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A look at this week’s top TV draws
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THURSDAY, MARCH 11
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Time
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Network
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Program
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Description
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8 p.m.
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Fox
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“American Idol” (R)
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The 12 finalists are revealed when two more guys and two more gals are cut.
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9 p.m.
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NBC
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“The Office” (C)
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How will ratings hold up after last week’s baby episode?
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9 p.m.
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ABC
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“Grey’s Anatomy” (D)
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Derek ponders whether Richard or Owen should perform an operation.
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9 p.m.
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CBS
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“CSI” (D)
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The murder of a young boy might be connected to another case.
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10 p.m.
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NBC
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“The Marriage Ref” (R)
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Larry David, Madonna and Ricky Gervais all appear.
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10 p.m.
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FX
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“Archer” (C)
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Malory tries to get Archer back after he takes a higher-paying job at another agency.
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FRIDAY, MARCH 12
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Time
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Network
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Program
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Description
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8 p.m.
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CBS
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“Ghost Whisperer” (D)
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Melinda tries to save a child’s ghost who's been trapped in a house.
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8 p.m.
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NBC
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“Who Do You Think You Are?” (R)
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Former football star Emmitt Smith looks up his family history.
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9 p.m.
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Disney Channel
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“Phineas and Ferb” (K)
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The boys battle a superhero when they’re mistaken for superheroes themselves.
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9 p.m.
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CBS
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“Medium” (D)
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A flashback episode looking at Allison and Joe’s wedding day.
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10 p.m.
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Discovery Channel
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“American Loggers” (R)
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To make up for lost time the crew tries to cut down 3,000 trees in one week.
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10 p.m.
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CBS
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“Numb3rs” (D)
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Season, and likely series, finale. Charlie and Amita help Don find a missing gun.
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SATURDAY, MARCH 13
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Time
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Network
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Program
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Description
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2 p.m.
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NBC
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“PGA Golf” (S)
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Third round coverage of the WGC-CA Championship from Doral Golf Resort in Miami.
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6 p.m.
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CBS
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“College Basketball” (S)
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The Pac 10 championship game from Los Angeles.
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8 p.m.
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Fox
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“Cops” (R)
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Cops in Florida set up an undercover sting to catch a drug suspect.
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9 p.m.
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ESPN
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“College Basketball” (S)
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The Big East title game from Madison Square Garden in New York.
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9 p.m.
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Lifetime
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“Who Is Clark Rockefeller?” (M)
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New movie starring Eric McCormack should draw plenty of female viewers.
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11:30 p.m.
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NBC
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“Saturday Night Live” (S)
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Jude Law is the guest host and Pearl Jam performs.
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SUNDAY, MARCH 14
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Time
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Network
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Program
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Description
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1 p.m.
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CBS
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“College Basketball” (S)
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The ACC championship game from Greensboro, N.C.
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3 p.m.
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NBC
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“PGA Golf” (S)
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Final round of the WGC-CA Championship, won by Phil Mickelson last year.
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6 p.m.
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CBS
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“NCAA Basketball Championship Selection Show” (S)
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The 65-team field is laid out so we can finally get our office pools going.
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8 p.m.
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Fox
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“The Simpsons” (C)
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Bart gets into trouble for skipping out on his homework.
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9 p.m.
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HBO
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“The Pacific” (D)
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Series premiere. First of a 10-part miniseries about the U.S. fighting Japan in World War II.
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9 p.m.
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NBC
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“Celebrity Apprentice” (R)
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Season premiere. Sinbad, Sharon Osbourne and Rod Blagojevich are among this season’s contestants.
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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.
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