Best bet on broadcast: ABC, “Supernanny,” 8 p.m. Jo helps a single mother of two in the first of back-to-back episodes.
Best bet on cable: National Geographic Channel, “Dog Whisperer,” 9 p.m. Cesar assists a vet with two dogs too scared to receive medical attention.
Top sporting event: ESPN, “College Basketball,” 7 p.m. The first of two Big East tournament semifinals from Madison Square Garden.
SATURDAY
Best bet on broadcast: CBS, “48 Hours Mystery,” 10 p.m. A look at the 1992 murder of a woman in Missouri.
Best bet on cable: Spike, “The Lost Boys,” midnight. Spike pays tribute to the late teen idol Corey Haim with an airing of his breakout movie, 1987's punk vampires film that co-starred Haim's real-life BFF, Corey Feldman.
Top sporting event: ESPN, “College Basketball,” 6 p.m. The Big 12 tournament championship game, live from Kansas City.
SUNDAY
Best bet on broadcast: NBC, “Celebrity Apprentice,” 9 p.m. Season premiere. This year’s C-listers are split into male and female teams, and tonight they’re charged with managing a diner in New York City.
Best bet on cable: E!, “Kendra,” 10 p.m. Kendra tries to regain her figure following the birth of her baby.
Top sporting event: CBS, “NCAA Basketball Championship Selection Show,” 6 p.m. The 65-team field is laid out and the march to the Final Four begins.
A look at this week’s top TV draws
FRIDAY, MARCH 12
Time
Network
Program
Description
8 p.m.
CBS
“Ghost Whisperer” (D)
Melinda tries to save a child’s ghost who's been trapped in a house.
8 p.m.
NBC
“Who Do You Think You Are?” (R)
Former football star Emmitt Smith looks up his family history.
9 p.m.
Disney Channel
“Phineas and Ferb” (K)
The boys battle a superhero when they’re mistaken for superheroes themselves.
9 p.m.
CBS
“Medium” (D)
A flashback episode looking at Allison and Joe’s wedding day.
10 p.m.
Discovery Channel
“American Loggers” (R)
To make up for lost time the crew tries to cut down 3,000 trees in one week.
10 p.m.
CBS
“Numb3rs” (D)
Season, and likely series, finale. Charlie and Amita help Don find a missing gun.
SATURDAY, MARCH 13
Time
Network
Program
Description
2 p.m.
NBC
“PGA Golf” (S)
Third round coverage of the WGC-CA Championship from Doral Golf Resort in Miami.
6 p.m.
CBS
“College Basketball” (S)
The Pac 10 championship game from Los Angeles.
8 p.m.
Fox
“Cops” (R)
Cops in Florida set up an undercover sting to catch a drug suspect.
9 p.m.
ESPN
“College Basketball” (S)
The Big East title game from Madison Square Garden in New York.
9 p.m.
Lifetime
“Who Is Clark Rockefeller?” (M)
New movie starring Eric McCormack should draw plenty of female viewers.
11:30 p.m.
NBC
“Saturday Night Live” (S)
Jude Law is the guest host and Pearl Jam performs.
SUNDAY, MARCH 14
Time
Network
Program
Description
1 p.m.
CBS
“College Basketball” (S)
The ACC championship game from Greensboro, N.C.
3 p.m.
NBC
“PGA Golf” (S)
Final round of the WGC-CA Championship, won by Phil Mickelson last year.
6 p.m.
CBS
“NCAA Basketball Championship Selection Show” (S)
The 65-team field is laid out so we can finally get our office pools going.
8 p.m.
Fox
“The Simpsons” (C)
Bart gets into trouble for skipping out on his homework.
9 p.m.
HBO
“The Pacific” (D)
Series premiere. First of a 10-part miniseries about the U.S. fighting Japan in World War II.
9 p.m.
NBC
“Celebrity Apprentice” (R)
Season premiere. Sinbad, Sharon Osbourne and Rod Blagojevich are among this season’s contestants.
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.
