TV’s best bets: PBS looks at health care based on means
Tonight’s must-see
PBS’ “Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?” 2 a.m., KSPS.
Statisticians can predict someone’s life expectancy according to race … or wealth … or zip code … or job. Still, the relationship varies. One key factor, studies show, is whether a person is in control of his life and work.
This compelling series starts with Louisville, Ky., where Dr. Adewale Troutman, its public health director, worries about the extreme contrasts in health and health care.
(Note: At last look, the show is also scheduled to air at 3 a.m. Saturday morning on KSPS. You might set your TV to record and view it later.)
Tonight’s might-see
NCAA Tournament, 4 p.m., CBS.
It’s the second week of the college basketball tournament, now down to the Sweet 16.
Here’s a doubleheader, including Washington State versus North Carolina in the East Regional in Charlotte, N.C. at 4:30 p.m. Another doubleheader will be Friday. There will be a new round on Saturday and Sunday, giving us the final four for April 5 and 7.
Other choices include
“Miss Guided,” 8 and 8:30 p.m., ABC. For Becky, a guidance counselor at the high school where she was one of the good girls, everything is changing. In the first episode, she helps vandalize Bruce’s office; in the second, she explodes after being asked to organize a party for a long-hated teacher.
“Lost,” 9 p.m., ABC. In a change, ABC has decided to rerun the season opener, in which people nervously wait for their maybe-rescuers. New episodes are expected to resume April 24, the night “Grey’s Anatomy” returns with five new episodes.
“Celebrity Apprentice,” 9-11 p.m., NBC. The finale offers a clash of opposites. On one side is Piers Morgan, a classic villain — quick, acerbic, scheming and British. On the other is Trace Adkins, a towering country singer, quiet and straight-forward. They work on separate parts of a charity event.
“In Treatment,” 9:30 p.m., HBO. One night before the season finale, the show resolves things, for good or bad, with the oft-feuding Jake and Amy.
“Eli Stone,” 10:02 p.m., ABC. So far, George Michael has been around mainly to sing in Eli’s fantasies. Now he has a personal request: Defend a girl who was thrown out of school for playing one of his songs.