Must See HDTV (March 18th - 24th)
March Madness is dominating the TV schedule, but a number of shows are back with new episodes or premieres. The Hobbit comes to Blu-ray (in 3D, but not 48fps... yet) this week, and Continuum has its season finale. Look below for the highlights this week, followed after the break by our weekly listing of what to look out for in TV, Blu-ray and videogames.
NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament
The seedings are set and hopefully your brackets are all filled in. March Madness is upon us and over the next three weekends we'll see who emerges victorious from the field of 68 teams. This year you'll be able to catch all the action on PCs and mobile devices with free apps, however if you don't have a cable or satellite subscription, your selection of games will be very limited. Check out the full game schedule here.
(All week, CBS / TBS / TNT / TruTV)
Gizmodo: The Gadget Testers
Fellow tech blog Gizmodo will be premiering an episode of its show after the season finale of Top Gear tonight, which happens to feature our friend Veronica Belmont as one of the hosts. Check out a trailer after the break to see what the show is about, but it's probably like whatever you're already thinking.
(March 18th, BBC America. 10:20PM
Chupacabra vs. the Alamo
'nuff said.
(March 23rd, Syfy, 9PM)
Blu-ray & Games
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (3D)
Zero Dark Thirty
Badlands
Bachelorette
Gears of War: Judgement (Xbox 360)
Monday
Continuum (season finale), Syfy, 8PM
How I Met Your Mother, CBS, 8PM
Dancing with the Stars (season premiere), ABC, 8PM
Bones, Fox, 8PM
The Carrie Diaries, CW, 8PM
The Secret Life of the American Teenager, ABC Family, 8PM
WWE Raw, USA, 8PM
Heat/Celtics, ESPN, 8PM
Rules of Engagement, CBS, 8:30PM
Dallas, TNT, 9PM
Top Gear, (season finale) BBC America, 9PM
The Following, Fox, 9PM
90210, CW, 9PM
Being Human, Syfy, 9PM
R U Faster Than A Redneck?, Speed, 9PM
American Winter (special presentation), HBO, 9PM
Mike & Molly, CBS, 9:30PM
Castle, ABC, 10PM
Bates Motel (series premiere), A&E, 10PM
Hawaii Five-O, CBS, 10PM
Monday Mornings, TNT, 10PM
Lost Girl, Syfy, 10PM
The Devils Ride , Discovery, 10PM
Deception (season finale), NBC, 10PM
Gizmodo: The Gadget Testers (special presentation), BBC America, 10:20PM
Knicks/Jazz, ESPN, 10:30PM
Inside Comedy, Showtime, 11PM
Tuesday
NCIS, CBS, 8PM
Pretty Little Liars (season finale), ABC Family, 8PM
Splash (series premiere), ABC, 8PM
Betty White's Off Their Rockers (season finale), NBC, 8 & 8:30PM
The Ultimate Fighter, FX, 9PM
Face Off, Syfy, 9PM
Go On, NBC, 9PM
NCIS: LA, CBS, 9PM
New Girl, Fox, 9PM
How We Invented The World (series premiere), Discovery, 9 & 10PM
Twisted (series premiere), ABC Family, 9PM
The Mindy Project, Fox, 9:30PM
The New Normal, NBC, 9:30PM
Robot Combat League, Syfy, 10PM
Body of Proof, ABC, 10PM
Smash, NBC, 10PM
Golden Boy, CBS, 10PM
Tosh.0, Comedy Central, 10PM
Cougar Town, TBS, 10PM
Justified, FX, 10PM
The Jeselnik Offensive, Comedy Central, 10:30PM
Wednesday
NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament: The First Four, TruTV, 6:30PM
Survivor, CBS, 8PM
American Idol, Fox, 8PM
Nets/Mavericks, ESPN, 8PM
Whitney, NBC, 8PM
WWE Main Event, Ion, 8PM
The Neighbors, ABC, 8:30PM
Boston's Finest, TNT, 9PM
Criminal Minds, CBS, 9PM
Law & Order: SVU, NBC, 9PM
Supernatural, CW, 9PM
Jim Rome, Showtime, 9PM
Suburgatory, ABC, 9:30PM
Workaholics (season finale), Comedy Central, 10PM
Psych, USA, 10PM
Southland, TNT, 10PM
The Americans, FX, 10PM
Unsung: Johnny Gill, TV One, 10PM
Thursday
NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament - 12PM - CBS / TBS / TNT / TruTV
Community, NBC, 8PM
Impact Wrestling, Spike TV, 8PM
American Idol, Fox, 8PM
The Vampire Diaries, CW, 8PM
1600 Penn, NBC, 8:30 & 9:30PM
Beauty and the Beast, CW, 9PM
Glee, Fox, 9PM
Grey's Anatomy, ABC, 9PM
1600 Penn, NBC, 9:30PM
Freakshow, AMC, 9:30PM
Scandal, ABC, 10PM
Comic Book Men, AMC, 10PM
Archer, FX, 10PM
Bellator MMA Live, Spike TV, 10PM
The Ben Show, Comedy Central, 10PM
Nathan for You, Comedy Central, 10:30PM
Legit, FX, 10:30PM
Immortalized, AMC, 11PM
Brand X with Russell Brand, 11PM
Friday
NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament - 12PM - CBS / TNT / TruTV / TBS
Spain vs. Finland World Cup Qualifier, ESPN / ESPN 3D, 3:30PM
Transformers: Prime (season premiere), The Hub, 7:30PM
Last Man Standing (season finale), ABC, 8PM
WWE SmackDown, Syfy, 8PM
Malibu Country (season finale), ABC, 8:30PM
Cult, CW, 9PM
Grimm, NBC, 9PM
Touch, Fox, 9PM
Spartacus: War of the Damned, Starz, 9PM
Real Time with Bill Maher, HBO, 10PM
Out There, IFC, 10PM
Rock Center with Brian Williams, NBC, 10PM
USA vs. Costa Rica World Cup Qualifier, ESPN / ESPN 3D, 10PM
Saturday
NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament - 12PM - CBS / TNT / TruTV / TBS
Cops, Fox, 8PM
American Ninja Warrior, NBC, 8PM
Chupacabra vs. The Alamo (special presentation), Syfy, 9PM
Sunday
NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament - CBS / TNT / Tru TV / TBS - 12PM
Malaysian Grand Prix, NBC Sports, 4AM
IndyCar @ St. Petersburg, NBC Sports, 12PM
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series @ Fontana, Fox, 2:30PM
Knicks/Clippers, ABC, 3PM
60 Minutes, CBS, 7PM
Once Upon A Time, ABC, 8PM
The Simpsons, Fox, 8PM
The Amazing Race, CBS, 8PM
Kings of Crash, Velocity, 8PM
Bob's Burgers, Fox, 8:30PM
Phil Spector, HBO, 9PM
The Walking Dead, AMC, 9PM
Family Guy, Fox, 9PM
The Apprentice, NBC, 9PM
Revenge, ABC, 9PM
The Good Wife, CBS, 9PM
Shameless, Showtime, 9PM
American Dad, Fox, 9:30PM
Vikings, History, 10PM
Red Widow, ABC, 10PM
The Mentalist, CBS, 10PM
House of Lies, Showtime, 10PM
Talking Dead, AMC, 10PM
Californication, Showtime, 10:30PM