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In January, a promo for the Washington-directed episode sent fans into a frenzy as they speculated what had happened to Meredith (Ellen Pompeo, “Old School,” 2003) after she was shown face down on the floor and later bloodied and wearing an oxygen mask.
Kelly McCreary (“Emily Owens M.D.”), who plays Meredith’s half sister Dr. Maggie Pierce, revealed some details at the Television Critics Association panel:
“Meredith gets attacked by someone you would least expect and it is just as terrifying, shocking and harrowing as it appears.”
Created by television hitmaker Shonda Rhimes (“Scandal”), “Grey’s Anatomy” chronicles the day-to-day lives of doctors at Seattle’s Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital. Pompeo leads the cast as Dr. Meredith Grey, a role that earned her a Golden Globe nomination in 2007. She’s been with the series for all 12 seasons, along with Chandra Wilson (“Philadelphia,” 1993) as Dr. Miranda Bailey, Justin Chambers (“The Wedding Planner,” 2001) as Dr. Alex Karev, and James Pickens Jr. (“The X-Files”) as Dr. Richard Webber. Other notable cast members include Sandra Oh (“Sideways,” 2004) as Dr. Cristina Yang, who left the show after season 10, and Patrick Dempsey (“Sweet Home Alabama,” 2002) as Dr. Derek Shepherd (a.k.a. “McDreamy” to fans), who left after season 11.
The current ensemble cast of “Grey’s” also includes Sara Ramirez (“Sofia the First”) as Dr. Callie Torres, Kevin McKidd (“Trainspotting,” 1996) as Dr. Owen Hunt, Jessica Capshaw (“The Practice”)
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wanted to talk about, the show could use a little resuscitation in the ratings department. After sitting among the top 10 series in its first four seasons, the show’s overall ratings have steadily declined from almost 20 million regular viewers in its season 2 heyday to 8.5 million tuning in to the midseason finale, which aired in November.
It’s a good time to inject a little excitement into the series, in the wake of the departure of fan favorite Dempsey last season. Many critics speculated the series wouldn’t survive without McDreamy, but it’s still performing very well in the all-important 18 to 49 demographic.
If someone can help turn the tide, it’s Washington. After all, he’s no stranger to medical dramas — he started out in one. After his film debut in 1981’s “Carbon Copy,” his career really took off when he was cast in the hit NBC series “St. Elsewhere.” From 1982 until the show’s finale in 1988, the actor portrayed Dr. Philip Chandler, endearing himself to millions of television viewers week after week before making it big on the silver
screen. His role as South African anti-apartheid activist Steven Biko in “Cry Freedom” made film critics sit up and take notice in 1987. He followed that up with his Oscarwinning turn as an ex-slave soldier in “Glory” (1989) and won another Oscar for his portrayal of a corrupt cop in “Training Day” (2001). With a career spanning three decades, the actor has amassed a number of other notable film credits, including “Malcolm X” (1992), “Philadelphia” (1993), “The Hurricane” (1999) and “Remember the Titans” (2000). Some more recent credits include “Flight” (2012) and “The Equalizer” (2014). For his acclaimed body of work, Washington was recently awarded one of Hollywood’s biggest honors. At the 73rd Annual Golden Globes, he became the third black actor ever to be recognized with the Cecil B. DeMille Award, the Golden Globes’ lifetime achievement honor. Hopefully, he’ll bring that golden touch to his work directing “Grey’s.” Don’t miss the Oscar winner’s television directorial debut in “Grey’s Anatomy,” returning with its midseason premiere Thursday, Feb. 11, on ABC.
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Sunday, Feb. 7
10:00 a.m. (7) KCCO NFL Films (1:00)
(29) WFTC Game ON! (0:30)
ESPN NFL Countdown (Live) (3:00)
FSN Trophy Fish Hunter (0:30)
10:30 a.m. FSN Destination Polaris (0:30)
11:00 a.m. (7) KCCO Road to the Super Bowl (1:00)
(11) KARE NHL Live! (Live) (0:30)
ESPN2 NFL Football Classics Super Bowl XXXII. Den. vs. G.B. San Diego, Calif. (1:30)
FSN The Game 365 (0:30)
GOLF Golf Central Pre-game (Live)
(1:00)
11:30 a.m. (11) KARE NHL Hockey Pha. at Was. Washington, D.C. (Live)
(2:30)
(23) WUCW Sunday Shockwave (0:30)
FSN Destination Polaris (0:30)
Noon (7) KCCO Phil Simms All Iron Team (1:00)
FSN UFC Unleashed (1:00)
GOLF PGA Golf Final Round Phoenix Open. Scottsdale, Ariz. (Live) (2:00)
NBCSN Barclays Premier League Goal Zone (Live) (1:00)
12:30 p.m. (5) KSTP NBA Countdown (Live) (0:30)
ESPN2 NFL’s Greatest Games (0:30)
1:00 p.m. (5) KSTP
NBA Basketball L.A. C. at Mia. Miami, Fla. (Live) (2:30)
(7) KCCO The Super Bowl Today (Live) (4:00)
ESPN PBA Bowling Tournament of Champions. Shawnee, Okla. (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Women’s N.D. at L.ville Louisville, Ky. (Live) (2:00)
FSN NCAA Basketball Women’s Tex. Tech vs. Ok. St. Stillwater, Okla. (Live) (2:00)
NBCSN NCAA Basketball St. Lou. vs. St. Bon. (Live) (2:00)
2:00 p.m. (11) KARE PGA Golf Phoenix Open. Scottsdale, Ariz. (Live) (3:00)
GOLF CHAMPS Golf Final Round Allianz Championship. Boca Raton, Fla. (2:00)
3:00 p.m. ESPN NCAA Basketball Women’s Ten. at Tex.A&M College Station, Texas (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Utah at Ore. Eugene, Ore. (Live) (2:00)
FSN UFC Main Event (1:00)
NBCSN USSA Freestyle Skiing Moguls and Aerials (1:00)
4:00 p.m. FSN NCAA Gymnastics
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GOLF Golf Channel Academy (0:30)
NBCSN USSA Freestyle Skiing Slopestyle (1:00)
4:30 p.m. GOLF Golf Channel Academy (0:30)
5:00 p.m. (7) KCCO Super Bowl Kickoff Show (Live) (0:30)
ESPN2 NCAA Gymnastics Women’s Fla. at Ga. Athens, Ga. (1:30)
GOLF Golf Central (0:30)
NBCSN Curling Night in America (2:00)
5:30 p.m. (7) KCCO NFL Football Super Bowl 50. Den. vs. Car. Santa Clara, Calif. (Live) (3:30)
GOLF PGA Golf Final Round Phoenix Open. Scottsdale, Ariz. (5:00)
6:00 p.m. ESPN 30 for 30 (1:00)
FSN UFC Fight Flashback (0:30)
6:30 p.m. ESPN2 Obstacle Course: Battlefrog College Championships (1:00)
FSN Motocross X-Fighters. Osaka, Japan (1:30)
7:00 p.m. ESPN 30 for 30 (2:00)
NBCSN Curling Night in America (2:00)
7:30 p.m. ESPN2 Obstacle Course: Battlefrog College Championships (1:00)
8:00 p.m. FSN WPT Poker World Championship. (1:00)
8:30 p.m. ESPN2 Obstacle Course: Battlefrog College Championships (1:00)
9:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter Special (0:30)
FSN WPT Poker Alpha8. Las Vegas, Nev. (1:00)
NBCSN Curling Night in America (2:00)
9:30 p.m. (23) WUCW The Sports Show With Mike Max (0:30)
ESPN NFL PrimeTime (Live) (1:00)
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10:00 p.m. FSN Sled Head 24/7 (0:30)
10:30 p.m. (9) KMSP Fox 9 Sports Now (0:30)
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ESPN2 30 for 30 Shorts (0:30)
FSN State of Hockey (0:30)
GOLF CHAMPS Golf Final Round Allianz Championship. Boca Raton, Fla. (2:00)
11:00 p.m. (9) KMSP Midwest Outdoors Magazine (0:30)
ESPN2 ESPN FC (1:00)
FSN WPT Poker World Championship. (1:00)
NBCSN Curling Night in America (2:00)
Monday, Feb. 8
10:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
GOLF CHAMPS Golf Final Round Allianz Championship. Boca Raton, Fla. (2:00)
11:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
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FSN H.S. Hockey Lakeville North vs. Duluth East (2:00)
NBCSN WR Rugby World Sevens Series. Sydney, Australia (2:00)
11:30 a.m. (9) KAWE Functional Fitness (0:30)
Noon (9) KAWE Classical Stretch: The Esmonde Technique (0:30)
ESPN SportsCenter (0:30)
ESPN2 First Take (2:00)
GOLF PGA Golf Final Round Phoenix Open. Scottsdale, Ariz. (5:00)
12:30 p.m. ESPN Outside the Lines (Live) (0:30)
1:00 p.m. ESPN NFL Insiders (Live) (1:00)
FSN NCAA Hockey Penn.St. vs. Min. (2:00)
NBCSN Premier League Live (Live) (0:55)
1:55 p.m. NBCSN EPL Soccer W.H.U. at Southam. Southhampton, England (Live) (2:05)
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3:00 p.m. ESPN SportsNation (Live) (0:30)
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FSN NHL Hockey Min. at St.L. St. Louis, Mo. (2:00)
3:30 p.m. ESPN Highly Questionable (0:30)
4:00 p.m. ESPN Around the Horn (0:30)
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NBCSN Premier League Goal Zone (Live) (0:30)
7:30 p.m. NBCSN Premier League Behind the Badge (0:30)
8:00 p.m. ESPN NCAA Basketball Tex. at Okl. Norman, Okla. (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Women’s Md. at Ohio St. Columbus, Ohio (Live) (2:00)
NBCSN Premier League Behind the Badge (0:30)
8:30 p.m. NBCSN Premier League Behind the Badge (0:30)
9:00 p.m. NBCSN Men in Blazers (0:30)
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NBCSN Premier League Review Show (1:00)
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FSN H.S. Hockey Lakeville North vs. Duluth East (2:00)
GOLF EPGA Golf Final Round Dubai Desert Classic. Dubai, UAE (4:00)
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NBCSN Sweetwater (0:30)
2:30 p.m. NBCSN Fishing With Roland Martin (0:30)
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ESPN2 NFL Live (1:00)
FSN NBA Basketball N.O. at Min. Minneapolis, Minn. (2:00)
NBCSN Babe Winkelman (0:30)
3:30 p.m. ESPN Highly Questionable (0:30)
NBCSN Americana Outdoors (0:30)
4:00 p.m. ESPN Around the Horn (0:30)
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NBCSN Pro Football Talk (Live) (0:30)
8:30 p.m. FSN Fishing the Midwest (0:30)
9:00 p.m. FSN Fishing With Joe Bucher (0:30)
9:30 p.m. FSN Sportsman’s Journal (0:30)
TNT NBA Basketball Hou. at G.S. Oakland, Calif. (Live) (2:30)
9:45 p.m. NBCSN NHL Overtime (Live) (0:45)
10:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 College Basketball Live (Live) (0:30)
FSN Lindy Fish Ed. (0:30)
GOLF Golf Central (0:30)
SHOW Inside the NFL (1:00)
10:30 p.m. ESPN2 30 for 30 Shorts (0:30)
FSN Destination Polaris (0:30)
GOLF Inside the PGA Tour (0:30)
NBCSN NHL Rivals (0:30)
11:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 NFL Live (1:00)
FSN WPT Poker World Championship. (1:00)
GOLF PGA Golf Classics Final Round
2015 Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Pebble Beach, Calif. (3:00)
NBCSN EPL Soccer (2:00)
Wednesday, Feb. 10
10:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
GOLF Feherty (1:00)
11:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 His & Hers (Live) (1:00)
FSN NBA Basketball N.O. at Min. Minneapolis, Minn. (2:00)
GOLF Feherty (1:00)
NBCSN Fishing With Roland Martin (0:30)
4:30 p.m. ESPN Pardon the Interruption (0:30)
ESPN2 Highly Questionable (0:30)
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5:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 Around the Horn (0:30)
FSN State of Hockey (0:30)
GOLF Golf Central (1:00)
HBO Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel (1:00)
5:30 p.m. ESPN2 Pardon the Interruption (0:30)
FSN Becoming Wild (0:30)
NBCSN Pro Football Talk (Live) (1:00)
6:00 p.m. ESPN NCAA Basketball L. ville at Duke Durham, N.C. (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Women’s Con. at S.C. Columbia, S.C. (Live) (2:00)
FSN Wolves Weekly (0:30)
GOLF The Golf Fix (1:00)
6:30 p.m. FSN Wolves Live Pre-game (Live) (0:30)
NBCSN Premier League World (0:30)
7:00 p.m. FSN NBA Basketball N.O. at Min. Minneapolis, Minn. (Live) (2:30)
NBCSN Premier League Behind the Badge (0:30)
USA WWE Monday Night Raw (3:05)
10:30 p.m. ESPN2 NBA Tonight (0:30)
FSN The Game 365 (0:30)
NBCSN Premier League Download (1:00)
11:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 College Basketball Live (0:30)
FSN WPT Poker World Championship. (1:00)
GOLF Golf Central (1:00)
11:30 p.m. ESPN2 Jalen & Jacoby (0:30)
NBCSN Men in Blazers (0:30)
Tuesday, Feb. 9
10:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
GOLF LPGA Golf Final Round Coates Championship. Ocala, Fla. (2:00)
11:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 His & Hers (Live) (1:00)
FSN NBA Basketball N.O. at Min. Minneapolis, Minn. (2:00)
NBCSN Into the Blue (0:30)
11:30 a.m. NBCSN Saltwater Experience (0:30)
Noon (9) KAWE Classical Stretch: The Esmonde Technique (0:30)
ESPN SportsCenter (0:30)
ESPN2 First Take (2:00)
GOLF The Golf Fix (1:00)
5:30 p.m. ESPN2 Pardon the Interruption (0:30)
FSN Destination Polaris (0:30)
GOLF Inside the PGA Tour (0:30)
NBCSN NHL Top 10 (0:30)
6:00 p.m. ESPN NCAA Basketball Mich. St. vs. Purd. (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 NCAA Basketball W.Va. at Kan. Lawrence, Kan. (Live) (2:00)
FSN UFC Ultimate Insider (0:30)
GOLF Golf Channel Academy (0:30)
NBCSN NHL Live! (Live) (1:00)
6:30 p.m. FSN John Gillespie’s Waters & Woods (0:30)
GOLF PGA TOUR Champions Learning Center (0:30)
7:00 p.m. FSN Midwest Outdoors Magazine (0:30)
GOLF PGA Golf Classics Final Round
2015 Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Pebble Beach, Calif. (3:00)
NBCSN NHL Hockey Dal. at Min. St. Paul, Minn. (Live) (2:45)
TNT NBA Basketball S.A. at Mia. Miami, Fla. (Live) (2:30)
8:00 p.m. ESPN NCAA Basketball (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 NCAA Basketball UT-Ar. vs. Te. St. San Marcos, Texas (Live) (2:00)
FSN Lindner’s Angling Edge (0:30)
SHOW Inside the NFL (1:00)
11:30 a.m. NBCSN Into the Blue (0:30) Noon (9) KAWE Classical Stretch: The Esmonde Technique (0:30)
ESPN SportsCenter (0:30)
ESPN2 First Take (2:00)
GOLF PGA TOUR Champions Learning Center (0:30)
NBCSN Saltwater Experience (0:30)
12:30 p.m. ESPN Outside the Lines (Live) (0:30)
GOLF Inside the PGA Tour (0:30)
NBCSN Bass 2 Billfish (0:30)
1:00 p.m. ESPN NFL Insiders (Live) (1:00)
FSN NASCAR Race Hub (1:00)
GOLF The Golf Fix (1:00)
NBCSN George Poveromo’s World of Saltwater Fishing (0:30)
1:30 p.m. NBCSN Bill Boyce’s Baja (0:30)
2:00 p.m. ESPN NFL Live (Live) (1:00)
ESPN2 His & Hers (1:00)
FSN WPT Poker Alpha8. Las Vegas, Nev. (1:00)
GOLF School of Golf (1:00)
NBCSN Sweetwater (0:30)
3:00 p.m. ESPN ESPN2 SportsNation (0:30)
FSN WPT Poker Seminole Hard Rock Showdown. (1:00)
GOLF PGA TOUR Champions Learning Center (0:30)
NBCSN Charlie Moore: No Offense (0:30)
3:30 p.m. ESPN Highly Questionable (0:30)
GOLF Inside the PGA Tour (0:30)
NBCSN My Classic Car (0:30)
4:00 p.m. ESPN Around the Horn (0:30)
ESPN2 First Take Re-Take (0:30)
FSN WPT Poker World Championship. (1:00)
GOLF Golfing World (0:30)
NBCSN NASCAR America (Live) (1:00)
4:30 p.m. ESPN Pardon the Interruption (0:30)
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FSN Monster Jam (1:00)
GOLF Golf Central (0:30)
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5:30 p.m. ESPN2 Pardon the Interruption (0:30)
GOLF Golf Channel Academy (0:30)
NBCSN NHL Rivals (0:30)
6:00 p.m. ESPN NBA Countdown (Live) (1:00)
ESPN2 NCAA Basketball LSU at S.C. Columbia, S.C. (Live) (2:00)
FSN The Game 365 (0:30)
GOLF School of Golf (1:00)
NBCSN NHL Live! (Live) (1:00)
6:30 p.m. FSN Wolves Live Pre-game (Live) (0:30)
7:00 p.m. ESPN NBA Basketball L.A. L. at Cle. Cleveland, Ohio (Live) (2:30)
FSN NBA Basketball Tor. at Min. Minneapolis, Minn. (Live) (2:30)
NBCSN NHL Hockey N.Y. R. at Pit. Pittsburgh, Pa. (Live) (2:45)
8:00 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Wash. vs. Utah Salt Lake City, Utah (Live) (2:00)
9:30 p.m. ESPN NBA Basketball Hou. at Por. Portland, Ore. (Live) (2:30)
FSN Wolves Live Post-game (Live) (0:30)
9:45 p.m. NBCSN NHL Overtime (Live) (0:45)
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10:30 p.m. FSN The Game 365 (0:30)
NBCSN NFL Turning Point (1:00)
10:35 p.m. SHOW Inside the NFL (1:00)
11:00 p.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN WPT Poker World Championship. (1:00)
GOLF Golf Central (0:30)
11:30 p.m. GOLF Golf Channel Academy (0:30)
NBCSN NFL Turning Point (1:00)
Thursday, Feb. 11
10:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
11:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 His & Hers (Live) (1:00)
FSN NBA Basketball Tor. at Min. Minneapolis, Minn. (2:00)
GOLF Shell’s Wonderful World of Golf (1:30)
NBCSN IFA Redfish Tour (0:30)
11:30 a.m. NBCSN G3 Sportsman (0:30)
Noon (9) KAWE Classical Stretch: The Esmonde Technique (0:30)
ESPN SportsCenter (0:30)
ESPN2 First Take (2:00)
NBCSN George Poveromo’s Saltwater Fishing (0:30)
12:30 p.m. ESPN Outside the Lines (Live) (0:30)
GOLF U.S. Open Highlights (1:00)
NBCSN Seasons on the Fly (0:30)
1:00 p.m. ESPN NFL Insiders (Live) (1:00)
FSN NCAA Basketball Wake F. at Ga.T. Atlanta, Ga. (2:00)
NBCSN Bass 2 Billfish (0:30)
1:30 p.m. GOLF Golf Central Pre-game (Live) (0:30)
NBCSN Into the Blue (0:30)
2:00 p.m. ESPN NFL Live (Live) (1:00)
ESPN2 His & Hers (1:00)
GOLF PGA Golf Round 1 Pebble Beach
Pro-Am. Pebble Beach, Calif. (Live) (3:00)
NBCSN Saltwater Experience (0:30)
2:30 p.m. NBCSN Lunkerville (0:30)
3:00 p.m. ESPN ESPN2 SportsNation (Live) (0:30)
FSN NBA Basketball Tor. at Min. Minneapolis, Minn. (2:00)
NBCSN Babe Winkelman (0:30)
3:30 p.m. ESPN Highly Questionable (0:30)
4:00 p.m. ESPN Around the Horn (0:30)
ESPN2 First Take Re-Take (0:30)
NBCSN NASCAR America (Live) (1:00)
4:30 p.m. ESPN Pardon the Interruption (0:30)
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5:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
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FSN A Piece of the Game (0:30)
GOLF Golf Central (0:30)
NBCSN Pro Football Talk (Live) (0:30)
5:30 p.m. ESPN2 Pardon the Interruption (0:30)
FSN The Game 365 (0:30)
GOLF PGA Golf Round 1 Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Pebble Beach, Calif. (3:00)
NBCSN Luge World Championship. (2:00)
6:00 p.m. ESPN ESPN2 NCAA Basketball (Live) (2:00)
FSN State of Hockey (0:30)
TNT NBA Tip-Off (1:00)
6:30 p.m. FSN Wild Live Pre-game (Live) (0:30)
7:00 p.m. FSN NHL Hockey Was. at Min. St. Paul, Minn. (Live) (2:30)
TNT NBA Basketball N.O. at Okl. Oklahoma City, Okla. (Live) (2:30)
USA WWE Smackdown! (2:00)
7:30 p.m. NBCSN USSA Snowboarding Grand Prix Boston, Mass. (Live) (1:30)
8:00 p.m. ESPN ESPN2 NCAA Basketball (Live) (2:00)
8:30 p.m. GOLF PGA Golf Round 1
Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Pebble Beach, Calif. (3:00)
9:00 p.m. NBCSN USSA Freestyle
Skiing Aerials (1:00)
9:30 p.m. FSN Wild Live Post-game (Live) (0:30)
TNT Inside the NBA (1:00)
10:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
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NBCSN Curling Night in America (2:00)
10:30 p.m. ESPN2 NBA Tonight (0:30)
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TNT NBA Basketball N.O. at Okl. Oklahoma City, Okla. (2:30)
11:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
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NBCSN Charlie Moore: No Offense (0:30)
2:00 p.m. ESPN NFL Live (Live) (1:00)
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FSN Lindner’s Angling Edge (0:30)
GOLF PGA Golf Round 2 Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Pebble Beach, Calif. (Live) (3:00)
NBCSN My Classic Car (0:30)
2:30 p.m. FSN Due North Outdoors (0:30)
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6:30 p.m. FSN Due North Outdoors (0:30)
7:00 p.m. FSN NCAA Gymnastics Women’s Perfect 10 Challenge. (Live) (2:00)
8:00 p.m. ESPN NCAA Basketball UCLA vs. Arz. (Live) (2:00)
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NBCSN USSA Freestyle Skiing Grand Prix Big Air (Live) (1:30)
TNT NBA Basketball Rising Stars Challenge. (2:00)
8:30 p.m. GOLF PGA Golf Round 2 Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Pebble Beach, Calif. (3:00)
9:00 p.m. FSN Monster Jam (1:00)
9:30 p.m. (15) KVRR KVRR Sports Extra (0:30)
ESPN2 30 for 30 (1:00)
NBCSN Curling Night in America (2:00)
10:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN UEFA Champions League Magazine (0:30)
SPIKE Mixed Martial Arts Ken Shamrock vs. Royce Gracie and Kimbo Slice vs. Dhafir Harris (1:00)
TNT Inside the NBA (0:30)
10:15 p.m. (9) KMSP Fox 9 Sports Now (0:20)
10:30 p.m. ESPN2 NFL Live (1:00)
FSN UEFA Europa League Magazine (0:30)
11:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN WPT Poker Alpha8. Las Vegas, Nev. (1:00)
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11:30 p.m. ESPN2 Jalen & Jacoby (0:30)
GOLF Golf Central (0:30)
NBCSN Youth Olympic Games Lillehammer, Norway (1:30)
Saturday, Feb. 13
11:25 a.m. NBCSN EPL Soccer Newc. at Chels. London, England (Live) (2:05)
11:30 a.m. (7) KCCO Inside College Basketball (0:30)
Friday, Feb. 12
11:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 His & Hers (Live) (1:00)
FSN NHL Hockey Was. at Min. St. Paul, Minn. (2:00)
GOLF CHAMPS Golf Round 1 ACE Group Classic. Naples, Fla. (Live) (2:30)
NBCSN Bass 2 Billfish (0:30)
11:30 a.m. NBCSN George Poveromo’s World of Saltwater Fishing (0:30)
Noon (9) KAWE Sit and Be Fit (0:30)
ESPN SportsCenter (0:30)
ESPN2 First Take (2:00)
NBCSN Bill Boyce’s Baja (0:30)
12:30 p.m. ESPN Outside the Lines (Live) (0:30)
NBCSN Sweetwater (0:30)
1:00 p.m. ESPN NFL Insiders (Live) (1:00)
FSN John Gillespie’s Waters & Woods (0:30)
1:30 p.m. FSN Midwest Outdoors Magazine (0:30)
GOLF Golf Central Pre-game (Live) (0:30)
4:00 p.m. ESPN Around the Horn (0:30)
ESPN2 First Take Re-Take (0:30)
FSN Sled Head 24/7 (0:30)
NBCSN Pro Football Talk (Live) (1:00)
4:30 p.m. ESPN Pardon the Interruption (0:30)
ESPN2 Highly Questionable (0:30)
FSN Snow Motion (0:30)
5:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 Around the Horn (0:30)
FSN NASCAR Race Hub (1:00)
GOLF Golf Central (0:30)
NBCSN NASCAR America (Live) (0:30)
5:30 p.m. ESPN2 Pardon the Interruption (0:30)
GOLF PGA Golf Round 2 Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Pebble Beach, Calif. (3:00)
NBCSN NCAA Hockey Me. vs. N.D. (Live) (2:30)
6:00 p.m. ESPN NBA Basketball All-Star Celebrity Game. Toronto, Ont. (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Dayt. at R.I. Kingston, R.I. (Live) (2:00)
FSN Three Wide Life (0:30)
(7) KCCO PGA Golf Round 3 Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Pebble Beach, Calif. (Live) (3:00)
GOLF CHAMPS Golf Round 2 ACE Group Classic. Naples, Fla. (Live) (2:30)
NBCSN NCAA Basketball J.M. vs. UNC-W (Live) (2:00)
3:00 p.m. (11) KARE USSA Freestyle Skiing Halfpipe. Park City, Utah (1:00)
ESPN ESPN2 NCAA Basketball (Live) (2:00)
3:30 p.m. FSN Wild Live Post-game (Live) (0:30)
4:00 p.m. (11) KARE USSA Ski & Snowboard Big Air. Boston, Mass. (Live) (1:00)
FSN Becoming Wild (0:30)
NBCSN NCAA Basketball Hofs. vs. Del. (Live) (2:00)
TNT Inside the NBA (1:00)
4:30 p.m. FSN Lindy Fish Ed. (0:30)
GOLF Golf Channel Academy (0:30)
5:00 p.m. ESPN NCAA Basketball Wisc. vs. Md. College Park, Md. (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Vander. at Aub. Auburn, Ala. (Live) (2:00)
FSN NCAA Basketball Geo. vs. Prov. (2:00)
GOLF Golf Central (0:30)
5:30 p.m. GOLF PGA Golf Round 3 Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Pebble Beach, Calif. (4:30)
6:00 p.m. NBCSN NCAA Hockey Me. vs. N.D. (Live) (2:30)
TNT NBA Tip-Off (Live) (1:00)
6:30 p.m. (15) KVRR Ultimate Outdoor Adventure (0:30)
7:00 p.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR
NASCAR Auto Racing Sprint Cup Series Sprint Unlimited. Daytona Beach, Fla. (Live) (2:00)
ESPN College Gameday (Live) (1:00)
ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Tuls. vs. Con. Storrs, Conn. (Live) (2:00)
FSN NCAA Basketball Crei. at Marquette Milwaukee, Wis. (Live) (2:00)
TNT NBA Basketball All-Star Saturday Night. Toronto, Ont. (Live) (2:30)
FSN Fishing With Joe Bucher (0:30)
Noon (7) KCCO NCAA Basketball Tex.A&M at LSU Baton Rouge, La. (Live) (2:00)
(11) KARE Marathon Men’s & Women’s Olympic Trials. (Live) (3:00)
FSN Sportsman’s Journal (0:30)
GOLF PGA Golf Round 3 Pebble Beach
Pro-Am. Pebble Beach, Calif. (Live) (1:30)
12:30 p.m. FSN Wild Live Pre-game (Live) (0:30)
1:00 p.m. (5) KSTP World of X Games (1:00)
(9) KMSP (15) KVRR Fox College
Hoops Extra (Live) (0:30)
ESPN ESPN2 NCAA Basketball (Live) (2:00)
FSN NHL Hockey Bos. at Min. St. Paul, Minn. (Live) (2:30)
1:30 p.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR NCAA Basketball Xav. vs. But. (Live) (2:00)
GOLF Golf Central Pre-game (Live) (0:30)
NBCSN Barclays Premier League Goal Zone (Live) (0:30)
2:00 p.m. (5) KSTP Shall We Dance on Ice (2:00)
8:00 p.m. ESPN NCAA Basketball (Live) (2:00)
8:30 p.m. NBCSN Curling Night in America (2:00)
9:00 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Gonz. at SMU Dallas, Texas (Live) (2:00)
FSN Wolves Weekly (0:30)
9:30 p.m. FSN NCAA Basketball C. Poly vs. UCR (Live) (2:00)
9:45 p.m. (9) KMSP Fox 9 Sports Now (0:15)
10:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
GOLF Golf Central (0:30)
10:30 p.m. GOLF CHAMPS Golf Round 2 ACE Group Classic. Naples, Fla. (2:00)
NBCSN Youth Olympic Games Lillehammer, Norway (1:00)
11:00 p.m. (23) WUCW Ring of Honor Wrestling (1:00)
ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 College Basketball Live (Live) (0:30)
11:30 p.m. ESPN2 NBA Tonight (0:30)
FSN Becoming Wild (0:30)
Brainerd Daily Dispatch, MN: Sports Feb 7, 2016 to Feb 13, 2016
Let’sface it: home cooks are “in.”
Whether old, young or in between, showing off the skills of selftaught amateurs on TV is all the rage. Sometimes it feels like everyone’s in on it; NBC has “Food Fighters,” Fox has “MasterChef” and “MasterChef Junior,” and Food Network has “Worst Cooks in America,” which goes the opposite route and tries to turn bad cooks into passable ones.
Last season, though, Food Network went a bit more mainstream with “All-Star Academy,” and starting Sunday, Feb. 14, it’s back for a
second season with new contestants, new mentors and new guest judges (or “professors,” as the show refers to them).
The basic premise is familiar: a group of better-than-average home cooks compete against each other in a series of cooking challenges that whittles them down until, in the end, one of them goes home with the taste of victory and the feel of a wallet full of cash: in this case, a cool $50,000.
In “All-Star Academy,” though, the contestants aren’t just looking to win — they’re also looking to learn. In the premiere, they’re divided up into teams by four professional cooks — the mentors — who
guide them through the competition, giving advice as they cook, showing them advanced cooking techniques and doing whatever they can to train up their chosen students to pull off a win.
And who are these four mentors? Returning from last season are Iron Chef and regular “Chopped” host Alex Guarnaschelli and “Top Chef Masters” host Curtis Stone. Joining them, replacing last season’s Bobby Flay (“Beat Bobby Flay”) and Michael Symon (“The Chew”), are
“Restaurant: Impossible” host Robert Irvine and “Bizarre Foods’” Andrew Zimmern.
While there’s no cash on the line for these pros, there are bragging rights for leading their team to victory. Last season, Flay led home cook Joseph Harris to victory, and with the reigning champ on leave, the door is wide open for any of the four mentors to seize the win.
The second season of “All-Star Academy” premieres Sunday, Feb. 14, on Food Network.
Sunday, Feb. 7
11:00 a.m. TRAV Food Paradise
Noon TRAV Food Paradise
1:00 p.m. (9) KAWE Jacques Pepin: Heart and Soul
TRAV Food Paradise
1:30 p.m. (9) KAWE Barbecue
University With Steven Raichlen
2:00 p.m. (8) WDSE A Chef’s Life
TRAV Food Paradise
2:30 p.m. (8) WDSE The Mind of a Chef
3:00 p.m. TRAV Food Paradise
4:00 p.m. TRAV Food Paradise
5:00 p.m. TRAV Food Paradise
Monday, Feb. 8
10:00 a.m. TRAV Bizarre Foods
11:00 a.m. TRAV Bizarre Foods
Noon TRAV Bizarre Foods
1:00 p.m. (11) KARE The Rachael Ray Show
TRAV Bizarre Foods
2:30 p.m. TRAV Man v. Food
3:00 p.m. TRAV Food Paradise 4:00 p.m. TRAV Food Paradise 5:00 p.m. TRAV
p.m. (8) WDSE Martha Bakes
2:30 p.m. (8) WDSE Martha Stewart’s Cooking School
3:00
The Minnesota Vikings lost their playoff game yesterday when their kicker missed a 27-yard field goal. The kicker is now in an undisclosed location, waiting to meet with Sean Penn.
At last night’s Golden Globes, the movie “The Martian” won for Best Comedy or Musical. In a related story, the Golden Globes won the prize for Best
Over the weekend, Bernie Sanders said that if he’s elected, he plans to spend $1 trillion to fight unemployment. When asked what they would do with that kind of money, unemployed people said: “Retire!”
Republican candidates aired a dozen new TV ads last week, even though recent data has
shown that TV ads are mostly ineffective. Chris Christie was like: “If TV ads aren’t effective, why do I keep going to Wendy’s for their Gouda Bacon Cheeseburger, here ONLY for a limited time?”
Netflix announced this week that subscribers have viewed nearly 12 billion hours of content during the last three months. The only thing they still haven’t viewed is the sun.
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When British secret agent James Bond (Craig) receives a message from his past, he goes rogue, following leads around the world. In Rome, he seduces the widow (Bellucci) of a man he killed, who confides in him that her husband had belonged to a criminal syndicate. With her help, he uncovers a secret meeting of the world-spanning criminal organization called Spectre, which has a sinister plan that’s
already well underway. To untangle Spectre’s twisted plots and to unmask its enigmatic leader, Bond seeks out a villain from his early days as 007: Mr. White (Christensen). Meanwhile, his boss back in London, M (Fiennes), has his own hands full with his new boss, C (Scott), who intends to shut down the 00 section and usher in a new, modern era of espionage. Director:SamMendes.Stars:Daniel Craig,ChristophWaltz,RalphFiennes,LéaSeydoux,MonicaBellucci,AndrewScott,JesperChristensen.2015.148min.Action.