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You can tell it’s Christmas in Los Angeles because the audience is wearing their best Christmas shorts.
By Kyla Brewer TV MediaChicago may be known for deepdish pizza, the Sears Tower and the Bears, but the Windy City is also notorious for unusually high crime rates. Beyond the statistics and the headlines are stories of vibrant people struggling for a better life, and a new series shines a light on life on the city’s South Side.
A group of people find themselves bound together when tragedy strikes their neighborhood in “The Chi,” airing Sunday, Jan. 28, on Showtime. The gritty, 10-episode drama was created by Emmy winner Lena Waithe (“Master of None”), who based the series on her experiences growing up in Chicago. The program introduces viewers to a diverse community that includes youngsters, parents, dreamers, a drifter and a benevolent cop seeking justice.
“I hope when they watch the show, they connect with these characters. The truth is we’re all a lot more alike than we think,” Waithe said in a trailer for the show.
Jason Mitchell (“Mudbound,” 2017) leads the ensemble cast as Brandon, an aspiring chef who dreams of one day opening a restaurant with his girlfriend, Jerrika (Tiffa-
ny Boone, “The Following”). Young actor Alex Hibbert (“Moonlight,” 2016) plays Brandon’s brother, Kevin, a pre-teen whose life is disrupted when he witnesses something shocking. Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine (“Heroes”) portrays Ronnie, a drifter. Carefree teen Emmett (Jacob Latimore, “The Maze Runner,” 2014) suddenly finds himself with new responsibilities, which he handles with advice from his mother, Jada (Yolanda Ross, “Stranger Inside,” 2001). Meanwhile, Det. Cruz (Armando Riesco, “Garden State,” 2004) keeps a watchful eye as he strives for justice, not incarceration.
“The Chi” is executive produced by Waithe, Elwood Reid (“Hawaii Five-0”), Aaron Kaplan (“Life in Pieces”), Rick Famuyiwa (“Dope,” 2015) and recording artist Common, an outspoken Chicago native. The Grammy-winning rapper is undeniably excited to bring the story of his city to prime time.
“This is the story I want to tell about our city,” Common said in a promo for the show. “We are a colorful, incredible, beautiful people that are dealing with some tough situations.”
While police procedurals are familiar prime-time fare, fewer series explore how people in rough neigh-
borhoods cope with the day-to-day challenges of life in the city. Showtime’s series takes a multigenerational approach with an ensemble cast that ranges from child actors to seasoned veterans of film and television.
Mitchell is a rising star in Hollywood, thanks to his recent turn in “Mudbound,” which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival last January and garnered significant Oscar buzz for the actor’s portrayal of a World War II veteran. He began his career in such films as “Contraband” (2012) and “Broken City” (2013) before gaining attention from critics for his role as rapper Eazy-E in the 2015 biopic “Straight Outta Compton.”
Playwright, actor, photographer and documentarian Mwine was nominated for an NAACP Image Award for his role in a national touring production of “Six Degrees of Separation” in 1992. He made his film debut in “Blood Diamond” (2006), and his TV credits include “Heroes,” “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” “The Riches” and “Treme.”
Mwine’s “The Chi” co-star Ross also had a role in HBO’s “Treme.” Her work in the cabler’s “Stranger Inside” earned her a nomination for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Debut Performance. She’s appeared in other prime-time hits, such as “Third
Watch,” “Law & Order” and “Law & Order: Criminal Intent.”
Like Ross, Riesco is a “Law & Order” alum, though he’s more well known for his work in the independent films “Pieces of April” (2003) and “Garden State” (2004), along with the Hollywood action flick “National Treasure” (2004), the acclaimed drama “25th Hour” (2002) and the romantic comedy “Fever Pitch” (2005).
Other cast members have amassed an impressive list of bigscreen and small-screen credits. A graduate of the California Institute of the Arts, Boone is best known as Mandy Lang in Fox’s now defunct drama “The Following.” Hibbert appeared in the Best Picture Oscar-winning “Moonlight.” Latimore started his career as a rapper before turning his attention to acting in such films as “Ride Along” (2014) and “Collateral Beauty” (2016).
Sonja Sohn (“The Wire”), Jahking Guillory (“Kicks,” 2016) and Steven Williams (“The X-Files”) have recurring roles in “The Chi” as well.
It’s come out that George Clooney gave 14 of his best friends $1 million each. You know who’s pissed right now? George Clooney’s 15th best friend.
The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon
A family in Florida took their Elf on the Shelf to the ER after their dog tore it apart, and doctors were able to save it. While the guy in the next room was like, “Don’t worry — my broken leg will just fix itself! You take care of that elf!”
Another season of “The Bachelor” is coming up! I heard that there are four women named Lauren. Everyone had a good laugh — even the eight contestants named Ashley.
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
Moore’s campaign just got worse, because yesterday we found out that a pro-Trump group sent a 12-year-old girl to interview Roy Moore. This is the worst matchup for an interview since they sent that honey glazed ham to interview Chris Christie.
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Of course, the heart of the series is Waithe, whose passion for the subject matter and locale shine through. She’s given “The Chi” authenticity by filming the entire show on location in Chicago, her hometown, where she’d dreamed of becoming a television writer since she was a child. She’s written for Fox’s “Bones” and Nickelodeon’s “How to Rock,” among other television series. In 2017, she made history when she became the first black woman to win the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for an episode of “Master of None.”
Now a few weeks in, “The Chi” kicked off Showtime’s original programming with its Jan. 7 broadcast premiere. However, viewers could access the premiere episode as of Dec. 15 via YouTube, Facebook, SHO.com and other platforms when Showtime released the debut for early sampling.
Jason Mitchell stars in “The Chi”
There was an article over the weekend that revealed that Donald Trump spends between four and eight hours a day watching television. A day! Speaking as someone who hosts a television show, that is too much TV.
I don’t want to say Trump watches too much TV, but he just asked Congress for a $10-million budget increase for the NCIS team.
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Roy Moore has been accused by eight women — most of these women are Republicans — of sexual misconduct when they were very young. And now, the people of Alabama have a choice to make: they can vote for a racist, bigoted, homophobic, alleged pedophile, or someone who isn’t any of those. It’s a real Sophie’s Choice.
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A man in Montana was caught on surveillance footage last week stealing a 300-pound ATM from a hotel. The man was charged with theft and, even worse, a $4 transaction fee.
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The Alabama special election for Senate is tomorrow between Doug Jones of the Democratic Party and Roy Moore, who is not allowed at parties.
Sports this week
Sunday, Jan. 28
8:00 a.m. ESPN E:60 (1:00)
ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN In-Depth Outdoors (0:30)
NBCSN ISU Figure Skating Four Continents Championships. Taipei City, Chinese Taipei (2:00)
8:30 a.m. FSN The Bass Dr. (0:30)
9:00 a.m. (15) KVRR Midwest Outdoors Magazine (0:30)
ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 ITF Tennis Final Australian Open. Melbourne, Australia (4:00)
FSN Jason Mitchell Outdoors (0:30)
GOLF EPGA Golf Final Round Dubai Desert Classic. Dubai, UAE (2:00)
9:30 a.m. (15) KVRR Ultimate Outdoor Adventure (0:30)
FSN Keyes Outdoors (0:30)
10:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN Trophy Fish Hunter (0:30)
NBCSN FIS Cross-country Skiing Women’s 10km Mass Start (1:00)
10:30 a.m. FSN Fish Addictions TV (0:30)
11:00 a.m. (7) KCCO PBR Bull Riding Bucking Battle. Sacramento, Calif. (1:00)
ESPN NFL Football Pro Bowl Skills Showdown. Orlando, Fla. (1:00)
FSN Destination Polaris (0:30)
GOLF Golf Central Pre-game (Live) (1:00)
NBCSN NCAA Basketball G.W. at St. Bon. St. Bonaventure, N.Y. (Live) (2:00)
11:30 a.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR Fox College Hoops Tip-Off (Live) (0:30)
FSN Golf Life (0:30)
Noon (5) KSTP NFL Countdown (Live) (1:50)
(7) KCCO NCAA Basketball Mich. St. at UMD College Park, Md. (Live) (2:00)
(9) KMSP (15) KVRR NCAA Basketball Vill. at Marquette Milwaukee, Wis. (Live) (2:00)
ESPN NFL Countdown (Live) (1:50)
FSN Focused (0:30)
GOLF PGA Golf Final Round Farmers Insurance Open. San Diego, Calif. (Live) (1:45)
12:30 p.m. FSN The Yearbook
Published by PrepSpotlight.tv 201718 (0:30)
1:00 p.m. ESPN2 Winter X Games Aspen 2018 Aspen, Colo. (Live) (2:00)
FSN Becoming Wild (0:30)
NBCSN NCAA Basketball Rich. at Dav. Davidson, N.C. (Live) (2:00)
1:30 p.m. (11) KARE USSA Freestyle
Skiing World Cup Aerials Lake Placid, N.Y. (1:00)
FSN Becoming Wild (0:30)
1:45 p.m. GOLF Golf Central Pre-game (Live) (0:15)
1:50 p.m. (5) KSTP ESPN NFL Football Pro Bowl. Orlando, Fla. (Live) (3:10)
2:00 p.m. (7) KCCO PGA Golf Final Round Farmers Insurance Open. San Diego, Calif. (Live) (3:30)
(9) KMSP (15) KVRR Fox College Hoops Extra (Live) (0:30)
FSN NCAA Hockey Women’s St. Cloud vs. Wis. (Live) (2:30)
GOLF LPGA Golf Final Round Bahamas Classic. Paradise Island, Bahamas (Live) (2:00)
2:30 p.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR NCAA Basketball Purd. at Ind. Bloomington, Ind. (Live) (2:00)
(11) KARE NHL Hockey All-Star Game. (Live) (3:30)
3:00 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Women’s N.D. at Fla. S. Tallahassee, Fla. (Live) (2:00)
NBCSN NCAA Basketball Women’s St. Bon. vs. Duq. (Live) (2:00)
4:00 p.m. GOLF EPGA Golf Final Round Dubai Desert Classic. Dubai, UAE (1:30)
4:30 p.m. FSN Destination Polaris (0:30)
5:00 p.m. ESPN NBA Basketball Phi. at Okl. Oklahoma City, Okla. (Live) (2:30)
ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Women’s Mo. at S.C. Columbia, S.C. (Live) (2:00)
FSN Focused (0:30)
NBCSN Lucas Oil Motorsport Hour (1:00)
5:30 p.m. FSN In the Spotlight (0:30) GOLF Golf Central (1:00)
6:00 p.m. FSN Snow Motion (0:30)
NBCSN NHL Hockey All-Star Game. Tampa, Fla. (3:00)
6:30 p.m. FSN UFC Ultimate Knockouts (0:30)
GOLF PGA Golf Final Round Farmers Insurance Open. San Diego, Calif. (5:00)
7:00 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Cin. at Temple Philadelphia, Pa. (Live) (2:00)
FSN UFC Unleashed (1:00)
7:30 p.m. ESPN Winter X Games Aspen 2018 (Live) (2:30)
8:00 p.m. FSN WPT Poker Bay 101 Shooting Star. (1:00)
9:00 p.m. ESPN2 NFL Football Pro Bowl Skills Showdown. Orlando, Fla. (1:00)
FSN UFC Main Event (1:00)
NBCSN FIL Luge World Cup Men’s and Women’s Singles Sigulda, Latvia (2:00)
10:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:30)
ESPN2 Super Bowl Highlights (0:30)
FSN Sled Head 24/7 (0:30)
10:30 p.m. (9) KMSP Fox 9 Sports Now (0:30)
ESPN2 Super Bowl Highlights (0:30)
FSN Wolves Weekly (0:30)
11:00 p.m. ESPN2 ESPN FC (1:00)
FSN WPT Poker Bay 101 Shooting Star. (1:00)
NBCSN Curling Night in America (2:00)
11:30 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:30)
GOLF PGA Golf Final Round Farmers Insurance Open. San Diego, Calif. (5:00)
Monday, Jan. 29
8:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN In the Spotlight (0:30)
GOLF Morning Drive (2:00)
NBCSN The Dan Patrick Show (Live) (3:00)
8:30 a.m. FSN Focused (0:30)
9:00 a.m. ESPN First Take (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN DFL Soccer (2:00)
10:00 a.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
GOLF LPGA Golf Final Round Bahamas Classic. Paradise Island, Bahamas (2:00)
11:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 First Take (2:00)
FSN NBA Basketball Brook. at Min. Minneapolis, Minn. (2:00)
NBCSN Super High Roller Cash Game (1:00)
11:30 a.m. (9) KAWE Functional Fitness (0:30)
Noon (9) KAWE Classical Stretch: By Essentrics (0:30)
ESPN Outside the Lines (Live) (0:30)
GOLF PGA Golf Final Round Farmers Insurance Open. San Diego, Calif. (5:00)
NBCSN Super High Roller Cash Game (1:00)
5:30 p.m. ESPN2 Pardon the Interruption (0:30)
6:00 p.m. ESPN NCAA Basketball N.D. at Duke Durham, N.C. (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 NFL Football Pro Bowl Skills Showdown. Orlando, Fla. (1:00)
FSN Wolves Live Pre-game (Live) (0:30)
GOLF The Skill Code (0:30)
NBCSN Super High Roller Cash Game (1:00)
6:30 p.m. FSN NBA Basketball Min. at Atl. Atlanta, Ga. (Live) (2:30)
GOLF Golf Channel Academy (0:30)
7:00 p.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter Special (Live) (3:00)
GOLF Feherty (1:00)
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NBCSN Super High Roller Cash Game (1:00)
12:30 p.m. ESPN NFL Live (Live) (1:30)
1:00 p.m. ESPN2 Jalen & Jacoby (0:30)
FSN NCAA Hockey Women’s St. Cloud vs. Wis. Madison, Wis. (2:00)
NBCSN Super High Roller Cash Game (1:00)
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)
NBCSN Super High Roller Cash Game (1:00)
2:30 p.m. ESPN SportsNation (Live) (1:00)
3:00 p.m. FSN Vikings Huddle (0:30)
NBCSN Super High Roller Cash Game (1:00)
3:30 p.m. ESPN Highly Questionable (0:30)
ESPN2 Intentional Talk (0:30)
FSN The Yearbook Published by PrepSpotlight.tv 2017-18 (0:30)
4:00 p.m. ESPN Around the Horn (0:30)
ESPN2 College Football Live (Live) (0:30)
FSN Sled Head 24/7 (0:30)
NBCSN Fishing With Roland Martin (0:30)
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 The Skill Code (0:30)
NBCSN Seasons on the Fly (0:30)
12:30 p.m. ESPN NFL Live (Live) (1:30)
GOLF Golf Channel Academy (0:30)
NBCSN Seasons on the Fly (0:30)
1:00 p.m. ESPN2 Jalen & Jacoby (0:30)
FSN Wolves Weekly (0:30)
GOLF EPGA Golf Final Round Dubai Desert Classic. Dubai, UAE (4:00)
NBCSN Premier League Live (Live) (0:55)
1:30 p.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter Featured (0:30)
FSN Destination Polaris (0:30)
1:55 p.m. NBCSN EPL Soccer Liverp’l at HUD Huddersfield, England (Live) (2:05)
2:00 p.m. ESPN NBA: The Jump (Live) (0:30)
ESPN2 NFL Live (1:30)
FSN The Yearbook Published by PrepSpotlight.tv 2017-18 (0:30)
3:00 p.m. FSN NBA Basketball Min. at Atl. Atlanta, Ga. (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 (Live) (0:30)
NBCSN Barclays Premier League Goal Zone (Live) (0:30)
5:30 p.m. ESPN2 Pardon the Interruption (0:30)
FSN Wild Live Pre-game (Live) (0:30)
6:00 p.m. ESPN ESPN2 NCAA Basketball (Live) (2:00)
NBCSN Super Bowl Opening Night (Live) (3:00)
USA WWE Monday Night Raw (3:05)
8:00 p.m. ESPN NCAA Basketball Kan. at Kan.St. Manhattan, Kan. (Live) (2:00)
GOLF Feherty (1:00)
9:00 p.m. FSN Wolves Live Post-game (Live) (0:30)
GOLF Feherty (1:00)
9:30 p.m. FSN Wolves Weekly (0:30)
10:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 College Basketball Live (Live) (0:30)
Tuesday, Jan. 30
8:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
8:30 a.m. FSN Wolves Weekly (0:30)
9:00 a.m. ESPN First Take (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN DFL Soccer (2:00)
10:00 a.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
GOLF AsianTour Golf Round 3 Myanmar Open. Yangon, Myanmar (2:00)
11:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 First Take (2:00)
FSN NBA Basketball Min. at Atl. Atlanta, Ga. (2:00)
FSN Inside the Big East (0:30)
HBO Boxing Card TBA HBO After Dark. (2:00)
10:05 p.m. 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 Bay 101 Shooting Star. (1:00)
GOLF Golf Central (1:00)
NBCSN Football Fanatics (0:30)
11:30 p.m. NBCSN Hockey Classics Women’s United States vs. Canada 2017 Olympic Trials. (2:30)
Wednesday, Jan. 31
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 Min. at Ia. Iowa City, Iowa (1:30)
10:00 a.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
GOLF AsianTour Golf Final Round Myanmar Open. Yangon, Myanmar (2:00)
10:30 a.m. FSN NHL Hockey Min. at Clb. Columbus, Ohio (2:00)
11:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 First Take (2:00)
NBCSN NCAA Basketball Women’s Ford. at St. Lou. St. Louis, Mo. (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)
FSN NHL Hockey Min. at Clb. Columbus, Ohio (Live) (2:30)
GOLF School of Golf (0:30)
NBCSN NHL Live! (Live) (1:00)
6:30 p.m. GOLF The Skill Code (0:30)
7:00 p.m. NBCSN NHL Hockey Chi. at Nash. Nashville, Tenn. (Live) (2:45)
TNT NBA Basketball Cle. at Det. Detroit, Mich. (Live) (2:30)
USA WWE Super Smackdown (2:00)
8:00 p.m. ESPN NCAA Basketball Vander. at Ken. Lexington, Ky. (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Bay. at Okl. Norman, Okla. (Live) (2:00)
SHOW Inside the NFL (1:00)
8:30 p.m. FSN Wild Live Post-game (Live) (0:30)
9:00 p.m. FSN Becoming Wild (0:30)
HBO Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel (1:00)
9:30 p.m. FSN Becoming Wild (0:30)
TNT NBA Basketball Por. at L.A. C. Los Angeles, 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)
12:30 p.m. ESPN NFL Live (Live) (1:30)
FSN NBA Basketball Min. at Tor. Toronto, Ont. (2:00)
GOLF PGA TOUR Champions Learning Center (0:30)
1:00 p.m. ESPN2 Jalen & Jacoby (0:30)
GOLF School of Golf (0:30)
NBCSN Premier League Live (Live) (0:55)
1:30 p.m. ESPN2 Outside the Lines (0:30)
GOLF Golf Channel Academy (0:30)
1:55 p.m. NBCSN EPL Soccer Man. U. at TOT London, England (Live) (2:05)
2:00 p.m. ESPN NBA: The Jump (Live) (0:30)
ESPN2 NFL Live (1:30)
GOLF Inside the PGA Tour (0:30)
2:30 p.m. ESPN SportsNation (Live) (1:00)
FSN NHL Hockey Min. at Clb. Columbus, Ohio (2:00)
GOLF The Skill Code (0:30)
3:00 p.m. GOLF School of Golf (0:30)
3:30 p.m. ESPN Highly Questionable (0:30)
ESPN2 Intentional Talk (0:30)
GOLF Golf Channel Academy (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 Barclays Premier League Goal Zone (Live) (2:00)
4:30 p.m. ESPN Pardon the Interruption (0:30)
ESPN2 Highly Questionable (0:30)
FSN NCAA Basketball Min. at Ia. Iowa City, Iowa (1:30)
GOLF Golfing World (0:30)
5:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter With Michael and Jemele (1:00)
ESPN2 Around the Horn (0:30)
GOLF Golf Central (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 L.ville at Vir. Charlottesville, Va. (Live) (2:00)
FSN NCAA Basketball Pit. at Mia. Coral Gables, Fla. (Live) (2:00)
GOLF PGA TOUR Champions Learning Center (0:30)
NBCSN NHL Live! (Live) (1:00)
6:30 p.m. GOLF Inside the PGA Tour (0:30)
7:00 p.m. ESPN NBA Basketball N.Y. at Bos. Boston, Mass. (Live) (2:30)
GOLF PGA Golf Classics Final Round 2017 Phoenix Open. Scottsdale, Ariz. (2:30)
NBCSN NHL Hockey Pha. at Was. Washington, D.C. (Live) (2:45)
8:00 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Mo. at Ala. Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Live) (2:00)
FSN NCAA Basketball Vir.T at Bos. Chestnut Hill, Mass. (Live) (2:00)
9:30 p.m. ESPN NBA Basketball Dal. at Pho. Phoenix, Ariz. (Live) (2:30)
GOLF EPGA Golf Round 1 Maybank Championship. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Live) (2:00)
9:45 p.m. NBCSN NHL Overtime (Live) (0:45)
10:00 p.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN Minnesota Sports Awards (1:00)
10:30 p.m. NBCSN Sports Jeopardy! (0:30)
11:00 p.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN WPT Poker Bay 101 Shooting Star. (1:00)
NBCSN Sports Jeopardy! (0:30)
11:30 p.m. GOLF EPGA Golf Round 1 Maybank Championship. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (2:00)
Thursday, Feb. 1
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 DFL Soccer (2:00)
GOLF Morning Drive (Live) (2:00)
10:00 a.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
11:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 First Take (2:00)
FSN NBA Basketball Min. at Tor. Toronto, Ont. (2:00)
GOLF Feherty (1:00)
NBCSN BBL Cricket Semifinal Finals Series. (3:00)
Noon (9) KAWE Classical Stretch: By Essentrics (0:30)
ESPN Outside the Lines (Live) (0:30)
GOLF Golf Central Pre-game (Live) (2:00)
12:30 p.m. ESPN NFL Live (Live) (1:30)
1:00 p.m. ESPN2 Jalen & Jacoby (0:30)
FSN NHL Hockey Min. at Clb. Columbus, Ohio (2:00)
1:30 p.m. ESPN2 Outside the Lines (0:30)
2:00 p.m. ESPN NBA: The Jump (Live) (0:30)
ESPN2 NFL Live (1:30)
GOLF PGA Golf Round 1 Phoenix Open. Scottsdale, Ariz. (Live) (4:00)
NBCSN Lucas Oil Motorsport Hour (1:00)
2:30 p.m. ESPN SportsNation (Live) (1:00)
3:00 p.m. FSN NCAA Basketball Min. at Ia. Iowa City, Iowa (1:30)
NBCSN Mecum Top 10 (0:30)
3:30 p.m. ESPN Highly Questionable (0:30)
ESPN2 Intentional Talk (0:30)
NBCSN Mecum Motorcycle Auctions (3:00)
4:00 p.m. ESPN Around the Horn (0:30)
ESPN2 College Football Live (Live) (0:30)
4:30 p.m. ESPN Pardon the Interruption (0:30)
ESPN2 Highly Questionable (0:30)
FSN Wolves Weekly (0:30)
5:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter With Michael and Jemele (1:00)
ESPN2 Around the Horn (0:30)
FSN Becoming Wild (0:30)
5:30 p.m. ESPN2 Pardon the Interruption (0:30)
FSN Destination Polaris (0:30)
6:00 p.m. ESPN NCAA Basketball
Women’s Con. at S.C. Columbia, S.C. (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Wich. at Temple Philadelphia, Pa. (Live) (2:00)
FSN Due North Outdoors (0:30)
GOLF Golf Central (1:00)
6:30 p.m. (9) KMSP The Richard Pitino Show (0:30)
FSN Wolves Live Pre-game (Live) (0:30)
NBCSN NHL Live! (Live) (1:00)
7:00 p.m. FSN NBA Basketball Mil. at Min. Minneapolis, Minn. (Live) (2:30)
GOLF Feherty (Live) (1:00)
TNT NBA Basketball Hou. at S.A. San Antonio, Texas (Live) (2:30)
7:30 p.m. (29) WFTC The Richard Pitino Show (0:30)
NBCSN NHL Hockey L.A. at Nash. Nashville, Tenn. (Live) (2:45)
8:00 p.m. ESPN 30 for 30 (1:00)
ESPN2 eSports Final (Live) (1:30)
GOLF Feherty (1:00)
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Brainerd Daily Dispatch, MN: Sports Jan 28, 2018 to Feb 3, 2018
I n a television landscape that’s bursting with culinary programming, it isn’t hard to find something that can satisfy almost any taste. Like cooking competitions? Boy, do you have a lot of choices. Maybe some more traditional instructional programs? Cooking Channel has you covered.
For me, one of the greatest gems is “Bizarre Foods” on Travel Channel, which premiered a new season last week and continues on Tuesday evenings. The long-
specialties that, to a traditional American palate, may seem a bit, well, bizarre.
This season’s seven episodes are all about culinary history and its impact on culture. In last week’s premiere, Zimmern was in a less-than-exotic locale — Minnesota — where he sampled the foods that lumberjacks would have feasted on when the legend of Paul Bunyan first took hold, including duck stew, bear pastrami and muskrat with gravy.
“This season’s adventures proved to be some of our most epic,” Zimmern said in a state-
lows Napoleon’s footsteps through Poland in one episode, and in another he makes the trip to Mexico City, where he dives into the culinary history of the Aztecs and their contemporaries, checking out how their cuisine has influenced that of modernday Mexico.
The locations and the foods are pretty great and all, but it’s really Zimmern who makes the show.
The four-time James Beard
Award-winning chef and TV personality is full of passion for new foods, cultures and traditions, and that enthusiasm oozes through the screen. His wry humor and good-natured charisma accompany him everywhere he goes, and they’re the real keys to the show’s watchability.
Get a dose of history with your meal with the latest season of “Bizarre Foods,” currently airing Tuesdays on Travel Channel.
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