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TV Guide Magazine|3/21/2016editor’s letterWelcome home, Hugh Laurie. The House alum is back and moving into several new TV addresses–including AMC, where he’s starring opposite Tom Hiddleston in the new spy series The Night Manager (premiering April 19). Later in the month, he returns to HBO for Veep—and this season, he just might be POTUS. Then this fall, he’ll play another tormented doc in Hulu’s psychological thriller Chance, which already has a two-season commitment.Clearly, Laurie’s campaign to Make America Hugh Again is working, and we couldn’t be happier—TV GUIDE MAGAZINE put Laurie on the cover a whopping 16 times during his House run. Our cover affair with the actor started with a 2005 issue in which we named him one of TV’s Sexiest Men. (“He’s very tall,” his costar Sela Ward told us, “with…1 min
TV Guide Magazine|3/21/2016Who’s the Best Coach?ADAM LEVINENumber of seasons: 10Wins: 3 (Season 1’s Javier Colon, Season 5’s Tessanne Chin, Season 9’s Jordan Smith)The expert opinion: The Maroon 5 frontman’s greatest power is his song selection for contestants, says Medved, citing Chin’s rendition of Bob Marley’s “Redemption Song.” “Tessanne’s from Jamaica, and that was a really good match,” Medved says. But Levine may have a problem grooming artists for commercial success, as evidenced by the meager sales of Chin’s debut album. In the first week, it sold just 7,000 copies.CHRISTINA AGUILERANumber of seasons: 6Wins: Still waiting…The expert opinion: Of the current roster (CeeLo, Usher, Shakira and Gwen Stefani have also taken turns in the chairs), Aguilera has the worst success rate. Medved attributes that to her frequently predictable song choices. “She goes for the lowhanging fruit,”…2 min
TV Guide Magazine|3/21/2016Paul Reubens: Penguin’s Pop!HAVING PREVIOUSLY PLAYED Penguin’s father in the film Batman Returns, Paul Reubens (top left) is back at it again when he joins Fox’s Gotham on March 21 for a recurring turn as Oswald’s (Robin Lord Taylor, top center) long-lost papa, Elijah Van Dahl. “He’s a man with enormous wealth and even more secrets,” executive producer John Stephens teases. And daddy’s not the only one with something to hide. Oswald’s extended family—Elijah’s new wife, Grace (Melinda Clarke, top right), and her conniving kids, Sasha and Charles (Kaley Ronayne and Justin Mark, bottom)—are a portrait of unprincipled, and maybe lethal, privilege. “They’ll do whatever it takes to keep the family’s fortune.”…1 min
TV Guide Magazine|3/21/2016Nancy ReaganMany First Ladies have had an outsize impact on the popular culture, but only Nancy Reagan, who died March 6 at age 94 of congestive heart failure, first came to public notice as an actress (as Nancy Davis). Her first of four appearances on TV GUIDE MAGAZINE’s cover predated husband Ronald Reagan’s plunge into politics. In November 1958, the couple costarred in a Thanksgiving-themed edition of CBS’s General Electric Theater—he was the anthology’s host and sometimes star—playing modern Native Americans in a fable about a turkey destined, ironically, for the U.S. president’s dinner table.Her next cover, in March 1983, trumpeted a more memorable TV cameo: gueststarring as herself, the First Lady, on NBC’s Diff’rent Strokes opposite Gary Coleman to promote her “Just Say No” antidrug campaign. Reagan told us she…1 min
TV Guide Magazine|3/21/2016Life in Pieces ’ Pastry PartyDONUT EVEN THINK about missing Life in Pieces’ two-episode season finale March 31 on CBS. In the second half, Sophia (Giselle Eisenberg) endures her uncle Matt’s (Thomas Sadoski) book-launch party by sneaking away to the bathroom and sucking the jelly out of his provided pastries. “Giselle wasn’t supposed to eat any of the doughnuts or the jelly, but quite a bit of both magically found their way into her belly,” executive producer Justin Adler says. “One thing we learned this season is that Giselle is not only a fantastic little actress—she’s a professional sweet eater.”…1 min
TV Guide Magazine|3/21/2016The Americans@TVGMMattRoushWednesdays, 10/9c, FXAdeadly poison has seeped into the world of The Americans, the brilliantly suspenseful Cold War espionage thriller that seems destined to land on my annual Top 10 list for a fourth consecutive year. Metaphorically, the poison is a cancer of the soul that comes from living a life built on lies constructed by Philip and Elizabeth Jennings (the fantastically chameleonlike Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell), Soviet spies camouflaged by their outwardly all-American two-kids-and-a-sedan 1980s family.Their charade has never faced a crisis as severe as the fallout from letting their idealistic teenage daughter, Paige (a soulful Holly Taylor), in on their terrible secret, which she promptly spilled to her spiritual adviser, shaggy Pastor Tim (Kelly AuCoin). Now Paige is infected with fear and guilt, more freaked than ever when…5 min
TV Guide Magazine|3/21/2016THE PATHSERIES PREMIERE Wednesday, March 30, HuluON HULU’S SELF-DUBBED “faith thriller”The Path, once you join the cultlike movement known as Meyerism, straying isn’t an option. That proves a problem for Eddie Lane (Breaking Bad’s Aaron Paul), a faithful, two-decade member of the group, which purports to lead adherents to a higher plane known as “The Light.”Eddie is married to lifelong member Sarah (True Detective’s Michelle Monaghan), and when the series begins, he’s just returned from a psychedelic retreat in Peru. “He had an eye-opening revelation,” says Paul, “and he can no longer buy what they’re selling. He’s afraid to say anything because he would lose his family if they knew.” Making matters worse: Meyerism’s de facto leader and Sarah’s sexy ex, Cal (Hannibal’s Hugh Dancy), who’s ready to resume the romance.Paul’s…4 min
TV Guide Magazine|3/21/2016THE DETOURSERIES PREMIERE Monday, April 11, 9/8c, TBSA DILAPIDATED MINIVAN carrying a family of four on a 1,400-mile trek across eight states for 21 hours—is this a summer vacation or cruel and unusual punishment?Either way, that’s the “fun” trip Nate Parker (Jason Jones) decides to embark on in TBS’s new comedy series The Detour. As Nate, wife Robin (Natalie Zea) and their 11-year-old twins, Delilah (Ashley Gerasimovich) and Jared (Liam Carroll), make their way from Syracuse to Fort Lauderdale, they’ll deal with the alltoo-real struggle of forced family time and a constant barrage of very-adult impediments, like a car accident, a kidnapping scheme and an unfortunate pit stop at a strip club. And that’s just in the first episode. Throughout Season 1, the family members find themselves swept into the middle…4 min
TV Guide Magazine|3/21/2016ContainmentSERIES PREMIERE Tuesday, April 19, 9/8c, The CWATLANTA IS HELD hostage by a seemingly unstoppable Ebola-like virus in The CW’s new thriller Containment. Adapted from the hit Belgian series Cordon, the show centers around Atlanta Midtown Hospital, where Patient Zero, a supposed Syrian refugee, is being treated. After those in contact with him get deathly ill, police try to isolate the outbreak by cordoning of a large section of town, trapping thousands inside a fortifi ed fence. As time passes and more citizens get sick, society begins to collapse.“Many people will die. There is this threat permeating every breath people take,” says executive producer Julie Plec (The Vampire Diaries, The Originals), a self-described lover of deadly virus stories. “But the show is also about the beautiful notion of trying to…4 min
TV Guide Magazine|3/21/2016HEARTBEATBACK IN 2009, Aussie actress Melissa George recurred as surgical intern Dr. Sadie Harris on Grey’s Anatomy. Seven years later, she’s getting a major promotion, starring as worldrenowned heart-transplant surgeon Alex Panttiere on the new dramedy Heartbeat (the series moves to its regular timeslot on March 23 at 8/7c). As the good doc juggles her high-stakes job and raising two kids, she’s also involved in a complicated love triangle with two handsome doctors. George fills us in on the new gig while, appropriately, breastfeeding her 4-month-old son in a park.We’ve seen millions of medical shows on TV. How is this one different?It’s a character-driven drama, but with comedy. It’s a tone that I haven’t seen. You feel something, but then you’re laughing.Panttiere is romantically attached to two men, Dr. Pierce…3 min
TV Guide Magazine|3/21/2016Sports HighlightsMONDAY, MARCH 21NCAA Women’s BasketballChampionship6:30/5:30c, ESPN2 Second-round gamesNHL Hockey7:30/6:30c, NBCSN Flyers at IslandersTUESDAY, MARCH 22NBA Basketball8/7c, TNT Rockets at ThunderNHL Hockey8:30/7:30c, NBCSN Kings at WildNBA Basketball10:30/9:30c, TNT Grizzlies at LakersWEDNESDAY, MARCH 23NBA Basketball8/7c, ESPN Knicks at BullsNHL Hockey 8/7c, NBCSN Bruins at Rangers NBA Basketball10:30/9:30c, ESPN Clippers at WarriorsTHURSDAY, MARCH 24NCAA Basketball Championship 7/6c, CBS and TBS Regional semifinalsFRIDAY, MARCH 25NCAA Basketball Championship7/6c, CBS and TBS Regional semifinalsNCAA Women’s Basketball Championship7/6c, ESPN and ESPN2 Regional semifinalsSATURDAY, MARCH 26CollegeLacrosse noon/11am c, ESPNU Syracuse at DukeNCAA Women’Basketball Championship noon/11am c and 7/6c, ESPN Regional semifinalsCollege Baseball 3:30/2:30c, Fox Sports 1 Texas Christian at TexasNCAA Basketball Championship6/5c, CBS Regional finalsSUNDAY, MARCH 27NCAA Women’Basketball Championship noon/11am c and 8:30/7:30c, ESPN Regional finalsCollege Lacrosse1/noon c, ESPNU Johns Hopkins at VirginiaNCAA Basketball Championship6/5c, TBS Regional finalsNHL…1 min
TV Guide Magazine|3/21/2016DEAD 7Backstreet’s back, all right—and this time they’re bringing a zombie apocalypse with them.Nick Carter, of Backstreet Boys (and Dancing With the Stars) fame, has found his crown jewel in this Syfy zombie Western, which he stars in, wrote and produced. The off-thewall B-movie takes place in a town overrun by a villainess named Apocalypta (MADtv’ Debra Wilson), who uses the undead (and Backstreeter AJ McLean as her right-hand man) to wreak havoc. Taking down Apocalypta will prove a feat for the titular seven hired guns, portrayed by a rogues’ gallery of boy-banders, including Carter’s bandmate Howie Dorough, ’N Sync’s Joey Fatone, 98 Degrees’ Jeff Timmons and O-Town’s Erik-Michael Estrada. Carter plays Jack, the gang’s reclusive leader, inspired by his love of Clint Eastwood movies. “I have this thousand-mile stare that…2 min
TV Guide Magazine|3/21/2016InputFOLLOW US>TV Guide Magazine@TVGuideMagazine@tvguidemagazineWrite to us: Letters, TV Guide Magazine, 50 Rockefeller Plaza, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10020, or email letters@tvgm.comQuick Clicks When we spoke to X-Files creator Chris Carter for our March 7 issue, he was hopeful that Fox would be revisiting the series again in the future, explaining that “the question is how to get it done.” Peter Clark hopes Carter and Fox can make it work. “One of my favorite shows,” he wrote. “I was disappointed there were only six episodes. Bring it back so we can learn about Scully and Mulder’s son, William!”…B. Greenspan was disheartened by our article on all the changes likely coming to ABC as a result of Entertainment President Paul Lee’s resignation. [“Rearranging the Alphabet,” March 7]. “It’s sad the network…2 min
TV Guide Magazine|3/21/2016SHOWDOWN!The big confrontation that fans of The Walking Dead have been waiting for is finally here. The survivors of the zombie apocalypse have spent the second half of Season 6 waging war against the Saviors, a band of marauding bullies who demand goods and supplies from smaller communities in exchange for protection. While there has been plenty of talk about Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), the leader of the Saviors has remained absent from the action. But that all changes during the April 3 season finale, when Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) and the Alexandrians come face-to-face with the psychopath for the first time.“It’s like meeting the president or the pope,” says executive producer Greg Nicotero, who also directed the episode. “You don’t just walk into the Oval Office; you’ve got to…2 min
TV Guide Magazine|3/21/2016Happy Dad ’s Day!AMERICAN DAD’S ROAD to 200 episodes was a bit winding—the series migrated from Fox to TBS in 2014—but the animated comedy celebrates the milestone with its March 28 episode. “When we got to 100, it was, ‘Ah, we did it,’ ” executive producer Matt Weitzman recalls. “Now, at 200, it’s, ‘Uh…what did we do?’ ” In the inspired installment, Stan and Roger go on a search for their lost family in a postapocalyptic world. “Stan’s wandering through what’s left of civilization, covered in tattoos and using them to remember what’s important,” Weitzman says. “The show has never shied away from epic stories, and this one is right up there. And if there’s ever an opportunity to overwork our artists, we’ll take it!”…1 min
TV Guide Magazine|3/21/2016FOR THE RECORDENGAGED E! News host Maria Menounos got engaged to longtime boyfriend and business partner Keven Undergaro on March 9 when he proposed on Howard Stern’s radio show. The couple has been together for roughly 19 years.IN COURTDancing With the Stars cohost and Fox sportscaster Erin Andrews (below) was awarded $55 million in her civil lawsuit against Nashville Marriott, West End Hotel Partners and convicted stalker Michael David Barrett, stemming from a 2008 incident in which Barrett filmed her naked through the peephole in her hotel room and posted the footage online.BIRTHGotham costars Ben McKenzie and Morena Baccarin welcomed daughter Frances on March 2. She is the couple’s first child; Baccarin has a 2-year-old son, Julius, with her estranged husband.NEW GIGS Jimmy Kimmel (right) will host the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards…1 min
TV Guide Magazine|3/21/2016Reporting From the Front LineI’ve been a foreign correspondent since the early ’90s. I started working for CBS in 2000 and went into Afghanistan after 9/11, then covered the Chechen War, including the massacre of schoolchildren by Chechen separatists. I’ve always been attracted to war reporting because the rules are suspended. You see the very best of people and the very worst.Libya was just madness after the collapse of Qaddafi’s government [in 2011]. You could blunder into a battlefield without realizing it. But it wasn’t too dangerous to move around Benghazi, and I interviewed militia leaders, including the Islamist who was later arrested for planning the attack [on the American consulate]. We met for mango juice. It was surreal.“ Suddenly a gunfight broke out. We hit the dirt, stayed there with our heads down…3 min
TV Guide Magazine|3/21/2016A NEW HughSERIES PREMIERE Tuesday, April 19, 10/9c, AMC“WELCOME BACK,” SAYS a waitress, handing Hugh Laurie a menu. “It’s been a while. Good to see you again.”The unassuming Brit, who has arrived early for an interview at this no-frills, no-reservations diner on the East Side of Los Angeles to make sure he could get a booth during the breakfast rush, seems surprised by the warm hello. “I’m here twice, maybe three times, a year,” he says between sips of coffee.Still, it’s not totally unexpected that Sally the server would greet the actor—who soaked up the Cali sunshine on this Tuesday morning with a motorcycle ride to the restaurant— like a long-lost friend. For eight seasons, Laurie was a part of our collective popculture routine, thanks to his starring role on Fox’s House…8 min
TV Guide Magazine|3/21/2016THE RANCHSERIES PREMIERE Friday, April 1, NetflixAFTER 18 YEARS as buds (eight of those as castmates on Fox’s megahit That ’70s Show), Ashton Kutcher and Danny Masterson saddle up for the new offbeat Netflix comedy The Ranch. They play Colt (Kutcher), a faded football star, and his smart-ass younger brother, Rooster (Masterson), who work together to save their family’s failing Colorado ranch. (Ten episodes premiere on April 1, with 10 more dropping at a later date.)The guys open up about maintaining their comic timing, bucking sitcom sluggishness and the secret to success as behind-the-scenes bros.Together again! How did this come about?Ashton Kutcher: We’ve been trying to find a way to work with each other again since That ’70s Show ended [in 2006]. I’d be doing a film and Danny would be…4 min
TV Guide Magazine|3/21/2016The Story of GodSERIES PREMIERE Sunday, April 3, 9/8c, Nat GeoMORGAN FREEMAN HAS played God twice, in the box-office hit Bruce Almighty and in the comedy’s 2007 sequel. Starting April 3, the Academy Award winner will take on the man upstairs once again when he hosts National Geographic Channel’s The Story of God, a six-episode series about the actor’s quest to understand the world’s major religions. Freeman traveled to seven countries and 20 cities, beginning in his hometown of Greenwood, Mississippi. “This is Morgan’s personal search. It’s not Religion 101,” says National Geographic exec producer Michael J. Miller. “It’s both epic and intimate.” Each episode explores a theme with to-thepoint titles such as “Creation” or “The Devil Within.” The premiere, “Beyond Death,” investigates beliefs about the afterlife and takes Freeman to Jerusalem, Egypt…3 min
TV Guide Magazine|3/21/2016GIRLSAllison Williams is well aware that many viewers aren’t wild about her on-screen alter ego, Girls’ relentlessly type A Marnie Michaels. “People come up to me all the time and tell me that they hate her. They’re very vocal about it,” Williams says with a laugh. “I don’t think they’re expecting to hurt my feelings, but I feel very bonded to her!”Which is why Williams is particularly excited about tonight’s installment. This special episode will begin with an argument between Marnie and her new husband-slash-musicalpartner, Desi (Ebon Moss-Bachrach), and then follow the character straight through an uninterrupted day of assorted misadventures. “You’ll see her in a very real way, and not just making perfect decisions and doing all the right things,” Williams says. “Hopefully by spending this much time in…1 min
TV Guide Magazine|3/21/2016SUPERGIRLFaster than a speeding bullet and able to leap tall buildings, The Flash and Supergirl are the perfect pair for an epic mashup, which is exactly what’s on tap when Barry Allen (Grant Gustin)—The CW’s fastest man alive—crosses paths with Kara Zor-El (Melissa Benoist, above, with Gustin), CBS’s daughter of Krypton. “It’s one of the most fun episodes of any of the shows we’ve ever done,” says Andrew Kreisberg, who exec produces both series as well as The CW’s Arrow.Wished for by fans since Supergirl took off last fall, the team-up comes courtesy of a rare collaboration by the two networks. “I think [it happened] because everybody wanted to see it,” says Kreisberg, explaining that the heroes join forces after Barry “accidentally goes so fast that he jumps dimensions” and…1 min
TV Guide Magazine|3/21/2016THE ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDSWhen you tune in to a country music telecast, there’s a good chance you’ll hear songs from the stalwarts—Keith Urban, Carrie Underwood, Eric Church. Those favorites will all flaunt their skills at this year’s Academy of Country Music Awards, but the show will also welcome new blood to the stage: up-and-comer Cam—no last name necessary.The rising star stormed onto the charts in 2015 with her smash single “Burning House,” and her performance of the ballad at the ACMs will mark the first time the 31-year-old California native has ever performed at an awards show. “I remember thinking that people who were nominated are, like, famous country singers,” Cam says. “Now all of a sudden I’m part of the TV show.”Last year the then-unknown singer did attend the ACMs, albeit with…1 min
TV Guide Magazine|3/21/2016WHY THE VOICE STILL ROCKS!Carson Daly is amped—and with good reason. Season 10 of The Voice (Mondays and Tuesdays, 8/7c, NBC) is firing on all cylinders as the battle rounds conclude March 22 and the knockouts begin March 28, with Miley Cyrus coming aboard as the key adviser. “This season, the talent’s stronger, the coaches’ chemistry’s better, the fights are more fun, the road to the finals is more actionpacked,” says Daly, the show’s host and producer. “It is high stakes.”So it makes sense that 13 million viewers are tuning in. The reality competition boasts an A-list lineup of coaches— Blake Shelton, Christina Aguilera, Pharrell Williams and Adam Levine—and a finetuned format that focuses on feel-good, family-friendly fun. “The world can be so divisive,” Daly says. “I think The Voice came in at the…2 min
TV Guide Magazine|3/21/2016Get Ready for More FearHUNGRY FOR MORE zombies? Season 2 of The Walking Dead’s prequel, Fear the Walking Dead, begins April 10 on AMC in a new setting: the Pacific Ocean. Following the fall of Los Angeles, Fear’s survivors—led by high school counselor Madison (Kim Dickens) and English teacher Travis (Cliff Curtis)—have boarded a luxury yacht and are hitting the open waters in search of sanctuary. “It is not going to be The Love Boat with zombies,” promises showrunner Dave Erickson, who also confirms that the zombies cannot swim. “They can wade and their movement in water is really dictated by the level of decomposition and gases, which can be creepy or interesting.” All hands on deck!…1 min
TV Guide Magazine|3/21/201624: LEGACYSTEP ASIDE, JACK Bauer. A new team will watch the clock and save the world in 24: Legacy, a Fox pilot set to shoot in Los Angeles at the end of March. Fans of the original Emmy-winning series, which aired from 2001 to 2010 and spawned 2014’s 24: Live Another Day, should expect 24’s familiar realtime format—each episode represents one hour of a single, explosive day—and interweaving storylines. “This script is a page-turner,” Fox TV Group Chairman Dana Walden says. “It’s very reminiscent of the original.” Here, some intel about the sequel.1 Corey Hawkins (Straight Outta Compton) plays Eric Carter, a member of a six-man Army Ranger squad that killed terrorist Ibrahim Bin-Khalid six months earlier. The soldiers changed their names and went into hiding, but jihadists found them, forcing…2 min
TV Guide Magazine|3/21/2016It’s a Different World Reunion!JASMINE GUY AND Kadeem Hardison never traded punches as Whitley Gilbert and Dwayne Wayne on the 1990s sitcom A Different World. But when Guy guest stars on Disney Channel’s K.C. Undercover (her three-episode arc begins April 10), things are, well, different. She plays Erica, an enemy agent with a secret familial connection to titular spy kid K.C. Cooper (Zendaya) and her secret agent dad, Craig (Hardison). Erica has been happily in hiding for years and is kicking mad when the Coopers appear on her turf asking for help. “Our characters are related, but we’re adversaries,” Hardison says. “Learning our fight scene was a blast. Once we got together again, it was as if we were never apart.”FROM TOP: TONY RIVETTI/DISNEY CHANNEL; CARSEY-WERNER/EVERETT COLLECTION; SONJA FLEMMING/CBS3…1 min
TV Guide Magazine|3/21/2016Medium RareHOLLYWOOD MEDIUM WITH TYLER HENRY Sundays, 10/9c, E!HE LOOKS LIKE the boy next door, but there’s nothing ordinary about Tyler Henry. The 20-year-old star of the E! series Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry claims he can channel the dead and he delivers the proof, in startling details that can’t be googled, to a kicky roster of celebrities—among them, NeNe Leakes, Amber Rose, Margaret Cho, Michael Sam, Bella Thorne, Candis Cayne, Jaime Pressly and Boy George.The series, which debuted January 24, is E!’s highest-rated reality launch in three years (not counting spinoffs) and has already been renewed for a second season. Of course, the cynics are out in full force, labeling Henry an opportunist who preys on the grieving.“There’s a big difference between cynicism and skepticism,” says Henry. “Healthy skepticism is…2 min
TV Guide Magazine|3/21/2016THE CATCHSERIES PREMIERE Thursday, March 24, 10/9c, ABCIT’S EARLY ON a brisk February morning, and Alice Vaughan (Mireille Enos) is close to catching her man. Standing outside the majestic Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles, the flame-haired private eye scans the crowd for her former fiancé, Ben (Peter Krause), a con artist who stole her heart and then disappeared with her millions. But when her cell rings, Alice sounds less like a woman who wants payback and more like one who’d handcuff Ben for pleasure. “You’re about to be late,” she purrs.“I’m about to stand you up,” banters Ben, who’s watching Alice admiringly from across the street, even as he expresses disappointment at clocking a Fed in a nearby car. “You said you wouldn’t bring the FBI.”Welcome to the…4 min
TV Guide Magazine|3/21/2016THE GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCESERIES PREMIERE Sunday, April 10, 9/8c, StarzSHE LOVES SEX a whole lot. And there will be no apologies for it. The 13-episode Starz series The Girlfriend Experience tracks the libidinous adventures of Chicago law student Christine Reade—played by Riley Keough, of Mad Max: Fury Road—who subsidizes her studies by moonlighting as a high-end hooker. Leave your assumptions at the door.“Christine is not an emotionally damaged woman or some sort of tragic victim who’s been forced into sex work,” says cocreator and executive producer Amy Seimetz. “For decades we’ve seen male characters do what they please, sexually speaking, without guilt or shame or any concern about being likable. We wanted to introduce a female character capable of all that and more, though I don’t know if the world is ready for…3 min
TV Guide Magazine|3/21/2016DIVINE INTERVENTIONHERE ARE SOME highlights from Freeman’s exploration of five major religions in the series:CHRISTIANITY Catholic Monsignor Marcelo Sanchez Sorondo (above, with Freeman) in Vatican City and a pastor at a Texas mega-church with the largest Protestant congregation in the U.S. are among the faithful who illuminate the beliefs of the world’s biggest religion, which has 2.2 billion followers.ISLAM The five pillars of Islam practiced by both the Sunni and Shi’a branches are explored in wildly different environments, from the 12th-century Al-Hussein Mosque in Egypt to the modern Islamic Cultural Center in New York City.HINDUISM Along the banks of the Ganges and other rivers in India, which is home to 94 percent of the planet’s 1 billion Hindus, ancient temple complexes reveal a faith that worships many deities, two of the…1 min
TV Guide Magazine|3/21/2016DANCING WITH THE STARSWhat do Donald Trump’s ex-wife, the reigning Super Bowl MVP and a former teen starlet have in common? They’re all part of the latest crop of contestants who will bust a move—and hopefully not bust their egos—on Season 22 of Dancing With the Stars.Actress Marla Maples, Denver Bronco Von Miller and The O.C. expat Mischa Barton are among the 12 celebrities shimmying into the ballroom for the glory of holding up the coveted Mirror Ball trophy. Other cast members include Geraldo Rivera, Fuller House’s Jodie Sweetin and The Facts of Life alum Kim Fields. “From early signs, I think everyone’s got a chance of winning,” executive producer Rob Wade says.After taking a season off, judge Len Goodman returns. Also back in the fold is fan-favorite pro dancer Edyta Sliwinska— last…1 min
TV Guide Magazine|3/21/2016QUANTICOMARCIA CROSS MADE a living playing larger-than-life characters on Melrose Place (crazy killer Kimberly Shaw) and Desperate Housewives (Martha Stewart wannabe Bree Van de Camp). But on the FBI thriller Quantico, the actress goes for strong and steely portraying Sen. Claire Haas, a candidate for U.S. vice president. We talked to Cross about her slightly more grounded role.An ambitious politician who has a difficult relationship with her son, FBI trainee Caleb (Graham Rogers). Claire has all the hallmarks of a villain. Is she?She is an ambitious woman, but I think of her as a hero who wants to save the country through political office.Her husband, Deputy FBI Director Clayton (Mark Pellegrino), died in a bombing. Claire then learned he was sleeping with trainee Shelby (Johanna Braddy), Caleb’s sometime girlfriend! Can…1 min
TV Guide Magazine|3/21/2016EMPIREMama needs a new game plan. When Empire returns from its winter break, Cookie Lyon (Taraji P. Henson) will fight to get back the family business in an all-out war with conniver Camilla Marks (Naomi Campbell), the new head of Empire Records. “But this is not street fighting, which is what Cookie knows best,” showrunner Ilene Chaiken says. “She will have to find another way to take down Camilla, relying less on her Cookie-ness and more on smarts and strategy.”We’ll also quickly learn the fate of Cookie’s pregnant daughterin-law, Rhonda (Kaitlin Doubleday), who was pushed down a staircase in her home by a hooded intruder. Chaiken swears there are several suspects besides the obvious one, Anika Calhoun (Grace Gealey), who is secretly pregnant with a Lyon heir and crazy-mad at…3 min
TV Guide Magazine|3/21/2016Sports HighlightsMONDAY, MARCH 28NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship7/6c, ESPN Regional finalsNHL Hockey 10/9c,NBCSN Kings at SharksTUESDAY, MARCH 29NBA Basketball8/7c, TNT Rockets at CavaliersNHL Hockey8:30/7:30c, NBCSN Avalanche at BluesOlympicQualifying Soccer 9:30/8:30c, ESPN2 Colombia at USANBA Basketball10:30/9:30c, TNT Wizards at WarriorsWEDNESDAY, MARCH 30NHL Hockey 8/7c, NBCSN Capitals at FlyersTHURSDAY, MARCH 31NBA Basketball9:30/8:30c, TNT Clippers at ThunderFRIDAY, APRIL 1NBA Basketball8/7c, ESPN Cavaliers at HawksNBA Basketball10:30/9:30c, ESPN Celtics at WarriorsSATURDAY, APRIL 2PGA Tour Golf1/noon c, Golf Channel and 3/2c, NBC Shell Houston OpenNCAA Basketball Championship 6/5c, TBS, TNT and TruTV Final FourIndyCar Racing9/8c, NBCSN IndyCar Series in PhoenixSUNDAY, APRIL 3NHL Hockey12:30/11:30am c, NBC Bruins at BlackhawksMLB Baseball1/noon c, ESPN Cardinals at PiratesNASCAR Racing1/noon c, Fox Sports 1 Sprint Cup in Martinsville, VirginiaPGA Tour Golf1/noon c, Golf Channel and 3/2c, NBC Shell Houston OpenNBA Basketball3:30/2:30c, ABC Thunder…1 min
