Empire, on Fox
A season of turmoil comes to a close as hip hop mogul Lucious Lyon (Terrence Howard) scrambles to leave his legacy after being diagnosed with a debilitating disease in this season finale. Taraji P. Henson co-stars in this drama, which features music from Timbaland.
Undateable, on NBC
Justin Kearney (Brent Morin) runs an unsuccessful Detroit bar where all of his friends hang out. Along with his ultra-cool roommate Danny (Chris D’Elia), Justin and his pals try to solve each other’s problems over beers.
Dancing With the Stars, on ABC
Professional dancers show their celebrity partners how to bring the heat to the dance floor in the 20th season. Once again, Emmy winner Tom Bergeron returns to host, this time alongside sports host and season 10 finalist Erin Andrews.
Q: Could you please tell me what happened to one of my favorite programs, "Well Read," on WGBX? The last programs were all repeats and I wonder why there aren't any new ones.
You may have just caught it on its March break.
"Well Read" is currently in season 4, and apart from airing repeats in March, producer Greg Lane assures me that the show will be releasing a new episode almost every week through to the end of July.
The series, which profiles authors and reviews new books, is produced by the Washington Public Affairs Network and is aired on PBS affiliates across the country.
New Releases for the week of March 15 - 21
Annie
Relive the magic in this new adaptation of the beloved Broadway musical. Ten-year-old orphan Annie Bennett (Wallis) has a voice like an angel but no parents to love and care for her. After a wealthy businessman (Foxx) who's running for the mayor's office saves her life, the news of his heroic action pushes up his polling numbers, and he takes young Annie under his wing in a cold-hearted attempt to win the election. Ultimately, though, the scheme goes too far when his adviser (Cannavale) hires actors to pretend to be Annie's biological parents, and it's Annie who will end up paying the emotional price.
Director: Will Gluck. Stars: Jamie Foxx, Quvenzhané Wallis, Cameron Diaz, Rose Byrne, Bobby Cannavale. 2014. 118 min. Musical.
Exodus: Gods and Kings
The Old Testament comes to life in this big-budget adaptation of the Book of Exodus. When Egyptian general Moses (Bale) learns that he is actually a Hebrew, the people enslaved by the Egyptians, Pharaoh Ramses (Edgerton) exiles him to the desert. Years later, Moses, now a happily married father, encounters God on a mountainside, who instructs him to return to Egypt to free the enslaved Hebrew people. But the Pharaoh, a man who was once a brother to Moses, refuses to relinquish his grip on the slaves. As a series of plagues descends over Egypt, the Pharaoh's grip on the slaves becomes ever more tenuous.
Director: Ridley Scott. Stars: Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, John Turturro, Sigourney Weaver, Ben Kingsley, Aaron Paul. 2014. 150 min. Drama.
Vice
Julian Michaels (Willis) has built a unique resort destination, a place filled with robots that look and act perfectly human and where, for a price, customers can act out their wildest and most violent vices. When one of the robots (Childers) gains sentience, though, she flees the violence and becomes hunted by Michaels' mercenaries who are intent on putting her down before her rebellion spreads.
Director: Brian A Miller. Stars: Ambyr Childers, Bruce Willis, Thomas Jane, Bryan Greenberg. 2015. 96 min. Sci-Fi.
Let the battle begin: Four all-star chefs give home cooks the opportunity of a lifetime
Chefs Curtis Stone, Alex Guarnaschelli, Michael Symon, Bobby Flay and host Ted Allen in “All-Star Academy”
It's no secret that Fox's "MasterChef" is a huge hit. Five seasons in (with a sixth on its way), the cooking competition shows no signs of slowing down.
Thicker Than Water, on Bravo US
Now that Marcus and Tish have a baby on the way, Ben hopes to convince Marcus to stay in Murfreesboro to start his family by inviting him to preach at the church. At the same time, Brooklyn has decided to leave the Tankard palace for good.
Late Laughs for the week of March 15 - 21, 2015
Jimmy Kimmel Live: Jimmy Kimmel
Mardi Gras is today, and St. Patrick's Day is a month from today. Vomiting-in-the-street season has officially begun!
A strange nutritional trend is making its way around the world of bodybuilding. Some weightlifters are drinking human breast milk. Which is just the thing for the bodybuilder who wants to seem even more creepy than bodybuilders already do.
Magic is afoot: 'Supernatural' still going strong after a decade on the air
Jensen Ackles stars in “Supernatural”
Tears of 'Glee': TV's favorite musical sings its swan song
Lea Michele stars in “Glee”
Tears of 'Glee': All good things must come to an end, as they say, and that includes TV shows. After six music-filled seasons, Fox's "Glee" is wrapping up for good with its series finale Friday, March 20.