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What’s on TV, April 19-25: ’Marty Supreme,’ Cheech & Chong, the Boston Marathon and more

New and noteworthy series, movies, sports and specials on broadcast, cable and/or streaming this coming week

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Apr 17, 2026
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Timothée Chalamet in “Marty Supreme” (A24)

Sunday — April 19

CM Punk defends his world heavyweight title against Roman Reigns in the main event on the closing night of WrestleMania 42 in Las Vegas. (6 p.m. ET and 3 p.m. PT on the ESPN app)

They’ll be hitting the hardwood as the 2026 NBA Playoffs continue throughout the week with first-round action. (Various teams, times and channels; check NBA.com for updates)

There’s been a “Murder at the Merriweather.” And to make matters worse, they gave you a room right next to the ice machine in this new thriller set at a schmancy resort. With Haley Lohrli. (8 p.m. Lifetime)

“The Way Home,” the multi-generational family drama starring Andie MacDowell and Chyler Leigh (“Grey’s Anatomy”), returns for a fourth and final season. (9 p.m. Hallmark Channel)

The nostalgia for happier days, before safety regulations and common sense took all the fun out of everything, continues in a second season of “Hazardous History with Henry Winkler.” (9 p.m. History Channel)

If you lived there, you’d be home now… you just wouldn’t be able to leave. The small-town horror drama “From” is back for a fourth season. “Lost’s” Harold Perrineau stars. (9 p.m. MGM+)

Anyway you slice it: It’s Pizza Hut versus Domino’s versus Little Caesars, et al., when the “pizza wars” of the 1980s and 90s are recalled in the season premiere of “The Food That Built America.” (10 p.m. History Channel)

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Monday — April 20

Dave’s not here, man. But Messrs. Marin and Chong will be when the legendary stoner-comedy duo look back on their lengthy career in the 2024 documentary “Cheech & Chong’s Last Movie.” (Anytime, Paramount+)

“Harold & Kumar’s” John Cho and Kal Penn, the aforementioned Tommy Chong, et al. help spark a conversation about cannabis culture in the new four-segment documentary “4X20: Quick Hits.” (Anytime, Hulu)

“The Freak Brothers” are still letting their freak flag fly in new episodes of this adult animated sitcom based on the classic underground comics. With the voices of John Goodman, Woody Harrelson and “SNL’s” Pete Davidson. (Anytime, Tubi)

“Get meow-t of here!” says a house cat named “Kevin” after his owners’ relationship hits the skids in this adult animated sitcom featuring the voices of Jason Schwartzman and Aubrey Plaza. (Anytime, Prime Video)

The new special “Kill Tony: WrestleMania” features controversial comic and podcaster Tony Hinchcliffe in conversation with some of the grapplers who participated in the event in Las Vegas. (Anytime, Netflix)

Come and meet those aching feet! The best of the best and the best of the rest will hit the streets of Beantown in live coverage of the 130th running of the Boston Marathon. (9 a.m. ET and 6 a.m. PT on ESPN2)

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