TV picks for April 18: 'Bizarre Foods,' 'Famous in Love,' 'Problematic With Moshe Kasher'

April 17, 2017 at 7:21PM
FAMOUS IN LOVE - "Pilot" - Paige Townsen's life is about to change forever in the series premiere of "Famous In Love," airing TUESDAY, APRIL 18 (9:02 - 10:02 p.m. EDT), immediately following the spring premiere of the final season of "Pretty Little Liars." - Based on the novel by Rebecca Serle, "Famous in Love" stars Bella Thorne as Paige, an ordinary college student who gets her big break after auditioning for the starring role in a Hollywood blockbuster. She must now navigate her new star-stud
Bella Thorne stars in “Famous in Love.” (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Frequent flier

Minnesota resident Andrew Zimmern, such a familiar face at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport that he would never get dragged off a plane, returns for a fifth season of "Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations." On the menu: Toronto's salty peameal bacon sandwich, Maine's creamy finnan haddie and Osaka's box sushi. Pass the salt.

8 p.m., Travel Channel

Wish upon a star

The camera loves Bella Thorne, and young viewers will, too, as her character, Paige Townsen, navigates the travails of becoming a major film star in "Famous in Love." The dialogue and depiction of Hollywood are ridiculous; Thorne's potential is not. The sooner she graduates from corny teen soaps to meaty grown-up roles, the better.

8 p.m., Freeform

99 problems

The host of "Problematic With Moshe Kasher" identifies himself as the Phil Donahue of the Internet Age, which would be a smart description if his likely viewers had any idea who Phil Donahue is. Let's just say that the comedian will moderate conversations about red-hot topics — trolling, racism, sexism — and leave the old dude out of it.

9 p.m., Comedy Central

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Travel Channel's "Andrew Zimmern's Driven by Food" host Andrew Zimmern. Photo courtesy Travel Channel
Zimmern (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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