not without some missteps and mishaps along the way.
Fargo (FX), Season 1
“The Crocodile’s Dilemma” – 10/9c
APRIL 19
9 p.m.: Orphan Black (BBC America), Season 2
“Nature Under Constraint and Vexed” – 9/8c
No clone is safe. A streetwise hustler is pulled into a compelling conspiracy after witnessing the suicide of a girl who looks just like her.
APRIL 20
Devious Maids (Lifetime), Season 2
“An Ideal Husband” – 10/9c
Following last season’s revelation of Flora’s murderer, Rosie’s shocking arrest by immigration agents, the demise of Valentina and Zoila’s relationship and Carmen’s fake engagement, season two promises to deliver even more excitement. Beverly Hills is hit by a wave of criminal activity that leaves its residents in a vulnerable situation. Meanwhile, Marisol engages in a new romance but quickly discovers there is more than meets the eye to her new lover. Zoila’s need to control everything starts to take a toll on her personal life, especially with Valentina, who is now working for a surprising new employer. Rosie’s immigration status is in flux, while Carmen embraces her life in the limelight as the fiancée to a pop star.
Salem (WGN America), Season 1
“Pilot” – 10/9c
Set in the volatile world of 17th century Massachusetts, ‘Salem’ explores what really fueled the town’s infamous witch trials and dares to uncover the dark, supernatural truth hiding behind the veil of this infamous period in American history. In Salem, witches are real, but they are not who or what they seem.
APRIL 22
Deadliest Catch (Discovery), Season 10
“Be Careful What You Wish For” – 9/8c
A government shutdown shortens the season and starts off a chain reaction that forces the fleet to fish harder and faster to make the market deadline. One boat goes up in flames and many are left to wonder if this is really the life they wished for.
10:30 p.m.: Faking It (MTV), Season 1
“Pilot” – 10:30/9:30c
After numerous attempts of trying to be popular two best friends decide to come out as lesbians, which launches them to instant celebrity status. Seduced by their newfound fame, Karma and Amy decide to keep up their romantic ruse.
APRIL 24
Bad Teacher (CBS), Season 1
“Divorced Dudes” – 9:30/8:30c
BAD TEACHER is a single camera comedy based on the hit feature film about a hot, fearless and unapologetic former trophy wife who masquerades as a teacher in order to find a new man after her wealthy husband leaves her penniless. Dumped, divorced and broke due to a bad pre-nup, Meredith Davis is inspired by her friend’s smart, awkward stepdaughter, Lily, to devise the perfect 3-step plan: 1) pose as a teacher at Lily’s ritzy middle school 2) meet and marry a rich single dad 3) return to a lavish lifestyle. Using a phony resume, quick thinking Meredith effortlessly charms Principal Carl Gaines, who is easily duped and oblivious to her agenda. The faculty includes Joel, her handsome former high school classmate turned gym teacher, who sees right through her, but is amused by her antics; Irene, a shy, introverted teacher who’s overly excited at the possibility of making a best friend; and Ginny, the up-tight Faculty President and busybody who resents Meredith and suspects something’s fishy. Meredith may be the worst teacher ever, but she’s the only one qualified to impart much-needed life lessons to Lily and her friends, while she keeps an eye out for husband #2.
Black Box (ABC), Season 1
“Kiss the Sky” – 10/9c
APRIL 27
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver (HBO), Season 1
“Pilot” – 11/10c
Breaking news on a weekly basis. No matter what breaks, Jon Oliver will cover it on the following Sunday.