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ABC's Big Sky Looks to Keep Up the Momentum in Its Mid-Season Return

ALSO: Mixed-ish, Big Sky, To Tell the Truth, Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist, Teen Mom, and more.
  • Katheryn Winnick, Brian Geraghty, John Carroll Lynch, Ryan Phillippe, Dedee Pfeiffer, Jesse James Keitel and Kylie Bunbury in a promotional image for Big Sky. (ABC/Kharen Hill)
    Katheryn Winnick, Brian Geraghty, John Carroll Lynch, Ryan Phillippe, Dedee Pfeiffer, Jesse James Keitel and Kylie Bunbury in a promotional image for Big Sky. (ABC/Kharen Hill)

    There haven't been many bright spots on broadcast TV this season, but David E. Kelley's Big Sky definitely qualifies, having handed ABC its most-watched series debut in three years. The twisty series hopes to pick up where it left off as it returns tonight for the back half of its freshman season.

    Also today: Mixed-ish kicks off its sophomore season, Zoey learns some things are easier said than done, and MTV's Teen Mom OG returns for Season 9 . Here's what's new and noteworthy on TV this Tuesday:

    NEW EPISODE: Things continue to unfold at a break-neck pace on Big Sky as Jenny (Katheryn Winnick) and Cassie (Kylie Bunbury) officially team up to track down Ronald (Brian Geraghty). Meanwhile, Merrilee (Brooke Smith) grapples with the fact that she didn’t truly know her husband, while Helen (Valerie Mahaffey) learns more about her son’s recent activities. Watch preview10:00 PM ET on ABC

    SEASON PREMIERE: When the family learns that Johan (Ethan William Childress) has been pretending to not be Black on Mixed-ish, Rainbow (Arica Himmel) gets mad, while Alicia (Tika Sumpter) and Paul (Mark-Paul Gosselaar) find ways to make him proud of his heritage. Watch preview. 9:30 PM ET on ABC

    NEW EPISODE: Zoey (Jane Levy) tries to "choose happiness" on Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist, but quickly discovers that's easier said than done. Mo (Alex Newell) and Max (Skylar Astin) face their first real challenge as business partners. Watch preview8:00 PM ET on NBC

    SEASON PREMIERE: Jameela Jamil and the stars of truTV's Impractical Jokers return with a third season of The Misery Index, in which teams compete against each other by ranking a slate of truly horrific real life events on a scale of 1-100. 10:30 PM ET on TBS

    SEASON PREMIERE: Jimmy Kimmel, Andrea Savage and Sherri Shepherd guest on the Season 6 premiere of To Tell the Truth, where — among others — they'll have to guess which of three panelists are the real Tabitha from Bewitched. Anthony Anderson hosts. 8:00 PM ET on ABC

    SEASON PREMIERE: A pandemic can't keep the cast of Teen Mom OG from making major moves in their lives, as Amber, Catelynn, Cheyenne, Maci and Mackenzie returns for the show's ninth season. Watch trailer. 8:00 PM ET on MTV

    Mike Attebery is Senior Editor at Primetimer and the author of seven mystery thrillers. Follow him on Twitter at @mikeattebery.

    TOPICS: Mixed-ish, ABC