What To Watch: Once, Good Wife And Madam Secretary Return, Three Series Premieres, Nimoy Tribute And More
On TV this Sunday: Once Upon a Time unleashes triple trouble, Will Forte is The Last Man on Earth, Good Wife baddie returns, Downton Abbey ends and Brooklyn Nine-Nine heads down the aisle. Here are 12 programs to keep on your radar.
Showtimes for March 1, 2015
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A Tribute to Leonard Nimoy
Syfy
Through 2 pm| This marathon includes the late Leonard Nimoy’s’s guest role on The Twilight Zone, his brief arc on Star Trek: The Next Generation and the movie Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.
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Bob's Burgers
Fox
New time slot alert! When Linda's sister (voiced by Megan Mullally) is stood up, the kids compete to be her date for the evening. (Sneak peek.)
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Madam Secretary
CBS
Spring premiere: Elizabeth is humiliated at a public hearing when her staff fails to find the corruption in her microloan program. Mad Men’s Kevin Rahm guest-stars.
Once Upon a Time
ABC
Spring premiere: With Gold gone, the Storybrooke residents aim to resume their normal lives, but the Queens of Darkness -- Maleficent (Kristin Bauer), Ursula (Merrin Dungey) and Cruella De Vil (Victoria Smurfit) -- are poised to prevent that. Note: A "making of" special airs at 7 pm. (Read a preview and see photos.)
The Simpsons
Fox
As Homer is put in charge of keeping Princess Kemi (voiced by ANTM’s Yaya DaCosta) out of trouble, Moe falls for the beauty. (Watch a sneak peek.)
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Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Fox
On the day of Gina and Charles' parents' wedding, Jake and Amy get sidetracked chasing a criminal and Terry struggles to officiate the ceremony. Typical.
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Downton Abbey
PBS
Season finale, two hours: In this season’s Christmas special, the Crawleys go to a shooting party at a castle in Northumberland. (Yep, renewed.)
Girls
HBO
Hannah goes for drinks with a new coworker (The Office’s Jake Lacy); Adam is unnerved by Mimi-Rose’s friend (played by The Slap’s Zachary Quinto).
The Good Wife
CBS
Spring premiere: When Colin Sweeney accuses a TV producer of defaming his character, Diane and Cary must prove they are capable of handling his case. Ed Asner guest-stars. (Read a preview and see photos.)
The Last Man on Earth
Fox
Series premiere, one hour: Saturday Night Live alum Will Forte stars as the titular loner, stranded in 2020 after a deadly virus has swept the planet.
Secrets and Lies
ABC
Series premiere, two hours: When family man Ben Crawford (Ryan Phillippe, Damages) discovers the body of his neighbor’s young son in the woods, he is immediately pegged as a person of interest by Det. Andrea Cornell (Juliette Lewis, The Firm). KaDee Strickland (Private Practice) also stars.
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Battle Creek
CBS
Series premiere: From producers David Shore (House) and Vince Gilligan (Breaking Bad), this drama follows FBI Special Agent Milton Chamberlain (Josh Duhamel, Las Vegas) and street-wise Det. Russ Agnew (Dean Winters, Law & Order: SVU), two mismatched law enforcement officers. Janet McTeer (Damages), Kal Penn (House), Edward Fordham, Jr. (Cuts) and Aubrey Dollar (Women’s Murder Club) round out the cast.
