This Week On TV: Mar. 5-11

By Brent Furdyk. 5 Mar 2018 9:35 AM

This Week: “American Idol” returns (this time with 100 per cent more Katy Perry), Lucy Hale stars in “Life Sentence”, JL guests on “Will & Grace” and Canadians brace for a sixth season of anything-goes competition on “Big Brother Canada”.

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'The Men Who Built America' - series premiere

History

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'Marvel's Jessica Jones' - season premiere

Netflix

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Amazon Studios

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'Kevin Can Wait'
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After convincing Kevin to break things off with his neighbour, Wendy (Florencia Lozano), who had reeled him in with her delicious meals, Vanessa feels compelled to cook for him despite the fact that she's a terrible cook. * Monday, Mar. 5
'Life Sentence' - series premiere
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Lucy Hale of "Pretty Little Liars" stars in this new comedy, playing a woman who's been living life to the fullest under the notion that her days were numbered due to terminal cancer. When a doctor reveals her cancer has miraculously gone into remission, she now finds herself dealing with the consequences of the decisions that she (and, unbeknownst to her, her own family) made when they thought the end was near. * Monday, Feb. 19
'NCIS'
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Gibbs and the team work to clear the name of retired Marine Sergeant John Ross ("The Price Is Right" host Drew Carey) when cyanide is found in one of the hundreds of care packages he sends to active-duty Marines. * Tuesday, Mar. 6 on Global
'The Grill Dads' - series premiere
Food Network Canada
Best friends and executive chefs Mark Anderson and Ryan Fey have been pals for more than 20 years, and this new series follows their grill-tastic adventures as they travel across America to share their passion for food cooked over an open flame. * Tuesday, Mar. 6 on Food Network Canada
'Big Brother Canada' - season premiere
Global
Arisa Cox is back to host the sixth season of this homegrown reality hit, but this time there's a huge twist at the starting gate: as soon as the houseguests arrive, they'll discover there are also four "gatecrashers" competing for two slots, which will no doubt kick things off on a decidedly cutthroat note. * Wednesday, Mar. 7 on Global
'The Men Who Built America' - series premiere
History
In April 1775, just weeks before the start of the American Revolution, a group of pioneer colonists launched their own revolution, defying a king to establish their own permanent settlement on the frontier. This ambitious eight-part docu-series tells the stories of the adventurous trailblazers who set forth across the land to transform colonists into revolutionaries into Americans. * Wednesday, Mar. 7 on History
'Chicago P.D.'
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In the 100th episode, Intelligence investigates a string of bombings targeting members of the media, a storyline that concludes in an episode of "Chicago Fire". * Wednesday, Mar. 7 on Global
'Marvel's Jessica Jones' - season premiere
Netflix
Krysten Ritter is back for a second super-powered season, which finds her trying to pick up the pieces after her battle with Kilgore (David Tennant) as a new threat looms. * Friday, Mar. 8
'Will & Grace'
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Jack lands an acting gig playing a cop-show corpse on "Shade of Blue", which brings us a dual guest spot from Jennifer Lopez, who plays herself and her TV character, Det. Harlee Santos.
'Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'
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In the milestone 100th episode, Coulson finally reveals the mysterious deal he made with Ghost Rider, which will impact everyone on the S.H.I.E.L.D. team.
* Friday, Mar. 9
'Sneaky Pete' - season premiere
Amazon Studios
Just as he's on the verge of a fresh star, Marius (Giovanni Ribisi) is dragged back into his stolen identity as Peter Murphy when a pair of thugs, believing he's Pete, threaten to kill the Bernhardts if he doesn't take them to his estranged mother (Margo Martindale) and the millions she ripped off from her mysterious employer. * Friday, Mar. 9
'Chicago Fire'
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In this "Chicago P.D." crossover conclusion, Boden, Casey and Severide lend their expertise to Voight's investigation into the bombings. * Friday, Mar. 9 on Global
'Saturday Night Live'
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"This Is Us" star Sterling K. Brown makes his debut as "SNL" host, joined by musical guest James Bay. * Saturday, Mar. 10 on Global
'American Idol' - season premiere
ABC
Has a brief two-year absence from television made hearts grow fonder for the granddaddy of all TV singing competitions? We'll find out when this new iteration of "Idol" returns with original host Ryan Seacrest joined by new judges Katy Perry, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie. * Sunday, Mar. 11
'O.J. Simpson: The Lost Confession?'
Fox
* Sunday, Mar. 11
'Timeless' - season premiere

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