Grief Takes to Zoey’s Subconscious In a New Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist

Updated at 3:45 PM ET: NBC has postponed tonight's new This is Us, citing COVID-related production delays.

Try as she might to throw herself headfirst into her new relationship with Max (Skylar Astin),  Zoey (Jane Levy) can't excape her grief over father's death, which plays out in the form of recurring nightmares in tonight's new episode of Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist.  

Also tonight: CBS offers up a NCIS two-fer, Prodigal Son sends Bright on another emotional rollercoaster, and Finding Your Roots returns for its seventh season. Here's what's new and noteworthy on TV this Tuesday:

NEW EPISODE: Zoey (Jane Levy) is haunted by bad dreams on Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist, while Jenna (Jee Young Han) helps Maggie (Mary Steenburgen) find her creative spark again. Watch preview. 8:00 PM ET on NBC

NEW EPISODES: McGee's (Sean Murray) vacation turns into a high-stakes mission when an NCIS case intersects with his trip to the Bahamas. Later, Gibbs (Mark Harmon) and Fornell (Joe Spano) find the head of the drug ring responsible for Fornell's daughter's overdose. Watch preview. Back-to-back episodes begin at 8:00 PM ET on CBS

NEW EPISODE: When a priest is found murdered in his place of worship on Prodigal Son, Bright (Tom Payne) grapples with its effect on his own trauma. 9:00 PM ET on FOX

NEW EPISODE: See how crisis and tragedy prepared Joe Biden to become America’s next president on Frontline: President Biden, a study of the searing moments that shaped the man tasked with leading the U.S. out of one of the darkest hours in its history. Watch trailer. 10:00 PM ET on PBS

SEASON PREMIERE: Henry Louis Gates, Jr. kicks off the seventh season of Finding Your Roots with actress Glenn Close and filmmaker John Waters. who we learn defy the traditions of their ancestors. Watch preview. 8:00 PM ET on PBS

NEW EPISODE: In "I Keep," the penultimate installment of the four-part self-shot series PBS American Portrait, people film themselves as they try to preserve or change traditions in their lives and communities. 9:00 PM ET on PBS

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