What to watch SUNDAY
March 19, 2023
All times Eastern. Start times can vary based on cable/satellite provider. Confirm times on your on-screen guide.
NASCAR Cup Series: Ambetter Health 400 FOX, 3 p.m. Live
Joey Logano, Chase Elliott, Ross Chastain, Kyle Larson, Ryan Blaney and other Cup Series stars hope for a peach of a race at the Ambetter Health 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia.
The Cases of Mystery Lane Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, 7 p.m.
Original Film
Birdie Case (Aimee Garcia) is a bright, successful attorney, and her husband, Alden (Paul Campbell), is smart and charming, but his inability to settle on a career is causing serious marital problems. When Alden secretly takes classes in hopes of becoming a private investigator, a homework assignment entangles him in a murder investigation. Birdie just may hold the keys to solving the mystery, but Alden will have to come clean to find out — though he suspects Birdie may be hiding secrets of her own.
The Simpsons FOX, 8 p.m.
A mysterious figure from Marge’s (voice of Julie Kavner) past returns to coach her for a bowling tournament in the new episode “Pin Gal.”
Call the Midwife
PBS, 8 p.m. Season Premiere
As the British drama returns for Season 12, it is now 1968, and there are changes in the air. Parliament member Enoch Powell’s infamous “Rivers of Blood” speech criticizing mass immigration casts a long shadow over the borough, and Nonnatus House welcomes a new nun to the team: Sister Veronica (Rebecca Gethings), who impresses everyone except for Nurse Crane (Linda Bassett).
Lucky Hank
New Series
AMC, 9 p.m.
Bob Odenkirk returns to the small screen in a new comedic workplace drama series based on Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Russo’s 1997 novel Straight Man, about an amusingly cynical professor undergoing a midlife crisis in Rust Belt Pennsylvania. Co-stars The Killing’s Mireille Enos as his supportive and spirited wife.
The Blacklist
NBC, 10 p.m.
Continuing its 10th and final season, the acclaimed James Spader-led thriller airs its milestone 200th episode tonight, “The Hyena.” It finds Red (Spader) attempting to secure a late financier’s fortune locked by a series of challenging clues. When a deadly assassin pursues the money, the task force bands together to protect the endowment’s rightful heirs.
Marie Antoinette
PBS, 10 p.m. New Limited Series
The eight-episode drama chronicles the infamous historical figure’s beginnings. The series follows a young Marie Antoinette as she learns the rules and secrets of the court and attempts to re-create Versailles in her image: free, independent and feminist. But her successes provoke jealousy and rivalry, and her royal enemies will do everything they can to bring her down. The series stars Emilia Schule (Berlin Station School) and Louis Cunningham (Bridgerton).