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Utah makes it first trip to the NCAA basketball tournament's Sweet 16 in a decade on Friday, taking on perennial basketball power Duke (7:45 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2).
If the fifth-seeded Utes can take down the top-seeded Blue Devils, they'll advance to the Elite Eight on Sunday (at a time to be determined) for the first time since 1998.
(Sunday's two regional finals are at noon and 2:30 p.m. on CBS/Ch. 2.)
Friday on TV ...
College softball (4 p.m., P12N): Utah at Stanford
NCAA men's basketball tournament: UCLA vs. Gonzaga (5:15 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2); North Carolina State vs. Louisville (5:37 p.m., TBS); Michigan State vs. Oklahoma (8:07 p.m., TBS)
College baseball (6 p.m., P12N): Cal at Utah
"Cristela" (7 and 7:30 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): Cristela is asked to sit at the table during a trial as ethnic window dressing;
"Grimm" (7 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5): Nick and Hank investigate a one-night stand that ended in murder.
"Hart of Dixie" (7 p.m., CW/Ch. 30): Zoe makes a life-changing decision and Wade does everything he can to make it happen before their baby is born. (Season finale – and it might be the series finale, because this show is hanging by a thread.)
"Great Performances" (8 p.m., PBS/Ch. 7): A performance of choreographer Mark Morris' acclaimed "L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato," set to Handel's Baroque masterpiece of the same name, at the Teatro Real in Madrid.
Men's college volleyball (8 p.m., BYUtv): UC Irvine at BYU
"12 Monkeys" (10 p.m., Syfy): Cole's last-ditch effort to stop the Army of the 12 Monkeys brings him to Tokyo in the year 1987.
"Helix" (11 p.m., Syfy): The Navy prepare to implement Plan B, a final solution.
"The Jack and Triumph Show" (12:30 a.m., Cartoon): After he's kicked out of the house, Triumph tries to burn it down.
Saturday on TV ...
NCAA men's basketball tournament: Wisconsin vs. Arizona (4 p.m., TBS); Kentucky vs. Notre Dame (6:45 p.m., TBS)
College softball (3 p.m., P12N): Utah at Stanford
College baseball (5 p.m., P12N): Cal at Utah
"Kids' Choice Awards" (6 p.m., Nick): Nick Jonas hosts the 28th annual awards show.
"Black Sails" (7 p.m., Starz): Vane's crew seeks a sea change; and Silver makes a sacrifice. (Season finale)
NBA (7 p.m., ROOT): Oklahoma City Thunder at Utah Jazz
Men's college volleyball (8 p.m., BYUtv): UC Irvine at BYU
"Good Witch" (9 p.m., Hallmark): Abigail continues to cause unrest throughout the town.
"Saturday Night Live" (10:30 p.m., NBC/Ch.5): Dwayne Johnson hosts; George Ezra is the musical guest.
Sunday on TV ...
NCAA men's basketball tournament (noon and 2:30 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): Regional finals
College softball (1 p.m., P12N): Utah at Stanford
College baseball (3 p.m., P12N): Cal at Utah
MLS (5 p.m., Fox Sports 1): Toronto FC at Real Salt Lake
"60 Minutes" (6 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): Could polio prove to be an effective treatment for cancer? And Nancy Sinatra says her father, Frank, regretted divorcing her mother to marry Ava Gardner.
"Killing Jesus" (6 and 9 p.m., National Geographic Channel): Fictionalized retelling of the death of Jesus Christ, based on the book by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard.
"Madam Secretary" (7 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): While Elizabeth seeks a diplomatic solution to a doomsday cult in Bolivia, a congressman attempting to negotiate with its leader is taken hostage.
"Once Upon a Time" (7 p.m, ABC/Ch. 4): Regina sends the villains on a wild goose chase to buy some time.
"iHeartRadio Music Awards" (7 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5): OMG, another meaningless awards show.
"Call the Midwife" (7 p.m., PBS/Ch. 7): Nonnatus House welcomes a new recruit, Nurse Barbara Gilbert.
"Finding Jesus: Faith, Fact Forgery" (7 and 10 p.m., CNN): The legend of the True Cross is investigated to see whether any pieces of the cross on which Jesus was crucified still exist.
"The Good Wife" (8 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): The partners of Florrick/Agos/Lockhart find themselves at odds over the firm's future.
"Secrets and Lies" (8 p.m, ABC/Ch. 4): A vigilante is stalking Ben.
"Mr. Selfridge" (8 p.m., PBS/Ch. 7): Season 3 begins with the funeral of Harry's wife and the marriage of his daughter. And the evil Lord Loxley is back to make trouble for Harry.
"The Last Man on Earth" (8 and 8:30 p.m., Fox/Ch. 13): Phil deals with continuing difficulties in a pair of new episodes.
"The Royals" (8 and 11 p.m., E!): The Queen and Princess Eleanor stage competing fashion shows.
"Battle Creek" (9 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): Commander Guziewicz narrowly escapes when her home is burned down by an arsonist.
"Revenge" (9 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): A grief-stricken Emily tries to repair her collateral damage while Victoria pursues a fresh lead with renewed vigor.
"Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief" (9 p.m., HBO): Yes, celebrity dirt about Tom Cruise and John Travolta is exposed. But what's really disturbing about this documentary, which premiered at Sundance, is a look at the inner workings of this organization.
"The Walking Dead" (10 p.m., AMC): Rick and his group continue to feel like outsiders in Alexandria, where trouble is creeping into the gates.
"Shameless" (10 p.m., Showtime): Frank is concerned about Bianca's increasingly erratic behavior.
"House of Lies" (11 and 11:30 p.m., Showtime): Jeannie receives an exciting proposition; Marty is on the verge of making K&A one of the biggest players in the business. (Season finale)