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Moxie Netflix

This comedy/drama — directed and co-produced by, and starring, Amy Poehler — follows Vivian (Hadley Robinson), a seemingly shy 16-year-old who has always preferred to keep her head down and fly under the radar. But when the arrival of a new student (Alycia Pascualpeñ­a) forces her to examine the unchecked behavior of her fellow students running rampant at her high school, Vivian realizes she’s fed up. Inspired by her mother’s (Poehler) rebellious past, Vivian anonymousl­y publishes an undergroun­d zine called Moxie to expose bias and wrongdoing in her high school, and unexpected­ly sparks a movement.

NHL hockey NBCSN, beginning at 6 p.m.

A “Wednesday Night Hockey” double header on NBCSN has the Washington Capitals at the Boston Bruins and the St. Louis Blues at the Anaheim Ducks.

NBA basketball ESPN, beginning at 7:30 p.m.

The Brooklyn Nets’ James Harden returns to his old stomping grounds in Houston to face John Wall and the Rockets. ESPN’S second game has the Golden State Warriors visiting the Portland Trail Blazers.

Name That Tune Fox, 7 p.m.

Jane Krakowski hosts the two-hour season one finale of the famous musical game show revival.

The Goldbergs ABC, 7 p.m.

As William Penn’s new Quaker Warden, Beverly is thrilled to have co-workers for the first time and sets out to make them all love her. To her dismay, it’s more difficult to win them over than she anticipate­d, as her reputation of being a difficult school parent precedes her.

Meanwhile, Geoff competes in the Mr. Ships Ahoy beauty pageant to prove to Erica that he can be seen as desirable by other women.

Mysteries of the Unknown Travel Channel, 7 p.m.

Don Wildman examines America’s first gold rush, an unexpected source that could be the kiss of death for organized crime and an engineer’s daring mission to save a high-flying zeppelin.

American Housewife ABC, 7:30 p.m.

Katie and Greg secretly put Kathryn (Wendie Malick) through a series of tests to see if she would make a good guardian for Anna-kat in the unlikely event something should happen to them. Meanwhile, after tracking down J.D.’S ( Jake Choi) potential egg donors, Tami (Holly Robinson Peete) and Katie scheme to learn more about them.

The Conners ABC, 8 p.m.

Mark is stressed out and feeling sick, convinced he has COVID-19; Becky and Harris team up to confront Josh, who has been “ghosting” Harris; and when Jackie visits Roseanne’s grave, she finds an appalling headstone right next to it and sets out to make it right.

Farmhouse Fixer HGTV, 8 p.m.

Singer Jonathan Knight may be best known as a member of the Grammy-nominated band New Kids on the Block, but in this new series, he’ll share his renovation know-how by meticulous­ly restoring centuries-old New England farmhouses that deserve a second chance. The six-episode series will feature Knight, who has renovated more than 200 houses, as step by step he carefully preserves the original craftsmans­hip and historic charm of classic homes while he modernizes layouts, updates interiors and gives his clients endless reasons to cheer.

Call Your Mother ABC, 8:30 p.m.

Jean and Danny’s relationsh­ip grows complicate­d emotionall­y and physically as they try to resist their feelings until his divorce is final. As Celia is moving into Freddie’s apartment, Freddie is disappoint­ed to learn that Celia plans to keep her place as backup, causing some hard conversati­ons between the two.

Snowfall FX, 9 p.m.

In the new episode “All the Way Down,” Franklin’s (Damson Idris) troubles extend beyond the gangs, putting Cissy (Michael Hyatt) in jeopardy. Meanwhile, Teddy (Carter Hudson) and Gustavo (Sergio Peris-menchata) seek revenge.

Resident Alien Syfy, 9 p.m.

Alien Harry (Alan Tudyk) succumbs to the human emotion of jealousy when Patience’s new doc (“People of Earth’s” Michael Cassidy) proves to be irritating­ly perfect.

Murder, My Sweet TCM, 9 p.m.

This atmospheri­c and influentia­l mystery was among the earliest film noir titles and the first film to feature Raymond Chandler’s legendary private eye Philip Marlowe. Dick Powell gives a charismati­c, cast-against-type hard-boiled and gritty performanc­e as the detective in this adaptation of Chandler’s novel “Farewell, My Lovely” (the title under which the film was released in the U.K.), and the film is regarded as one of the better Chandler adaptation­s. Co-starring with Powell are Claire Trevor, Anne Shirley and Otto Kruger, who offers his usual terrific brand of charismati­c villainy.

 ?? Netflix ?? Amy Poehler and Hadley Robinson play mother and daughter in the Netflix dramedy “Moxie.”
Netflix Amy Poehler and Hadley Robinson play mother and daughter in the Netflix dramedy “Moxie.”
 ?? TCM ?? Dick Powell, right, stars as private eye Philip Marlowe in the classic “Murder My Sweet” on TCM. Otto Kruger co-stars.
TCM Dick Powell, right, stars as private eye Philip Marlowe in the classic “Murder My Sweet” on TCM. Otto Kruger co-stars.

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