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Weekend TV: Setting up the Final Four

The top draws on broadcast and cable and in sports

By Louisa Ada Seltzer

March 24, 2016

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ABC‘s ‘The Catch’

THURSDAY

Best bet on broadcast: ABC, “The Catch,” 10 p.m. Series premiere. A private investigator tries to track down her fiancé after he makes her a victim of fraud.

Best bet on cable: IFC, “Portlandia,” 10 p.m. Season finale. The mayor asks Fred and Carrie to impress a brand that’s visiting the city.

Top sporting event: TBS, “College Basketball,” 10 p.m. Defending national champion Duke takes on Oregon a West Region semifinal.

FRIDAY

Best bet broadcast: Fox, “Second Chance,” 9 p.m. Season finale. Mary and Alexa try to find another way to save Pritchard.

Best bet on cable: Disney Channel, “Backstage,” 9 p.m. Series premiere. New sitcom following teens at a prestigious arts school.

Top sporting event: beIN Sports, NBC Universo, “Soccer,” 10 p.m. Guatemala takes on the U.S. in an Olympic qualifying match.

SATURDAY

Best bet on broadcast: ABC, “The Ten Commandments,” 7 p.m. The classic 1956 movie about the life of Moses.

Best bet on cable: Starz, “Black Sails,” 9 p.m. Season finale. Following Vane’s hanging, his crew has big decisions to make.

Top sporting event: HBO, “Boxing,” 9:45 p.m. Andre Ward and Sullivan Barrera, both undefeated, square off in a light heavyweight bout.

SUNDAY

Best bet on broadcast: Fox, “Grease Live,” 7 p.m. A re-airing of the well-received musical special.

Best bet on cable: HBO, “Vinyl,” 9 p.m. Zak and Richie head to Las Vegas in an attempt to sign Elvis.

Top sporting event: TBS, “College Basketball,” 8:30 p.m. The last of this weekend’s regional finals, setting up next weekend’s Final Four.

A look at this week’s top TV draws
THURSDAY, MARCH 24
Time	Network	Program	Description
7 p.m.	CBS	“College Basketball” (S)	CBS airs two regional semifinal games, with two more on TBS.
8 p.m.	Fox	“American Idol” (S)	The season’s remaining four singers perform.
9 p.m.	CMT	“Party Down South” (R)	Lyle breaks up with Santana over the phone.
10 p.m.	ABC	“The Catch” (D)	Series premiere. A private investigator is duped out of millions of dollars be her fiancé.
10 p.m.	FX	“Baskets” (C)	Season finale. Mom learns to cope with diabetes, and chip hits a new low.
10 p.m.	WE tv	“Sisters in Law” (R)	Series premiere. Reality show following black female lawyers in Houston.
FRIDAY, MARCH 25
Time	Network	Program	Description
7 p.m.	CBS	“College Basketball” (S)	Another pair of Sweet 16 games, with two more airing on TBS.
8:30 p.m.	Univision Deportes Network	“Soccer” (S)	A World Cup qualifying match between Mexico and Canada.
9 p.m.	Disney Channel	“Backstage” (C)	Series premiere. New sitcom following teens at a school for the arts.
9 p.m.	Fox	“Second Chance” (D)	Season finale. Pritchard and Duval attempt to save Gracie from Connor and Otto’s experiment.
9 p.m.	Showtime	“Spring Broke” (N)	Documentary about the beginnings of spring break in 190s Daytona Beach.
10 p.m.	HBO	“Real Time with Bill Maher” (T)	Maher and guests discuss the latest round of primary results.
SATURDAY, MARCH 26
Time	Network	Program	Description
2 p.m.	NBC	“PGA Tour Golf” (S)	Quarterfinal coverage of the WGC-Dell Match Play in Austin.
6 p.m.	CBS	“College Basketball” (S)	First half of an Elite Eight doubleheader, sending two teams to the Final Four.
7 p.m.	ABC	“The Ten Commandments” (M)	Annual pre-Easter airing of the 1956 Cecil B. DeMille classic.
8 p.m.	TV One	“Chasing Waterfalls” (M)	TV movie based on the Biblical story of David but set in the fashion industry.
8 p.m.	Lifetime	“The Perfect Daughter” (M)	A father tries to restore his relationship with his daughter after he finds her drunk.
9 p.m.	Starz	“Black Sails” (D)	Season finale. Silver makes a sacrifice, while Flint gets support from an unlikely source.
SUNDAY, MARCH 27
Time	Network	Program	Description
3 p.m.	NBC	“PGA Tour Golf” (S)	The championship and third-places matches at the WGC-Dell Match Play, won last year by Rory McIlroy.
6 p.m.	TBS	“College Basketball” (S)	The first of two more regional finals, setting up next weekend’s Final Four.
9 p.m.	PBS	“Grantchester” (D)	Season premiere. Sidney and another priest are suspected of murder.
9 p.m.	CBS	“The Good Wife” (D)	Alicia and Diane defend a privacy rights case involving a drone.
9 p.m.	AMC	“The Walking Dead” (D)	Two parties head out to find someone who’s missing.
10 p.m.	HBO	“Girls” (C)	Marnie takes a walk following a fight with Desi and runs into someone from her past.
A = awards show or special, C = comedy, D = drama, DD = daytime drama, G = game show, K = kids, M = movie, N = news/documentary, R = reality, S = sports, T = talk/variety show.