Screentime March 10 – 16, 2024

By Jay Bobbin

Jimmy Kimmel returns to host the 96th Oscar Awards, airing Sunday, March 10, on ABC.

Cillian Murphy in the Oscar nominated film “Oppenheimer”

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Best and brightest: Hollywood royalty gathers for the 96th Oscars

The calendar has been shaken up this entertainment-award season, but the movie industry’s top ceremony is remaining pretty much on time … while starting an hour earlier than usual.

The 96th edition of The Oscars celebrates the best in the film as ABC televises the event Sunday, March 10, from Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre. The network’s late-night star, Jimmy Kimmel, will be back for his fourth turn as Oscar host. His wife, Molly McNearney, has her second consecutive year as an executive producer of the event (a job she also performs, along with co-head writer, on her spouse’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” weeknight program). Viewers can expect Kimmel to make reference to last year’s strikes that upended show business, with the work stoppages by writers

and actors delaying – or, in some cases, cancelling – the production of movies and altering release schedules. Some of this year’s Academy Award-nominated films had less promotion than they might have received otherwise, since their stars couldn’t promote those pictures as part of the union agreement during the actors’ strike.

However, a big turnout by Hollywood can be expected now, with the Oscar red-carpet arrivals of many personalities again being the draws for worldwide interest and attention that they typically are. There’s also potential for the unexpected, as recent Oscar shows have confirmed, whether that amounts to surprise winners or unanticipated comments or actions by those who take the stage.

“Oppenheimer” leads the current group of nominated

films with 13 bids, followed by “Poor Things” with 11, “Killers of the Flower Moon” with 10, “Barbie” with eight — and controversy over its lack of nominations for Margot Robbie as best actress and Greta Gerwig as best director — and “Maestro” with seven.

Following are the nominees in several of the categories in the 96th Oscars.

Best picture: “American Fiction”; “Anatomy of a Fall”; “Barbie”; “The Holdovers”; “Killers of the Flower Moon”; “Maestro”; “Oppenheimer”; “Past Lives”; “Poor Things”; “The Zone of Interest”

Best actor in a leading role: Bradley Cooper, “Maestro”; Colman Domingo, “Rustin”; Paul Giamatti, “The Holdovers”’; Cillian Murphy, “Oppenheimer”; Jeffrey Wright, “American Fiction”

Best actress in a leading role: Annette Bening, “Nyad”;

Lily Gladstone, “Killers of the Flower Moon”; Sandra Huller, “Anatomy of a Fall”; Carey Mulligan, “Maestro”; Emma Stone, “Poor Things”

Best actor in a supporting role: Sterling K. Brown, “American Fiction”; Robert De Niro, “Killers of the Flower Moon”; Robert Downey Jr., “Oppenheimer”; Ryan Gosling, “Barbie”; Mark Ruffalo, “Poor Things”

Best actress in a supporting role: Emily Blunt, “Oppenheimer”; Danielle Brooks, “The Color Purple”; America Ferrera, “Barbie”; Jodie Foster, “Nyad”; Da’Vine Joy Randolph, “The Holdovers”

Best director: Jonathan Glazer, “The Zone of Interest”; Yorgos Lanthimos, “Poor Things”; Christopher Nolan, “Oppenheimer”; Martin Scorsese, “Killers of

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Sunday

WWE Rivals

A&E 8 p.m.

After two decades separated by injuries and working on different brands, the Undertaker and Shawn Michaels collide for a titanic battle at WrestleMania 25. However, one mistake costs Michaels the match — and plants the seeds for a year-long obsession.

Bob’s Burgers

WNYW-5 WUTV-29 8:30 p.m.

While on a walking tour of Seymour’s Bay’s bootlegging history, Linda and Louise stumble into an unexpected treasure-hunting adventure. Meanwhile, Bob, Tina and Gene play host to a group of street performers looking to settle a long-running beef.

The Regime

HBO 9 p.m.

Kate Winslet and Hugh Grant star in this intensely serious political satire that depicts a year within a collapsing authoritarian regime. As things unravel around her, Chancellor Elena Vernham (Winslet) seeks help from outside her inner circle.

Abbott Elementary

WKBW-7 10:30 p.m.

Despite having the odds stacked against them, Miss Teagues (Quinta Brunson) and her fellow teachers

at Abbott Elementary are determined to help their students succeed in life. In crowded classrooms and busy halls, however, there’s always room for antics.

Monday

The Voice

WGRZ-2 WICU-12 8 p.m.

With the blind auditions underway, coaches John Legend, Chance the Rapper, Reba McEntire and Dan + Shay continue to construct their hopefully competition-winning teams. Who out of this batch of hopefuls will earn a much-coveted spot? Carson Daily hosts.

The Bachelor WKBW-7 8 p.m.

Tennis pro Joey Graziadei is used to having a lot of balls in the air, so it shouldn’t be too tough for him to volley with the remaining ladies as they vie for his attention, oneon-one dates and a coveted rose. Plus, some backstabbing adds to the drama.

Lakefront Empire

HGTV 10 p.m.

This series premiere explores the beautiful Lake of the Ozarks, which has more shoreline than the California coast, as area real estate agents bring potential homeowners to their ideal spots, and then help them negotiate the home of their dreams.

Tuesday

Vanderpump Rules

BRAVO 8 p.m.

“Real Housewife” alum Lisa Vanderpump is known as the owner and boss of the West Hollywood, Calif., restaurant SUR. She mixes a parental concern with entrepreneurial anxiety as she rules over a young group of employees who are best at serving drama.

Crime Nation

WPIX-11 8 p.m.

This episode follows as the rich, woven fabric of a

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4. Neighbor of Lucy and Ricky

9. Fr. title

12. Bemoan

13. Music’s Mars

14. Old Mideast inits.

15. Tax form info: Abbr.

16. Beyonce has won the most of these

18. Clive Owen detective series

20. “Halt ___ Catch Fire”

21. Not bold

22. An Allman brother

25. Pre-Revolution leaders

28. Place to enter a PIN

29. Buddy

30. Some jazz

33. Port-au-Prince is its capital

35. Toward one side of a ship

37. Tic-tac-toe loss

38. Alternate history show where the

Southern family dynasty is ripped apart at the seams, when two members of the well-known Murdaugh family are found brutally murdered, revealing a never-ending slew of secrets, lies and contempt.

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Persons Unit

WNYW-5 WUTV-29 9 p.m.

Set in the hard-working Philadelphia Police Department, this procedural drama shares a new story each episode, following a case that results in a heart-pounding search for a missing person, and, hopefully, their eventual retrieval and journey home.

Password

WGRZ-2 WICU-12 10 p.m.

The revival of the classic word-guessing game show returns for this season premiere. Celebrities team up with everyday folks in hopes of winning $25,000.

The Good Doctor WKBW-7 10 p.m.

During this Season 7 premiere, Shaun (Freddie Highmore) and Lea (Paige Spara) adjust to parenthood, debating the importance of schedule and routine for their baby. Meanwhile, Shaun takes on his first case back at the hospital, involving two infants.

Wednesday

The Amazing Race

WIVB-4 WSEE-35 9:30 p.m.

Season 36 of everyone’s favorite globe-trekking adventure begins with this premiere. Although some watch for the packing tips, many others enjoy the excitement of watching the teams cross the finish line and be greeted by New Zealander, Phil Keoghan.

Family Guy

WNYW-5 WUTV-29 9:30 p.m.

Wednesdays are better now that Seth MacFarlane’s insane animated comedy

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44. Ansel Elgort Max show

45. Zen garden swimmer

46. Record producer Brian

47. Hospital work

48. PC key

49. Indian bread

50. Fancy tie

51. Word of support

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2. Mark’s replacement

3. Campus bigwig

4. Tailing off

5. In a tough spot

6. Largest Rwandan ethnic group

7. Provide with weapons

8. Stocky

9. “The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle” author Haruki ___

10. Safety org.

11. Gaelic

17. “Planet of the ___” (1968)

19. Hang loosely

22. Shoot the breeze

23. Numbered hwy.

24. Begin, as a journey

26. Backstabber

27. Ecol., e.g.

31. Big name in skin care

32. Another name for jai alai

33. “It’s true!”

34. Thumbs-up response

36. Little people

37. Kind of knife

38. Fighter plane

39. Talisa portrayer on “Game of Thrones”

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41. Big furniture retailer

42. Like a busybody

43. Monopoly equipment

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Feud: Capote vs. The Swans

FX 10 p.m.

Turn out the lights; the party’s over. After writer Truman Capote (Tom Hollander) backstabs his beloved swans, the scorned women do everything in their power to ruin the writer’s life as an act of revenge. Everything comes to a head in this season finale.

Thursday 9-1-1

WKBW-7 8 p.m.

It’s a new network and a new season for the high-pressure world of first responders. It looks like Bobby (Peter Krause) and Athena’s (Angela Bassett) cruise from the end of last season may have found some rough seas.

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

WGRZ-2 WICU-12 9 p.m.

In an all-new episode, Benson (Mariska Hargitay) does her best to reconnect with a victim she saved. Meanwhile, a woman turns her husband in for possessing child sexual abuse material, and the sensitive case is further complicated by a sudden death.

Grey’s Anatomy

WKBW-7 9 p.m.

She’s back! Even though she departed as a series regular last season, Dr.

Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) must have left something in her desk because she returns in this Season 20 premiere.

Elsbeth

WIVB-4 WSEE-35 10 p.m.

Elsbeth (Carrie Preston) left her successful legal career in Chicago to take a new investigative role with the NYPD and its star, Captain C.W. Wagner (Wendell Pierce). Can they learn to appreciate Elsbeth’s insightful and offbeat ability to solve crimes?

Friday

Fire Country

WIVB-4 WSEE-35 9 p.m.

The Cal Fire team, led by Captain Manny Perez (Kevin Alejandro), is led into a highly-dangerous situation when the crew responds to a fire at a local chemical plant, asked to contain a toxic spill that ignited, quickly setting the building ablaze.

Great Performances at the Met

WPSU-3 WXXI-21 9 p.m.

The most widely performed new opera of the last 20 years, American composer Jake Heggie’s “Dead Man Walking,” features mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato as Sister Helen Prejean as she fights for the soul of death-row inmate Joseph De Rocher (Ryan McKinny).

Saturday

Lakefront Luxury

A&E 12 p.m.

Two episodes air back-toback, following as property buyers looking to escape

Usher is nominated at the 55th NAACP Image Awards Saturday on CBS, BET

the hustle and bustle of city life bring their extensive wish lists and unlimited budgets out to the lakeside, perusing gorgeous waterfronts for stunning properties.

The Defiant Ones

TCM 4 p.m.

This film, set in 1950s America, sees members of a chain gang being transported through the South. When their truck crashes, two convicts, John “Joker” Jackson (Tony Curtis) and Noah Cullen (Sidney Poitier) try to escape, despite being chained together.

55th NAACP Image Awards

WIVB-4 WSEE-35 8 p.m.

From Outstanding Entertainer of the Year to Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture to Outstanding Album, the NAACP Image Awards spotlights the best and brightest live from Los Angeles.

Kate Winslet in “The Regime”

Sunday on HBO

tasty tv

Blossom, bloom and bake: Florals are on the menu for ‘Spring Baking Championship’

Bees are buzzing and the birds are chirping, and that can only mean one thing. Jesse Palmer (“The Bachelor”) and his buddies, judges Duff Goldman (“Duff Takes The Cake”), Kardea Brown (“Delicious Miss Brown”) and Nancy Fuller (“Farmhouse Rules”), are back for another year of the “Spring Baking Championship,” continuing with an all-new episode Monday, March 11, on Food Network.

“Vibrant colors, fresh fruits and bright flavors are on display as 12 of the best bakers in the country compete in challenges for the title of Spring Baking Champion and the $25,000 prize,” the season’s logline describes. “To survive week to week, the bakers must prove their abilities in front of expert judges Kardea Brown, Nancy Fuller and Duff Goldman. The array of springtime treats in this one-hour series is the sweetest way to kick off spring.”

During the season’s premiere, Palmer welcomed the competing bakers, introducing them to the championship kitchen before diving into the season’s first, tropics-inspired task.

“After grabbing an ingredient and flower that’s familiar to spring breakers,” an episode description reads, “the competitors have two hours to incorporate them into a baked dessert.” Afterwards, the bakers then conjured thoughts of relaxing vacations and sunny skies, with cakes that showcased their own favorite spring experiences.

With episodes airing weekly, there’s always more to come, and the upcoming episodes are jam-packed with more seasonally appropriate fun. From shining a spotlight on awards season with

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7 p.m. OUT Fishing the Wild With Mike Robinson Jordan takes the crew to catch dentex; Joe and Mike spear dusky grouper and baracuda.

8 p.m. FOOD Spring Baking Championship Bakers create spring animal-themed doughnuts in round one; baking watercolor cakes in the main heat.

WNYW-5 WUTV-29 MasterChef Amateur chefs compete to become a culinary master and earn the title MasterChef.

10 p.m. FOOD Chopped Competitors race to turn mystery ingredients into extraordinary three-course meals.

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4 p.m. FOOD Chopped The chefs open the first basket to find dressed beer and three other surprises.

4:30 p.m. WNED-17 Pati’s Mexican Table Spicy honey, garlic and orange roasted duck; skillet corn tamal with duck fat and roasted garlic.

WNYB-26 1PL8 With Chef Rich Chef Rich, a former U.S. Marine, teaches how to use food as medicine and be resourceful.

5 p.m. FOOD Chopped Chefs have to decide what to do with an odd pie; a snack in the second basket brings novel ideas.

WNED-17 Jacques Pépin: Heart & Soul Tuna tartare with bagel chips and radishes; tuna mascarpone cream; Spanish tortilla.

6 p.m. FOOD Chopped Four pizza pros bring their considerable talent and competitive drive to the “Chopped” kitchen.

7 p.m. FOOD Chopped It’s a pizza style showdown for four pizza pros; a notorious topping is a mandatory ingredient.

8 p.m. FOOD Chopped Four lucky duck chefs are pumped to get an appetizer basket that includes duck as an ingredient.

9 p.m. FOOD Bobby’s Triple Threat One hopeful chef competes against a trio of culinary titans picked by Bobby Flay.

“and the winner is …” envelope-shaped pies and bubble cakes inspired by fizzy afterparty cocktails, to celebrating Earth Day with creepy-crawly cakes and ice cream-filled baked Alaska and honoring the Indian Festival of Holi with bright and colorful, spice-filled doughnuts, Palmer guides his bakers — and us — through a season of transformation, rebirth and change, with only the most delicious treats to nibble at along the way.

Plant your annuals, then plant yourself on the couch: “Spring Baking Championship” continues with all-new episodes, airing Mondays on Food Network.

pete in two rounds of pizza challenges; sweet and savory pizzas.

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3 p.m. FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Spanish cuisine expert Jonah Miller; Portuguese chef Ronny Miranda.

3:30 p.m. FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Jose Garces takes on Iron Chef Stephanie Izard; Alex Guarnaschelli and Simon Majumdar judge.

4 p.m. FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Alex Guarnaschelli’s protege Diane Vista-Wayne and Daniel Boulud’s protege Lauren Brown.

4:30 p.m. FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Actress Nicole Ari Parker teams up with Sunny Anderson to take down Bobby Flay.

WNYB-26 1PL8 With Chef Rich Chef Rich, a former U.S. Marine, teaches how to use food as medicine and be resourceful.

5 p.m. FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Chef Anne Burrell brings comedian Jaboukie Young White to hit Bobby Flay with some breaking news.

5:30 p.m. FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Bobby Flay’s friends Damaris Phillips and Michael Symon get together to take their pal down.

6 p.m. FOOD Beat Bobby Flay DJ D-Nice and Michael Symon bring out chefs Sue Torres and James Briscione.

6:30 p.m. FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Naples-born Raffaele Ronca goes up against Italian expert Ken Vedrinski.

7 p.m. FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Canadian Alida Solomon and Italian-born Pasquale Cozzolino compete to beat Bobby Flay.

7:30 p.m. FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Thomas Boemer and Bao Bao return for a rematch and a chance to steal Bobby Flay’s throne.

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Drive-Ins and Dives Crab-stuffed flounder and cannelloni; pizza topped with baked ziti and chicken Marsala.

7 p.m. FOOD Diners, DriveIns and Dives Guy Fieri’s visiting restaurants owned by familiar Food Network faces.

7:30 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Pork belly at a funky Asian spot; duck pancakes at a diner; pints with sausages at a brewpub.

8 p.m. FOOD Diners, DriveIns and Dives Digging into awesome bird and beef; fried chicken emporium serves up chicharrones. OUT American Made The origin story of one of the America’s most successful firearm manufacturers.

8:30 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Comfort cooking; barbecue fries and chilaquiles; pizza place loads up their meatball grinder.

9 p.m. FOOD Diners, DriveIns and Dives

9:30 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives In Columbus, a pierogi paradise and a barbecue truck; in Boulder, Colorado, a Thai joint.

10 p.m. FOOD Diners, DriveIns and Dives Drunken French toast; brisket on corn cakes; prime rib and pork belly dumplings.

Saturday

3 p.m. FOOD Alex vs America Chef Alex Guarnaschelli goes up against three pork experts from New York, Washington and Arkansas.

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3:30 p.m. FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Emotions run high as Anne Burrell and Michael Voltaggio bring in two young chefs to challenge Bobby.

4 p.m. FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Alex Guarnaschelli and Randy Fenoli say yes to Ana Hernandez and Frank Bonanno’s dishes.

4:30 p.m. FOOD Beat Bobby Flay West African chef Godwin Ihentuge and Indian chef Kingshuk Dey battle to bring Bobby down.

WNED-17 Maria’s Portuguese Table Exploring California’s Central Valley, from a Festa in Fresno to a bloodless bullfight in Gustine.

5 p.m. FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Alex Guarnaschelli and Chef Michael Voltaggio cheer on Jennifer Dewasha and Devin Bozkaya.

WNED-17 New Scandinavian Cooking Farmers grow wheat, barley and rye in Sokna, Norway; sourdough bread with butter and pigeon.

5:30 p.m. FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Hamilton star Christopher Jackson and Chef Josh Capon double-team Bobby Flay.

6 p.m. FOOD Spring Baking Championship

10 p.m. FOOD Chopped In the entree round, the nurses must nurture a juice made from a vegetable and a prize protein.

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3 p.m. FOOD Tournament of Champions

4:30 p.m. WNED-17 Ciao Italia Tortelli maremmani with carrot cream and black truffle; chocolate lava cake.

5 p.m. FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games Four chefs who specialize in scratch cooking take on two grueling rounds. WNED-17 Cook’s Country Jamaican oxtail; oxtail dishes around the world; countertop compost bins; Jamaican rice and peas.

6 p.m. FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games Three chefs put their cooking skills to the test in Italian-themed games.

7 p.m. FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games Four pro pizza makers rise to the occasion in three pizza-themed Grocery Games.

8 p.m. FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games Guy spins a budget wheel that determines how much the chefs get when purchasing groceries.

9 p.m. FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games Guy Fieri invites four chefs to compete in two rounds of the guiltiest GGG games ever.

10 p.m. FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games Four pie pros com-

8 p.m. FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Two Italian-cuisine cutthroats face off for a shot at scuffing up Bobby’s record with a loss.

WNYW-5 WUTV-29 Next Level Chef Chefs face unique cooking challenges in a culinary gauntlet to be the food world’s newest superstar.

8:30 p.m. FOOD Beat Bobby Flay

9 p.m. FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Chef Bryan Romero attempts to take down his mentor, chef Marc Quinones, in a mean bean battle.

9:30 p.m. FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Christian Petroni chooses chefs who have mastered Italian cooking.

10 p.m. FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Anne Burrell and Jet Tila must choose between Tony Gemignani and Robert Aikens.

Friday

3 p.m. FOOD Diners, DriveIns and Dives A pirate’s barbecue; twist on hot wings; twist on Asian, Mexican and Italian; chicken dumplings.

4 p.m. FOOD Diners, DriveIns and Dives Grub infused with international flavors; Thai, Hawaiian, Cuban, and Lebanese inspired food.

5 p.m. FOOD

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WPSU-3 Homemade Live! Joel makes a homemade version of a soup that changed his life; fried egg rolls.

3:30 p.m. WPSU-3 A Taste of History Exuma harbor’s swimming pigs; lobster and grits; conch chowder; curried goat.

4 p.m. FOOD Alex vs America Three chefs take a shot at knocking chef Alex Guarnaschelli out of the top spot.

WPSU-3 Mary Berry’s Love to Cook Mary makes some mouth-watering meals with vegetables and herbs from her garden.

5 p.m. FOOD Alex vs America Host Eric Adjepong welcomes three French experts to attempt to take down chef Alex Guarnaschelli.

6 p.m. FOOD Diners, DriveIns and Dives An Italian joint serves arancini and veal scaloppini; street food spot serves shawarma and falafel.

6:30 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Oxtail and curry goat; kibbie balls and kabobs; bomb burritos.

7 p.m. FOOD Diners, DriveIns and Dives Ramen in Florida; in Lansing, frying up everything from wings to pig skins.

7:30 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Brussels sprouts and the sous

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Paribas Open Tennis ATP/WTA Round of 16. From Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, Calif. (Live)

5 p.m. ESPN2 College Basketball America East Tournament, First Semifinal: Teams TBA. Men’s college basketball action. (Live)

6 p.m. FS1 Concacaf Champions Cup The best continental club soccer tournament in North and Central America and the Caribbean. (Live)

7 p.m. ATTPT NHL Hockey Pittsburgh Penguins at Ottawa Senators. From the Canadian Tire Centre in Kanata, Ontario. (Live) ESPN College Basketball Horizon League Tournament,

Championship: Teams TBA. From Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis. (Live) ESPN2 College Basketball

NEC Tournament, Championship: Teams TBA. Men’s college basketball action. (Live)

MSG NHL Hockey New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes. From PNC Arena in Raleigh, N.C. (Live)

7:30 p.m. TNT NBA Basketball Philadelphia 76ers at New York Knicks. From Madison Square Garden in New York. (Live)

8 p.m. FS1 Concacaf Champions Cup The best continental club soccer tournament in North and Central America and the Caribbean. (Live)

9 p.m. ESPN College Basketball WCC Tournament, Championship: Teams TBA. From Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. (Live)

10 p.m. TNT NBA Basketball Minnesota Timberwolves at Los Angeles Clippers. From Crypto. com Arena in Los Angeles. (Live)

10:20 p.m. FS1 Concacaf Champions Cup The best continental club soccer tournament in North and Central America and the Caribbean. (Live)

11 p.m. ESPN2 College Basketball Big Sky Tournament, Second Semifinal: Teams TBA. From Idaho Central Arena in Boise, Idaho. (Live) WedneSday

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7:30 p.m. ESPN NBA Basketball Denver Nuggets at Miami Heat. From Kaseya Center in Miami. (Live)

TNT NHL Hockey Los Angeles Kings at St. Louis Blues. From

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The NWSL Challenge Cup finals match set to be a thriller

In the fifth annual NWSL Challenge Cup, last season’s NWSL champion, Gotham FC, and the 2023 NWSL Shield winner, San Diego Wave FC, face off in a one-off match to get the highly anticipated 2024 NWSL season rolling. All the footy action begins Friday, March 15, broadcast live exclusively on Prime Video from Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey. In what’s sure to be a star-studded match, Gotham FC and San Diego Wave FC are going into the 2024 regular season with high expectations, as both teams are coming off incredible seasons with exceptional play from the likes of Midge Purce and Naomi Girma.

However, for Gotham FC, last season’s addition of the league’s only four-time NWSL champion and 2016 NWSL MVP, Lynn Williams, has placed the club firmly as a favorite to win it all after earning its first NWSL championship in 2023. Rounding out the 2023 season, a fantastic final series match saw Williams lead all Gotham FC players with eight goals and three assists, including scoring the opening goal in the 23rd minute of her fifth NWSL final match, ultimately resulting in Gotham FC coming out victorious.

Meanwhile, for Wave FC, the team is coming off of a remarkable season that saw the club win the NWSL Shield as regular season champion, with defender Naomi Girma being voted the 2023 U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year.

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Enterprise Center in Saint Louis, Mo. (Live) USA College Basketball Atlantic 10 Tournament, Second Round: Teams TBA. From Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. (Live)

8 p.m. ATTPT Professional Women’s Hockey League Boston at Minnesota. From the Xcel Energy

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“The Stones and Brian Jones” (March 14)

A deep-diving profile of the founder and lost creative genius of The Rolling Stones, this captivating documentary features candid interviews with the Rolling Stones and truly incredible never-before-seen footage. The film explores how Brian Jones, the genius founder of the greatest rock band in the world, was left behind in the shadows of history.

“Deliciously Twisted Classics”Season 1 (March 14)

Featuring a panel of celebrity chefs and culinary influencers, including Aarti Sequeira, Gina Neely, Leah Cohen, Rocco DiSpirito and more, this series continues the hunt for outrageous eats as they sample the most delicious and extravagant spins on familiar dishes.

“Station 19” - Season 7 (March 15)

With new episodes airing weekly, the seventh and final season of this procedural drama follows a group of heroic Seattle firefighters as they put their lives and hearts on the line. The series takes viewers inside the tough, tight-knit and sometimes heartbreaking world of the city’s bravest first responders.

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“Boat Story” (March 12)

This action miniseries follows two strangers, Janet (Daisy Haggard) and Samuel (Paterson Joseph), who can’t believe their luck when they stumble upon a shipwrecked boat full of cocaine. With each of them desperate for a fresh start, they agree to sell the drugs and split the cash. But on their tail are the police, masked hit men and a sharp-suited gangster known only as “The Tailor” (Tcheky Karyo).

“Young Royals” - Season 3 (March 11)

When Prince Wilhelm (Edvin Ryding) arrives at the prestigious boarding school Hillerska he finally gets an opportunity to explore his true self and find out what kind of life he really wants. Wilhelm starts dreaming of a future filled with freedom far away from the royal obligations — but when he unexpectedly becomes next in line for the throne his dilemma is heightened as he has to make a choice. Love or duty.

“Invincible” - Season 2, Part 2 (March 14)

Based on the groundbreaking comic book by Robert Kirkman, Cory Walker, and Ryan Ottley, the story revolves around 18-yearold Mark Grayson (voiced by Steven Yeun), who’s just like every other guy his age — except his father is (or was) the most powerful superhero on the planet. Still reeling from Nolan’s (J.K. Simmons) betrayal in Season One, Mark struggles to rebuild his life as he faces a host of new threats.

“Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War” (March 12)

“9-1-1” - Season 7 (March 15)

With new episodes airing weekly, this series explores the high-pressure experiences of first responders — including police officers, firefighters and dispatchers — who are thrust into the most frightening, shocking and heart-stopping situations. They must try to balance saving those who are at their most vulnerable with solving the problems in their own lives. Angela Bassett, Peter Krause, Jennifer Love Hewitt and Oliver Stark, star.

“Frida” (March 15)

An intimately raw and magical journey through the life, mind, and heart of iconic artist Frida Kahlo, her story is told through her own words for the very first time, drawn from her famed illustrated diary, revealing letters, essays and candid print interviews.

Beginning with the development of the “Bandits” (March 13)

“Kids Are Growing Up: A Story About a Kid Named LAROI” (Available Now)

An intimate story of Charlton “The Kid LAROI” Howard, who went from an unknown musician living in Australia to a teenage global superstar selling out his hometown arena in three years. Directed by Michael D. Ratner, cameras began rolling before the massive success of “STAY” and continue as Laroi navigates the pressures of rapid fame.

“Irish Wish” (March 15)

When the love of her life (Alexander Vlahos) gets engaged to her best-friend (Elizabeth Tan), Maddie (Lindsay Lohan) puts her feelings aside to be a bridesmaid at their wedding in Ireland. Days before the pair are set to marry, Maddie makes a spontaneous wish for true love, only to wake up as the bride-to-be. With her dream seeming to come true, Maddie soon realizes that her real soulmate is someone else entirely.

A quirky hustler recruits a gang of of skilled misfits to find the Snake King’s treasure in the Maya Riviera. Juan Pablo Medina, Alfonso Dosal, Nicolás Furtado, Mabel Cadena, Ester Expósito, Andrés Baida and Andrea Chaparro star.

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“Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version)” (March 15)

Get ready, Swifties: Taylor has a brandnew gift for her fans. After premiering in theaters in 2023, “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” brought the musical sensation’s sold-out show to fans around the world. The exclusive cinematic experience gives fans a front-row seat to Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, as Taylor works her way through her iconic discography, accompanied by larger-than-life performances.

“Cinderella” (Available Now)

This 2015 live-action adaptation of the classic fairytale stars Lily James as Cinderlla, who winds up at the mercy of her evil stepmother and two stepsisters after the death of her father. When a royal ball in the kingdom gives Cinderella a chance to experience something new, a little magic and some help from her fairy godmother leads her to true love.

“Morbius” (Available Now)

Dangerously ill with a rare blood disorder, and determined to save others suffering his same fate, Dr. Morbius (Jared Leto) attempts a desperate gamble. What at first appears to be a radical success soon reveals itself to be a remedy potentially worse than the disease.

sportsquiz BY

ALEX HENDRY

UEFA Champions League

Questions:

1) The UEFA Champions League continues with the second leg of the Round of 16 — how many teams will qualify with next season’s new expanded format?

2) Who sits third all-time in tournament scoring?

3) Which goal keeper made 177 Champions League appearances (a record for all keepers) during their career?

4) Which year did UEFA change the European Cup tournament to its current Champions League name?

5) Which nation has had the most variety of clubs reach the finals of the European Cup/Champions League?

“Life Below Zero: Port Protection Alaska” - Season 7 (Available Now)

Port Protection is home to the few who have left behind normal society and chosen a different life in a remote Alaskan community, where survival of the individuals and community cannot sustain without the other. The stakes are high. The land is rugged and unforgiving and the seas which surround Port Protection are cold and merciless.

6) UEFA introduced the “Champions League Player of the Season” award. Who was the inaugural recipient of this award?

Answers:

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1) 36 2) Robert Lewandowski 3) Iker Casillas

4) 1992 5) England (10)

6) Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)

trivia quiz

Questions:

1) Who holds the record as the most frequent host of the Academy Awards? (Hint: It’s not 2024 host Jimmy Kimmel)

2) True or false: Each Oscar statuette is made of solid gold.

3) Who broke his own record in 2024 as the oldest Oscar nominee?

4) Name the only two film sequels (so far) to have won Best Picture.

5) True or false: Until the 1960s, special half-sized statuettes were awarded to outstanding child actors.

6) Which individual has won the most Academy Awards?

7) Who holds the record for the most acting nominations?

8) In what year were the Oscars first televised?

9) Don’t play her off: who gave the longest acceptance speech in Oscar history?

10) Who is the only Oscar winner (so far) to also be named Oscar?

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9) Greer Garson

8) 1953

7) Meryl Streep

6) Walt Disney

5) True

4) “The -God father Part II” and “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King”

3) John -Wil liams

2) False (solid bronze plated in 24-karat gold)

1) Bob Hope

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