Tune in Tonight: & # 39; Yesterday & # 39;: Across the alternative universe – Entertainment – Daily Commercial

They certainly passed the audition. Fifty years after the Beatles' breakup, the enduring popularity of Lennon-McCartney's songbook is put to the test with the 2019 high-level musical "Yesterday" (8 p.m. HBO).

Himesh Patel plays the role of a troubled musician who is hit in the head, to wake up in a world where everyone has forgotten everything about Fab Four. His ability to interpret their songs and make them pass for his own made him an international sensation.

Directed by Danny Boyle ("Slumdog Millionaire"), "Yesterday" was made for around $ 25 million and grossed over $ 150 million worldwide, a bona fide hit which proved that another generation adopted songs that their mother would know.

All efforts to use Beatles music in the film have not been as effective. The 1978 musical extravagance "Sgt. Pepper & # 39; s Lonely Hearts Club Band" performed with the Bee Gees, Peter Frampton, George Burns and a huge cast. Presented by Universal Studios as “Gone with the Wind” of this generation, it was an embarrassing flop.

It was not as badly received as "All This and World War II", a film that uses covers of Beatles songs to accompany news and combat footage, including many clips from German military archives. . Imagine watching Hitler address the Nazi rallies for "Fool on the Hill" and you get the picture. Critics had a field day. The New York Daily News joked that its PG rating represented "Positively Ghastly".

Fifty years after the group's dissolution, "Yesterday" demonstrated the enduring appeal of the Beatles. Will there be future Beatles movies? You never know what tomorrow brings.

– Will success at the box office and the status of "Parasite", Oscar winner, open new markets and new audiences for South Korean television? Netflix begins broadcasting "Hospital Playlist", a South Korean drama following five photogenic doctors who have been friends since entering medical school about 20 years ago.

– Lily confides her doubts and fears to her colleagues in "Devs", broadcasting today her third episode on HULU.

OTHER HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS EVENING

– A drunk driver leaves the tragedy on "Station 19" (8 pm, ABC, TV-14).

– The bass contest dominates the conversation on "Last Man Standing" (8 p.m., Fox, TV-PG).

– New friends on "Outmatched" (8:30 pm, Fox, TV-14).

– Drug trafficking triggers a major fight against "Deputy" (9 pm, Fox, TV-14).

– A rich inventor needs help on "Gray & # 39; s Anatomy" (9 p.m., ABC, TV-14).

– Carol's boyfriend asks her to take one for the team during the season finale of "Carol & # 39; s Second Act" (9:30 p.m. CBS, TV-PG).

– A rich victim creates a sense of urgency on "Tommy" (10 p.m., CBS, TV-PG).

– An assault on a teenager reveals a major scandal on "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (10 p.m., NBC, r, TV-14).

– The anniversary of Jon's death inspires a reflection on "A million little things" (10 p.m., ABC, TV-PG).

– Sam offers relationship advice on "Better Things" (10 pm, FX, TV-MA).

– An awkward scheme on "Breeders" (10:30 p.m., FX, TV-MA).

WORSHIP CHOICE

One of the strangest films directed by Cecil B. DeMille, the 1930 pre-Code musical "Madam Satan" (9:45 p.m., TCM, TV-G) features art deco decors and a sexy masquerade in edge of a condemned airship.

SERIAL NOTES

A mishap with the librarian on "Young Sheldon" (8 p.m., CBS, TV-PG) … A new application leaves many perplexed on "Superstore" (8 p.m., NBC, r, TV-14) … The royal treatment on "Katy Keene" (8 p.m., CW, TV-PG) … Jill's spirit hovers over Grace's first dance on "The Unicorn" (8:30 p.m., CBS, TV-PG) … Holt suffers from # 39; a hit on "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" (8:30 p.m., NBC, TV-14).

Babysitting adventures on "Mom" (9 p.m., CBS, TV-14) … A familiar ring on "Will & Grace" (9 p.m., NBC, TV-14) … The film noir episode of " Legacies "(9 p.m., CW, TV-PG) … Favors shared on" Indebtedness "(9:30 p.m., NBC, TV-14).

LATE AT NIGHT

Octavia Spencer is booked on "The Daily Show With Trevor Noah" (11 p.m., Comedy Central) … Nick Offerman appears on "Conan" (11 p.m., TBS, TV-14) … Colin Quinn, Nikki Glaser and Fortune Feimster appears in "Lights Out with David Spade" (11:30 p.m., Comedy Central).

The Dixie Chicks and Michael Pollan are booked on "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" (11.35pm, CBS) … Jimmy Fallon welcomes Mandy Moore and Dane DeHaan on "The Tonight Show" (11.35pm, NBC) … Patrick Stewart and Dave Salmoni appears on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" (11.35pm, ABC).

John Krasinski, Regina Hall, Bones UK and Steve Ferrone visit "Late Night With Seth Meyers" (00:35, NBC) … Niall Horan, Vin Diesel, Eiza Gonzalez appear in "The Late Late Show With James Corden" (00:35, CBS ).