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Sunday, March 12
The 95th Oscars
ABC, 8pm Live
Awards season culminates with Hollywood’s biggest night as the Academy Awards honor the best films of 2022. Leading the field is Everything Everywhere All at Once, with 11 nominations, followed by All Quiet on the Western Front and The Banshees of Inisherin with nine nods each, Elvis with eight and The Fabelmans with seven. Among notable nominees, Michelle Yeoh is the first Malaysian nominated as Best Actress (Everything Everywhere All at Once); Best Supporting Actress nominee Angela Bassett (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) is the first actor in a Marvel movie to be nominated for an Oscar; and Best Original Score nominee John Williams (The Fabelmans) adds to his reign as the Oscars’ most-nominated living person (he’s now at 53). Jimmy Kimmel returns to host the ceremony. Rihanna has been announced as a performer; she will sing the Oscar-nominated “Lift Me Up” from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Also announced as performers are Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava, who will sing the Oscar-nominated “Naatu Naatu” from the Indian action drama RRR. Presenters announced at presstime include Riz Ahmed, Emily Blunt, Glenn Close, Jennifer Connelly, Ariana DeBose, Samuel L. Jackson, Dwayne Johnson, Michael B. Jordan, Jonathan Majors, Zoe Saldaña and Donnie Yen.
31 Days of Oscar: “War”
TCM, beginning at 7:15am
Catch a Classic!
Epic war films have frequently been favorites when it comes to Academy voters, and Turner Classic Movies’ 31 Days of Oscar has 10 of them in today’s lineup. Nine of them feature World War II as their backdrop (and a few were even produced during the war), while another brilliantly chronicles the horrors of World War I. The lineup features Beyond the Line of Duty (1942), which won its only nomination, Best Short Subject, Two-Reel; Air Force (1943) — four nominations, including Best Original Screenplay (Dudley Nichols), and one win: Editing (George Amy); Battleground (1949) — six nominations, including Best Picture, Supporting Actor (James Whitmore) and Director (William A. Wellman), and won two awards: Screenplay (Robert Pirosh) and Cinematography, Black-and-White (Paul Vogel); Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944) — won for its special effects, also nominated for its cinematography; The Dirty Dozen (1967) — four nominations, including Best Supporting Actor (John Cassavetes), and a win for Sound Effects (John Poyner); Twelve O’Clock High (1949) — four nominations, including Best Picture and Best Actor (Gregory Peck), and two wins: Best Supporting Actor (Dean Jagger) and Best Sound, Recording (Thomas T. Moulton); The Longest Day (1962) — five nominations, including Best Picture, and two wins, for its cinematography and special effects; From Here to Eternity (1953) — won eight of its 13 nominations, including Best Picture, Supporting Actor (Frank Sinatra), Supporting Actress (Donna Reed) and Director (Fred Zinnemann), with other nominations including Best Actor (Montgomery Clift and Burt Lancaster) and Best Actress (Deborah Kerr); All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), which won Best Picture and Director (Lewis Milestone), and was also nominated for its writing and cinematography; and 49th Parallel (1941) — nominated for Best Picture and Best Writing, Screenplay (Rodney Ackland and Emeric Pressburger), and won for Best Writing, Original Story (Pressburger).
NASCAR Cup Series: United Rentals Work United 500
FOX, 3:30pm Live
Top Cup Series drivers duel in the desert for the United Rentals Work United 500 at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona.
NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Selection Show
CBS, 6pm Live
The 68-team NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament field is announced live on CBS, featuring analysis, discussion, interviews and reactions from coaches and players.
Unexpected Grace
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, 7pm
Original Film!
Grace (Erica Tremblay), a new student who has just moved to town, finds a note from a schoolgirl looking for a friend. She excitedly writes back and sets off a chain of events that changes the lives of three people.
Rockstar Shuffle: “Steve Stevens Takes to the Skies”
AXS TV, 8pm
The home-with-the-stars series visits Billy Idol axman Steve Stevens (who calls his Top Gun Grammy “payback” for his parents putting up with his guitar playing), and explores how Ted Nugent became rock’s “Uncle Ted.”
The Equalizer: “Never Again”
CBS, 8pm
After a string of anti-Semitic hate crimes terrorizes a local community, Harry (Adam Goldberg) reconnects with his Jewish faith as he leads the team in finding the culprit in the new episode “Never Again.”
The Simpsons: “Hostile Kirk Place”
FOX, 8pm
Kirk Van Houten (voice of Hank Azaria) goes on a crusade to censor and control the school curriculum in the new episode “Hostile Kirk Place.”
The Great North: “Can’t Hardly Date Adventure”
FOX, 8:30pm
Beef (voice of Nick Offerman) drives Alyson (Megan Mullally) to meet a man she met online in the new episode “Can’t Hardly Date Adventure.”
Heavy Rescue: 401
The Weather Channel, 9pm
Season Premiere!
The series that follows crews who keep Ontario’s highways open and operating during the winter driving season returns for Season 7 on The Weather Channel. In “Oh Boy, What a Mess,” a double tanker loaded with gasoline smashes into a house, Duncan Cooper puts his new 50-ton rotator to the test, and Gary and Collin bring their rookie crew to a bad collision blocking the road to the border.
Bob’s Burgers: “The Show (And Tell) Must Go On”
FOX, 9pm
Louise (voice of Kristen Schaal) is on a mission to find the perfect item for her last-ever Show and Tell in the new episode “The Show (And Tell) Must Go On.”
The Way Home: “Lovefool”
Hallmark Channel, 9pm
Alice (Sadie Laflamme-Snow) realizes her relationship has no future, while Kat (Chyler Leigh) is shocked by family secrets.
The Last of Us
HBO, 9pm
Season Finale!
The postapocalyptic drama about hardened survivor Joel (Pedro Pascal), who is hired to smuggle 14-year-old Ellie (Bella Ramsey) out of an oppressive quarantine zone, concludes its first season. HBO has renewed it for Season 2.
Magnum P.I.: “Welcome to Paradise, Now Die!”
NBC, 9pm
Magnum (Jay Hernandez) recruits Katsumoto (Tim Kang) to help find a missing tourist; Higgins (Perdita Weeks) and Kumu (Amy Hill) attempt to solve the murder of a beloved dog; and Rick (Zachary Knighton) enlists the aid of TC (Stephen Hill) after he accidentally loses Magnum’s pet mouse, Roberto II.
Shock Docs: “Alien Abduction: Travis Walton”
Travel Channel, 9pm
This installment of the Shock Docs franchise focuses on the reported 1975 incident in which logger Travis Walton disappeared after his fellow workers claimed to have seen him hit by a bolt of light from a UFO, a report that inspired the 1993 movie Fire in the Sky.
Family Guy: “Adoptation”
FOX, 9:30pm
Lois (voice of Alex Borstein) is jealous when her father, Carter (Seth MacFarlane), adopts a young girl to restore his public image in the new episode “Adoptation.”
Naked and Afraid: Solo
Discovery Channel, 10pm
New Series!
Eight of the Naked and Afraid franchise’s most battle-tested survivalists will attempt to endure 21 days completely solo. This series takes place in some of the most remote and harsh environments in the world — and in locations spread out over three continents. Whether it’s a bug-infested South American rainforest, a frigid African scrubland or a blistering Mexican jungle, each episode follows multiple survivalists as they take on the most difficult challenge of their lives.
Uncharted Adventure: “Croatia”
The Weather Channel, 10pm
In this new episode adventure traveler and marine biologist Mike Corey journeys through the intriguing country of Croatia, which is famous for its picturesque pebble beaches, unique traditions and peculiar gastronomy.
The Idaho College Murders
Investigation Discovery, 10pm
This hourlong special offers critical, new perspectives into the night of terror in Moscow, Idaho, that claimed the lives of four college students: Ethan Chapin, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Madison Mogen.
A Spy Among Friends
MGM+, 10pm
New Series!
This six-episode drama is the true story of two British spies and lifelong friends, Kim Philby and Nicholas Elliott. Philby became the most notorious British defector and Soviet double agent in history. Damian Lewis, Guy Pearce and Anna Maxwell Martin star.
The Blacklist: “The Four Guns”
NBC, 10pm
An assassination attempt on Sen. Panabaker (Deirdre Lovejoy) leads the task force to a group of renowned pickpockets. Meanwhile, Red (James Spader) sends a dangerous gift to an old friend in custody.
American Idol
ABC, 11:35pm
This special audition episode of American Idol follows the Oscars ceremony at approximately this start time.
Monday, March 13
Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax
FOX Nation
New Series!
This new five-part docuseries will feature the first time ever exclusive interviews with brothers Abimbola and Olabinjo Osundairo, who were part of an elaborate plot to perpetrate a staged hate crime on actor Jussie Smollett but have never spoken to the media about their role in the hoax. In January 2019, Smollett claimed to have been attacked on a Chicago street by two men who were said to have shouted “this is MAGA country” while beating and putting a noose around his neck. After a thorough investigation, Chicago police uncovered that the attack was staged, and that Smollett had hired the Osundairo brothers to carry out the crime. Now, on the eve of Smollett’s appeal, “Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax” will chronicle the behind the scenes maneuvering and drama that turned the star into a pariah and sent shockwaves through Chicago and beyond, leaving a trail of damaged careers and reputations. The Osundairo brothers will unravel the details from the planning of the fake crime, its execution and all that ensued in the aftermath.
31 Days of Oscar: “Tearjerkers”
TCM, beginning at 6:15am
Catch a Classic!
Get out the hankies, as starting this morning and continuing into the early evening, Turner Classic Movies’ 31 Days of Oscar features seven of the most emotionally compelling dramas that have been nominated for or won Academy Awards. Featured titles are Love Affair (1939), nominated for six Oscars, including Best Picture, Actress (Irene Dunne) and Supporting Actress (Maria Ouspenskaya); Little Women (1933), which won Best Writing, Adaptation (Victor Heerman and Sarah Y. Mason), and was also nominated for Best Picture and Director (George Cukor); Penny Serenade (1941), which earned Cary Grant the first of two Best Actor nominations he had during his career; Random Harvest (1942), nominated for seven Oscars, including Best Picture, Actor (Ronald Colman), Supporting Actress (Susan Peters) and Director (Mervyn LeRoy); One Way Passage (1932), winner of its only nomination, for Best Writing, Original Story (Robert Lord); Waterloo Bridge (1940), nominated twice, for its cinematography (Joseph Ruttenberg) and original score (Herbert Stothart); and The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964), which was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 1965 Oscar ceremony, then received four more nominations — for its writing and music — at the following year’s event.
March Monster Madness
Comet, 11am
March Madness may be going on in college basketball, but Comet has its own bracket to fill out: movies depicting some of Godzilla’s greatest battles. Starting today with Godzilla vs. Monster Zero (1965, aka Invasion of Astro-Monster) and running through Sunday, March 19, at this time, the network airs one of these titles.
NBA Basketball
ESPN, beginning at 7:30pm Live
The Memphis Grizzlies visit the Dallas Mavericks and the Phoenix Suns face the Golden State Warriors for ESPN’s Monday night NBA doubleheader.
All American: “Day Ones”
The CW, 8pm
As Olivia (Samantha Logan) struggles with the loss of her father, friends and family must set aside their grief to help as she fights to stay sober.
Street Outlaws: Fastest in America
Discovery Channel, 8pm
Season Premiere!
The unscripted series is back, following JJ Da Boss and eight teams of street racers from across the U.S. as they compete to win up to $250,000. But this season is a game-changer: Instead of group head-to-head matchups like previous seasons, this year, two racers from each team are selected every night to compete in a 16-driver bracket showdown for cash, leading to a no-holds-barred final. At the end of nine weeks, the team that has the most wins and cash secures the title and a bonus of $100,000.
The Voice: “The Blind Auditions, Part 3”
NBC, 8pm
Coaches Chance the Rapper, Kelly Clarkson, Niall Horan and Blake Shelton all vie to discover and coach the next singing phenomenon on the third night of Blind Auditions.
Antiques Roadshow: “Cheekwood Estate & Gardens, Hour 3”
PBS, 8pm
The final hour at Nashville’s Cheekwood Estate & Gardens features appraisals of items including a Marilyn Monroe autograph, 1986-87 Michael Jordan basketball cards and sticker, and a Tiffany & Co. diamond and sapphire bracelet (ca. 1960). One of these is appraised up to $50,000.
Inside the Factory
Smithsonian Channel, 8pm
Season Premiere!
In “Cider,” enter the Bulmers Factory in England and discover what it takes to produce nearly a million bottles of cider every day. Join our hosts from apple farm to the largest cider factory in the world as we help produce apple cider on a massive scale.
Bob Hearts Abishola: “Every Character Is the Villain”
CBS, 8:30pm
Bob (Billy Gardell) makes things worse when he interferes in an ongoing spat between Goodwin and Kofo (Bayo Akinfemi and Tony Okungbowa) in the new episode “Every Character Is the Villain.”
NCIS: “Butterfly Effect”
CBS, 9pm
The NCIS team investigates a potential bioterror attack at a strip mall parking garage in the new episode “Butterfly Effect.”
All American: Homecoming: “Lose to Win”
The CW, 9pm
An unexpected encounter puts Simone (Geffri Maya) and the Bringston tennis team in danger.
Mean Girl Murders
Investigation Discovery, 9pm
New Series!
This true-crime series explores the inner workings of cutthroat cliques, vicious backbiting and cruel intentions. In the premiere, “Battle of the Besties,” Fort Wayne, Indiana, high school volleyball star Stacy DeGrandchamp is pretty and popular — until jealousy and rumors lead to a rift in her circle of friends. When a fight at a party turns deadly, witnesses won’t talk, and her killer almost gets away with murder.
Great Performances: “Remember This”
PBS, 9pm
Academy Award nominee David Strathairn stars as World War II Polish resistance fighter Jan Karski in this genre-defying one-man performance, adapted from the play by Clark Young and Derek Goldman, that tells the story of a reluctant hero and Holocaust witness.
The Good Doctor: “The Good Lawyer”
ABC, 10pm
Dr. Shaun Murphy (Freddie Highmore) puts his faith in a promising young lawyer who has obsessive compulsive disorder.
NCIS: Hawai‘i: “Family Ties”
CBS, 10pm
Navy residents discover their vehicles were burglarized overnight, and the NCIS team tracks down an unlikely culprit in the new episode “Family Ties.”
The Watchful Eye: “Spellbound”
Freeform, 10pm
A shocking revelation about Jocelyn’s (Elyse Maloway) history at the Greybourne is revealed.
History’s Greatest of All Time With Peyton Manning: “Titan Takedown”
History, 10pm
Host Peyton Manning and various experts count down the 10 greatest businesspeople of all time, a list of names that includes JP Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, Oprah Winfrey, Ted Turner, Henry Ford, Steve Jobs and more.
Killer Cheer
Investigation Discovery, 10pm
New Series!
This true-crime series that presents how crimes among young women can turn deadly begins with “All American Murder.” Among the stories featured in this episode, the killing of a popular schoolgirl in broad daylight leads detectives to initially believe the killer must be from out of town. As the investigation unfolds, they discover the culprit is closer than anyone could imagine.
Quantum Leap: “Ben Song for the Defense”
NBC, 10pm
When Ben (Raymond Lee) leaps into a harried public defender, he must keep an innocent teenager accused of murder out of prison for life. In an unexpected turn of events, Jenn (Nanrisa Lee) puts her legal expertise to the test as she steps in as the hologram on this complicated leap.
Tuesday, March 14
NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament: First Four
truTV, beginning at 6:30pm Live
The 2023 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament tips off in Dayton, Ohio, with the First Four games tonight and tomorrow to determine which teams move on to the field of 64.
Disney NHL Big City Greens Classic
Disney Channel, Disney XD, Disney+ & ESPN+, 7pm Live
The Washington Capitals and New York Rangers are being transported from the Big Apple to Big City in the NHL Big City Greens Classic. The alternate presentation of the Capitals-Rangers game will feature live, real-time volumetric animation of players and teams modeled after characters on the animated comedy Big City Greens. The standard broadcast of the game airs on ESPN and ESPN+.
NHL Hockey: Washington at N.Y. Rangers
ESPN, 7pm Live
Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals visit Madison Square Garden to skate against Mika Zibanejad and the N.Y. Rangers.
FBI: “Family First”
CBS, 8pm
In the new episode “Family First,” the shooting of a federal corrections officer leads the team to an ex-Marine who has gone rogue ever since he returned from Afghanistan.
Superman & Lois
The CW, 8pm
Season Premiere!
The third season of this DC Comics adaptation featuring Earth’s greatest superhero (Tyler Hoechlin) and his fellow journalist and wife Lois Lane (Elizabeth Tulloch) will open weeks after Superman’s defeat of Ally Allston (Rya Kihlstedt), when Clark and Lois are working at the Smallville Gazette and enjoying small-town life with their children.
Night Court: “Marathon-thon-thon-thon-thon”
NBC, 8pm
When Abby’s (Melissa Rauch) fiancé, Rand, learns she’s struggling to connect with Olivia (India de Beaufort), he encourages Abby to embrace a side of herself she rarely shows. Meanwhile, Dan (John Larroquette) teams up with Gurgs (Lacretta) to save his favorite thing in the courthouse: a bench.
31 Days of Oscar: “Foreign”
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
Turner Classic Movies’ 31 Days of Oscar does a little globetrotting today with a lineup of international films that have been nominated for and/or won Academy Awards. This cinematic travel itinerary features La Strada (1954, Italy) — won Best Foreign Language Film, and was also nominated for its original screenplay by director Federico Fellini and Tullio Pinelli; Day for Night (1973, France) — won Best Foreign Language Film at the 1974 Oscar ceremony, and had three more nominations the following year, including Best Supporting Actress (Valentina Cortese) and Director (François Truffaut); Cries and Whispers (1972, Sweden) — won for its cinematography by Sven Nykvist, and had four other nominations, including Best Picture and Director (Ingmar Bergman); All About My Mother (1999, Spain) — won Best Foreign Language Film; Three Colors: Red (1994, France/Switzerland/Poland) — three nominations, including Best Director (Krzysztof Kieslowski); and Rashomon (1950, Japan) — given an Honorary Award at the 1952 Oscar ceremony and nominated for its set decoration at the 1953 ceremony.
American Auto: “Hack”
NBC, 8:30pm
The Payne servers get hacked, causing Katherine (Ana Gasteyer) and Elliot (Humphrey Ker) to disagree on whether or not to pay the ransom. This becomes increasingly more personal for Katherine when the hackers reveal they have personal photos of her.
FBI: International: “Trust”
CBS, 9pm
In the new episode “Trust,” the Fly Team lends a helping hand to the Hungarian National Police when one of their officers is accused of murdering a couple in Budapest.
Gotham Knights
The CW, 9pm
New Series!
In this new DC Comics-inspired teen drama series, Bruce Wayne’s adopted son Turner (Oscar Morgan) is framed for his father’s murder, along with the children of various Batman enemies, and Gotham City turns into a powder keg of violence as these unlikely allies band together to form a new generation of crime-fighting vigilantes. Also starring Ethan Embry and Misha Collins.
Accused: “Laura’s Story”
FOX, 9pm
Conspiracy theories spin out of control in the new episode “Laura’s Story.” Margo Martindale, Molly Parker and Shawn Doyle guest-star.
The Voice: “The Blind Auditions, Part 4”
NBC, 9pm
Coaches Chance the Rapper, Kelly Clarkson, Niall Horan and Blake Shelton all vie to discover and coach the next singing phenomenon on the fourth night of Blind Auditions.
Frontline: “Age of Easy Money”
PBS, 9pm
From the Great Recession to the rise in inflation, this episode explores the role of the Federal Reserve’s “easy money” policies in the current economic uncertainty, the ongoing fragility of the financial system and the widening gap between Wall Street and Main Street.
FBI: Most Wanted: “Double Fault”
CBS, 10pm
The Fugitive Task Force springs into action to find a famous foreign tennis player after she’s kidnapped from a tennis court in Brooklyn in the new episode “Double Fault.”
That’s My Jam: “Billy Porter & Patti LaBelle vs. Darren Criss & Sarah Hyland”
NBC, 10pm
Celebrity guests Patti LaBelle, Billy Porter, Darren Criss and Sarah Hyland compete in a series of music, dance and trivia-based games and musical performances, including the new game More Than a Feeling.
MLW Underground Wrestling: “Extreme Consequences”
Reelz, 10pm
The road to the biggest World Heavyweight Title Fight in MLW history reaches its final stop as Alexander Hammerstone and Jacob Fatu make it official with a contract signing. Also featuring Mance Warner vs. Rickey Shane Page in a hardcore match and the Samoan SWAT Team vs. Hustle & Power for the World Tag Team Championship.
Return to Amish
TLC, 10pm
Season Premiere!
This season, the new Amish cast members take a deep dive into the unknown outside world when they leave their restrictive settlements in search of their hopes and dreams — a career as a basketball player for Kenneth, a non-Amish wife for Daniel, and a better idea of her own identity for Fannie. No surprise that things do not always go as planned, as unrestricted freedom proves to be terrifying and anxiety-inducing, causing some to face lifelong consequences.
Wednesday, March 15
Ted Lasso
Apple TV+
Season Premiere!
In the 12-episode third season of the hit comedy, the newly promoted AFC Richmond faces ridicule as media predictions widely peg them as last in the Premier League, and Nate (Nick Mohammed), now hailed as the “wonder kid,” has gone to work for Rupert (Anthony Head) at West Ham United. In the wake of Nate’s contentious departure from Richmond, Roy Kent (Brett Goldstein) steps up as assistant coach, alongside Beard (Brendan Hunt). Meanwhile, Ted (Jason Sudeikis) deals with pressures at work, and continues to wrestle with his own personal issues back home, while Rebecca (Hannah Waddingham) is focused on defeating Rupert and Keeley (Juno Temple) navigates being the boss of her own PR agency. New episodes drop Wednesdays.
Turning the Tables With Robin Roberts
Disney+
Season Premiere!
Host Robin Roberts returns for a second season of her series that features intimate conversations with multiple generations of Hollywood’s most inspiring women. Featured this season are Sheryl Lee Ralph, Chrissy Metz, Chloe Kim, Marsai Martin, Hayley Kiyoko, Kelly Osbourne, Yaya DaCosta, Rita Wilson, Brooke Shields and Dionne Warwick. All episodes are available today.
NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament: First Four
truTV, beginning at 6:30pm Live
The 2023 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament field of 64 is set following tonight’s First Four games in Dayton, Ohio.
NHL Hockey
TNT, beginning at 7pm Live
The Colorado Avalanche visit Toronto to take on the Maple Leafs, and the Minnesota Wild head to St. Louis to duel with the Blues.
The Flash: “The Good, the Bad and the Lucky”
The CW, 8pm
Barry (Grant Gustin) and Iris (Candice Patton) prepare for their new life, and Cecile (Danielle Nicolet) investigates a string of unfortunate events.
31 Days of Oscar: “Animal Stories”
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
Lions, horses and dogs, oh my! Turner Classic Movies’ 31 Days of Oscar gets a little wild this evening with a lineup of five Academy Award-nominated and/or -winning films that prominently feature animals: The Black Stallion (1979), which was nominated for two Oscars, including Best Supporting Actor (Mickey Rooney), and received a Special Achievement Award for its sound editing (Alan Splet); Born Free (1966), which won both of its nominations, for Best Original Score (John Barry) and Original Song (“Born Free,” by Barry and Don Black); Lassie Come Home (1943), nominated for its color cinematography by Leonard Smith; National Velvet (1944), which had five nominations and won two: Best Actress (Anne Revere) and Editing (Robert Kern); and Sounder (1972), which earned Cicely Tyson and Paul Winfield the only Best Actress and Actor nominations of their careers, and was also nominated for Best Picture and Adapted Screenplay (Lonne Elder III).
The Goldbergs: “A Flyers Path to Victory”
ABC, 8:30pm
The Philadelphia Flyers have made it to the Stanley Cup Finals, prompting Barry (Troy Gentile) to implement superstitious protocols that the family must follow.
Trafficked With Mariana van Zeller: “Crypto Scams”
Nat Geo, 9pm
Cryptocurrencies have gone mainstream, minting billionaires around the globe. But this get-rich-quick fever, paired with a lack of government oversight and regulation, has created the perfect opportunity for scammers. In this episode, host Mariana van Zeller embeds within a crew of crypto “rug-pull” scammers, who show her how they make millions of dollars in mere weeks.
Not Dead Yet: “Not Out of the Game Yet”
ABC, 9:30pm
Nell’s (Gina Rodriguez) father comes to visit, while Lexi (Lauren Ash) conducts the employees’ yearly performance review.
True Lies: “Separate Pairs”
CBS, 10pm
In the new episode “Separate Pairs,” Harry and Helen (Steve Howey and Ginger Gonzaga) go undercover as billionaires when Omega Sector gets an opportunity to bring down a weapons dealer.
Grown-ish
Freeform, 10:30pm
Season Finale!
In the final episode of the season, “Cash In Cash Out,” Junior (Marcus Scribner) debates telling Annika (Justine Skye) how he feels.
Thursday, March 16
Shadow and Bone
Netflix
Season Premiere!
In Season 2 of the fantasy series, Alina Starkov (Jessie Mei Li) is on the run. A beacon of hope to some and a suspected traitor to others, she is determined to bring down the Shadow Fold and save Ravka from ruin. But General Kirigan (Ben Barnes) has returned; backed by a terrifying new army of seemingly indestructible shadow monsters and fearsome new Grisha recruits, he is more dangerous than ever. To stand a fighting chance against him, Alina and Mal (Archie Renaux) rally their own powerful new allies and begin a continent-spanning journey to find two mythical creatures that will amplify Alina’s powers.
Queens Court
Peacock
New Series!
For many women in the public eye, finding a man who can handle their success, fame and fortune can make things even more complicated. This dating series brings together three famous single women — Tamar Braxton, Evelyn Lozada and Nivea — who are guided by hosts Holly Robinson Peete and Rodney Peete through the ups and downs of dating 21 prospective suitors. Throughout the process, these queens also develop a sisterhood supporting each other on their quests to find a king suitable enough for them. All 10 episodes are available today.
NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament: First Round
CBS, TBS, TNT & truTV, beginning at 12pm Live
With the First Four games finished, the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament begins in earnest with first-round action at venues around the country today and tomorrow on CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV.
Station 19: “Even Better Than the Real Thing”
ABC, 8pm
Jack’s (Grey Damon) sister shows up at the station with a friend, an injury and an attitude.
The Flipping El Moussas: “Five Flipping Bears”
HGTV, 8pm
Heather Rae El Moussa heads back to her hometown, Running Springs, California, to do a flip in the nearby vacation town of Big Bear. Tarek El Moussa is pushed out of his comfort zone with some bold designs on the little cabin by Big Bear’s destination ski resorts. The couple debates whether to keep the cabin as a vacation rental or sell it as a vacation home.
31 Days of Oscar: “Epics”
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
A long, spectacularly epic movie production always seems likely to get at least some attention when it comes time for the Academy Awards, and the three films airing tonight during Turner Classic Movies’ 31 Days of Oscar are good examples of that. The evening begins with Spartacus (1960), which runs nearly three and a half hours and was nominated for six Oscars, winning four, including Best Supporting Actor (Peter Ustinov). Next, clocking in at nearly four hours, is Ben-Hur (1959), which won a whopping 11 of the 12 Academy Awards for which it was nominated, including Best Picture, Actor (Charlton Heston), Supporting Actor (Hugh Griffith) and Director (William Wyler). Ben-Hur reigned alone for decades as the movie with the most Oscar wins ever until it was eventually matched by 1997’s Titanic and 2003’s The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Tonight’s final acclaimed epic feels like a quick watch next to the first two: Quo Vadis (1951), which runs just a bit under three hours. It was nominated for eight Oscars, including Best Picture and two Supporting Actor nods (Ustinov and Leo Genn).
Butchers of the Bayou: Parts 1 & 2
A&E, beginning at 9pm
Miniseries Premiere!
This four-part miniseries begins tonight with two back-to-back episodes telling the story of two serial killers operating separately from each other who terrorize Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and its surrounding area over the span of a decade.
Grey’s Anatomy: “Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves”
ABC, 9pm
Catherine (Debbie Allen) returns to Grey Sloan for a surgical case that makes Lucas (Niko Terho) and Blue (Harry Shum Jr.) queasy.
Married to Real Estate: “Improve or Move”
HGTV, 9pm
A family of four loves their home and the East Atlanta neighborhood it’s in, but they’re bursting at the seams and need more space. Egypt Sherrod and Mike Jackson come up with creative solutions, and now it’s a decision for the family to renovate or relocate.
Alaska Daily: “Rush to Judgment”
ABC, 10pm
Austin (Craig Frank) and Claire (Meredith Holzman) follow Conrad Pritchard’s (John Getz) trail to figure out what he is really up to in Alaska.
Good Trouble
Freeform, 10pm
Season Premiere!
The fifth season of this spinoff of The Fosters will return with new episodes and some familiar faces, as Callie Foster (Maia Mitchell) returns after a long absence from the show. The last time viewers saw her, she had just left for her dream job in D.C., working for the ACLU.
Friday, March 17
Extrapolations
Apple TV+
New Series!
In this new eight-episode dystopian drama series, taking place in the near future where climate change has upset everyday lives, eight interwoven stories about love, work, faith and family across the globe will explore the arduous choices that must be made when the planet is changing more rapidly than the population. The large ensemble cast includes Meryl Streep, Kit Harington, Matthew Rhys, Sienna Miller, David Schwimmer, Edward Norton, Diane Lane, Daveed Diggs and many more. The first three episodes drop today; new episodes are available Fridays.
Boston Strangler
Hulu
Original Film!
Keira Knightley headlines this true-crime thriller about the trailblazing reporters who broke the story of the notorious Boston Strangler murders in the 1960s. The film follows Loretta McLaughlin (Knightley), a reporter for the Record American newspaper, who becomes the first journalist to connect the murders. As the mysterious killer claims more victims, McLaughlin attempts to continue her investigation alongside colleague and confidante Jean Cole (Carrie Coon). Despite being stymied by the rampant sexism of the era, the duo bravely pursue the story at great personal risk, putting their own lives on the line to uncover the truth. The film includes Ridley Scott as a producer, and also stars Alessandro Nivola, David Dastmalchian and Chris Cooper.
The Magician’s Elephant
Netflix
Original Film!
Kate DiCamillo’s beloved novel is adapted into this computer-animated film that follows Peter (voiced by Noah Jupe), who is searching for his long-lost sister Adele (Pixie Davies). When a fortuneteller informs Peter that to answer the question of whether his sister is alive he must find a mysterious elephant and the magician (Benedict Wong) who will conjure it, it sets Peter off on a harrowing adventure to complete three seemingly impossible tasks that will change the face of his town forever.
Sky High: The Series
Netflix
New Series!
In this action-packed crime thriller from Spain, a newly widowed single mom (Asia Ortega Leiva) joins her late husband’s gang of smash-and-grab thieves in order to remain independent of her father (Luis Tosar), who is one of the biggest stolen-goods traffickers in Madrid. Along the way, she finds new allies who will help her unravel the mystery behind the deaths that have marked her destiny.
Class of ’07
Prime Video
New Series!
When a catastrophic tidal wave hits during the 10-year reunion of an all-girls high school, a group of women must find a way to survive atop the island peak of their high school campus. Now freshly entangled in decade-old drama, their greatest threat to survival isn’t the end of the world, but each other. A love letter to female friendship, the half-hour Australian comedy is about old friends finding their way back to each other in the most absurd of settings: the apocalypse. Emily Browning, Caitlin Stasey and Megan Smart lead the cast.
Swarm
Prime Video
New Series!
Janine Nabers (Atlanta, Watchmen) and Donald Glover are cocreators and executive producers of this series (Nabers is also showrunner, and Glover directed the pilot) that served as the opening night TV premiere at this year’s SXSW Film & TV Festival in March. The thriller follows a young woman named Dre (Dominique Fishback, Judas and the Black Messiah), whose obsession with a pop star takes a dark turn.
The Luck of the Irish
MOVIES!, 5:45pm
Catch a Classic!
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Celebrate with this delightful 1948 comedy starring Tyrone Power as Stephen Fitzgerald, an American reporter who, while traveling in Ireland, befriends a leprechaun named Horace (Best Supporting Actor Oscar nominee Cecil Kellaway). Returning home to New York City, Fitzgerald discovers that Horace has reappeared in his life, acting as the reporter’s servant and conscience. He begins nudging him back toward his Irish roots, a job that doesn’t compromise his principles and is far away from his fiancée (Jayne Meadows), and toward a romance with an Irish girl named Nora (Anne Baxter).
Lopez vs. Lopez: “Lopez vs. Primos”
NBC, 8pm
When her primos visit, Mayan (Mayan Lopez) and Quinten (Matt Shively) get a taste of what life could have been like had they made different choices. Meanwhile, Rosie (Selenis Leyva) enlists Oscar’s (Al Madrigal) help to sell life insurance policies to her machista Latinx male clients.
BMF
Starz, 8pm
Season Finale!
The drama based on the true story of brothers and 1980s Detroit drug kingpins Demetrius “Big Meech” Flenory and Terry “Southwest T” Flenory finishes Season 2. Starz has renewed it for Season 3.
Grand Crew: “Wine & Neighbors”
NBC, 8:30pm
The guys attend a party hosted by Anthony (Aaron Jennings) and Sherm’s (Carl Tart) neighbor; Nicky’s (Nicole Byer) relationship is put to the test; and Fay (Grasie Mercedes) jumps back into the dating scene.
Butchers of the Bayou: Parts 3 & 4
A&E, beginning at 9pm
Part 3 informs how when Derrick Todd Lee was arrested, police were able to connect him to other cold cases. At that time, Baton Rouge had approximately 60 unsolved cases of missing or murdered women in the area from the previous 10 years. The series concludes with Part 4, where the tire track found at the Donna Bennett Johnston crime scene provided police with a long list of potential suspects — everyone in the Baton Rouge area who had purchased an Aquatred tire. Detectives were going through the list of potential suspects, eliminating them through alibis and inconsistencies, until finally they showed up at a house of Sean Vincent Gillis.
My Lottery Dream Home: “First-Time Homeowners, First-Time Millionaires!”
HGTV, 9pm
After winning the lottery at 25 years old, Shana and Kayla want to find a first home where they can renovate and start building a life together. David Bromstad helps them explore their options in the picturesque town of Rochester, New York, where he has plenty of renovation ideas to share.
Put a Ring on It
OWN, 9pm
Season Premiere!
Back for a fourth season, this series puts relationships to the test with pull-no-punches relationship coach Dr. Stacii Jae Johnson, as three couples are pushed, stretched and tested to confront the one question they’ve been too afraid to ask: Are they really ready for their happily ever after? The couples go on a series of dates with other people to test the waters, and perhaps discover if there might be a better love connection out there that they’ve been missing all along. Their goal: to decide whether it’s time to go their separate ways, or make the big leap and “put a ring on it.”
Power Book II: Ghost
Starz, 9pm
Season Premiere!
Season 3 of the Power spinoff finds Tariq St. Patrick (Michael Rainey Jr.) determined to get his trust, get back to his family, and get out of the game for good. But the emergence of a ruthless new connection puts Tariq, Brayden (Gianni Paolo) and Effie (Alix Lapri) back into business with the Tejadas.
Saturday, March 18
31 Days of Oscar: “Westerns”
TCM, beginning at 6am
Catch a Classic!
Saddle up and get ready to ride as Turner Classic Movies’ 31 Days of Oscar presents 11 Academy Award-nominated and/or -winning Western favorites. The lineup features: Viva Villa! (1934) — four nominations, including Best Picture, and one win, for Best Assistant Director (John Waters); The Westerner (1940) — three nominations, one win: Best Supporting Actor (Walter Brennan); Cimarron (1931) — won three Oscars, including Best Picture, and among its four other nominations were Best Actor (Richard Dix) and Best Actress (Irene Dunne, in what was just her second feature film, earning the first of five Best Actress nominations she would receive in her career); Stagecoach (1939) — seven nominations, including Best Picture and Director (John Ford), and two wins, including Supporting Actor (Thomas Mitchell); She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) — winner in its only nominated category: Cinematography, Color (Winton C. Hoch); Giant (1956) — won Best Director (George Stevens), and among its nine other nominations were Best Picture, two Best Actor nods (James Dean, with a second consecutive posthumous nomination, and Rock Hudson) and Supporting Actress (Mercedes McCambridge); Hud (1963) — seven nominations, including Best Actor (Paul Newman), and three wins: Best Actress (Patricia Neal), Supporting Actor (Melvyn Douglas) and Cinematography, Black-and-White (James Wong Howe); How the West Was Won (1962) — eight nominations, including Best Picture, and three wins, including Original Screenplay (James R. Webb); The Naked Spur (1953) — one nomination, for Sam Rolfe and Harold Jack Bloom’s screenplay; Cat Ballou (1965) — five nominations, one win: Best Actor (Lee Marvin); and The Big Sky (1952) — two nominations: Best Supporting Actor (Arthur Hunnicutt) and Cinematography, Black-and-White (Russell Harlan).
NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament: First Round
ABC, ESPN & ESPN2, beginning at 11:30am Live
The first round of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament continues today with games on ABC, ESPN and ESPN2.
NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament: Second Round
CBS, TBS, TNT & truTV, beginning at 12pm Live
The 32 teams still alive in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament field compete in the second round today and tomorrow on CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV.
NASCAR Xfinity Series: RAPTOR 250
FS1, 5pm Live
Justin Allgaier, Brandon Jones, Austin Hill and other up-and-coming Xfinity Series drivers compete in the RAPTOR 250 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
World Baseball Classic: Second Round
FOX, 7pm Live
The Pool D runner-up faces the Pool C winner in this World Baseball Classic quarterfinal game at loanDepot Park in South Florida.
NHL Hockey: Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers
ABC, 8pm Live
Sidney Crosby leads the Pittsburgh Penguins into Madison Square Garden to face off with Mika Zibanejad and the N.Y. Rangers.
A Winning Team
Hallmark Channel, 8pm
Original Film!
When a professional soccer player (Nadia Hatta) finds herself out of the game, she teams up with Ian (Kristoffer Polaha), a laid-back small-town coach, to lead her niece’s team to the playoffs.
The Hillsdale Adoption Scam
Lifetime, 8pm
Original Film!
In this film inspired by true events, Bethany (Keshia Knight Pulliam) and Terrence have a thriving business, lots of friends and a beautiful family. Unable to have more kids, Bethany thinks it’s a blessing when Georgia, who is pregnant, shows up on their porch looking for help. Though Terrence is hesitant about Georgia, Bethany dives in headfirst with the idea of adopting Georgia’s unborn baby, but as the pregnancy progresses, she starts to feel things don’t seem right and looks into Georgia’s past, discovering unsettling things about her.