‘Running Point,' Plus 5 Things to Watch on TV This Week
Between streaming and cable, there is a seemingly endless variety of things to watch. Here is a selection of TV shows and specials that air or stream this week, Feb. 24-March 2. Details and times are subject to change.
Home is where the good food is.
If you watch 'Queer Eye' you know that the show's food expert Antoni Porowski loves nothing more than nosing around in people's fridges and sampling even the most questionable looking item. On his new show, 'No Taste Like Home With Antoni Porowski,' he's digging even deeper by learning the family history of celebrity guests and taking them on a culinary journey related to their ancestors. Whether it's Britain with Florence Pugh, Germany with James Marsden or Korea with Awkwafina, you can be sure Poroswki will be luxuriating in new foods. Streaming Monday on Hulu and Disney Plus.
Let's get down to business.
Though medical dramas never went out of style, they're back in full force this season — including the new series 'Berlin ER,' a German-language show that follows Dr. Parker (Haley Louise Jones) as she starts working in an extremely chaotic and understaffed emergency room in, you guessed it from the title, Berlin. Her task is to unite her team to work the best they can in a broken system. The series has an eight-episode arc with a new one coming out every week. Streaming on Wednesday on AppleTV+.
There seems to be no rest for Mindy Kaling, who is back at it just a month after the third season finale of her 'The Sex Lives of College Girls.' This time she is a co-creator, alongside Elaine Ko and Ike Barinholtz, of 'Running Point,' a comedy that follows Isla Gordon (Kate Hudson), a former party girl who has to take on the role of managing the L.A. Waves, a fictional professional basketball team owned by her family. The cast also features Brenda Song, Justin Theroux and Max Greenfield. Streaming on Netflix on Thursday.
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