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March 2014 TV premieres, finales, movies, specials

Norma Bates brings her special brand of mothering back to TV in March with the second season premiere of "Bates Motel." Viewers also can look forward to new seasons of "Da Vinci's Demons," "Star Wars: The Clone Wars," "Call the Midwife," "Suits" and "Mr. Selfridge," among others.

Among the new shows debuting, I'm looking forward to Robert Rodriguez's "From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series" and two shows that were fimed in Chicago: ABC's thriller "Crisis" and USA's comedy "Sirens."

Don't forget "Lindsay," the OWN doc series about Lindsay Lohan's attempt to clean up her act last summer in New York.

If train wrecks aren't your bag, there's plenty more to get excited about. I've italicized the titles of the shows I'm interested in seeing. (I'll continue to add to the list all month.)

Saturday, March 1
1 | "22nd Annual Movieguide Awards," Reelz (special)
7 | "Happy Face Killer," Lifetime (movie)
9 | "Shear Madness," Nat Geo Wild (series premiere; former model's sheep, goat and fiber business called Namaste Farms)
9 | "2014 Independent Spirit Awards," IFC (special)
9 | "Deion's Family Playbook," OWN (series premiere; Deion Sanders raises kids, dates …)

Sunday, March 2
7 | "86th Academy Awards," ABC (special)
9 | "Building Penguin Paradise," Nat Geo Wild (special)
9 | "NASA's Unexplained Files," Science (new episodes)

Monday, March 3
7 | "Going Wild," Nat Geo Wild (3-part special premiere; wildlife intervention adventure)
8 | "Bates Motel," A&E (season 2 premiere) Read: Vera Farmiga interview
9 | "Those Who Kill," A&E (series premiere; homicide detective wants to solve brother's disappearance)
9 | "Against the Odds," American Heroes Channel [formerly Military Channel] (series premiere; war vets tell their stories)
9 | "Southern Charm," Bravo (series premiere; rich folks in Charleston, S.C.)
9 | "Alien Planet Earths," Science (special)

Tuesday, March 4
8 | "Brunch @ Bobby's," Cooking (series premiere)
9 | "Carvers," Syfy (special; masterpieces of wood, ice, pumpkins, chocolate, sand, meat and anything else)
9 | "Close Encounters," Science (series premiere)
9 | "The Little Couple," TLC (season premiere)
10 | "Flip It to Win It," HGTV (series premiere)

Wednesday, March 5
8 | "Preacher's Daughters," Lifetime (season 2 premiere)
9 | "The Face," Oxygen (season premiere)
9 | "Flipping Out," Bravo (season premiere)
9 | "Bring It," Lifetime (series premiere; hip-hop majorette competitions)
9 | "Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman," Science (new episodes)

Thursday, March 6
7 | "Once Upon a Time in Wonderland," ABC (midseason premiere)
7 | "The Collective," NUVOtv (series premiere; DJs, celebrity tastemakers offer music picks)
8 | "Saint George," FX (divorced dad tries to make things work)¿
8 | "Suits," USA (season premiere)
9 | "Sirens," USA (series premiere; 3 Chicago EMTs have a good time)
9 | "Celebrity Home Raiders," Lifetime (series premiere)
10 | "New House, New Life," HGTV (series premiere)

Friday, March 7
TBA | "Star Wars: The Clone Wars—The Lost Missions," Netflix (13-episode final season)
7 p.m. | "Gucci: The Director," Showtime (doc)
8 | "Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration," PBS ("Great Performances" premiere)¿
8 | "Cesar 911," Nat Geo Wild (series premiere)
8 | "Marriage Boot Camp," WEtv (series premiere)
8 | "Sydney ER," Discovery Fit & Health (season 2 premiere)
9 | "Rocking the Opera House: Dr. John," Smithsonian (special; history of the New Orleans group)

Saturday, March 8
4 | "Spooksville," Hub (midseason premiere)
6 | "A Ring by Spring," Hallmark (movie; fortune teller warns woman it's time to marry)
7 | "The Trip to Bountiful," Lifetime (movie; Cicely Tyson reprises her Tony-winning role)
9 | "The Vanilla Ice Project," DIY (season premiere)
9 | "Timber Kings," Destination America (series premiere; log homes) ¿
9:15 | "The Graham Norton Show," BBC America (season finale)

Sunday, March 9
7 | "Once Upon a Time," ABC (midseason premiere)
8 | "True Detective," HBO (season finale)
8 | "Resurrection," ABC (series premiere; loved ones in Missouri town return from dead)
8 | "Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey," Fox (series premiere; Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson hosts new version of Carl Sagan's astronomy doc series)
8 | "Chopped Tournament of Stars," Food (season premiere)
8 | "Long Island Medium," TLC (season 5 premiere)
9 | "Revenge," ABC (midseason premiere)
9 | "Lindsay," OWN (series premiere; Lindsay Lohan's road to recovery)
9 | "Online Dating Rituals of the American Male," Bravo (series premiere)
9 | "No Man's Land," History (series premiere; living in desert)
9 | "My Five Wives," TLC (reality premiere)
9 | "Catch a Contractor," Spike TV (series premiere; Adam Carolla seeks retribution for cheated homeowners)

Monday, March 10
9 | "Believe," NBC (series premiere; 10-year-old with special powers endangered)
10:30 | "The People's Couch," Bravo (season premiere)

Tuesday, March 11
6 | "The Freshman Class: Santa Cruz," Cooking (season premiere)
8 | "From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series," El Rey Network (series premiere; supernatural crime saga)
8 | "24 Hours on Earth," BBC America (2-parter premiere; how animals and plants adapted to 24-hour cycle)
8 | "The Real Housewives of New York City," Bravo (season premiere)
9 | "My Big Fat Geek Wedding," Syfy (special; Julian Roman and Mandie Bettencourt met online while playing "Final Fantasy")
9 | "Chrisley Knows Best," USA (series premiere; Atlanta millionaire runs his business/family with iron fist)

Wednesday, March 12
10 | "Funny or Die's Billy on the Street," Fuse (season premiere)¿¿

Friday, March 14
7 | "Live From Space," Nat Geo (special; live from the ISS and Mission Control)
9 | "Amy Winehouse: One Shining Night," Smithsonian (special; singer performs at 200-year-old Irish church in 2007)
9 | "How Human Are You?" Nat Geo Wild (3-part special premiere; what makes humans tick)¿¿

Saturday, March 15
7 | "The Grim Sleeper," Lifetime (movie; reporter uncovers conspiracy involving serial killer)
8 | "Welcome to Sweetie Pie's," Own (season 2 premiere)

Sunday, March 16
7 | "Killer Legends," Chiller (special; true crime behind urban legends)
8 | "Believe," NBC (time period premiere)
8 | "Naked and Afraid," Discovery (new episodes)¿
8 | "Army Wives: A Final Salute," Lifetime (special)
9 | "Crisis," NBC (series premiere; man takes rich kids hostage)
9:15 | "Discovery After Dark," Discovery (talks show premiere)

Monday, March 17
7 | "Dancing with the Stars," ABC (season 18 premiere)
8 | "The Tomorrow People," CW (new time period premiere)

Tuesday, March 18
7 | "Marvel Studios: Assembling A Universe," ABC (special)
9 | "Foxy & Co.," Syfy (special; Eric Fox opens creature effects shop)
9 | "Chasing Maria Menounos," Oxygen (series premiere)
9:30 | "Celebrities Undercover," Oxygen (series premiere)

Wednesday, March 19
7 | "Save My Bakery," Food (series premiere; struggling bakery owners get help)
7 | "Nu Point of View: The Emerging Latino Filmmakers," NUVOtv (premiere; quarterly film showcase)
8 | "The 100," CW (series premiere; Juvenile delinquents sent to investigate ravaged Earth.)
9 | "Doll & Em," HBO (series premiere; actress hires her childhood friend as a personal assistant)

Friday, March 21
7 | "Whose Line is it Anyway?" CW (season 2 premiere)
8 | "Hart of Dixie," CW (new night premiere)
9 | "Blondie's New York," Smithsonian (special; legendary band comes out of 1978 New York)

Saturday, March 22
8 a.m. | "Ben 10 Omniverse: Galactic Monsters," Cartoon Network (3-part event series; also March 29, April 5)
8 p.m. | "Da Vinci's Demons," Starz (season 2 premiere)
9 | "Ghetto Klown," HBO (special; John Leguizamo stand-up)

Sunday, March 23
11 a.m. | "Oprah & Eckhart Tolle: A New Earth," OWN (series premiere)
7 | "American Dream Builders," NBC (series premiere; 12 designers and/or builders compete)
7 | "Wild Hawaii," Nat Geo Wild (special; place of extremes)
7 | "Dinner at Tiffani's," Cooking (special)
8 | "Drop Dead Diva," Lifetime (final season premiere)
8:30 | "The Numbers Game," Nat Geo (series premiere; statistical science at work behind everyday situations)

Monday, March 24
8 | "Bizarre Foods America with Andrew Zimmern," Travel (season 6 premiere)

Tuesday, March 25
7 | "Story of the Jews," PBS (series premiere; Jewish experience from ancient times to present)
8 | "Andrew Zimmern's Big Departure," Travel (special)
9 | "Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan," BBC America (season 2 premiere)
9 | "Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge," Syfy (series premiere; competition to make muppet-like creatures)

Wednesday, March 26
9 | "Hot in Cleveland," TV Land (season premiere; live episode)
10 | "The Soul Man," TV Land (live episode)

Thursday, March 27
7:30 | "Surviving Jack," Fox (series premiere; dad and son in the 1990s)
9 | "America's Worst Tattoos," TLC (season 2 premiere)

Saturday, March 29
6 | "Nobody's Fool," Hallmark (movie premiere)
7 | "Zoe Gone," Lifetime (movie; young mother hunts for kidnapped baby)
7 | "Nickelodeon's 27th Annual Kids' Choice Awards," Nickelodeon (special)
7 | "Treblinka: Hitler's Killing Machine," Smithsonian (special; forensic investigation of Nazi death camp)

Sunday, March 30
7 | "Call the Midwife," PBS (season 3 premiere; see preview below)
8 | "Mr. Selfridge," PBS (season 2 premiere, "Masterpiece Classic;" see preview below)

Monday, March 31
7 | "How I Met Your Mother," CBS (series finale)
8 | "Friends with Better Lives," CBS (series premiere; six friends covet each other's lives)
9 | "House of Food," MTV (series premiere; culinary students live together)


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