Monday, March 16 To Sunday March 22
This week is a bit of a minefield for your DVR, primarily due to the start of March Madness.
Since CBS is a primary home for the NCAA tournament, their entire Thursday and Friday drama lineup is essentially benched this week. Other networks are also slipping in some reruns or “mid-season breathers” to avoid competing with the basketball hype. That means Broadcast faves such as Doc, Law and Order/SVU, Matlock, Elsbeth, Fire Country, Sheriff Country, Boston Blue, and a few others are notably absent.
FOX’s Sunday animated lineup is also absent this week, with religious drama The Faithful airing the first of 2 new episodes on the night instead.
Streaming (On Prime Video at least) is largely untouched by March Madness. Look out for Invincible Season 4, landing on Prime Video on Wednesday, followed by Season 2 of Deadloch, and reality comedy series Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat on Friday.
Here’s how the TV slate is shaking out this week:
Monday, March 16
- Hulu | Paradise — Jane (Season 2, Episode 6)
Xavier and Gary put their plan into motion. Back in Paradise, Sinatra takes decisive action while Gabriela pursues a promising lead, and long-buried details from Jane’s past finally surface. - NBC | St. Denis Medical — Everyone Loves Portland General (Season 2, Episode 15)
Bruce considers the next step in his career, Serena cleverly uses a baby to get out of work, and Matt helps Ron navigate the mysteries of logging onto his computer. - CBS | The Neighborhood — Welcome to Murder at Sea (Season 8, Episode 12)
Gemma throws Dave a murder-mystery themed birthday party, while Malcolm uses the event to introduce Mercedes to the family. - CBS | DMV — Test Drive (Season 1, Episode 13)
Teen Outreach Day brings a group of students to the DMV. Colette urges Gregg to mentor a troubled teen while Vic wonders if one of the visitors might actually be his biological son. - NBC | The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins — You May Hug Your Hero (Season 1, Episode 5)
Reggie and Monica revive their youth football camp but quickly find themselves competing against longtime rivals Jerry and Tisha Basmati. - CBS | FBI — Forgiven (Season 8, Episode 14)
When Maggie’s sister Erin goes missing, the team launches an urgent search that leads back to a dangerous figure from Erin’s past. (PHOTOS) - FOX | Memory of a Killer — Dr. Parks (Season 1, Episode 7)
Angelo discovers that a past job may help reveal the identity of the mysterious Ferryman, while Dave edges closer to uncovering Angelo’s secret. (PHOTOS) - NBC | The Voice — The Battles Premiere (Season 29, Episode 4)
The battle rounds begin as the coaches prepare their artists for head-to-head performances. - CBS | CIA — Forced Labor (Season 1, Episode 4)
Colin and Bill investigate a Belarusian fugitive posing as an expecting father, uncovering an international baby-smuggling ring. (PHOTOS) - ABC | The Rookie — Aftermath (Season 8, Episode 11)
Lucy returns to work following the recent attack as a surprising development complicates the Liam Glasser investigation. (PHOTOS)
Tuesday, March 17
- CBS | NCIS — In Too Deep (Season 23, Episode 12)
The murder of a drone pilot reconnects McGee with a woman from his past whose return could change everything. (PHOTOS) - ABC | Will Trent — He Lives! (Season 4, Episode 11)
Will travels to Puerto Rico when a murdered man shares his uncle’s name, sending him on a deeply personal search through the island. (PHOTOS) - ABC | High Potential — Pie in the Sky (Season 2, Episode 15)
Morgan investigates the public murder of a famous retired astronaut while Soto follows a political lead connected to Roman’s disappearance. (PHOTOS) - CBS | NCIS: Origins — Feelin’ Alright? (Season 2, Episode 11)
Gibbs reunites with Special Agent Dwayne Pride during an undercover mission tied to an international smuggling ring. (PHOTOS) - Apple TV+ | Shrinking — Depression Diet (Season 3, Episode 8)
Jimmy finally goes on a date with Sofi, while Gaby struggles with self-doubt and Liz learns surprising details about Brian’s living situation.
Wednesday, March 18
- NBC | Chicago Med — The Cost of Living (Season 11, Episode 15)
Archer faces his own mortality during a challenging case while a devastating diagnosis shocks one of Gaffney’s doctors. (PHOTOS) - ABC | Scrubs — My Angel (Season 1, Episode 5)
J.D. ventures into the world of post-divorce dating with Turk’s guidance. Elliot gets creative when sourcing an organ for a beloved elderly patient, while the interns learn about the unspoken rules of the hospital. (PHOTOS) - ABC | Abbott Elementary — Campaign (Season 5, Episode 16)
Jacob and Ava collaborate on a new initiative while Melissa and Janine help Mr. Johnson prepare for the Janitor’s Ball. - NBC | Chicago Fire — Do Not Resuscitate (Season 14, Episode 15)
A puzzling car crash investigation challenges Kidd and Vasquez while Herrmann steps into the spotlight. (PHOTOS) - NBC | Chicago P.D. — Live or Die by Your CI (Season 13, Episode 15)
Ruzek becomes suspicious when a DEA agent asks for details about a missing informant. (PHOTOS) - Prime Video | Invincible — (Season 4)
While the world recovers from catastrophe, a changed Mark fights to protect his home and the people he loves, setting him on a collision course with a threat that could alter the fate of humanity forever.
Thursday, March 19
- FOX | 9-1-1 — D.I.Y. (Season 9, Episode 14)
As Buck tries to manage the trauma following his kidnapping on his own, May tries to secure her first law internship without the help of her mother. (PHOTOS) - ABC | 9-1-1: Nashville — Hard Knox (Season 1, Episode 14)
Blythe scrambles to save her gala after the performer bails, leaving Dixie to step in. Meanwhile, Ryan and Samantha rescue a woman pushed off a cliff, and Dixie makes a surprising admission. (PHOTOS) - HBO Max | The Pitt — 5:00 P.M. (Season 2, Episode 11)
(No logline available.) - ABC | Grey’s Anatomy — Wrecking Ball (Season 22, Episode 14)
A wrecking ball destroys a home, leaving a couple with life-changing injuries as the doctors fight to save them. - NBC | The Hunting Party — Elliot Carr (Season 2, Episode 8)
The team hunts a serial killer known as the Connecticut Cobbler before more victims are brutally targeted. (SCOOP)
(Edit: This episode has since been shifted to April 2.)
Friday, March 20
- NBC | Happy’s Place — Borrowin’ Trouble (Season 2, Episode 13)
(No logline available.) - Prime Video | Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat (Season 2)
Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat is a documentary-style comedy that captures a corporate offsite event at a family-owned hot sauce company from the perspective of Anthony, a recently hired temporary worker. Unbeknownst to Anthony, the entire experience is staged, every colleague around him is performing a role, and each moment – whether in conference rooms or during downtime – has been meticulously orchestrated. As the founder prepares to step down, the getaway transforms into a clash between big corporate ambitions and small business values, with control of the company hanging in the balance. - Prime Video | Deadloch — (Season 2)
Forget Tassie Noir – Deadloch is entering its Tropical Gothic era with the new season set in Australia’s sweltering Top End, aka the Northern Territory. Detectives Dulcie Collins (Kate Box) and Eddie Redcliffe (Madeleine Sami) are in Darwin to investigate the death of Eddie’s former policing partner Bushy. However, their plans are soon diverted when a body part is discovered in a remote town called Barra Creek. With the Northern Territory police force focused on a large-scale search for two missing backpackers, Dulcie and a very reluctant Eddie are tasked with identifying the John Doe.
Sticky, sweaty and juggling comprehensive thrush infections, the detectives find themselves embroiled in a world of crocodile-fuelled tourism, overstretched Indigenous rangers, cagey locals, and seven-metre prehistoric predators – all of whom call Barra Creek’s stretch of land, and water, their home. As the humidity builds, and Eddie and Dulcie dig deeper, more questions arise for our duo – not only about the case, but the many secrets that lie beneath the surface of this small town.
Sunday, March 22
CBS | Marshalls — The Gathering Storm (Season 1, Episode 4)
Kayce and Cal search for survivors of a helicopter crash while the rest of the team tries to clear Kayce’s name in a use of force complaint. (PHOTOS)
CBS |Tracker — Breakaway (Season 3, Episode 13)
After Baxter, a veteran stuntman, disappears following a risky stunt, his girlfriend, Laura, calls Colter to investigate a B-movie set, uncovering shady producers and a trail that leads into a dangerous underground world. (PHOTOS)
CBS | Watson — Wrongful Life (Season 2, Episode 14)
Watson is sued for Wrongful Life by a long-term patient suffering from VACTERL association, after undergoing multiple painful surgeries. (PHOTOS)
FOX | The Faithful: Women of the Bible — The Woman Who Bowed to No One (Season 1, Episode 1)
Sarah feels incomplete without the child that has been promised to her and her husband, Abraham, by God. After braving isolation, famine, the ire of Pharaoh, and several more years of barrenness, she resorts to her own plan to bring a child into the world involving her maidservant Hagar and Abraham. However, Sarah’s jealousy and mistrust set in, forcing Hagar to make a difficult decision about her and her child’s future, as they are all stunned by a miracle from God.
FOX | The Faithful: Women of the Bible — The Woman Who Spoke to God (Season 1, Episode 2)
AMC | Dark Winds — Shíká Nidanitáhą́ą́ (Those who were searching for me) (Season 4, Episode 6)
When Chee’s new intel provides a clue to Vaggan’s identity, Leaphorn enlists the FBI to help ambush the killer; Manuelito and Emma help Chee with his recovery from a close call while he is haunted by a specter from his past.
