Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is back for season two. Credit: Eric Liebowitz_Netflix

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is back for season two. Credit: Eric Liebowitz_Netflix

John Cena releases a new military-style competition series, American Grit . Syfy airs Hunters , a show about the war onย extraterrestrialย terrorism. Fox releases Strong, another fitness competition reality series. Season two of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt releases on Netflix. Orphan Black is back. And HBO makes a TV-movie starring Kerry Washington about Clarence Thomas’ 1991 Supreme Court nominations. This week in TV, we’ve got some colossal premieres, epic finales, and a whole cascade of new binge-ready full season episodes from our streaming media channels. What the fuck is going on? Here’s a guide that might prove handy.ย 


Family road trip gone wrong from Daily Show alums Samantha Bee and husband Jason Jones. Credit: James Bridges/ TBS
The Detour Inspired by their personal experiences, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart alums Samantha Bee and alum husband Jason Jones create this new comedy series that follows a familyโ€™s road trip to Florida and the crazy, disastrous adventures they encounter throughout the way. Series premieres Monday at 9 p.m. on TBS.

The Magicians finale. Airs Monday at 9 p.m. on Syfy. 

Hunters Walking Dead executive producer Gale Anne Hurd brings a new sci-fi thriller series based on Whitley Strieberโ€™s best-selling novel Alien Hunter. The show follows Pennsylvania FBI agent-turned-suspect Flynn Carroll who, after the mysterious disappearance of his wife, joins a secret U.S. government team specializing in hunting the human-looking alien terrorists (the extraterrestrial kind) he believes are responsible for her kidnapping. Series premieres Mon., Apr. 11 at 10 p.m. on Syfy. 

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iZombie ย A two-episode season finale. Drops Tues., Apr. 12 at 8 p.m. on CW.

Game of Silence An engaged and successful attorney gets a powder keg dropped on his picture perfect life after his long-lost childhood friends suddenly reappear with a mystery that forces everyone to dredge up a dark and disturbing incident they thought they had buried 25 years ago in the past. Special two-hour premiere begins Tues., Apr. 12 at 10 p.m. on NBC.

Strong If The Biggest Loser ย andย  The Voice  had a lovechild, it could look like this new fitness reality competition show where six men and six women โ€” each paired with a trainer of the opposite sex โ€” compete against each other in physical challenges and ultimately train to be fit enough to be even better contestants for even bigger TV shows, like American Ninja Warriors . Premieres Wed., Apr. 13 on NBC at 9 p.m.

Bones Foxโ€™s longest-running-hour-long crime procedural about two FBI Special Agents, played by David Boreanaz and Emily Deschanel, who investigate human remains to solve case files launches itโ€™s twelfth and final season. Premieres Thurs., Apr. 14 at 8 p.m. on Fox.

American Grit Whatโ€™s more American than pride in the U.S. Armed Forces, winning a million dollars and John Cena? In Cena’s new military-themed reality competition series ย four teams, trained by top-branch combat veterans, perform survival challenges and compete in the ultimate test of grit, physical strength and teamwork for a chance at winning a million dollars. Premieres Thurs., Apr. 14 at 9 p.m. on Fox. ย 

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Will Tatiana Maslany outperform herself in the latest Orphan Black? Credit: Ken Woroner for BBC AMERICA
Orphan Black Watch Tatiana Maslany kill it as she stars in the clone-conspiracy thriller that focuses around the lives of four viciously different and estranged twin sisters (all played by Maslany) who, after discovering they are clones of one another, work to solve the mystery behind it all. Season four premieres Thurs., Apr. 14 at 10 p.m. on BBC America.

After the Black ย Kind of like what Talking Dead is for Walking Dead . A 30-minute Orphan Black post-game talk show featuring discussions with cast, crew, and special guests hosted by Canadian sci-fi tv news program InnerSpace's ย Ajay Fry, Morgan Hoffman and Teddy Wilson.ย Other segments includeย behind the scenes footage and exclusive clips of upcoming episodes. Debuts Thurs., Apr. 14 at 11 p.m. on BBC America.

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Our favorite woman-child is back to explore the modern world by way of New York City in the second season of this Tina Fey-produced comedy.ย After being rescued from an underground doomsday cultย shelter where she was trapped for 15 years, Kimmy ( The Office ‘s Ellie Kemper) continues to explore New York City, roommate and BFF Titus (Tittuss Burgess) falls in love, and divorced rich boss-friend Jacqueline Voorhees ( 30 Rock's Jane Krakowski) continues learning how to be a real person. All 13 episodes of season two drop Fri., Apr. 15 on Netflix.

Kerry Washington stars as Anita Hill in HBO’s Confirmation about Clarence Thomas’ 1991 confirmation hearings. Credit: Frank Masi/courtesy of HBO
Confirmation HBO’s upcoming TV-movie starsย Wendell Pierce ( Treme ) as Supremeย Court Justice Clarence Thomas during his infamousย 1991 confirmation hearings when he was accused of sexual harassment by former employee Anita Hill, played by Kerry Washington. Greg Kinnear ( Little Miss Sunshine ) plays Senator Joe Biden, who oversaw the hearings. Debuts Sat., Apr. 16 at 8 p.m. on HBO. 

Vinyl finale . Debuts Sun., Apr. 17 at 9 p.m. on HBO.

Girls finale. Season ends Sun., Apr. 17 at 10:30 p.m. on HBO.

Ying Lo writes about television. She has a blog or you can find her flunking social media @yinglo. Let her tell you how best to binge watch every Monday.

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