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Critically acclaimed ‘The Americans’ returns BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH Imagine that you had a TV set that only got one channel. And it was the FX Network. You’d still be watching three of this year’s best series: “Fargo,” “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” and, beginning tonight, season four of “The Americans” (10 p.m., TVMA). All three are flawlessly cast, impressively produced period pieces hearkening back to 1979, 1995 and the early 1980s, respectively. Years ago, when FX introduced “The Shield,” the network announced that it was competing with HBO. I think it’s safe to say that FX has now surpassed HBO, a premium viewing option that, except for “Game of Thrones,” remains in search of a new can’t-miss series. HBO has come to resemble the New York Yankees. Both institutions share a city and an emphasis on a storied legacy. But television, like baseball, unfolds in the present tense. As season four of “The Americans” opens, Philip (Matthew Rhys) and Elizabeth (Keri Russell) once again have to prove their loyalty to their Soviet handler, Gabriel (played with brilliantly beleaguered ennui by Frank Langella), by taking a very dangerous assignment, locating an unstable bioweapon. Look for Dylan Baker (“Damages”) in a suitably shadowy role. As always, the lies the couple weave to maintain their front as placid suburban travel agents have a way of unraveling. It was one thing for them to reveal their identities to their idealistic daughter, Paige (Holly Taylor). But now that her pastor knows, what options do they have? And Philip should probably know that undergoing harsh pop therapy sessions at EST meetings is not the smartest move for a man with several identities and secrets to die for. • “Nashville” (10 p.m., ABC, TV-PG) returns with an episode that could be a season, or series, finale. Rayna and Deacon finally tie the knot, in a ceremony filled with music and melodrama. There’s plenty of the former, but not nearly enough of the latter, and that’s what’s gone wrong with this prime-time soap. Not unlike “Downton Abbey”
(NBC, r, TV-14): a hate crime (8 p.m.), a home invasion (9 p.m.) * Wisdom teeth for dummies on “The Middle” (8 p.m., ABC, TVPG) * The Calculator strikes on “Arrow” (8 p.m., CW, r, TV-14) * Adam tries to outsmart a mailorder music club on “The Goldbergs” (8:30 p.m., ABC) * Abductors play Sandman on “Criminal Minds” (9 p.m., CBS, TV-14) * A trip to Palm Springs on “Hell’s Kitchen” (9 p.m., Fox, TV-14) * Love hurts on “Supernatural” (9 p.m., CW, r, TV-14) * Jack’s game becomes an issue on “black-ish” (9:30 p.m., ABC, TVPG) * Ruzek stumbles on “Chicago P.D.” (10 p.m., NBC, r, TV14).
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Matthew Rhys stars as Philip Jennings and Keri Russell as Elizabeth Jennings in the FX series “The Americans,” returning for its fourth season at 10 p.m. today. in its final seasons, “Nashville” has entirely too many noble, flawed, yet understandable characters and too few certifiable villains. None, in fact. Jeff Fordham (Oliver Hudson) was literally bumped off. Juliette (Hayden Panettiere) has become too fully diagnosed with “issues” to really hate. Remember when Avery (Jonathan Jackson) was the cad and not the doting dad? “Nashville” has become so PG that it was a relief to see Connie Britton take a break from her goodie-goodie Rayna character to play the sleazy Faye Resnick on “The People v. O.J. Simpson.” • The search for a prodigal son unfolds on the second season premiere of the Canadian comedy “Schitt’s Creek” (8 p.m., Pop, TV-14), starring Eugene Levy and Catherine O’Hara.
• Missing in Bangkok on the premiere of the spin-off series “Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders” (10 p.m., CBS, TV-14).
CULT CHOICE Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene and Steve Martin star in the 1986 adaptation of the 1982 OffBroadway musical “Little Shop of Horrors” (9 p.m., Pop), itself a riff on a 1960 low-budget hor-
ror movie from Roger Corman. The musical was created by the team of composer Alan Menken and writer Howard Ashman, famous for their Disney musicals “The Little Mermaid,” “Beauty and the Beast” and “Aladdin.”
SERIES NOTES On two episodes of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”
Brian Fallon is booked on “The Daily Show With Trevor Noah” (11 p.m., Comedy Central) * Charlamagne Tha God sits down on “The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore” (11:30 p.m., Comedy Central) * Jimmy Fallon welcomes Jennifer Garner, Cuba Gooding Jr. and Pete Yorn on “The Tonight Show” (11:35 p.m., NBC) * John Goodman and Joanna Newsom visit “Late Night With Seth Meyers” (12:35 a.m., NBC) * Colin Farrell, Wanda Sykes, Jack Hanna and Demi Lovato appear on “The Late Late Show With James Corden” (12:35 a.m., CBS). Copyright 2016, United Feature Syndicate
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DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF CHARLES R. “PAP” PROPST
TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS • Villa shares history with her new partner on “Rosewood” (8 p.m., Fox, TV-14). • Phil’s new client may have too much curb appeal on “Modern Family” (9 p.m., ABC, TVPG). • “MTV Woodies: 10 for 16” (9 p.m., MTV, TV-14) showcases 10 artists from the South by Southwest Music Festival in Austin, Texas.
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