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Tuesday, March 20
Rise: “Most of All to Dream”
NBC, 9pm
The new drama series from Jason Katims (Friday Night Lights and Parenthood) and Jeffrey Seller (Hamilton), and starring Josh Radnor and Rosie Perez, moves to its regular time slot tonight. Lou (Radnor) is forced to confront some harsh realities when he finds his production budget brutally slashed in the new episode “Most of All to Dream.” Elsewhere, Coach Strickland (Joe Tippett) maliciously takes pains to monopolize all of Robbie’s (Damon J. Gillespie) free time, and he also clashes with Tracey (Perez). Lilette (Auli’i Cravalho) develops feelings for Robbie, while Simon (Ted Sutherland) has mixed emotions about his stage role. Ellie Desautels and Amy Forsyth also star.
They always had wings. He's just showing them how to fly. #Rise pic.twitter.com/P2T9I63vqi
— Rise (@NBCRise) March 19, 2018
The Middle: “Hecks vs. Glossners: The Final Battle”
ABC, 8pm
Gird your lawns. Suburban mom Frankie (Patricia Heaton) declares war on the neighborhood bullies, but her real battle is with their mulleted, trash-talking mama, Rita (recurring star Brooke Shields). “She responds with an attack,” teases Shields. This marks her final appearance on the sitcom, which ends in May. “I’ll miss Rita’s antics,” she says. “And I grew to like the mullet!”
Shadowhunters
Freeform, 8pm
Season Premiere!
Several new faces join the cast of the supernatural drama for Season 3. Arrow’s Anna Hopkins will play Lilith, “the mother of all demons,” who has come to revive her son Sebastian (Will Tudor). Hamilton’s Javier Muñoz also comes to the series as a rival warlock for Magnus (Harry Shum Jr.), and Chai Hansen will portray young werewolf Jordan Kyle.
Fresh Off the Boat: “King in the North”
ABC, 8:30pm
Season Finale!
Eddie (Hudson Yang), Nicole (Luna Blaise) and pals are gearing up to don matching suits for the spring dance — but when a new school dress code forbids girls from wearing pants, they’re forced to go rogue.
black-ish: “Things Were Different Then”
ABC, 9pm
Dre (Anthony Anderson) reluctantly helps Junior (Marcus Scribner) plan Pops’ (Laurence J. Fishburne III) 65th birthday party and starts to see his dad’s past in a new light. Meanwhile, Jack (Miles Brown) and Diane (Marsai Martin) take advantage when Bow (Tracee Ellis Ross) decides to say yes to everything for an entire year.
You Me Her
Audience Network, 10pm
Season Premiere!
Four months after their breakup, polyamorous “throuple” Jack (Greg Poehler), Izzy (Priscilla Faia) and Emma (Rachel Blanchard) are pulled into a reunion that ends up being polyproblematic. The course of true love never did run smooth.
Love at First Flight
Lifetime, 10pm
New Series!
Nothing tests a budding relationship like travel — and this new series takes it a step further, matching new couples to embark on a romantic (and stressful) journey across North America with the chance to get married at the airport immediately after their final flight lands. Meeting for the first time in New York, the couples crisscross the country toward Los Angeles, as their compatibility is tested not only by the unpredictable pressures of travel, but also by a series of unique, travel-based challenges.
Chicago Med: “Born This Way”
NBC, 10pm
Upon hearing news of a pregnant teen, Drs. Manning (Torrey DeVitto) and Choi (Brian Tee) venture to a homeless encampment to help deliver a baby under dire circumstances.
The Planets and Beyond
Science Channel, 10pm
Season Premiere!
Astronaut Mike Massimino returns to host the eight-episode second season of this series that explores our universe. Tonight’s premiere episode, “Birth of the Earth,” is the incredible story of the origins of our world, revealing that planets like Earth must be abundant in other parts of the universe.
Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G.: “Take Your Best Shot”
USA Network, 10pm
The task force tracks down a person of interest; after Poole (Jimmi Simpson) is put on a new case, Miller (Jamie McShane) interviews Biggie’s widow; Tupac (Marcc Rose) faces legal trouble and goes to record at Quad Studios in New York.
Adam Ruins Everything
truTV, 10:30pm
New Episodes!
Host Adam Conover returns with his hit show, in which he embarks on a comically inventive yet unrelentingly serious quest to reveal the hidden truths behind everything you know and love.
The Chris Gethard Show
truTV, 11pm
New Episodes!
The late-night interactive talk show hosted by Funny or Die’s Chris Gethard is back for more games and bizarre stunts.
Wednesday, March 21
World Figure Skating Championships
NBCSN, beginning at 12pm
The Olympics are over, but there’s one big event left on the figure-skating calendar as the top skaters compete in the season-ending World Figure Skating Championships in Milan. NBCSN has live and tape-delayed coverage through Saturday. NBC airs a recap show on April 8.
The X-Files: “My Struggle IV”
FOX, 8pm
Season Finale!
In the season finale, written and directed by series creator Chris Carter, Mulder and Scully rush to find an on-the-run William, while the Cigarette Smoking Man pushes forward with his ultimate plan.
Speechless: “N-O—NOMINEE!”
ABC, 8:30pm
Season Finale!
The second season of the groundbreaking comedy comes to a close with nonverbal teen JJ (Micah Fowler) landing a nomination at a film festival. He’s devastated, however, to learn why he is actually invited to the awards.
SEAL Team: “Never Get Out of the Boat”
CBS, 9pm
In the new episode “Never Get Out of the Boat,” Jason (David Boreanaz) leads the SEALs on a dangerous daytime mission in which Sonny (A.J. Buckley) is wounded and must now rely on Clay (Max Thieriot) and his brothers to save his life.
Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry
E!, 9pm
Clairvoyant to the stars Tyler Henry has a spirited sit-down with former MADtv comedian Nicole Sullivan. He then meets with siblings David and Rosanna Arquette to channel a loved one who has passed on to the other side. (Keep the tissues close by for this chat.)
9-1-1: “A Whole New You”
FOX, 9pm
Season Finale!
Ryan Murphy’s hit procedural about emergency responders wraps up its first season on a personal note: Widowed firefighter Bobby (Peter Krause) decides to get back in the dating game.
The Men Who Built America: Frontiersmen: “Live Free or Die”
History, 9pm
In Episode 3, America turns to Gen. Andrew Jackson to defend the frontier, but his methods give rise to a fierce rivalry with frontier icon Davy Crockett.
Little Women: LA
Lifetime, 9pm
Season Premiere!
Season 7 is all about female empowerment for Terra, Tonya, Christy, Elena and Jasmine. The ladies are looking to take on new adventures while pushing boundaries, tackling prejudices against dwarfism and conquering their own fears.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: “Send in the Clowns”
NBC, 9pm
When a student (Mallory Bechtel) disappears during a school trip to New York City, the cops race to find a mysterious masked man. Meanwhile, Fin (Ice-T) and Stone (Philip Winchester) both get visits from family.
The Magicians: “Twenty-Three”
Syfy, 9pm
The group strategizes as Josh (Trevor Einhorn) and Julia (Stella Maeve) travel to a familiar place and are given a chance to help.
Designated Survivor: “In the Dark”
ABC, 10pm
When a blackout threatens to shut down the government and causes chaos in the streets of Washington, D.C., President Kirkman (Kiefer Sutherland) joins forces with Mayor Ellenor Darby (Aunjanue Ellis), but the partnership doesn’t end there.
Criminal Minds: “The Capilanos”
CBS, 10pm
The BAU is called to Oklahoma to investigate a murderous clown terrorizing the sleepy town of Guymon in the new episode “The Capilanos.”
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
FX, 10pm
Season Finale!
Ryan Murphy’s American Crime Story season about the 1997 murder of fashion icon Gianni Versace (Edgar Ramírez) by Andrew Cunanan (Darren Criss) concludes tonight with the episode “Alone.”
Homicide City: “Russian Tragedy”
Investigation Discovery, 10pm
Northeast Philadelphia sits within city limits but has a suburban feel and top schools. Perhaps that’s why the tightknit Russian-American community chose the area to call home. When a Russian mortgage processor is found stabbed in her office, it sends shockwaves all the way back to Russia.
Chicago P.D.: “Ghosts”
NBC, 10pm
Detective Upton (Tracy Spiridakos) returns to her roots as an undercover cop in order to take down a drug ring run by a cunning meth dealer. Bosch’s Titus Welliver plays the kingpin whose actions have left Upton hungry for revenge.
Krypton
Syfy, 10pm
New Series!
David S. Goyer (The Dark Knight trilogy, Man of Steel) executive produces this series set two generations before the destruction of Superman’s home planet. It follows Seg-El (Cameron Cuffe), the Man of Steel’s grandfather, as a young man conflicted by a life-and-death decision: save his home planet or let it be destroyed in order to restore the fate of his future grandson. Georgina Campbell and Elliot Cowan costar, and comic-book fans can also expect to see familiar DC characters Brainiac (Blake Ritson) and Adam Strange (Shaun Sipos).
Thursday, March 22
MLB Spring Training: N.Y. Yankees at Minnesota Twins
ESPN2, 1pm Live
With opening day of the MLB season just around the corner, catch this Grapefruit League Spring Training game between the N.Y. Yankees and the Minnesota Twins at CenturyLink Sports Complex in Fort Myers, Fla.
NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament: Regionals
CBS & TBS, beginning at 7pm Live
The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Sweet 16 regional semifinals are held today and tomorrow in Atlanta (South), Los Angeles (West), Boston (East) and Omaha, Neb. (Midwest). The Elite 8 regional finals are Saturday and Sunday.
NHL Hockey
NBCSN, beginning at 7:30pm Live
Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals head to Detroit’s Little Caesars Arena for a matchup against Henrik Zetterberg and the Red Wings, followed by Marc-Andre Fleury and the Vegas Golden Knights in San Jose to take on Joe Pavelski and the Sharks.
Grey’s Anatomy: “Caught Somewhere in Time”
ABC, 8pm
Maggie (Kelly McCreary) and Jackson (Jesse Williams) enjoy spending time together, but he must refocus on the groundbreaking surgery he has scheduled with Catherine (Debbie Allen) and Richard (James Pickens Jr.). Meanwhile, Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) and Jo (Camilla Luddington) hit a roadblock with their contest submission, so Jo helps Bailey (Chandra Wilson) with a trauma patient who used to be an astronaut.
RuPaul’s Drag Race
VH1, 8pm
Season Premiere!
Fourteen gorgeous drag queens compete for the title of “America’s Next Drag Superstar” and a grand prize of $100,000. In the premiere episode, Christina Aguilera stops by as a celebrity guest judge to help host RuPaul and judges Michelle Visage, Carson Kressley and Ross Mathews decide who will stay, lip-synch for their life, or “sashay away.”
A.P. Bio: “Selling Out”
NBC, 8:30pm
Jack (Glenn Howerton) receives an offer from Miles’ (Tom Bennett) publisher to write a feel-good philosophy book that could be his ticket out of Toledo. Meanwhile, Durbin (Patton Oswalt) accidentally sets off an emotional firestorm when he reveals that while Stef (Lyric Lewis) chose Mary (Mary Sohn) as her emergency contact, Mary chose Michelle (Jean Villepique).
Station 19
ABC, 9pm
New Series!
The newest series from the executive producers of Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal and How to Get Away With Murder follows a group of heroic firefighters at Seattle Fire Station 19 as they risk their lives and hearts both in the line of duty and off the clock. Jason George reprises his Grey’s Anatomy role, playing Ben Warren, a former surgeon and husband of chief of surgery Miranda Bailey.
Chicago Fire: “Looking for a Lifeline”/“The Chance to Forgive”
NBC, 9pm
Back-to-back new episodes air tonight. In “Looking for a Lifeline,” Casey (Jesse Spencer) and Dawson (Monica Raymund) become skeptical when a domineering husband continues to answer for his injured wife following a car accident. Then, in “The Chance to Forgive,” Otis (Yuri Sardarov) and Kidd (Miranda Rae Mayo) respond to a call involving a residential fire, but their lives are suddenly put in jeopardy when gunfire goes off inside the house. Meanwhile, Dawson comforts Brett (Kara Killmer) during an especially trying time.
60 Days In: “Time to Come Clean”
A&E, 10pm
Season Finale!
After the program is exposed, leading to the most shocking finale in the show’s history, all nine participants sit down with Soledad O’Brien and Col. Mark Adger to discuss their experiences at the Fulton County Jail — and confront the participant who willfully blew her cover.
Portlandia
IFC, 10pm
Series Finale!
Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein’s acclaimed comedy series ends tonight.
Friday, March 23
March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step
Hulu
This follow-up to the Oscar-winning 2005 documentary, one of the highest-grossing docs of all time, finds filmmaker Luc Jacquet returning to the Antarctic to revisit the Emperor penguins who call that frozen continent home. Jacquet spent two months shooting in the Antarctic winter using the new technology of 4K cameras, airborne drones and under-ice diving. The film tells the story of two penguins, a father and son, as they overcome the challenges of life in this hostile land. Morgan Freeman is back to narrate the film.
Alexa & Katie
Netflix
New Series!
This funny and heartwarming series follows best friends Alexa (Paris Berelc) and Katie (Isabel May) as they anticipate their freshman year of high school. Despite the fact that Alexa is undergoing cancer treatment, her outgoing personality and enthusiasm for life never falter, especially with Katie by her side. The series also stars Tiffani Thiessen (White Collar, Saved by the Bell) and was created by Heather Wordham (Hannah Montana, Reba).
Game Over, Man!
Netflix
Original Film!
From the creators of Workaholics, this action comedy stars Adam Devine, Anders Holm and Blake Anderson as three zeroes who become heroes when the Los Angeles hotel they work at is taken over by bad guys during a star-studded party.
Santa Clarita Diet
Netflix
Season Premiere!
Picking up where the first season left off, Season 2 finds Joel (Timothy Olyphant) and Sheila (Drew Barrymore) Hammond trying to adapt to Sheila’s now-advanced undead state, even though she’s desperately trying to hold on to her suburban lifestyle and not be defined as just another monster. Joel McHale and Maggie Lawson are among the guest stars this season, playing a couple who are a “more successful, more aggressive” version of the Hammonds.
Dynasty: “Poor Little Rich Girl”
The CW, 8pm
Atlanta will get a lot hotter when Nicollette Sheridan steps into Joan Collins’s heels as the soap reboot’s pot-stirring Alexis Carrington. Tonight, she finally makes her first appearance to torment her ex, billionaire Blake (Grant Show), and the rest of the clan.
MasterChef Junior: “Recipe for Love”
FOX, 8pm
The Top 20 face their toughest team challenge yet: preparing a wedding lunch service for 75 guests.
Blindspot: “Artful Dodge”
NBC, 8pm
A CIA source threatens to tear the team apart; Rich’s (guest star Ennis Esmer) place in the FBI is called into question; Roman (Luke Mitchell) and Crawford (special guest star David Morse) spend a day together under strange circumstances.
Taken: “Strelochnik”
NBC, 9pm
When Hart (Jennifer Beals) takes a solo mission to track down the mentor who betrayed her, the team tries to locate her before it’s too late.
The Rise and Fall of the Brown Buffalo
PBS, 9pm
Explore the life of radical Chicano countercultural icon Oscar Zeta Acosta — the basis for Dr. Gonzo in Hunter S. Thompson’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas — in this genre-defying film that weaves archival footage with dramatized portrayals.
Cake Hunters: “Geode Wedding Cake”
Cooking Channel, 10pm
Season Finale!
Stuck between a rock and a hard place! Bride-to-be Rosa dreams of a flavorful wedding cake that resembles a glittering geode. Her fiancé, Chris, however, wants a confection that represents their blended family. Three bakers do their best to please the couple by combining both of their visions.
Saturday, March 24
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
Discovery Family Channel, 11:30am
Season Premiere!
Season 8 of the animated series kicks off with back-to-back episodes. When the Mane 6 discovers that the Friendship Map has expanded to show the world outside Equestria, Twilight Sparkle decides to expand friendship beyond the kingdom and open her very own School of Friendship. Other major milestones this season include the introduction of Starlight Glimmer’s parents and Princess Celestia’s acting debut.
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series: Alpha Energy Solutions 250
FS1, 2pm Live
The stars of NASCAR’s Camping World Truck Series are in for some hard-nosed racing on the .526-mile “paperclip” at Martinsville Speedway in Virginia for the Alpha Energy Solutions 250.
College Softball
ESPN2, beginning at 3pm Live
A college softball doubleheader on ESPN2 has a pair of SEC matchups with Tennessee at South Carolina and Texas A&M at Florida.
Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards
Nickelodeon, 8pm
You may not recognize the tweens at the Kids’ Choice Awards — hosted by John Cena — but it’s guaranteed that at least one famous adult will get doused in green goop. As stars take home blimp trophies in categories like “Favorite Funny YouTube Creator.”
Royal Matchmaker
Hallmark Channel, 9pm
Original Film!
A struggling NYC matchmaker is hired by a king to find his son a suitable wife in time for a national celebration. As the clock ticks toward her deadline, the matchmaker finds him the perfect wife, only to realize that she’s fallen in love with him! Stars Bethany Joy Lenz, Will Kemp and Brittany Bristow.