Don’t miss the epic season finales of some of your favorite CBS originals next month. The critically acclaimed drama Matlock starring everyone’s favorite lawyer Kathy Bates, will treat fans to a two-hour season one finale on April 17. Season three of the hit series Fire Country will come to a dramatic conclusion on April 25 with a two-hour finale where the entire Cal Fire team must jump into action when a fire breaks out at a gas station and a nearby wildfire threatens the citizens of Edgewater.
More CBS season finales are headed your way next month, including NCIS: Sydney (April 25), Poppa’s House (April 28) and NCIS: Origins (April 28).
ORIGINALS, EXCLUSIVES, PREMIERES & EVENTS
4/1 The Last Stop in Yuma County*
While stranded at a rural Arizona rest stop, a traveling salesman is thrust into a dire hostage situation by the arrival of two bank robbers with no qualms about using cruelty-or cold, hard steel-to protect their bloodstained fortune.
4/1 Before Dawn*
After leaving his family’s sheep farm in the Australian outback, a young man joins his countrymen on the western front of World War I with hopes of helping expedite an end to the bloody conflict.
4/6 An Evening with Elton John and Brandi Carlile special**
Filming on March 26 at London’s iconic Palladium Theatre, the primetime concert special will feature live performances from Elton John and Brandi Carlile, including a selection of their individual greatest hits, captivating stories about the pair’s enduring friendship and an exclusive preview of their new joint album, “Who Believes in Angels.”
4/15 The Carters: Hurts to Love You documentary premiere
The two-part documentary is a raw and intimate look inside the celebrity family of pop superstars Nick and Aaron Carter told by the singers’ sister Angel, and follows fame’s devastating toll on their family.
4/21 The Return*
After 20 years away, Odysseus (Ralph Fiennes) washes up on the shores of Ithaca, unrecognizable. The King has returned from the Trojan War, but much has changed in his kingdom. His beloved wife Penelope (Juliette Binoche) is a prisoner in her own home, hounded by suitors vying to be king. Odysseus is no longer the mighty warrior from years past— but he must rediscover his strength in order to win back all that he has lost.
4/23 The Children of October 7
The documentary features deeply sensitive conversations between social media activist Montana Tucker and Israeli children who bravely share their experiences of trauma and survival as they continue to process the unthinkable.
LIBRARY SHOWS
April 9
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild ‘N Out (season 21)
April 16
Inside the Factory (season 8)
April 23
The Challenge (season 40)
April 30
Blaze and the Monster Machines: Super Wheels special
How Did They Build That? (season 2 and 3)
LIBRARY MOVIES
It may be spring but if you’re looking for chills and thrills year-round, then Paramount+ has you covered with movies like Along Came a Spider, Arrival, Deep Impact, Paranormal Activity, Rings (2017), Scary Movie, The Core, The Ring, The Ring Two, The Running Man, I See You, The Uninvited (2009), and more.
April 1
Along Came a Spider
April Fool’s Day
Arrival
Braveheart
Cheech & Chong’s Still Smokin’
Clear and Present Danger
Clerks
Cop Land
Deep Impact
Dope
Empire Records
Escape from Alcatraz
Faster
Flags of Our Fathers
Four Brothers
Fresh (1994)
Gangs of New York
Girl, Interrupted
Hard Eight
Hardball
Harriet the Spy
Head of State
Her
Hot Rod
I See You
Kaboom*
Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events
Malcolm X
Marvelous and the Black Hole*
Moneyball
Nacho Libre
Noah
Paranormal Activity
Patriot Games
Point Break (1991)
Regarding Henry
Rings (2017)
Rounders
S.W.A.T. (2003)
Sabrina (1954)
Scary Movie
Seven Psychopaths
Shaolin Soccer
Sherlock Gnomes
Sidewalks of New York
Smoke Signals
Soapdish
Space Jam (1996)
Sucker Punch
Sunset Boulevard
Team America: World Police
Terminator 2: Judgement Day
Terminator Genisys
The Bye Bye Man*
The Caddy (1953)
The Collector*
The Core
The Courier*
The Gambler
The Gift
The Girl on the Train*
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The Guilt Trip
The Lookout
The Ring
The Ring Two
The Running Man
The Saint
The Score
The Sons of Katie Elder
The Spiderwick Chronicles
The Truman Show
The Tuxedo
The Uninvited (2009)
Three Days of the Condor
Twisted
Uncommon Valor
Underclassman
Undisputed
Unforgiven
Up in Smoke
Young Sherlock Holmes
April 7
London Town*
April 14
Boogie Woogie*
Certain Women*
SPORTS
4/2: Coppa Italia Frecciarossa Semifinal Leg 1 – AC Milan vs. Inter
4/5: Serie A – Parma vs. Inter Milan
4/6: Serie A – Roma vs. Juventus
4/6: NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Final Four National Semifinals*
4/6: Professional Bull Riders*
4/6: We Need to Talk*
4/6: Sail Grand Prix – Los Angeles*
4/6: United Soccer League – San Antonio FC vs. Phoenix Rising FC*
4/7: NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship*
4/8: UEFA Champions League Quarterfinal Leg 1 – Arsenal vs. Real Madrid
4/8: UEFA Champions League Quarterfinal Leg 1 – Bayern Munich vs. Inter Milan
4/9: UEFA Champions League Quarterfinal Leg 1 – PSG vs. Aston Villa
4/9: UEFA Champions League Quarterfinal Leg 1 – Barcelona vs. Borussia Dortmund
4/10: UEFA Europa League Quarterfinals Leg 1
4/10: UEFA Conference League Quarterfinals Leg 1
4/10-4/13: Masters Live*
4/12: NWSL – Houston Dash vs. Angel City FC
4/12: We Need to Talk*
4/12: The Masters Third Round Coverage*
4/13: The Masters Final Round Coverage*
4/13: A Champion’s Dream – Jordan Spieth at the 2015 Masters*
4/13: Jim Nantz Remembers Augusta – The Legend of Bernhard Langer*
4/13: Serie A – Lazio vs. Roma
4/15: UEFA Champions League Quarterfinal Leg 2 – Borussia Dortmund vs. Barcelona
4/15: UEFA Champions League Quarterfinal Leg 2 – Aston Villa vs. PSG
4/16: UEFA Champions League Quarterfinal Leg 2 – Real Madrid vs. Arsenal
4/16: UEFA Champions League Quarterfinal Leg 2 – Inter Milan vs. Bayern Munich
4/17: UEFA Europa League Quarterfinal Leg 2
4/17: UEFA Conference League Quarterfinal Leg 2
4/19: Formula E – Miami E-Prix*
4/19: Sail Grand Prix – San Francisco*
4/19-4/20: PGA Tour – RBC Heritage (Third and Final Round Coverage)*
4/20: Professional Bull Riders*
4/23: Coppa Italia Frecciarossa Semifinal Leg 2 – Inter vs. AC Milan
4/26: NWSL – Washington Spirit vs. NJ/NY Gotham FC*
4/26: AFC Champions League Elite – Yokohama F. Marinos vs. Al Nassr
4/26-4/27: PGA Tour – Zurich Classic of New Orleans (Third and Final Round Coverage)*
4/27: Professional Bull Riders*
4/29-4/30: UEFA Champions League Semifinal Leg 1
4/29-4/30: AFC Champions League Elite Semifinals
Throughout April: Scottish Professional Football League competition
Throughout April: English Football League competition
Throughout April: Serie A competition
Throughout April: AFC Champions League Elite competition
* Title is available to Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers.
**All Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers can live stream CBS titles via the live feed on Paramount+. Those titles will be available on-demand to all subscribers the day after they air live.
Dates for library titles are subject to change.
Source: Paramount+
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