Innholdsfortegnelse for February 27, 2023 i TV Guide Magazine

@TVGMMattRoush Should I be concerned about the future of Fox’s The Resident since the most recent season had only 13 episodes? Or is that just what they’re going to do with that show from now on? —Adam D. MATT ROUSH: I wouldn’t fret because of the shortened season, which is becoming more common with broadcast network dramas for a variety of economic and scheduling reasons. But I’d be a little worried that Fox renewed The Cleaning Lady before this longer-running series, which is heading into its seventh season. Also complicating matters: The Fox network is no longer aligned with Resi  dent’s studio, so a renewal that once would have been a no-brainer is now a case of wait and see. With NCIS: Los Angeles ending this season, how realistic is it…

Case-cracking becomes a fractious father-son affair in NCIS’s milestone episode after team leader Parker (Cole) takes in his feisty retired Navy dad Roman (Francis Xavier McCarthy), introduced in the Season 19 finale. Seems Pops was kicked out of his assisted living facility for rambunctious behavior. “It’s a worstcase scenario,” says EP Binder. (The pair have a prickly relationship and play Risk on Sundays, because, as Parker says, “Dad likes to go to war.”) Then Roman offers to help the team investigate a different nursing home that’s up to shady business! “We’re going to get insight on how [Parker] became the man that he is today,” Binder says. “It’s about heart.” The hour also has its wackiness, with an “eyebrow-raising” love triangle and a rideshare driver who moonlights as a grandkid-for-hire…

Newly Available Freeridge ORIGINAL DRAMEDY Looking for a fun mystery? The On My Block spinoff gives that and more tied in a neat package—like the cursed box that unleashes bad luck for four high school pals. Friday, March 3 Next in Fashion ORIGINAL COMPETITION SERIES For the series’ second season, Queer Eye’s Tan France cohosts with supermodel Gigi Hadid as both seek to find the next big name in fashion among 12 talented designers. Saturday, March 4 Chris Rock: Selective Outrage ORIGINAL STAND-UP SPECIAL The famed comedian airs his hilariousgrievancesfrom a stage in Baltimore in Netflix’s first-ever live global streaming event (at 10/9c). Newly Available Harlem ORIGINAL COMEDY Season 2 joins the four stylish and ambitious best girlfriends in the historic New York City neighborhood as they consider making big…

Friday Double Feature 8/7c, FMC Family Movie Classics well lives up to its name with another in its weekly twofers of Hollywood’s most glittery Golden Age actors, actresses and directors. Tonight: stalwart Gregory Peck. First up for the baritone-voiced star is the prescient 1963 wartime dramedy Captain Newman, M.D., with Peck as an Army Medical Corps officer empathetically treating World War II soldiers suffering what we now call post-traumatic stress disorder. Tony Curtis and Angie Dickinson costar, and notably, while singer Bobby Darin made only 13 films, he was Oscar-nominated for this one. Peck then sets sail for The World in His Arms (10:45/9:45c). In the 1952 adventure, he vies for the affection of Russian countess Ann Blyth and takes on rival pirate Anthony Quinn in a sea race that…

MONDAY, MARCH 6 Perry Mason SEASON PREMIERE 9/8c, HBO In Season 2, it’s 1933, the thick of the Depression. While L.A.’s oil and movie industries boom, shantytowns dot the land. Perry (Matthew Rhys, right), partnered with Della Street (Juliet Rylance), stands by investigator Paul Drake (Chris Chalk), rides a sexy Harley and confides in wise Ginny Aimes (Katherine Waterston). But the law firm struggles with lowpaying cases and fraying relationships caused by the racism Paul faces. When an oil heir is killed, accused Latino brothers need defending. “Perry doubts his prowess,” says Rhys, “but he’s still belligerent and headstrong. His choices in cases are born from beliefs rather than financial promise.” Inequity in the judicial system becomes his crusade. 9-1-1 8/7c, Fox Season 6 resumes after a winter recess with…

Top Chef: World All-Stars SEASON PREMIERE 9/8c, Bravo How’s this for fusion cuisine? Season 20 of the four-star cooking competition goes global for a showdown in London featuring 16 alums from 11 worldwide Top Chef editions. Host and judge Padma Lakshmi samples this pan-edition for us. THE FULL ENGLISH One outing sends the cheftestants to “a beautiful old pub, where they’re asked to make bangers and mash, fish and chips and Scotch eggs,” Lakshmi says, noting that some cooks of diverse cultures had never prepared “that kind of food.” PINKIES UP! Other trips outside of the kitchen include a picnic challenge on the grounds of Downton Abbey’s Highclere Castle and a heated serve-off involving high tea. TROMPE L’OEIL CHALLENGE “We brought in elements we found interesting from other franchises,” Lakshmi…

5 REASONS TO WATCH 95th Oscars 8/7c/5p, ABC Hollywood’s biggest night is always must-watch TV, never short on megawatt stars and spectacular red carpet fashion. Jimmy Kimmel (above) hosts for the third time—here are five reasons to tune in. Say it with us: The Oscar goes to… 1. POPULAR MOVIES Box office supernovas Top Gun: Maverick and Avatar: The Way of Water are among the 10 Best Picture nominees, along with hits Elvis and Everything Everywhere All at Once. 2. REAL-LIFE DRAMA The Oscars always deliver unscripted moments—like an emotional and rousing acceptance speech or last year’s notorious Slap Heard ’Round the World. No doubt Kimmel will be cracking wise about that Will Smith–Chris Rock imbroglio. 3. HISTORY IN THE MAKING Veteran star Michelle Yeoh (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) could…

TV INSIDER, our new monthly musthave guide for streaming viewers, is on newsstands now! Keep an eye out for our cover star, Kiefer Sutherland. Famous as counterterrorist agent Jack Bauer of 24, Sutherland leads the knockout drama Rabbit Hole, a new espionage thriller on Paramount+. He brings his can-do skills to John Weir, a corporate spy who might have to play hero—even if it’s to save himself. We also dig into the secrets behind the second season of Showtime’s hit chiller Yellowjackets, which delivers on the crazy questions surrounding how the stranded teens really survived out in the freezing woods. Also inside: “What to Watch: The Top 25” opens each issue; it’s a six-page section that breaks out the best of the best shows and movies. Head to page 17…

TVGMMattRoush True Lies SERIES PREMIERE Wednesday, March 1, 10/9c, CBS WE’VE HEARD OF being married to your job, but this is ridiculous. True Lies wouldn’t have it any other way. Based on James Cameron’s 1994 movie, this breezily enjoyable action comedy feels like Alias on helium, leaning into the goofy premise where saving the world can take a back seat to unclogging the sink. While lacking the megastar wattage of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis, charismatic series leads Steve Howey and Ginger Gonzaga are absurdly gorgeous as suburban parents Harry and Helen Tasker. For 17 years, superspy Harry lied to the family with his cover identity as a humdrum computer salesman who’s on the road a lot. Helen suspects he’s having an affair, and when he impulsively whisks her…

Alaska Daily Thursday, March 2, 10/9c, ABC THE TRUTH CAN set you free. It can also get you killed. “Some people get aggressive and violent when the truth is revealed. They want to keep living their illusions. Journalists have lost their lives because of [that],” says Hilary Swank, who plays Alaska Daily’s gruff, exacting newspaper reporter Eileen Fitzgerald. Art imitated life in the fall finale’s cliffhanger ending, which cut to black as the newswoman, in The Daily Alaskan’s offices after hours, faced a gunman angered by her investigations. The self-described “concerned citizen” had been stalking and openly threatening the former NYC hotshot since she started working in Anchorage. (He even sent her a bullet!) In the drama’s suspenseful return, Eileen’s professional skills are all she has to help her survive…

31 Days of Oscar 6am/5c, TCM Every March feels like Christmas for classic film fans as television’s home for timeless movie fare finds a fresh way to package its massive slate of Oscar-worthy films. By decade? By award category? A to Z? For this megamarathon’s 29th round, the 352 titles airing—all of them either a winner or nominee across Academy categories—are bundled under one of 55 genres. The viewing joys begin at daybreak with the category of “Family Ties,” led by Orson Welles’ masterful 1942 period piece about wealthy Midwesterners The Magnificent Ambersons. Six more kinfolk classics run throughout the day: James Dean and Richard Davalos in 1955’s sibling rivalry drama East of Eden at 9:30am/8:30c and Judy Garland’s frothy 1944 musical Meet Me in St. Louis at 11:30am/10:30c make…

WATCH WITH YOUR FAMILY Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards 7/6c/4p, Nickelodeon, CMT, MTV2, TV Land Get ready to have the slime of your life! CBS sports analyst Nate Burleson and digital star Charli D’Amelio host the fan-voted awards show for movies, television, music, sports and more. Nominees include Beyoncé, Taylor Swift and Chris Evans. Act Your Age SERIES PREMIERE 8/7c and 8:30/7:30c, Bounce Three never-not-funny actresses—Yvette Nicole Brown, Tisha Campbell and Kym Whitley—lead this new sitcom as successful fifty-something friends in the Washington, D.C., area. Say Yes to the Dress SEASON PREMIERE 8/7c, TLC Randy Fenoli and the gown runners at NYC’s 30,000-square-foot Kleinfeld Bridal boutique are at it again, dressing the can’t-deciders, the budget-beholden and a bride who wants to show off certain body parts—against her grandmother’s modest wishes. Black…

ACROSS 1 To Have & to ____5 ____ All Mankind8 Metal fastener12 Soothing substance13 Cry of discovery14 J.K. Simmons on Law & Order15 I Just ____ My Pants Back16 Edge of a glass17 Soft rock18 Firefighter series (2 wds.)21 ____ Day at a Time22 Pushing Daisies star Pace23 ____ Gold26 Family ____27 The ____ Patrol30 The U in SVU31 Jail, in slang32 Brent Spiner role33 ____ Necessarily the News34 Emmy winner Cryer35 ____ Book II: Ghost36 ____ Grant37 TV reporter Donaldson38 Fox sci-fi series (2 wds.)43 The West Wing actor Alda44 ____ the Bounty Hunter45 Ex–Daily Show host47 Doctor Who companion River ____48 Green Acres costar Gabor49 ____ the Badlands50 Health inspector on Bob’s Burgers51 Sprinted52 Cold ____ DOWN 1 Hee ____2 German chancellor Scholz3 Anderson of Nurses4 Setting of Martin5 Q-____6 Normal, ____7 Member of an alien race on Star Trek8…

BOSTON STRANGLER The thriller trails real reporters Jean Cole and Loretta McLaughlin (Carrie Coon and Keira Knightley, right), who tied together the 1960s serial murders. Hulu, March 17 TRUTH BE TOLD A smart Season 3 follows investigative reporter and true crime podcaster Poppy Parnell (Octavia Spencer, right) cracking a case about missing girls. Apple TV+ THE MORNING SHOW National breakfast news coanchors Alex Levy (Jennifer Aniston, right) and Bradley Jackson (Reese Witherspoon) dodged scandal in this juicy drama’s Season 2. Apple TV+ THE 1619 PROJECT Pulitzer winner and New York Times reporter Nikole Hannah-Jones (right) reframes American history through the Black experience in this groundbreaking six-part doc. Hulu…

The Bachelor 8/7c, ABC You never forget your first time…in Estonia, which is where Zach Shallcross and his remaining ladies are headed for the show’s first-ever visit to the Baltic nation. We apologize to the locals in advance. America’s Hidden Stories: The Black Wild West 9/8c, Smithsonian Channel Gallop back to 1875 for this eye-opening look at the Wild West. Ten years after slavery was abolished, one out of four cowboys was Black. Dramatic reenactments, interviews and archival materials bring to life the Black cattle drivers—and sheriffs, trappers and soldiers—left out of our history lessons. C.B. Strike: Troubled Blood SEASON FINALE 9/8c, HBO Private detective Cormoran Strike (Tom Burke) and trusted partner Robin Ellacott (Holliday Grainger) wrap up the 1974 cold case they’ve been working. SUPERDAD! Quantum Leap 10/9c, NBC…

Ghosts 8:30/7:30c, CBS There’s one dispirited spirit in residence at Woodstone B&B tonight. Pompous Revolutionary War personage Isaac (Brandon Scott Jones, above) is down in the dumps when Sam (Rose McIver) can’t make any headway getting a biography about him published. Of course, if the Capt. Isaac Higgintoot story consists of 10 chapters on why he’s better than Alexander Hamilton capped by the dramatic account of how he was felled by dysentery, we can see how the book might be a tough sell. The Flipping El Moussas SERIES PREMIERE 8/7c, HGTV Real estate power couple (and newlyweds!) Heather Rae and Tarek El Moussa take on their biggest challenge yet: work-life balance. Can they complete a massive flip in the Silver Lake area of Los Angeles while shuttling to ultrasound appointments…

Farmer Wants a Wife SERIES PREMIERE 9/8c, Fox This cowboy (re)boot is made for gawking! Four ranchers romance single women in a Yellowstone-meets-The Bachelor reality show— a more equitable update on The CW’s 2008 attempt. “They pick each other,” showrunner Lauren Taylor Harding says, explaining that each gal decides which guy she “vibes with” before moving to his farm to “date” him. Ahead of tonight’s onscreen meet-and-greet, Harding spilled deets on this wild bunch. 1 THE CULTURED COWBOY Ryan Black At 32, the North Carolina horse trainer is outdoorsy and erudite. “[He lives out on] his farm with horses,” Harding says. “But he is not afraid to take off his cowboy hat and enjoy a nice glass of wine at the end of the day.” 2 THE TRUE GRIT Allen Foster This…

Murdoch Mysteries 7/6c, Ovation Following a motorcyclist’s death, early 20th century crime solver William Murdoch (Yannick Bisson) enlists the aid of mechanics William Harley (Neil Babcock) and Arthur Davidson (Matthew Tissi)—the duo who will become known as founders of the renowned bike company. PLAYING FOR KEEPS Game of Love MOVIE PREMIERE 8/7c, Hallmark Channel In one of the network’s three new releases for the month, game designer Audrey (Kimberley Sustad) and marketing whiz Matthew (Brooks Darnell), have just weeks to invent a board game that brings the romance—if they can agree on a strategy, that is! The assignment is a race to the finish with obstacles, sideways moves and essential lessons on (what else?) the meaning of L-O-V-E. Pets & Pickers 9/8c, Animal Planet Pets from low-income families get top-notch…

@damianholbrook Cheers to Night Court’s supreme charm. May the record reflect that we’re loving NBC’s revival of the sitcom classic. It has the original’s breezy sweetness—courtesy of Big Bang’s Melissa Rauch as Judge Harry T. Stone’s daughter—and all the brilliant saltiness of John Larroquette’s grumpy litigator Dan Fielding. No objections! Cheers to Ellen Pompeo (left) for leaving ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy in good hands. It won’t be the same without her, but the remaining characters are no scrubs. Cheers to Animal Control’s menagerie of likable oddballs. Sharp but not too biting, Fox’s new workplace hoot about critter catchers finds star Joel McHale siccing his trademark snark on a fresh new team. We are nuts for this weird, wild, squawky bunch. Cheers to Party Down for making the wait worth it. When Starz’s catering-company comedy…