Innholdsfortegnelse for January 16, 2017 i TV Guide Magazine

@TVGMMattRoush  TVGuideMagazine TV Guide Magazine @tvguidemagazine It’s bad enough that the networks are doing the “winter finale” thing these days. But what’s up with Designated Survivor not returning with new episodes until March? —Diane MATT ROUSH: It’s damned if you do, damned if you don’t when it comes to scheduling serialized dramas over an entire season. If ABC brought Designated Survivor back right after the new year, it would have had to vamp with repeats at some point—death to this kind of show— or run out of episodes by early spring. By delaying the return, it ensures an uninterrupted run to the end of the season in May. But it’s a calculated risk, because such a long break (which surprised me as well) could seriously impair this young series’ momentum. Although…

MARISKA HARGITAY THE WILLIAM LEWIS ARC (Season 15) “Pablo Schreiber played a psychotic killer who twice kidnapped and tortured [my character]. We definitely went into some uncharted territory there. The goal is to surprise yourself and truly be in a moment. I felt like we achieved that.” ICE T “VENOM” (Season 7) and “SCREWED” (Season 8) “The most fun for me was when Ludacris [aka Chris Bridges] was on set, playing who Fin thought was his ex-wife’s nephew. To have another hip-hop artist there, plus the fact that we were both cutting our chops on this type of work, was real camaraderie.” KELLI GIDDISH “CATFISHING TEACHER” (Season 17) “My favorite scene is where Carisi calms Rollins’s baby, Jesse. [Former exec producer] Warren Leight wrote that scene, and he couldn’t wait…

FIGURE SKATING A YEAR OUT from the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games, who will glide, jump and twizzle onto the U.S. figure skating team? Nathan Chen (pictured) is already turning heads since his barrage of quadruple jumps helped him win the silver medal at the Grand Prix Final. Fans can see the 17-year-old sharpen his focus at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Kansas City, Missouri— where, says NBC analyst Johnny Weir, “you really need to make your mark now to be thought of in the future.” Salt Lake City–born Chen “is so strong technically and only improving at every event artistically,” Weir adds, “so he definitely is the U.S. men’s skater who could challenge the rest of the world.” At the 2014 Games, Team USA did not win a…

Lily at Large THE GRAMMY, TWO Tonys and seven Emmys on Lily Tomlin’s mantle will soon be accompanied by a Life Achievement Award. The Screen Actors Guild Awards (Sunday, Jan. 29, 8/7c, TNT and TBS) will shine its spotlight on Tomlin, and it’s not only her extensive body of work that has landed her in the same company as past honorees Robert Redford, Betty White, Mary Tyler Moore and Carol Burnett. “Lily has touched on every aspect of our industry from films to stage to TV to radio,” says SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris. “She also stands up for the rights of human beings and animals, as well as her stance on LGBT issues, on homelessness, on women’s rights. She really looks to make a difference.” Tomlin, 77, is not looking…

 AS THE ETERNALLY genial Father Mulcahy on the beloved comedy M*A*S*H, William Christopher was an island of calm amid the tumult and hanky-panky of war. Christopher was there from almost the start—he replaced another actor after the pilot—through 11 seasons and beyond; he also starred in the ill-fated After M*A*S*H spinoff. (But in the spirit of Mulcahy, forgiveness is in order.) In a 30th-anniversary special, Christopher said of his most enduring role: “He tries to make sure that he’s doing his job, and there are times when he’s not even sure what that job is.” In the classic 1976 episode “The Interview,” Mulcahy unforgettably recalls doctors warming their hands over a patient’s open wound: “Could anyone look on that and not feel changed?” Off camera, the actor’s vocation involved calling…

DAVEED DIGGS (black-ish) Also known for his Tony-winning turn in Broadway’s Hamilton, Diggs first stopped by the procedural as civil-rights attorney Louis Henderson in 2015’s “Community Policing,” guest starring opposite his Hamilton costar Leslie Odom Jr. SARAH HYLAND (Modern Family) The Modern Family star appeared on SVU twice: the 2001 episode “Repression” and 2009’s “Hothouse.” In the latter, an 18-year-old Hyland played Jennifer, a manic 14-year-old prodigy who confesses to killing her roommate out of jealousy. BOB SAGET (Fuller House) In 2006’s “Choreographed,” the Tanner grandpa played Glenn Cheales, a self-described computer nerd embroiled in a case involving a model who ends up poisoned to death in Central Park while walking her dog. GENEVA CARR (Bull) Before joining the Michael Weatherly starrer Bull, Carr was on SVU three different times.…

Star Wednesdays, 9/8c, Fox @STAR  SHE PACKS A gun and a Bible. Who can resist a role like that? Queen Latifah heads up the new Fox musical drama Star as Miss Carlotta, the no-baloney owner of an Atlanta beauty parlor—think Steel Magnolias in the ’hood—who is also a surrogate mom to three hot-to-trot girl singers. “Latifah brings a soothing, elegant presence to the emotional chaos that is Star,” says creator Lee Daniels (Empire). “She is pure class— even when I put her in a tacky, bright red, cheap-ass $10 wig!” So what brings the Queen back to TV in her first series-regular gig in nearly 20 years? It’s not the flash and the trash. She’s here to get real. You’ve seemingly done everything in showbiz, but Star is your first…

Neal Brennan: 3 Mics NEW STAND-UP Tuesday, Jan. 17, Netfl ix Brennan has three diff erent microphones during this set (shot last year): one for traditional stand-up, one for one-liners and one for the emotional stuff (his best). On depression: “Imagine you had a cold,” he says, “and you could tell people were like…‘That stuffi ness is a choice.’ Present Tense With Jillian Rose Reed NEW SERIES Available now, Fullscreen Awkward actress Reed gets a new gig as a canny, curious and unique documentarian in this investigative series from Oscar nominee Morgan Spurlock’s Warrior Poets company. Her mission: Reveal the misconceptions surrounding today’s hot-button topics. Her big coup: a two-parter on gender identity, in which she and female drag pioneer Crimson Kitty (above right, with Reed) prove camp isn’t just…

JANUARY 16, 2017 | PUZZLE #1301 ACROSS  1 Dr. Lahari on Hothouse 4 Egg on 8 Andrew Clay on Bless This House 12 The fi rst lady 13 Carmen Electra on Baywatch 14 Sheriff Taylor’s son 15 First host of Family Feud (2 wds.) 18 Roger, for one, on American Dad! 19 Robbie’s teenage pal on Davis Rules 20 Marsh plant 22 Computer hacker on Earth: Final Confl ict 26 Justina of Seven Days 28 Angular distance 30 Gold (Sp.) 31 Atlas, e.g. 32 Naval affi rmative 33 Inclination 35 Dryer of Hunter 36 Artist’s stand 37 Jack’s daughter on Shannon’s Deal 39 Southwestern plateau 41 _____ Fever 44 Harry Morgan on M*A*S*H (2 wds.)  48 Actor Thicke 49 The Cotton _____ 50 Civil Wars lawyer 51 Breaking _____ 52…

The show I miss most  Quantum Leap. I think it was the best sci-fi show with heart ever made. I’ve always dreamed of doing a remake. My guilty pleasure  The fun show I watch to decompress is The Flash. They found the perfect balance of comedy, sci-fi and drama. A+ My current favorite show  Stranger Things. My wife and I were both glued to our couch—and terrifi ed. The funniest person on TV  My costar Brett Dier, hands down. He’s the next Jim Carrey…just wait. JUSTIN BALDONI Jane the Virgin Returns Monday, Jan. 23, 9/8c, The CW The show I’d most like to guest star on  Madam Secretary. My wife and I are obsessed. What I hate-watch Pretty much all news. It’s awful and depressing. That’s why my company Wayfarer is…

Timeless Monday, Jan. 16, 10/9c, NBC NSA’s time-traveling trio of Lucy (Abigail Spencer, above, with Michael Drayer), Rufus (Malcolm Barrett) and Wyatt (Matt Lanter) once again are in grave danger in this week’s episode of NBC’s Timeless. When last seen, terrorist Garcia Flynn (Goran Visnjic) had kidnapped Lucy—furious that she saved the son of the man who founded Rittenhouse, the powerful and shady group he’s been trying to destroy by changing American history—and taken her in his time machine to an unknown era. “Flynn believed that he and Lucy were meant to work together, as written in her journal,” executive producer Eric Kripke says. “Now she’s expendable.” Flynn sets his course for the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair, and Rufus and Wyatt quickly follow in their own machine to save their…

Weekdays, CBS @YRInsider THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS IT’S BEEN 34 years since Eileen Davidson made her debut on The Young and the Restless, and she’s still one of the soap’s brightest and most adored stars. Just one problem: Her character, fabulously gorgeous cosmetics mogul Ashley Abbott, can’t seem to land a man. What’s up with that? Y&R’s new head writer, Sally Sussman, told our website, TV Insider, that Ashley’s romance problem stems from you being so “powerful” that few actors can match you. Uh, that’s a compliment, right? I don’t completely agree but…OK. It’s not the first time I’ve heard it. I used to get that from [Y&R cocreator] Bill Bell when I was in my 20s. But I don’t take it personally. I make story suggestions, share my…

MI-5 (2015) Thursday, Jan. 26, 6:50/5:50c, Cinemax Game of Thrones’ Kit Harington trades his Valyrian steel sword for a Glock 19, standard issue for an MI-5 agent. A reluctant former agent, that is, brought back to Thames House to track down his maybe-dead mentor as well as an escaped terrorist. Ghostbusters  (2016) Saturday, Jan. 28, 9/8c, Starz Accept this reboot of the 1984 comedy classic on its own terms and you’ll enjoy yourself plenty. Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, Kristen Wiig and Leslie Jones (above) whip out their own proton packs in this update of the Bill Murray/Dan Aykroyd–led original (Murray and Aykroyd even make cameos here). However, the original Ghostbusters didn’t have Chris Hemsworth as Kevin the secretary, whose surprising comedy chops and willingness to poke fun at himself bode…

LOVE IT! HATE IT! Cheers to New Girl for Fox-ing around. Even though she’s back for just a handful of episodes, Megan Fox (far left, with Zooey Deschanel) has us wishing she’d move in fulltime since her Reagan is the only one who tells these weirdos what’s up. Cheers to The Bachelor for rehabbing Nick Viall. After two failed runs on The Bachelorette and a stay on Bachelor in Paradise, the ex–bad boy is baring his softer side as he takes one more shot at true love. We doubt he’ll find it, but hey, we never thought he’d ditch those awful scarves either. Cheers to Shadowhunters for upgrading the Downworlders. Thanks to new showrunners, Season 2 of the demonhunting drama is hotter, faster and friskier, especially now that things are as…