Best-bets for March 23: Basketball’s back, but so are soaps

1) Basketball. The second weekend of the college tournament begins, with only one game that fulfills predictions. That’s at 9:45 p.m. ET on CBS, when Gonzaga and UCLA (shown here), seeded No. 2 and 3 in their region; collide; at 7:15 on CBS, that region has Connecticut (No. 4) and Arkansas (No. 8). Elsewhere, TBS has Kansas State (No. 3) and Michigan State (No. 7) at 6:30 and Tennessee (No. 4) and Florida Atlantic (No. 9) at 9. Read more…

1) Basketball. The second weekend of the college tournament begins, with only one game that fulfills predictions. That’s at 9:45 p.m. ET on CBS, when Gonzaga and UCLA (shown here), seeded No. 2 and 3 in their region; collide; at 7:15 on CBS, that region has Connecticut (No. 4) and Arkansas (No. 8). Elsewhere, TBS has Kansas State (No. 3) and Michigan State (No. 7) at 6:30 and Tennessee (No. 4) and Florida Atlantic (No. 9) at 9.

2) “The Young and the Restless,” 12:30 p.m., CBS (check local listings). Last Thursday, basketball replaced everything, from soaps to “Sheldon.” Now the primetime shows are gone again, but the soaps return … and celebrate. “Y&R” will turn 50 on Sunday; it starts a multi-day event now, with a costume ball that links the entire cast – hosted by Victor and Nikki, played by Eric Braden, 81, and Melody Thomas Scott, 66, who have been there for 40-plus years.

3) “Grey’s Anatomy,” 9 p.m., ABC. Addison (Kate Walsh) hasn’t been on the show in almost five months, but she arrives today to welcome some trainees. Also, ABC says, Maggie’s lung transplant is derailed and there’s a shocking turn. That follows “Station 19” (Tomas’ barber shop catches fire) and precedes “Alaska Daily” (new career temptations for Eileen and Rox).

4) “Law & Order” and “Law & Order: Organized Crime,” 8 and 10 p.m., NBC. It’s a tough night for politicians. First, one of them is the focus of a not-yet-published report — whose writer has been killed; then one has a fundraiser, when there’s an assassination attempt. In between, “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” has a dating website bring terror for a young widow.

5) “Good Trouble,” 10 p.m., Freeform. Last week’s season-opener ended dramatically: Callie returned to support Mariana (her foster sister), who’s suddenly running a tech company with Ethan in intensive care. Also, Gael searches for Isabella, who has disappeared with their baby.

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