The second round of games begins today, after two days worth of opening-round contests, and an upset or two. Today’s game coverage is shown on three networks – CBS, TNT, and TBS – and begins at noon ET on CBS, with the West’s No. 5 team, Notre Dame, fighting No. 4 West Virginia.

2017

Mar

PLANET EARTH II By David Bianculli

Tonight’s new episode is titled “Grasslands,” and includes everything from American prairies to African grasslands. And if you think the latter is hitting below the veldt, then you’ve got no sense of nature. Or humor. (Why do pachyderm dentists prefer to work in Alabama? The Tuscaloosa. One of my favorite grade-school jokes.)

2017

Mar

HOW TO RESCUE PBS? LET’S DEPLOY ARMED FORCES TELETHONS By Noel Holston

The White House's budget proposal cuts Corporation for Public Broadcasting... but maybe give them the money and let the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard have a week-long pledge drive every year on PBS...

2017

Mar

A GRAPHIC INTRODUCTION By Eric Gould

The new FX series Feud: Bette and Joan is a throwback to old Hollywood and the tale of the bitter rivalry between Joan Crawford and Bette Davis and also has a an old-school title sequence inspired by the work of legendary designer Saul Bass....

2017

Mar

‘ZONE’ COVERAGE: MARK DAWIDZIAK’S CLEVER BOOK WILL SERVE MAN By Bill Brioux

My Television Critics Association pal Mark Dawidziak has come out with one of those, “Why didn’t I think of that!” ideas...

2017

Mar

ACORN’S ‘STRIKING OUT’ IS AN IRISH LEGAL DRAMA WITH HEART. AND LAUGHS By David Hinckley

A steady stream of small lovely details make Acorn TV’s latest import, Striking Out, a delightful short-run lawyer drama...

2017

Mar

STRIKING OUT By David Bianculli

SERIES PREMIERE: In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, Acorn TV presents the first season – four episodes – of a new legal series, from Ireland, starring Neil Morrissey and Amy Huberman (pictured). For a full review, see David Hinckley's All Along the Watchtower.

2017

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JULIE'S GREENROOM By David Bianculli

SERIES PREMIERE: All 13 episodes of this first season of Julie’s Greenroom, a new children’s series starring Julie Andrews in collaboration with Jim Henson’s Creature Shop, are presented today on Netflix, the producing entity for this preschool series about theater. Andrews mentors a quintet of puppet youngsters making their first foray into community theater, with guest stars such as Idina Menzel, Alec Baldwin and David Hyde Pierce dropping by to offer advice. And the musical

2017

Mar

MARVEL'S IRON FIST By David Bianculli

SERIES PREMIERE: This is not a recommendation. The Marvel collection of Netflix superhero series began powerfully with Jessica Jones and Daredevil, and dimmed a bit with Luke Cage – but this latest effort, the last entry in this group before the individual heroes combine for a Netflix version of The Avengers, is the first true disappointment. Its hero may pack a punch, but the show does not.

2017

Mar

2017 NCAA MEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT By David Bianculli

The first day of this tournament delivered one exciting upset, with Middle Tennessee, ranked No. 12 in the South, beating Minnesota, ranked No. 5. Here comes day two – spread, once again, over four networks, CBS, TBS, TNT, and truTV. The action begins at noon on CBS and stretches to midnight. The number one seeds playing today are Kansas (6:30 p.m. ET, TNT) and North Carolina (4 p.m., TNT, pictured).

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