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NETWORK
ABC Super Tuesday: Your Voice Your Vote 2020 Local Programs Jimmy Kimmel Live
CBS NCIS Gibbs & Ziva’s lives are endangered when they
discover potential terrorist plot.
CBS News Election Special Super Tuesday: High Stakes Local Programs The Late Show with
Stephen Colbert
Fox The Resident Devon aims to impress Nadine’s dad;
Red Rock removes OB-GYN department. (N)
Empire Lyons face a tremendous loss; Andre makes a
critical decision. (N)
Local Programs
NBC NBC News Special: 2020 Super Tuesday Coverage Local Programs The Tonight Show
Starring Jimmy Fallon (N)
PBS No Passport Required Middle Easterners. No Passport Required Vietnamese cuisine. No Passport Required Mexican community. The PBS NewsHour Ribbon of Sand
CW The Flash Valentine’s Day dinner ruined by Amunet. DC’s Legends of Tomorrow A new blip. Local Programs^
ION Criminal Minds Heart attacks. Criminal Minds Reid believes his mother was taken. Criminal Minds Reid’s old nemesis. Criminal Minds A new member joins the BAU team.
Telemundo Exatlón Estados Unidos (N) La Doña (N) Decisión 2020: Super Martes Latino (N) Noticias Telemundo (N) Titulares y más
Univision Ringo Boxeador que quiere ser campeón. Amor eterno El amor de jóvenes se pondrá a prueba. Destino 2020 Presenta: Super Martes Noticiero Univisión (N) Noti. Univi. Ed. noc. (N)
CABLE
A&E The First 48 A football player is killed by gunfire. The First 48 A drug deal inside of a parking lot. The First 48 Student found dead in trunk of car. The First 48 A double murder of two family men.
AMC The Perfect Storm A swordfish boat crew heads out for one last haul and faces a killer storm. George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg (2000) Captain Phillips A cargo ship is captured by pirates.
Animal Planet Coyote Peterson (N) Coyote Peterson (N) Extinct or Alive: Most Amazing Discoveries (N) Extinct or Alive: Most Amazing Discoveries (N) Extinct or Alive Search for Black Panther in Florida.
BBC America A Few Good Men Two defense lawyers try to break a code of silence that surrounds two soldiers. Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson (1992) A Few Good Men Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson (1992)
BET BET Star Cinema BET Star Cinema
Bravo Vanderpump Rules Wedding party drama. (N) Vanderpump Rules Raquel issues an ultimatum. (N) What Happens (N) Vanderpump Rules Raquel issues an ultimatum. Real Housewives
Cartoon Home Movies Bob’s Burgers Bob’s Burgers Rick and Morty American Dad! American Dad! Family Guy Family Guy
CMT Tommy Boy Underachiever teams up with snide accountant to try and save his dad’s business. (1995) (7:30) The Goonies A group of playmates tries to stop ruthless developers and finds a treasure map. (1985)
CNBC Shark Tank A high-end photo booth. Shark Tank A food item for breastfeeding moms. The Profit Marshmallow makers. (N) The Profit Marcus visits a dessert shop.
CNN America’s Choice 2020: Super Tuesday
Comedy The Office The Office The Office The Office The Office The Office Daily Show (N) Lights Out with David S.
Discovery Moonshiners: Outlaw Cuts CBD moonshine. (N) Moonshiners (N) Moonshiners: Master Distiller (N) Moonshiners Mark and Digger recreate Sutton’s brew.
Disney BUNK’D Sydney to the Max Disney Fam Jam Just Roll with It Coop & Cami Ask Sydney to the Max Gabby & the Unsittables Just Roll with It
DisXD Player Select Parker Plays Big City Greens DuckTales DuckTales DuckTales Player Select Player Select
DIY Building Off the Grid: Volcano Home Building Off the Grid: Ozark Mountain Lodge (N) Building Off the Grid: Bottle Island Floating island. Building Off the Grid: Windy Mountain
E! Botched Botched Dr. Nassif treats swollen lips. Botched A breast cancer survivor gets implants. Botched Nightly Pop (N)
Food Chopped Goat chop appetizers and crunchy cereal. Chopped Italian-Japanese and frog eye salad. (N) Chopped Sweets A doughnut themed competition. Chopped An offal surprise and a fungus.
Fox News Democracy 2020: Super Tuesday
Freeform Back to the Future (1985) Back to the Future Part II A time-traveling teen heads into the future to save his own kids. Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd (1989) The 700 Club^
FX The Wolf of Wall Street A New York stock broker pursues the American dream with excess and affluence. Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill (2013) (7:00) The Wolf of Wall Street Leonardo DiCaprio (2013)
FXX The Simpsons The Simpsons Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy Bob’s Burgers Bob’s Burgers
GSN America Says Family Feud Family Feud Family Feud Family Feud Family Feud Family Feud Family Feud
Hallmark The Art of Us An art professor has to find a replacement artist for a big gallery show. Taylor Cole (2017) Love, Fall & Order A woman races home to try and save her dad’s annual Fall Fest. Erin Cahill (2019)
HGTV Love It or List It Work space at home. Unsellable Houses (N) Unsellable Houses One of a Kind (N) One of a Kind Beach Hunters (N) Beach Hunters (N)
History The Curse of Oak Island: Digging Deeper (N) The Curse of Oak Island Coconut fiber. (N) Project Blue Book Utah ranch. (N) The UnXplained Mystery has captivated hunters.
HLN Forensic Files Forensic Files Forensic Files Forensic Files Forensic Files II Forensic Files II Forensic Files Forensic Files II
ID Diabolical A Virginia hunter finds a woman’s body. Murder Comes Home Grandmother dead. (N) Reasonable Doubt (N) (Season premiere) The Murder Tapes Man stabbed in Farmington, N.M.
IFC Training Day Rookie rides with a veteran cop. (2001) Total Recall A procedure involving the implantation of fake memories goes wrong for a man. Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale (2012) Homefront (2013)
Lifetime Girl in the Bunker A teen strives to escape an underground bunker where she’s being held prisoner. (2018) Girl in the Box A young woman is forced into sexual slavery and kept in a box for seven years. (2016) (10:03)
MotorTrend Junkyard Empire Junkyard Empire (N) Texas Metal (N) Texas Metal^
MSNBC Super Tuesday: Decision 2020 (N)
MTV Siesta Key Alex’s crew visits Georgia. (N) Siesta Key Alex gets upset when he faces Robby. (N) Ridiculousness (N) Ridiculousness Ridiculousness Ridiculousness
NatGeo Life Below Zero: Port Protection: Ice Breakers (N) Life Below Zero: Port Protection Survival lessons. (N) Extreme Rescues Avalanche rescue. (N) Life Below Zero: Port Protection Survival lessons.
NatGeo Wild The Himalayas Rock and snow. Wild Sri Lanka Sea diversity. Wild Sri Lanka Sri Lanka’s diverse monkeys featured. The Himalayas Rock and snow.
Nick Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009) Friends^ Friends Friends Friends Friends Friends^
OWN The Haves and the Have Nots The Haves and the Have Nots (N) Cherish the Day (N) The Haves and the Have Nots
Oxygen Chicago P.D. Convenient store. Chicago P.D. Undercover to find missing officer. Chicago P.D. Team goes undercover with protesters. Chicago P.D. The team investigates a drug robbery.
Paramount Bad Boys Two bickering detectives must pretend to be each other to get a witness to talk. (1995) (7:00) Ink Master Teams’ artistry is tested with pin-ups. (N) Bad Boys II Tough narcotics cops stop drug kingpin.
Pop She’s All That Popular student falls for nerd. (1999) Schitt’s Creek (N) She’s All That A popular high school student bets he can turn any girl into a prom queen. Freddie Prinze Jr. (1999) (9:31)
Science Unearthed (N) Forbidden History Mysteries exposed. Curse of the Bermuda Triangle
Sundance The Outsiders Teen gang members deal with society in a small town, their peers and each other. (1983) The Core A team of scientists builds a manned vessel to drill to the earth’s center. Aaron Eckhart (2003)
Syfy Underworld: Blood Wars Kate Beckinsale (2017) (7:00) The Purge A family struggles to survive during the one night when all crime is legal. Ethan Hawke (2013) Futurama Futurama
TBS Big Bang Theory Big Bang Theory Big Bang Theory Big Bang Theory Big Bang Theory Miracle Workers (N) Conan (N) Miracle Workers
TCM Freedom on My Mind The Mississippi freedom movement in the early 1960s is chronicled. (1994) Crisis Black students at an Alabama school. Say Amen (1983) (11:45)
TLC My Big Fat Fabulous Life Business proposal. (N) I Am Jazz Jazz has anxiety over her song. (N) Sister Wives Family argues over land ownership. Little People, Big World A family trip.
TNT NBA Basketball Brooklyn Nets at Boston Celtics from TD Garden (Live) NBA Basketball Philadelphia 76ers at Los Angeles Lakers from Staples Center (Live)
Travel Ghost Adventures Ghost Adventures Portals to Hell Exploring hauntings with dark histories. Ghost Adventures Montrose, Colo.
TruTV Impractical Jokers Impractical Jokers Impractical Jokers Impractical Jokers Hot Ones (N) Hot Ones Impractical Jokers Impractical Jokers
TV Land Loves Raymond Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond Fight for can opener Two and a Half Men Two and a Half Men The King of Queens The King of Queens
USA The Biggest Loser: Supersized (N) The Biggest Loser Unexpected obstacle. (N) Modern Family Modern Family Modern Family Modern Family
VH1 Wild ‘N Out (N) Wild ‘N Out (N) Wild ‘N Out Wild ‘N Out Wild ‘N Out Wild ‘N Out Wild ‘N Out Wild ‘N Out
Viceland Intervention on VICE Bitter rivalry. Intervention on VICE Drug addiction. Intervention on VICE Traumatic events. Intervention on VICE Pill addiction.
WE Law & Order Graphic description of murder online. Law & Order Police hunt for a call girl’s killer. Law & Order Newborn baby kidnapped at confession. Law & Order Yearbook clues.
Weather Weather Weather Storm Stories: The Next Chapter Tennessee flood. Storm Stories: The Next Chapter Kill skiers. Weather Weather
WGN America Night at the Museum: Battle of Smithsonian (2009) Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Museum exhibits battle a crafty pharaoh. Ben Stiller (2009) Married ... with Children Married ... with Children
MOVIE NETWORKS
Cinemax The Miseducation of Cameron Post A girl is sent to conversion therapy for teens
attracted to the same sex. Chloë Grace Moretz, Sasha Lane (2018)
Michael Clayton An attorney with a prestigious New York firm is drawn into a web of corruption and murder
after a fellow lawyer suffers from a nervous breakdown in court. George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson (2007) (9:35)
Strike Back Kogan moves
stolen military tech.
Encore Toy Story 3 The toys are donated to a daycare center, but things get a little too rough.
Tom Hanks, Tim Allen (2010)
Daddy Day Care Two unemployed fathers open a day care to compete with
rival institute. Eddie Murphy, Anjelica Huston (2003) (9:45)
Spaceballs The ruler of a planet hires a mercenary to rescue
his daughter from kidnappers. (1987) (11:20)
FXM Hitman Genetically engineered assassin conspires to take out a Russian head of state.
Timothy Olyphant, Olga Kurylenko (2007) (7:45)
Hitman A genetically engineered assassin accepts an assignment to take out a Russian head of state, but he
meets a strange Russian woman who changes his plans. Timothy Olyphant, Olga Kurylenko (2007) (9:40)
Ouija: Origin of Evil
Doug Jones (2016) (11:35)
Hallmark MoviesGourmet Detective Mysteries: Eat, Drink & Be Buried
Murder at an 18th century-themed party. (2017) (7:00)
Roux the Day: A Gourmet Detective Mystery Henry and Maggie find themselves in a murder mystery where
secrets hidden within a treasured recipe book have dire consequences for all who own it. Dylan Neal (2020)
Murder, She Wrote An unpleasant singer is shocked
by an electric guitar during rehearsal.
HBO The Outsider Ralph and Yunis have witness interviews;
the group thinks about next move.
Hall Pass Husband allowed affair tries luring women at bars, causing trouble.
Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis (2011)
Avenue 5 Ryan tries to woo
an affluent passenger.
High Maintenance
Two sisters.
Shaft The truth behind a
best friend’s death. (2019)
Lifetime Movie Left for Dead After a woman temporarily loses her memory, she finally remembers that her daughter is missing,
so she tries to lead the cop’s to her kidnappers. Chelsea Hobbs, Mark Famiglietti (2018)
The Secret Sex Life of a Single Mom A devoted wife and mother, who found out that her emotionally abusive
husband was having an affair, rediscovers herself by utilizing online dating sites. Ashley Jones (2014)
Showtime Homeland Saul prepares to make an
announcement; Carrie receives a surprise.
On the Basis of Sex When a young lawyer struggles with earning equal rights, she joins forces with her
husband to bring a change to gender discrimination in America. Felicity Jones, Armie Hammer (2019)
Kidding Lifetime
Achievement Award.
Kidding Jeff starts a new
Pickles family.
Starz The Aviator A wealthy Texan aeronautical entrepreneur
pursues fame and romance. (2004) (6:08)
Outlander A militia must be assembled; setter needs
to save himself and his brother.
Rent Seven friends sharing the Bohemian lifestyle in New York City’s East Village during the late 1980s try to
deal with their personal issues, life, love and AIDS. Rosario Dawson, Taye Diggs (2005) (10:02)
TMC At Eternity’s Gate As painter Vincent van Gogh spends his days in France, he manages to create beautiful
pieces of art while dealing with the challenges of life. Willem Dafoe, Rupert Friend (2018)
The Horse Whisperer A cowboy who is able to communicate with horses is sought to help a woman’s daughter
and her horse overcome an automobile accident that they barely survived. Robert Redford (1998)
SPORTS NETWORKS
ESPN College Basketball Michigan State vs. Penn State College Basketball Tennessee Volunteers at Kentucky Wildcats from Rupp Arena (Live) SportsCenter
ESPN2 College Basketball Syracuse vs. Boston College (Live) College Basketball Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma Sooners from Lloyd Noble Center (Live) Basketball Live (Live) Unlocking Victory
FS1 College Basketball Marquette Golden Eagles at DePaul Blue Demons from Wintrust Arena (Live) Big East at 40 Inside the Big East WWE Backstage (Live)
Golf Golf’s Greatest Rounds - The Players 2019 THE PLAYERS - Rory McIlroy Golf Central Golf’s Greatest Rounds
MLB MLB Spring Training Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees from George M. Steinbrenner Field MLB Spring Training Arizona vs. Kansas City
NBA Kobe Bryant: Through the Years NBA Crunchtime (Live) NBA Basketball^
NBCSports NHL Hockey Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning from Amalie Arena (Live) NHL Overtime (Live) The Russian Five Sergei Fedorov (2019)
NFLN NFL 100 All-Time Team A Football Life Lawrence Taylor A Football Life Bruce Smith NFL Total Access
MOVIES Eastern Time may vary in some cities
(N) New episode.
TONIGHT ON TV
Louise Erdrich’s new novel, “The
Night Watchman” (Harper, 448 pp.,
eeeg), shimmers and dances like the
northern lights the book’s cover evokes.
Thomas Wazhushk, the night watch-
man of the title, works security at a jew-
el bearing plant near the Turtle Moun-
tain reservation in North
Dakota that employs his
niece, Patrice. It is 1953, and
Thomas, a tribal council
member, is fighting a con-
gressman who wants to cut
his people off from their
land.
Smart, beautiful and adamantly in-
dependent, Patrice prides herself on be-
ing the best at the intensely intricate
work of laying slivers of jewels into tiny
keyboards for watches. Patrice’s job al-
lows her to support her mother and
brother amid the turmoil that her alco-
holic father wreaks on their household
on the occasions he lurches home.
Patrice – nicknamed Pixie for her elf-
in eyes – fears for her sister, Vera, who
has gone to Minneapolis and had a baby
but has not been heard from since. Vi-
sions of Vera haunt Patrice’s dreams
and those of their mother, Zhaanat. Pa-
trice borrows days off from her work-
place pals to investigate.
Arriving in “the Cities,” Patrice is
strong-armed into a lucrative job in a
nightclub with underwater entertain-
ment. Dressed in a blue rubber cow suit,
she swims in a tank as a female “Babe”
in the Paul Bunyan story. Patrice stum-
bles into a dark world that hints of the
horrors her sister endured. Still, no sign
of Vera.
Back home, two men long for Pa-
trice’s affections: Wood Mountain, a
Native American boxer, and his coach,
math teacher Lloyd Barnes, a white
man. Thomas plans a boxing match be-
tween Wood Mountain and his Anglo ri-
val, Joe Wobleszynski, to raise money
for a trip to Washington to testify.
Erdrich, who is part Chippewa, is a
gifted, award-winning storyteller
whose writing introduces readers to Na-
tive American characters they will be
sad to leave at book’s end. She subtly
tells the story of the ruinous way this
country treated its native people. As
night watchman, Thomas fights off
sleep, he often is visited by the impish
spirit of his friend Roderick, whose sto-
ry unspools the cruelties of Indian
schools designed to erase a people rath-
er than educate them. Vera’s story of
sexual enslavement was inspired by the
real-life sexual trafficking of native
women.
Thomas is based on Erdrich’s grand-
father, who testified before Congress
against a bill that would have “emanci-
pated” the tribe – in reality, stripping
the tribe of all federal support and ex-
pelling them from their land.
“Watchman” has it all – the tingly
pangs of Patrice’s sexual awakening and
the warmth of the long-standing love
between Thomas and his wife, Rose; the
joys of workplace girlfriends and the ag-
ony of romantic triangles; the tense
buildup to a boxing bout and a face-off
with a villainous real-life congressman.
BOOK REVIEW
Erdrich’s elegance lights up ‘ The Night Watchman’
Patty Rhule
Special to USA TODAY
Louise Erdrich HILARY ABE