What to watch WEDNESDAY
March 8, 2023
All times Eastern. Start times can vary based on cable/satellite provider. Confirm times on your on-screen guide.
Faraway
Netflix Original Film
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This German rom-com follows 49-year-old Zeynep (Naomi Krauss), who has Croatian-turkish roots, on her search for her own happiness. It’s a journey that leads her away from her unfaithful husband, demanding father and irritating daughter in Munich, drawing her to the wildly romantic Croatian isle of Solta. There, in the house her mother secretly bought years ago and gifted to her in her will, Zeynep hopes to find herself. If only the cottage’s former owner, a rugged islander named Josip (Goran Bogdan), weren’t still living on the very same plot of land.
Last Call
CNBC, 7 p.m. ■
Brian Sullivan anchors this program, airing weeknights, that delivers fresh perspectives on important news affecting how Americans spend and invest their money and the businesses at the center of it all. Influential newsmakers from the worlds of business and politics, as well as a panel of notable heavy hitters, will break down each day’s events and top stories.
New Series NBA Basketball
ESPN, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Live
A twin bill of NBA action on ESPN has the Dallas Mavericks at the New Orleans Pelicans, followed by the Toronto Raptors at the L.A. Clippers.
The Conners ABC, 8 p.m.
In “The Contra Hearings and the Midnight Gambler,” Mark (Ames Mcnamara) fights for a spot in the chamber orchestra, and Jackie (Laurie Metcalf) puts a lottery machine in the Lunch Box.
The Masked Singer FOX, 8 p.m.
The audience and panelists celebrate their favorite iconic DC Superheroes in costume in the new episode “DC Superheroes Night.”
Island of the Monsoon Smithsonian Channel, 8 p.m.
In “Muggers of the Lake,” spend a dry season following Sri Lanka’s most patient and most feared water predator, the mugger crocodile, and see how thousands of human-made lakes in Sri Lanka have become the ideal hunting grounds for the animal.
Kung Fu
The CW, 9 p.m. ■ Season Finale
In “Beginning,” after uncovering Xiao’s (Jennifer Khoe) master plan, Nicky (Olivia Liang) races against the clock to stop her before it’s too late.
Farmer Wants a Wife FOX, 9 p.m. ■ New Series
Big heart is coming to the heartland in this new unscripted dating show hosted by Jennifer Nettles, which follows four hardworking farmers — Ryan Black, Allen Foster, Hunter Grayson and Landon Heaton — in their search for lasting love. Each farmer hosts a group of single women who leave behind the comforts and conveniences of city life for the charms and challenges of country living as they try to determine if this is the man and the life they are seeking.
True Lies CBS, 10 p.m.
In the new episode “Public Secrets,” Helen (Ginger Gonzaga) gets her first official Omega Sector assignment when she goes undercover with Harry (Steve Howey) and the team to stop a bioweapon terrorist attack in Madrid.
Made From Scratch Fuse, 10 p.m.
Season 5 of this chatty cooking series continues with movie badass Danny Trejo (Machete) getting real with his son Gilbert about his checkered pre-celebrity life. All the while, he grills up tongue-tickling eats from the menu at his chain of Trejo’s Tacos joints.