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By Dana Simpson TV Media

From Mel Brooks’ 1974 cult classic

“Young Frankenstein” to CBS’s “The Big Bang Theory” spinoff “Young Sheldon,” audiences have time and time again proven their love for character origin stories. When a captivating character is created, fans often scramble to learn anything they can about their new media companion, be it in book, movie or television format.

One particular character, famed detective Sherlock Holmes, has stood the test of time better than most. Although the clever Englishman was brought to life 139 years ago by Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, fans of the fictional investigator are still clawing at page and screen for more. Luckily for them, the adaptations just keep coming.

“Young Sherlock,” a new Sherlock Holmes prequel series from grungy British filmmaker Guy Ritchie (“Snatch,” 2000), premieres Wednesday, March 4, on Prime Video.

Split into eight episodes, all of which are to be released at once, “Young Sherlock” stars Hero Fiennes Tiffin (“The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare,” 2024) as the titular budding brainiac. Nephew to actors Ralph Fiennes (“28 Years Later,” 2025) and Joseph Fiennes (“The Handmaid’s Tale”), Fiennes Tiffin’s breakout role came in 2009 when he was cast as the 11-year-old version of Tom Riddle in “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,” the sixth film in the eight-film series. Now, he stars as another young icon — albeit one much more benevolent despite his earmark troublemaking and audacity.

“Sherlock Holmes is a disgraced young man — raw and unfiltered — when he finds himself wrapped up in a murder case that threatens his liberty,” reads the official series description, as reported by The Hollywood Reporter. “His first ever case unravels a globetrotting conspiracy that changes his life forever. Unfolding in 1870s Oxford and adventuring abroad, the series will expose the early antics of the anarchic adolescent who is yet to evolve into Baker Street’s most renowned resident.”

Although this will be Fiennes Tiffin’s first time portraying Holmes, series director Ritchie is hardly new to the detective’s world. Having previously helmed the 2009 movie “Sherlock Holmes” and its 2011 sequel, “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows,” both of which starred recovering bad boys Robert Downey Jr. (“Iron Man,” 2008) and Jude Law (“The Talented Mr. Ripley,” 1999), the series’ trailer illustrates that Ritchie plans to bring the same signature grit to “Young Sherlock” as the leading man works to solve an on-campus

Before Baker St.

New series follows a ‘Young Sherlock’

murder whilst trying to pass classes despite his penchant for questioning authority.

“He’s so decisive and so good at what he does,” Fiennes Tiffin said of Ritchie, with whom he also previously worked on “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare,” in an interview with Collider. “It’s easy to trust him. From Day 1, he’d be saying, ‘Do it like this,’ or ‘do it like that.’ He could be quite direct with his direction, which I really like.”

The series is created by Matthew Parkhill (“Rogue”) and follows several key points from author Andrew Lane’s “Young Sherlock Holmes” young adult books, although Fiennes Tiffin told Collider that some liberties were taken with respect to that source material as well.

“What we’re doing is recreating this character, but before we initially meet him, so it’s about getting the measurements right on how much of Sherlock to put in there and how many glimpses to put in of who Sherlock is going to become, because you want to see him,”

said Fiennes Tiffin. “In any origin story, you want to see how they got to where they are.”

In the official trailer, for instance, would-be viewers are introduced to the series’ leading man within the first four seconds, with Holmes cheekily commenting that he’s “always been more of a thinker than a fighter” as several clips of sucker punches and headbutts follow as punctuation. While the elder iteration of Holmes isn’t necessarily known to be a brute, his arrogance and emotional detachment could signal a latent dangerous edge, one which may have been curbed during his youth or young adult years.

By the looks of it, Holmes’ university friend — and future nemesis — James Moriarty (Donal Finn, “The Wheel of Time”) also plays a big part in his personal development. From uncovering secret passageways and detecting bombs together to commandeering carriages and attending lavish parties at each other’s side, Holmes and Moriarty appear inseparable at Oxford. Whether their relationship-defining

rift happens at school or significantly later in life, audiences do not yet know, but either way, their friendship is ripe for drama and action.

“Young Sherlock” co-stars Colin Firth (“The King’s Speech,” 2010) as Sir Bucephalus Hodge; Max Irons (“Condor”) as Mycroft Holmes; Natascha McElhone (“Californication”) as Cordelia Holmes; Ravi Aujla (“Slow Horses”) as Kishore Malik; and new talent Zine Tseng as Princess Gulun Shou’an. Joseph Fiennes and Holly Cattle (“Cobra”) also star. Don’t miss your chance to travel back in time to witness the birth of a brilliant mind when “Young Sherlock” drops all eight episodes Wednesday, March 4, on Prime Video.

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

NICK 31 170 299 <++ The Secret Life of Pets 2 (‘19) Patton Oswalt. <++ Sing 2 (‘21)Matthew McConaughey. <++ The Secret Life of Pets 2 (‘19)Patton Oswalt. <++ Hotel Transylvania 2

OXY 123 127 251 Snapped Snapped "Judy Naylor" SnappedSnapped "Eve Nance" Snapped "Deidra Griffin" Snapped "Cheryl Lucero " Snapped "Sarah Mitchell" Snapped

PARMT 49 241 241 Bar Rescue Bar Rescue Bar Rescue YellowstoneYellowstone Yellowstone "Three Fifty-Three" Yellowstone Yellowst.

SYFY 160 122 244 Twi. Zone <++ The Hunt (‘20) Betty Gilpin, Ike Barinholtz. <+ Leprechaun 2 (‘94) Warwick Davis. <+ Leprechaun 3 (‘95)John Gatins,Warwick Davis. <+ Leprechaun 4 in Space

TBS 29 139 247 Friends Friends Friends Friends FriendsFriends FriendsFriends FriendsFriends FriendsFriends <++ Aquaman (‘18)Amber Hea rd,Jason Momoa.

TCM 501 132 256 <++++ 42nd Street <+++ Born to Dance (‘36)Eleanor Powell. <+++ Swing Time (‘36)Fred Astaire. <+++ Royal Wedding (‘51)Fred Astaire. < The Band Wagon

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TNT 52 138 245 FBI "Emotional Rescue" <++ Black Adam (‘22) Aldis Hodge,Dwayne Johnson. NHL on TNT NHL Hockey Vegas Golden Knights at Pittsburgh Penguins (L)

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MTV 60 160 331 Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang MTV Special <++ Hall Pass (‘11)Jason Sudeikis,Jenna Fischer,Owen Wilson. MTV Special

NICK 31 170 299 Movie SpongeBob SpongeBob SpongeBobFriends Friends Friends FriendsFriendsFriends Big Bang Big Bang Big BangBig BangBig Bang TBA

OXY 123 127 251 Snapped Snapped "Valerie Pape" SnappedSnapped "Lisa Boldridge" SnappedSnapped SnappedSnapped "Cindy Reese"

PARMT 49 241 241 Yellowstone Yellowstone "Life Is a Promise" Bar Rescue Bar Rescue Bar Rescue (N) Bar Rescue Bar Rescue

SYFY 160 122 244 Movie <+++ Déjà Vu (‘06) Val Kilmer, Jim Caviezel,Denzel Washington. <+++ Taken (‘08) Maggie Grace,Liam Neeson. <++ Taken 2 (‘12) Maggie Grace,Liam Neeson. <++ The Hunt

TBS 29 139 247 <++ Aquaman <++ Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (‘23) Jason Momoa. Big BangBig BangBig BangBig BangBig BangBig Bang <++ The Flash (‘23) Ezra Miller.

TCM 501 132 256 < The Band Wagon <+++ Seven Brides for Seven Brothers <++++ West Side Story (‘61) Richard Beymer, Natalie Wood. <+++ All That Jazz (‘79)Jessica Lange,Roy Scheider.

Highlights

this week

Sunday Marshals

(2) WBBM WCIA 7:00 p.m.

This series premiere finds “Yellowstone” favorite Kayce Dutton (Luke Grimes) heading to Montana, where he joins an old Navy SEAL teammate and a U.S. Marshal unit to hunt down a bomber with militia ties who has the Broken Rock Reservation in his sights.

Tournament of Champions

FOOD 7:00 p.m.

Host and Chef Guy Fieri is back in this Season 7 premiere, and he’s bringing a twist this time around. Among the 32 chefs who are set to compete, including famous names like Jet Tila and Bryan Voltaggio, the top seeds will be mystery culinary icons.

Monday

St. Denis Medical

(5) WMAQ 7:00 p.m.

Answers are hard to come by as Joyce (Wendi McLendon-Covey), Keith (Dave Theune) and Ron (David Alan Grier) put their trivia knowledge to the test at the famously underfunded hospital. But will they keep helping patients as rounds continue?

Tuesday

Around the World in 80 Days

TCM 7:00 p.m.

Phileas Fogg (David Niven) bets his fel low London gentleman’s club members 20,000 pounds that he can circle the globe in 80 days. But along the adven turous route, he is pursued by a police in spector (Robert Newton) who suspects him of being a fraud.

Wednesday

Fear Factor: House of Fear

(32) WFLD 8:00 p.m.

The housemates continue to have their greatest fears brought to light with terrifying challenges, dangerous stunts and more gross options as they test their courage and use fellow contestants’ social insecurities against them. Johnny Knoxville hosts.

Thursday 9-1-1

(7) WLS 7:00 p.m.

When the situation gets dire, the 118 is always there to help. Starring Angela Bassett, Oliver Stark, Kenneth Choi, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Ryan Guzman and more, this procedural follows the daily lives of brave and dedicated first responders.

Friday

Sheriff Country

(2) WBBM WCIA 7:00 p.m.

Mickey (Morena Baccarin) is the straight-talking sheriff of Edgewater, Calif. And while crime seems to be disproportionately high for such a small town, she’s able to balance motherhood, murder, corruption and politics with a past

Sunday

(2) WBBM WCIA 8:00 p.m.

Tracker

During the midseason premiere of “Tracker’s” third season, which airs Sunday, March 1, on CBS, Colter (Justin Hartley) is injured, framed for a string of murders and cut off from Reenie (Fiona Rene) and Randy (Chris Lee). As such, he must depend on Billie (Sofia Pernas) to stop a killer and find the truth.

Saturday

Hannah Swensen Mysteries

HALL 7:00 p.m.

During the latest entry in this long-run-

ning mystery film series, baker Hannah Swensen’s (Alison Sweeney) time at the grand re-opening on the Lake Eden Inn is thrown for a loop when she discovers a dead body. Victor Webster and Barbara Niven also star.

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W <+++ The Brutalist (‘24) Last Week To. <+++ Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them <+++ A Most Violent Year (‘14) Oscar Isaac. DTF St. Louis Neighbors

Th <+++ Life of Pi (‘12) Irrfan Khan, Suraj Sharma. St. Louis <+++ Veronica Mars (‘14) Kristen Bell. <+++ The Batman (2022,Action) Zoë Kravitz,Robert Pattinson. Last Week F <+++ Flow (2024,Animated) Last Week To.DTF St. Louis <+++ Marie Antoinette (‘06) Kirsten Dunst. <+++ Get Out (‘17) Daniel Kaluuya. <++ Dead of Winter

M <++ Wonder Woman 1984 (‘20,Action) Chris Pine,Gal Gadot. <++ Green Lantern (‘11) Ryan Reynolds <++ Annabelle (‘14) <++ Annabelle: Creation (‘17)

T <++ Legend of the G <++ Life as We Know It (‘10) <++ Due Date (‘10) Robert Downey <+++ Kong: Skull Island (‘17) Tom Hiddleston. <++ Aquaman & the Lost Kingdom

W <+++ Superman II (‘80) Christopher Reeve. <++ Superman III (‘83,Adv) Richard Pryor,Christopher Reeve. <+ Superman IV: The Quest for Peace <+++ Superman Returns (‘06) Brandon Routh.

Th <+++ Portrait of a Lady on Fire <++ Horizon: An American Saga: Chapter 1 (P) (‘24) Kevin Costner. <++ Green Zone (‘10) Matt Damon. <++ Happy Death Day (‘17)

F < Green Lantern: Emerald Knights < Green Lantern: Beware My Power <++ Final Destination (‘00) <++ Final Destination 2 (P) (‘03) <++ Final Destination 5 (‘11) Nicholas D'Agosto.

M <+++ The Curious Case of Benjami <++ Love Me (‘24) Kristen Stewart. <+++ Certain Women (‘16) Kristen Stewart. <++++ There Will Be Blood (‘07) Daniel Day-Lewis Movie

T < All Up in the Biz (‘23,Documentary) <+++ The Edge of Seventeen (‘16) <++ A Bad Moms Christmas (‘17) <++ The Foreigner (‘17) Jackie Chan. <++ Lara Croft: Tomb

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W <++++ Almost Famous (‘00) Billy Crudup. <++++ Forrest Gump (‘94) Robin Wright, Tom Hanks. <+++ Top Gun (‘86) Kelly McGillis,Tom Cruise. <+++ Flight (‘12)

Th <++++ The Godfather (‘72) Marlon Brando. <++++ The Godfather, Part II (1974,Crime Story) Robert Duvall, Al Pacino. <+++ The Godfather Coda: The Death Of Michael Corleone (‘90)

F Movie <++ Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (‘04) <++ A Bad Moms Christmas (‘17) <+++ Scream (‘96) Neve Campbell. <+++ Scream 2 (‘97) David Arquette.

M <++ Arthur the King (‘24) Mark Wahlberg <+++ Hellboy II: The Golden Army (‘08) < Resurrection Road (P) (‘25) <+++ War of the Worlds (‘05) Tom Cruise Movie

T Movie < Trouble Man (‘25) <+++ War of the Worlds (‘05) Tom Cruise <++++ Titanic (1997,History) Kate Winslet,Leonardo DiCaprio. Movie

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W <+++ Bleed for This <++ The Bone Collector (‘99) <++ 2 Guns (‘13) <++ Boomerang (‘92) Halle Berry,Eddie Murphy <++ Shooter (‘07) Mark Wahlberg

Th <+++ Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' B <++ Sicario: Day of the Soldado (‘18) <+ The Strangers: Chapter 2 (‘25) <+++ The Rundown (‘03) Dwayne Johnson. <+++ Spy (P) (‘15)

F <++ Good Fortune (‘25) Aziz Ansari, Seth Rogen. <+ Grown Ups (‘10) Adam Sandler. <+ Grown Ups 2 (‘13) Adam Sandler. <++ Boomerang (‘92) Halle Berry,Eddie Murphy. <++ Good Fortune

M <++ Fools Rush In (‘97) <++ The Final Cut (‘04) <++ Boomerang (‘92) Halle Berry, Eddie Murphy <++ Get Rich or Die Tryin' (‘05) 50 Cent. <++ The Ministry of U

T Movie <++ Mo' Money (‘92) <+ Jack and Jill (‘11) Adam Sandler <++ Stomp the Yard (‘07) Columbus Short. <+ Imaginary (‘24) Tom Payne, DeWanda Wise. Movie

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W Movie <++ Sicario: Day of the Soldado (‘18) <+++ Scarface (1983,Drama) Michelle Pfeiffer, Al Pacino. <++ The Raven (‘12) Luke Evans,John Cusack. Movie

Th <+ When in Rome (‘10) Kristen Bell. < Stomp the Yard: Homecoming < Albany Road (P) (‘24) Renée Elise Goldsberry <+ Shadow Force (‘25) Kerry Washington. <++ Arthur the King

F <++ Poetic Justice (‘93) Janet Jackson. <++ A Lot Like Love (‘05) <++ Baby Mama (‘08) Amy Poehler,Tina Fey <+++ Red Eye (‘05) <+ That's My Boy (‘12)

M <+++ The Road (‘09) Viggo Mortensen. <+++ The Naked Gun: From the Fil <++ The Naked Gun 2 1/ 2: The Sm <++ Naked Gun 33 1/ 3: The Final I <+++ 10 Cloverfield Lane (‘16)

T <++++ Chinatown (‘74) <++++ Roman Holiday (‘53) Gregory Peck. <+ Superstar (‘99) Molly Shannon. <+ Mother's Day (‘16) Jennifer Aniston. <+++ Steel Magnolias

TMC 590

W <+ Down to Earth (‘01) <++ Flashdance (‘83) Jennifer Beals. <+++ 48 HRS. (‘82) Nick Nolte. < Murder Company (‘24) <+++ Chuck (‘16) Liev Schreiber. <++ Days of Thunder

Th <+++ Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kh <+++ Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (‘84) <+++ Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (‘86) <+++ Star Trek VI: The Undiscover <++ Star Trek: Insurre F Movie < The Last Stop in Yuma County <++ Wolves (‘16) Carla Gugino, Michael Shannon. <+++ Red Eye (‘05) <+++ The Hours (‘02) Meryl Streep. Movie 8 AM 8:30

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Sports this week

Sunday

2:00 p.m. (5) WMAQ PGA Tour Golf Cognizant Classic, Final Round. (Live) (3:00)

2:30 p.m. (32) WFLD NASCAR Cup Series DuraMax Grand Prix. (Live) (3:30)

2:45 p.m. WCIA College Basketball Michigan State at Indiana. (Live) (2:15)

3:00 p.m. (9) WGN PBA Bowling Pete Weber Missouri Classic. (Live) (2:00)

BIG10 Women’s College Gymnastics BIg Ten Quad Meet. (Live) (2:00)

ESPN Women’s College Basketball Baylor at TCU. (Live) (2:00)

ESPN2 Women’s College Basketball Notre Dame at Louisville. (Live) (2:00)

4:00 p.m. TRU TNT Women’s International Soccer Friendlies (Live) (2:00)

5:30 p.m. ESPN NHL Hockey Florida Panthers at New York Islanders. (Live) (2:30)

6:00 p.m. (9) WGN The MGM Tennis Slam (Live) (3:00)

6:30 p.m. TRU TNT Women’s College Basketball Connecticut at St. John’s. (Live) (2:00)

7:00 p.m. (5) WMAQ NBA Basketball Oklahoma City Thunder at Dallas Mavericks. (Live) (3:00)

8:00 p.m. ESPN TGL Golf TGL Golf. (Live) (2:00)

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Monday

ESPN College Basketball Duke at NC State. (Live) (2:00)

ESPN2 TGL Golf TGL Golf. New York Golf Club vs. Los Angeles Golf Club. (Live) (2:00)

6:30 p.m. TRU Unrivaled Basketball Unrivaled Basketball. Second Semifinal: Teams TBA. (Live) (1:15)

TNT Unrivaled Basketball Unrivaled Basketball. First Semifinal: Teams TBA. (Live) (1:15)

7:45 p.m. TRU Unrivaled Basketball Unrivaled Basketball. First Semifinal: Teams TBA. (Live) (1:15)

TNT Unrivaled Basketball Unrivaled Basketball. Second Semifinal: Teams TBA. (Live) (1:15)

8:00 p.m. ESPN College Basketball Iowa State at Arizona. (Live) (2:00)

TueSday

2:00 p.m. ESPN MLB Baseball (Live) (3:00)

2:15 p.m. USA Premier League Soccer Wolverhampton Wanderers vs. Liverpool. (Live) (2:00)

6:00 p.m. TRU College Basketball Seton Hall at Xavier. (Live) (2:00) (Live) (2:30)

7:00 p.m. (5) WMAQ NBA Basketball San Antonio Spurs at Philadelphia 76ers. (Live) (3:00)

8:00 p.m. ESPN TGL Golf TGL Golf. (Live) (2:00)

ESPN2 College Basketball Teams TBA. (Live) (2:00)

8:30 p.m. TRU TNT NHL Hockey Tampa Bay Lightning at Minnesota Wild. (Live) (3:00)

WedneSday

2:30 p.m. TRU Women’s International Soccer Friendlies (Live) (2:00)

5:30 p.m. BIG10 College Basketball Minnesota at Indiana. (Live) (2:00)

TRU Women’s International Soccer Friendlies (Live) (2:00)

TNT Women’s International Soccer Friendlies Unrivaled Basketball. (Live) (2:00)

6:00 p.m. ESPN NBA Basketball Oklahoma City Thunder at New York Knicks. (Live) (2:35)

ESPN2 College Basketball Teams TBA. (Live) (2:00)

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

7:30 p.m. BIG10 College Basketball Purdue at Northwestern. (Live) (2:00)

8:00 p.m. ESPN2 College Basketball Baylor at Houston. (Live) (2:00)

8:30 p.m. TRU TNT Unrivaled Basketball Unrivaled Basketball. Championship: Teams TBA. (Live) (1:30)

8:35 p.m. ESPN NBA Basketball Atlanta Hawks at Milwaukee Bucks. (Live) (2:30)

10:00 p.m. GOLF LPGA Tour Golf Blue Bay LPGA, First Round. (Live) (5:00)

ThurSday

9:00 a.m. GOLF PGA Tour Golf Puerto Rico Open, First Round. (Live) (3:00)

1:00 p.m. GOLF PGA Tour Golf Arnold Palmer Invitational, First Round. (Live) (4:00)

2:00 p.m. ESPN MLB Baseball (Live) (3:00) USA Premier League Soccer Tottenham Hotspur vs. Crystal Palace. (Live) (2:00)

6:00 p.m. ESPN NHL Hockey Florida Panthers at Columbus Blue Jackets. (Live) (2:30)

8:00 p.m. BIG10 Women’s College Basketball Big Ten Tournament, Second Round: Teams TBA. (Live) (2:00) ESPN2 College Basketball South Florida at Memphis. (Live) (2:00)

8:30 p.m. ESPN NHL Hockey New York Islanders at Los Angeles Kings. (Live) (2:30)

10:00 p.m. GOLF LPGA Tour Golf Blue Bay LPGA, First Round. (Live) (5:00)

Friday

1:00 p.m. GOLF PGA Tour Golf Arnold Palmer Invitational, Second Round. (Live) (4:00)

5:30 p.m. BIG10 Women’s College Basketball Big Ten Tournament, Second Quarterfinal: Teams TBA. (Live) (2:00)

6:00 p.m. CNBC Women’s College Basketball Atlantic 10 Tournament, Third Quarterfinal: Teams TBA. (Live) (2:30) ESPN NBA Basketball Dallas Mavericks at Boston Celtics. (Live) (2:35)

ESPN2 College Basketball VCU at Dayton. (Live) (2:00)

7:00 p.m. (32) WFLD 2026 World Baseball Classic United States vs. Brazil. (Live) (3:00)

8:00 p.m. BIG10 Women’s College Basketball Big Ten Tournament, Fourth Quarterfinal: Teams TBA. (Live) (2:00) ESPN2 College Basketball Teams TBA. (Live) (2:00) 8:35 p.m. ESPN NBA Basketball LA Clippers at San Antonio Spurs. (Live) (2:30)

SaTurday

1:00 p.m. (2) WBBM WCIA College Basketball Kansas State at Kansas. (Live) (2:00)

BIG10 Women’s College Basketball Big Ten Tournament, First Semifinal: Teams TBA. (Live) (2:00)

1:30 p.m. (5) WMAQ PGA Tour Golf Arnold Palmer Invitational, Third Round. (Live) (3:30)

ESPN2 Women’s College Basketball ACC Tournament, Second Semifinal: Teams TBA. (Live) (2:00) GOLF PGA Tour Golf Puerto Rico Open, Third Round. (Live) (2:30)

1:45 p.m. (9) WGN College Basketball Stanford at NC State. (Live) (2:15)

3:00 p.m. (2) WBBM WCIA College Basketball Wisconsin at Purdue. (Live) (2:00)

ESPN College Basketball Florida at Kentucky. (Live) (2:00)

USA College Basketball Saint Louis at George Mason. (Live) (2:00)

3:30 p.m. BIG10 Women’s College Basketball Big Ten Tournament, Second Semifinal: Teams TBA. (Live) (2:00)

ESPN2 Women’s College Basketball SEC Tournament, First Semifinal: Teams TBA. (Live) (2:00)

4:00 p.m. (9) WGN College Basketball Pittsburgh at Syracuse. (Live) (2:00) (26) WCIU Girls High School Basketball IHSA Class 3A Tournament, Championship: Teams TBA. (Live) (2:00)

4:30 p.m. (32) WFLD College Basketball Indiana at Ohio State. (Live) (2:00)

5:30 p.m. ESPN College Basketball North Carolina at Duke. (Live) (2:00)

6:00 p.m. (26) WCIU Girls High School Basketball IHSA Class 4A Tournament, Championship: Teams TBA. (Live) (2:00)

BIG10 Men’s College Wrestling Big Ten Tournament, Session Two. (Live) (2:00)

ESPN2 Women’s College Basketball Teams TBA. (Live) (2:00)

7:00 p.m. (2) WBBM WCIA UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2 - Prelims (Live) (1:00) (32) WFLD 2026 World Baseball Classic Great Britain vs. United States. (Live) (3:00)

TRU College Basketball Providence at Georgetown. (Live) (2:00)

7:30 p.m. (7) WLS NBA Basketball Golden State Warriors at Oklahoma City Thunder. (Live) (2:30)

ESPN College Basketball Teams TBA. (Live) (2:00)

8:00 p.m. (2) WBBM WCIA UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2 (Live) (1:00)

MONDAY PRIME TIME

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<+++ Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle <++ Jumanji: The Next Level (‘19)Kevin Hart, Dwayne Johnson. <+++ Mission: Impossible -- Fallout (‘18)Henry Cavill, Tom Cruise. < A-Team

GOLF 67 401 218 Coll. Golf Golf Central (L) (N) Playing PGA TOUR PGA Tour Golf Cognizant Classic, Final RoundFrom PGA National Champion Course in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Coll. Golf HALL 131 185 312 < Romance With a Twist < Love on the Danube: Kissing Star s Sarah Power < A Greek Recipe for Romance Danielle C. Ryan. Gold. GirlsGold. GirlsGold. GirlsGold. GirlsGold. GirlsGold. Girls

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Law of the land

Montana’s ‘Marshals’ gain a new recruit

By Sarah Passingham TV Media

Yeehaw! The Duttonverse has expanded its boundaries yet again with another spinoff of Paramount+’s wildly successful cable western “Yellowstone,” but this time with a broadcast debut. “Marshals” premieres Sunday, March 1, on CBS. The new neowestern follows Kayce Dutton (Luke Grimes, “Eddington,” 2025) as he accepts an offer to join a group of U.S. Marshals keeping watch over growing violent crime in Montana.

If you haven’t caught up on the fifth and final season of “Yellowstone,” fair warning that there are spoilers ahead. Now living — but not thriving — on the piece of land that was once Yellowstone Ranch and mourning the loss of a life that was once promised to him, Kayce is waiting for purpose to find him.

That purpose arrives in the form of a job offer from U.S. Marshal Pete Calvin (Logan MarshallGreen, “And Just Like That...”), who tells Kayce in the official trailer that his stop by the ranch isn’t just a wellness check, but “a no man left behind kind of thing.”

The two have a shared history in the military, so the former Navy SEAL members join up again, dust off their tactical skills and put them to use. The Marshals and their new recruit “must balance the high psychological cost of serving as the last line of defense in the region’s war on violence with their duty to their families,” explains CBS.

Reprising their roles from “Yellowstone” to help complete Kayce’s family are Brecken Merrill (“This Is Us”) as his son, Tate, Gil Birmingham (“Under the Banner of Heaven”) as Chief Thomas Rainwater and Mo Brings Plenty (“The Good Lord Bird”) as Mo.

The other members of the Marshals team, Kayce’s new family, include Belle Skinner (Arielle Kebbel, “Rescue: HI-Surf”), Andrea Cruz (Ash Santos, “Pulse”) and Miles Kittle (Tatanka Means, “Killers of the Flower Moon,” 2023). Brett Cullen (“Ransom Canyon”) stars in a recurring role as Harry Gifford, head of the U.S. Marshals in Montana.

In the series trailer, Harry confronts Kayce about his motivations for joining the Marshal unit, getting back as an answer: “Yellowstone’s gone. Same for most of my family. And as for vengeance, the day’s still young.”

There might not be time to psychoanalyze everyone’s reasons for joining the unit, as they get down to business quickly in the trailer. A violent criminal network has arrived in Montana and the situation couldn’t sound more daunting. Where is the unit headed to confront the danger? “Just over the Wyoming border, place called the Zone of Death,” Belle explains. “This job always takes us to the best places,” she adds with a bit of gal-

Luke Grimes and Logan Marshall-Green in “Marshals”

lows humor.

Still a cowboy at heart, Kayce helps the unit patrol the plains on horseback and uses his roping skills to impress his new team members. Unmistakable in a Stetson and tactical vest, the new role seems to suit Kayce well.

“Marshals” is a first for the “Yellowstone” universe, not only for premiering on network TV (“Yellowstone” brought in big ratings for Paramount Network and its two prequel series — “1883” and “1923” — are both Paramount+ shows), but also being the first foray in the franchise to not have Taylor Sheridan (“Sicario,” 2015) at the helm as series creator.

Spencer Hudnut, who was showrunner and executive producer for the long-running CBS/Paramount+ military drama “SEAL Team,” created “Marshals,” his first credit as creator after “SEAL Team” wrapped up in 2024. He also serves as the writer of the series premiere, titled “Piya Wiconi,” which was directed by Greg Yaitanes (“Presumed Innocent”).

Perhaps as a reward to loyal viewers for being such dedicated fans of the originating series, CBS has been generous with a look into the inciting action of the premiere episode.

According to the network’s episode description, Kayce joins a Marshal unit that is “hunting down a bomber targeting Broken Rock Reservation.” The team steps into action when “the trail leads to a dangerous encounter with an armed anti-government militia.”

Whether Kayce wanted to join the fight, the fight for peace and order in Montana was coming to him either way. After having sold the land that made up Yellowstone Ranch back to Thomas and the Broken Rock Reservation for a symbolic amount of cash at the conclusion of “Yellowstone,” Kayce was given a portion of the land to live on and operate as a ranch.

The new series was first announced with the originating series tie-in name of “Y: Marshals,” referring to the brand bore by all who were willing to make the lifelong commitment to Yellowstone Ranch before simplifying the show title.

Don’t miss the premiere of the brand-new drama “Marshals,” Sunday, March 1, on CBS.

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 biggest prize in culinary television history” (per Paramount+) will be awarded during Season 1 of the all-new “America’s Culinary Cup,” premiering Wednesday, March 4, on CBS with a supersized 90-minute episode and streaming the next day on Paramount+.

Hosted and produced by former “Top Chef” host Padma Lakshmi, this all-star competition offers a $1 million prize to its winner, testing 16 of the nation’s most talented chefs on the series’ designated “10 culinary commandments”: meat, vegetables, sauces, dessert, innovation, flavors, sustainability, world cuisine, consistency, culinary science and technology. The chef’s creations will be

judged by Michelin-starred chefs Michael Cimarusti and Wylie Dufresne, who evaluate taste, creativity, presentation and technique to determine who advances in the competition and who will be eliminated from the game.

In this first season of competition, the contestants in question include six Michelinstarred chefs — an honor held by fewer than one percent of restaurants worldwide. The season also features two Bocuse d’Or medalists, two James Beard Award winners, 14 James Beard Award nominees and recipients of numerous other top-tier culinary honors, according to Paramount, with each chef “bringing their unique flair and signature dishes to the table.”

Speaking to press at CBS’s presentation at the Television Critics Association Winter Tour,

Lakshmi explained why she was drawn back into the world of culinary competitions after leaving “Top Chef” in 2023.

“I’ve obviously had almost two decades of experience in the genre, and I thought the genre was ready for a shakeup, for a refresh and for something new and different. And I wanted to be the one who did it,” she said.

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41. Film part

42. Celeb-gossip Internet site

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WHAT’S NEW ON MGM+

“American Classic” - Season 1

One actor’s fall from Broadway fame sparks a complicated homecoming in Season 1 of “American Classic,” premiering Sunday, March 1, on MGM+.

Kevin Kline (“Wild Wild West,” 1999) stars as Richard Bean, a self-absorbed stage performer whose very public meltdown sends him retreating to the hometown theater where his dreams first began. Hoping to restore both his reputation and his family’s struggling theater, he directs a play and casts himself as the lead. But his return stirs old tensions with his brother (Jon Tenney, “Scandal”) and ex-girlfriend (Laura Linney, “Love Actually,” 2003) — who is now married to his brother and serving as the town’s mayor. “As old loves resurface and buried secrets emerge, Richard must confront the consequences of his past actions and the family and town he left behind for fame and glamour” (per MGM+). Through rehearsals, setbacks and moments of hardwon clarity, Richard begins to rediscover what truly matters to him in life. From series creators Bob Martin (“Michael: Every Day”) and Michael Hoffman (“The Last Station,” 2009) — who directs episodes alongside Tricia Brock (“The Witcher”) — the series also stars Len Cariou (“Blue Bloods”), Nell Verlaque (“Overcompensating”) and Michael Townsend Wright (“The Rat Pack,” 1998).

WHAT’S NEW ON NETFLIX

“Vladimir”

Based on the novel by Julia May Jonas, passion ignites where reason falters in “Vladimir,” premiering Thursday, March 5, on Netflix. When a passionate but reckless professor’s (Rachel Weisz, “The Mummy,” 1999) world begins to unravel, she becomes intensely fixated on her magnetic, young new col-

league (Leo Woodall, “The White Lotus”). As tension builds and secrets simmer, her growing obsession pulls her further from the life she knows. Caught between desire, ambition and impulse, she starts to risk everything to bring her most scandalous fantasies to life. With episodes directed by “Killing Eve’s” Francesca Gregorini, “Vladimir” also stars Kayli Carter (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”), Elisa Moolecherry (“Molly’s Game,” 2017), John Slattery (“Ant-Man,” 2015), Jessica Henwick (“Love and Monsters,” 2020) and Matt Walsh (“Ted,” 2012). Additionally “The Firm’s” Chris Pavoni produces the series.

WHAT’S NEW ON HBO MAX

“DTF St. Louis”

A twisted love affair, a dating app and one shocking death set the stage for “DTF St. Louis.” Premiering Sunday, March 1, on HBO Max, this limited series follows the love triangle among three adults grappling with middle-age malaise — a situation that quickly escalates when Floyd (David Harbour, “Stranger Things”) is found dead, raising questions about whether love escalated to murder. After his death, Clark (Jason Bateman, “Arrested Develop-

ment”) continues his affair with Floyd’s wife, Carol (Linda Cardellini, “ER”), while investigators — “Monster’s” Richard Jenkins and Joy Sunday, from Netflix’s hit series “Wednesday” — begin piecing together the events leading up to the tragedy. Also starring Wynn Everett (“The Newsroom”), Asher Miles Fallica (“Ozark”) and Chastity Dotson (“Veronica Mars”), “DTF St. Louis” is written and directed by showrunner Steve Conrad (“Patriot”), with Todd Black (“Seven Pounds,” 2008) executive producing the series.

WHAT’S NEW ON PEACOCK

“Ted” - Season 2

High school gets a little wilder when “Ted” returns for Season 2, premiering Thursday, March 5, on Peacock. Set in 1994, Ted (Seth MacFarlane, “Family Guy”), the foul-mouthed but loyal teddy bear,

navigates his senior year alongside best friend John Bennett (Max Burkholder, “Daddy Day Care,” 2003). With John’s parents, Matty (Scott Grimes, “American Dad!”) and Susan (Alanna Ubach, “Euphoria”), and cousin Blaire (Giorgia Whigham, “Sierra Burgess Is a Loser,” 2018) around, mischief and family clashes are never far away. Season 2 follows John as he worries he might graduate from high school without having his first girlfriend, while Ted’s attempts at playing matchmaker only make things worse. MacFarlane serves as writer, director and co-showrunner alongside Paul Corrigan (“Modern Family”) and Brad Walsh (“King of the Hill”).

WHAT’S NEW ON ALLBLK

“Deb Is Boss” (2026)

Inspired by the life and legacy of Deb Antney (“Deb’s House”), “Deb Is Boss” premieres Thursday, March 5, on ALLBLK. Lil Mama (“All American”) stars as a young, street-smart Deb Antney, who hustles her way through the dangerous streets of Queens, N.Y., and Boston, with dreams far too big for her world. “Balancing romance, ambition and hustler instincts” (per ALLBLK), Deb builds an underground empire that lays the foundation for her rise in the music industry. Along the way, she discovers her talent for spotting stars, eventually managing artists such as Gucci Mane (“Fetish”), Nicki Minaj (“Starships”) and French Montana (“Unforgettable”). Directed by Trey Haley (“The Family Business”) with a screenplay by Carl Weber (“The Family Business: New Orleans”), “Deb Is Boss” features powerful performances from Clifton Powell (“Deep Rising,” 1998), LisaRaye McCoy (“Single Ladies”), Keraun Harris (“Black-ish”) and Brianni Walker (“Mani”).

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By Adam Thomlison TV Media

Q: Who does the voice of Ernesto de la Cruz in “Coco”? My husband is convinced it’s John Leguizamo, but I don’t think it’s him.

A: You’re right, but your husband can be forgiven for the mistake — the Disney-Pixar animated film “Coco” (2017) is packed with bigname Latino stars, so it’s actually surprising John Leguizamo (“Romeo + Juliet,” 1996) didn’t appear in one of the roles.

Rather, the film’s fictional musical idol Ernesto de la Cruz was voiced by top film and TV star Benjamin Bratt (“Law & Order”).

“Coco,” about a young aspiring musician who enters the Land of the Dead to find out why his family refuses to let him be a singer, is a film steeped in Mexican culture.

Bratt said that cultural link is a big part of what drew him to the project — along with being a longtime Pixar head.

“What it will do, with all the power they have in their storytelling, is reintroducing in a way this beautiful culture to a global community,” he told ScreenRant ahead of the film’s release. “And it will not only underscore that beauty but also share the connective tissue, really, that, at the end of the day, we’re all human beings. We all kind of traffic in the same wishes and desires.”

Bratt starred in the film along with fellow screen heavyweights Gael Garcia Bernal (“Mozart in the Jungle”), Gabriel Iglesias (beloved stand-up comedian and star of the 2017 film

“Ferdinand”), Edward James Olmos (“Miami Vice”) and more.

It could be that Leguizamo didn’t take a role because he was too busy with one of the four projects he released in 2017 — including, most notably, the action smash “John Wick: Chapter 2.”

Q: Is Hugh Dillon coming back for more “Mayor of Kingstown”?

A: Yes, but just one more time — and he may or may not be happy about that.

Paramount+ announced in January that the upcoming fifth season will be its last. Given that the fourth just ended, we don’t have a release date for the fifth yet (the previous four have aired all over the calendar, so it would be hard to even guess), but it is coming.

The way this has played out, combined with things co-star Hugh Dillon (“Flashpoint”) has said about the show’s future, has actually

launched a bit of a debate about the definition of “canceled” in the TV context.

Is a show “canceled” if the producers are given time to write a proper ending to the show? What if the writer-producers had a much longer plan in mind?

In case you haven’t guessed, that’s the story here. Dillon, who stars as Ian Ferguson and is also co-creator and showrunner alongside Taylor Sheridan (“Yellowstone”), has said in interviews that the show’s larger story was always plotted out over seven seasons.

Ending at five was definitely not the plan, so the producers would likely consider it a cancelation. But fans at least will get some closure at the end instead of an unresolved cliffhanger, which is definitely how most shows used to end in the broadcast era.

“Mayor of Kingstown” stars Jeremy Renner (“The Hurt Locker,” 2008) as the titular mayor of the fictional town and Dillon as a senior detective in the police department, working in their different ways to keep the conflict-ridden city together.

Q: Is Mark Wahlberg going to do any more of the Parker stories? I loved him in “Play Dirty.”

A: In-demand actor and producer Mark Wahlberg (“The Fighter,” 2010) has 26 different projects in some stage of development, according to IMDb.com, but not one of them is a Parker story.

The career criminal Parker is the most famous creation of prolific crime novelist Donald E. West-

lake and has been played on screen by numerous tough-guy stars, most recently Wahlberg in last year’s Amazon Prime Video film “Play Dirty.”

But Wahlberg has no plans to continue the series, even though there’s plenty — Parker was the central character in 24 novels Westlake wrote (if you’re looking for them, he published them under the pseudonym Richard Stark).

But he has plenty of fan-pleasing stuff on his plate.

Fans of gritty crime thrillers in general will get to see him in “By Any Means,” an upcoming movie about a mafia hitman and a Black FBI agent teaming up to investigate the murders of civil rights leaders in 1966 Mississippi. He also has a couple of sports comedies coming — the raunchy, booze-fueled “Balls Up” and the more heartwarming “Weekend Warriors.”

All three of these are either in post-production or completed, but there’s no word on release dates yet.

In terms of other established intellectual property, he’s reportedly in pre-production on “The Six Billion Dollar Man,” a feature-film adaptation of the classic action TV series “The Six Million Dollar Man” (adjusted for inflation, apparently). But that’s been in pre-production for more than a year now, so it may never see the light of day.

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