Pulses are still pounding from the first-season finale of Underground.
The stakes are still high in the second season as Harriet Tubman (Aisha Hinds) and William Still (Chris Chalk), both seminal figures in the Underground Railroad, join the action. Underground is a slave narrative unlike many in that it chronicles the attempts of a group of slaves to gain freedom. It's full of suspense and plays more like an action film with depth.
Executive producer John Legend will play Frederick Douglass this season.
Season 2 premieres on Wednesday, March 8, on WGN America.
MONDAY
The Bachelor: The Women Tell All: Nick Viall has to listen to his mistakes. 8 p.m. ABC
TUESDAY
The Americans: There are Russian spies among us as the mission continues in the season premiere. 9p.m. FX
This Is Us: Get out your tissues. It's back. 8 p.m. NBC
WEDNESDAY
Survivor: Two hours, season 34, 20 castaways that you all know and love. Welcome back. 7 p.m. CBS
Designated Survivor: Anything I write could be misconstrued as overly political. So ... the show's back. 8 p.m. ABC
THURSDAY
The Catch: The cat-and-mouse game footage returns for its second season. 9 p.m. ABC
FRIDAY
The Vampire Diaries: It's the last dance for The Vampire Diaries as it ends its eight-season run. Oh, Damon. 7 p.m. the CW
The show indulges in a crossover with
Hawaii
Five-O
. 7 p.m. CBS
SATURDAY
Jerrod Carmichael: 8: The brutally honest comedian whose NBC sitcom cuts like a knife has more to say. 9 p.m. HBO
This week in home entertainment
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson voices the demigod Maui in Disney's Moana (107 mins., PG . The film was nominated for two Oscars: best animated feature and music (original song) for "How Far I'll Go." Auli'i Cravalho, who voiced Moana, sang the song written by Lin-Manuel Miranda during the Oscars telecast last month.
Selected titles also out this week: The Americans: The Complete Fourth Season; The Eyes of My Mother; Incarnate; Jackie; Kikoriki: Legend of the Golden Dragon; Librarian: The Complete Collection; Man Down; That '70s Show: The Complete Series; You Me Her: Season 1; and Trespass Against Us.
