Between streaming and cable, there is a seemingly endless variety of things to watch. Here is a selection of TV shows and specials that air or stream this week, April 14-20. Details and times are subject to change.
They’re baaaaaack.
The next installment of “Ghost Adventures” is here. In a hair-raising two-hour special, paranormal investigators Zak Bagans, Aaron Goodwin, Jay Wasley and Billy Tolley confront mysterious occurrences and possibly supernatural entities lurking within the walls of the suburban house where the 1982 cult-classic film “Poltergeist” was filmed. Wednesday at 10 p.m. on Discovery and streaming Thursday on Discovery+ and Max.
Adapted from the original British comedy and now in its fourth season, “Ghosts” follows a young couple after they inherit a dilapidated estate — but they soon discover there’s much more than just mice and mold hiding in the shadows. With a few trapped souls in their midst, the couple finds that running a bread-and-breakfast is more complicated than they’d originally thought. Thursday on CBS.
This next show introduces a different kind of haunted house into the mix: a sterile suburban home with white walls and no personality. Through clever renovations, house flippers and skilled designers — Jonathan Knight, a member of the boy band New Kids on the Block and host of HGTV’s “Farmhouse Fixer,” among them — resurrect a set of drab, identical homes as they compete for bragging rights and the highest appraisal on “Rock the Block.” The sixth season premieres Monday on HGTV at 9 p.m. and streaming Tuesday on Discovery+ and Max.
Field trips and life lessons.
Quinta Brunson’s heartwarming Emmy-winning ABC sitcom “Abbott Elementary” will conclude its fourth season this week with a class trip to the Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia, Pa. (The report cards are in: The show has already been renewed for a fifth.) Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. on ABC and streaming Thursday on Hulu.
Who better to go searching for unidentified flying objects than a snobbish TV host and a reserved extraterrestrial enthusiast? Set in the 1980s, “Project UFO” is a new limited series from Poland inspired by an alleged close encounter — with an alluring “The X-Files” meets “Stranger Things” kind of flare. (Though it shares the same name, this series is not to be confused with “Project U.F.O.” from 1978.) Wednesday on Netflix.
Aerospace innovation, a dark past and the American dream. “Government Cheese” stars David Oyelowo as Hampton Chambers, a family man running from the expectations of others in a complex, yet slightly quirky, rendition of sunny suburban Los Angeles in the late-1960s. Wednesday on Apple TV+.
Idealized but far from idyllic.
While some may find his methods questionable, Nathan Fielder’s “The Rehearsal” tries to, well, rehearse various scenarios with various outcomes through elaborate simulations. Fielder brings back the show for a second season, along with a new set of hypotheses and closed courses to explore the complexities of life. Practice makes perfect, as they say. Sunday at 10:30 p.m. on HBO.
“The Carters: Hurts to Love You” reveals the private lives of the Carter family as they confront the profound, devastating impacts of fame. Centered around the singer Aaron Carter (who unexpectedly died in 2022 at 34) and Nick Carter, Aaron’s older brother and a member of the Backstreet Boys, this intimate, two-part documentary shares their story through the eyes of Aaron’s twin, Angel Carter Conrad. Streaming Tuesday on Paramount+.
Finish him!
Rivals, rebels and metallic spandex — are you not entertained? “WrestleMania 41” is set to take control of Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas for two days of nonstop mayhem, with the most anticipated matchup expected to be between John Cena, a 16-time world champion, and Cody Rhodes, the current prevailing championship belt-holder. Can Cena add one more title to his name before he says his final farewell and retires from the ring? Streaming live Saturday and Sunday at 7 p.m. on Peacock.
