New streaming series Bajillion Dollar Properties is as niche as they come
Here’s what’s up in the world of TV for Thursday, March 17. All times are Eastern.
Top pick
Bajillion Dollar Properties (Seeso): This brand semi-improvised comedy from creator Kulap Vilaysac is tailor made for a specific audience. It satirizes wealthy real estate reality TV (most specifically Million Dollar Listing) while lampooning L.A. culture in general. Thankfully, even those not completely familiar with the show’s reference points will likely be won over by its cast: Paul F. Tompkins plays a wealthy mogul named Dean Rosedragon who manages a team of ruthless real estate agents at Beverly Hill’s Platinum Realty. That premise means the likes of Adam Scott, Jason Mantzoukas, Cameron Esposito, Nick Kroll, Patton Oswalt, Gillian Jacobs, and Scott Aukerman can stop by as buyers, sellers, and another real estate-adjacent professionals. In her pre-air review, Emily L. Stephens writes, “Bajillion Dollar Properties speaks the language of reality TV with uncanny ease, not just in the histrionics of the ensemble as they’re pitted against each other, but in the pitch-perfect deployment of effects that depict the dynamics at play.” To see the whole season, viewers will have to subscribe to Seeso—NBC Universal’s comedy-centric streaming platform. But, thankfully, the first episode is available for free right now on YouTube, and Seeso has the first two episodes up for free as well.
Also noted
How To Get Away With Murder (ABC, 10 p.m.): It’s only March, but there are already a a whole bunch of season finales airing tonight, starting with the conclusion of How To Get Away With Murder. After a fairly uneven season, Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya has found a lot to like in the past two episodes—especially last week’s penultimate entry, which she called “a highlight of the season.” As she noted in her review, it will be hard for the season finale to top that emotional episode—but that surely won’t stop HTGAWM from trying! Tonight Annalise deals with the chaos around her, Hank reflects on his sins, and Wes finally learns the truth about his past.
Colony (USA, 10 p.m.): Colony also reaches its season finale, but the fact that it’s already been renewed for a second season means fans don’t have to worry too much about the show wrapping up everything tonight. The L.A. bloc is placed on lockdown after the Resistance kidnaps a high-value target. Here’s hoping Sawyer and Lori both make it through unscathed.
Workaholics (Comedy Central, 10 p.m.): Workaholics’ season finale, meanwhile, sounds just a little less stressful than Colony’s. In “The Nuttin’ Professor,” the guys set off on a quest for epic porn. Dennis Perkins thinks this finally proves it: We truly are living in an era of Peak TV.
Idiotsitter (Comedy Central, 10:30 p.m.): And finally, on the Idiotsitter season finale, Gene takes her GED test and Billie tries to become a college professor. Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya hopes that neither of them achieves their dreams because she would like this excellent new comedy to continue for a long, long time.
Regular Coverage
Grey’s Anatomy (ABC, 8 p.m.):
Scandal (ABC, 9 p.m.):
Vikings (History Channel, 10 p.m.)