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The two-part, four-hour TV movie "Madoff" is a bit of a slog. It's not easy to turn financial crimes into compelling TV. And this telefilm focuses on Bernard Madoff (Richard Dreyfuss), a horrible human being who stole $50 billion; whose victims included widows and charities; who ruined lives; and who never displays anything resembling remorse. Ugh.
Watch • 7 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, ABC/Ch. 4 The Week Ahead
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'The X-Files'
Mulder and Scully investigate a dead body — and it turns into a comedy.
Watch • 7 p.m. Monday, Fox/Ch. 13
'Fresh Off the Boat'
The Huangs try to celebrate Chinese New Year in Orlando.
Watch • 7:30 p.m. Tueday, ABC/Ch. 4
'The People V. O.J. Simpson'
Ten-part drama begins.
Watch • 11 p.m. Tuesday, FX
'Big Bang Theory'
Sheldon's Meemaw visits and doesn't get along with Amy.
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'American Idol'
The top 24 singers are revealed.
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Screen Actors Guild Awards
Live from Los Angeles.
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'Doctor Who'
An alien force freezes the sky. (Season premiere)
Watch • 10 p.m. Saturday, BBC America
'Grease Live!'
Utahn Julianne Hough stars as Sandy. (Tape-delayed)
Watch • 6 p.m. Sunday, Fox/Ch. 13
'Galavant'
Galavant arrives with his zombie army. (Season finale)
Watch • 7 & 7:30 p.m. Sunday, ABC/Ch. 4
'The Good Wife'
Alicia's former client is wrongfully imprisoned.
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'Downton Abbey'
Neville Chamberlain comes to dinner; Robert collapses.
Watch • 8 p.m. Sunday, PBS/Ch. 7