Innholdsfortegnelse for March 15, 2021 i TV Guide Magazine

WEEKLY FIX! I watched the February 12 episode of my favorite show, CBS’s MacGyver, and was beyond pleased to see guest star Robert Patrick, from my old fave Scorpion. This show has it all. Hoping he’ll be back and that the show will keep getting better and better. —BJ REAL WORLD I was very impressed with the way Darlene described panic attacks on the February 24 episode of ABC’s The Conners. Having suffered from them myself in the past, I thought she said it perfectly, especially thinking she was having a heart attack! —Terri LED ASTRAY Jeers to Discovery+. I signed up because they advertised having Lifetime and HGTV series, but they were two seasons behind on Married at First Sight and missing half of my HGTV shows. I was…

MOVIES 9:20am/8:20c Blade Runner 2049 (2017) HBO2 11am/10c Wonder (2017) Freeform 11:40am/10:40c The Hot Rock (1972) FXM Noon/11am c 300 (2007) FX 12:15/11:15am c The Lost Patrol (1934) TCM 1:35/12:35c The Out-of-Towners (1970) HDNet Movies 1:54/12:54c Apocalypse Now (1979) ThrillerMax 2/1c Life of Pi (2012) HBO 3/2c War of the Worlds (2005) TNT 4:07/3:07c Dead Again (1991) Cinemax 7/6c Mission: Impossible—Fallout (2018) FX 7:30/6:30c and 10:10/ 9:10c Hidden Figures (2016) FXM 8/7c Blades of Glory (2007) This TV 10/9c Rocky (1976) HBO Zone 10:05/9:05c Working Girl (1988) Showtime Women 10:15/9:15c Father of the Bride (1950) TCM 1am/midnight c Total Recall (1990) Paramount Network 3am/2c The English Patient (1996) HBO Editors’ Choice Mayans M.C. SEASON PREMIERE 10/9c, FX A charred corpse in the desert. A birthday party massacre. A dead body in a Sons of Anarchy MC jacket. There was a big ol’ mess left over when the gritty borderlands biker drama Mayans M.C. wrapped Season 2 in…

MOVIES 11:30am/10:30c Green Book (2018) Showtime 2 1:15/12:15c Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986) AMC 6/5c eXistenZ (1999) Comet 7:30/6:30c Cloverfield (2008) IFC 8/7c Harper (1966) Movies! 8/7c Rocketman (2019) Epix 9:30/8:30c The Chase (1966) TCM 10:26/9:26c Heat (1995) Starz Encore Everything but the House SERIES PREMIERE 9/8c, HGTV I’m not sure if my dad’s taxidermied cobra vs. mongoose is worth much, but I could easily find out if I sold it via the online marketplace Everything but the House. In this new show, EBTH pros come to you to sniff out treasures and auction them off. “[These experts] don’t mind taking the time to do research on even the most obscure items,” says host Lara Spencer (above left, assessing an afghan with EBTH cofounder Jacquie Denny). Of a $5 yard-sale mushroom chair, Spencer says, “Midcentury furniture collectors got into a…

Country Comfort FRIDAY, MARCH 19 ORIGINAL COMEDY Talk about going off-key. Aspiring country music singer Bailey Hart (Katharine McPhee) gets kicked out of her band—by her own boyfriend—and, after she leaves in a heartbroken huff, her truck breaks down during a thunderstorm. Those tough breaks cue up a life-changing turn of events in this music-driven comedy that creator Caryn Lucas compares to comfort food. “It’s warm, it’s fun and it’s family,” she promises. “There’s something in it for everybody.” In the storm, Bailey stumbles upon the Haywood ranch, headed by charming widower Beau (Eddie Cibrian), who’s in need of a sitter for his five precocious kids. And just like Fran Drescher in The Nanny, Bailey suddenly has a new life calling. Or at least a temporary one. “She quickly realizes…

MOVIES 8:25am/7:25c Patriot Games (1992) Epix 8:34am/7:34c Darkest Hour (2017) Cinemax 10:35am/9:35c River of No Return (1954) Retroplex 11:15am/10:15c The Woman in Black (2012) Flix 2:34/1:34c Hoffa (1992) Starz Encore 3:30/2:30c Baby Driver (2017) FXX 3:40/2:40c Joker (2019) HBO2 5:30/4:30c What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) TCM 6/5c National Lampoon’s Animal House (1978) Flix 7:30/6:30c Thor (2011) FX 8/7c Hustlers (2019) Showtime Extreme 9/8c Walk the Line (2005) MoreMax 9:28/8:28c Airplane! (1980) Retroplex 9:57/8:57c The Mask of Zorro (1998) Starz 10:30/9:30c October Sky (1999) Flix 11:16/10:16c Requiem for a Dream (2000) MoreMax 11:25/10:25c The Cabin in the Woods (2012) Epix 12:35am/11:35c Misery (1990) HBO2 1:07am/12:07c Reds (1981) 5StarMax THE SPINOFF THAT NEVER HAPPENED! Charlie’s Angels 9/8c, getTV Retro Pick In 1980, ABC contemplated a genders-wapped spinoff of its sexy private-eye drama with this episode, “Toni’s Boys.” But even back then, the wonderfully ludicrous hour played more like a spoof than the setup for a new series. When…

MOVIES 2:05/1:05c The Untouchables (1987) The Movie Channel 6/5c 1917 (2019) Showtime 10/9c The Green Mile (1999) AMC 10:30/9:30c Kong: Skull Island (2017) TNT Bones 3/2c, TNT This clever 2009 episode, a dream while FBI agent Seeley Booth (David Boreanaz) is in a coma, gives fans what they want: a love scene! “Bren” (Emily Deschanel) is now his wife, they own the Lab nightclub and are murder suspects. Daytime Pick The Blacklist 8/7c, NBC The FBI task force tries to stop a kidnapping after criminal mastermind turned asset Raymond Reddington (James Spader) brings them a case involving Blacklister Captain Kidd (Noah Robbins), a middleman paid to hide illicit goods for one criminal faction and move them to another. Twyla Moves 9/8c, PBS (check local listings at pbs.org) In this American Masters entry, maverick choreographer Twyla…

ACROSS 1 ____ Necessarily the News 4 Sheepish sound 7 2019 Emmy award winner Rosamund 11 “What have we here!” 12 Person from Belgrade 13 Tommy star Falco 14 Brazilian metropolis, for short 15 One ____ Hill 16 Road payment 17 Hannah ____ 19 ____ Kitchen 20 MSNBC journalist Melber 21 On the ____ 22 This store fills one Rx per second from a mobile device 26 Carol’s Second ____ 29 Barry’s wife on The Flash 30 ____ With a Plan 31 Instinct star Cumming 32 ____ Lasso 33 Cartoon character with the catchphrase “Hey, hey, hey” (2 wds.) 35 Alice actor Tayback 36 The Joker, to Batman 37 The ____ Family 40 Sara Gilbert on The Conners 44 Nikki actress Susan 45 Actress Winningham 46 Sanford and ____ 47 Actor Dane of Euphoria 48 Sportscaster Andrews 49 Expert 50…

@TVGMMattRoush I’m not ready to say goodbye to those fabulous funny ladies on CBS’s Mom! Even with Anna Faris no longer around, the show has remained relevant, moving and funny. Allison Janney and William Fichtner make such a great couple, and bringing on Kristen Johnston as Tammy just made one of TV’s great ensemble casts even better. Is there any chance for a last-minute reprieve? —Brenda MATT ROUSH: I’ll miss this too, and while I appreciate the bittersweet irony of Mom signing off just days before Mother’s Day, this feels like an inevitable conclusion to a successful run. The show was coming to the end of a two-season renewal, and losing one of its core characters (Faris, aka Christy, exited before the season began) means there were likely creative as…

@TVGMMattRoush Genius: Aretha LIMITED SERIES PREMIERE Sunday–Wednesday, March 21–24, 9/8c, National Geographic WHEN ARETHA FRANKLIN sings, Genius soars. Much credit goes to the brilliant casting of Cynthia Erivo, the Tony-Grammy-Emmy winning star of The Color Purple (Broadway’s 2015–17 revival). As the iconic Queen of Soul, who passed away in 2018, Erivo sustains a quiet strength in dramatic scenes that erupts into passionate fire when she’s onstage or in the recording studio, taking control of every detail. “Our groove is urgent,” she advises her fellow musicians, and the best parts of the anthology’s third season depict Franklin’s journey to superstardom as she finds her sweet spot at the intersection of gospel, soul and pop. When she connects with the producer who can take her to the next level, Atlantic’s nurturing Jerry…

PICK OF THE WEEK! Baywatch Monday, March 15, 6/5c, H&I CONFESSION: BEFORE NOW, all I knew about Baywatch came from references to it on Friends. I was aware it was an action-packed drama about hot L.A. County lifeguards. But as I watched its supersized 1989 premiere, “Panic at Malibu Pier,” for the first time—the series joins retro channel Heroes & Icons’ lineup today—it became clear the show didn’t run 11 seasons for being eye candy alone. Baywatch is soapy fun, following newly promoted lieutenant Mitch Buchannon (David Hasselhoff) and his beautiful but earnest colleagues as they go the extra mile to protect the people on their beach. From the start, personal issues are tackled on and off the sand. Mitch, his ex-wife, Gayle (Wendie Malick!), and their 13-year-old son, Hobie…

MOVIES 8:55am/7:55c The Pink Panther (1964) ThrillerMax 11:05am/10:05c Spontaneous (2020) Epix 3/2c Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) TNT 5/4c Blockers (2018) FXX 5:30/4:30c Finian’s Rainbow (1968) TCM 6:42/5:42c Titanic (1997) Starz 7/6c and 12:30am/11:30c Scarface (1983) Paramount Network 8/7c The Quiet Man (1952) TCM 11/10c Air Force One (1997) Showtime Showcase TODAY’S SPORTS PICKS NHL HOCKEY 7:30/6:30c and 10/9c, NBCSN Philadelphia Flyers at New York Rangers, Edmonton Oilers at Calgary Flames Chicago Med 8/7c, NBC While dealing with her heart-breaking personal trauma, nurse Maggie Lockwood (Marlyne Barrett) steps up to help a mother in need. Meanwhile, arrogant doc Dean Archer (Steven Weber)—once ED chief Ethan Choi’s (Brian Tee) boss in the Navy—continues to irritate his new colleagues. I Survived a Crime 10/9c, A&E Two episodes of vehicular lunacy: A woman climbs atop the hood to escape a carjacking, a bus driver is attacked in a…

MOVIES 8am/7c Dave (1993) Pop TV 10am/9c A Star Is Born (2018) TBS 1:30/12:30c Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) TCM 4/3c Unstoppable (2010) A&E 6/5c Argo (2012) HBO2 6:23/5:23c Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010) USA 8/7c Dances With Wolves (1990) This TV 10:45/9:45c Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) FXM Movie Pick Relic 9/8c, Showtime The scares are more emotional than gory for three generations of women (above, from left, Robyn Nevin, Emily Mortimer and Bella Heathcote) in this well-done 2020 chiller. The last 20 minutes—eek! The Pioneer Woman: Home Sweet Home 10am/9c, Food Network Daytime Pick Eight is enough for host Ree Drummond, who devotes this episode to treats requiring only an octet of ingredients, like clementine-flavored sprinkle cake and speedy dumpling soup. V.C. Andrews’ Ruby MOVIE PREMIERE 8/7c, Lifetime The network continues…

FRIDAY, MARCH 19 ORIGINAL ACTION SERIES Miami Vice’s Crockett and Tubbs. The X-Files’ Scully and Mulder. Now add Sam Wilson, aka Falcon (Anthony Mackie), and James “Bucky” Barnes, aka the Winter Solider (Sebastian Stan), to the list of TV’s bickering crime-fighting duos. A spinoff of the smash Avengers movie franchise, the six-part “buddy two-hander,” as head writer Malcolm Spellman calls it, picks up after Sam was given Captain America’s shield to presumably use to take up his mantle at the end of 2019’s Endgame. But you needn’t be a Marvel fan to enjoy the action here. “It’s self-contained,” Spellman says of the story they deliver. Though, like fellow Marvel series WandaVision, details remain under wraps until the premiere, Spellman reveals the big bad the superheroes face “is the state of…

The Fall Guy Noon/11am c, Decades As Hollywood stuntman Colt Seavers, who moonlights as a bounty hunter, Lee Majors was one of our favorite ’80s leading men—but we admit we tuned in to see the famous guest star of the week. Relive the cheesy glory in this weekend-long marathon, beginning with the 1981 pilot (featuring Majors’ then-wife, Farrah Fawcett!). Retro Pick Murdoch Mysteries 7/6c, Ovation Inventive detective William Murdoch (Yannick Bisson) and his crew investigate the death of an ex-prostitute who became a mail-order bride in early-20th-century Toronto. SIX NOMS FOR BEYONCÉ! 52nd NAACP Image Awards 8/7c, CBS, BET, VH1, MTV, Logo and Comedy Central This year’s celebration of Black excellence in the arts includes two posthumous acting nominations for Chadwick Boseman (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and Da 5 Bloods)…

@damianholbrook LOVE IT! Cheers to Superman & Lois for giving The CW another topnotch spin on a classic tale. The super series is equal parts action and family drama as the Man of Steel and his reporter wife (Tyler Hoechlin and Elizabeth Tulloch, left) raise twin sons who couldn’t be more different. Or difficult. Cheers to Men in Kilts for charming the pants off us! Aye, Outlander pals Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish’s lively road trip series on Starz is an absolute belter of a ride through Scotland, filled with good-natured cajoling, camaraderie and captivating lessons about the land they love. Cheers to Mike Richards for buzzing into Jeopardy! at the right time. When a COVID outbreak in Los Angeles derailed the celebrity guest host lineup, the game show’s camera-ready…

True crime fan Elizabeth Vargas has found her dream job: hosting America’s Most Wanted, Fox’s reboot of the venerable fugitive-hunting show. The Emmy-winning journalist has been fascinated with the genre since she began covering malfeasance decades ago on two now-legendary newsmagazines. “I still watch 20/20 and Dateline, which do an amazing job,” she declares. “There’s a bottomless appetite for true crime,” Vargas adds. Netflix’s new Unsolved Mysteries and “a lot” of documentaries populate her own viewing list, and even her 18-year-old son is asking whether she’s seen another Netflix genre series, Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer. What’s the appeal? “It goes to our deepest fears that these things happen, while engaging our appetite for mysteries—the whodunit. It’s a human need to want justice.” Justice for a multitude…

THREE REASONS TO WATCH Bulletproof SEASON PREMIERE 8/7c, The CW Cheeky London detectives and best friends Pike and Bishop (Ashley Walters and Noel Clarke, below, from left) return for a trio of action-packed episodes of Bad Boys–style crime-solving. We’ve got three reasons to watch them crack heads and crack wise in Season 3 of Bulletproof. 1 A HOT NEW LOCATION Bishop joins Pike and his family on a vacay in Cape Town, South Africa—but a kidnapping soon prompts them to pursue extrajudicial justice. “We wanted to take our boys out of their comfort zones and give them a challenge in an unexpected manner,” executive producer Allan Niblo says. “Cape Town has a stunningly beautiful landscape but also an incredibly dark underbelly.” 2 REVVED-UP ACTION Genre fans won’t be disappointed by…

MOVIES 7:30am/6:30c Obvious Child (2014) The Movie Channel 8am/7c The Badlanders (1958) Grit 8:20am/7:20c Marked Woman (1937) Movies! 8:32am/7:32c Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001) Starz Cinema 9am/8c The Avengers (2012) Epix 10:17am/9:17c Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986) HBO Comedy Complete Guide to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament The Gonzaga Bulldogs (with Drew Timme, right) are one of the top contenders when March Madness returns after a year off, with Baylor, Michigan, Ohio State, Illinois, Houston and Virginia also in the national title hunt. Games are held at three cities in Indiana. —Ryan A. Berenz FIRST FOUR Thursday, March 18 5/4c truTV 6:20/5:20c TBS FIRST ROUND Friday, March 19 Noon/11am c CBS 12:30/11:30am c truTV 1/noon c TBS 1:30/12:30c TNT Saturday, March 20 Noon/11am c CBS 12:30/11:30am c truTV 1/noon c TBS 1:30/12:30c TNT SECOND ROUND Sunday, March 21 Noon/11am c CBS…

The Third Man 10am/9c, TCM This 1949 classic aired late last night on Noir Alley, but it’s just as rich in the bright calm of day—though no less tense. American writer Holly Martins (Joseph Cotten, right) gets embroiled in a deadly plot after being summoned to Vienna by a friend, Harry Lime (Orson Welles), who dies suspiciously before his guest even arrives. Martins’ obsession with learning what really happened to Lime drives one of the most influential mysteries in movie history. Love at Sunset Terrace MOVIE PREMIERE 7/6c, UPtv In this romantic tale, an interior designer (Ellen Woglom) travels to the seaside town where her grandmother once painted and brings a widowed dad (Carlo Marks) and his artist-friendly B&B back to life. American Gods SEASON FINALE 8/7c, Starz The fantasy…

What is it? As of March 4, it’s CBS All Access’ new name! The branding changed, but your favorites remain: You can still watch attorney Diane Lockhart (Christine Baranski) fight The Good Fight and see Star Trek: Picard’s Patrick Stewart in space. Plus, thousands of episodes from the library, including I Love Lucy and Cheers, aren’t budging. So what’s new? A whole lot. Paramount+ will roll out a robust slate of series, including a revival of Frasier starring Kelsey Grammer (below right, with Stewart and Baranski), a reboot of CBS procedural Criminal Minds and a series based on the ’80s hit Flashdance. Available at launch: The Real World Homecoming: New York, a reunion with the 1992 cast of the unscripted MTV sensation. On the movie front, Paramount+ will offer several…