SoCal TV, March 17-23: ‘Nolly,’ ‘Road House,’ the Dodgers, March Madness and more
TV shows, movies, sports and specials on broadcast, cable and streaming this coming week
Welcome to an all-new TV or Not TV roundup of new and noteworthy programming on broadcast, cable and streaming this week. I’m Matt Cooper, former listings coordinator for the Los Angeles Times’ Calendar section.
What would you like to watch?
Sunday — March 17
Love means never having to say “90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After?” in new episodes of the reality franchise entry. 8 p.m. TLC
Midwives and nurses and nuns — oh my! The London-set period drama “Call the Midwife” delivers its Season 13 premiere. 8 p.m. KOCE
Two high school students try to unmask the person or persons spreading scandalous rumors around campus in the new TV movie “Killing for Extra Credit.” 8 p.m. Lifetime
It’s “Nolly,” by golly! “The Crown’s” Helena Bonham Carter portrays legendary British soap star Noele “Nolly” Gordon in this new period drama. 9 p.m. KOCE
Stolen pic-a-nic baskets are the least of their worries in new episodes of the unscripted series “Yellowstone Wardens.” 9 p.m. Animal Planet
The four-part exposé “Quiet on the Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV” investigates allegations of inappropriate behavior behind the scenes of popular children’s shows from the 1990s-2000s. 9 and 10 p.m. Investigation Discovery; also Monday
The two-part doc “In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon” profiles the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter who found success as part of the 1960s folk-pop duo Simon & Garfunkel before launching a successful solo career. 9 p.m. MGM+; concludes March 24
The course of true love never did run smooth, as in the new relationship drama “Alice & Jack.” Andrea Riseborough (“The Regime”) and “Harry Potter’s” Domhnall Gleeson star. 10 p.m. KOCE
Monday — March 18
“This Is Going to Hurt” and they aren’t taking about the bill in this comedy-drama set in a British hospital. With “Skyfall’s” Ben Whishaw and Ambika Mod. Anytime, Acorn TV
The new documentary “Stormy” profiles Stormy Daniels, the adult-film actress who found herself at the center of one of the myriad scandals plaguing former President Donald Trump. Anytime, Peacock
Oprah Winfrey talks to doctors, medical researchers and everyday folks to get the skinny on the obesity epidemic in “An Oprah Special: Shame, Blame and the Weight Loss Revolution.” 8 p.m. ABC
Some of the world’s top nature photographers get a little time in front of the camera as they discuss their craft in the new series “Photographer.” 8 and 9:20 p.m. National Geographic
Go to hell! Dante Alighieri’s epic 14th century poem “The Divine Comedy,” one of the foundational texts of the Western canon, is explored in the two-part special “Dante: Inferno to Paradise.” 9 p.m. KOCE; concludes Tuesday
Loose lips sink ships: “The Women Tell All,” about this season’s leading man Joey Graziadei and each other, in a very special episode of “The Bachelor.” 9 p.m. ABC
Filipino American filmmaker Set Hernandez uses cutting-edge cinematography and sound design to explore life for a blind undocumented immigrant/aspiring social worker in the acclaimed 2023 documentary “unseen” on a new “POV.” 11 p.m. KOCE
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