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2015

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2015 MEN'S NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

CBS, 2:00 p.m. ET

Yesterday, in the first half of the Elite 8, both No.1 teams in their respective brackets advanced to the Final Four: Wisconsin from the West and the tournament’s overall favorite, Kentucky, from the Midwest. But Kentucky almost lost to Notre Dame Saturday night, winning on a pair of clutch free throws in the final seconds of a thrilling game – and even after that, Notre Dame had a shot at the win with a three-pointer that missed the mark. What a game. Meanwhile, today’s first game will not feature a No. 1 seed as the winner, because in the East, the three top seeds already have been eliminated. That leaves No. 4 Louisville, the highest-ranked East team still standing, facing No. 7 Michigan State, which toppled No. 3 Oklahoma on Friday. That game starts around 2:20 p.m. ET on CBS, followed at about 5 p.m. ET, on the same network, by the South’s No. 1 seed, Duke, facing No. 2 seed Gonzaga.

CALL THE MIDWIFE

PBS, 8:00 p.m. ET

SEASON PREMIERE: This underrated PBS import begins Season 4 – and even if you’re unfamiliar with the show’s characters and premise, you can get up to speed quickly as these nurse midwives in downtrodden East London try to help expectant mothers in the decades after WWII. Check local listings.

GOING CLEAR: SCIENTOLOGY AND THE PRISON OF BELIEF

HBO, 8:00 p.m. ET

This documentary, written and directed by Alex Gibney, may not be the boldest and bravest TV offering ever to probe, recount and question the basic tenets of Scientology (that distinction, believe it or not, still goes to an episode of South Park), but it’s close. In this potent two-hour study, Gibney’s strongest and most memorable segments involve one of two factors: new interviews with former Scientologists, including Oscar-winning screenwriter Paul Haggis, and vintage interviews, unearthed by Gibney, with Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard himself. Tom Cruise is shown in vintage interviews and footage, but does not participate in this new documentary, which is thought-provoking and, at times, disturbing. For a full review, see Ed Bark’s Uncle Barky’s Bytes.

THE GOOD WIFE

CBS, 9:00 p.m. ET

Last week’s episode fooled me, I freely admit. As the hour unfolded, I expected the election to go one way – and then (surprise!) it went another. So now what? Well, now there’s a little room for political realignment. And political payback.

THE WALKING DEAD

AMC, 9:00 p.m. ET

SEASON FINALE: Any episode of The Walking Dead is fraught with drama and danger – but an extended season finale episode? And one which begins with our hero Rick being subdued and knocked unconscious by another of our heroes, Michonne? And with the whole question of whether the residents of the walled-in city are friends or foes up in the air? How can you not watch?

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David Bianculli has been a TV critic since 1975, including a 14-year stint at the New York Daily News, and sees no reason to stop now. Currently, he's TV critic for NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross, and is an occasional substitute host for that show. He's also an author and teaches TV and film history at New Jersey's Rowan University. His 2009 Dangerously Funny: The Uncensored Story of 'The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour', has been purchased for film rights. His latest, The Platinum Age of Television: From I Love Lucy to the Walking Dead, How TV Became Terrific, is an effusive guidebook that plots the path from the 1950s’ Golden Age to today’s era of quality TV.

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