Best-bets for March 14: Music soars with Grammys, “Idol”

1) Grammy awards, 8-11 p.m.ET, CBS (5 p.m. PT, rerunning at 8:30). After 40 years, Ken Ehrlich – creator of the “Grammy moments” mash-ups – has retired from producing the show. He avoided comedians, but now now Trevor Noah hosts. Performers include Billie Eilish (shown here), BTS, Taylor Swift, Harry Styles, Cardi B, Dua Lipa, Post Malone, Brandi Carlile, Brittany Howard and Megan Thee Stallion, plus DaBaby, Lil Baby, Bad Bunny, Doja Cat, Black Pumas and country’s Miranda Lambert, Maren Morris and Mickey Guyton. Read more…

1) Grammy awards, 8-11 p.m.ET, CBS (5 p.m. PT, rerunning at 8:30). After 40 years, Ken Ehrlich – creator of the “Grammy moments” mash-ups – has retired from producing the show. He avoided comedians, but now now Trevor Noah hosts. Performers include Billie Eilish (shown here), BTS, Taylor Swift, Harry Styles, Cardi B, Dua Lipa, Post Malone, Brandi Carlile, Brittany Howard and Megan Thee Stallion, plus DaBaby, Lil Baby, Bad Bunny, Doja Cat, Black Pumas and country’s Miranda Lambert, Maren Morris and Mickey Guyton.

2) “American Idol,” 8-10 p.m., ABC. This isn’t easy – doing a music show that collides with the Grammys. Tonight is the final round of auditions; next Sunday, “Hollywood Week” begins.

3) Basketball, daytime. At 6 p.m. ET, CBS announces the NCAA tournament brackets. Most conferences have finished their tournaments, but some conclude today. It’s the Patriot League (noon ET, CBS Sports Network), Atlantic 10 (1 p.m., CBS), SEC (1 p.m., ESPN), American Conference (3:15 p.m., ESPN) and Big 10 (3:30 p.m., CBS).

4) “The Great North,” 8:30 p.m., Fox. Judy has a crush on a guy at the mall. (Maybe every teen-ager does.) Now a girls-choice dance is coming up … leading to revelations. Also, Beef’s white-collar brother arrives, with a differing outlook. The result has moments of modest laughs and warmth.

5) ALSO: “Allen v. Farrow,” tracing the long-running disputes between Woody Allen and Mia Farrow, concludes at 9 p.m. on HBO, rerunning at 10:15. On “Walking Dead” (9 p.m., AMC), optimism is crumbling; Gabriel and Aaron search for food and supplies and discover a stash. At 9 p.m. on Showtime, “Shameless” has Frank and Liam entering a contest to rename a middle school. And at 10 p.m. ET, CNN’s “Lincoln” finds the Union forces crumbling as they brace for attack in Gettysburg, Pa.

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