Various Networks, Check local listings
Half of the tournament’s Sweet 16 teams to battle tonight – and the Sweet 8 playing tonight, on CBS and TBS, include one persistent Cinderella team (La Salle, ranked No. 13) and one top-ranked team (Indiana). The action starts at 7 p.m. ET on CBS, with Marquette playing Florida’s Miami. Arizona and Ohio State do battle at 7:30 p.m. ET on TBS, then No. 1 Indiana takes on No. 4 Syracuse at 9:45 p.m. ET on CBS. Finally, back on TBS at 10:15 p.m. ET, it’s La Salle vs. No. 9 seed Wichita State.
Fox, 8:00 p.m. ET
Another singer is eliminated tonight – in another “results episode” hour that, as always, has more padding than a mattress factory. The judges, in this show, have had more time to formulate their opinions, but this year especially, that doesn’t always seem to help.
HBO, 8:00 p.m. ET
Alexandra Pelosi’s latest documentary for HBO is this very brief, very sympathetic biographical study of former New Jersey governor Jim McGreevey. It’s not her first documentary that revolves around religion, homosexuality, scandal and redemption – she’s already done a profile of disgraced evangelist Ted Haggard. But – but this one plays out against the backdrop of Washington, DC, which Pelosi knows very well.
Lifetime Movie Network, 8:00 p.m. ET
This 1991 miniseries is shown in one prime-time clump tonight, and it’s worth it for its haunting lead performances by Sheryl Lee (pictured), Clancy Brown and Moira Kelly. It’s based on a true story, but goes for psychological suspense more than continual confrontation – and it works.
Fox, 9:00 p.m. ET
SEASON FINALE: This funny series bows out for the year with a double feature of new episodes. In the first, Burt (Garret Dillahunt) embraces Judaism. In the second, Maw Maw (Cloris Leachman) meets her long-absent, 104-year-old mother. I know she’s also played by Leachman (pictured, as Maw Maw's ma) – but what I don’t know is whether she’s named Maw Maw Maw.