FRIDAY
Best bet on broadcast: Fox, “The Return of Jezebel James,” 8 p.m. Parker Posey stars in the new Fox sitcom from “Gilmore Girls” creator Amy Sherman-Palladino, though if the network had better hopes for it, it wouldn’t be premiering on little-watched Friday night.
Best bet on cable: Nickelodeon, “H20,” 9 p.m. Series premiere. A trio of Australian teenage girls become mermaids whenever they are touched by water.
Top movie: Encore, “The Illusionist,” 8 p.m. Edward Norton stars as a magician at the turn of the last century.
SATURDAY
Best bet on broadcast: NBC, “Saturday Night Live,” 11:30 p.m. The venerable NBC sketch show ends its first back-to-back-to-back-to-back fresh episode run since the 1970s with host Jonah Hill.
Best bet on cable: FSN, “Big 12 Women’s Basketball Championship,” 7 p.m. The men aren’t the only ones playing on championship weekend.
Top sporting event: ESPN, “Big East Tournament Final,” 9 p.m. Won last year by Georgetown.
SUNDAY
Best bet on broadcast: CBS, “NCAA Basketball Championship Selection Show,” 6 p.m. Let the complaining over who got snubbed begin.
Best bet on cable: HGTV, “Myles of Style,” 10 p.m. Series premiere. “Design Star” winner Kim Myles gets her own show.
Top sporting event: ESPN, “ACC Tournament Championship,” 1 p.m. After record viewership for last week’s Duke-North Carolina game, ESPN is hoping those two squads make it again.
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A look at this week’s top TV draws
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FRIDAY, 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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8 p.m.
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Fox
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“The Return of Jezebel James” (C)
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Series premiere. Parker Posey stars as a single children’s book editor who wants kids.
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8 p.m.
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ESPN Classic
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“Boxing” (S)
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A re-airing of Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s first pro fight from 1996.
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9 p.m.
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Lifetime
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“Your Mama Don’t Dance” (R)
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The first mother-son team is bounced, leaving eight teams to perform.
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9:30 p.m.
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HBO
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“In Treatment” (D)
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Paul tries to deal with the fact that Kate and Rosie have been keeping secrets from him.
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10 p.m.
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History Channel
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“Battle 360” (N)
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The Enterprise suffers damage in the 1942 Battle of Guadalcanal.
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10 p.m.
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Univision
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“Nuestra Belleza Latina” (R)
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Can the reality show/beauty competition continue to bring in viewers?
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SATURDAY, MARCH 15
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Time
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Network
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Program
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Description
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11:30 a.m.
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CBS
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“College Basketball” (S)
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Championship game of Conference USA, won a year ago by Memphis.
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2:30 p.m.
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NBC
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“PGA Golf” (S)
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Third-round coverage of the Arnold Palmer Invitational, live from Orlando.
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6 p.m.
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ABC
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“College Basketball” (S)
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The Pac-10 title game, which Oregon won last year.
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8 p.m.
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Fox
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“Cops” (R)
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Cops in Kansas City try to track down an elderly parolee on the run.
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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 championship game, live from Madison Square Garden. Georgetown took the title last year.
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11:30 p.m.
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NBC
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“Saturday Night Live” (C)
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Jonah Hill hosts, Janet Jackson performs. Keep your clothes on, Janet.
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SUNDAY, MARCH 16
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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 SEC tourney title game, which Florida won last year. Probably not this time, however.
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2:30 p.m.
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NBC
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“PGA Golf” (S)
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The final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational, which Vijay Singh won last year.
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3:30 p.m.
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CBS
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“College Basketball” (S)
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The Big Ten title game from Indianapolis, won a year ago by Ohio State.
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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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Fill out your brackets: The 65-team field is revealed.
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8 p.m.
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ABC
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“Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” (R)
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Ty helps a family who turned their garage into a teen community center.
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9:30 p.m.
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Fox
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“Unhitched” (C)
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Gator and Freddy hang out with nannies and Kate sees her ex at a child’s birthday party.
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10 p.m.
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FX
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“Dirt” (D)
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Don digs up some dirt on a politician who used to be an actress.
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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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