TV picks for April 19: 'Fortitude,' 'Nova: Holocaust Escape Tunnel,' Chelsea Handler

April 18, 2017 at 9:16PM
Ponary, Poland, Jews digging a trench in which they were later buried, after being shot
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In “Holocaust Escape Tunnel,” Jews dug a trench in Ponary, Poland, in which they were later buried after being shot. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Baby, it's cold outside

With "The Walking Dead" done for the season, bloodthirsty fans may want to check out the second season of "Fortitude," the arctic thriller in which Dennis Quaid and other small-town residents respond to the changes caused by parasite and pathogen activity. Quaid isn't in nearly as much of the action as you would hope — or maybe he is. With so many characters covered up in parkas, it's kind of hard to tell.

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Underground explorers

"Nova: Holocaust Escape Tunnel" won't boost interest in archaeology quite like Indiana Jones did, but budding "rockers" will get a thrill watching a dedicated team try to locate the underground passages used by Jews to escape the Nazis in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania.

8 p.m., TPT, Ch. 2

Reluctant leader

Despite all her recent success, Chelsea Handler can't get that chip off her shoulder — which is just fine. Her exasperated approach to talk shows (do I really have to lecture you morons again?) is the main reason I'll check out the second season of "Chelsea," which will offer one new show a week as opposed to three last year. Hey, the gal only has so much patience for us idiots. Guests this season include Melissa McCarthy, Christiane Amanpour and Jim Parsons.

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FILE - In this April 26, 2016 file photo, Chelsea Handler poses after an interview in New York. Handler is the first host of a global talk show. The thrice-weekly ìChelsea,î which launched in May, airs in 190 countries, a first for Netflix and the 41-year-old entertainer. (Photo by Scott Gries/Invision/AP, File)
Handler (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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