Weekly roundup of science fiction and fantasy shows (as well as movies/specials of note) on the Prime Time TV schedule, also including programs that may be of interest to genre fans. Air dates and times subject to change without notice.
The Spring schedule kicks off this week with one show returning from hiatus and several season and series premieres. On Monday, The CW’s Legends of Tomorrow returns from its extended hiatus to finish up its fourth season. That show will be flipping timeslots with Arrow. Also on Monday, the reboot of The Twilight Zone premieres its first two episodes on CBS All Access (see trailer below). Subsequent episodes will be available for streaming each week. Over on Netflix, their Anime reboot of Ultraman has its debut with all of the first season episodes available for streaming. On Thursday, Freeform’s Cloak and Dagger, based on the Marvel comic, returns for its second season. On Friday, the second season of The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina debuts on Netflix with all episodes available for streaming. Also on Friday, Amazon’s reboot of The Tick returns for its second season with all episodes available for streaming. Finally, on Sunday, A Discovery of Witches gets its broadcast debut on AMC and BBC America. The first season of that show has already been available on the Shudder and Sundance Now streaming services. There are more premieres on the way this month and you can see the full Spring schedule of sci fi and fantasy shows at this link.
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Prime Time Sci Fi TV Listings for the Week of Apr 1 – Apr 7:
Links are to the show pages on this site with additional series info and current status. Broadcast/Cable Listings Source: TVGuide.com
Monday April 1
Legends of Tomorrow (CW) 8:00-9:00 Returns from Hiatus
Shadowhunters (Free) 8:00-9:00
Arrow (CW) 9:00-10:00
Into the Badlands (AMC) 10:00-11:00
The Twilight Zone (CBSA) Streaming Series Premiere
Ultraman (Netflix) Streaming Series Premiere
Tuesday April 2
The Flash (CW) 8:00-9:00 Repeat
Roswell New Mexico (CW) 9:00-10:00 Repeat
Wednesday April 3
Riverdale (CW) 8:00-9:00 Preempted
The Magicians (Syfy) 9:00-10:00
What We Do in the Shadows (FX) 10:00-10:30
Happy (Syfy) 10:00-11:00
Thursday April 4
Supernatural (CW) 8:00-9:00
Gotham (FOX) 8:00-9:00 Repeat
Cloak and Dagger (Free) 8:00-10:00 2 Hr Season 2 Premiere
The Orville (CW) 9:00-10:00 Repeat
Star Trek Discovery (CBSAA) Streaming
Friday April 5
MacGyver (CBS) 8:00-9:00
Doom Patrol (DCU) Streaming
The Tick (Amazon) Streaming Season 2 Premiere
The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (Netflix) Streaming Season 2 Premiere
Saturday April 6
No Genre Entries
Sunday April 7
God Friended Me (CBS) 8:00-9:00 Preempted
Supergirl (CW) 8:00-9:00 Repeat
American Gods (Starz) 8:00-9:00
A Discovery of Witches (AMC) 9:00-10:00 Encore Run Premiere
Charmed (CW) 9:00-10:00 Repeat
Streaming Premieres
The Twilight Zone (CBSA) Monday, Series Premiere
Ultraman (Netflix) Monday, Series Premiere
The Tick (Amazon) Friday, Season 2 Premiere
The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (Netflix) Friday, Season 2 Premiere
You can see the complete list of streaming shows at this link
Highlights for the Week of Apr 8
Black Summer (Netflix) Streaming Thursday, Series Premiere
Game of Thrones (HBO) 9:00-10:00 Sunday, Season 8 Premiere
Schedule Notes: If a show is listed as On Hiatus, that means that it is taking a break of more than two episodes in a row. If a streaming series is included in the listings after its premiere date, then it releases new episodes once per week on that day as opposed to releasing its entire season at one time.
