This Week: Alan Cumming stars in new Global whodunit “Instinct”, Ellen Pompeo heads behind the camera to direct “Grey’s Anatomy”, young government lawyers battle it out in the courtroom drama “For the People” and Bill Hader returns to “SNL” as this week’s host.
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This episode finds the judges evaluating auditions in New York, L.A., New Orleans and Savannah, Georgia. * Monday, Mar. 12
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Adam attempts to organize a birthday dinner for Andi and he discovers that managing his guests is no picnic. * Monday, Mar. 12 on Global
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Drawn from more than 100 hours of never-before-seen footage that has been tucked away for years in the NatGeo archives, director Brett Morgan examines the extraordinary life and groundbreaking research of Jane Goodall, whose research on chimpanzees challenged the male-dominated scientific consensus of her time. * Monday, Mar. 12 on National Geographic
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Gibbs and Ducky see an antique war stick on television that they surmise could be the missing murder weapon used in a 16-year-old cold case. Mike Wolfe of "American Pickers" guest stars as himself. Tuesday, Mar. 12 on Global
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Bull agrees to help Chunk's daughter, Anna (Jazzy Wiliams), when her journalism professor, Chloe (Nikki M. James), is sued by a dating app developer for trying to steal data for an expose she's writing about sexual assault cover-ups. But the stakes are raised when the company alleges that she actually stole proprietary information and intended to sell it to a competitor. * Tuesday, Mar. 12 on Global
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Set in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (a.k.a. "The Mother Court"), the new Shondaland series follows six talented young lawyers working on opposite sides of the law and handling the most high-profile and high-stakes federal cases in the country. These lawyers will be put to the test both personally and professionally as their lives intersect in and out of America's most prestigious trial court. * Tuesday, Mar. 13
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Lou Mazzuchelli (Josh Radnor of "How I Met Your Mother") is an uninspired English teacher at Stanton High when he petitions to take over as director of the school’s theatre program in an attempt to revitalize his passion for teaching. However, he quickly realizes he has his work cut out for him. His controversial decision to change the musical to the more provocative "Spring Awakening" and his atypical casting choices create a ripple effect for the program’s assistant director (Rosie Perez), the school’s football coach (Joe Tippett) and the students in the show. * Tuesday, Mar 13 on Global
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Josh Hutcherson ("The Hunger Games") stars as janitor by day, world-ranked video gamer by night who finds himself tasked with defending the world after mysterious visitors from the future arrive to tell him he's the key to defeating an imminent alien invasion. * Thursday, Mar. 15
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Star Ellen Pompeo steps behind the camera to direct this week's episode, in which Meredith tries to learn more about Marie Cerone's history with her mother. * Thursday, May 15
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The new season of critically acclaimed British import "National Treasure" follows a similar theme while telling a completely different story. This time out, the abduction of a young black girl named Kiri, who is soon to be adopted by her white foster family, sets off a trail of lies, blame, guilt and notoriety. * Thursday, Mar. 15
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Annalise and her inner circle deal with the aftermath of a suspicious death that culminates with a shocking arrest, while a new development involving one of their own changes everything in what's certain to be a season-ending cliffhanger. * Thursday, May 15
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David Bromstad takes recent lottery winners on over-the-top house hunts for their new dream homes — but will these lucky folks shell out all their winnings on an extravagant mansion or settle for something more humble? * Thursday, Mar. 15 on HGTV Canada
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This live-action comedy series follows two mismatched students who form an unlikely alliance to protect each other's secret as they train to become knights at a magical school. * Friday, Mar. 16 on YTV
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In advance of his upcoming HBO hitman comedy "Barry", "SNL" alum Bill Hader returns to host, which means we're almost certain to see another hilarious appearance from crackup-prone club kid Stefon during Weekend Update. Hader will be joined by Canada's own Arcade Fire on the musical stage. * Saturday, Mar. 17 on Global
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Alan Cumming ("The Good Wife") stars as Dr. Dylan Reinhart, a gifted author, university professor and former CIA operative who is lured back to his old life by NYPD Detective Lizzie Needham (Bojana Novakovic) to help her stop a serial killer who is using Dylan's first book as a tutorial on serial murder. * Sunday, Mar, 11 on Global
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Neil Patrick Harris hosts this competition series featuring some of the smartest children you'll ever see as these kids — aged 8 to 12 —compete in a series of increasingly complex quizzes with the goal of being crowned Genius Junior. * Sunday, Mar. 18
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America's top bakers whip up their best springtime treats in this kitchen competition hosted by Ali Khan, with their sweet confections judged by Duff Goldman, Lorraine Pascale and Nancy Fuller. * Sunday, Mar. 18 on Food Network Canada
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Callen and Sam pull Granger's daughter, former spy Jennifer Kim (Malese Jow), from witness protection to help the team locate an underground spy who has obtained an arsenal of bomb materials. * Sunday, Mar. 18 on Global