Screentime January 22–28, 2023

By Jay Bobbin

Along with the show’s characters, viewers are about to get the chance to determine whether the “Accused” in a new drama series are guilty.

Fox introduces the anthology “Accused” Sunday, Jan. 22, before it settles into its regular slot the following Tuesday. With Howard Gordon — who developed the show from a BBC program — an executive producer along with his former “Homeland” and “24” colleague Alex Gansa and “The Good Doctor’s” David Shore, the program has an initial season comprised of 15 stories that each find a main character faced with a difficult choice ... leaving the audience to pass judgment on it.

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The roster of “Accused” directors includes Primetime Emmy winner Michael Chiklis (“The Shield”), Oscar owner Marlee Matlin (“Children of a Lesser God”) and Primetime Emmy, Grammy and Tony recipient Billy Porter (“Kinky Boots,” “Pose”). Chiklis also stars in the premiere episode, playing a man who suspects his son (Oakes Fegley) is planning dangerous activity; among others who appear in the series are Wendell Pierce, Abigail Breslin, Jason Ritter, Rhea Perlman, Jill Hennessy, Margo Martindale, MalcolmJamal Warner, Rachel Bilson, Molly Parker, Betsy Brandt and Keith Carradine.

For any differences between the stories on “Accused,” Gordon confirms that the overall series reflects

“a format uniformity. We wanted, at the same time, to give all the filmmakers and all the storytellers (their) own kind of vocabulary. It really was finding that line between what’s kind of an esthetic rule book and set of parameters, and just kind of giving (the participants) the latitude to tell the story in the best way possible.”

Chiklis maintains that approach worked well for him.

“When I directed episodes of ‘The Shield,’ ” he recalls, “that was a very specific template and you had to really adhere to it. Because this is an anthology series, (the stories are) sort of stand-alone featurettes, and there was a huge difference in terms of tone and tenor between the pilot episode that I starred in

as an actor and the episode that I directed.”

Matlin agrees, drawing on her much more frequent experiences as an actress in explaining (via her longtime interpreter, Jack Jason) that usually, “I show up on set. I go to makeup. I go to hair. I go into my trailer. I wait for my call. It’s the long hours you spend waiting, mostly.

“Now, as a director, my time passes so quickly. I mean, 12 hours has already happened? I’m so focused on every aspect of production. I have to be involved with a crew. I have to work with the creative team. I have to work with the cinematographers. It’s a completely different experience, and it accesses a different and creative side of my personality.”

Michael Chiklis stars in the premiere episode of “Accused” Sunday on Fox.

The STREAM Scene

“Movie: Shotgun Wedding”

Jennifer Lopez and Josh Duhamel head the cast of this comedy as a couple who get cold feet on the eve of their lavish destination wedding, but they soon have bigger problems when criminals take the entire wedding party hostage. Jennifer Coolidge, Sonia Braga, Cheech Marin, Selena Tan and D’Arcy Carden are also in the cast for director Jason Moore (“Pitch Perfect,” “Sisters”). (ORIGINAL)

I Met Your Father”

The adventures of Sophie (Hilary Duff) and her close-knit circle of New York friends continue in this comedy series told from the perspective of a woman in the near future recalling to her son how she met his father. Christopher Lowell, Francia Raisa, Tom Ainsley, Tien Tran and Suraj Sharma head the cast.

(ORIGINAL)

Where all the top choices can be found in one place!

Hatchet

“The

Wielding Hitchhiker”

From filmmaker Colette Camden (“Imagine,” “What Do Artists Do All Day?”) comes this documentary that tells the story of Caleb “Kai” McGillvary, a hitchhiker who became a viral sensation with his video account of his saving a woman’s life by killing her attacker with a hatchet, which resulted in him being convicted of murder. (ORIGINAL)

In Focus

“Harlem: Season 2” (Prime Video — season premiere, Feb. 3) The sophomore round of this original comedy series from Tracy Oliver (“Girls Trip”) finds Camille (Meagan Good) trying to pick up the pieces after blowing up her career and love life, Tye (Jerrie Johnson) looking to the future, Quinn (Grace Byers) on a journey of self-discovery and Angie’s (Shoniqua Shandai) career taking a promising turn.

Erin and Ben Napier continue to revitalize historic properties, preserving and celebrating

“Mila in the Multiverse” (Jan. 25)

From Brazil comes this adventure comedy for the younger set that follows 16-year-old Mila (Laura Luz, “Milagro y magia”) as she travels among parallel universes looking for her missing mother, who herself is being hunted by a mysterious and dangerous group. Rafaela Mandelli, Malu Mader and Danilo de Moura also star.

“How

Sports Zone

sunday

9:00 a.m. USA Premier League Soccer Manchester City vs Wolverhampton Wanderers. (N) (Live) Å

11:30 a.m. WGRZ-2 WICU-12 Premier League Soccer Arsenal vs Manchester United. (N) (Live) Å

12:00 p.m. WIVB-4 WSEE35 College Basketball Michigan State at Indiana. (N) (Live) Å

WNYW-5 WUTV-29 FS1 College Basketball Butler at Connecticut. (N) (Live) Å

1:00 p.m. WKBW-7

Women’s College Basketball NC State at Louisville. (N) (Live) Å

ESPN2 College Basketball Memphis at Cincinnati. (N) (Live) Å

MSG NBA G League Basketball Iowa Wolves at Westchester Knicks. (N) (Live)

2:00 p.m. FS1 College Basketball Maryland at Purdue. (N) (Live) Å

ROOT NHL Hockey Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils. (N) (Live) 3:00 p.m. WGRZ-2 WICU12 NFL Football AFC

Divisional Round: Teams

TBA. (N) (Live) Å

ESPN College Basketball Temple at Houston. (N) (Live) Å

ESPN2 Women’s College Basketball Arkansas at South Carolina. (N) (Live) Å

3:30 p.m. MSG Women’s College Basketball Northeastern at Hofstra. (Joined in Progress) (N) (Live)

4:00 p.m. WNYW-5 WUTV29 NFL Football NFC

Divisional Round: Teams TBA. (N) (Live) Å

FS1 College Basketball Teams TBA. (N) (Live)

5:00 p.m. ESPN 2023 FISU

Winter World University Games Men’s Hockey and Closing Ceremony. (N)

(Live) Å

6:00 p.m. MSG NBA Basketball New York Knicks at Toronto Raptors. (N) (Live)

7:00 p.m. ESPN2 2023 Australian Open Tennis Round of 16. (N) (Live) Å

8:00 p.m. ESPN Women’s College Gymnastics Utah at Oklahoma. (N) (Live) Å

Monday

3:00 p.m. USA Premier League Soccer Fulham vs Tottenham Hotspur. (N) (Live) Å

7:00 p.m. ESPN College Basketball Duke at Virginia Tech. (N) (Live) Å

ESPN2 Women’s College Basketball Iowa at Ohio State. (N) (Live) Å

9:00 p.m. ESPN College Basketball Kansas at Baylor. (N) (Live) Å

ESPN2 2023 Australian Open Tennis Quarterfinals. (N) (Live) Å

Tuesday

7:00 p.m. ESPN ESPN2 College Basketball Teams TBA. (N) (Live) Å

FS1 College Basketball DePaul at Georgetown. (N) (Live) Å

ROOT NHL Hockey Florida Panthers at Pittsburgh Penguins. (N) (Live)

7:30 p.m. TNT NBA Basketball Boston Celtics at Miami Heat. (N Subject to Blackout) (Live) Å

9:00 p.m. ESPN College Basketball North Carolina at Syracuse. (N) (Live) Å ESPN2 2023 Australian Open Tennis Quarterfinals. (N) (Live) Å

FS1 College Basketball Fresno State at Boise State. (N) (Live) Å

10:00 p.m. TNT NBA Basketball Los Angeles Clippers at Los Angeles

Lakers. (N Subject to Blackout) (Live) Å Wednesday

6:30 p.m. FS1 College Basketball Xavier at Connecticut. (N) (Live) Å

7:00 p.m. ESPN2 College Basketball Teams TBA. (N) (Live) Å

SNY Women’s College Basketball Richmond at Fordham. (N) (Live) TNT NHL Hockey New York Rangers at Toronto Maple Leafs. (N Subject to Blackout) (Live) Å

7:30 p.m. ESPN NBA Basketball Brooklyn Nets at Philadelphia 76ers. (N) (Live) Å

8:30 p.m. FS1 College Basketball Butler at Providence. (N) (Live) Å 9:00 p.m. ESPN2 College Basketball Teams TBA. (N) (Live) Å

9:30 p.m. TNT NHL Hockey Columbus Blue Jackets at Edmonton Oilers. (N Subject to Blackout) (Live) Å

10:00 p.m. ESPN NBA Basketball Memphis Grizzlies at Golden State Warriors. (N) (Live) Å 3:30 a.m. ESPN 2023

Australian Open Tennis Women’s Semifinals. (N) (Live) Å

Thursday

7:00 p.m. ESPN2 College Basketball SMU at Memphis. (N) (Live) Å FS1 College Basketball Iowa at Michigan State. (N) (Live) Å USA Figure Skating U.S. Championships, Pairs Short Program. (N) (Live) Å

7:30 p.m. TNT NBA Basketball Chicago Bulls at Charlotte Hornets. (N Subject to Blackout) (Live) Å

8:00 p.m. ESPN Women’s College Basketball Connecticut at Tennessee. (N) (Live) Å

BY GEORGE DICKIE

Simmons’ play is turning heads in Brooklyn

For the past two seasons, the Brooklyn Nets seemed to lead the NBA in dysfunction.

When Kyrie Irving’s mouth wasn’t getting him suspended, Kevin Durant was making clear he and head coach Steve Nash couldn’t exist on the same team and James Harden just wanted out. Period.

When the former MVP got his wish in February 2022, his trade to the Philadelphia 76ers brought back one of the league’s most enigmatic players in Ben Simmons. And now the 6-foot-10-inch Australian has been one of the keys to the Nets’ recent winning streak.

On Dec. 23, he was instrumental in shutting out two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo in the fourth quarter of the Nets’ 118-100 win over the Milwaukee Bucks, and four days later he held Donovan Mitchell to 5-of-16 shooting in Brooklyn’s 125-117 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers.

These aren’t contributions that show up in any box score but fans, opposing players and certainly his teammates notice.

Still, the defense- and passing-first point guard has managed to put up some impressive secondary numbers during his team’s streak. In the 10 wins from Dec. 7-28, he had the team’s best net rating (+21.7) and defensive rating (106.6) as well as the top offensive rating (127.9) among the regular rotation players. Not bad for someone not known for his shooting.

He’s still getting used to his new teammates as well as healing from May back surgery. So the best may be yet to come as the No. 2-seeded Nets strive to take the top seed from the Boston Celtics in the East. Simmons and the Nets can be seen on national television twice this week: visiting his former teammates the 76ers Wednesday, Jan. 25, on ESPN, and at home against the New York Knicks, Saturday, Jan. 28, on ABC.

9:00 p.m. ESPN2 College Basketball UCLA at USC. (N) (Live) Å

FS1 College Basketball Purdue at Michigan. (N) (Live) Å 10:00 p.m. ESPN 2023 Australian Open Tennis (N) (Live) Å

TNT NBA Basketball Dallas Mavericks at Phoenix Suns. (N Subject to Blackout) (Live) Å

USA Figure Skating U.S. Championships, Women’s Short Program. (N) (Live) Å

11:00 p.m. FS1 College Basketball Arizona at Washington State. (N) (Live) Å

3:30 a.m. ESPN 2023

Australian Open Tennis (N) (Live) Å

Friday

5:00 p.m. WIVB-4 WSEE-35

PGA Tour Golf Farmers Insurance Open: Third Round. (N) (Live) Å USA Figure Skating U.S. Championships, Rhythm Dance. (N) (Live) Å

7:00 p.m. ESPN NHL Hockey Detroit Red Wings at New York Islanders. (N) (Live) Å

ESPN2 College Basketball Saint Louis at Davidson. (N) (Live) Å

SNY Women’s College Basketball Hampton at Monmouth. (N) (Live)

8:00 p.m. WGRZ-2 WICU12 Figure Skating U.S. Championships, Women’s Free Skate. (N) (Live) Å

9:00 p.m. ESPN2 College Basketball Teams TBA. (N) (Live) Å

9:30 p.m. ESPN X Games (N) (Live) Å 10:00 p.m. FS1 Mexico Primera Division Soccer Tijuana vs Pumas UNAM. (N) (Live) Å

3:30 a.m. ESPN 2023

Australian Open Tennis (N) (Live) Å

saTurday

12:00 p.m. WIVB-4 WSEE-35 College Basketball Xavier at Creighton. (N) (Live) Å WPIX-11 Women’s College Basketball Lincoln (Pa.) at Elizabeth City State. (N) (Live)

ESPN ESPN2 College Basketball Teams TBA. (N) (Live) Å

12:30 p.m. FS1 Horse Racing America’s Day at the Races. (N) (Live) Å 1:00 p.m. WNYW-5 WUTV29 Women’s College Basketball Nebraska at Iowa. (N) (Live) Å 1:30 p.m. WGRZ-2 WICU12 IMSA Weathertech Sportscar Championship Rolex 24 at Daytona. (N) (Live) Å

2:00 p.m. WIVB-4 WSEE35 College Basketball Cincinnati at Houston. (N) (Live) Å ESPN ESPN2 College Basketball Teams TBA. (N) (Live) Å

FS1 College Basketball Marquette at DePaul. (N) (Live) Å SNY Women’s College Basketball St. Francis (N.Y.) at LIU. (N) (Live)

2:30 p.m. WGRZ-2 WICU12 Figure Skating U.S. Championships. (N) (Live) Å 3:00 p.m. WNYW-5 WUTV-29 College Basketball Illinois at Wisconsin. (N) (Live) Å WKBW-7 NBA Basketball Denver Nuggets at Philadelphia 76ers. (N) (Live) Å

4:00 p.m. ESPN College Basketball Teams TBA. (N) (Live) Å ESPN2 College Basketball TCU at Mississippi State. (N) (Live) Å FS1 College Basketball Seton Hall at Butler. (N) (Live) Å 4:30 p.m. WGRZ-2 WICU-12 Horse Racing Pegasus

World Cup Invitational. (N) (Live) Å

WIVB-4 WSEE-35 PGA

Tour Golf Farmers Insurance Open: Final Round. (N) (Live) Å 5:30 p.m. WNYW-5 WUTV-29 College Basketball Arizona at Washington. (N) (Live) Å WKBW-7 NBA Basketball New York Knicks at Brooklyn Nets. (N) (Live) Å 6:00 p.m. ESPN College Basketball Teams TBA. (N) (Live) Å

ESPN2 College Basketball Florida at Kansas State. (N) (Live) Å 7:00 p.m. ROOT NHL Hockey San Jose Sharks at Pittsburgh Penguins. (N) (Live) 7:30 p.m. TNT Soccer International Friendly: Colombia at United States. (N) (Live) Å 8:00 p.m. WNYW-5 WUTV-29 College Basketball Ohio State at Indiana. (N) (Live) Å

ESPN College Basketball Kansas at Kentucky. (N) (Live) Å

ESPN2 College Basketball Ole Miss at Oklahoma State. (N) (Live) Å

USA Figure Skating U.S. Championships, Free Dance. (N) (Live) Å 8:30 p.m. WKBW-7 NBA Basketball Los Angeles Lakers at Boston Celtics. (N) (Live) Å

9:00 p.m. FS1 College Basketball San Jose State at San Diego State. (N) (Live) Å 10:00 p.m. ESPN X Games (N) (Live) Å

ESPN2 College Basketball Teams TBA. (N) (Live) Å 3:30 a.m. ESPN 2023

Australian Open Tennis (N) (Live) Å 6:00 a.m. USA IMSA

Weathertech Sportscar Championship Rolex 24 at Daytona. (N) (Live) Å

BEST HENRY FONDA MOVIES

Sort of a “Gone With

the Wind” without the same exact characters, this well-regarded drama casts Bette Davis as a willful Southern belle who wants to retrieve the man she let get away (Fonda).

“Young Mr. Lincoln” (1939) This John Ford-directed view of the young Abraham Lincoln did much to advance Fonda’s profile.

“The Grapes of Wrath” (1940) A milestone in American movies, director John Ford’s version of the John Steinbeck novel hinges largely on Fonda’s moving portrayal of Tom Joad, the next generation of a Depression-era migrant family.

“The Ox-Bow Incident” (1942) A potential lynch mob is at the heart of director William A. Wellman’s famous Western, with Fonda as one of the men who wants to see true justice done in the case of a farmer’s

“My Darling Clementine” (1946) Stories of the Old West continued to hold appeal for Fonda as he teamed yet again

of one of his brothers.

“Fort Apache” (1948) John Ford called the shots for Fonda again – as well as for John Wayne, Shirley Temple and others –in this signature Western about opposition between the commanding officers at a military outpost.

“Mister Roberts” (1955) Fonda recreated his Broadway performance in the title role as a Navy officer having his own war with his ship’s captain (James Cagney) while stationed in the South Pacific during World War II.

“12 Angry Men” (1957) Also serving as producer, Fonda mounted a classic by turning a television play into a movie vehicle for an outstanding ensemble cast as the members of a deliberating jury in a murder trial.

Turner Classic Movies shows the film Sunday, Jan. 22.

“The Best Man” (1964) Gore Vidal’s play made a fine screen vehicle for Fonda and Cliff Robertson as highly dissimilar rivals for a political party’s presidential nomination during a very eventful convention.

“Yours, Mine and Ours” (1968) Fonda is pleasingly comfortable in the factinspired comedy about a widow (played by Lucille Ball) and a widower who marry and merge their big broods of children, much to the kids’ displeasure.

“Once Upon a Time in the West” (1968) A notably vicious Fonda, playing a hired killer in the Old West, was a highlight of “Spaghetti Western” director Sergio Leone’s much-admired epic.

“On Golden Pond” (1981) The climax of Fonda’s big-screen career came with his Oscar win for this moving adaptation of Ernest Thompson’s play about a couple in their twilight years, produced by Fonda’s daughter (and co-star) Jane and also marking another Academy Award victory for Katharine Hepburn.

with director John Ford by playing Wyatt Earp, who becomes a lawman in his quest to find those responsible for the death

BY JAY BOBBIN

Kristin (Ramsy)

Garrett (Briggs

Everett (Lang)

Blake (Navarro)

Luna (Briggs)

(Words in parentheses not in puzzle)

(Sarah Michelle) Gellar (Rodrigo) Santoro (Armani) Jackson (Bella) Shepard (Chloe Rose) Robertson

(California) Wildfire Supernatural (Creature)

Teenagers Bitten (Edo) Van Belkom

Helen Mirren

OF ‘1923’ ON PARAMOUNT+

BY JAY BOBBIN

You typically have such an active schedule, did you have to move other projects to fulfill the series commitment of “1923”?

You make choices of what you decide you want to do and what you don’t want to do. I had done a series of quite demanding roles, including (former Israeli Prime Minister) Golda Meir, and it was time to do something different. This was nothing I had done before, it was quintessentially American, and I just thought it would be a great adventure. And it has been.

You’ve come to “1923” after receiving more accolades including the Screen Actors Guild’s Life Achievement Award. Is it safe to assume that this has been a satisfying period for you?

Of course, but honestly, the real benefit is the playing of a scene and feeling that it worked. The other stuff is lovely, but it is absolutely peripheral. The exciting thing is sharing a space with wonderful actors and feeling that you’re telling a story well. That’s really all we want to do.

You’re working with one Taylor now, “1923” creator and executive producer Taylor Sheridan, but you’re married to another ... movie director Taylor Hackford. Why do you think his films have held up over time?

He always has given great roles to women. If you look at the way the female characters are treated in all of his films, they’re strong, complex and really interesting.

Also, his movies are very diverse. In “An Officer and a Gentleman,” the sergeant originally was written for a white actor and Taylor said, “No, I want a Black actor for that role.” And (Louis Gossett Jr.) won an Oscar for it.

In Focus

“Not Dead Yet” (ABC — series premiere, Feb. 8) Nell Stevens (Gina Rodriguez) is a broke and newly single self-described disaster, working to restart the life and career she left behind five years ago. When she lands the only job she can find — writing obituaries — Nell starts getting life advice from a very unlikely source in this new drama series premiere, adapted from the book “Confessions of a 40-something F... Up” by Alexandra Potter. Joshua Banday and Angela Gibbs also star.

S H E P A R D A F B I G L S I V A N O E N E V E R E T T E R X Z D U P A K U S L X P R S V W L E V P V O A T O C M D K R I S T I N R N Y K U P V C T X L E T U Y T N Z A B I T T E N D T Q F O T V H V L W W V E A F J G R N A G A C U R T N N S I A O I N D E J G M R P V A I R Y V B S L A V E B S M U G R E M E Z L K P B L A K E S E U P L B Q U T T R L S V E T R U K O S A K B I K A T E T L S O R A H S R O B E R T S O N M S “Wolf Pack” on Paramount+

Crossword Puzzle

The identity of the featured celebrity is found within the answers in the puzzle. In order to take the TV Challenge, unscramble the letters noted

Whistler; “NCIS: Hawai’i” role

Adam __ of “Picket Fences”

Stabler; “Law & Order: Organized Crime” role

One of the Munsters

Setting for “Bonanza”: abbr. 39. Garden soil after a rainfall

Miles, for one 42. up; run out of 43. Ryan of “The Beverly Hillbillies”

Dr. __ Glassman; “The Good Doctor” role 47. “The Seven __ Itch”; Marilyn Monroe film 48. Sherman Hemsley series DOWN

Actress on “Big Sky” (2)

Actress Larter

Note of the musical scale

Dangerous sea swimmers

Part of DVD

“__ With Her” (2003-04)

Numbers expert, for short

Actor on “S.W.A.T.” (2) 9. “The Lawrence __ Show” (1951-55)

Wild feline 14. __-GYN; doctor for women 15. Midwest state: abbr. 18. “You Can’t Take __ __ You”; James Stewart film 19. Like Daniel Dae Kim’s family 22. Advice to Nanette (2) 24. Unpleasant spouses 29. Cotler of “The Waltons” 31. Get __; seek revenge 34. “Unhappily __ After”

Prefix for view or print

“__. Mayor”

Suffix for advent or press

Ming-__ Wen

Morning, for short