Police procedural dramas are a staple of North American television. Just mentioning the term, or the words “Law and Order,” immediately transports you to the world of whodunnit (and that catchy theme song). Obsessed and fascinated as we are by the motives behind the deadliest of crimes, the success of this kind of series may seem like a given, but the odds of a show being a hit greatly increase when it includes just the right kind of twist. On Sunday, March 18, CBS introduces the world to a clever, subversive police procedural, when “Instinct” premieres.
Dylan Reinhart (Alan Cumming, “The Good Wife”) is a quirky, highly intellectual professor and author, currently teaching abnormal behavior while trying to compose his next bestseller. Reinhart’s inability to complete another stunning work of prose may be due to a lack of inspiration, as he’s no longer able to draw on years of experience from his former life working as a CIA operative. That is, however, until a visit from the NYPD to his classroom coaxes him back into the thrill of investigative work.
Det. Lizzie Needham (Bojana Novakovic, “Shameless”) informs Reinhart that his book has been implicated in a murder. The book, a bestseller on criminal theory, is being brought to life by a killer, with clues left behind taken directly
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from the pages of Reinhart’s work. Without any motives or additional leads, Needham reaches out to Reinhart for his help, knowing that his unique perspective as author — and former CIA operative — is her best hope at stopping this mysterious murderer.
To better prepare himself for the chase, Reinhart calls on some old friends for assistance from his previous life, including Julian Cousins (Naveen Andrews, “Sense8”). Utilizing his pool of resources, Reinhart begins to create a profile of the killer, with a mix of fascination and determination to see justice served.
The popularity of police procedurals started long before the invention of the television, with novels birthing this intriguing subset of detective fiction. While the literary origins find their roots in the mid-1800s, the genre’s popularity rapidly grew post-World War II, with many of the tales now unfolding on the big screen. Everything changed with “Dragnet,” a radio play that leaped onto the small screen and then upgraded to the big screen. The show garnered a massive following and firmly established the demand for the police procedural drama.
“Instinct” pulls from this transitory past, as the story began in the pages of a novel. The series is an adaptation of James Patterson’s novel “Murder Games,” with much of the series’ content staying true to Patterson’s own words. Fans of
literary, small-screen and cinematic adaptations of police procedurals are no stranger to Patterson’s works, as he is a dominant force in the genre. Notable early hits for the author on the big screen include 1997’s “Kiss the Girls” and 2001’s “Along Came a Spider,” both of which are clear emblems of the police procedural genre.
So, where lies the twist? While most would expect that to be found in the killer’s reveal — which it may very well be — what makes this latest genre series stand out above the rest is the lead character, Reinhart, who, like his novel counterpart, is a married gay man. This move is set to be the first broad-range broadcast of an hour-long series that features a queer lead character, a progressive and timely move by the network. CBS is no stranger to paving the way for cultural and sexual diversity, though, after the recent success of CBS All Access’s “Star Trek: Discovery.”
This opportunity meant so much to Cumming, who admitted to the Hollywood Reporter that “it was one of the reasons [he] wanted to do the show.” The Scottish-American actor is a longtime LGBTQ2+ activist and advocate, openly bisexual and compassionately proud. The chance to portray Reinhart’s character, with all of his layers, was both “an incredible thing and a terrible thing” to Cumming. Given the current political fervor in America — “a time in America
where gay people are being persecuted ... our rights are being removed,” as Cumming puts it — the actor saw that it was “all the more important to have a character with a healthy same-sex marriage on TV.”
While the politics are clearly present in the writing of “Instinct,” the series places greater emphasis on its execution of sarcastic wit. Reinhart is a master of words and clever one-liners, always one to note the most culturally and momentarily significant things with an ample dose of observational humor. This plays well alongside Needham’s professional drive, as she plays a strong, leading role in the investigation, not afraid to smile but constant in her devotion to the case. The two follow the tradition of unlikely pairings, though it is plain to see they have a chemistry and make a formidable team.
The new era of the police procedurals has arrived, amply stacked with drama, laughs and cultural relevance. With a stellar cast and intriguing premise, it’s easy to see why CBS was quick to transform this recent James Patterson novel into a fully realized, hour-long series. Find out if Reinhart and Needham have the skills needed to uncover this literary-loving killer when “Instinct” premieres Sunday, March 18, on CBS.
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In technology news, the organization that oversees emojis has changed the lobster emoji after people in Maine complained that it didn’t have the correct number of legs. Now every time I text someone about lobsters, I don’t have to type the word “Lobster emoji plus two extra legs.” It’s a life saver.
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According to a new study, people who are emotionally attached to the character Harry Potter are less likely to be prejudiced against minority groups. That story again: nineyear-olds usually aren’t racist.
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Sunday, March 18
8:00 a.m. ESPN E:60 (Live) (1:00)
ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN In-Depth Outdoors (0:30)
8:30 a.m. FSN The Bass Dr. (0:30)
9:00 a.m. (15) KVRR Midwest Outdoors (0:30)
ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 E:60 (1:00)
FSN Jason Mitchell Outdoors (0:30)
GOLF Morning Drive (Live) (1:30)
WGN Los Angeles Marathon (Live) (3:00)
9:30 a.m. (15) KVRR Ultimate Outdoor Adventure (0:30)
FSN Keyes Outdoors (0:30)
10:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 Cheerleading Jazz College Dance Team Championship. Orlando, Fla. (0:30)
FSN Trophy Fish Hunter (0:30)
10:30 a.m. ESPN2 Cheerleading Pom College Dance Team Championship. Orlando, Fla. (0:30)
FSN Fish Addictions TV (0:30)
GOLF Golf Central Pre-game (Live) (1:00)
11:00 a.m. (5) KSTP Midwest Outdoors (0:30)
(7) KCCO NCAA Basketball Second Round Division I Tournament. (Live) (2:30)
ESPN NCAA Basketball Second Round NIT Tournament. (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Women’s Second Round Division I Tournament. (Live) (2:00)
FSN Lindy Fish Ed. (0:30)
11:30 a.m. FSN Destination Polaris (0:30)
GOLF PGA Golf Final Round Arnold Palmer Invitational. Orlando, Fla. (Live) (1:30)
Noon (5) KSTP Xterra Pan American Championships (1:00)
FSN MLB Baseball Spring Training. Phi. vs. Min. Fort Myers, Fla. (Live) (3:00)
NBCSN FIG Gymnastics World Cup Women’s All-Around DTB-Pokal. Stuttgart, Germany (2:00)
1:00 p.m. (11) KARE PGA Golf Arnold Palmer Invitational. Orlando, Fla. (Live) (4:30)
ESPN Tennis Men’s and Women’s Final BNP Paribas Open. Indian Wells, Calif. (Live) (4:00)
ESPN2 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship Studio (Live) (0:30)
GOLF School of Golf (0:30)
1:30 p.m. (7) KCCO NCAA Basketball Second Round Division I Tournament. (Live) (3:00)
ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Women’s Second Round Division I Tournament. (Live) (2:00)
GOLF The Skill Code (0:30)
2:00 p.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR
NASCAR Pre-Race (Live) (0:30)
GOLF Feherty (1:00)
NBCSN FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup Women’s Giant Slalom and Men’s Slalom Are, Sweden (1:30)
2:30 p.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR
NASCAR Auto Racing Monster Energy Cup Series Auto Club 400. Fontana, Calif. (Live) (3:30)
3:00 p.m. FSN Spotlight (0:30)
GOLF Movie (2:00)
3:30 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Second Round NIT Tournament. (Live) (2:00)
FSN Spotlight (0:30)
NBCSN PyeongChang 2018 Winter Paralympic Games (2:00)
4:00 p.m. FSN Focused (0:30)
TNT NCAA Tip-Off (1:00)
4:30 p.m. (7) KCCO NCAA Basketball Second Round Division I Tournament. (Live) (1:30)
FSN The Yearbook Published by PrepSpotlight.tv 2017-18 (0:30)
5:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN Power of Sports (0:30)
GOLF LPGA Golf Final Round Founders Cup. Phoenix, Ariz. (Live) (3:00)
TNT NCAA Basketball (2:30)
5:30 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship Studio (Live) (0:30)
FSN Wolves Live Pre-game (Live) (0:30)
NBCSN NHL Live! (Live) (1:00)
6:00 p.m. ESPN ESPN2 TBS NCAA Basketball Women’s Second Round Division I Tournament. (Live) (2:00)
FSN NBA Basketball Hou. at Min. Minneapolis, Minn. (Live) (2:30)
TBS NCAA Basketball Second Round Division I Tournament. (Live) (2:30)
6:30 p.m. NBCSN NHL Hockey St.L. at Chi. Chicago, Ill. (Live) (2:45)
TRUTV NCAA Basketball Second Round Division I Tournament. (Live) (2:30)
7:30 p.m. TNT NCAA Basketball (2:30)
8:00 p.m. ESPN ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Women’s Second Round Division I Tournament. (Live) (2:00)
8:30 p.m. FSN Wolves Live Post-game (Live) (0:30)
TBS NCAA Basketball Second Round Division I Tournament. (Live) (2:30)
9:00 p.m. FSN Wolves Weekly (0:30)
GOLF PGA Golf Final Round Arnold Palmer Invitational. Orlando, Fla. (5:00)
10:30 p.m. (9) KMSP Fox 9 Sports Now (0:30)
NBCSN PyeongChang 2018 Winter Paralympic Games (2:00)
Monday, March 19
8:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN Twins Season Preview (0:30)
GOLF Morning Drive (2:00)
NBCSN The Dan Patrick Show (Live) (3:00)
8:30 a.m. FSN Spotlight (0:30)
9:00 a.m. ESPN First Take (Live) (2:00) ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN MLB Baseball Spring Training. Phi. vs. Min. Fort Myers, Fla. (2:00)
10:00 a.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
GOLF LPGA Golf Final Round Founders Cup. Phoenix, Ariz. (3:00)
11:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 First Take (2:00)
FSN NBA Basketball Hou. at Min. Minneapolis, Minn. (2:00)
NBCSN Americana Outdoors (0:30)
11:30 a.m. NBCSN Into the Blue (0:30)
Noon (9) KAWE Classical Stretch: By Essentrics (0:30)
ESPN Outside the Lines (Live) (0:30)
NBCSN Saltwater Experience (0:30)
12:30 p.m. ESPN NFL Live (Live) (1:30)
NBCSN George Poveromo’s World of Saltwater Fishing (0:30)
1:00 p.m. ESPN2 Jalen & Jacoby (Live) (0:30)
FSN MLS Soccer Chi at MIN Minneapolis, Minn. (2:00)
GOLF PGA Golf Final Round Arnold Palmer Invitational. Orlando, Fla. (5:00)
NBCSN Curling Women’s Japan vs. United States World Championship. North Bay, Ont. (Live) (3:00)
3:00 p.m. ESPN SportsNation (Live) (0:30)
ESPN2 Intentional Talk (Live) (1:00)
6:00 p.m. ESPN NBA Basketball Mil. at Cle. Cleveland, Ohio (Live) (2:30)
6:30 p.m. FSN Dream. State. (0:30)
GOLF WGC: Dell Technologies Match Play Bracket Special (Live) (1:30)
7:00 p.m. FSN UFC UFC 201 Robbie Lawler vs. Tyron Woodley Atlanta, Ga. (3:00)
NBCSN NHL Hockey L.A. at Min. St. Paul, Minn. (Live) (2:45)
USA WWE Monday Night Raw (3:05)
7:30 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship Studio (Live) (0:30)
8:00 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Women’s Division I Tournament. (Live) (2:00)
FSN WPT Poker King of the Club. (1:00)
NBCSN Super High Roller Cash Game (1:00)
11:30 p.m. GOLF Feherty (1:00)
Tuesday, March 20
8:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN The Yearbook Published by PrepSpotlight.tv 2017-18 (0:30)
GOLF Morning Drive (2:00)
NBCSN The Dan Patrick Show (Live) (3:00)
8:30 a.m. FSN Dream. State. (0:30)
9:00 a.m. ESPN First Take (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN Snowboarding Halfpipe Final U.S. Open. Vail, Colo. (2:00)
NBCSN Americana Outdoors (0:30)
1:30 p.m. ESPN2 Outside the Lines (0:30)
GOLF The Skill Code (0:30)
NBCSN Bass 2 Billfish (0:30)
2:00 p.m. ESPN NBA: The Jump (Live) (1:00)
ESPN2 NFL Live (1:00)
GOLF Inside the PGA Tour (0:30)
NBCSN Into the Blue (0:30)
2:30 p.m. GOLF Feherty (1:00)
NBCSN Saltwater Experience (0:30)
3:00 p.m. ESPN SportsNation (Live) (0:30)
ESPN2 Intentional Talk (Live) (1:00)
FSN Snowboarding Women’s Halfpipe Final U.S. Open. Vail, Colo. (1:30)
5:30 p.m. ESPN2 Pardon the Interruption (0:30)
NBCSN NHL Live! (Live) (1:00)
6:00 p.m. ESPN NCAA Basketball Quarter-final NIT Tournament. (Live) (2:00)
6:30 p.m. FSN Wolves Live Pre-game (Live) (0:30)
GOLF The Skill Code (0:30)
NBCSN NHL Hockey Pha. at Det. Detroit, Mich. (Live) (2:45)
7:00 p.m. ESPN2 Poker 2017 World Series. (1:00)
FSN NBA Basketball L.A. C. at Min. Minneapolis, Minn. (Live) (2:30)
GOLF Golf Classics Final 2017 WGC: Match Play. Austin, Texas (3:00)
TNT NBA Basketball Okl. at Bos. Boston, Mass. (Live) (2:30)
USA WWE Super Smackdown (2:00)
8:00 p.m. ESPN NCAA Basketball Quarter-final NIT Tournament. (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 Poker 2017 World Series. (1:00)
9:00 p.m. ESPN2 Poker 2017 World Series. (1:00)
9:15 p.m. NBCSN NHL Overtime (Live) (0:45)
9:30 p.m. FSN Wolves Live Post-game (Live) (0:30)
TNT NBA Basketball Hou. at Por. Portland, Ore. (Live) (2:30)
10:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 Poker 2017 World Series. (1:00)
FSN Wolves Weekly (0:30)
GOLF Inside the PGA Tour (0:30)
FSN NBA Basketball Hou. at Min. Minneapolis, Minn. (2:00)
3:30 p.m. ESPN Highly Questionable (0:30)
4:00 p.m. ESPN Around the Horn (0:30)
ESPN2 SportsNation (0:30)
NBCSN NASCAR America (Live) (1:00)
4:30 p.m. ESPN Pardon the Interruption (0:30)
ESPN2 Highly Questionable (0:30)
5:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 Around the Horn (0:30)
FSN In the Spotlight (0:30)
NBCSN Indy Lights (1:00)
5:30 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Women’s Division I Tournament. (Live) (2:00)
FSN Focused (0:30)
GOLF Feherty (1:00)
8:30 p.m. ESPN NBA Basketball G.S. at S.A. San Antonio, Texas (Live) (2:30)
9:00 p.m. GOLF Feherty (1:00)
9:45 p.m. NBCSN NHL Overtime (Live) (0:45)
10:00 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship Studio (Live) (0:30)
FSN Dream. State. (0:30)
GOLF WGC: Dell Technologies Match Play Bracket Special (1:30)
10:30 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Second Round NIT Tournament. (Live) (2:00)
FSN The Yearbook Published by PrepSpotlight.tv 2017-18 (0:30)
NBCSN NHL Top 10 (0:30)
11:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter With Scott Van Pelt (1:00)
FSN DFL Soccer (2:00)
10:00 a.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
GOLF Feherty (1:00)
11:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 First Take (2:00)
FSN MLS Soccer Chi at MIN
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 Inside the PGA Tour (0:30)
NBCSN Seasons on the Fly (0:30)
12:30 p.m. ESPN NFL Live (Live) (1:30)
GOLF Feherty (1:00)
NBCSN Seasons on the Fly (0:30)
1:00 p.m. ESPN2 Jalen & Jacoby (Live) (0:30)
NBCSN NASCAR K&N Pro Series (1:00)
10:30 p.m. FSN Dream. State. (0:30)
GOLF PGA TOUR Champions Learning Center (0:30)
11:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter With Scott Van Pelt (1:00)
ESPN2 NFL Live (1:30)
FSN WPT Poker King of the Club. (1:00)
GOLF Golf Classics Final 2017 WGC: Match Play. Austin, Texas (3:00)
Wednesday, March 21
8:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN Wolves Live Post-game (0:30)
NBCSN The Dan Patrick Show (Live) (3:00)
11:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN NBA Basketball L.A. C. at Min. Minneapolis, Minn. (2:00)
NBCSN ISU Figure Skating Women’s Short Program World Championship. Milan, Italy (2:00)
Noon (9) KAWE Classical Stretch: By Essentrics (0:30)
ESPN Outside the Lines (Live) (0:30)
ESPN2 MLB Baseball Spring Training. Hou. vs. Wash. West Palm Beach, Fla. (Live) (3:00)
12:30 p.m. ESPN NFL Live (Live) (1:30)
1:00 p.m. FSN MLS Soccer Chi at MIN Minneapolis, Minn. (2:00)
GOLF Golf Day 1 WGC: Match Play. Austin, Texas (Live) (6:00)
NBCSN Curling Women’s United States vs. China World Championship. North Bay, Ont. (Live) (3:00)
2:00 p.m. ESPN NBA: The Jump (Live) (1:00)
3:00 p.m. ESPN SportsNation (Live) (0:30)
ESPN2 Intentional Talk (Live) (1:00)
FSN NBA Basketball L.A. C. at Min. Minneapolis, Minn. (2:00)
3:30 p.m. ESPN Highly Questionable (Live) (0:30)
4:00 p.m. ESPN Around the Horn (0:30)
ESPN2 SportsNation (0:30)
NBCSN NASCAR America (Live) (1:00)
4:30 p.m. ESPN Pardon the Interruption (0:30)
ESPN2 Highly Questionable (0:30)
5:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 Around the Horn (0:30)
FSN MLB Baseball Spring Training. Pit. vs. Min. Fort Myers, Fla. (Live) (3:00)
NBCSN NASCAR Whelen Series (1:00)
5:30 p.m. ESPN2 Pardon the Interruption (0:30)
6:00 p.m. ESPN NBA Basketball Tor. at Cle. Cleveland, Ohio (Live) (2:30)
ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Quarter-final NIT Tournament. (Live) (2:00)
NBCSN NHL Live! (Live) (1:00)
7:00 p.m. GOLF Golf Central (1:00)
NBCSN NHL Hockey Bos. at St.L. St. Louis, Mo. (Live) (2:45)
8:00 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Quarter-final NIT Tournament. (Live) (2:00)
FSN Twins Season Preview (0:30)
GOLF Golf Day 1 WGC: Match Play. Austin, Texas (6:00)
8:30 p.m. ESPN NBA Basketball Was. at S.A. San Antonio, Texas (Live) (2:30)
FSN Spotlight (0:30)
9:00 p.m. FSN Spotlight (1:00)
9:45 p.m. NBCSN NHL Overtime (Live) (0:45)
10:00 p.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN Minnesota Twins Diamond Awards (1:00)
10:30 p.m. NBCSN Sports Jeopardy! (0:30)
11:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter With Scott Van Pelt (1:00)
Thursday, March 22
8:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN Twins Season Preview (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 MLB Baseball Spring Training. Pit. vs. Min. Fort Myers, Fla. (2:00)
9:30 a.m. GOLF PGA Golf Round 1
Corales Punta Cana Resort & Club Championship. Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (Live) (3:00)
10:00 a.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
11:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 First Take (1:00)
FSN MLB Baseball Chi.C. at Min. Minneapolis, Minn. (2:00)
NBCSN ISU Figure Skating Short Program World Championship. Milan, Italy (2:00)
Noon (9) KAWE Classical Stretch: By Essentrics (0:30)
ESPN Outside the Lines (Live) (0:30)
ESPN2 MLB Baseball Spring Training. N.Y. Y. vs. Min. Fort Myers, Fla. (Live) (3:00)
12:30 p.m. ESPN NFL Live (Live) (1:30)
GOLF Golf Central Pre-game (Live) (0:30)
1:00 p.m. FSN DFL Soccer (2:00)
GOLF Golf Day 2 WGC: Match Play. Austin, Texas (Live) (6:00)
NBCSN Shaun White: Air + Style (1:00)
2:00 p.m. ESPN NBA: The Jump (Live) (1:00)
NBCSN ISU Figure Skating Pairs Free World Championship. Milan, Italy (Live) (2:00)
3:00 p.m. ESPN SportsNation (Live) (0:30)
ESPN2 Intentional Talk
FSN MLS Soccer Chi at MIN Minneapolis, Minn. (2:00)
6:00 p.m. (7) KCCO
South Region Sweet Sixteen Division I Tournament. Atlanta, Ga.
ESPN 30 for 30 (1:30)
ESPN2 SportsCenter Special
6:15 p.m. TBS NCAA Basketball Sweet Sixteen Division I Tournament. (Live) (2:30)
6:30 p.m. (9) KMSP The Richard Pitino Show (0:30)
NBCSN NHL Hockey Was. at Det. Detroit, Mich. (Live) (2:30)
7:00 p.m. ESPN2 Cornhole ACL National. Las Vegas, Nev. (1:30)
FSN Due North Outdoors (0:30)
GOLF Golf Central (0:30)
7:30 p.m. ESPN 30 for 30 (0:30)
FSN Backroads With Ron and Raven (0:30)
GOLF LPGA Golf Round 1 Kia Classic. Carlsbad, Calif. (2:00)
8:00 p.m. ESPN Boxing Ryan Garcia vs. Fernando Vargas Golden Boy. Indio, Calif. (Live) (2:00)
FSN MLS Soccer Chi at MIN Minneapolis, Minn. (2:00)
8:30 p.m. (7) KCCO NCAA Basketball South Region Sweet Sixteen Division I Tournament. Los Angeles, Calif. (Live) (2:30)
8:45 p.m. TBS NCAA Basketball Sweet Sixteen Division I Tournament. (Live) (2:45)
9:00 p.m. NBCSN NHL Hockey V.G.K. at S.J. San Jose, Calif. (Live) (2:30)
9:30 p.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (0:30)
GOLF Golf Day 2 WGC: Match Play. Austin, Texas (6:00)
10:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:30)
ESPN2 NFL Live (1:00)
FSN Due North Outdoors (0:30)
11:30 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter With Scott Van Pelt (0:30)
NBCSN NHL Overtime (Live) (0:30)
TBS NCAA Inside March Madness Road To The Final Four. (Live) (0:30)
Friday, March 23
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)
FSN MLS Soccer Chi at MIN Minneapolis, Minn. (2:00)
9:30 a.m. GOLF PGA Golf Round 2 Corales Punta Cana Resort & Club
2:30 p.m. NBCSN ISU Figure Skating Women’s Free Skate World Championship. Milan, Italy (Live) (2:00)
5:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 Around the Horn (0:30)
FSN Lindner’s Angling Edge (0:30)
NBCSN Mecum Top 10 (0:30)
TBS NCAA Tip-Off (Live) (1:15)
5:30 p.m. ESPN2 Pardon the Interruption (0:30)
FSN Three Wide Life (0:30)
NBCSN Mecum Top 10 (0:30)
6:00 p.m. (7) KCCO NCAA Basketball Midwest Region Sweet Sixteen Division I Tournament. Boston, Mass. (Live) (2:30)
ESPN NCAA Basketball Women’s Lexington Region Sweet Sixteen Division I Tournament. Lexington, Ky. (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Women’s Division I Tournament. (Live) (2:00)
FSN Wolves Live Pre-game (Live) (0:30)
9:30 p.m. (15) KVRR KVRR Sports Extra (0:30)
FSN MLB Baseball Spring Training. Hou. vs. Min. Fort Myers, Fla. (2:30)
GOLF CHAMPS Golf Round 1 Rapsican Systems Classic. Biloxi, Miss. (2:00)
10:15 p.m. (9) KMSP Fox 9 Sports Now (0:20)
10:30 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 SportsCenter Special (0:30)
11:00 p.m. NBCSN Mecum Top 10 (0:30)
11:30 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter With Scott Van Pelt (0:30)
GOLF Golf Day 3 WGC: Match Play. Austin, Texas (3:00)
Saturday, March 24
8:30 a.m. (29) WFTC Sports Stars of Tomorrow (0:30)
ESPN2 Cornhole Johnsonville Championship. Las Vegas, Nev. (2:00)
FSN Musky Hunter Television (0:30)
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It’s no secret that eating out can be expensive. Usually that isn’t too hard to get around: just whip something up at home! But sadly, that isn’t really an option when you’re visiting another city, and bills from eating out for three meals a day (plus some snacks tossed in for good measure) can get pretty pricey in a hurry.
That’s where “Cheap Eats” host Ali Khan comes in. The man behind the Bang for your Burger Buck blog returns with a new season of the Cooking Channel series on Wednesday, March 21.
In each episode of “Cheap Eats,” the charismatic host visits a new city with nothing but an empty stomach and 35 bucks budgeted for
food. That’s $35 for the entire day — he needs to have breakfast, lunch and dinner with those limited funds, plus an afternoon snack to boot. Of course, he also avoids the dirt-cheap fast food joints; that would be totally against the spirit of the challenge, and besides, he’s in these cities to soak up the local culture, and that includes local foods.
In Wednesday’s premiere, Khan is in Philadelphia, a city with a reputation for serving food with an attitude. First he hunts for breakfast, and finds a place serving a local favorite that won’t break the bank: a scrapple (a pan-fried pork dish), egg and cheese dip sandwich. Come lunch time, he tracks down a joint serving a Philly original: pork roast served with provolone and spinach. That’s two meals down, but with the snack included, there are still
two to go. For an afternoon pickme-up, he buys some dumplings stuffed with cheese steak, apple pie and cheesecake, and for dinner, Khan heads to the city’s Fishtown neighborhood, where he finds a unique twist on ramen that tickles his taste buds while not breaking the bank.
Visiting another city can be expensive, but in “Cheap Eats,” Ali Khan shows how to track down the best deals on local meals. It turns out that it is possible to eat out, eat well and even eat affordably. The new season of “Cheap Eats” premieres Wednesday, March 21, on Cooking Channel.
2:00 p.m. TRAV Food Paradise
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4:00 p.m. TRAV Food Paradise
Brainerd Daily Dispatch, MN: Food Mar 18, 2018 to Mar 24, 2018
Four very different students are tasked with cleaning out their high school’s basement for their detention, and while dusting and cleaning, they find an old video game called “Jumanji” among the clutter. When they fire it up, however, they discover that it’s anything but a game. They’re put into the bodies of their video game avatars as the game sucks them in and comes to life, and with only three “lives” each, the dangerous jungle setting quickly begins doing its best to kill them.
Several years after the technology to irreversibly shrink people to only a few inches tall becomes a reality, Paul (Damon) and his wife, Audrey (Wiig), decide to undergo the procedure and start new, smaller lives. When Audrey backs out at the last possible minute, though, Paul wakes up from the procedure to find her also divorcing him, leaving him to navigate this new world with the help of an old friend (Sudeikis) and his tiny new neighbor (Waltz).
Director:AlexanderPayne.Stars: MattDamon,ChristophWaltz. 2017.135min.Comedy.
Director:JakeKasdan.Stars: DwayneJohnson,KarenGillan,. 2017.119min.Action.
Pitch Perfect 3
The Bellas reunite for one last show when Aubrey (Camp) convinces the former members of the a cappella group to join a USO performance and competition. When they meet the other groups, though, they’re dismayed to discover that they all use instruments, unlike the vocalsonly Bellas. Nonetheless, they head for the show, but when a figure from Fat Amy’s (Wilson) past shows up, the stakes become higher.
Director:TrishSie.Stars:AnnaKendrick,RebelWilson.2017.93min. Comedy.
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