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By Dana Simpson TV Media

SFeeling audacious Silicon Valley goes to therapy in new AMC series

ince the rise of digital technology tycoons Bill Gates, Michael Bloomberg and Joe Liemandt in the 1980s, the United States — and more specifically, Silicon Valley, California — has positioned itself as the center of excellence for Big Tech. In 2026, the Bay Area hub is home to AI monoliths Nvidia, Apple, Google and Meta, as well as a sea of start-up companies.

As a locale, “Silicon Valley” has earned a reputation synonymous with sleek, modern devices and a plethora of internet applications designed to enrich our lives by connecting us to the larger world and simplifying the tasks that we have collectively deemed too tedious, boring or time-consuming.

Along with this industry boom came the term “tech bro,” which, for many, instantly conjures the image of a 20-something-year-old man in a fleece vest or hoodie carrying a coffee to his stark white desk before taking a nap in the office sleep pod. (Anyone who has seen “Succession” Season 4 already knows that GoJo founder Lukas Matsson, played by “True Blood’s” Alexander Skarsgard, is exactly this type of character.)

And although tech bros come in many different iterations (not unlike the iPhones they hawk), there is no denying that the most successful of their kind often wear their lanyards with a strong sense of entitlement and a low threshold for mundanity. This, dear TV viewer, is exactly what AMC addresses in its new series “The Audacity,” from creator Jonathan Glatzer (“Bad Sisters”).

Premiering Sunday, April 12, on AMC and the AMC+ streaming service, “The Audacity” tells the story of budding tech mogul Duncan Park (Billy Magnussen, “Game Night,” 2018), who is slowly coming to terms with Silicon Valley’s toxicity — and his own — through a series of discussions with his therapist (played by “Barry” star Sarah Goldberg).

“Set inside the bubble of Silicon Valley, ‘The Audacity’ takes on the warped dreams, outsized egos and ethical lapses of the self-styled inventors of the future,” the AMC description for the series reads. “In a world of jaded billionaires, psychiatrist-gurus, bio-hacked tech bros, AI labs and disillusioned teens being optimized in elite private schools, an audacious data-mining CEO [Magnussen] strives to turn insight and influence into profit and power.”

The series, also referred to as “a darkly comedic drama that confronts reality, privacy and the delusions fueling our ever-changing world,” pulls no punches with respect to its critique of the high-tech industry. Having been credited with (or perhaps accused of, depending on your perspective) “tearing Silicon Valley a new one” by Mashable.com writer Belen Edwards, “The Audicity”

really could not come at a better time.

“There are timely topics on the show,” leading man Magnussen said during the SXSW Studio panel on March 14. “I’m definitely not claiming to be a tech expert or anything, but I think it’s the humanity that Jonathan Glatzer has put into these characters.

“The show is about people that went into this world with good intentions, wanting to build the perfect product. And they’re flawed themselves, and then they had money added onto that power wealth. But the story that’s fun is the corruption of that power, the weight of all that stuff, and these people trying to be these larger-than-life titans in this world, but they’re still just humans that have faults.”

Magnussen’s co-star Simon Helberg (“The Big Bang Theory”), who plays Martin Phister in “The Audacity,” agreed with Magnussen’s statement, adding, “The way that I see it, when we were going to work, it feels like, ‘We better tell this story now, because this is also going to be a headline in six hours.’”

Joining Magnussen, Goldberg and Helberg onscreen are Zach Galifianakis (“The Hangover,” 2009) as Carl Bardolph; Lucy Punch (“Amandaland”) as Duncan’s wife, Lili Park-Hoffsteader; Paul Adelstein (“The Menu,” 2022) as Goldberg’s on-screen husband, Dr. Gary Felder; Rob Corddry (“Childrens Hospital”) as Tom Ruffage; Ava Marie Telek (“Happy Face”) as Duncan and Lili’s daughter, Jamison; and Meaghan Rath (“Hawaii Five-0”) and Thailey Roberge (“Reginald the Vampire”) as Helberg’s on-screen wife and daughter, Anushka and Tess, respectively.

Everett Blunck (“The Plague,” 2025), Jess McLeod (“One Of Us Is Lying”), Rukiya Bernard (“Yellowjackets”), Andrew Bushell (“Designated Survivor”) and Arlina Rodriguez (“Death Note,” 2017) also star in the series’ premiere season.

“’The Audacity’ is one of the most exciting, timely and relevant projects I’ve ever been associated with,” said Dan McDermott, president of entertainment and AMC Studios for AMC Networks, during the show’s announcement in April of last year.

“We focus on three primary things,” McDermott later added while calling back to AMC’s rich history of on-screen storytelling. “One is lightning-in-a-bottle characters that can break out and become part of the cultural conversation. The second is that they take the audience into a unique world or subculture that we either haven’t seen portrayed or haven’t seen portrayed in this particular way. And the third is we want to be entertaining and fun, of course, but we also want our shows to have a real cultural meaning and ballast and be about something important.”

“The Audacity,” which as already been greenlit for a second season, premieres Sunday, April 12, on AMC and AMC+.

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58 209 356 The Weekend (L) (N) Velshi (L) (N) Alex Witt Reports (L) (N) Crooked on MS NOW

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<++ Shadow of a Woman <+++ Pride and Prejudice (‘40) Laurence Olivier,Greer Garson. < Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? TLC 42 183 280 World's Tallest Man My Strange Addiction My Strange AddictionMy Strange Addiction90 Day Diaries 90 Day Diaries90 Day Diaries 90 Day Diaries

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Highlights

this week

Sunday

2026 Masters Tournament

(2) WBBM WCIA 1:00 p.m.

The race for the Green Jacket comes to a head today as the final round of the 2026 Masters tournament takes place at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. Last year, Rory McIlroy won in dramatic fashion in a playoff versus Justin Rose.

Monday

The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins

(5) WMAQ 7:30 p.m.

After ruining his reputation, Reggie (Tracy Morgan) has worked to reclaim his legacy with the help of documentary filmmaker Arthur Tobin (Daniel Radcliffe). Will it be enough? Precious Way and Bobby Moynihan also star in this season finale.

Wednesday

Hollywood Squares

(2) WBBM WCIA 9:30 p.m.

This episode seems to have a theme going, with a number of former “Saturday Night Live” stars sitting in a well-lit square. The celeb guests include Ana Gasteyer, Tim Meadows, Chris Redd, Jason Ritter, Kristen Schaal, Thomas Lennon and more.

Thursday

NHL Hockey

ESPN 7:00 p.m.

Robert Thomas, Pavel Buchnevich and the St. Louis Blues head west to the Delta Center in Salt Lake City to take on Clayton Keller, Nick Schmaltz and the Utah Mammoth in the final regular season game for both. The Mammoth seem primed for the post-season.

Friday

Happy’s Place

(5) WMAQ 7:00 p.m.

Drinks, anyone? For Bobbie (Reba McEntire) and Isabella (Belissa Escobedo),

Sunday

HBO

Euphoria

The third and final season of “Euphoria” begins this Sunday, April 12, on HBO. It’s not exactly a high school reunion, but as the wildly popular series returns, fans can look forward to a five-year time jump, where our favorite characters are post high school and living what qualifies as their best lives.

Saturday

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

FX 7:00 p.m.

Still dealing with the loss of Gamora (Zoe Saldana), Peter (Chris Pratt) looks to rally the team (Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Vin Diesel) to save Rocket (Bradley Cooper) from the High Evolutionary (Chukwudi Iwuji).

M Various <++ The Expendables 2 (‘12) Sylvester Stallone. <++ The Expendables (‘10) Jason Statham, Sylvester Stallone. <+++ The Martian (2015,Sci-Fi) Jessica Chastain,Matt Damon. T <+++ The Fifth Element (1997,Sci-Fi) Gary Oldman,Bruce Willis. <++ I Am Number Four (‘11) Timothy Olyphant, Alex Pettyfer. <+++ Ocean's Thirteen (‘07) Brad Pitt,George Clooney. W Stooges <+++ Moneyball (2011,Drama) Jonah Hill,Brad Pitt. <+++ Ocean's Twelve (2004,Comedy Drama) Brad Pitt, George Clooney. <+++ Back to the Future Part III

Th Various <+++ Back to the Future (‘85) Michael J. Fox. <+++ Back to the Future Part II (‘89) Michael J. Fox. <+++ Ocean's Eleven (‘01) Matt Damon, George Clooney. F Stooges <++ Armageddon (1998,Sci-Fi) Billy Bob Thornton, Bruce Willis. <+++ The Green Mile (1999,Drama) David Morse,Tom Hanks.

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<++ MacGruber (‘10) Will Forte. Here to Climb Euphoria RoosterComeback

T <++ Meg 2: The Trench (‘23) Jason Statham. ComebackEuphoria <++ MacGruber (‘10) Will Forte. Real Time WithBornDTF St. LouisEuphoria

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Th < I Love You Forever <+++ My Blind Brother (‘16) BornReal Time WithDTF St.Louis The Dark Wizard <+++ From the World of John Wick: Ballerina

F <++ The Amazing Spi The Dark Wizard Euphoria RoosterComeback <++ The Mummy Returns (‘01) Brendan Fraser. DTF St. Louis BornRooster MAX

M < Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind < Mortal Kombat Lege <+ Halloween: The Curse of Michael <++ Halloween H20: 20 Years Later <+ Halloween: Resurrection (‘02) <++ Maze Runner: Th

T < Knox Goes Away <+++ Love & Mercy (‘14) John Cusack. <+++ Papillon (‘73) Steve McQueen. <++ The Belko Experiment (‘16) <++ A Man Called Otto (‘22)

W <++ Brian Banks (‘18) Aldis Hodge. <++ Chasing Mavericks (‘12) Gerard Butler. <++ The Man Who Invented Christ <++ Pan (‘15) Garrett Hedlund, Hugh Jackman. <+ Son of the Mask

Th <++ The 33 (‘15) Antonio Banderas. <+++ Shazam! (‘19) Mark Strong,Zachary Levi <++ Shazam! Fury of the Gods (‘23) Zachary Levi. <++ Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (‘23)

F < Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of < Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind < Mortal Kombat Lege <+ Halloween: The Curse of Michael <++ Halloween H20: 20 Years Later <+ Halloween: Resurr

M < Sleeping Dogs (‘24) Russell Crowe. < Guns Up (‘25) Kevin James. <+++ Top Gun: Maverick (‘22) Tom Cruise < Don't Knock Twice (‘16) Katee Sackhoff <++ Black Snake Moan

T <+++ Molly's Game <+++ Patriots Day (‘16,Thriller) Kevin Bacon, Mark Wahlberg < Not Without Hope (‘25) Zachary Levi. < Old Guy (‘24) Christoph Waltz <+++ Molly's Game

W <++++ Titanic (‘97,History) Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio. < Winter Spring Summer or Fall (‘24) <++ Captive (‘15) David Oyelowo < Day of the Fight (‘23,Dra) Joe Pesci, Michael Pitt.

Th < Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars (‘17,Documentary) <++ Treasure (‘24) Stephen Fry,Lena Dunham <+++ Gangs of New York (‘02,Hist) Daniel Day-Lewis, Leonardo DiCaprio. <++++ Almost Fam

F Movie <++ Jack Reacher (2012,Action) Rosamund Pike,Tom Cruise <++ The Wood (‘99,Dra) Taye Diggs, Omar Epps. <++ Beautiful Girls (‘96) <+++ Strange Darling (‘23)

M Movie <+++ The Wolf of Wall Street (‘13) Jonah Hill,Leonardo DiCaprio. <++ The Stepford Wives (‘04) Outlander <++ The Rhythm Section (P) (‘20) Blake Livel y

T Movie <++ Gemini Man (‘19) Will Smith. <+++ The Manchurian Candidate (‘04) Denzel Washington. <++ Good Fortune (‘25) <++ Wanderlust (‘12) Paul Rudd.

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W <++ Mr. 3000 (‘04) <++ Daddy's Home 2 (P) (‘17) Will Ferrell. <+++ Under the Tuscan Sun (‘03) <+++ Instant Family (‘18) Rose Byrne, Mark Wahlberg <++ Mr. 3000 (‘04)

Th <++ The 5th Wave (‘16) Chloë Grace Moretz. <+ The Strangers: Chapter 2 (‘25) Outlander <+++ Role Models (‘08) <+++ Neighbors (‘14) Seth Rogen.

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M <++ Standing Still (P) (‘05) <++ Shaft (‘00) Samuel L. Jackson. <+++ The Sum of All Fears (‘02) Ben Affleck. <++ The Call (‘13) Abigail Breslin,Halle Berry <+++ New Jack City

T <+++ Anchorman: The Legend of <+++ Spider-Man: No Way Home: Extended Version (‘21) <++ Steal This Movie (P) (‘00) Vincent D'Onofrio. <+++ Anchorman: The Legend of Movie

W <++ A Thin Line Between Love & H <++ Meet the Fockers (‘04) Robert De Niro. <++ The Vow (‘12) Rachel McAdams <++ Hitman (‘07) Timothy Olyphant. <+++ Anchorman 2:

Th <++ Daddy's Home (‘15) <++ Major Payne (‘95) <+++ Dodgeball: A True Underdo <++ Gemini Man (P) (‘19) Will Smith. <++ Daddy's Home (‘15)

F <+++ Under the Tusc <+++ Friends With Benefits (‘11) <++ Stomp the Yard (‘07) Columbus Short. < Stomp the Yard: Homecoming <++ The Stepford Wives (‘04)

M <++ The Foreigner (‘17) Jackie Chan. <++ The Stepford Wives (‘04) <+++ Cypher (‘02) Lucy Liu, Jeremy Northam. <+ No Code of Conduct (‘98) <+++ Seabiscuit (‘03)

T <++ Star Trek: Nemesis (‘02) <+++ The Ghost and the Darkness (‘96) < Would You Rather (‘12) <+++ Into the Wild (‘07) Marcia Gay Harden, Emile Hirsch. Movie

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W Movie < Monster Summer (‘24) Mel Gibson. <+++ Nebraska (‘13,Dra) Will Forte,Bruce Dern. <+++ Amistad (‘97,Hist) Anthony Hopkins, Morgan Freeman. < Irena's Vow (‘23)

Th < Marshmallow (‘25) <+++ Hugo (‘11,Adventure) Sacha Baron Cohen, Ben Kingsley. <+++ Smoke Signals (‘98) <++ What's Eating Gilbert Grape (‘93) Movie

F Movie <+++ Star Trek III: The Search for <+++ Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (‘86) <+++ The Woman in Black (‘12) < The Last Stop in Yuma County < Shell 8

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Sports this week

Sunday

10:30 a.m. USA Premier League Soccer Chelsea vs. Manchester City. (Live) (2:00) 11:00 a.m. (7) WLS United Football League United Football League. Columbus Aviators at Dallas Renegades. (Live) (3:00)

BIG10 College Baseball Indiana at Maryland. (Live) (3:00)

ESPN College Softball Arizona at LSU. (Live) (2:00) 11:30 a.m. ESPN2 College Baseball North Carolina at Clemson. (Live) (3:00)

Noon (9) WGN PBA Bowling New York Classic. (Live) (2:00)

1:00 p.m. (2) WBBM WCIA 2026 Masters Tournament Final Round. (Live) (5:00)

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

USA League One Volleyball Playoffs: Teams TBA. (Live) (2:00)

2:00 p.m. (7) WLS United Football League United Football League. Birmingham Stallions at St. Louis Battlehawks. (Live) (3:00)

BIG10 College Softball Ohio State at Michigan. (Live) (2:00)

TRU TNT NHL Hockey Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals. (Live) (3:00)

2:30 p.m. ESPN2 College Baseball Arizona at TCU. (Live) (3:00)

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

5:10 p.m. ESPN NBA Basketball (Live) (2:23)

6:00 p.m. (5) WMAQ MLB Baseball Cleveland Guardians at Atlanta Braves. (Live) (3:00)

7:35 p.m. ESPN NBA Basketball Teams TBA. (Live) (2:25)

8:00 p.m. ESPN2 Major League Rugby Major League Rugby. Chicago Hounds at California Legion. (Live) (2:00)

Monday

2:00 p.m. USA Premier League Soccer Manchester United vs. Leeds United. (Live) (2:00)

6:00 p.m. GOLF College Golf 2026 Western Intercollegiate, First Round. (Live) (3:00)

8:30 p.m. ESPN NHL Hockey Los Angeles Kings at Seattle Kraken. (Live) (2:30)

TueSday

5:30 p.m. TRU TBS MLB Baseball Chicago Cubs at Philadelphia Phillies. (Live) (3:00)

6:00 p.m. BIG10 College Baseball Creighton at Nebraska. (Live) (3:00)

ESPN NHL Hockey Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets. (Live) (2:30)

GOLF College Golf 2026 Western Intercollegiate, Second Round. (Live) (3:00)

8:30 p.m. ESPN NHL Hockey Pittsburgh Penguins at St. Louis Blues. (Live) (2:30)

9:00 p.m. TRU TNT Women’s International Soccer Friendlies (Live) (2:00)

WedneSday

6:00 p.m. TRU TNT NHL Hockey Detroit Red Wings at Florida Panthers. (Live) (2:30)

ESPN Pickleball Slam 4 (Live) (2:00)

ESPN2 College Softball Tennessee at Duke. (Live) (2:00)

GOLF College Golf 2026 Western Intercollegiate, Final Round. (Live) (3:00)

8:00 p.m. ESPN2 College Softball Oklahoma at Oklahoma State. (Live) (2:00)

9:00 p.m. ESPN MLB Baseball New York Mets at Los Angeles Dodgers. (Live) (3:00)

ThurSday

9:00 a.m. GOLF 2026 Senior PGA Championship First Round. (Live) (3:00)

1:00 p.m. GOLF PGA Tour Golf RBC Heritage, First Round. (Live) (4:00)

GOLF LPGA Tour Golf JM Eagle LA Championship, First Round. (Live) (3:00)

6:00 p.m. ESPN2 Professional Fighters League Professional Fighters League. (Live) (2:00)

7:00 p.m. BIG10 Women’s College Lacrosse Maryland at Michigan. (Live) (2:00)

ESPN NHL Hockey St. Louis Blues at Utah Mammoth. (Live) (2:30)

USA League One Volleyball Championship: Teams TBA. (Live) (2:00)

8:00 p.m. ESPN2 Women’s College Gymnastics NCAA Championship, Semifinal. (Live) (2:00)

9:30 p.m. ESPN NHL Hockey Seattle Kraken at Colorado Avalanche. (Live) (2:30)

Friday

1:00 p.m. (32) WFLD LIV Golf League LIV Golf League. Mexico City, Round 2. (Live) (3:00)

GOLF PGA Tour Golf RBC Heritage, Second Round. (Live) (4:00)

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

GOLF LPGA Tour Golf JM Eagle LA Championship, Second Round. (Live) (3:00)

6:00 p.m. ESPN College Baseball Texas A&M at LSU. (Live) (3:00)

ESPN2 College Softball Kentucky at Alabama. (Live) (2:00)

7:00 p.m. (32) WFLD United Football League United Football League. Dallas Renegades at Columbus Aviators. (Live) (3:00)

BIG10 Men’s College Lacrosse Penn State at Rutgers. (Live) (2:00)

8:00 p.m. TRU TNT Women’s International Soccer Friendlies (Live) (2:00)

ESPN2 College Softball Arkansas at Oklahoma. (Live) (2:00)

9:00 p.m. BIG10 College Baseball Minnesota at UCLA. (Live) (3:00)

SaTurday

11:30 a.m. (5) WMAQ Premier League Soccer Tottenham Hotspur vs. Brighton & Hove Albion. (Live) (2:00) (7) WLS United Football League United Football League. St. Louis Battlehawks at D.C. Defenders. (Live) (3:00)

Noon GOLF PGA Tour Golf RBC Heritage, Third Round. (Live) (2:00) 12:30 p.m. (32) WFLD LIV Golf League LIV Golf League. Mexico City, Round 3. (Live) (2:30) 1:00 p.m. BIG10 College Football Spring Game: Teams TBA. (Live) (2:00)

ESPN NHL Hockey First Round: Teams TBA. (Live) (3:00)

2:00 p.m. (2) WBBM WCIA PGA Tour Golf RBC Heritage, Third Round. (Live) (3:00) (5) WMAQ AMA Supercross Championship Round 14: Cleveland. (Live) (1:00)

ESPN2 College Softball Arizona at Oklahoma State. (Live) (2:00)

GOLF 2026 Senior PGA Championship Third Round. (Live) (3:00)

3:00 p.m. (5) WMAQ IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach. (Live) (2:00) (32) WFLD United Football League United Football League. Orlando Storm at Birmingham Stallions. (Live) (3:00)

BIG10 Women’s College Lacrosse Maryland at Ohio State. (Live) (2:00)

4:00 p.m. ESPN NHL Hockey First Round: Teams TBA. (Live) (3:00)

5:00 p.m. BIG10 Women’s College Lacrosse Northwestern at Michigan. (Live) (2:00)

GOLF LPGA Tour Golf JM Eagle LA Championship, Third Round. (Live) (3:00)

6:00 p.m. (9) WGN NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Kansas Lottery 300. (Live) (3:00) (32) WFLD MLB Baseball (Live) (3:00)

ESPN2 Men’s College Gymnastics NCAA Championship. (Live) (2:30)

7:00 p.m. ESPN NHL Hockey First Round: Teams TBA. (Live) (3:00)

USA League One Volleyball Championship: Teams TBA. (Live) (2:00)

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3:30 p.m. ESPN2 Women’s College Gymnastics NCAA Championship, Semifinal. (Live) (2:00)

5:00 p.m. BIG10 Women’s College Lacrosse Johns Hopkins at Penn State. (Live) (2:00)

7:30 p.m. (7) WLS NBA Basketball First Round: Teams TBA. (Live) (2:30)

BIG10 College Track and Field Oregon Team Invitational. (Live) (3:30)

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123 127 251 Snapped Snapped SnappedSnapped "Olivia Moody" Philly "Ride or Die" SnappedSnapped Snapped "Donna Scrivo" PARMT 49 241 241 Bar Rescue <++ Grumpy Old Men (‘93)Walter Matthau,Jack Lemmon. <++ Grumpier Old Men (‘95) Walter Matthau,Jack Lemmon. <++ Grumpy Old Men (‘93)Jack Lemmon.

SYFY 160 122 244 <++ Fast X (‘23) Vin Diesel. <++ Blade (‘98)Stephen Dorff, Kris Kristofferson, Wesley Snipes. <++ Blade II (‘02) Kris Kristofferson, Ron Perlman,Wesley Snipes. <++ Blade: Trinity Wesley Snipes.

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TCM 501 132 256 < King Richard & the C <+++ The Command (‘54)Guy Ma dison. <+++ Arabesque (‘66)Gregory Peck. <+++ Houseboat (‘58) Sophia Loren, Cary Grant. < Pride & the Passion

TLC 42 183 280 Unexpected 90 Day: The Single Life 90 Day: The Single Life The Single Life (N) Unexpected (N) The Single Life (N) 7 Little Johnstons90 Day: The Single Life

TLN 71 - - Gaither Homecoming Paid Prog. NewswatchThe 700 Club (N) Jack HibbsJeffress Pure Gold Robert RobisonRick Renner SkywatchThe Zach DPaid Prog. Paid Prog.

TNT 52 138 245 Movie <++ Plane (‘23) Mike Colter, Gerard Butler. <++ Tom Clancy's Without Remorse (‘21) Michael B. Jordan. <++++ The Shawshank Redemption (‘94) Morgan Freeman,Tim Robbins.

196 277 Mysteries at Mysteries of the Unknown Mysteries of the Unknown Mysteries of the Unknown Mysteries-Unk

65 242 246 <++ Suicide Squad (‘16) Jared Leto, Will Smith. <+++ Love & Basketball (‘00) Omar Epps,Sanaa Lathan.

TBS

Blade (‘98) Wesley Snipes. <++ Blade II (‘02) Kris Kristofferson, Ron Perlman, Wesley Snipes. <++ Blade: Trinity (‘04)Kris Kristofferson,Wesley Snipes <++ Silent Night Joel Kinnaman.

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(‘45) Peter Lawford. <+ She-Wolf of London <+++ Time Limit (‘57) Richard Widmark.

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Pressure cooker

‘Beef’ returns with conflict in an elite members’ club

By Sarah Passingham TV Media

Beef at a country club might conjure images of filet mignon, a slice of prime rib roast or even steak tartare served on a crisp white tablecloth next to polished silverware. But Netflix has something even more delicious than perfectly prepared protein. The much-anticipated sophomore season of the Emmy-winning personal conflict anthology comedy drama “Beef” premieres on the streamer Thursday, April 16, this time set at a swanky private golf club. All eight episodes of the new season will be available to stream on premiere day.

The first season of “Beef,” which premiered in 2023, followed the outrageous fallout of a road rage incident between two drivers, portrayed by Ali Wong (“American Housewife”) and Steven Yeun (“Nope,” 2022). This time, two couples are involved, one witnessing a violent fight between the other.

Ashley Miller (Cailee Spaeny, “Wake Up Dead Man,” 2025) is newly engaged to her aspiring personal trainer fiancé Austin Davis (Charles Melton, “May December,” 2023). They both work service jobs at Monte Vista Point Country Club, where general manager Joshua Martin (Oscar Isaac, “Frankenstein,” 2025) is their boss.

Josh and his wife, Lindsay Crane-Martin (Carey Mulligan, “The Ballad of Wallis Island,” 2025), are under pressure from the billionaire owner of the club, Chairwoman Park (Youn Yuh-jung, “Minari,” 2020), who is managing her own personal crisis.

In a teaser trailer for the upcoming season, we see what appears to be the inciting incident between the two main couples. On a dark evening, Josh and Lindsay are in a screaming match in their home. As Lindsay smashes her wine glass on the floor between them, Josh stands over Lindsay, shouting, holding an iron pulled from his golf bag in one hand and her sweater in the other. Everything stops when they notice Ashley and Austin watching them from outside their picture window.

The younger couple splits, and a complex cold war begins. As both of the couples try to curry favor with Chairwoman Park, who is in town from Korea, they look for professional leverage as backup for their personal beef. Empathy, compassion and understanding appear to be a reach for both couples, as it is pretty clear in the teaser trailer that the relationship is already strained. Dripping with condescension and irony, Josh tells Ashley in the trailer, “Our members, do you know why they pay so much to come here? The golf, the courts, the exclusivity, the discretion. People need a place where they can feel safe, where they can pretend everything is OK. It’s the land of make-believe.”

Song Kang-ho, star of the 2019 Best Picture

Academy Award-winning film “Parasite,” is Dr. Kim, the second husband of the chairwoman and the center of a scandal that his wife must endure. The latest season of the dark comedy also stars Seoyeon Jang (“Good Partner”) as Eunice, William Fichtner (“Talamasca: The Secret Order”) as Troy, Mikaela Hoover (“Superman,” 2025) as Ava and musician Bolia Matundu — professionally known as BM — making his acting debut as Woosh.

This latest season of “Beef” is again helmed by series creator, writer, showrunner and executive producer Lee Sung Jin (“Silicon Valley”). Lee told Tudum that with the second season of the anthology series, he wanted to explore dynamics between two generations — millennials Josh and Lindsay vs. Gen Zers Ashley and Austin — and how relationships transform over time.

“Austin and Ashley think all they need is each other and the beach,” Lee shared. “So, when we meet them they are thrust into intersecting with our millennial couple.” He added that Austin and Ashley “have never been tested,” and it will be “interesting to see with these two how they react to life’s first real struggles.”

About the central theme of the series, Lee cited a line from the show’s first season to Tudum in an interview after his Golden Globes wins, saying, “’Anger is just a transitory state of consciousness.’ It’s such a fleeting emotion.” Digging deep into anger and shame with “Beef,” the series puts what should be a fleeting emotion into a pressure cooker to explore the value of simmering in negative feelings.

Season 1 stars Wong and Yeun executive produce the new season alongside Lee, Mulligan, Isaac, Melton, Spaeny and Jake Schreier (“Kidding”), with production company A24. The first season brought in the composer behind the unsettling 2019 A24 horror film “Midsommar,”

Bobby Krlic, known as The Haxan Cloak, for its soundtrack, and this season has another wellknown producer building the tension with music.

Finneas O’Connell, who recently picked up a Grammy for song of the year for producing the Billie Eilish track “Wildflower,” scores the second season of “Beef.” It sounds like there is some really good friction in the upcoming season, as O’Connell told Tudum, “I probably watched every scene 100 times while I scored the show, and I felt it every time.”

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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.

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By Caroline Collacutt TV Media

There are plenty of cooking competitions to conquer, but only a select few are Gordon Ramsay-approved. Led by the “Hell’s Kitchen” host, Season 16 of “MasterChef” begins Wednesday, April 15, on Fox, with episodes available to stream the next day on Hulu.

Once again, Ramsay is joined by fellow chefs Joe Bastianich (“Foodish”) and Tiffany Derry (“Tournament of Champions”) as the series’ all-star judges who will preside over this season’s batch of home cooks. With $250,000 on the line, these novice cooks will have to prove their mettle through skills tests, team challenges, mystery boxes, elimination rounds and more, tackling

each raise in temperature without boiling over.

According to a post shared by Derry on her Instagram (@mastercheftd), the upcoming season’s theme will be Global Gauntlet. Her caption, posted below a snap of Derry and her fellow judges, reads: “Cheers to a new season and a new global stage y’all. @ masterchefonfox: GLOBAL GAUNTLET premieres April 15.

Let the cooking begin.”

“MasterChef” — which ranked as Fox’s mostwatched summer series of 2025, with an average of 3.5 million Total Multiplatform Viewers, according to the network — won’t end with this internationally themed season, either, as Fox has already renewed the series for Season 17.

“We have cooked up two absolutely great themes for

the new season that fans are going to love,” says Michael Heyerman, executive producer and senior vice-president of unscripted original series at Endemol Shine North America. “We’re thrilled to be back in the kitchen with Gordon, Joe and Tiffany, building on the incredible chemistry and high standards they set last season.”

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12. Bumper sticker letters

13. Thought

14. Atlas section

15. “Proud Mary” grp.

16. Ted on “How I Met Your Mother” and Carrie on “Sex and the City”

18. Cara Gee series

20. Bug bugger

21. Plaything for two

25. Leaks

27. “Tomorrow” musical

28. Hail, to Caesar

29. Dedicated lines

30. Dustin’s “Midnight Cowboy” (1969) role

33. Courted

35. Uses steel wool

37. Wrangler wrangler

38. Rowan Atkinson comedy

42. Adam Scott comedy

45. Ring cheer

46. Get-out-of-jail money

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2. “Goldberg Variations” composer

3. “My So-Called Life” actor

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5. Go with the flow

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41. Musical interval

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By Kimberly Tremblay TV Media

WHAT’S NEW ON APPLE TV

“Margo’s Got Money Troubles”

Based on the novel by Rufi Thorpe, Apple TV’s “Margo’s Got Money Troubles” premieres Wednesday, April 15, with Elle Fanning (“Predator: Badlands,” 2025) starring as Margo, a 20-year-old whose carefree college days are cut short when she finds out she’s pregnant after a brief affair with her English professor (Michael Angarano, “Laid”). Raised by a Hooters waitress (Michelle Pfeiffer, “Hairspray,” 2007) and an ex-pro wrestler (Nick Offerman, “Parks and Recreation”), she suddenly finds herself with a newborn, unemployed and facing eviction. But when her estranged father (Offerman) reappears, his unexpected presence sparks a bold idea: an OnlyFans account that quickly brings financial relief. As her online success grows, so do the complications, forcing Margo to reckon with the cost of turning her life into content. From series creator David E. Kelley (“L.A. Law”), “Margo’s Got Money Troubles” also stars Nicole Kidman (“Scarpetta”), Sasha Diamond (“Tommy”) and Michael Workeye (“Black Mirror”), with Dearbhla Walsh (“Bad Sisters”) directing.

WHAT’S NEW ON PRIME VIDEO

“Balls Up” (2026)

A wild pitch turns into an international disaster when “Balls Up” premieres Wednesday, April 15, on Prime Video. In this raunchy comedy from writers Paul Wernick (“Deadpool 2,” 2018) and Rhett Reese (“Deadpool,” 2016), marketing executives Brad (Mark Wahlberg, “The Fighter,” 2010) and Elijah (Paul Walter Hauser, “Black Bird”) think they’ve struck gold with a bold World Cup sponsorship idea. But after a drunken

night in Brazil spirals into a global scandal, the duo finds themselves on the run. Hunted by angry fans, shady criminals and powerful officials, they scramble to clean up the mess and save their careers. Directed by Peter Farrelly (“Dumb and Dumber,” 1994), “Balls Up” also stars Benjamin Bratt (“Miss Congeniality,” 2000), Eva De Dominici (“The Cleaning Lady”) and Daniela Melchior (“The Suicide Squad,” 2021), with Molly Shannon (“Never Been Kissed,” 1999), Sacha Baron Cohen (“Les Miserables,” 2012) and Eric Andre (“The Eric Andre Show”) rounding out the cast.

WHAT’S NEW ON HBO MAX “Euphoria” - Season 3

If you make a deal with the devil, there’s no turning back. The long-awaited third season of Sam Levinson’s (“The Idol”) drama series “Euphoria” returns Sunday, April 12, on HBO Max. A lot has changed since this group of misfit teens graduated from East Highland, with the story picking up five years after the events of Season 2. Rue (Zendaya, “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” 2017) is now living in Mexico, working at the Smoke

Shack and is focused on rebuilding her life after hitting a devastating rock bottom last season. But when a drug dealer (Martha Kelly, “Marriage Story,” 2019) tracks her down demanding repayment, Rue comes up with some innovative ways to pay it off. Meanwhile, Cassie (Sydney Sweeney, “Anyone But You,” 2023) is engaged to her high school sweetheart, Nate (Jacob Elordi, “Frankenstein,” 2025), and works as an OnlyFans content creator — much to the displeasure of her husband-to-be. Also returning is Maddy (Alexa Demie, “Waves,” 2019), who is making big waves in Hollywood working at a talent agency, while Jules (Hunter Schafer, “Kinds of Kindness,” 2024) tries to find her footing as she navigates an uncertain new chapter. Season 3 of “Euphoria” also sees Eric Dane (“Grey’s Anatomy”), Maude Apatow (“This Is 40,” 2012), Dominic Fike (“Barbie,” 2023) and more return, with Ashley Levinson (“X,” 2022) serving as executive producer.

WHAT’S NEW ON HULU

“#Skyking” (2026)

An ordinary shift turns into an extraordinary and haunting flight when “#Skyking” premieres

Tuesday, April 14, on Hulu. Directed by Patricia E. Gillespie (“The Devil You Know”), this documentary traces the shocking true story of Richard “Beebo” Russell, a 28-year-old Horizon Air ground service agent who, in 2018, stole a $33-million aircraft and took to the skies over the Pacific Northwest. Through never-beforeheard air traffic control audio and firsthand accounts, the film reconstructs the tense 70-minute flight that captivated the world. Featuring emotional interviews with Russell’s friends, family and co-workers — many speaking publicly for the first time — “#Skyking” moves beyond the headlines, offering a deeply personal portrait of a man in crisis and a sobering look at the broader mental health struggles unfolding across the United States. Christopher G. Cowen (“My Big Fat Greek Wedding,” 2002) and Mary Lisio (“Killing Kennedy,” 2013) serve as executive producers.

WHAT’S NEW ON NETFLIX

“Roommates” (2026)

College is where friendships are made — and tested — as director Chandler Levack’s (“I Like Movies,” 2022) latest comedy, “Roommates,” lands on Netflix Friday, April 17. When hopeful freshman Devon (Sadie Sandler, “Jay Kelly,” 2025) convinces the cool, self-assured Celeste (Chloe East, “A Big Bold Beautiful Journey,” 2025) to be her roommate, it feels like the start of a blossoming friendship. But as the year unfolds, their bond turns into a tense standoff built on passive-aggressive clashes. Penned by “Saturday Night Live’s” Jimmy Fowlie and Ceara O’Sullivan, “Roommates” also stars Billy Bryk (“Hell of a Summer,” 2023), Sarah Sherman (“You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah,” 2023), Natasha Lyonne (“Orange Is the New Black”), Nick Kroll (“Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie,” 2017) and Carol Kane (“The Princess Bride,” 1987).

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By Adam Thomlison TV Media

Q: Is Zachary Quinto going to be doing more “Brilliant Minds”? Where did it go?

A: Zachary Quinto’s (“Star Trek,” 2009) medical drama “Brilliant Minds” disappeared from the schedule ahead of the 2026 Olympic Winter Games, causing fans (like yourself, presumably) to worry. But NBC brought good news a few weeks ago, saying this was, indeed, just a hiatus, and “Brilliant Minds” will be back at the end of May.

There are six episodes left in the show’s second season, which are scheduled to air into July.

It is, as I said, good news for fans, and of course for Quinto, who stars in the show as a brilliant and larger-than-life neurologist. It’s based in part on the life of real-life neurologist Oliver Sacks, which makes it a pretty significant and meaty role to get into.

All that said, it seems like the show needs Quinto more than he needs it. For starters, it’s not the only series he’s been starring in recently: he was also part of the ensemble cast of “The Artist,” a period murder mystery on fledgling streamer The Network. The show’s first season released in November, with no news yet on a renewal.

Meanwhile, Quinto’s also been dabbling in voice work for shows such as “Invincible” and “The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder.”

And, of course, there’s still talk of another bigscreen Star Trek film. Quinto has played legendary sci-fi character Spock in three big-screen films so far, all of which were smashes. However, the

most recent one — 2016’s “Star Trek Beyond” — was a decade ago, so the timeline of a fourth, if it happens, is anyone’s guess at this point.

Q: For shows like “America’s Got Talent” or “The Voice,” do they have to get permission to use certain songs? Do they have agreements with bands?

A: The shows definitely need to have permission to broadcast the performances of the songs, but in most cases performers are choosing from a list of songs that have been pre-cleared, which makes the whole thing smoother.

But not all songs are created equal — the ac-

tual royalties that the shows pay differ. For example, in a New York Times interview back in 2004, when these kinds of shows were a new phenomenon, “American Idol” executive producer Ken Warwick explained that older songs generally cost less than newer ones. But he insisted that the price tag wasn’t a factor in the decision.

“We never stay away from a song because of royalties. We will only stay away from a song if we can’t get clearance.”

The lists of pre-cleared songs are evidently pretty lengthy, but they’re not infinite. And it seems like the shows are willing to reach out and make individual arrangements if the circumstances are right.

Such as, for example, if an 11-year-old girl from India wants to bash out an Indian pop music-inspired rendition of the heavy-metal classic “Master of Puppets.”

That happened in the quarterfinals of “America’s Got Talent” in 2024. Metal legends Metallica (“Enter Sandman”) broke their longstanding refusal to allow their music to be used on talent shows so that young musician Maya Neelakantan could rock out on the “AGT” stage.

In a pre-performance vignette, she acknowledged the pressure that came with being first person to receive such permission, saying, “I really want to make Metallica proud.” She also specifically thanked the band afterward.

Q: We watch “Silent Witness” on BritBox, which we enjoy very much. However, the Clarissa character, my favorite, is no longer

around. I heard the actress was doing another show — is that why she left?

A: Liz Carr (“Infinite,” 2021) didn’t leave longrunning British procedural crime drama “Silent Witness” for any one other role, but rather for the possibility of many others.

“The job was a joy,” she told Britain’s Radio Times magazine. “Clarissa was very loved, and I don’t take the experience or the support that I got in that role for granted at all.

“But I wanted to see who else I could play. ‘Silent Witness’ took nine months a year, so it did cut out an awful lot of projects that I would have loved to do. I was starting to almost resent that, because I wanted to do other things.”

And things have played out exactly as she hoped, it would seem. Since leaving “Silent Witness” in 2020, she’s appeared in eight different series, including a number of major hits.

She most notably appeared in a couple of episodes of the fan-favorite fantasy series “The Witcher” (playing an investigator named Fenn — so not miles away from her “Silent Witness” role, though in a very different setting), as well as Prime Video’s beloved comedy series “Good Omens” and the smash-hit comic book series “Loki” on Disney+.

Her newfound free time has also led to more stage work — before her TV stardom, Carr was a celebrated actor and stage comedian.

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