What to watch
SUNDAY
March 21, 2021
All times Central. Start times can vary based on cable/satellite provider. Confirm times on your on-screen guide.
NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament: Second Round CBS, TBS, TNT & truTV, beginning at 11 a.m. Live
The 32 teams still alive in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament field compete in the second round today and tomorrow on CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV.
Bless the Harts FOX, 6:30 p.m.
Jenny (voice of Kristen Wiig) spends the weekend away at a wild bachelorette party in the new episode “Nose Bud.”
Mystery 101: Killer Timing Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, 7 p.m. Original Film
An escaped serial killer and an attempt on Travis’ life make this their most dangerous case yet as Amy and Travis team up with his FBI agent ex to find the connection before it’s too late. Starring Jill Wagner, Kristoffer Polaha and Erin Cahill.
American Idol
ABC, 7 p.m.
In the two-night event “Hollywood Week: Genre Challenge,” the search for the next
superstar continues. With surprise twists no one saw coming, fan favorites from auditions return to the stage for the Genre Challenge to sing their hearts out in hopes of making it through to the next round.
V.C. Andrews’ Pearl in the Mist
Lifetime, 7 p.m. Original Film
Based on the second book of the Landry series from V.C. Andrews, Pearl in the
Mist finds Ruby still struggling to find true happiness after a year of living at her father’s lavish mansion. When Ruby and her twin, Giselle (Karina Banno), are sent away to an exclusive all-girls boarding school, Ruby is hopeful for a new start with her sister.
But when Ruby is once again shamed for her backwater upbringing — and her cruel headmistress Mrs. Ironwood (Marilu Henner), stepmother Daphne (Lauralee Bell) and Giselle continue to plot against her — she must endure torturous punishments and public humiliation.
Ellen’s Game of Games
NBC, 8 p.m.
In “Get Dizzy With It,” contestants play Oh Ship!, Dizzy Dash, the new game If I Could Turn Back Slime and Mt. Saint Ellen. The winner of each of the first four rounds moves on to Know or Go, and that winner advances to Hotter Hands for a chance to win a cash prize.
The Gloaming
Starz, 8 p.m. New Series
Murders past and present entwine and two detectives (Emma Booth and Ewen Leslie) navigate some seriously eerie stuff (the occult?) in this Australian limited series.
Genius: Aretha
Nat Geo, 8 p.m. Season Premiere
After exploring Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso in its first two installments, Nat Geo’s Genius series depicts the transcendent life, career and music of Aretha Franklin over a four-night, eight-episode third season. Playing the Queen of Soul as an adult is Cynthia Erivo, an Emmy, Tony and Grammy winner and Oscar nominee. Courtney B. Vance plays her influential father, the reverend and civil rights activist C.L.
Franklin. The ensemble cast also features Tip “T.I.” Harris, David Cross, Malcolm Barrett and Pauletta Washington.
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
ABC, 9 p.m. Season Finale
Lena Waithe jumps in the hot seat for The Trevor Project and food delivery driver Ryan Fox plays for the million-dollar prize on the season finale.
Good Girls NBC, 9 p.m.
In “Fall Guy,” Beth (Christina Hendricks) and Dean (Matthew Lillard) deal with the aftermath of his arrest, and the ladies must find a fall guy to take Dean’s place. Meanwhile, Ruby (Retta) enlists Stan’s (Reno Wilson) help in getting dollar bills to implicate the new fall guy, and Annie (Mae Whitman) feels a growing distance between herself and Ben (Isaiah Stannard).