Best bet on broadcast: NBC, “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” 11:35 p.m. John Cusack and Heidi Montag guest, and Barenaked Ladies perform.
Best bet on cable: Nickelodeon, “Big Time Rush,” 8:30 p.m. The guys try to get Griffin to produce their CD so they can stay in Los Angeles.
Top sporting event: CBS, “College Basketball,” 7 p.m. Top seeds Duke and Syracuse take the floor in the NCAA tournament.
SATURDAY
Best bet on broadcast: NBC, “Saturday Night Live,” 11:30 p.m. Re-airing of an episode hosted by “Avatar” star Sigourney Weaver, with music from the Ting Tings.
Best bet on cable: Hallmark Channel, “Healing Hands,” 9 p.m. Eddie Cibrian plays a janitor who receives healing powers after a near-death experience.
Top sporting event: ESPN2, “Women’s College Basketball,” 12 p.m. Today the women begin their quest for NCAA tournament glory.
SUNDAY
Best bet on broadcast: ABC, “Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution,” 10 p.m. A preview of the series featuring Oliver as he tries to help people fix their busted eating habits.
Best bet on cable: Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Science Channel, Investigation Discovery, Planet Green and Discovery Health Channel, “Life,” 8 p.m. Series premiere. A new Oprah Winfrey-narrated miniseries in the vein of “Planet Earth.” Not sure it's getting enough exposure, though.
Top sporting event: CBS, “College Basketball,” 12 p.m. Should be some good second-round matchups as the field is whittled to 16.
A look at this week’s top TV draws
FRIDAY, MARCH 19
Time
Network
Program
Description
Noon, 7 p.m.
CBS
“College Basketball” (S)
More first-round NCAA tournament coverage.
8 p.m.
ABC
“Thin Ice” (A)
Series premiere. First of a two-part figure skating competition.
8 p.m.
Nickelodeon
“iCarly” (C, K)
Carly and her friends try to help a washed-up pop star make a comeback.
8:30 p.m.
Disney Channel
“Wizards of Waverly Place” (C, K)
Justin campaigns to become student body president.
9 p.m.
Syfy
“Caprica” (D)
Joseph looks for Tamara in a New Cap City nightclub.
10 p.m.
Starz
“Spartacus: Blood and Sand” (D)
Spartacus is controlled by Rome’s richest woman.
SATURDAY, MARCH 20
Time
Network
Program
Description
1 p.m.
CBS
“College Basketball” (S)
Coverage of the second round of the NCAA tournament begins.
3 p.m.
NBC
“PGA Golf” (S)
Third round of the Transitions Championship from Palm Harbor, Fla.
7:30 p.m.
ESPN
“College Wrestling” (S)
Coverage of the NCAA championships from Omaha, Neb.
8 p.m.
Fox
“Cops” (R)
Cops in Texas chase down a man who runs away from a bar fight.
9 p.m.
Hallmark
“Healing Hands” (M)
A janitor can heal others by touching them, but it hurts his own health.
9 p.m.
BBC America
“Survivors” (D)
Season finale. Abby’s group tries to separate itself from Samantha.
SUNDAY, MARCH 21
Time
Network
Program
Description
Noon
CBS
“College Basketball” (S)
More second-round tournament coverage, setting up next week’s sweet 16.
Noon
Fox
“NSACAR Racing” (S)
A Sprint Cup race from Bristol, Tenn.
8 p.m.
Fox
“The Simpsons” (C)
Sarah Silverman voices a girl Bart has a crush on.
9 p.m.
ABC
“Desperate Housewives” (D)
Gaby and Susan get into it and Angie’s ex-boyfriend shows up.
10 p.m.
Style
“Jerseylicious” (R)
Series premiere. Following workers at a hair salon in New Jersey.
10 p.m.
E!
“Kendra” (R)
Kendra and Hank bring their baby home for the first time.
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.
