2 - TVCC –
WEEK OF MARCH 31, 2016 - APRIL 6, 2016
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Rush Hour
Thursday at 10 p.m. on KVAL
The successful Jackie Chan-
Chris Tucker movie franchise
yields this new action-comedy
series, with Jon Foo and Justin
Hires now in the roles of seem-
ingly mismatched police part-
ners. In the “Pilot,” Detective
Lee (Foo) has a personal rea-
son for coming to Los Angeles,
where his teaming with smart
aleck Carter (Hires) proves
surprisingly effective. Wendie
Malick (“Hot in Cleveland”)
plays their boss, with Aimee
Garcia (“Dexter”) as Carter’s
ex-partner.
51st Academy of
Country Music Awards
Sunday at 8 p.m. on KVAL
Teamed with Blake Shelton for
this event the past three years,
Luke Bryan gets a new co-host in
Dierks Bentley as the ceremony is
televised from Las Vegas’ MGM
Grand Garden Arena. Both
nominees as well this year (each
with two bids), the duo will per-
form on the show as will Carrie
Underwood, Keith Urban, Kenny
Chesney, Tim McGraw, Sam
Hunt, Kelsea Ballerini, Florida
Georgia Line — and Eric Church
and Chris Stapleton, tied for the
most nominations here (five each).
The People v. O.J. Simpson:
American Crime Story
Tuesday at 10 p.m. on FX
Series co-creator Ryan Murphy
(“American Horror Story”)
wrote the Season 1 finale, “The
Verdict,” which chronicles the
final stages of the O.J. Simpson
murder trial. Both prosecution
and defense make their closing
statements, the jurors deliber-
ate over the long months of
testimony and evidence, and
the polarizing verdict finally
comes down. Sarah Paulson,
Courtney B. Vance, Sterling K.
Brown, Cuba Gooding Jr., John
Travolta and David Schwimmer
star.
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The identity of the featured celebrity is found within
the answers in the puzzle. In order to take the TV
Challenge, unscramble the letters noted with aster-
isks within the puzzle.
Across
1. “Caught on
Camera With __ __”
9. “The __ Squad” (1968-73)
10. Undesirable spots
11. Islamabad’s nation: abbr.
13. “Our __ Brother”; 2011
Paul Rudd movie
15. Mangy wild predator
17. Series for Elyes Gabel &
Jadyn Wong
18. 2000-04 series for
Josh Randall
20. “As __ sow, so shall ...”
21. Denver or Hope
23. Ms. Behar
24. “Up __ Night”
25. David Muir’s employer
26. Angelina Jolie’s age
29. Gold, to a scientist
30. Role on
“Chicago Fire”
34. Durance of “Smallville”
36. Shade of purple
38. “__ All Night”; 2015
Liam Neeson movie
39. Actor and comedian
Chris
42. Sense of self-esteem
43. Role on
“Chicago Med” (2)
4. Chaplin’s initials
5. “Touched by __ Angel”
6. Favorite drink for
Radar of “M*A*S*H”
7. “__ Season”; 2006
Ashton Kutcher film
8. Fabray, to friends
9. Role on
“Last Man Standing” (2)
12. Actress on
“The Big Bang Theory” (2)
14. Six months from now:
abbr.
16. “Better with __” (2010-11)
19. Ken or Thumbelina
20. Actor Malik __
22. Initials for actor Lancaster
23. Astin’s initials
27. Bernie __
28. Ms. MacGraw
30. __ Lollobrigida
31. Theda of the silents
32. Actress Sommer
33. Frothy drinks
35. Largest country in the
world: abbr.
37. “Avengers: __ of Ultron”;
film for Robert Downey Jr.
40. Actress Sandra
41. Initials for actor Reeve
Down
1. Silent assent
2. Mean Amin and others
3. Bruce Lee’s role on
“The Green Hornet”
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