‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ Finale, ‘Mozart’ Goes to Japan, Winter Olympics

Matt Roush
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A selective critical checklist of notable Friday TV:

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (8/7c, The CW): Confession, we’ve heard, is good for the soul–but as the terrific third season of this fabulously unconventional musical comedy comes to a close, Rebecca (Rachel Bloom) may learn that atoning for her many bizarre misdeeds could carry serious consequences. On a happier note, the arrival of Darryl’s (Pete Gardner) new babe is anticipated by a hysterical “Miracle of Birth” production number that freaks surrogate Heather (Vella Lovell) way out. The mix of hilarity and raw emotion is a Crazy hallmark, and it’s a rare show that can amuse and devastate within the same hour.

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Mozart in the Jungle (streaming on Amazon Prime) Amazon’s delightful comedy about a New York orchestra and its mercurial conductor blossoms into full-fledged rom-com in its fourth season, as the relationship between Rodrigo (Gael Garcia Bernal) and oboist Hailey (Lola Kirke) goes public. But can Hailey emerge from his shadow to become a respected conductor herself? The series travels to Japan for several glorious, pivotal episodes, and Rodrigo encounters a robotic Wall-E version of his elusive muse, Mozart (called WAM for Wolfgang Amadeus)—which is enough to make the ghost of Mozart (Crazy Ex veteran Santino Fontana) roll over like Beethoven.

Winter Olympics (8/7c, NBC): After a disappointing short program, teenage figure-skating marvel Nathan Chen continues his quest for a medal in the all-important free skate, while another Olympic star, Lindsay Vonn, could make history as Alpine Skiing’s oldest female Olympic medalist at 33 as she competes (weather willing) in the super-G.

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Inside Friday TV: It’s awfully tempting to say that Netflix’s new ’90s-set high-school comedy Everything Sucks! actually sucks. But it kind of does. Imagine if Freaks and Geeks had been a lousy, poorly cast, overly broad sitcom about AV nerds and drama-club geeks. And then go watch Freaks and Geeks instead. … Also streaming: the complete second season of Hulu’s Canadian mystery import Cardinal, starring Billy Campbell and Karine Vanasse in an adaptation of novelist Giles Blunt’s Blackfly Season. … Amazon Prime’s The Grand Tour closes its season with the team tackling the world hunger issue in Mozambique by using different methods of wheeled food transportation. … Showtime’s Black History Month documentary Word Is Bond (10/9c) explores the power of hip-hop lyrics to transform culture worldwide.

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    RedCupcake

    Tonight TCM is airing Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. That movie was probably the last time a "good guy" got anything decent accomplished in our nation's capital.

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    CyanFish

    Somehow, I've missed seeing the 1929 version of "The Virginian" with Gary Cooper. It's airing tonight on the STARZ Encore Western channel at 8:12 pm. (Directed by Victor Flemming, woo-hoo!)

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      GreenElephant

      I saw that on AMC (when it really stood for American Movie Classics) about 23 years ago....

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    CyanCoathanger

    I missed 20/20 last night because I was so wrapped up in the Nathan Chen debacle that I forgot about it until it was too late. I wonder if something like that will happen when the ladies skate? I'd love to see one of those highly touted Russians fall on her butt!

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      GoldSubmarine

      I'm sure ABC will have 20/20 On Demand or ABC will have available on their site. I missed it too, will probably watch it this weekend.

      I also have the third season finale of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend on CW live tonight. Will catch up with CMT's Nashville on DVR and watch some movies this weekend.

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      CyanCoathanger

      Yeah, I already checked the on demand for 20/20, and it wasn't there yet. I started watching Amazing Race on demand right after it finished the other night. I'm surprised CBS didn't put that on their pay site like they have almost everything else!

      Did you notice Matt is posting a separate article for Saturday and Sunday now? Let's see if he puts one up tomorrow. I do appreciate him posting them at 7:00 am lately so we don't have to wonder all day if and when they'll appear!

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      CyanCoathanger

      I spoke too soon.....last night's 20/20 is now available on demand.

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      GoldSubmarine

      Comcast On Demand is not consistent. Sometimes shows are there the next day, sometimes sooner. I even watched a few various programs BEFORE the live airing. Not sure if it was an error or for promotional purposes. Can't see how it would increase live ratings.

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      CyanCoathanger

      I was under the impression that the networks decide. Sometimes, they offer an episode early just to generate interest in the show. Since you can't fast forward through the commercials on most of them, they should count towards the ratings.

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      GoldSubmarine

      I'm not sure if each network controls all of the On Demand systems for the various cable systems.But I do know that On Demand and DVR views are not included with live ratings. However networks have finally started paying attention to the live plus 7 delayed ratings via On Demand /DVR and streaming when ads are watched.