First responders struggle to save the day and themselves in Fox’s ‘9-1-1’
By Kyla Brewer TV MediaWhen the heat is on, it helps to keep a cool head. In an emergency situation, first responders must keep it together and rely on their training to help those in need. However, that doesn’t mean first responders don’t need help themselves.
Creators Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk explore the pressures faced by today’s first responders in “9-1-1,” airing Wednesday, Jan. 10, on Fox. Set in Los Angeles, the procedural drama follows cops, paramedics and other professionals as they are thrust into frightening and shocking situations.
Casting for the series caused a buzz in the television industry because of the caliber of its stars.
Academy Award nominee Angela Bassett (“What’s Love Got to Do With It,” 1993) headlines the series as police officer Athena Grant, and Emmy nominee Peter Krause (“Six Feet Under”) has also nabbed a prominent role as paramedic Bobby Nash. Emmy nominee and former “Nashville” star Connie Britton costars as a 9-1-1 operator, while supporting cast members include Aisha Hinds (“Underground”) and Rockmond Dunbar (“Prison Break”).
Even with the talented ensemble cast, Murphy and Falchuk have their work cut out for them if they want to do justice to the subject matter. While such professions are unquestionably some of the most
high-pressure jobs in the world, many first responders contend that they’re also the most rewarding, and this new series sheds light on the highs and lows these brave men and women experience every day.
“In those moments when you actually save someone, there’s no better feeling in the world,” Nash says in “9-1-1.”
Bringing those moments to the small screen may be a big challenge, but if there’s currently a team in network television that can pull it off it’s this one. Murphy and Falchuk’s combined credits include Fox’s smash-hit musical series “Glee” and FX’s horror anthology series “American Horror Story.”
“9-1-1” marks the pair’s third straightto-season order for Fox network, and their combined successes in prime time have earned them a lu-
crative development deal with 20th Century Fox Studios. Executive producer Tim Minear has written for various television series, including “The X-Files,” “Angel” and “Firefly,” and also served as an executive producer for “American Horror Story.”
In fact, “9-1-1” features both behind-the-scenes and on-screen talent from “American Horror Story.” Bassett earned an Emmy nomination for her role as voodoo queen Marie Laveau in “American Horror Story: Coven,” the show’s third seaDupree in season 4, entitled Freak Show,” nabbed her noke”). Aside from her top-notch television work, Bassett is best known
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for her appearances in feature films. She secured her spot as a Hollywood icon with her portrayal of Tina Turner in the biopic “What’s Love Got to Do With It,” for which she won a Golden Globe and earned an Oscar nomination. She’s also famous for her starring turn in the romantic comedy “How Stella Got Her Grove Back” (1998).
Like Bassett, fellow “AHS” alum Britton has been prominently featured in the horror anthology series. She was a part of the show’s inaugural season as Vivien Harmon, a role that earned her an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. She later appeared in Murphy’s “American Crime Story: The People vs. O.J. Simpson” as Faye Resnick in 2016. In addition to her work with Murphy and Falchuk, the actress has been a part of some of the most popular prime-time series of the modern television era, dating all the way back to 1996 when she was cast in the ABC comedy “Spin City” opposite Michael J. Fox (“Back to the Future,” 1985). Her star continued to rise as she took on roles in “The West Wing” and “24,” but the show that made her a household name was NBC’s “Friday Night Lights.” She was similarly praised for her work on the ABC country music drama “Nashville,” in which she played fading star Rayna Jaymes.
Krause may not be part of the “AHS” club, but he’s no slouch. Early in his acting career, he appeared in such series as “Seinfeld,” “Cybill” and “Sports Night” before his starring role as Nate Fisher in the HBO drama “Six Feet Under” won him critical acclaim. The gig earned him nominations for three Emmys, two Golden Globes and seven Screen Actors Guild Awards, of which he won two SAG Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama series. He’s also well known for his role as Adam Braverman in NBC’s now-defunct comedy-drama “Parenthood.”
As police officers, paramedics and more, these performers bring the triumphs and heartaches of emergency workers to light. Tune in as the first responders struggle with their own demons and strive to help those in need in a new episode of “9-1-1,” airing Wednesday, Jan. 10, on Fox.
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The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon
The other day, President Trump tweeted that he turned down an offer to be Time magazine’s Person of the Year. And that’s not all — today he said he turned down the chance to marry Prince Harry.
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
According to the chairman of NBC News, [Matt] Lauer was fired due to “inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace.” Not to be confused with “appropriate” sexual behavior in the workplace. Because that does not exist.
The Late Show With James Corden
The New York Times is reporting that Donald Trump is expected to fire his secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, in the coming weeks. Or, as Rex Tillerson is calling it, a Christmas miracle.
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Not only is Bono with us tonight — Kristen Bell, Bryan Cranston, DJ Khaled, Rita Wilson, Ashton Kutcher, Sean Diddy Combs are here, along with a number of other surprise guests. It’s like the Justice League. All we’re missing really is a guy who can talk to fish.
ACROSS
1 Delivery room docs
4 Charlie Chaplin’s brother
7 Cat’s cries
12 Peruvian coin
13 Archer’s wood
14 Like “The X-Files”
15 Half of an African fly
16 “The Larry Sanders Show”
star Garry
18 Put on the books
20 “V for Vendetta” (2005) star Stephen ___
21 Menagerie
22 Actress Day, star of “Mystery Science Theater
3000: The Return”
27 “The DUFF” (2015) and “The Tomorrow
People” star Robbie
29 Fishing poles
30 “Gone with the Wind” (1939) star Clark
31 What’s being hunted in “House Hunters”
32 Part of a court
game name
33 Part of “the works”
34 Superhero series “___ of Tomorrow”
38 ___ cit. (footnote abbr.)
39 A foot wide?
40 Out of favor
43 Supernatural series about teenage mutants
48 Mil. command
49 Gordon Ramsay’s “___ Hell”
50 Female gametes
51 ___ ___ roll (winning)
52 Car bomb?
53 Marshal under Napoleon
54 Lock opener DOWN
1 Bone: Prefix
2 Cap’n’s mate
3 Disreputable person, slangily
4 Part of a heartbeat
5 “Uh-huh”
6 “The Lord of the Rings” figure
7 Desirable prize in Pyeongchang
8 Sushi
Sports this week
Sunday, Jan. 7
8:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 E:60 (Live) (1:00)
FSN In-Depth Outdoors (0:30)
GOLF PGA Golf Round 3 Tournament of Champions. From Plantation Course-Kapalua, Hawaii (4:00)
NBCSN Football Fanatics (0:30)
8:30 a.m. FSN The Bass Dr. (0:30)
NBCSN An American Guide To Rugby (0:30)
9:00 a.m. (15) KVRR Midwest Outdoors Magazine (0:30)
ESPN NFL Countdown (Live) (3:00)
NBCSN RFU Rugby English Premiership. (Live) (2:00)
9:30 a.m. (15) KVRR Ultimate Outdoor Adventure (0:30)
FSN Keyes Outdoors (0:30)
10:00 a.m. (11) KARE Football Night in America (0:30)
(23) WUCW The Meatsauce and Monty Show (0:30)
ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN Trophy Fish Hunter (0:30)
10:30 a.m. (11) KARE NFL Football AFC Wild Card. (Live) (3:30)
FSN Fish Addictions TV (0:30)
11:00 a.m. (7) KCCO The NFL Today (Live) (1:00)
ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Women’s Ohio St. at Mich. From Crisler Center-Ann Arbor, Mich. (Live) (2:00)
FSN Destination Polaris (0:30)
NBCSN NCAA Basketball Dav. at G. Mas. From EagleBank Arena-- Fairfax, Va. (Live) (2:00)
11:30 a.m. FSN Xterra Adventures (0:30)
Noon (7) KCCO NFL Football AFC Wild Card. (Live) (3:30)
ESPN PBA Bowling World Tour Finals. From National Bowling Stadium-- Reno, Nev. (2:00)
FSN NCAA Basketball Women’s Fla. S. vs. Syr. (Live) (2:00)
GOLF PGA Golf Round 3 Tournament of Champions. From Plantation Course-Kapalua, Hawaii (4:00)
1:00 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Women’s S.C. at Mo. From Mizzou Arena-- Columbia, Mo. (Live) (2:00)
NBCSN FIL Luge (1:00)
2:00 p.m. (9) KMSP Fox Pre-game (0:30)
(11) KARE ISU Figure Skating Free Dance Program U.S. Championship. San Jose, Calif. (Live) (3:00)
ESPN Road to the College Football Playoff (0:30)
FSN NCAA Basketball Women’s Tex. Tech vs. TCU (Live) (2:00)
NBCSN NCAA Hockey Mich. at N.D. From Compton Family Ice Arena-- Notre Dame, Ind. (Live) (2:30)
2:30 p.m. (9) KMSP NFL Pre-game Show (0:30)
ESPN Road to the College Football Playoff (0:30)
3:00 p.m. (5) KSTP World of X Games (1:00)
(9) KMSP (15) KVRR NFL Pre-game Show (Live) (0:30)
ESPN H.S. Football All-America Game.
(2:00)
ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Women’s Stan. at Arz. St. From ASU - Wells Fargo Arena-- Tempe, Ariz. (Live) (2:00)
3:30 p.m. (7) KCCO NCAA Basketball Mich. St. at Ohio St. From Value City Arena-- Columbus, Ohio (Live) (2:00)
(9) KMSP (15) KVRR NFL Football NFC Wild Card. (Live) (3:00)
5:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 NCAA Basketball SMU at Cin. From BB&T Arena-- Highland Heights, Ky. (Live) (2:00)
FSN Minnesota Sports Awards (1:00)
GOLF PGA Golf Final Round Tournament of Champions. From Plantation Course-- Kapalua, Hawaii (Live) (4:00)
NBCSN Speed Skating Men’s and Women’s Mass Start Olympic Trials. (Live) (0:30)
5:30 p.m. NBCSN NHL Live! (Live) (1:00)
6:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN NCAA Hockey St. Cloud at Min. From 3M Arena at Mariucci-Minneapolis, Minn. (Live) (2:30)
6:30 p.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR The O.T. (0:30)
NBCSN NHL Hockey Bos. at Pit. From PPG Paints Arena-- Pittsburgh, Pa. (Live) (2:45)
7:00 p.m. ESPN NFL PrimeTime (Live) (1:00)
ESPN2 Championship Drive (Live) (2:00)
8:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
8:30 p.m. FSN Becoming Wild (0:30)
9:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 Road to the College Football Playoff (0:30)
FSN UFC Unleashed (1:00)
GOLF Golf Central (1:00)
9:15 p.m. NBCSN NHL Overtime (Live) (0:45)
9:30 p.m. ESPN2 Road to the College Football Playoff (0:30)
10:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:30)
ESPN2 E:60 (1:00)
FSN Sled Head 24/7 (0:30)
GOLF PGA Golf Final Round Tournament of Champions. From Plantation Course-- Kapalua, Hawaii (4:00)
NBCSN NHL Road to the Winter Classic (0:30)
10:30 p.m. (9) KMSP Fox 9 Sports Now (0:30)
FSN Wolves Weekly (0:30)
NBCSN NHL Road to the Winter Classic (0:30)
11:00 p.m. ESPN2 ESPN FC (1:00)
FSN WPT Poker L.A. Classic. (1:00) 11:30 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:30)
Monday, Jan. 8
8:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN WPT Poker L.A. Classic. (1:00)
GOLF Morning Drive (2:00)
NBCSN The Dan Patrick Show (Live) (3:00)
9:00 a.m. ESPN First Take (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN NCAA Basketball USC at Stan. From Maples Pavilion-- Stanford, Calif. (2:00)
10:00 a.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
GOLF Jack (1:00)
11:00 a.m. ESPN NFL Live (Live) (1:30)
ESPN2 First Take (2:00)
FSN NCAA Basketball Women’s Mich. St. vs. Min. (1:30)
12:30 p.m. ESPN College Football Live (Live) (1:30)
FSN Becoming Wild (0:30)
1:00 p.m. ESPN2 NFL Live (1:00)
FSN NCAA Hockey St. Cloud at Min. From 3M Arena at Mariucci-Minneapolis, Minn. (2:00)
GOLF PGA Golf Final Round Tournament of Champions. From Plantation Course-- Kapalua, Hawaii (4:00)
NBCSN Super High Roller Bowl (1:00)
NBCSN Super High Roller Bowl (1:00)
6:30 p.m. ESPN College Football Pregame (Live) (0:30)
FSN Wolves Live Post-game (Live) (0:30)
7:00 p.m. ESPN Nissan Pre-game Rush (Live) (0:15)
ESPN2 College Football Bowl Game Pre/ Post Studio (Live) (0:15)
FSN NBA Basketball Cle. at Min. From Target Center-- Minneapolis, Minn. (Live) (2:30)
NBCSN Super High Roller Bowl (1:00)
USA WWE Monday Night Raw (3:05)
11:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 First Take (2:00)
FSN NBA Basketball Cle. at Min. From Target Center-- Minneapolis, Minn. (2:00)
11:30 a.m. NBCSN Sweetwater (0:30)
Noon (9) KAWE Classical Stretch: By Essentrics (0:30)
ESPN Outside the Lines (Live) (0:30)
GOLF Feherty (1:00)
NBCSN Seasons on the Fly (0:30)
12:30 p.m. ESPN NFL Live (Live) (1:30)
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1:00 p.m. ESPN2 The Paul Finebaum Show (Live) (1:00)
ESPN2 Around the Horn (0:30)
FSN Inside the Big East (0:30)
GOLF Golf Central (1:00)
NBCSN FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup Women’s Slalom Flachau, Austria (1:00)
5:30 p.m. ESPN2 Pardon the Interruption (0:30)
FSN Destination Polaris (0:30)
6:00 p.m. ESPN ESPN2 NCAA Basketball (Live) (2:00)
FSN Xterra Adventures (0:30)
NBCSN NHL Live! (Live) (1:00)
6:30 p.m. FSN Wild Live Pre-game (Live) (0:30)
7:00 p.m. FSN NHL Hockey Cgy. at Min. From Xcel Energy Center-- St. Paul, Minn. (Live) (2:30)
NBCSN NHL Hockey Edm. at Nash. From Bridgestone Arena-- Nashville, Tenn. (Live) (2:45)
USA WWE Super Smackdown (2:00)
8:00 p.m. ESPN ESPN2 NCAA Basketball (Live) (2:00)
SHOW Inside the NFL (1:00)
9:30 p.m. FSN Wild Live Post-game (Live) (0:30)
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 Becoming Wild (0:30)
SHOW Inside the NFL (1:00)
10:30 p.m. ESPN2 NFL Live (1:30)
FSN Destination Polaris (0:30)
NBCSN Football Fanatics (0:30)
11:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter With Scott Van Pelt (1:00)
FSN WPT Poker L.A. Classic. (1:00)
GOLF Golf Central (1:00)
NBCSN Football Fanatics (0:30)
11:30 p.m. NBCSN Football Fanatics (0:30)
Wednesday, Jan. 10
10:00 a.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN Minnesota Sports Awards (1:00)
GOLF Feherty (1:00)
11:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 First Take (2:00)
FSN NHL Hockey Cgy. at Min. From Xcel Energy Center-- St. Paul, Minn. (2:00)
GOLF Feherty (1:00)
2:00 p.m. ESPN College Gameday (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 NBA: The Jump (Live) (0:30)
NBCSN Super High Roller Bowl (1:00)
2:30 p.m. ESPN2 SportsNation (Live) (0:30)
3:00 p.m. ESPN2 Road to the College Football Playoff (0:30)
FSN NBA Basketball N.O. at Min. From Target Center-- Minneapolis, Minn. (2:00)
5:00 p.m. ESPN Championship Drive (Live) (1:30)
FSN WPT Poker L.A. Classic. (1:00)
GOLF Golf Central (1:00)
NBCSN Super High Roller Bowl (1:00)
6:00 p.m. FSN Wolves Weekly (0:30)
7:15 p.m. ESPN ESPN2 NCAA Football CFP National Championship. From Mercedes-Benz Stadium-- Atlanta, Ga. (Live) (3:30)
Tuesday, Jan. 9
8:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN Wolves Live Post-game (0:30) GOLF Morning Drive (2:00)
NBCSN The Dan Patrick Show (Live) (3:00)
8:30 a.m. FSN Wolves Weekly (0:30)
9:00 a.m. ESPN First Take (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN NCAA Basketball Women’s Mich. St. vs. Min. (1:30)
10:00 a.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
GOLF Feherty (1:00)
10:30 a.m. FSN Wolves Weekly (0:30)
FSN NCAA Basketball Women’s Mich. St. vs. Min. (1:30)
2:30 p.m. ESPN SportsNation (Live) (1:00)
FSN Wolves Weekly (0:30)
NBCSN Saltwater Experience (0:30)
3:00 p.m. FSN NBA Basketball Cle. at Min. From Target Center-- Minneapolis, Minn. (2:00)
GOLF Golf Highlights (1:00)
NBCSN George Poveromo’s Saltwater Fishing (0:30)
3:30 p.m. ESPN Highly Questionable (0:30)
NBCSN Dakar Rally (0:30)
4:30 p.m. ESPN Pardon the Interruption (0:30)
NBCSN Grudge Race (0:30)
5:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter With Michael and Jemele (1:00)
NBCSN NCAA Basketball Women’s Rich. at St. Jo. From Hagan Arena-Philadelphia, Pa. (Live) (2:00)
Noon (9) KAWE Classical Stretch: By Essentrics (0:30)
ESPN Outside the Lines (Live) (0:30)
GOLF Inside the PGA Tour (0:30)
12:30 p.m. ESPN NFL Live (Live) (1:30)
GOLF Best Lessons Ever (0:30)
1:00 p.m. ESPN2 Outside the Lines (0:30)
FSN Becoming Wild (0:30)
GOLF Feherty (1:00)
1:30 p.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter Featured (0:30)
FSN Destination Polaris (0:30)
2:00 p.m. ESPN NBA: The Jump (Live) (0:30)
ESPN2 NFL Live (1:30)
FSN In the Spotlight (0:30)
Sports
GOLF Inside the PGA Tour (0:30)
2:30 p.m. ESPN SportsNation (Live) (1:00)
FSN Vikings Huddle (0:30)
GOLF Golf Channel Academy (0:30)
3:00 p.m. FSN NHL Hockey Cgy. at Min. From Xcel Energy Center-- St. Paul, Minn. (2:00)
GOLF Feherty (1:00)
3:30 p.m. ESPN Highly Questionable (0:30)
ESPN2 Intentional Talk (0:30)
4:00 p.m. ESPN Around the Horn (0:30)
ESPN2 College Football Live (Live) (0:30)
GOLF Inside the PGA Tour (0:30)
NBCSN Biathlon (1:00)
4:30 p.m. ESPN Pardon the Interruption (0:30)
ESPN2 Highly Questionable (0:30)
GOLF Golfing World (0:30)
5:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter With Michael and Jemele (1:00)
ESPN2 Around the Horn (0:30)
FSN WPT Poker L.A. Classic. (1:00)
GOLF Golf Central (1:00)
NBCSN BBL Cricket (1:00)
5:30 p.m. ESPN2 Pardon the Interruption (0:30)
6:00 p.m. ESPN NBA Countdown (Live) (1:00)
ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Duke at Pit. From Peterson Events Center-Pittsburgh, Pa. (Live) (2:00)
FSN Wolves Weekly (0:30)
GOLF Inside the PGA Tour (0:30)
NBCSN NHL Live! (Live) (1:00)
6:30 p.m. FSN Wolves Live Pre-game (Live) (0:30)
7:00 p.m. ESPN FSN NBA Basketball Okl. at Min. From Target Center-Minneapolis, Minn. (Live) (2:30)
NBCSN NHL Hockey Min. at Chi. From United Center-- Chicago, Ill. (Live) (2:45)
8:00 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Ga. at Mo. From Mizzou Arena-- Columbia, Mo. (Live) (2:00)
9:30 p.m. ESPN NBA Basketball L.A. C. at G.S. From The Oracle-- Oakland, Calif. (Live) (2:30)
FSN Wolves Live Post-game (Live) (0:30)
9:45 p.m. NBCSN NHL Overtime (Live) (0:45)
10:00 p.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN Power of Sports (0:30)
10:30 p.m. FSN Focused (0:30)
NBCSN Sports Jeopardy! (0:30)
11:00 p.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN WPT Poker L.A. Classic. (1:00)
NBCSN Sports Jeopardy! (0:30)
11:30 p.m. GOLF Golf Central (1:00)
NBCSN Sports Jeopardy! (0:30)
Thursday, Jan. 11
8:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN Wolves Live Post-game (0:30)
NBCSN The Dan Patrick Show (Live) (3:00)
8:30 a.m. FSN Lund the Ultimate Fishing Experience (0:30)
9:00 a.m. ESPN First Take (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN NCAA Basketball Min. at N.West. From Allstate Arena-- Rosemont, Ill. (1:30)
GOLF Morning Drive (Live) (2:00)
10:00 a.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
10:30 a.m. FSN Wolves Weekly (0:30)
11:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 First Take (2:00)
FSN NCAA Basketball Okl. at Min. From Williams Arena-- Minneapolis, Minn. (2:00)
GOLF EPGA Golf Round 1 South African Open. From Glendower Golf Club-- Gauteng, South Africa (5:00)
Noon (9) KAWE Classical Stretch: By Essentrics (0:30)
ESPN Outside the Lines (Live) (0:30)
12:30 p.m. ESPN NFL Live (Live) (1:30)
1:00 p.m. ESPN2 Outside the Lines (0:30)
FSN NCAA Basketball Min. at N.West. From Allstate Arena-- Rosemont, Ill. (1:30)
1:30 p.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter Featured (0:30)
2:00 p.m. ESPN NBA: The Jump (Live) (0:30)
ESPN2 NFL Live (1:30)
2:30 p.m. ESPN SportsNation (Live) (1:00)
FSN Wolves Weekly (0:30)
3:00 p.m. FSN NBA Basketball Okl. at Min. From Target Center-- Minneapolis, Minn. (2:00)
3:30 p.m. ESPN Highly Questionable (0:30)
ESPN2 Intentional Talk (0:30)
4:00 p.m. ESPN Around the Horn (0:30)
ESPN2 College Football Live (0:30)
GOLF Feherty (1:00)
4:30 p.m. ESPN Pardon the Interruption (0:30)
ESPN2 H.S. Basketball
5:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter With Michael and Jemele (1:00)
FSN Champions Tennis Classics PowerShares Series 2017 Legends. Winston-Salem, N.C. (2:00)
GOLF Golf Central Pre-game (Live) (1:00)
6:00 p.m. ESPN NCAA Basketball
Women’s N.D. at L.ville From KFC Yum Center-- Louisville, Ky. (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 NCAA Basketball UMD at Ohio St. From Value City Arena-Columbus, Ohio (Live) (2:00)
GOLF PGA Golf Round 1 Sony Open. From Waialae Country Club-- Honolulu, Hawaii (Live) (3:30)
TNT NBA Tip-Off (1:00)
7:00 p.m. FSN Due North Outdoors (0:30)
NBCSN Freestyle Skiing Moguls Freestyle Challenge. (1:00)
TNT NBA Basketball Cle. at Tor. From Air Canada Centre-- Toronto, Ont. (Live) (2:30)
7:30 p.m. FSN Backroads With Ron and Raven (0:30)
8:00 p.m. ESPN ESPN2 NCAA Basketball (Live) (2:00)
FSN UFC UFC 196 Nate Diaz vs. Conor McGregor From MGM Grand Garden Arena-- Las Vegas, Nev. (3:00)
NBCSN Biathlon (1:30)
9:30 p.m. GOLF Golf Central (0:30)
NBCSN FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup Women’s Slalom Flachau, Austria (1:30)
TNT NBA Basketball S.A. at L.A. L. From Staples Center-- Los Angeles, Calif. (Live) (2:30)
10:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Utah at UCLA From Pauley Pavilion-- Los Angeles, Calif. (Live) (2:00)
GOLF EPGA Golf Round 1 Eurasia Cup. From Glenmarie Golf and Country Club-- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Live) (3:00)
Friday, Jan. 12
8:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN Due North Outdoors (0:30)
NBCSN The Dan Patrick Show (Live) (3:00)
8:30 a.m. FSN Backroads With Ron and Raven (0:30)
9:00 a.m. ESPN First Take (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
2:00 p.m. ESPN NBA: The Jump (Live) (0:30)
ESPN2 NFL Live (1:30)
2:30 p.m. ESPN SportsNation (Live) (1:00)
FSN In-Depth Outdoors (0:30)
3:00 p.m. FSN Due North Outdoors (0:30)
3:30 p.m. ESPN Highly Questionable (0:30)
ESPN2 Intentional Talk (0:30)
FSN Backroads With Ron and Raven (0:30)
GOLF PGA Golf Round 1 Sony Open. From Waialae Country Club-- Honolulu, Hawaii (2:00)
4:00 p.m. ESPN Around the Horn (0:30)
FSN Sled Head 24/7 (0:30)
5:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter With Michael and Jemele (1:00)
ESPN2 Around the Horn (0:30)
FSN Destination Polaris (0:30)
8:30 p.m. NBCSN USSA Freestyle Skiing Grand Prix Halfpipe (1:00)
9:00 p.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
SHOW Boxing Claressa Shields vs. Tori Nelson Shobox: The New Generation. From Turning Stone Resort & Casino-Verona, N.Y. (Live) (2:30)
9:30 p.m. (15) KVRR KVRR Sports Extra (0:30)
ESPN NBA Basketball Hou. at Pho. From Talking Stick Resort Arena-Phoenix, Ariz. (Live) (2:30)
FSN Wolves Live Post-game (Live) (0:30)
GOLF Golf Central (0:30)
NBCSN USSA Snowboarding Grand Prix (1:30)
10:00 p.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN Wolves Weekly (0:30)
GOLF EPGA Golf Round 2 Eurasia Cup. From Glenmarie Golf and Country Club-- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Live) (2:30)
Saturday, Jan. 13
8:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 NFL’s Greatest Games (0:30)
FSN Backroads With Ron and Raven (0:30)
NBCSN Premier League Live (Live) (0:55)
8:30 a.m. (29) WFTC Sports Stars of Tomorrow (0:30)
ESPN2 NFL’s Greatest Games (0:30)
FSN Musky Hunter Television (0:30)
GOLF Morning Drive (Live) (2:00)
8:55 a.m. NBCSN EPL Soccer (Live) (2:05)
9:00 a.m. ESPN NFL Countdown (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN John Gillespie’s Waters & Woods (0:30)
9:30 a.m. FSN Midwest Outdoors Magazine (0:30)
10:00 a.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
10:30 a.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR Fox College Hoops Tip-Off (0:30)
FSN Lindner’s Angling Edge (0:30)
FSN Champions Tennis Classics PowerShares Series 2017 Legends. Winston-Salem, N.C. (2:00)
GOLF Morning Drive (Live) (1:30)
10:00 a.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
10:30 a.m. GOLF PGA Golf Round 1
Sony Open. From Waialae Country Club- Honolulu, Hawaii (2:00)
11:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 First Take (2:00)
FSN NCAA Basketball Min. at N.West. From Allstate Arena-- Rosemont, Ill. (1:30)
Noon (9) KAWE Sit and Be Fit (0:30)
ESPN Outside the Lines (Live) (0:30)
12:30 p.m. ESPN NFL Live (Live) (1:30)
FSN Lindner’s Angling Edge (0:30)
GOLF CHAMPS Golf Day 1 Diamond Resorts Invitational. From Tranquilo Golf Club-- Orlando, Fla. (Live) (3:00)
1:00 p.m. ESPN2 Outside the Lines (0:30)
FSN John Gillespie’s Waters & Woods (0:30)
1:30 p.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter Featured (0:30)
FSN Midwest Outdoors Magazine (0:30)
5:30 p.m. ESPN2 Pardon the Interruption (0:30)
FSN Xterra Adventures (0:30)
GOLF Golf Central Pre-game (Live) (0:30)
6:00 p.m. ESPN NBA Countdown (Live) (1:00)
ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Vir. C. at Dayt. From University of Dayton Arena-Dayton, Ohio (Live) (2:00)
FSN Three Wide Life (0:30)
GOLF PGA Golf Round 2 Sony Open. From Waialae Country Club-- Honolulu, Hawaii (Live) (3:30)
NBCSN Swimming Arena Pro Series. Austin, Texas (Live) (1:30)
6:30 p.m. FSN Wolves Live Pre-game (Live) (0:30)
7:00 p.m. ESPN NBA Basketball G.S. at Mil. From Bradley Center-- Milwaukee, Wis. (Live) (2:30)
FSN NBA Basketball N.Y. at Min. From Target Center-- Minneapolis, Minn. (Live) (2:30)
7:30 p.m. NBCSN USSA Freestyle
Skiing Moguls (1:00)
8:00 p.m. ESPN2 Basketball Classics
2017 Harlem Globetrotters. Honolulu, Hawaii (1:00)
(9) KMSP (15) KVRR NCAA Basketball Crei. at Xav. From Cintas Center-- Cincinnati, Ohio (Live) (2:00)
ESPN ESPN2 NCAA Basketball (Live) (2:00)
FSN NCAA Basketball Women’s Ok. St. vs. Kan.St. (Live) (2:00)
1:30 p.m. (5) KSTP World of X Games (1:00)
(11) KARE Premier League Goal Zone (Live) (0:30)
NBCSN NCAA Basketball St. Lou. at G. Mas. From EagleBank Arena-- Fairfax, Va. (Live) (2:00)
2:00 p.m. (11) KARE USSA Freestyle Skiing Grand Prix Men’s and Women’s Aerials Deer Valley, Utah (Live) (1:00)
2:30 p.m. (5) KSTP 30 for 30 (1:30)
(9) KAWE Prairie Sportsman (0:30)
3:00 p.m. (11) KARE ISU Figure Skating Exhibition U.S. Championship. San Jose, Calif. (2:00)
ESPN ESPN2 NCAA Basketball (Live) (2:00)
FSN Champions Tennis Classics PowerShares Series 2017 Legends. Winston-Salem, N.C. (2:00)
3:30 p.m. GOLF PGA Golf Round 2 Sony Open. From Waialae Country Club-- Honolulu, Hawaii (2:00)
NBCSN NCAA Basketball G.W. at Rich. From Robins Center-- Richmond, Va. (Live) (2:00)
5:00 p.m. ESPN ESPN2 NCAA Basketball (Live) (2:00)
6:00 p.m. FSN NHL Hockey Wpg. at Min. From Xcel Energy Center-- St. Paul, Minn. (Live) (2:30)
GOLF PGA Golf Round 3 Sony Open. From Waialae Country Club-- Honolulu, Hawaii (Live) (3:30)
6:30 p.m. (7) KCCO The NFL Today (Live) (0:30)
7:00 p.m. (7) KCCO NFL Football Playoff AFC Divisional. (Live) (3:00)
(9) KMSP (15) KVRR NFL Football NFC Divisional. (Live) (3:00)
ESPN H.S. Basketball (Live) (1:30)
ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Valp. at N.Iowa From McLeod Center-- Cedar Falls, Iowa (Live) (2:00)
GOLF Web.com Golf Round 1 Bahamas Great Exuma Classic. From Sandals Emerald Bay Golf Course-Great Exuma, Bahamas (Live) (2:00)
11:00 a.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR
NCAA Basketball Mich. at Mich. St. From Breslin Students Events Center-- E. Lansing, Mich. (Live) (2:00)
ESPN ESPN2 NCAA Basketball (Live) (2:00)
FSN Fishing the Midwest (0:30)
NBCSN Premier League Live (Live) (0:30)
11:30 a.m. (7) KCCO Inside College Basketball (Live) (0:30)
FSN Fishing With Joe Bucher (0:30)
NBCSN NCAA Basketball La S. vs. Duq. (Live) (2:00)
Noon (7) KCCO NCAA Basketball Fla. at Ole Miss From The Pavilion at Ole Miss-- Oxford, Miss. (Live) (2:30)
FSN Sportsman’s Journal (0:30)
12:30 p.m. FSN Lindy Fish Ed. (0:30)
GOLF CHAMPS Golf Day 2 Diamond Resorts Invitational. From Tranquilo Golf Club-- Orlando, Fla. (Live) (3:00)
1:00 p.m. (5) KSTP Cycling Blackberry Farm Pro-Am Classic. (0:30)
8:30 p.m. FSN Wild Live Post-game (Live) (0:30)
9:00 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Basketball SD St. vs. Boi. St. From Taco Bell Arena-Boise, Idaho (Live) (2:00)
FSN Minnesota Sports Awards (1:00)
NBCSN FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup Women’s Downhill Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria (1:00)
9:30 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:30)
GOLF Golf Central (0:30)
10:00 p.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR NFL Post-game Show (Live) (0:30)
FSN Spotlight (0:30)
GOLF EPGA Golf Final Round Eurasia Cup. From Glenmarie Golf and Country Club-- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Live) (3:00)
NBCSN FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup Downhill Wengen, Switzerland (1:00)
10:30 p.m. FSN Spotlight (0:30)
11:00 p.m. (23) WUCW Ring of Honor Wrestling (1:00)
ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
NBCSN Swimming Arena Pro Series. Austin, Texas (2:00)
Brainerd Daily Dispatch, MN: Sports Jan 7, 2018 to Jan 13, 2018
Chef Tyler Florence returns to culinary boot camp
By Andrew Warren TV MediaThere’s an old jokey saying, which I’m sure everyone has heard, about how someone is so bad at cooking that they couldn’t boil water. Well, for 16 Americans in particular, that cliché isn’t so much a joke as it is an everyday reality.
In what’s become a tradition to kick off the new year, “Worst Cooks in America” returns with a new batch of recruits on Sunday, Jan. 7, on Food Network. Just like in past seasons, chef Anne Burrell and another celebrity chef welcome 16 cooking dunces into the kitchen and put them through an intense culinary boot camp.
This season, chef Tyler Florence returns to take on Burrell for a third
time. See, this isn’t just about turning some kitchen disasters into culinary masters: it’s also a competition between the two chefs. In this week’s premiere, the chefs task the fresh-eyed recruits with making their own signature dishes — and the results are less than appetizing, to say the least.
The last two times Florence and Burrell faced off in boot camp, Burrell went home with the bragging rights, and he’s determined to not let that happen again. After seeing what the recruits can do on their own, the mentors decide to get a feel for how well they can listen and follow simple instructions. They demonstrate how to prepare a straightforward breakfast dish, and then they observe as the recruits try — with varying degrees of success
— to make their own versions of the day’s most important meal. After tasting the dishes, the chefs divide the 16 recruits into teams of seven, sending home the two who prepared the worst breakfasts. It’s always sad to see any of the eager-to-learn recruits go, but “Worst Cooks in America” is a cutthroat kind of game. With Burrell and Florence each mentoring their own teams, the stakes are high. Every week, they each send their worst-performing or worst-improved recruit home, until they
each have only a single recruit left for the finale.
The finalists, under the guidance of their mentors, will then have to plan, prepare and execute a threecourse, restaurant-quality meal for a panel of culinary experts. Whoever cooks the winning meal gets $25,000 and earns bragging rights for his or her mentor.
Can chef Tyler Florence finally knock chef Anne Burrell off her culinary throne? “Worst Cooks in America” returns on Sunday, Jan. 7, on Food Network.
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