GBI Intrigue on ‘Will Trent,’ ‘FBI’ Franchise Mayhem, Sibling Rivalry on ‘Shogun,’ ‘Lopez’ Sobers Up

Will Trent

One of the more intriguing relationships in this quirky crime drama features Will’s (Ramón Rodríguez) love-hate bond with Amanda Wagner (Sonja Sohn), his tough-talking mentor at the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI). Amanda, who as the daughter of the former chief of the Atlanta P.D. fought her way up the sexist ranks of law enforcement, becomes the target of an assailant linked to a dark chapter in her APD past. With Will and partner Faith (Iantha Richardson) sidelined by the GBI director (guest star Jenna Elfman) because of their personal ties to their boss, Amanda’s reputation and future with the department is on the line. On the case: detectives Angie Polaski (Erika Christensen) and Michael Ormewood (Jake McLaughlin), who’s distracted by his wife’s sudden departure, leaving him an overwhelmed single dad.

FBI

Victims of a restaurant bombing include a congresswoman and a person close to Special Agent in Charge Isobel (Alana de la Garza). The mayhem continues on FBI: International (9/8c), when the Fly Team heads to scenic Tuscany to investigate the kidnapping of the son of an American couple, with suspicion of Mafia involvement; and on FBI: Most Wanted (10/9c), the Fugitive Task Force races to New Jersey after four detectives are gunned down fatally during a prisoner exchange.

Shōgun

The embattled and depleted Lord Toranaga (Hiroyuki Sanada), with few allies against the Council of Regents, turns to his long-estranged brother and his troops for assistance. But more treachery awaits, and as Toranaga considers his fate while his English sidekick John Blackthorne (Cosmo Jarvis) simmers in his usual stew of impatient confusion over these 17^th-century Japanese intrigues, we get words of wisdom from Toranaga to his impulsive son (Yuki Kura): “Why is it that only those who have never fought in a battle are so eager to be in one?”

Lopez vs Lopez

The raucous family comedy returns for a second season in the wake of Mayan’s (Mayan Lopez) intervention on behalf of her father George (George Lopez), which appears to have succeeded. He’s newly sober, but no less difficult to deal with, when George demands the rest of the family give up their bad habits. Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias guests as George’s AA sponsor Iggy, reminding them all that the path to sobriety rarely resembles a rose garden. In the second episode, Mayan’s combative relationship with her dad moves into the workplace, when she loses her job and goes to work at George’s Lop-EZ Movers company.

Weakest Link

From the game-show world, Jane Lynch brings back the barbs, kicking off the trivia game’s spring season with a stunt. The contestants are all actors on the long-running (now on Peacock) soap opera Days of Our Lives, including Lindsay Arnold, Bryan Dattilo, Galen Gering, Tina Huang, Eric Martsolf, Victoria Konefal, Martha Madison and Zach Tinker. Will the fictional back-stabbing bleed over onto the Weakest Link stage as they play for their favorite charities?

INSIDE TUESDAY TV:

• Finding Your Roots (8/7c, PBS): Michael Douglas, soon to star as Benjamin Franklin in an Apple TV+ limited series, and Girls’ auteur Lena Dunham are the latest celebs to learn more about their fascinating family trees.
• The Cleaning Lady (8/7c, Fox), Thony’s (Elodie Yung) son Luca (Sebastien LaSalle) goes missing at an inopportune time. Could Ramona (Kate del Castillo) be responsible? Followed by Alert: Missing Persons Unit (9/8c), with the MPU in search of a kidnapped neighborhood-watch captain.
• The Rookie (9/8c, ABC): Newlyweds John Nolan (Nathan Fillion) and Bailey Nune (Jenna Dewan) give temporary parenthood a shot when they discover a toddler at a crime scene and decide to care for her rather than turn her over to a shelter.
• Together: Treble Winners (streaming on Netflix): A six-part sports docuseries relives Manchester City FC’s record-breaking 2022-23 season, including an historic Treble win for the Blues. Also new to Netflix: unconventional stand-up comedy in Demetri Martin: Demetri Deconstructed.