TV Guide Magazine February 27, 2023

Alias vet Jennifer Garner finds new intrigue in The Last Thing He Told Me, a limited series based on the Laura Dave novel. In the sevenepisode Apple TV+ thriller, premiering Friday, April 14, newlywed Hannah (Garner) bonds with 16-year-old stepdaughter Bailey (Angourie Rice, near right, with Garner) to uncover the truth behind her husband’s disappearance. Aisha Tyler (The Boys: Diabolical) and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Game of Thrones) costar with Garner in her first series role since 2018’s Camping on HBO. Talk on this one is big!…

TV INSIDER, our new monthly musthave guide for streaming viewers, is on newsstands now! Keep an eye out for our cover star, Kiefer Sutherland. Famous as counterterrorist agent Jack Bauer of 24, Sutherland leads the knockout drama Rabbit Hole, a new espionage thriller on Paramount+. He brings his can-do skills to John Weir, a corporate spy who might have to play hero—even if it’s to save himself. We also dig into the secrets behind the second season of Showtime’s hit chiller Yellowjackets, which delivers on the crazy questions surrounding how the stranded teens really survived out in the freezing woods. Also inside: “What to Watch: The Top 25” opens each issue; it’s a six-page section that breaks out the best of the best shows and movies. Head to page 17 now…

Smart Watch If you have 60 minutes, catch this sitcom The ’80s and the late Kirstie Alley’s hilarity live on in this two-part Cheers episode where Rebecca (Alley) has a small issue with her new boss, Martin Teal (Alex Nevil). Thursday, March 9, 11/10c, Decades If you have a free night, watch this new episode Grammy-winning pop duo For King & Country joins country singer-songwriter Jimmie Allen to collaborate for a night of high-energy performances on CMT Crossroads. Tuesday, Feb. 28, 10/9c, CMT If you have two free days, tune into some sports The stakes are high as eight different A10 Conference Tournament Games conclude the 2022–23 season of Atlantic 10 men’s college hoops. Wednesday, March 8 and Thursday, March 9, starting at 11:30am/10:30c, USA If you have a free weekend, see these films Relive some of the…

@TVGMMattRoush Should I be concerned about the future of Fox’s The Resident since the most recent season had only 13 episodes? Or is that just what they’re going to do with that show from now on? —Adam D. MATT ROUSH: I wouldn’t fret because of the shortened season, which is becoming more common with broadcast network dramas for a variety of economic and scheduling reasons. But I’d be a little worried that Fox renewed The Cleaning Lady before this longer-running series, which is heading into its seventh season. Also complicating matters: The Fox network is no longer aligned with Resi dent’s studio, so a renewal that once would have been a no-brainer is now a case of wait and see. With NCIS: Los Angeles ending this season, how realistic is it to expect…

TVGMMattRoush True Lies SERIES PREMIERE Wednesday, March 1, 10/9c, CBS WE’VE HEARD OF being married to your job, but this is ridiculous. True Lies wouldn’t have it any other way. Based on James Cameron’s 1994 movie, this breezily enjoyable action comedy feels like Alias on helium, leaning into the goofy premise where saving the world can take a back seat to unclogging the sink. While lacking the megastar wattage of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis, charismatic series leads Steve Howey and Ginger Gonzaga are absurdly gorgeous as suburban parents Harry and Helen Tasker. For 17 years, superspy Harry lied to the family with his cover identity as a humdrum computer salesman who’s on the road a lot. Helen suspects he’s having an affair, and when he impulsively whisks her to Paris mid-mission to prove…

NCIS Monday, Feb. 27, 9/8c, CBS FEELS LIKE JUST yesterday we were learning what the acronym stood for (Naval Criminal Investigative Service, of course!). Now we can’t imagine our viewing lives without NCIS, which spun off from two 2003 episodes of JAG into its own juggernaut of twisty mysteries and beloved characters. To mark the series’ 450th episode, airing February 27, we solicited fan questions for the actors and creative team. A fun tidbit we learned: At one point, producers hoped to have all the living presidents make cameo appearances. “I thought I could get them in a card game,” says executive producer Steven D. Binder. He had a connection who could ask one POTUS directly, but it didn’t work out. “And if you can’t get the one, then you get none.”…