Reasons to Watch: Love, fear, and bourgee housewives

This week in TV: the NCAA Championship title, Housewives of New York are back, Amazon's binge-worthy comedy Catastrophe returns, and Showtime premieres a second season of the time-travel-period-piece-romance-war-drama series Outlander. Erstwhile, The People vs. O.J. Simpson, 11.22.63, Hap and Leonard, Sleepy Hollow, Togetherness, and a two-part American Idol series finale wrap up their seasons. Here are the premieres as well as the finales you won't want to miss this week in TV. 

Monday
11.22.63 finale on Hulu.

The Real Housewives of New York City Bourgee (boo-jee) gossip and ancient grudges break into an all new season of mutiny. New allliances are formed while old ones are scorched in betrayal. Catfights will erupt and tantrums will be thrown. War is always inevitable in this horror reality TV show. Season eight premieres Wed., Apr. 4 at 9 p.m. on Bravo.

NCAA Men’s Basketball Champion Game The two winning teams from the NCAA Final Four square off for the biggest national college basketball title of the year. Airs live Mon., Apr. 4 at 9 p.m. on TBS. Livestreams can be found on ncaa.com and the NCAA March Madness Live app.

Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta LHH’s most popular installment about hip hop wives, girlfriends, ex-wives, ex-girlfriends, baby daddies, baby mamas of the ATL and intense relationship drama returns for a fifth season. Premieres Mon., Apr. 4 at 8 p.m. on VH1.

The Odd Couple Matthew Perry returns in this traditional sitcom laugh-track about two divorcees living together in a fabulous Manhattan apartment where they spend countless hours bickering over the obvious personality flaws that have left them single and in their 40s. This season returns with the addition of Desperate Housewives alum Teri Hatcher. Season two premieres Thurs., Apr. 7 at 8:30 p.m. on CBS.

Tuesday
Shadowhunters finale at 9 p.m. on Freeform.
The People vs. O.J. Simpson finale at 10 p.m. on FX.

Wednesday
American Idol series finale part one at 8 p.m. on Fox.
Hap and Leonard season finale at 10 p.m. on Sundance.

Thursday
American Idol series finale part two at 8 p.m. on Fox.

Friday
Sleepy Hollow finale at 8 p.m. on Fox. 

Catastrophe This hilarious yet underrated rom-com about a tall and goofy Boston man (Rob Delaney) who travels to London for a business trip and embarks in a casual sex-capade with a witty and independent Irish woman (Sharon Horgan), only to find out later that she’s pregnant. Both in their late-30s, they decide to keep the baby but find themselves totally unprepared for the onslaught of romantic issues, family relationships, and cultural barriers that follow afterwards. Season two premieres Apr. 8 on Amazon Prime.

Saturday
Outlander The wartime-romance drama, time-travel fantasy, and period piece (set across two different time periods) about a married World War II nurse in 1945 who finds herself transported back in time to 1743 Scotland and meets a charming Highlander returns. Season two premieres Apr. 9 at 9 p.m. on Starz.

Sunday

Fear the Walking Dead In the second season of this The Walking Dead prequel spin-off, we find out escaping to the harbor was not as good of an idea as we thought and now zombies are in oceans and in boats. Watch how it all plays out Sun., Apr. 10 at 9 p.m. on AMC.

MTV Movie Awards Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart (co-stars of the upcoming espionage comedy Central Intelligence) host the 25th anniversary of MTV’s pre-taped live-style movie awards show. Chris Evans will deliver an exclusive clip from his forthcoming Marvel film, Captain America: Civil War. Ariana Grande and Halsey are set to perform live. Presenters will include Chris Hemsworth, Seth Rogen, Charlize Theron, and Kendrick Lamar. Premieres Apr. 10 at 8:30 p.m. on MTV. 

House of Lies Don Cheadle and Kristen Bell are high-powered, cold-blooded consultant management execs who get down to business for a fifth season of this star-studded comedy. Season five premieres  Apr. 10 at 9 p.m. on Showtime.

Dice Comedian Andrew Dice Clay stars in this semi-autobiographical series about a comedian stuck in Las Vegas struggling to make a resurgence in his career. Lorraine Bracco, Adrien Brody, Wayne Newton, Criss Angel, and more will also star in the comedy. Premieres Apr. 10 at 9:30 p.m. on Showtime. 

Billions finale at 10 p.m. on Showtime

Togetherness series finale at 10:30 p.m. on HBO. 

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

This article appears in Mar 31 – Apr 6, 2016.