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Now that Olympic fever has subsided, it's time to look ahead to a March filled with many returning favorites, including ABC's 'Dancing with the Stars,' NBC's 'The Apprentice,' and Comedy Central's bad boys of 'South Park.' March offers both 'The 82nd Annual Academy Awards' on ABC and NCAA Basketball's "March Madness" on CBS.
March kicks off with one of the most controversial premieres of the year. After a dismal performance in primetime, Jay Leno returns to 'The Tonight Show' (Mon., March 1 at 11:35PM on NBC) desk he temporarily vacated for Conan O'Brien. Make sure you don't miss a moment of the biggest premieres and finales in March.
Monday, March 1
'The Bachelor' (ABC) 14th season finale
'Little Parents, First Baby' (TLC) series premiere
'Rules of Engagement' (CBS) 4th season premiere
'The Real Housewives 25: The Early Years' (Bravo) special presentation
'The Bachelor: After the Final Rose' (ABC) special presentation
'Let's Talk About Pep' (VH1) 1st season finale
'La La Land' (Showtime) 1st season finale
'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno' (NBC) series return
Tuesday, March 2
'How the Earth Was Made' (History) 2nd season finale
'Last Restaurant Standing: The Winner's Story' (BBC America) special presentation
'20/20: Before They Were Famous' (ABC) special presentation
'Madman of the Sea' (Animal Planet) series premiere
'Parenthood' (NBC) series premiere
'Players' (Spike) series premiere
Wednesday, March 3
'Web Soup' (G4) 2nd season premiere
'The Oprah Winfrey Oscar Special' (ABC) special presentation
'High School Reunion' (TV Land) 6th season finale
'The Locator' (We) 4th season premiere
'Nip/Tuck' (FX) series finale
'Solving History with Olly Steeds' (History) 1st season finale
'Tyler Perry's House of Payne' (TBS) 6th season mid-season premiere
Thursday, March 4
'Burn Notice' (USA) 3rd season finale
'Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew' (VH1) 3rd season finale
'The Marriage Ref' (NBC) series premiere
'The Real Housewives of Orange County' (Bravo) 5th season finale
'The Real Housewives of New York City' (Bravo) 3rd season premiere
Friday, March 5
'Ghost Whisperer' (CBS) 100th episode
'Who Do You Think You Are?' (NBC) series premiere
'The Soup Awards' (E!) special presentation
'2010 Independent Spirit Awards' (IFC) special presentation
Saturday, March 6
'Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals' (HBO) special presentation
'How Do I Look?' (Style) 6th season finale
'America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back' (FOX) 1000th episode
'What I Hate About Me' (Style) 1st season finale
'Danny Bhoy: Subject to Change' (Comedy Central) special presentation
'Mystery Files' (ID) series premiere
'Fashion Emergency: Fakeovers' (Style) special presentation
Sunday, March 7
'Barbara Walters Oscars Special' (ABC) special presentation
'Countdown to the Oscars 2010' (ABC) special presentation
'The 82nd Annual Academy Awards' (ABC) special presentation
'Superswarm' (Discovery) special presentation
'Big Love' (HBO) 4th season finale
'Monsters and Mysteries in Alaska' (Discovery) special presentation
Monday, March 8
'The Bachelor: Jason and Molly's Wedding' (ABC) special presentation
'Scott Hamilton: Return to the Ice' (Biography) special presentation
'Gossip Girl' (The CW) 3rd season mid-season premiere
'Make It or Break It' (ABC Family) 1st season finale
'Trauma' (NBC) 1st season mid-season premiere
'The Buried Life' (MTV) 1st season finale
'Fantasia For Real' (VH1) 1st season finale
'My Life As Liz' (MTV) 1st season finale
'Tracey Ullman's State of the Union' (Showtime) 3rd season finale
Tuesday, March 9
'Wild Recon' (Animal Planet) 1st season finale
'The Bad Girls Club' (Oxygen) 4th season finale
'Chopped' (Food) 3rd season finale
'Food Wars' (Travel) series premiere
'The Miss Turkey Trot and Miss Drumsticks Pageants' (TLC) special presentation
'White Collar' (USA) 1st season finale
Wednesday, March 10
'America's Next Top Model' (The CW) 14th season premiere
'The Real Housewives of Orange County: Reunion Special, Part 1' (Bravo) special presentation
'High Society' (The CW) series premiere
'First Love, Second Chance' (TV Land) series premiere
'Psych' (USA) 4th season finale
'Billy the Exterminator' (A&E) 2nd season premiere
Thursday, March 11
'The Real Housewives of Orange County: Reunion Special, Part 2' (Bravo) special presentation
'Celebrity Rehab Presents: Sober House' (VH1) 2nd season premiere
'True Crime with Aphrodite Jones' (ID) series premiere
Friday, March 12
'Supernanny' (ABC) 100th episode, 6th season finale
'Numb3rs' (CBS) 6th season finale
Saturday, March 13
'True Blue: Ten Years of Blue Collar Comedy' (CMT) special presentation
'Blue Collar Comedy: Ten Years of Funny' (CMT) special presentation
'Dinoshark' (Syfy) special presentation
'The Guard' (Ion) series premiere
'The Outdoor Room with Jamie Durie' (HGTV) 1st season finale
Sunday, March 14
'Minute to Win It' (NBC) series premiere
'Killer Aliens' (Animal Planet) special presentation
'Cutting Edge 4: Fire & Ice' (ABC Family) special presentation
'The Apprentice' (NBC) 9th season premiere
'The Pacific' (HBO) mini-series premiere
'The Man With Half a Body' (TLC) special presentation
'Ultimate Recipe Showdown' (Food) 3rd season premiere
'Sons of Tucson' (FOX) series premiere
'America's Worst Driver' (Travel) series premiere
'The Antonio Treatment' (HGTV) series premiere
'Fatal Attractions' (Animal Planet) series premiere
'Kendra' (E!) 2nd season premiere
'Hoarding: Buried Alive' (TLC) special presentation
'Tough as Nails' (HGTV) series premiere
Monday, March 15
'20/20: Inside the Bachelor: The Stories Behind the Rose' (ABC) special presentation
'Top Gear' (BBC America) 13th season finale
'Home Rules' (HGTV) series premiere
'The Secret Life of the American Teenager: Special' (ABC Family) special presentation
'NFL Full Contact' (TruTV) 1st season finale
'The Price of Beauty' (VH1) series premiere
'Secret Diary of a Call Girl' (Showtime) 3rd season finale
'Transform Me' (VH1) series premiere
Tuesday, March 16
'Samurai' (History) special presentation
'Snake Man' (Animal Planet) special presentation
'The Bad Girls Club: Reunion, Part 1' (Oxygen) special presentation
'Justified' (FX) series premiere
'Love Games: Bad Girls Need Love Too' (Oxygen) series premiere
'Marriage Under Construction' (HGTV) series premiere
Wednesday, March 17
'Scrubs' (ABC) 9th season finale
'Gary Unmarried' (CBS) 2nd season finale
'Addicted' (TLC) series premiere
'Destination Truth' (Syfy) 4th season premiere
'The Real World' (MTV) 23rd season finale
'South Park' (Comedy Central) 14th season premiere
'Ugly Americans' (Comedy Central) series premiere
Thursday, March 18
'NCAA Basketball Championship: First Round' (CBS) special presentation
'FlashForward' (ABC) 1st season mid-season premiere
'Afghan Star' (HBO) special presentation
'Archer' (FX) 1st season finale
'Star Struck: Setara Act II' (HBO) special presentation
Friday, March 19
'NCAA Basketball Championship: First Round' (CBS) special presentation
'Thin Ice, Part 1' (ABC) special presentation
'Shameless' (Sundance) 5th season finale
Saturday, March 20
'NCAA Basketball Championship: Second Round Quadruple Header' (CBS) special presentation
'Seducing Cindy' (Fox Reality) 1st season finale
'Survivors' (BBC America) 1st season finale
'Solitary' (Fox Reality) 4th season finale
Sunday, March 21
'The Life of Mammals' (BBC America) special presentation
'Thin Ice, Part 2' (ABC) special presentation
'Frank the Entertainer ... in a Basement Affair' (VH1) 1st season finale
'Life' (Discovery) series premiere
'Gene Simmons Family Jewels' (A&E) 5th season premiere
'Kimora: Life in the Fab Lane' (Style) 3rd season premiere
'Breaking Bad' (AMC) 3rd season premiere
'Atlas 4D' (Discovery) special presentation
'Kirstie Alley's Big Life' (A&E) series premiere
Monday, March 22
'Dancing with the Stars' (ABC) 10th season premiere
'The Secret Life of the American Teenager' (ABC Family) 2nd season finale
'Top Gear' (BBC America) 14th season premiere
'Ultimate Cake Off' (TLC) 2nd season finale
'Nurse Jackie' (Showtime) 2nd season premiere
'Be Good Johnny Weir' (Sundance) 1st season finale
'The United States of Tara' (Showtime) 2nd season premiere
Tuesday, March 23
'The Bad Girls Club: Reunion, Part 2' (Oxygen) special presentation
'The Forgotten' (ABC) 1st season finale
Wednesday, March 24
'Mythbusters' (Discovery) 8th season premiere
'Fly Girls' (The CW) series premiere
'The Real World: The S&@! They Should've Shown' (MTV) special presentation
Thursday, March 25
'NCAA Basketball Championship: Regional Semifinal Double Header' (CBS) special presentation
'The Tiger Next Door' (Animal Planet) special presentation
Friday, March 26
'NCAA Basketball Championship: Regional Semifinal Double Header' (CBS) special presentation
'Wife Swap' (ABC) 6th season premiere
'Caprica' (Syfy) 1st season mid-season finale
'Chandon Pictures' (Sundance) series premiere
'Famous Crime Scene' (VH1) 1st season finale
'Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution' (ABC) series premiere
'The Best Thing I Ever Ate' (Food) 2nd season finale
'Top Yam: The Louisiana Yambilee Queen Pageant' (TLC) special presentation
Saturday, March 27
'NCAA Basketball Championship: Regional Final Double Header' (CBS) special presentation
'Survivors' (BBC America) 2nd season premiere
'2010 WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony' (USA) special presentation
Sunday, March 28
'The Emeril Lagasse Show' (Ion) series premiere
'Fatal Attractions' (Animal Planet) 1st season finale
Monday, March 29
'10 Things I Hate About You' (ABC Family) 2nd season premiere
'Saving Grace' (TNT) 4th season premiere
'Greek' (ABC Family) 3rd season finale
'Kell on Earth' (Bravo) 1st season finale
Tuesday, March 30
'Law & Order: Criminal Intent' (USA) 9th season premiere
'V' (ABC) 1st season mid-season premiere
Wednesday, March 31
'The Inbetweeners' (BBC America) 2nd season finale
'In Plain Sight' (USA) 3rd season premiere
'The Real World: Reunion Special' (MTV) special presentation
'The Ultimate Fighter' (Spike) 11th season premiere
Reader Comments (2)
John F. C. Taylor at 11:44AM on Feb 27th 2010
Amazing! A whole month's worth of programs and only two of real interest. Saving Grace 4th season premiere & the 100th episode of Ghost Whisperer.
brittney at 3:31PM on Mar 2nd 2010
Minute To Win It, looks hilarious! I cant for the premiere to come on March 14th!! I think its going to be worth watching!