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For those of you who subscribe to Netflix, Friday is a big day. Season 3 of "House of Cards" has been released.
The story picks up six months after the end of Season 2 — six months after Frank (Kevin Spacey) was sworn in as president of the United States.
Traveling to the other side of the Atlantic — and back in time — "Downton Abbey" (Sunday, 8 p.m., PBS/Ch. 7) wraps up Season 5.
The Crawleys gather to celebrate Christmas a bid farewell to a couple of family members.
And sliding over to Italy, it's the start of the six-part series "Finding Jesus: Faith, Fact Forgery" (Sunday, 7 and 10 p.m., CNN). First up is a look at the Shroud of Turin that contains nothing new — which doesn't seem exactly fitting on a channel that's supposed to deliver news.
Friday on TV ...
Boys high school basketball: 5A semifinal — Brighton vs. Davis (2:30 p.m., Ch. 14); 5A semifinal — Viewmont vs. Layton (4:10 p.m., Ch. 14); 4A semifinal — Kearns vs. Olympus (5:50 p.m., Ch. 14); 4A semifinal — Bountiful vs. Orem (7:30 p.m., Ch. 14)
"The Amazing Race" (7 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): The race continues in Nagano, Japan.
"Last Man Standing" (7 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): A homeless man that Kyle has befriended goes missing.
"World's Funniest Fails" (7 p.m., Fox/Ch. 13): Terry Crews hosts,
"Hart of Dixie" (7 p.m., CW/Ch. 30): Zoe is upset when she sees Wade flirt with a few ladies.
Men's college volleyball (7 p.m., BYUtv): Ball State at BYU
NBA (7 p.m., ROOT): Utah Jazz at Denver Nuggets
"Cristela" (7:30 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): Cristela is tutoring Isabella to helpr her get into the giften program at school.
"Hawaii Five-0" (8 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): McGarrett and Danny work on their relationship while on a stakeout.
"Glee" (8 p.m., Fox/Ch. 13): A tween wants to book New Directions for his bar mitzvah.
Women's college gymnastics (8 p.m., P12N): Utah at Oregon State
"Blue Bloods" (9 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): When a fellow officer is ostracized for testifying against her partner, Jamie stands up and volunteers to ride with her.
"12 Monkeys" (10 p.m., Syfy): Cole, Railly and Aaron race to stop the virus from being deployed as a bioweapon in Chechnya.
"Helix" (11 p.m., Syfy): Things go from bad to worse on the island.
"The Jack and Triumph Show" (12:30 a.m., Cartoon): Jack and Triumph enter a new business venture.
Saturday on TV ...
Men's college basketball: Utah State at Air Force (noon, ROOT); Weber State at Idaho (7 p.m., Ch. 14); Arizona at Utah (7 p.m., ESPN); BYU at Gonzaga (8 p.m., ESPN2)
Boys high school basketball: 5A championship (12:30 p.m., Ch. 14); 4A championship (3 p.m., Ch. 14)
Women's college basketball (2 p.m., BYUtv): Gonzaga at BYU
Men's college volleyball (7 p.m., BYUtv): Ball State at BYU
NBA (7 p.m., ROOT): Milwaukee Bucks at Utah Jazz
"Black Sails" (7 p.m., Starz): Eleanor mediates a peace; Rackham learns a hard lesson.
"Shania: Still the One, Live from Vegas" (8 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): Shania Twain's stage performance plus footage tracking the conception, training, rehearsals and more that went into it.
"The Good Witch" (9 p.m., Hallmark): Catherine Bell returns as Cassandra Nightengale in this new series, which continues the narrative from the six "Good Witch" movies that aired between 2008 and 2014.
"The Musketeers" (10 p.m., BBC America): The king's cousin is ambushed while being escorted to her wedding by the Musketeers.
"Saturday Night Live" (10:30 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5): Dakota Johnson hosts; Alabama Shakes is the musical guest.
Sunday on TV …
Women's college basketball (3 p.m., P12N): Utah at Arizona
"60 Minutes" (6 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): Homeowners fraudulently denied flood insurance claims; toxic, Chinese-mad laminate flooring sold in the U.S.; an interview with Larry David.
"Madam Secretary" (7 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): Elizabeth is humiliated at a public budget hearing when her staff fails to find the corruption in her department.
"Once Upon a Time" (7 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): Gold recruits Cruella De Vil to join him and Ursula.
"The Simpsons" (7 p.m., Fox/Ch. 13): A Nigerian king comes to Springfield to finalize a deal with Mr. Burns, and Homer is assigned to keep the royal daughter out of trouble.
"Brooklyn Nine-Nine" (7:30 p.m., Fox/Ch.13): Gina's mom and Charles' dad get married.
"The Good Wife" (8 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): Diane and Cary represent Colin Sweeney again — this time, he accuses a TV producer of basing an unflattering character on him.
"Secrets and Lies" (8 and 9 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): In the first two episodes of this new drama, a man (Ryan Phillippe) becomes a suspect when he discovers the body of a young neighbor boy.
"Last Man on Earth" (8 p.m., Fox/Ch. 13): New comedy about a guy (Will Forte) who is literally the last man on Earth. It's sort of amusing in spots nd sort of interesting, but it's hard to see how this can hold up.
"Battle Creek" (9 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): Jaded Det. Russ Agnew reluctantly partners with charming FBI Agent Milt Chamberlain to solve a drug-related double homicide.
"The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst" (9 p.m., HBO): The documentary series continues.
"Sister Wives" (9 and 10 p.m., TLC): Meri talks about her reasons for suggesting Kody divorce her and marry
"The Walking Dead" (10 p.m., AMC): Adapting to a new lifestyle proves difficult for the group.
"Shameless" (10 p.m., Showtime): Ian is under a mandatory 72-hour hold at the psych ward; Frank returns home from the hospital.
"Togetherness" (10:30 p.m., HBO): Michelle hosts a fund-raiser for the charter school
"Looking" (11 p.m., HBO): Dom, Patrick and Doris attend an emotional funeral.