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By Dana Simpson TV Media

IA Thoreau history PBS, Burns release star-studded documentary

n 1981, documentarian Ken Burns collaborated with PBS for the first time, creating what would become the Oscar-nominated film

“Brooklyn Bridge” about the planning, development and construction of the titular landmark spanning the East River in New York City. Now, more than 45 years later, and with almost as many large-scale PBS projects to his name, Burns and his team of writers, cinematographers and editors (to name a few roles of many) are set to release a retrospective of one of America’s most engaging thinkers and activists.

“Henry David Thoreau,” a three-hour, threepart documentary chronicling the life, works and legacy of the eponymous naturalist and essayist, premieres Monday, March 30, on PBS. Completing its first on-air run the following day (March 31), the series promises to draw “on a rich collection of archival materials, newly filmed cinematography ... and interviews with scholars, writers and environmentalists” (per PBS) to detail the lasting legacy of the “Walden” and “Civil Disobedience” author.

Narrated by two-time Academy Award winner George Clooney (“Good Night, and Good Luck,” 2005) and featuring the voice-acting talents of Oscar nominee Jeff Goldblum (“Wicked: For Good,” 2025) as Thoreau and three-time Oscarwinning actress Meryl Streep (“Only Murders in the Building”) in four separate roles, “Henry David Thoreau” also calls upon authors Pico Iyer, Kristen Case, J. Drew Lanham, Douglas Brinkley, Clay Jenkinson, Robin Wall Kimmerer, Bill McKibben and Rebecca Solnit, as well as Thoreau Society board member Lois Brown, Prof. Laura Dassow Walls and journalist Michael Pollan to round out the history and impact of the author on modern American society.

“’Henry David Thoreau’ examines the life and work of the 19th-century writer in the context of antebellum New England and the larger United States, as well as through the universal themes he focused on in his writings: an individual’s relationship to the state, how to live an authentic life, our connection to nature and the impact of race on American life,” reads the film’s description, as provided by PBS.

“Set against the political and social tensions of the mid-19th century,” the description continues, “the film traces Thoreau’s journey from his early days in Concord, Massachusetts, to his deep engagement with the moral crises of his time, including industrialization, slavery, war and environmental degradation. Through his essays, journals and landmark works such as ‘Walden’ and ‘Civil Disobedience,’ he became an inspiration for generations of writers, thinkers and activists.” And although much of Thoreau’s focus in life

— and subsequently, in Burns’ PBS documentary — was placed on sociopolitical activism and the fair treatment of human beings regardless of one’s race or societal status, the essayist also went to great pains to protect the natural world and raise awareness for regarding its impact on human life.

“Thoreau famously retreated into nature not to escape the world but to better understand it,” director Erik Ewers said in a PBS press release.

“His writing about the wild and nature remains so vibrant because he was acutely aware of how the surrounding countryside was teetering on the edge of industrialization. He believed strongly that we have a connection to the landscape and nature and must remain grounded to fully experience what it means to be human.”

This connection between man and nature is also further explored in the documentary by way of Thoreau’s involvement in the creation of Transcendentalism, which gained popularity in the United States during the 1820s and ‘30s thanks to his works and that of his good friend and fellow writer Ralph Waldo Emerson. The philosophical and social movement served as a reaction to

Rationalism and was based in the pantheistic sentiment that divinity is found all around us in nature; a nature to which we, as human beings, are essential.

“I do not prefer one religion or philosophy to another,” Thoreau wrote in his journal circa 1850. “I have no sympathy with the bigotry and ignorance which make transient and partial and puerile distinctions between one man’s faith or form of faith and another’s ... to the philosopher, all sects, all nations, are alike.”

Produced and directed by the Ewers brothers, Erik and Christopher Loren, both of whom worked with Burns on “Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson” (2004) and “The Roosevelts: An Intimate History” (2014), major funding for the PBS film “was provided by The Better Angels Society and its members,” as well as the Mansueto Foundation, Tyson Foods, Inc., the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations and Canadian engineer and billionaire Jeff Skoll, among others.

Additional voice acting for the series is provided by Tate Donovan (“Hercules,” 1997) as Unitarian preacher William Ellery Chan-

ning and Ted Danson (“The Good Place”) as the voice of Emerson.

“Thoreau’s insistence that conscience must guide citizenship, and that solitude can be a source of strength, continues to speak directly to our time,” Burns told the press for PBS. “He challenged Americans to ask hard questions about who we are and what kind of society we want to build, a challenge that remains as urgent today as it was in his day. But perhaps most importantly he asked us to stop and to pay attention to the world around us.”

Don’t miss the two-part premiere of “Henry David Thoreau,” airing Monday, March 30, on PBS. The film’s third and final part airs the following day.

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Highlights

this week

Sunday

The Count of Monte Cristo on Masterpiece

(11) WTTW WILL 9:00 p.m.

All seems lost for Edmond (Sam Claflin) as his hope continues to fade in prison. But as he befriends fellow prisoner Abbé Faria (Jeremy Irons), he learns of a legendary treasure stashed on the island of Monte Cristo. When Abbé dies, Edmond escapes.

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HBO 9:00 p.m.

Steve Carell stars as a best-selling author who visits his daughter (Charly Clive), a college professor, on campus only to befriend her students and attempt to live up to the cool protagonist of his novels. John C. McGinley also stars.

Monday

The Rookie

(7) WLS 9:00 p.m.

Despite no longer being a rookie himself, Officer John Nolan (Nathan Fillion) isn’t too far from the title as he teaches the next generation of rookies, including newbie Celina Juarez (Lisseth Chavez), to be capable members of the LAPD.

Tuesday

Will Trent (7) WLS 7:00 p.m.

Special Agent Will Trent (Ramón Rodríguez) of the GBI has his work cut out for him during this series’ fourth season as he tackles gripping new cases with his team. All the while, Trent must confront emotional scars still lingering from his past.

Wednesday

Chicago Med (5) WMAQ 7:00 p.m.

Goodwin (S. Epatha Merkerson) and Dr. Charles (Oliver Platt) work to save patients’ lives as part of Chicago’s top medical team while trying to maintain the interpersonal relationships with the doctors, nurses and staff at Gaffney Chicago Medical Center.

Thursday

9-1-1: Nashville

(7) WLS 8:00 p.m.

Music City is safe from dangers thanks to Capt. Don Hart (Chris O’Donnell) of Station 113 and his team of firefighters, emergency responders, EMTs, police officers and 911 dispatchers. Jessica Capshaw, LeAnn Rimes and Kimberly Williams-Paisley also star.

Friday

Stumble

(5) WMAQ 7:30 p.m.

For disgraced cheerleading coach Courteney Potter (Jenn Lyon), it’s going to take a lot of bending over backwards to fix her reputation. After being fired from her first-place team, she agrees to coach a rag-tag team of uncoordinated, smalltown kids.

Wednesday

(32) WFLD 7:00 p.m.

The Masked Singer

A little song and dance goes a long way in the Season 14 finale of “The Masked Singer,” airing on Fox this Wednesday, April 1. In this final episode, panelists Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg, Ken Jeong, Rita Ora and Robin Thicke judge mystery celebrity performers as they attempt to claim the Golden Mask trophy.

Saturday

Rescued by Faith: The Connie and Larry Van Oosten Story

LIFE 7:00 p.m.

This true crime story follows the excruci-

ating experience and later escape of husband and wife Larry and Connie Van Oosten, retired business owners who were kidnapped and held in a secret dungeon before their captor demanded they pay $350,000.

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Sports this week

Sunday

1:00 p.m. (2) WBBM WCIA 2026 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Regional Final: Teams TBA. (Live) (2:30)

BIG10 Women’s College Lacrosse Johns Hopkins at Northwestern. (Live) (2:00)

ESPN College Softball Texas A&M at Texas. (Live) (2:00)

2:00 p.m. (5) WMAQ PGA Tour Golf Texas Children’s Houston Open, Final Round. (Live) (3:00) (7) WLS 2026 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament Regional Final: Teams TBA. (Live) (2:00) ESPN2 College Hockey NCAA Tournament, Regional Final: Teams TBA. (Live) (2:30)

GOLF PGA Korn Ferry Tour Golf Club Car Championship, Final Round. (Live) (2:00)

2:30 p.m. (32) WFLD MotoGP Racing MotoGP Racing. (Live) (1:30)

3:00 p.m. (50) CW AHL Hockey Milwaukee Admirals at Chicago Wolves. (Live) (3:00) (9) WGN PBA Bowling USBC Masters. (Live) (2:00) BIG10 College Softball Michigan State at Ohio State. (Live) (2:00)

3:30 p.m. (2) WBBM WCIA 2026 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Regional Final: Teams TBA. (Live) (2:30)

4:00 p.m. GOLF PGA Tour Champions Golf Hoag Classic Newport Beach, Final Round. (Live) (2:00)

6:00 p.m. GOLF LPGA Tour Golf Ford Championship, Final Round. (Live) (2:00)

6:30 p.m. (5) WMAQ NBA Basketball New York Knicks at Oklahoma City Thunder. (Live) (2:30)

7:00 p.m. ESPN United Football League United Football League. Columbus Aviators at Orlando Storm. (Live) (3:00)

ESPN2 College Baseball West Virginia at Arizona State. (Live) (3:00)

9:00 p.m. (5) WMAQ NBA Basketball Golden State Warriors at Denver Nuggets. (Live) (2:30)

Monday

6:00 p.m. TRU 2026 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament (Live) (1:30)

ESPN 2026 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament Regional Final: Teams TBA. (Live) (2:00)

6:30 p.m. ESPN2 Boys High School Basketball Jamfest. (Live) (1:30)

7:30 p.m. TRU 2026 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament (Live) (1:30)

8:00 p.m. ESPN 2026 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament Regional Final: Teams TBA. (Live) (2:00) TueSday

5:30 p.m. ESPN Girls High School Basketball (Live) (1:30)

6:00 p.m. TRU TNT Men’s International Soccer Friendlies (Live) (2:00) ESPN2 College Baseball Auburn at Georgia Tech. (Live) (3:00)

7:00 p.m. (5) WMAQ NBA Basketball New York Knicks at Houston Rockets. (Live) (3:00)

8:00 p.m. ESPN Boys High School Basketball (Live) (2:00)

8:30 p.m. TRU TBS MLB Baseball New York Yankees at Seattle Mariners. (Live) (3:00)

WedneSday

12:30 p.m. GOLF 2026 Augusta National Women’s Amateur First Round. (Live) (2:00)

6:00 p.m. ESPN2 2026 Women’s Basketball Invitation Tournament Championship: Teams TBA. (Live) (2:00)

6:30 p.m. ESPN NBA Basketball Atlanta Hawks at Orlando Magic. (Live) (2:35)

7:00 p.m. USA League One Volleyball LOVB Houston at LOVB Nebraska. (Live) (2:00)

8:00 p.m. TRU TNT NHL Hockey St. Louis Blues at Los Angeles Kings. (Live) (3:00)

9:05 p.m. ESPN NBA Basketball San Antonio Spurs at Golden State Warriors. (Live) (2:30)

ThurSday

11:00 a.m. ESPN2 Boys High School Basketball Nationals: Opening Round. (Live) (1:30)

12:30 p.m. GOLF 2026 Augusta National Women’s Amateur Second Round. (Live) (2:00)

1:00 p.m. ESPN2 Boys High School Basketball Nationals: Quarterfinals. (Live) (1:30)

3:00 p.m. ESPN2 Boys High School Basketball Nationals: Quarterfinals. (Live) (1:30)

GOLF PGA Tour Golf Valero Texas Open, First Round. (Live) (3:00)

4:00 p.m. BIG10 College Softball Wisconsin at Purdue. (Live) (2:00)

6:00 p.m. BIG10 Women’s College Lacrosse Ohio State at Michigan. (Live) (2:00)

ESPN 2026 NIT Basketball Tournament First Semifinal: Teams TBA. (Live) (2:00)

ESPN2 College Baseball Teams TBA. (Live) (3:00) GOLF LPGA Tour Golf Aramco Championship, First Round. (Live) (3:00)

8:30 p.m. ESPN 2026 NIT Basketball Tournament Second Semifinal: Teams TBA. (Live) (2:00) Friday

9:00 a.m. ESPN2 Boys High School Basketball Nationals: Semifinals. (Live) (1:30)

11:00 a.m. ESPN2 Boys High School Basketball Nationals: Semifinals. (Live) (1:30)

1:00 p.m. ESPN2 Boys High School Basketball Nationals: Semifinals. (Live) (1:30)

3:00 p.m. ESPN2 Boys High School Basketball Nationals: Semifinals. (Live) (1:30)

GOLF PGA Tour Golf Valero Texas Open, Second Round. (Live) (3:00)

6:00 p.m. ESPN ESPN2 2026 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament First Semifinal: Teams TBA. (Live) (2:00) GOLF LPGA Tour Golf Aramco Championship, Second Round. (Live) (3:00)

7:00 p.m. (32) WFLD United Football League United Football League. D.C. Defenders at Columbus Aviators. (Live) (3:00)

BIG10 Men’s College Gymnastics Big Ten Championships. (Live) (2:00)

8:30 p.m. ESPN ESPN2 2026 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament Second Semifinal: Teams TBA. (Live) (2:00)

SaTurday

Noon GOLF PGA Tour Golf Valero Texas Open, Third Round. (Live) (2:30)

12:30 p.m. (32) WFLD 2026 College Basketball Crown First Semifinal: Teams TBA. (Live) (2:00)

1:00 p.m. WCIA PBA Bowling USA vs. The World. (Live) (2:00)

ESPN2 Women’s College Basketball 2026 All-Star Game. (Live) (2:00)

1:30 p.m. (9) WGN NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series North Carolina Education Lottery 250. (Live) (3:30) 2:00 p.m. BIG10 Women’s College Lacrosse USC at Northwestern. (Live) (2:00)

2:30 p.m. (5) WMAQ PGA Tour Golf Valero Texas Open, Third Round. (Live) (2:30)

3:00 p.m. WCIA NWSL Soccer Gotham FC at Kansas City Current. (Live) (2:00) (32) WFLD 2026 College Basketball Crown Second Semifinal: Teams TBA. (Live) (2:00)

4:00 p.m. GOLF LPGA Tour Golf Aramco Championship, Third Round. (Live) (4:00)

5:00 p.m. BIG10 Men’s College Lacrosse Ohio State at Maryland. (Live) (2:00)

TRU TNT 2026 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament (Live) (5:00)

ESPN College Softball Texas at Alabama. (Live) (2:00)

ESPN2 College Baseball LSU at Tennessee. (Live) (3:00) TBS 2026 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament First Semifinal: Teams TBA. (Live) (2:30)

5:30 p.m. (38) WCPX NWSL Soccer Portland Thorns FC at North Carolina Courage. (Live) (2:00)

6:00 p.m. (32) WFLD MLB Baseball (Live) (3:00)

7:00 p.m. BIG10 Men’s College Gymnastics Big Ten Championships - Individual. (Live) (2:00)

ESPN United Football League United Football League. Louisville Kings at Orlando Storm. (Live) (3:00)

7:30 p.m. TBS 2026 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Second Semifinal: Teams TBA. (Live) (2:30)

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9:00 a.m. ESPN2 Boys High School Basketball Nationals: Opening Round. (Live) (1:30)

7:45 p.m. (38) WCPX NWSL Soccer Denver Summit at Seattle Reign FC. (Live) (2:00)

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52 138 245 <++ Meg 2: The Trench (‘23) Jason Statham. <++ Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (‘18) Chris Pratt. <+++ Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (‘24, Act)Chris Hemsworth, Tom Burke,Anya Taylor-Joy.

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63 196 277 Mysteries at Mysteries of the Unknown Mysteries of the Unknown Mysteries of

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TUESDAY PRIME TIME

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In a pinch

Gated community robberies continue in new ‘Your Friends & Neighbors’

By Sarah Passingham TV Media

Living a life of luxury is, for some, only maintained by a delicately balanced trail of dominoes. When the pieces start to fall, it can take creative measures to try to keep the game alive.

A new season of the streaming drama “Your Friends & Neighbors” premieres Friday, April 3, on Apple TV, starring Jon Hamm (“Fargo”) as Andrew “Coop” Cooper, who, after losing his job as a hedge fund manager and finding himself in non-solicit limbo, resorts to stealing valuables from his wealthy neighbors in suburban New York. To keep up appearances, Coop uses the money he gets pawning his friends’ watches and paintings to fund his lifestyle of gated community living and country club leisure.

The first episode of the new season will be available to stream on premiere day, with the rest of the season’s 10 episodes dropping weekly each Friday until the season finale on Friday, June 5.

It’s not like things were going particularly well for Coop before he was fired from Bailey Russell Capital Management. He was divorced from his therapist wife, Mel (Amanda Peet, “Fatal Attraction”), who left him for his best friend, former NBA player Nick Brandes (Mark Tallman, “First Wives Club”). A consuming career in finance had left Coop with a distant, at best, relationship with his two teenage children, Tori (Isabel Gravitt, “The Watcher”) and Hunter (Donovan Colan, “Theater Camp,” 2023).

What made Coop ultimately lose his standing among his social circle was being arrested for and later proven innocent of a murder. Coop’s legitimate criminality remains under the radar like he’s got a guardian angel looking over him, and by last season’s finale, he’d managed to repair some of the broken pieces of his family. “For the first time in a while, the future seemed promising,” Coop narrates in the upcoming season’s official trailer, before a new neighbor moves in.

This season, there is a new hot shot in town, and it doesn’t take him very long to pin Coop’s deal. Owen Ashe (James Marsden, “Jury Duty”) rolls into Westmont in an electric blue McLaren and throws a lavish party for himself to toast his arrival. Though they may not seem to have much in common at the moment, as the new neighbor flaunts his wealth while Coop claws tooth and nail to keep his own, their paths fortuitously cross.

For one, they both prefer to go by their nickname. “My friends just call me Ashe,” Owen Ashe insists in the trailer, making the rounds at his welcome soiree. Once the party is over, the jig is up pretty quickly for Coop as Ashe tells him that he’s figured out just how “complicated” Coop really is.

Over a swanky restaurant reservation in the trailer, Ashe lays it out for Coop, who is surprised to hear that this relative stranger isn’t about to turn him in after learning about his looting business. “I like a guy who colors outside the lines. I deal with a lot of dangerous people. You can help me out, or you can get arrested,” Ashe drives a hard bargain.

Returning alongside Hamm, Peet, Tallman, Gravitt and Colan are Olivia Munn (“The Rook”) as Coop’s former on-and-off romantic partner, Sam Levitt; Hoon Lee (“Warrior”) as Coop’s business manager, Barney Choi; Lena Hall (“Snowpiercer”) as Coop’s live-in musician sister, Ali; Aimee Carrero (“The Consultant”) as housekeeper and Coop’s thieving co-conspirator, Elena; and Eunice Bae (“Lioness”) as Barney’s wife, Grace. Hamm executive produces the series with Connie Tavel (“Judging Amy”), Craig Gillespie (“Physical”), Jamie Rosengard (“The Last Thing He Told Me”), Lori Keith Douglas (“Dear Edward”) and Stephanie Laing (“Palm Royale”). Laing directed six of this season’s 10 episodes. “Your Friends & Neighbors” was created by Jonathan Tropper (“Banshee”) and has already been renewed for a third season before the release of the show’s sophomore season.

Liberating valuables from rich people who rarely even notice they’ve gone missing seems like a relatively victimless crime — you can give Coop that — and he starts off his pilfering spree as a solo task. It’s easy for him to be invited in, case out what’s up for the taking and walk out with it. However, like any thief whose eyes are bigger than their ability to execute, Coop’s choice of high-value items prove difficult to flip. Luck is on his side when pawnbroker Lu Varga (Randy Danson, “The Last Temptation of Christ,” 1988) easily pieces together what Coop’s up to but chooses to join him and help connect him with buyers.

Again, Coop is held up by Elena in the act of lifting Nick’s championship ring, but she also opts to become part of Coop’s organization for a cut of his earnings. Now Ashe is muscling his way into Coop’s hustle.

Screen Scramble

Unscramble the letters for each word to reveal five movies and TV shows. Then, rearrange the circled letters to discover the actor who has appeared in all five.

Solution on page 2

By Caroline Collacutt TV Media

The second round of “Tournament of Champions’” seventh season begins Sunday, March 29, on Food Network.

In this bracket-style cooking competition, Guy Fieri (“Guy’s Grocery Games”) challenges 32 talented chefs to create dishes with randomly assigned ingredients, equipment, cooking styles and time limits. Much like previous seasons, the competition will feature “blind judging by some of the biggest names in the food world” (per Food Network), asking this season’s chefs to take on 31 challenges’ worth of head-to-head battles over eight weeks in order to find the next “TOC” champion — a cook who will take home the coveted Tournament of Cham-

pions belt and an impressive $150,000 prize.

According to the network, this year’s competitors include “four of the most powerful opponents to ever compete on the series” — but as this second bracket begins with 16 talented chefs remaining, that auspicious “top four” classification could go to just about anyone.

While the season’s chefs include “proven warriors and fierce new challengers,” according to an announcement shared with People, it’s also said that the players will face the series’ “biggest surprise ever.”

“Year after year, chefs up their gameplay and strategy, so we need to constantly raise the stakes to keep the competition next level,” Fieri said.

As the competition heats up, Fieri will be joined by side-

Guy Fieri hosts “Tournament of Champions”

line reporters Tiffani Faison (“Beachside Brawl”) and Justin Warner (“Guy’s Grocery Games”), alongside Simon Majumdar (“The Best Thing I Ever Ate”), who talks strategy and performance with guest judges.

Crossword

Across

1. Bus driver to Springfield Elementary School

5. “___ & Order”

8. C-section reminder

12. Fish often grilled for tacos, informally

13. ___ Ben Canaan, of “Exodus” (1960)

14. Ran like mad

15. “As we all hope!”

16. “Mork & Mindy” star

18. Animated series with a mad scientist

20. Gets ready to race

21. Skywalker, to his pals

22. ‘70s TV spinoff

24. Take delight in

28. Hitting noise

29. ___ Jima (WWII battle)

30. Annual division

33. Pennsylvania senator Specter

35. Hank Williams number?

37. Fiery gemstone

38. TV series with a star chimp

43. Singer/actress Love

44. Part of an oft-sung bikini description

45. College in Mich.

46. Goalkeeper’s jersey number, often

47. Rock’s suffix

48. Cuts with garden shears

49. Six-pt. plays on the gridiron

50. Señor’s six

Down

1. Actor Sy of “Lupin”

2. Suspense novelist Hoag

3. Netflix series whose fifth season concludes with the election of Tony Blair

4. Spoke from a sty

5. Grassy expanses

6. Rain-starved

7. Pebbles’ mom

8. Add, as to soup

9. See cereal covering

10. Pentagon department

11. Hi-___ graphics

17. Reclusive

19. Director DuVernay of “Selma” (2014)

22. Tachometer letters

23. Yoo-___: beverage

25. Penn of “Fooled Us”

26. Band will do this to agent

27. Poetic “thataway”

31. Bejeweled bands

32. Guesser’s request

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33. Many a simian

34. Bat or raccoon disease

36. “Think before doing that”

37. “Totally!”

38. Tie with a clasp

39. Begin to dive

40. Minister

41. Piedmontese wine, for short

42. Marble ___

43. Where S.F. is

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58 209 356 White House (L) (N) The Beat With (L)

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SYFY 160 122 244 <+++ The Mask (‘94) Cameron Diaz, Jim Carrey. <++ Ghostbusters (‘16, Comedy)Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones,Melissa McCarthy. <++ Dredd (‘12) Olivia Thirlby,Karl Urban. <+ Leprechaun 3

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TCM 501 132 256 < Sabotage Agent <+++ Hotel Berlin Helmut Dantine. Looney <++++ Giant (1956, Drama)Rock Hudson, James Dea n, Elizabeth Taylor. <++++ The Last Picture Show

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Rooster DTF St. Louis <+++ John Wick: Chapter 4 (‘23)Donnie Yen Ji-Dan,Keanu Reeves. <+++ From the World of John Wick: Ballerina DTF St. Louis

By Kimberly Tremblay TV Media

WHAT’S NEW ON PRIME VIDEO

“Rory McIlroy: The Masters Wait” (2026) From director Drea Cooper (“Flint Town”) and producers Zoe Morrison (“They Call Me Magic”) and T.J. Martin (“Tina,” 2021), “Rory McIlroy: The Masters Wait” premieres Monday, March 30, on Prime Video, following McIlroy’s long pursuit of the Masters Tournament, the one major championship standing between him and golf’s career Grand Slam. At the center is Augusta National, the sport’s most revered course and, for McIlroy, its most unforgiving. The film revisits 2011, when a 21-year-old McIlroy took a four-shot lead into the final round before suffering a collapse that shadowed every return to Augusta. In the years that followed, he won the U.S. Open, PGA Championship and The Open, yet the green jacket remained just out of reach. Built around the final round of the 2025 Masters, the documentary unfolds as McIlroy faces the course once again, tracing a journey marked by pressure, setbacks and perseverance.

WHAT’S NEW ON ACORN TV

“The Feud on Shelbury Drive” - Season 1 Polite smiles fade as a dispute between neighbors begins to simmer when Season 1 of “The Feud on Shelbury Drive” premieres Monday, March 30, on Acorn TV, with subsequent episodes releasing weekly on Mondays. Emma (Jill Halfpenny, “EastEnders”) and her husband, John (Rupert PenryJones, “Spooks”), appear to have the perfect life on the peaceful, well-kept Shelbury Drive. But when Emma proposes a kitchen extension, a seemingly ordinary renovation sets off an extraordinary chain reaction. Neighbors who once traded smiles and small talk begin to bristle, complaints sharpen into confrontations and simmering resentment gives

way to something more unsettling. As tensions spread from house to house, the street’s polished facade begins to crack, and the people Emma and John thought they knew reveal far darker sides of themselves. In this six-part drama created and written by Aschlin Ditta (“Doc Martin”), the series also stars Ray Fearon (“Beauty and the Beast,” 2017), Amy Nuttall (“Downton Abbey”), Tessa PeakeJones (“Grantchester”), Larry Lamb (“EastEnders”), Jamie-Lee O’Donnell (“Derry Girls”) and Alex Macqueen (“Peaky Blinders”), with episodes directed by Andy de Emmony (“Spitting Image”).

WHAT’S NEW ON DISNEY+

“Secrets of the Bees”

The newest installment of National Geographic’s Secrets Of franchise arrives when “Secrets of the Bees” premieres Tuesday, March 31, on Disney+. This two-part documentary follows explorer and wildlife filmmaker Bertie Gregory (“Epic Adventures with Bertie Gregory”) as he enters the hidden world of bees, the tiny but essential pollinators responsible for roughly one-third of the world’s food. Filmed over three years, the docuseries opens a rare window into a single hive, capturing never-before-

filmed moments and revealing the intricate systems that keep these colonies alive. Working alongside entomologist and fellow National Geographic explorer Samuel Ramsey, Gregory uncovers the astonishing architecture, intelligence and social complexity that allow bees to thrive. From the race to prepare a hive for winter to the wider threats facing bee populations around the world, “Secrets of the Bees” reveals the fragile balance that keeps these vital pollinators alive.

WHAT’S NEW ON NETFLIX

“XO, Kitty” - Season 3

“Roses are red. Violets are blue. There’s a third season of ‘XO, Kitty’ in store for you,” according to Netflix’s Tudum — and this time, it’s Kitty’s biggest year yet. Season 3 lands on the streamer Thursday, April 2, as Kitty (Anna Cathcart, “Odd Squad”) returns to the Korean Independent School of Seoul (KISS) for her final year, determined to make it her best yet. With a carefully planned Senior Sunset list, Kitty hopes to create unforgettable memories with her friends, strengthen her connection to her Korean family and finally figure out her complicated feelings

for Min-ho (Sang Heon Lee, “Secret Ingredient”). But as the school year unfolds, unexpected revelations threaten to derail the perfect future she imagined. As relationships shift and new faces arrive at KISS — including students played by Sule Thelwell (“Saint X”), Soy Kim (“Joryu ingan,” 2014) and Christine Hwang (“The Beast in Me”) — Kitty must learn that growing up rarely follows a script. Surrounded by friends Dae (Choi Min-yeong, “Dream Palace,” 2022), Yuri (Gia Kim, “Burning Questions”), Q (Anthony Keyvan, “Love, Victor”) and others, she begins to realize that sometimes the most meaningful moments come from embracing the unexpected. Based on “To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before” by Jenny Han, Sherwin Shilati (“Manifest”) directs this third season, with Han serving as showrunner and executive producer.

WHAT’S NEW ON PEACOCK

“Five Nights at Freddy’s 2” (2025)

The nightmare Mike (Josh Hutcherson, “The Hunger Games,” 2012) tried leaving behind last year returns when “Five Nights at Freddy’s 2” arrives Friday, April 3, on Peacock. One year after the supernatural terror at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza in “Five Nights at Freddy’s” (2023), this sequel finds Mike struggling to bury the past while shielding Abby (Piper Rubio, “For All Mankind”) from the truth about what really happened there. Alongside police officer Vanessa (Elizabeth Lail, “You”), he has kept the secret for as long as he can. However, Abby still misses Freddy, Bonnie, Chica and Foxy. So when she runs away to find them, Mike is pulled back toward the place he fears most. As Mike and Vanessa race to find Abby, they uncover a darker force at the heart of Freddy’s story — one that has been lying in wait for far longer than they realized. Based on Scott Cawthon’s hit game series, the film is directed by Emma Tammi (“The Wind,” 2018), with Beatriz Sequeira (“The Invisible Man,” 2020) serving as executive producer.

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With It (‘11)Jennifer Aniston, Adam Sandler. <+ Blended (‘14)Drew Barrymore ,Joel McHale,Adam Sandler.

(N) Velshi (L) (N) Alex Witt Reports (L) (N) The Beat: Weeken d (N)

60 160 331 Ridiculous Ridiculous Ridiculous Ridiculous RidiculousRidiculousRidiculous RidiculousRidiculous Ridiculous Big BangBig BangBig BangBig BangBig Bang Big Bang

NICK 31 170 299 <+++ Despicable Me (‘10) Steve Carell. <+++ Despicable Me 2 (‘13) Steve Carell. <++ Despicable Me 3 (‘17)Steve Carell. <++ Minions (‘15) Sandra Bullock.

OXY 123 127 251 Dateline "Ghost Rider" Dateline: Secrets Uncovered "Deadly Mirage" Sins of the SouthSins of the South Murders "Family Jewels" Real MurdersNew York Homicide

PARMT 49 241 241 NCIS NCIS <+++ The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Creatures unite to destroy a powerful ring and defeat a lord. <++++ Raiders of the Lost Ark

SYFY 160 122 244 <+ Leprechaun 4 in Spac e (‘97) Warwick Davis. <+ Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood Warwick Davis. <+ Leprechaun 2 (‘94)Warwick Davis. <++ Blade (‘98)Stephen Dorff,Wesley Snipes.

TBS 29 139 247 Friends Friends Friends Friends FriendsFriends Friends <++ Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (‘18) Chris Pratt. The Final Four Show At the Final Four (N)

Holt <++ Tarzan's Hidden Jungle Movie <+++ Godspell (‘73) David Haskell,Victor Garber. <+++ The Shoes of

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CMT 146 166 327 <++ Just Go With It (‘11, Rom) Jennifer Aniston, Nicole Kidman,Adam Sandler. <+ Blended (‘14) Drew Barrymore ,Joel McHale, Adam Sandler. Gold. GirlsGold. GirlsGold. GirlsGold. GirlsGold. Girls

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The Bible "Mission"

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By Adam Thomlison TV Media

Q: Every now and then, Seth Meyers talks to his cue-card guy. Does he actually still use cue cards instead of a teleprompter or is it just to give him someone to talk to?

A: Apparently, both things can be true.

Seth Meyers does, in fact, still use cue cards for “Late Night With Seth Meyers,” and he says it’s a habit he shares with a lot of “Saturday Night Live” grads.

“Everyone who comes off of ‘SNL’ sticks with cue cards,” Meyers said during an audience Q&A session when asked about his relationship with cue cards. He said he just trusts them more than teleprompters, which are subject to all sorts of technical glitches.

As for his relationship with his cue-card guy specifically, it’s about the same. “Wally does cue cards at ‘SNL.’ He did the very first cue card I ever read off of.”

“Wally” is Wally Feresten, who still holds the cards on “Late Night” and “Saturday Night Live,” and has done other shows over the years. In an article he wrote for LateNighter.com — a news website specifically devoted to latenight TV — Feresten said that he’s been doing “Late Night” since Meyers took over, and that Meyers started including him in sketches right off the bat. But their relationship shifted during the COVID-19 pandemic, when Feresten got to sit on the couch as a last-minute fill-in guest. He called it “one of the coolest things to happen to me in my entire 35 years of working at NBC.”

He mostly talks about the awe of the experi-

ence, but he also mentions that it gave him a chance to promote his side hustle, CueCardsByWally.com, where he sells personalized, autographed cue cards.

Q: Why do I know the guy who played Charles in “Operation Mincemeat”? Can I see him in anything else?

A: That was Matthew Macfadyen playing real-life English spy Charles Cholmondeley in “Operation Mincemeat” (2021). You know him from “Succession.”

That’s a bit of an assumption, but only a bit. Macfadyen has had a long and successful career

on the screen, largely in the U.K. However, the fact is that most of that has been eclipsed by the runaway success of the award-gobbling dramedy “Succession,” which ran from 201823 on HBO. He played Tom Wambsgans, who married into the show’s central Roy family, and he won a pair of Emmys and armloads of other awards for the role.

His next best-known role was probably as Mr. Darcy in the 2005 big-screen adaptation of “Pride & Prejudice,” opposite Keira Knightley (“Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl,” 2003) as Elizabeth. Since appearing in “Succession,” his profile has grown considerably. You already pointed out the prestigious historical spy drama “Operation Mincemeat,” but he’s also popped up in less likely places, such as the 2024 comicmovie megahit “Deadpool & Wolverine” (playing Mr. Paradox) and in the American-history miniseries “Death by Lightning” last year. He’s now starring in the oddball sitcom “The Miniature Wife,” which just premiered on Peacock.

More exciting, though, (especially if you enjoyed “Mincemeat”) is what’s next. BBC recently announced that Macfadyen will play beloved literary spy George Smiley in a new series, “Legacy of Spies” — an adaptation of John le Carre’s classic novel “The Spy Who Came in From the Cold” and its sequel, “Legacy of Spies.” The series was only announced in December, so there’s no news yet on a release.

Q: What ever happened to Richard Karn? Is he still working?

A: Richard Karn (“Family Feud”) is indeed still working, and still hanging out with his buddy Tim Allen (“Toy Story,” 1995) when he can.

Karn is best known for his role on ‘90s sitcom “Home Improvement,” playing Al Borland, the actually competent assistant to Allen’s bumbling lead on the sitcom’s show-within-a-show, “Tool Time.”

Shortly after “Home Improvement” ended in 1999, Karn took over as host of the long-running game show “Family Feud,” but left that in 2006. He hasn’t reached those heights of fame again, but he’s still a famous face and has taken a steady stream of guest roles since.

That includes popping up on pretty much all of Allen’s subsequent projects — the two are friends in real life as well. Most recently, he appeared on the Season 2 premiere of Allen’s new sitcom, “Shifting Gears,” and did a brief arc on his previous one, “Last Man Standing,” in 2013.

He and Allen also hosted a couple of reality shows together on History Channel — “Assembly Required” in 2021 and “More Power” in 2022, both based on their “Home Improvement” dynamic. But neither really caught on, and they were both canceled after a season.

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