Entertainment Weekly - February 24 - March 3, 2017

Grimm

8–9PM NBC

The gang must

investigate a

case where a man

might’ve been

eaten by a tree.

Ohhhhh, sothat’s

how Keebler

Elves are made!

Sleepy Hollow

9–10PM FOX

Titled “Child’s Play,”

tonight’s episode

involves one charac-

ter’s imaginary

friend from child-

hood. I’m already

too creeped

out to watch this.

Vice

11–11:30PM HBO

The news program

takes a deep look at

the rapidly evolving

issues surrounding

trans youth.

Ransom

8–9PM CBS

The episode is called

“Girl on a Train,” so

I imagine it’ll mainly

consist of the team

reading Paula

Hawkins novels on

their Kindles.

Planet Earth II

9–10PM BBC AMERICA

Tonight’s installment

is all about the

jungle, so obviously

it will start with

a welcome message

from Axl Rose.

Saturday

Night Live

11:30PM–1AM NBC

Hosted by Octavia

Spencer, the star

of every movie that

makes you angry

in the beginning

and then feel vindi-

cated in the end.

Series Debut

Believer With

Reza Aslan

10–11PM CNN

The scholar/author/

pundit travels

the planet exploring

world religions,

including American

Scientology, Haitian

Vodou, and what-

everThe Young

Pope is.

Season Premiere

Naked and Afraid

10–11PM DISCOVERY

The press materials

for the new season

promise that the

show will be “more

naked, more afraid.”

So basically it’ll

be your typical epi-

sode ofGirls.

Series Debut

Time After Time

9–11PM ABC

Can TV’s time-travel glut handle one more? Exec producer

Kevin Williamson, adapting the Malcolm McDowell–

David Warner soft sci-fi classic, makes a promising but

incomplete case. The premise: Jack the Ripper (Josh

Bowman) swipes a time machine built by H.G. Wells

(Freddie Stroma) to terrorize the present; Wells tries to

stop him, finding love (Genesis Rodriguez) along the

way. The well-acted pilot is winningly old-fashioned, but

the pull remains unclear. Is it history-fix adventure? Fish-

out-of-water dramedy? With a fresh, compelling angle,

Ti e Afte Ti e ld b th ti .B ff n

Series Debut

The Arrangement

10–11PM E!

E! should write Tom Cruise and Katie

Holmes a check. Without them, this

soapy drama about an ingenue entering

a contract marriage with a Hollywood

star who happens to be involved in a

Scientology-like organization would seem

too sensational. The pilot strikes a balance

between the silly—a paparazzi chase

on their first date!—and the sincere.

Hunky Kyle (Josh Henderson) and doe-

eyed Megan (Christine Evangelista) appear

head over heels in love, but they don’t

know exactly what they’re doing. On sec-

ond thought, maybe they’re not TomKat’s

carbon copy after all.B+—Shirley Li

Series Debut

Making History

8:30–9PM FOX

The high-concept lowbrow ofHot Tub Time Machine

meetsDrunk History’s spirited irreverence inMaking

History. Adam Pally is a goofy gem as Dan, a nerd who

messes up colonial America via a sports bag wired

with quantum-leaping tech. Leighton Meester is his girl-

friend, Paul Revere’s proto-feminist daughter, while

Yassir Lester is the professor who helps him make things

right. Broad, ironic performances and cheeky-gross

gags (“I DRANK JOHN HANCOCK’S URINE!”) produce

hard yuks and sly satire about guns and sexism. A bright

dumb comedy for stupid-gloomy times.B+—Jeff Jensen

SUNDAYMARCH 5(cont.)

FRIDAYMARCH 3 SUNDAYMARCH 5

Emerald City

9–10PM NBC

Dorothy tries to

save Oz from the

Wizard. But can

she saveEmerald

City from its ratings?

SEASON FINALE

SATMAR 4

Time After Time could be worth your time.B—J eff Jensen

Whatto Watch

THE ARRANGEMENT

: DANIEL POWER/E! ENTERTAINMENT;

MAKING HISTORY

: QUANTRELL COLBERT/FOX;

TIME AFTER TIME

: BOB D’AMICO/ABC