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@TVGMMattRoush TV Guide Magazine @TVGuideMagazine @tvguidemagazine Since Major Crimes was no longer going to be on anyway, why was it necessary for Sharon Raydor (Mary McDonnell) to die? —Linda MATT ROUSH: This tragedy really struck a nerve among viewers, and not a happy one. Typical of the responses in my mailbag was a rant from Sue Ellen: “This is their way of saying goodbye to loyal fans who have followed this show since the beginning of The Closer?” But from another angle, having Sharon die with her boots on (metaphorically), while doing her job, could be seen as a heroic exit for the character, giving the long-running series true closure. And having her death occur several episodes before the January 9 finale at least gave the rest of the squad…

1. Paging Dr. VanCamp? Starring in a hospital soap was never quite on Emily VanCamp’s acting bucket list. “I don’t think any of the cast thought we would be doing a medical drama,” VanCamp said of The Resident (January 21, Fox). “But it’s not your typical medical show. We are really pulling back the curtain on hospitals.” 2. Lucy Hale was the life of the party when she posed with the cast of her new dramedy, Life Sentence, which tells the story of a cancer survivor with a sweetly dysfunctional family (March 7, The CW). “The show is about everyone trying to find their place in the world,” said the Pretty Little Liars alum (center, with, from left, Carlos PenaVega, Jayson Blair, Elliot Knight, Brooke Lyons, Riley Smith, Dylan Walsh,…

NETFLIX Dirty Money SERIES PREMIERE Friday, Jan. 26 The fact that many of the world’s richest people got that way by being scoundrels shouldn’t surprise you. But the actual details about corporate greed—like how HSBC laundered money for Mexican cartels or Volkswagen put thousands of drivers at risk— could blow your mind in this six-part docuseries. Altered Carbon SERIES PREMIERE Friday, Feb. 2 In the future, a soldier (Joel Kinnaman, above, with Martha Higareda), whose brain has been preserved on ice, returns to life in a disgraced cop’s body to solve a rich guy’s murder. Yes, that’s the simplified version. The Ministry of Time SEASON PREMIERE Seasons 1–3, Sunday, Jan. 28 Everyone knows the laws of time travel. Don’t change history. Don’t leave stuff behind. Yet, people still break them!…

Monday, Jan. 22–Sunday, Jan. 28 Your day-by-day guide to the week’s best television We’ll Meet Again SERIES PREMIERE Tuesday, Jan. 23, 8/7c, PBS (check local listings at pbs.org) PICK OF THE WEEK! Ann Curry owes us a fresh box of Kleenex. On her moving, six-part docuseries We’ll Meet Again, the former Today anchor reunites people with individuals who played a transformative role in their lives. And we’re not talking old high school sweethearts rekindling a romance: These particular subjects’ shared experiences were brought on by some of the most trying events in history, including 9/11, the Vietnam War and the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens. When these folks are brought together again—and finally get a chance to embrace, reminisce or simply say thank you—there’s not a dry eye in…

Rose Marie 1923–2017 IN A CAREER spanning nine decades—from child radio star to tireless nightclub and stage entertainer to brash TV comedy icon—Rose Marie always stood out. As Baby Rose Marie (shedding the surname Mazzetta), she won a talent contest at age 3 and soon after went national on NBC radio. Her husky and oddly mature voice led skeptics to wonder if this kid was for real. Was she ever. About the role that made her a household name again in the 1960s, earning her three Emmy nominations for The Dick Van Dyke Show, Rose Marie declared in a DVD commentary: “Sally Rogers was the first liberated woman on television. She had a job equal to the two guys [as a comedy writer with Van Dyke’s Rob Petrie and Morey…

WHEN THE WONDER YEARS premiered on January 31, 1988, it was given the plumb spot behind Super Bowl XXII. While the game wasn’t memorable (the Washington Redskins beat the Denver Broncos in a 42–10 blowout), the sitcom about a teen growing up in the tumultuous late 1960s/early ’70s was a stunner. The story focused on Kevin Arnold (Fred Savage), a young boy entering the uncharted waters of junior high school. Accompanying him on that coming-of-age journey were two equally inexperienced neighborhood kids: his nerdy best friend, Paul Pfeiffer (Josh Saviano), and his first crush, Winnie Cooper (Danica McKellar). Part of what made The Wonder Years such a grand exercise in nostalgia is that it was mostly narrated by the adult Kevin looking back on his childhood with the perfect mix of…

FEATURE PRESENTATION (JAN. 22–28) Fury (2014) Tuesday, Jan. 23, 1/noon c, IFC ACTION It’s April 1945 and World War II is winding down. Yet things are no less deadly for Sgt. Don “Wardaddy” Collier (Brad Pitt, right) and his squad—loader Grady Travis (Jon Bernthal), gunner Boyd Swan (Shia LaBeouf) and driver Trini Garcia (Michael Peña)—who have formed a family inside their tank, nicknamed “Fury.” Replacing a fallen comrade, new recruit Norman Ellison (Logan Lerman), timid, gun-shy and innocent, stands in stark contrast to his battle-hardened cohorts. The film explores critical, and often challenging, themes, and Ellison struggles to do his job while still retaining his moral compass. It’s a gripping debate, and the tension builds even more when their tank becomes disabled, leaving the squad alone in the face of an…

RAISE A GLASS of nonalcoholic wine! The CBS comedy Mom—which mines laughter (and plenty of tears) from the highs and lows of living with addiction— is celebrating 100 episodes. And what a journey it’s been. Initially, the series explored the combative relationship between estranged mother-daughter duo Bonnie (Allison Janney) and Christy (Anna Faris) as they raised single mom Christy’s two kids. But the show gradually shifted to focus less on nuclear-family dysfunction and more on Bonnie and Christy’s support group family dysfunction, with both characters fighting to maintain their sobriety. Over the years, Mom has been lauded by critics for its frank, often dark look at the recovery process, and Janney has won two Outstanding Supporting Actress Emmys. “It’s really outgrown my initial idea of what I thought it could…

BURNING QUESTIONS Mosaic SERIES PREMIERE 8/7c, HBO AND NOW FOR something completely different. Part murder mystery, part interactive experience, Mosaic was designed as a smartphone app and then developed into a show for HBO by director Steven Soderbergh. “He went back to the footage he shot for the app and built a miniseries,” explains writer Ed Solomon. We break down what you need to know about the ambitious six-part project. What is it really about? Renowned children’s author Olivia Lake (Sharon Stone, above), who has enemies aplenty, disappears from her Utah home. Foul play is suspected, but whodunit? There are plenty of suspects, including con man Eric (In Plain Sight’s Frederick Weller), Olivia’s lover, and aspiring artist Joel (Mudbound’s Garrett Hedlund). How does the app factor into it? Those who…

JANUARY 22, 2018 | PUZZLE #1328 ACROSS 1 Danson of The Good Place 4 Gertz of Sibs 8 Anything But Love editor 12 Dined 13 Do _____ 14 Alan of M*A*S*H 15 Hey Vern, _____ Ernest! 16 Poisoning type 18 Judson of Mama 20 Isabel form 21 Doctor Holland on Swamp Thing 23 L.A. Chargers punter 27 Half Betazoid Deanna 30 Billy of Titanic 32 Gasteyer of SNL 33 Old Norse spelling of a Vikings hero (2 wds.) 36 Press into service 37 Thompson of Family 38 At _____ 39 They’re crossed in competition 41 Cry of excitement 43 Copage of Julia 45 You _____ the Songs 49 Brooks’s role formerly on Law & Order 53 A growth of ivy 54 Kind of hygiene 55 Earl who played Dr. Silberman…

READING MATERIAL VULGAR FAVORS: THE ASSASSINATION OF GIANNI VERSACE BY MAUREEN ORTH Buy on Amazon.com This book is the perfect companion piece for any true-crime fan tuning in to FX’s American Crime Story this season. It details the story of Andrew Cunanan (played by Darren Criss) and his evolution into a serial killer who took the life of designer Gianni Versace as his final victim. The accounts from Cunanan’s friends and family are a great addition, making this a fascinating look at his life and wrongdoings. —Yana Grebenyuk, Editorial Intern ADDICTING WATCHFESTS MONK MARATHONS Mondays–Fridays beginning at 1/noon c, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Fridays and Sundays beginning at 10am/9c, WE tv The new year is a time for change, but if you’re not very adaptable, OCD-stricken police consultant Adrian Monk (Tony Shalhoub)…

PREMIERES Mosaic Jan. 22, 8/7c, HBO The Alienist Jan. 22, 9/8c, TNT Summer House Jan. 22, 10/9c, Bravo Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern Jan. 23, 9/8c, Travel Channel Baskets Jan. 23, 10/9c, FX Bellevue Jan. 23, 10/9c, WGN America Drunk History Jan. 23, 10/9c, Comedy Central Another Period Jan. 23, 10:30/9:30c, Comedy Central The Detour Jan. 23, 10:30/9:30c, TBS Schitt’s Creek Jan. 24, 8/7c, Pop Let’s Get Physical Jan. 24, 8:30/7:30c, Pop Waco Jan. 24, 10/9c, Paramount Network RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Jan. 25, 8/7c, VH1 One Day at a Time Jan. 26, Netflix Citizen Rose Jan. 30, 8/7c, E! A.P. Bio Feb. 1, 9:30/8:30c, NBC Altered Carbon Feb. 2, Netflix Strike Back Feb. 2, 10/9c, Cinemax 2 Dope Queens Feb. 2, 11:30/10:30c, HBO RENEWALS American Dad TBS Dark…

Source: Nielsen Media Research, January 1-7, 2018, in millions The Nightly News Race In the first week of 2018, last year’s winner, ABC World News Tonight With David Muir, still just edged out NBC Nightly News With Lester Holt. But don’t count out CBS Evening News, which had its highest ratings since new anchor Jeff Glor’s December debut week (7.1 million). 2 NBC Nightly News With Lester Holt 10.1 3 CBS Evening News With Jeff Glor 7.5 For the week of January 1–5, 2018 Fans X Out The X-Files The truth is really out there. Gillian Anderson is putting The X-Files behind her— the actress has said this season of the revived drama will be her last as Scully— and it seems audiences are doing the same, as viewership for…

THE DETOUR’s NATALIE ZEA MY CURRENT FAVORITE SHOW I binged the first season of Insecure (star Issa Rae, below) on an airplane recently and fell in love with it. THE FUNNIEST PERSON ON TV Laura Benanti has a scene this season on The Detour that should crown her Funniest Person in the Universe. Let’s just say she gives Brad Pitt a run for his money when it comes to on-camera eating. MY GUILTY-PLEASURE SHOW Bravo’s Vanderpump Rules. WHAT I HATE-WATCH Life’s too short to hate-watch. I stopped doing that once Smash went off the air. THE SHOW I MISS MOST Girls got better and better each season it was on. I was surprised at how sad I was when it wrapped. THE SHOW THAT ALWAYS MAKES ME LAUGH Broad City…

DEBBIE ALLEN WAS out in Los Angeles recently when a group of excited teens approached her. “They wanted to tell me how much they loved my character and the show,” says the actress, who plays Grey’s Anatomy’s formidable Dr. Catherine Avery and serves as one of its directors and executive producers. It’s a rare accomplishment for a TV series to make it to 14 seasons and 300-plus episodes. It’s even rarer when a show not only retains its longtime viewers—11 million and counting—but adds new fans, particularly those in the coveted 18–49 demographic that keep ad dollars flowing. (Grey’s is ABC’s No. 2 show in this demo.) Since the drama began streaming on Netflix several years ago, women under 35 and teens have been catching up on the sexy, soapy…

Bellevue SERIES PREMIERE 10/9c, WGN America A SELF-PROFESSED “ANNOYINGLY law-abiding person,” Anna Paquin does have one vice: bingeing on crime dramas. “I devour them,” says the former True Blood star. “The exploration of darkness appeals to me.” So she’d likely watch Bellevue even if she weren’t the lead. On the WGN series, Paquin’s Det. Annie Ryder searches for transgender teen Jesse (Sadie O’Neil), who has disappeared from a small conservative town. During her investigation, Annie uncovers some Bellevue residents’ surprising secrets as she tries to keep a lid on a few of her own. The Oscar-winning actress (above, with costar Shawn Doyle) reveals a bit more. Were you looking for a role like this now? It was on my checklist of things. Like, at some point, I am going to…

DAYTIME PICK General Hospital 3/2c (check local listings), ABC Over in Port Charles, dapper Dr. Hamilton Finn (Michael Easton) gets in deeper trouble as his would-be love interest Anna (Emmy winner Finola Hughes) prepares to share some news. This is a soap opera, after all, so it’s likely pretty juicy. Hell’s Kitchen 8/7c, Fox This episode is a family affair. The cooking competition’s contestants get a visit from their loved ones, but it comes with a twist: Their nearest and dearest will anonymously determine the best dish of the week. Because, really, what a family meal needs is additional drama. Married With Secrets 9/8c, ID Real-life Arkansas couple Lisa and Dennis Bradford may seem like your average country folk, but one of them lived a law-breaking double life that ruined…

@damianholbrook LOVE IT! Cheers to Seth Meyers for being the best man to host the Golden Globes at a time when women in Hollywood are standing up and bringing down those who’ve held them back. His comedy was sharp as hell and he set the gold standard for all those who call themselves an ally. Cheers to The Magicians for shuffling the deck. With an enchanted ship, a quest for seven keys, a fairy uprising, a magic outage and rabbits galore, we’re loving how Alice (Olivia Taylor Dudley, left) and Co. are pairing up with characters they don’t usually share screen time with. Feels like Season 3 has some major new relationships up its sleeve. Cheers to Black Lightning for being striking TV. Cress Williams (above) is electrifying as The…