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Tuesday, March 22

This Is Us: “The Hill”
NBC, 9pm
“It’s really the beginning of the end for them,” Chrissy Metz says of tonight’s tearjerker, which may finally reveal how Kate and her husband Toby (Chris Sullivan) come to part ways. Since the start of the time-hopping drama’s final season, Toby has been working at a San Francisco startup, flying back to Los Angeles to spend weekends with music teacher Kate and their two young children. “They’re finding that their happiness is in two different places, and that’s a really hard place to be,” says Metz. This week, Kate — who viewers know will (somehow!) be marrying her colleague Phillip (Chris Geere) in the future — visits Toby in the City by the Bay. They’re both eager to reconnect, but fate has different plans. “An incident at Toby’s company party not only jars Kate into reality, but also makes her start questioning what is most important to her,” Metz hints. The hour, which the actress cowrote, includes returns to when Toby and Kate met, as well as a scene that she says put her stomach in knots: “It’s a doozy. One of the hardest things I’ve ever had to shoot with [Sullivan].” Still, Metz sounds excited for what happens next. “We’ve seen Kate coming into her own, slowly but surely. This is a catalyst for a new way of life.”

31 Days of Oscar on HBO Max: “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”
HBO Max
Today’s Oscar-winning film streaming on HBO Max that won’t be found during linear cable sister network TCM’s monthlong 31 Days of Oscar event is One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975). The iconic psychological comedy/drama is one of only three films to have won all five major Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Actor (Jack Nicholson), Best Actress (Louise Fletcher), Best Director (Milos Forman) and Best Screenplay (adapted by Lawrence Hauben and Bo Goldman from Ken Kesey’s novel). The film also received four other nominations, including a Best Supporting Actor nod for Brad Dourif in his film debut.

31 Days of Oscar: 1940s Winners
TCM, beginning at 6am
Catch a Classic!
Turner Classic Movies’ 31 Days of Oscar event continues its Tuesday salute to Academy Award-winning films from the 1940s with today’s daylong lineup featuring the following titles: The Secret Land (1948) — won in its only nominated category: Best Documentary, Features; This Land Is Mine (1943) — won in its only nominated category: Best Sound, Recording; 49th Parallel (1941) — three nominations, one win: Best Writing, Original Story; The Search (1948) — four nominations, one win for Best Story, and Czechoslovak child actor Ivan Jandl received a special Juvenile Academy Award for his performance; Battleground (1949) — six nominations, two wins: Best Writing, Story and Screenplay and Best Cinematography, Black-and-White; Air Force (1943) — four nominations, one win: Best Film Editing; Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944) — two nominations, one win: Best Effects, Special Effects; The Grapes of Wrath (1940) — seven nominations, two wins: Best Supporting Actress (Jane Darwell) and Best Director (John Ford); How Green Was My Valley (1941) — 10 nominations, five wins, notably including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Donald Crisp) and Best Director (Ford with his second consecutive win); A Letter to Three Wives (1949) — three nominations, two wins: Best Director and Best Writing, Screenplay (Joseph L. Mankiewicz in both instances); Kitty Foyle (1940) — five nominations, one win: Best Actress (Ginger Rogers); Blithe Spirit (1945) — won in its only nominated category: Best Effects, Special Effects; and That Hamilton Woman (1941) — four nominations, one win: Best Sound, Recording.

FBI: “Scar Tissue”
CBS, 8pm
When murder victims are discovered bound by the same sophisticated knot, the team realizes they have a cross-country serial killer on their hands in the new episode “Scar Tissue.”

Superman & Lois: “Into Oblivion”
The CW, 8pm
Lois (Elizabeth Tulloch), Clark (Tyler Hoechlin) and Natalie (Tayler Buck) notice a difference in John Henry’s (Wolé Parks) behavior and fear something might be very wrong. Meanwhile, Kyle (Erik Valdez) encounters an awkward moment with Lana (Emmanuelle Chriqui) while stopping by the house to pick Sarah (Inde Navarrette) up for school. Lastly, Jonathan (Jordan Elsass) and Jordan (Alex Garfin) brace themselves when they realize a talking-to from their parents is headed their way.

iHeartRadio Music Awards
FOX, 8pm Live
The iHeartRadio Music Awards air live from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, featuring awards presentations in multiple categories, performances from the biggest artists in music and much more.

Young Rock: “Seven Bucks”
NBC, 8pm
Calgary, 1996: Dwayne (Uli Latukefu) struggles to find his footing on the Calgary Stampeders practice squad; fearing he’ll be cut, he spends a life-changing day with a teammate and gains a new perspective. In 2032, an online troll threatens Dwayne’s (Dwayne Johnson) presidential campaign.

Mr. Mayor: “Mayor Daddy”
NBC, 8:30pm
Mikaela (Vella Lovell) learns that her award for flattening the homelessness curve is based on a lie, and, with James (Yedoye Travis) and Arpi’s (Holly Hunter) help, grows determined to make a change for real. Meanwhile, Neil (Ted Danson) realizes that his excitement about the I-Team has caused his original staff to act out like children, so he attempts to appease them.

Abbott Elementary: “Open House”
ABC, 9pm
It’s Open House night at Abbott Elementary, and while Janine prepares to meet her struggling student’s mother, the rest of the faculty uses the time to relax. Gregory is taken aback when he learns how Ava got the principal job, and later, Barbara’s daughter’s visit creates a commotion in more ways than one.

FBI: International: “The Kill List”
CBS, 9pm
In the new episode “The Kill List,” the Fly Team must figure out how to keep the U.S. attorney general (guest star Rebecca Blair) safe amid a possible security breach while she’s in Hungary for an important meeting.

Crime Scene Confidential: “Cracking Brian’s Case”
Investigation Discovery, 9pm; also streams on discovery+
When family man Brian Hughes is found dead in his living room, it looks like a robbery gone wrong. However, the evidence soon suggests a plot hatched from inside his home, and crime scene investigator Alina Burroughs deciphers the ballistics to give a silenced victim the final word.

Frontline: “Pelosi’s Power”
PBS, 9pm
This episode looks at the life and legacy of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, who, across three decades, has gained and wielded power, and more recently faced grave challenges from Donald Trump and his allies.

Black-ish: “And the Winner Is…”
ABC, 9:30pm
Dre gets news that he’s been nominated for an Ad World Award but may have to miss an important family function if he attends. Meanwhile, Olivia returns from Yale to visit Junior, who has a full day of L.A. fun planned for their visit.

To Tell the Truth
ABC, 10pm
Loni Love, Adam Pally and Ron Funches make up the celebrity panel. End your night on a high note with this week’s panel featuring a concertmaster, toilet-paper-wedding-dress designer, wing walker, telegram singer and vegan chef.

FBI: Most Wanted: “Incel”
CBS, 10pm
The team must track down a murderous member of the incel community targeting those he believes never gave him a chance in the new episode “Incel.”

History’s Greatest Mysteries: “Shackleton’s Endurance: The Lost Ice Ship Found”
History, 10pm
This special 90-minute episode follows the recent news about the history-making discovery of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ship, Endurance, which was lost during his ill-fated 1914 Antarctic expedition. The program will offer a definitive look at that expedition, as well as a chronicle of maritime archaeologists’ relentless mission to find this highly revered and long-lost vessel, which had become the holy grail of shipwrecks.

The Thing About Pam: “She’s a Star Witness”
NBC, 10pm
Pam (Renée Zellweger) gets her 15 minutes of fame when D.A. Leah Askey (Judy Greer) calls her to the stand as a witness for the prosecution even as Joel Schwartz (Josh Duhamel) tries to poke holes in the case against Russ (Glenn Fleshler).

Wednesday, March 23

Parallels
Disney+
New Series!
Disney+’s first French-language series finds four teens scattered across time and space by a mysterious event. All six episodes are available today.

31 Days of Oscar: 1950s Winners
TCM, beginning at 8:30am
Catch a Classic!
Turner Classic Movies’ 31 Days of Oscar event continues its Wednesday salute to Academy Award-winning films from the 1950s with today’s daylong lineup featuring the following titles: Les Girls (1957) — three nominations, one win: Best Costume Design; The Solid Gold Cadillac (1956) — two nominations, one win: Best Costume Design, Black-and-White; Designing Woman (1957) — won in its only nominated category: Best Original Screenplay (George Wells); Tom Thumb (1958) — won in its only nominated category: Best Effects, Special Effects; Lili (1953) — six nominations, one win: Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture (Bronislau Kaper); Cyrano de Bergerac (1950) — won in its only nominated category: Best Actor (José Ferrer); Harvey (1950) — two nominations, one win: Best Supporting Actress (Josephine Hull); Lust for Life (1956) — four nominations, one win: Best Supporting Actor (Anthony Quinn); On the Waterfront (1954) — 12 nominations, eight wins, notably including Best Picture, Best Actor (Marlon Brando), Best Supporting Actress (Eva Marie Saint), Best Director (Elia Kazan) and Best Original Screenplay (Budd Schulberg); A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) — 12 nominations, four wins: Best Actress (Vivien Leigh), Best Supporting Actor (Karl Malden), Best Supporting Actress (Kim Hunter) and Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White; and The Old Man and the Sea (1958) — three nominations, one win: Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture (Dimitri Tiomkin).

NBA Basketball
ESPN, beginning at 7:30pm Live
ESPN’s Wednesday night NBA doubleheader has the Brooklyn Nets in Memphis to take on the Grizzlies, followed by the Philadelphia 76ers in Los Angeles for a matchup against the Lakers.

The Goldbergs: “The Strangest Affair of All Time”
ABC, 8pm
When Murray goes out of town, Jane Bales (Leslie Grossman) attempts to make a power grab at the Ottoman Empire, forcing Beverly to retaliate. Meanwhile, Adam is thrilled to learn that Dave Kim (Kenny Ridwan) also plans to attend NYU. The excitement is short-lived when Adam weighs the cost of his popularity after the two agree to be college roommates.

Music’s Greatest Mysteries
AXS TV, 8pm
Season Premiere!
The series returns for a 10-episode second season to explore a fresh crop of myths and legends from music lore (30 in total). Tonight’s season premiere investigates the possible role of Doors frontman Jim Morrison’s father in the start of the Vietnam War; the strange circumstances surrounding the death of original AC/DC frontman Bon Scott; and whether or not Lady Gaga was responsible for exposing an underground dognapping ring.

The Flash: “The Fire Next Time”
The CW, 8pm
Barry (Grant Gustin) trusts his instincts during a murder investigation, believing the suspect, despite the overwhelming evidence against him. Meanwhile, Iris (Candice Patton) gives Allegra (Kayla Compton) an opportunity to be a mentor.

The Masked Singer: “The Double Unmasking — Round 1 Finals”
FOX, 8pm
The three Group A finalists perform, but only one will move on to the finale in the new episode “The Double Unmasking — Round 1 Finals.”

Gangs of Lemur Island
Smithsonian Channel, 8pm
New Series!
Among the forests and ruins of Madagascar’s Berenty Reserve, four gangs of ring-tailed lemurs are locked in a feud over territory, resources and power. This five-part series places you in the heart of “Lemur Island,” where half of the world’s wild population of lemurs share a fragment of land less than a square mile. Here, battle lines are drawn and crossed, leaders are trusted and tested, and gang members thrive or perish in the harsh extremes of this intense environment.

The Wonder Years: “Jobs and Hangouts”
ABC, 8:30pm
As the reboot, set in 1960s Alabama, continues its stellar first season, 17-year-old Kim (Laura Kariuki) starts a job at a Montgomery diner. She contends with a racist coworker and her former boyfriend Kwame (Myron Parker Wright), who pops in with a new girl. Tip well, please!

Domino Masters: “Qualifiers: Time Travel”
FOX, 9pm
Four new teams of domino enthusiasts face off in a toppling tournament with a time-travel theme in the new episode “Qualifiers: Time Travel.” The two best teams move on to the next round.

Home Inspector Joe: “Hand-Me-Down Hazards”
HGTV, 9pm
Antonio and Sam LaValva are ready to settle down near family in their hometown of Rye, New York. Sam’s sister recently put her home on the market, but they know it comes with a lot of problems. They tour it and another property with Joe Mazza and Noel Gatts to see if a more turnkey home is the better option.

Mysterious Creatures With Forrest Galante: “The Anaconda’s Lair”
Animal Planet, 10pm
Hiss-torical! Wildlife biologist Forrest Galante and zoologist wife Jessica Summerfield travel to Brazil in pursuit of a legendary 60-foot snake — the largest anaconda ever seen.

Good Sam: “Keep Talking”
CBS, 10pm
Asking for help is not in Rob “Griff” Griffith’s nature. But the brusque doctor (Jason Isaacs) — who is still recovering from being shot, spending six months in a coma and waking to find his daughter, Sam (Sophia Bush), in his role as chief of cardiothoracic surgery at their Detroit hospital — has no choice this week. With his body inexplicably in revolt, causing him to drop surgical instruments, he sees a therapist at Sam’s urging. Bush’s former One Tree Hill costars Bethany Joy Lenz and Hilarie Burton also appear tonight as a patient accompanied by her sister.

Expedition With Steve Backshall: Unpacked: “Close Encounters”
PBS, 10pm
Examine close encounters with awe-inspiring creatures and with Mother Nature herself.

The Green Room With Nadia Brown
Ovation, 11pm
New Series!
Broadway actor Nadia Brown hosts this five-part comedic journalism series that celebrates and explores subjects related to the arts. In the premiere episode, “Who Wants to Be a $919 Billionaire?,” Brown delves into the billion-dollar business of the arts and the massive impact of the creative sector on the economy.

Thursday, March 24

Love Like the Falling Petals
Netflix
Original Film!
This romantic drama from Japan is a tale of love that encapsulates the transience and beauty of cherry blossoms. After falling in love with his hair stylist, Misaki (Honoka Matsumoto), Haruto (Kento Nakajima) musters up the courage to ask her out. However, Misaki contracts a rare disease that makes her age many times faster than most people. Facing the reality of being unable to pass the years at the same speed as their loved one, what will Haruto and Misaki decide to do?

Halo
Paramount+
New Series!
After years of buzz and anticipation, this live-action series adaptation of the popular and influential video game franchise finally makes its debut. Boasting Steven Spielberg among its executive producers, Halo stars Pablo Schreiber as the Master Chief, Spartan-117; Natascha McElhone as Dr. Halsey, creator of the Spartan super soldiers; and Jen Taylor as Cortana, the most advanced AI in human history, and potentially the key to the survival of the human race. Other characters from the game, as well as original characters, will also appear in the series, which takes place in the universe that debuted in 2001 with the launch of Xbox’s first Halo game.

Bel-Air
Peacock
The ninth episode of this dramatic reenvisioning of the ’90s sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, which drops today, finds two costars from the original series reuniting for guest-starring roles. Daphne Maxwell Reid, who played Aunt Viv in Fresh Prince Seasons 4-6, and Vernee Watson-Johnson, who played Viola “Vy” Smith in a recurring role throughout all six seasons, guest-star as, respectively, Helen and Janice, members of the Art Council Board of Trustees.

WWE Evil
Peacock
New Series!
John Cena is an executive producer and the creator of Peacock’s first original series from WWE Studios, an eight-part look inside the psyches of the most diabolical antagonists in WWE and their impact on mainstream culture. Each hourlong installment takes a deep dive into a single infamous heel, unveiling rare behind-the-scenes details from some of the biggest names in the industry. All Season 1 episodes drop today and, in order, the subjects are: “Hollywood” Hulk Hogan; The Miz; Sasha Banks; Brothers of Destruction; Randy Orton; Stephanie McMahon; Ric Flair; and Roman Reigns.

The Spine of Night
Shudder
Feature Film Exclusive!
Richard E. Grant, Lucy Lawless, Patton Oswalt, Betty Gabriel and Joe Manganiello lend their voices to this ultra-violent, adult animated dark fantasy epic that in its theme, content and tones, as well as its use of rotoscoped animation, recalls similar titles from the late 1970s and early ’80s such as 1981’s Heavy Metal and Ralph Bakshi’s Fire and Ice (1983). The story follows a group of heroes from different eras and cultures who must band together to defeat an ancient dark magic that has fallen into sinister hands and unleashes ages of suffering upon humanity.

31 Days of Oscar: 1960s Winners
TCM, beginning at 6:30am
Catch a Classic!
Turner Classic Movies’ 31 Days of Oscar event continues its Thursday salute to Academy Award-winning films from the 1960s with today’s daylong lineup featuring the following titles: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966) — won in its only nominated category: Best Music, Scoring of Music, Adaptation or Treatment (Ken Thorne); Exodus (1960) — three nominations, one win: Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture (Ernest Gold); It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) — six nominations, one win: Best Effects, Sound Effects; The Time Machine (1960) — won in its only nominated category: Best Effects, Special Effects; 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) — four nominations, one win: Best Effects, Special Visual Effects (Stanley Kubrick); The Producers (1967) — two nominations, one win: Best Original Screenplay (Mel Brooks); Tom Jones (1963) — 10 nominations, four wins: Best Picture, Best Director (Tony Richardson), Best Adapted Screenplay (John Osborne) and Best Music, Score, Substantially Original (John Addison); Splendor in the Grass (1961) — two nominations, one win: Best Original Screenplay (William Inge); Planet of the Apes (1968) — no wins among its two nominations, but John Chambers received an honorary award for what the Academy described as “his outstanding make-up achievement in the movie”; and What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) — five nominations, one win: Best Costume Design, Black-and-White (Norma Koch).

Figure Skating: ISU World Figure Skating Championships
USA Network, 1pm Live
USA Network and NBC combine to televise the 2022 ISU World Figure Skating Championships from Montpellier, France, through Saturday.

NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament: Regional Semifinals
CBS & TBS, beginning at 7pm Live
The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Sweet 16 regional semifinals are held today and tomorrow in San Antonio, San Francisco, Chicago and Philadelphia.

Station 19: “Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire”
ABC, 8pm
The past of Lt. Sullivan (Boris Kodjoe) and fire chief Ross (Merle Dandridge) is revealed. Ben (Jason George) and his wife, Grey’s doc Bailey (Chandra Wilson), press their case to raise orphaned Pru.

MasterChef Junior Edition: “Taste It, Make It”
FOX, 8pm
Fifteen chefs remain and must join together in groups to create show-stopping pizzas in the new episode “Taste It, Make It.”

Call Me Kat: “Call Me a McCluckhead”
FOX, 9pm
Sheila (Swoosie Kurtz) convinces Kat and Oscar (Mayim Bialik and Christopher Rivas) to join her on a double date with a man who owns a local chain restaurant in the new episode “Call Me a McCluckhead.”

Growing Up Hip Hop
WE tv, 9pm
Season Finale!
The series that follows the lives of the children of hip-hop legends airs its Season 6 finale tonight.

Welcome to Flatch: “Jesus Take the Wheel”
FOX, 9:30pm
Kelly (Holmes) starts a ride-sharing business and enlists Shrub (Sam Straley) as her partner in the new episode “Jesus Take the Wheel.”

grown-ish: “Empire State of Mind”
Freeform, 10pm
Season Finale!
It’s graduation, and the Johnson family wasn’t going to miss Zoey’s (Yara Shahidi) big day! The crew comes together to celebrate their four years together and toast their post-graduation plans.

Atlanta
FX, 10pm
Season Premiere!
Taking place almost entirely in Europe, Season 3 finds Earn (Donald Glover), “Paper Boi” Alfred (Brian Tyree Henry), Darius (LaKeith Stanfield) and Van (Zazie Beetz) in the midst of a successful European tour, as the group navigates their new surroundings as outsiders, and struggles to adjust to the newfound success they had aspired to. The first two Season 3 episodes premiere tonight.

Friday, March 25

Ibiza Weekender
discovery+
New Series!
Follow the reps of a high-end hotel on Ibiza — a Mediterranean island that is a popular destination for the rich and famous — as they navigate their way around party hotspots during a summer full of hopes, dreams, loves and fears, all while dealing with their guests.

Olivia Rodrigo: driving home 2 u (a SOUR film)
Disney+
Original Film!
In this film, singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo takes audiences on a familiar road trip from Salt Lake City, where she began writing her triple-platinum debut album SOUR, to Los Angeles. Along the way, she recounts the memories of writing and creating the album.

31 Days of Oscar on HBO Max: “12 Years a Slave”
HBO Max
Today’s Oscar-winning film streaming on HBO Max that won’t be found during linear cable sister network TCM’s monthlong 31 Days of Oscar event is 12 Years a Slave (2013). The biographical drama based on the 1853 slave memoir by Solomon Northup won three of the nine Academy Awards for which it was nominated: Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress (Lupita Nyong’o) and Best Adapted Screenplay (John Ridley).

Bridgerton
Netflix
Season Premiere!
The hit period drama based on Julia Quinn’s novels returns for Season 2, which takes its tale from Quinn’s second book, The Viscount Who Loved Me. With Daphne (Phoebe Dynevor) now wed, the focus shifts to her eldest brother, stubborn bachelor Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey), who has decided he should settle down. He first sets his sights on endearing young Edwina Sharma (Charithra Chandran), but instead finds a possible match in her strong-willed older sister Kate (Simone Ashley). Also this season, another Bridgerton daughter, Eloise (Claudia Jessie), is forced to make herself available to suitors, despite her disdain for the process.

Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls
Prime Video
New Series!
In this unscripted series, music superstar Lizzo (who is also an executive producer) is looking for confident, badass women to join her world tour as part of the elite ranks of her Big Grrrls backup dancers. Ten hopeful women move into the Big Grrrls House, where they must prove they have what it takes to make it to the end and join Lizzo in front of a global audience on the center stage. Joining Lizzo in her search for dynamic dancers are choreographers Tanisha Scott and Chawnta’ Marie Van (an O.G. Big Grrrls member), dancers Shirlene Quigley and Grace Holden, and several special guests, including choreographer Charm La’Donna, body movement expert Rashida KhanBey Miller and multiplatinum singer-songwriter SZA. All eight episodes are available today.

31 Days of Oscar: 1970s Winners
TCM, beginning at 6:30am
Catch a Classic!
Turner Classic Movies’ 31 Days of Oscar event concludes its Friday salute to Academy Award-winning films from the 1970s with today’s daylong lineup featuring the following titles: Dersu Uzala (1975) — won in its only nominated category: Best Foreign Language Film (Soviet Union); The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972) — two nominations, one win: Best Foreign Language Film (France); Day for Night (1973) — four nominations, one win: Best Foreign Language Film (France); Logan’s Run (1976) — no wins among its two nominations, but L.B. Abbott, Glen Robinson and Matthew Yuricich received a Special Achievement Award for their visual effects; Being There (1979) — two nominations, one win: Best Supporting Actor (Melvyn Douglas); The Candidate (1972) — two nominations, one win: Best Original Screenplay (Jeremy Larner); Fiddler on the Roof (1971) — eight nominations, three wins: Best Music, Scoring Adaptation and Original Song Score (John Williams), Best Cinematography (Oswald Morris) and Best Sound; All That Jazz (1979) — nine nominations, four wins: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Costume Design, Best Film Editing and Best Music, Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Best Adaptation Score; and Woodstock (1970) — three nominations, one win: Best Documentary, Feature.

Charmed: “Unlucky Charmed”
The CW, 8pm
Mel (Melonie Diaz) suddenly finds herself haunted by memories of her mysterious breakup with Ruby (guest star Bethany Brown), while Maggie’s (Sarah Jeffery) demon-hunting habit puts strain on her relationship with Jordan (Jordan Donica). Harry (Rupert Evans) tries to train the newest Charmed One (Lucy Barrett), but gets derailed when they all must focus on a formidable new nemesis who starts wreaking havoc throughout the magical world.

Gold Rush
Discovery Channel, 8pm
Season Finale!
Season 12 of Discovery’s No. 1 series concludes, followed by the new spinoff series Hoffman Family Gold.

The Blacklist: “Genuine Models Inc.”
NBC, 8pm
The task force is led to an unusual suspect when the wealthy clients of an apparent escort service start turning up dead; Red (James Spader) and a friend attempt to recover an item after reuniting at a friend’s memorial; and Cooper (Harry Lennix) heads to Atlanta to follow a lead on his blackmailer.

Selling the Big Easy: “The Metairie Mansion vs. the New Charmer”
HGTV, 9pm
Two newlyweds are looking for their first home together, and they’re searching both sides of the causeway to find that perfect new construction. Meanwhile, Brittany Picolo-Ramos must uncover why a home with incredible custom features has been sitting on the market.

Great Performances: “The Conductor”
PBS, 9pm
Follow Marin Alsop’s journey to become the first female music director of a major American orchestra (the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra) despite repeated rejection by the classical music industry. This program features footage of Alsop with her mentor, famed composer/conductor Leonard Bernstein, set to a soundtrack of her performances.

American Justice: “Fame, Football, Fatality”
A&E, 10pm
Aaron Hernandez had it all. The New England Patriots star tight end was revered for his true gridiron grit. But he also had a temper to match his reputation for toughness, and on June 17, 2013, he murdered close friend Odin Lloyd. This episode plays out the shocking investigation.

Hoffman Family Gold
Discovery Channel, 10pm
New Series!
This latest spinoff of Discovery’s hit Gold Rush franchise finds OG gold-rusher Todd Hoffman, four years after he walked away from his mining career to focus on his family, given an opportunity too good to pass up and returning to Alaska for one final shot at redemption. With his father, Jack, and his son Hunter in tow, will Hoffman be able to save a struggling mine for the ultimate payday?

The Ghost Town Terror: “Hunted”
Travel Channel, 10pm
Tim uncovers a bone-chilling link between Gunslinger Gulch and a former brothel in Butte, Montana. Back at the ranch, the team grows more concerned for the Broussards after an experiment reveals a dark force’s psychological warfare.

Painting With John
HBO, 11pm
Season Finale!
Musician, actor, director and painter John Lurie hones his intricate watercolor techniques while reflecting on what he’s learned about life as Season 2 of the series concludes with “Old Man Dancing.”

Saturday, March 26

31 Days of Oscar on HBO Max: “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King”
HBO Max
Today’s Oscar-winning film streaming on HBO Max that won’t be found during linear cable sister network TCM’s monthlong 31 Days of Oscar event is The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003). Peter Jackson’s epic conclusion to his adaptation of author J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic fantasy saga earned him a Best Director Oscar, and brought home a lot of other hardware, as well — it won all 11 of the Academy Awards for which it was nominated, tying with Ben-Hur (1959) and Titanic (1997) for the film with the most Oscar wins. Notable other categories in which it won were Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay (Jackson, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens) and Best Original Score (Howard Shore).

31 Days of Oscar: Best Director Winners & 1980s Winners
TCM, beginning at 5:30am & 8pm
Catch a Classic!
From the morning into the early evening today, Turner Classic Movies’ 31 Days of Oscar celebration will spotlight five films that earned awards for their directors: Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936, Frank Capra), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946, William Wyler), Casablanca (1942, Michael Curtiz), Lawrence of Arabia (1962, David Lean) and The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957, Lean again). Starting in primetime, TCM then airs four Oscar-winning favorites from the 1980s: A Passage to India (1984) — 11 nominations, two wins: Best Supporting Actress (Peggy Ashcroft) and Best Music, Original Score (Maurice Jarre); The Last Emperor (1987) — won in all nine of its nominated categories, notably including Best Picture, Best Director (Bernardo Bertolucci) and Best Cinematography (Vittorio Storaro); Dangerous Liaisons (1988, network premiere) — seven nominations, three wins: Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design; and The Times of Harvey Milk (1984) — won in its only nominated category: Best Documentary, Feature.

Be My Guest With Ina Garten
Food Network, 12pm
New Series!
This new series starring the Barefoot Contessa herself, Ina Garten, is a fresh take on Ina’s signature style of welcoming viewers into her home. In addition to this half-hour version on Food Network, there will be an hourlong extended cut on discovery+ and a companion podcast. Episode 1 features the series’ first guest, actress Julianna Margulies.

Figure Skating: ISU World Figure Skating Championships
USA Network & NBC, beginning at 4pm
The 2022 ISU World Figure Skating Championships from Montpellier, France, conclude with the men’s free skate and the free dance competitions on USA Network. NBC has primetime coverage of the women’s free skate.

NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament: Regional Finals
CBS & TBS, beginning at 6pm Live
The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Elite 8 regional finals are held tonight (TBS) and tomorrow (CBS) in San Antonio, San Francisco, Chicago and Philadelphia. The winners advance to the Final Four April 2 in New Orleans.

Built It Forward: “A Fresh Start in the Southwest”
HGTV, 6pm
Matt Blashaw and Taniya Nayak fly to Albuquerque, New Mexico, to meet a first-time homeowner and her colleagues at Crossroads for Women. With some help from Lowe’s, they’ll transform her home into a Hollywood oasis and give the Center’s exterior a creative refresh.

Murdoch Mysteries: “Love or Money”
Ovation, 7pm
When Murdoch (Yannick Bisson) investigates the murder of a ladies’ man, Crabtree’s (Jonny Harris) aunt is the prime suspect.

A Second Chance at Love
Hallmark Channel, 8pm
Original Film!
On the surface, Alicia (Alvina August) and Arnold’s (Jarod Joseph) marriage is picture perfect; however, there is something amiss. Arnold is ready to grow their family, but subconsciously Alicia is hesitant to the idea. Rather than face the problem head on, Alicia, the self-proclaimed “love doctor,” immerses herself in her divorced parents Jack (Eriq La Salle) and Brenda’s (Gloria Reuben) dating affairs by setting them each up on a blind date dating app.

Dune
HBO, 8pm
Director Denis Villeneuve’s take on the first half of Frank Herbert’s classic novel is a dazzling sci-fi epic nominated for 10 awards at Sunday’s Oscars. In the year 10191, the galaxy-ruling Emperor hands control of the barren desert planet Arrakis to Duke Leto (Oscar Isaac), who also governs a nearby ocean world. The good news for the Duke: The “spice,” a valuable, mysterious substance that is the source of heightened consciousness and interstellar flight throughout the universe, is available in abundance on Arrakis. The bad news: Everybody else wants control too. Can all-out war be avoided? Perhaps, if the Duke’s son Paul (Timothée Chalamet) turns out to be “the one” fated to guide humanity forward.

Mash-Up Our Home: “New Old World”
HGTV, 8pm
Can Christina Valencia and Kele Dobrinski bring old Italian-American flavor to a small 1950s home, while simultaneously infusing it with a modern, coastal vibe? Clients Mario and Jenny are stuck, needing a mash-up, and blocked by a double fireplace layout.

The Lost Girls
Lifetime, 8pm
Original Film!
After escaping from a sex trafficking ring, one teenage girl struggles to reconnect with herself and her family. To rescue her helpless friends, she must confront her own fears and help lead the police to her traffickers — at all costs. Stars Jane Widdop, Olivia d’Abo, Randall Batinkoff, Juliette Hanover and Dylan Sprayberry.

Jurassic Park: The Unknown Story
REELZ Channel, 8pm
Get the behind-the-scenes details of director Steven Spielberg’s 1993 blockbuster Jurassic Park, the adaptation of Michael Crichton’s novel that ushered in a groundbreaking era of CGI visual effects in bringing many of its dinosaur characters to life and launched a franchise continuing into this summer’s upcoming Jurassic World: Dominion.

Critter Fixers: Country Vets
Nat Geo Wild, 9pm
Season Premiere!
In the Season 3 premiere, the docs at Critter Fixer get to the bottom of a medical mystery involving a pregnant goat, deflate a turkey whose head is full of air and host a Vet for a Day event with kids who want to learn all about being a veterinarian. Plus, wobbly kittens appear in the clinic, a little leopard gecko has a big eye problem and Dr. Hodges operates on a dog with one of the biggest tumors he’s ever seen.

Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Unknown Story
REELZ Channel, 9pm
Find out how a conversation between friends George Lucas and Steven Spielberg during a 1977 vacation helped lead to Raiders of the Lost Ark, the 1981 blockbuster that launched the adventure film franchise led by Harrison Ford’s daredevil archaeologist Indiana Jones. The special will also look into how Tom Selleck was almost the actor to don Indy’s fedora and whip, the unfortunate events that almost shut down the movie’s production and more.