This Week On TV: March 18-24

By Brent Furdyk. 18 Mar 2019 9:20 AM

This Week: Amy Schumer serves up a new standup comedy special, Rob Lowe hosts game show “Mental Samurai”, Jann Arden spoofs herself in new comedy “Jann”, Michael Buble sings and swings in a musical special, the Motley Crue story comes to the screen in “Dirt”, DJ Khaled hosts the Kids’ Choice Awards and a new documentary examines “Prince Charles at 70”.

'The Inventor: Our For Blood in Silicon Valley'

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'Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists' - series premiere

Freeform/Kurt Iswarienko

NBC

'Family Feud Showdown' - series premiere

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'The Inventor: Our For Blood in Silicon Valley'
HBO
Stanford dropout Elizabeth Holmes garnered billions in investment dollars for her groundbreaking blood-testing technology, which was supposed to be able to diagnose all manner of maladies from a single drop of blood. But then the whole thing blew up when the technology was revealed to be a scam and the company, Theranos, a multibillion-dollar con. This HBO doc tells the inside story of how Holmes was able to convince so many people to part with their money in support of bogus technology.
* Monday, March 18
'Fortitude'
Super Channel Fuse
Bundle up for the third and final season of this snowbound thriller starring Dennis Quaid and Richard Dormer, set in an Arctic town plagued by a string of horrible, mysterious deaths. * Monday, March 18
'The Fix' - series premiere
ABC/Ed Herrera
Co-created by O.J. prosecutor Marcia Clark, this legal thriller stars Robin Tunney ("The Mentalist") as a one-time D.A. who tried to prosecute a movie star (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, "Lost") for a double murder, but watched him walk free. After years of living like a recluse brought on by her public humiliation, she's brought back to try one more time when the star's girlfriend is found murdered, and he's the prime suspect.
* Monday, March 18
'Amy Schumer Growing'
Netflix
Expect lots of jokes about marriage and pregnancy in Amy Schumer's latest Netflix standup special, her first since 2017's "The Leather Special".
* Tuesday, March 19
'The Village' - series premiere
NBC
The lives of a disparate group of people unfold in this saga set in a Brooklyn apartment building nicknamed "The Village."
* Tuesday, March 19
'Mental Samurai' - series premiere
Ray Mickshaw/FOX
Imagine if a theme park ride and a game show had a baby and you'll get the gist of this competition that sees contestants answer trivia questions while strapped into a 360-degree rotating capsule that zooms around the studio. Rob Lowe hosts.
* Tuesday, March 19
'Jann' - series premiere
CTV
Singer-songwriter Jann Arden stars in this "Curb Your Enthusiasm"-esque comedy in which she plays herself — that is, a far less successful version of herself, who suffers such indignities as performing at a farmers' market and getting arrested after crashing her car into a field full of cattle.
* Wednesday, March 20
'Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists' - series premiere
Freeform/Kurt Iswarienko
This long-awaited spinoff of "Pretty Little Liars" serves up a twist-filled murder mystery starring returnees Janel Parrish and Sasha Pieterse.
* Wednesday, March 20, on W Network
'Buble!'
NBC
Michael Buble stars in his latest network TV special, backed by a 36-piece band to perform old favourites and tracks from his new album, along with segments on his personal life and his long journey to stardom.
* Wednesday, March 26
'Family Feud Showdown' - series premiere
Food Network
Valerie Bertinelli hosts this new culinary competition that brings together some of America's most talented food families — ranging from restaurateurs and food truck operators to competition cooks — to cook up their finest dishes, with a panel of celebrities judging the results.
* Thursday, March 21 on Food Network Canada
'Fire Masters' - series premiere
Food Network Canada
Chef Dylan Benoit hosts this new homegrown cooking show, with three chefs squaring off for a grill-based competition guaranteed to bring the heat.
* Thursday, March 21 on Food Network Canada
'The OA' - season premiere
Netflix
The second season of the mind-bending sci-fi series gets even weirder as the OA (star/series creator Brit Marling) finds herself in a whole other alternate dimension. * Friday, March 22
'The Dirt'
Netflix
Based on the band's book, this Netflix movie chronicles the career of Motley Crue, following the band's journey from hairspray-loving club band to internationally famous mega-stars.
* Friday, March 22
'Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2019'
Nickelodeon
DJ Khaled makes his debut as host of the only award show that honours guests by dumping green goo all over them.
* Saturday, March 23 on YTV
'Action' - series premiere
Amanda Westcott/SHOWTIME
This four-part docu-series examines the recent legalization of sports gambling and its evolving impact on the gambling community.
* Sunday, March 24

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