Screentime October 2-8, 2022

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By Jay Bobbin

Hilary Swank is reporting for duty for her return to series television.

After limited runs in the Netflix space saga “Away” and the true FX drama “Trust” in recent years, the two-time Oscar winner (for “Boys Don’t Cry” and “Million Dollar Baby”) is committed to a potentially longer stay as a journalist who tries to salvage her career by moving from New York to Anchorage as ABC’s “Alaska Daily” premieres Thursday, Oct. 6.

Also featuring Jeff Perry (“Scandal”) and Matt Malloy (“I Love That for You”), the show was created by executive producer Tom McCarthy, an Oscar recipient for co-writing

another newspaper drama: “Spotlight,” which won the Academy Award for best picture of 2015.

“It’s an interesting medium to work in when you’re used to working in films, where you have a lot of tweaks made in advance,” says the friendly Swank, whose early TV history included a “Beverly Hills, 90210” stint. She notes that lately, “I liked doing a semi-long-form project more than I thought I would. I had found that for me, TV was almost claustrophobic because you play a character for so long, but you also have the opportunity to play gradations of what your character is going through. And that is a nice challenge.”

Swank describes her new character Eileen Fitzgerald, who enters the Alaska scene by tackling a cold case, as being “very into details. For her, being a journalist is about finding the truth and putting that out for people to discover for themselves. I think that’s something that people are really wanting right now in general, not opinions, but just going back to good journalism where you’re trying to get to the bottom of things. That’s (Eileen’s) sole objective, and she loves it.”

McCarthy was “the draw for me to step into this,” Swank notes ... not only because of “Spotlight,” but also his earlier film “The Station Agent,” which she says “blew me away. He brings a nice levity to his work,

and I think this type of material really shows that.”

Though “Alaska Daily” largely is being filmed in British Columbia — as was Swank’s Alaska-set 2002 movie “Insomnia” — she reports that one episode does take her and her colleagues deep into Alaska itself.

“We’re actually able to explore some of the Great North, which is really awesome,” she enthuses. “What’s funny is that my husband just turned 50, and it was on his bucket list to go to Alaska, so we went to a very remote area with no phone service that you had to take a seaplane to the middle of nowhere to get to. I called that my prep work for the series.”

Hilary Swank stars in Daily,” premiering Thursday on ABC.

The STREAM Scene

“Movie: Catherine Called Birdy”

“Girls” creator Lena Dunham co-wrote and directed this adventure flick set in 1290 England that follows Lady Catherine (Bella Ramsey, “Game of Thrones”) aka “Birdy,” as she thwarts repeated attempts by her father, the destitute Lord Rollo (Andrew Scott, “His Dark Materials”) to marry her off for money. Lesley Sharp, Sophie Okonedo and Joe Alwyn also star (ORIGINAL)

“ The D’Amelio Show”

This unscripted series follows up the smashing success of its first season with more drama under the glare of the internet spotlight in Season 2, as the D’Amelios’ meteoric rise creates once-in-a-lifetime opportunities in business and personal relationships — but they could come at the cost of what makes them a tight-knit family. (ORIGINAL)

“Conversations

With a Killer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes”

The third installment of director Joe Berlinger’s “Conversations

With a Killer” series focuses on how Jeffrey Dahmer, responsible for 17 murders in Wisconsin and Ohio from 1978 to 1991, managed to avoid suspicion and detection from police as he stalked Milwaukee’s gay scene for victims, many of whom were people of color. (ORIGINAL)

In Focus

“Somebody Feed Phil: Season 6” (Netflix — season premiere, Oct. 18)

Phil Rosenthal (“Everybody Loves Raymond”) continues his travels around the globe to take in the local cuisine and culture in this new round, which includes stops in Croatia, Philadelphia, Nashville, Austin and Santiago. It also includes a special tribute episode to his parents, Helen and Max, who passed away in 2019 and 2021.

“ Thor: Love and Thunder” (Available now)

Taika Waititi cowrote and directed this 2022 actioner that finds Thor (Chris Hemsworth) seeking the help of King Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson), Korg (Waititi) and exgirlfriend Jane Foster (Natalie Portman) when the gods are threatened with extinction at the hands of Gorr the God Butcher (Christian Bale).

Alfonso Ribeiro hosts as amateur videographers submit clips of their kids, pets, friends and families in funny situations, hoping to win thousands in prize money as Season 33 of “America’s Funniest Home Videos” airs Sundays on ABC. Find out how you can make a submission at www.afv.com

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Sports Zone

sunday

7:55 a.m. ESPN2 Formula 1 Racing Singapore Grand Prix. (N) (Live) Å 11:30 a.m. USA Premier League Soccer Leeds United vs Aston Villa. (N) (Live) Å

1:00 p.m. WIVB-4 WSEE35 NFL Football Buffalo Bills at Baltimore Ravens.

Elite quarterbacks square off in the Old Line State as the Ravens host the Bills.

Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson, the 2019 MVP, won the only previous regular-season meeting with Buffalo, but Josh Allen steered Buffalo to a playoff win in 2020. (N) (Live)

WNYW-5 NFL Football Chicago Bears at New York Giants. The Giants wrap up a three-game homestand with this match against David Montgomery and the Bears. Chicago has won three straight versus New York, which includes a 29-3 beatdown in Week 17

4:00 p.m. WUTV-29 NFL Football Arizona Cardinals at Carolina Panthers. The Panthers aim to keep up their mastery of the Cardinals. Carolina has won six consecutive meetings, starting with a 27-16 victory in the 2014 season NFC wild-card round. The Panthers’ Robbie Anderson scored in a 34-10 triumph at Arizona in 2021. (N) (Live)

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GOLF PGA Tour Golf Sanderson Farms Championship, Final Round. (N) (Live) Å

4:25 p.m. WIVB-4 WSEE35 NFL Football New England Patriots at Green Bay Packers. The Patriots and Packers, winners of a combined 10 Super Bowls, meet for the 13th time. The series is tied 6-6 with Green Bay winning three of four at home. One of the Packers’ four Super Bowl triumphs was a 35-21 win over the Pats on Jan. 26, 1997. (N) (Live) Å

5:00 p.m. FS1 MLS Soccer Seattle Sounders FC at Sporting Kansas City. (N) (Live) Å

7:00 p.m. ESPN MLB Baseball New York Mets at Atlanta Braves. (N) (Live)

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8:15 p.m. WGRZ-2 WICU12 NFL Football Kansas City Chiefs at Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Tom Brady and the Buccaneers meet the Chiefs for the first time since Super Bowl 55. Brady claimed his seventh championship after Tampa Bay’s 31-9 victory over Kansas City on Feb. 7, 2021. The ageless wonder threw three touchdown passes in that game. (N) (Live)

Monday

3:00 p.m.

City vs Nottingham Forest. (N) (Live) Å 4:30 p.m. GOLF College

Golf Blessings Collegiate Invitational, First Round. (N) (Live) Å

6:30 p.m. ROOT MLB Baseball St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates. (N) (Live) 7:00 p.m. SNY MLB Baseball Washington Nationals at New York Mets. (N) (Live)

8:00 p.m. ESPN NFL Football Los Angeles Rams at San Francisco 49ers. The Rams and 49ers meet for the first time since the NFC Championship Game. Los Angeles scored the last 13 points to prevail 20-17 on Jan. 30, 2022 at SoFi Stadium and snap a six-game slide against San Francisco. The 49ers lead the series 75-68-3. (N) (Live) Å

ESPN2 NFL Football Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli: Los Angeles Rams at San Francisco 49ers. (N) (Live) Å

Tuesday

4:30 p.m. GOLF College

Golf Blessings Collegiate Invitational, Second Round. (N) (Live) Å

6:30 p.m. ROOT MLB Baseball St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates. (N) (Live) 7:00 p.m. TNT NBA

Preseason Basketball Detroit Pistons at New York Knicks. (N Subject to Blackout) (Live) Å 7:30 p.m. TBS MLB Baseball Teams TBA. (N) (Live) Å 9:30 p.m. TNT NBA

Preseason Basketball New Orleans Pelicans at Chicago Bulls. (N Subject to Blackout) (Live) Å

BY GEORGE DICKIE

Jefferson looks to set records in Minnesota

There’s a new coach and a new offensive scheme in Minnesota. And if one player stands to benefit, it will be Justin Jefferson.

Indeed, in their third year wide receiver, the Vikings have a talented pass catcher who has taken the league by storm in his first two seasons and figures to set a few records if he continues his trajectory.

Entering this season, the Vikings’ first round draft pick out of LSU in 2020 is the only player to amass over 3,000 yards in his first two NFL campaigns, tallying 1,400 his rookie year and 1,616 in 2021. If he can add another 1,148 to his total, he would eclipse the three-year mark of 4,163 set by Vikings legend and Pro Football Hall of Famer Randy Moss in 1998-2000.

That seems almost like a fait accompli given Jefferson’s ability to beat defenders with his size, speed, hands and route-running abilities as well as his sympatico with Vikes quarterback Kirk Cousins. He also has a new head coach in former Rams offensive coordinator Kevin O’Connell, under whose three receiver scheme Cooper Kupp

Wednesday

4:00 p.m. ROOT MLB Baseball St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates. (N) (Live)

4:30 p.m. GOLF College

Golf Blessings Collegiate Invitational, Final Round. (N) (Live) Å

7:00 p.m. TNT NHL

Preseason Hockey Boston Bruins at New York Rangers. (N) (Live) Å

9:30 p.m. TNT NHL

Preseason Hockey Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche. (N) (Live) Å

Thursday

7:30 a.m.

GOLF DP World Tour Golf Acciona Open de España, First Round. (N) (Live) Å

5:00 p.m. GOLF PGA Tour Golf Shriners Children’s Open, First Round. (N) (Live) Å

7:00 p.m. WNYO-49 High School Football Lockport at Clarence. (N) (Live)

7:30 p.m. ESPN NBA

Preseason Basketball Miami Heat at Brooklyn Nets. (N) (Live) Å

10:00 p.m. ESPN NBA

Preseason Basketball Minnesota Timberwolves at Los Angeles Lakers. (N) (Live) Å

1:55 a.m. ESPN2 Formula 1 Racing Japan Grand Prix, Practice 2. (N) (Live) Å

Friday

7:30 a.m. GOLF DP World Tour Golf Acciona Open de España, Second Round. (N) (Live) Å

12:00 p.m. ESPN2 Golf PGA Junior League Championship. (N) (Live) Å 1:00 p.m. ESPN MLB Baseball Wild Card Series: Teams TBA. (N) (Live) Å 2:00 p.m. WKBW-7 MLB Baseball Wild Card Series: Teams TBA. (N) (Live) Å

GOLF PGA Tour Champions Golf Constellation FURYK & FRIENDS, First Round. (N) (Live) Å 3:00 p.m. WNYW-5 WUTV29 Women’s Soccer International Friendly: United States at England. (N) (Live) Å 4:00 p.m. ESPN MLB Baseball Wild Card Series: Teams TBA. (N) (Live) Å 5:00 p.m. GOLF PGA Tour Golf Shriners Children’s Open, Second Round. (N) (Live) Å 7:00 p.m. FS1 College Football Nebraska at Rutgers. (N) (Live) Å ROOT NHL Preseason Hockey Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins. (N) (Live) 7:30 p.m. ESPN2 College Football Houston at Memphis. (N) (Live) Å 8:00 p.m. ESPN MLB Baseball Wild Card Series: Teams TBA. (N) (Live) Å 10:30 p.m. FS1 College Football Colorado State at Nevada. (N) (Live) Å 1:55 a.m. ESPN2 Formula 1 Racing Japan Grand Prix, Qualifying. (N) (Live) Å

saTurday

7:00 a.m. GOLF DP World Tour Golf Acciona Open de España, Third Round. (N) (Live) Å 10:00 a.m. USA Premier League Soccer Newcastle United vs Brentford. (N) (Live) Å

12:00 p.m. WNYW-5 WKBW7 WUTV-29 ESPN2 FS1 College Football Teams TBA. (N) (Live) Å ESPN College Football (N) (Live) Å 12:30 p.m. WGRZ-2 WICU-12 Premier League Soccer Brighton & Hove Albion vs Tottenham Hotspur. (N) (Live) Å USA NASCAR Cup Series Bank of America ROVAL

400, Qualifying. (N) (Live) Å

2:00 p.m. GOLF PGA Tour Champions Golf Constellation FURYK & FRIENDS, Second Round. (N) (Live) Å 3:30 p.m. WGRZ-2 WICU-12 NASCAR Xfinity Racing Series Drive for the Cure 250. (N) (Live) Å WIVB-4 WSEE-35 College Football Auburn at Georgia or Tennessee at LSU. (N) (Live) Å

WKBW-7 FS1 College Football Teams TBA. (N) (Live) Å ESPN MLB Baseball Wild Card Series: Teams TBA. (N) (Live) Å 4:00 p.m. WNYW-5 WUTV29 College Football Teams TBA. (N) (Live) Å 5:00 p.m. CNBC Horse Racing Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series. Featuring Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes. (N) (Live) Å GOLF PGA Tour Golf Shriners Children’s Open, Third Round. (N) (Live) Å 7:00 p.m. ESPN MLB Baseball Wild Card Series: Teams TBA. (N) (Live) Å FS1 College Football Teams TBA. (N) (Live) Å

7:30 p.m. WGRZ-2 WICU-12 College Football BYU vs Notre Dame. (N) (Live) Å WKBW-7 College Football Teams TBA. (N) (Live) Å 8:00 p.m. WIVB-4 WSEE-35 College Football Texas A&M at Alabama. (N) (Live) Å WNYW-5 WUTV-29 College Football Teams TBA. (N) (Live) Å 8:30 p.m. ESPN2 MLB Baseball Wild Card Series: Teams TBA. (N) (Live) Å 10:30 p.m. ESPN FS1 College Football Teams TBA. (N) (Live) Å 12:55 a.m. ESPN2 Formula 1 Racing Japan Grand Prix. (N) (Live) Å

“Of Human Bondage” (1934) Davis plays cruel waitress Mildred, who coldly toys with an earnest admirer’s (Leslie Howard) emotions, in this adaptation of the W. Somerset Maugham classic.

“Dangerous” (1935) Davis earned her first Academy Award as an actress whose drinking problem leads to trouble for her and

“The Petrified Forest” (1936) Working again with Leslie Howard, with Humphrey Bogart added, Davis stars in the Robert E. Sherwood play about crossed paths at a diner “Jezebel” (1938) Sort of a pre-“Gone

With the Wind,” this Davis staple saw her score her second Oscar as a willful Southern belle trying to win back her ex-fiance (Henr y

Victory” (1939) In one of Davis’ most popular movies, she stars as a socialite who develops a brain tumor, then falls in love with the doctor (George Brent) who operates

“The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex” (1939) Davis and Errol Flynn have the title roles in the tempestuous royal love stor y.

“The Letter” (1940) Another W. Somerset Maugham work was the source of Davis’ turn as a murder suspect whose claim of selfdefense might unravel because of a certain letter

“The Little Foxes” (1941) Lillian Hellman’s play centers on a wealthy Southern family – with Davis playing one member –beset by problems while also causing them for others.

“Now, Voyager” (1942) A spinster portrayed by Davis, undergoes a radical transformation after spending time in a sanitarium. Turner Classic Movies shows the film Saturday, Oct. 8.

“The Corn Is Green” (1945) A schoolteacher (Davis) becomes the patron of a promising student (John Dall) in the screen version of Emlyn Williams’ play

“A Stolen Life” (1946) Davis plays twin sisters, one of whom “steals” the other’s identity – and husband (Glenn Ford) – after a drowning

“All About Eve” (1950) “It’s going to be a bumpy night,” indeed. The classic backstage drama stars Davis as a veteran stage star targeted by an ambitious admirer (Anne Baxter).

“What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?” (1962) Davis’ later career got a big jolt from this legendary chiller, pairing her with Joan Crawford as former-actress siblings engaged in psychological terror

“Hush ... Hush, Sweet Charlotte” (1964) The same team behind “What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?” furnished Davis with another tale of family strife turned horrifying “The Nanny” (1965) Davis is terrifically chilling as said minder of children, who matches wits with a savvy and suspicious youngster (William Dix).

“Interview With the Vampire” on AMC (Words in parentheses not in puzzle) Journalist (Anne) Rice

BY JAY BOBBIN

How is it for you to reprise your “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” role of Catherine Willows among a new group of actors on “CSI: Vegas”?

It’s always fun to be around younger energy and new ideas. Certainly, they’re a lot more adept at technology than I am ... or ever will be! I really feel respected (by the show’s other stars) for my 40-year career, and that’s something I appreciate.

Is it meaningful to you that original “CSI” creator Anthony E. Zuiker is still involved with the franchise as an executive producer?

He actually wrote an episode (of “CSI: Vegas”) for me that involves my (character’s) daughter, and that was a great experience. Anthony left “CSI” when the “NY” spinoff launched, and he was sort of working on the “Miami” spinoff, but he wasn’t around our show as much after Season 2 from what I remember.

With this episode, he was there every day, sort of co-directing. He had such a specific vision for this, and it was fun, though it was hard work. I felt that both of us had matured to the point where we were much more open to making things tighter or whatever. With almost every take, we were fine-tuning it. The give-and-take was exciting.

It seems like work has stayed pretty consistent for you ever since your Primetime Emmy-winning run on “China Beach.” Does that surprise you?

This year has been like whiplash, between “CSI. Vegas” and “All Rise” (which OWN picked up after CBS canceled it). I lost people, and I got married, and I had a grandbaby. And to be working a lot on top of that, it’s been one for the record books.

In Focus

“Swindler Seduction” (Lifetime — TV movie premiere, Oct. 22)

When Louisa (Gabrielle Graham) meets charming and handsome Steve (Colton Haynes) at a bar, he seems like the perfect guy — an angel investor and entrepreneur who just sold a company for millions. Forty-eight amazing hours and countless lies later, Steve disappears, and Louisa realizes she’s been swindled out of thousands of dollars. The police won’t help her but after finding out she’s pregnant, she tracks down Steve, only to discover he has an identical twin, Mitch (also played by Haynes), and the brothers are both romantic con artists in this 2022 thriller.

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