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February 13 - 19, 2023 Page 3 ACROSS 1. Series for Alex Tarrant (2) 9. Stadium shout 10. __ 500; annual race 11. 90 degrees from WNW 13. Role on "The Goldbergs" 15. British actor __ Bruce 17. "NCIS: Los Angeles" role (2) 18. "__. Elsewhere" 20. Role on "The Wizard of Oz" 21. Miner's find 23. Natalie Zea's "La Brea" role 24. "__ and Stacey" 25. Rachel of "Law & Order: Organized Crime" 26. "Northern Exposure" setting: abbr. 29. Columbo's title: abbr. 30. Singing critter Alvin or Simon or Theodore 34. Goes before others 36. Ringo or Bart 38. Get it wrong 39. Egg on 42. Rogers or Clark 43. Actress on "The Rookie" (2) DOWN 1. VP Rockefeller's monogram 2. McBride's namesakes 3. Setting for "The King and I" 4. Initials for Ozzie's wife 5. Commercial 6. Actor/comedian Ed 7. Swenson of "Benson" 8. Ending for Carol or Clement 9. "__ Doubts" (1991-93) 12. "Abbott __" 14. "The __ in the Hat"; 2003 movie 16. "Devil __ __ Blue Dress"; film for Denzel 19. "Star __" 20. "Resident __: Apocalypse"; Milla Jovovich film 22. "Mister __" (1961-66) 23. "Bad Times at the __ Royale"; 2018 movie 27. Professor's degree 28. Colony member 30. Rob Reiner's dad 31. "This __ __" 32. "__ People"; MacLaine/ Bates/Tandy film 33. Killmer of "Chicago Fire" 35. Historical period 37. Actress Russell, to friends 40. Schroder's initials 41. Setting for "Designing Women": abbr. Solution is on page 2. CoverStory By Jay Bobbin "Magnum P.I." rose from the television ashes once before, and now, the show is doing it again. The Hawaii-based de- tective series that made Tom Selleck a star had a second life on CBS, in a reboot that put Jay Hernan- dez in the title role. That version lasted four years on that network, and its cancellation was met with an outcry by fans ... who then got a reprieve when NBC picked up the drama for two 10-episode runs. The first of those begins Sunday, Feb. 19, as Mag- num and his personal and professional partner Juliet Higgins (Perdita Weeks) search for a woman who was with a married-to- someone-else man when he died in a car accident. "It was incredibly hum- bling, the outpouring of support," executive pro- ducer Eric Guggenheim reflects of the fan base that has kept "Magnum P.I." going. "I mean, there was a billboard in (New York's) Times Square! Jay and I were both saying that we couldn't believe it. We knew we had a loyal audience, but the way they rallied was just so moving. We really owe it to the fans to deliver for them. They did their part in helping to rescue the show." In that spirit, Guggen- heim — who also was an executive producer of the CBS reboot of "Hawaii Five-0" — promises more of the "Magnum" mix of "humor and mystery and a little bit of action. I will say that I think this (fifth) season is probably the most emotional one we've done. It's also probably the most serialized." Indeed, a continuing plot involves the former military commander (played by returnee James Remar) of Magnum and his pals Rick and TC (Zachary Knighton, Stephen Hill); also, former police detec- tive Gordon Katsumoto (Tim Kang) seeks rein- statement. The new police foil for Magnum is Chris Childs, played by Michael Rady ("Chicago Med"). "He's very different than Kat- sumoto," Guggenheim explains. "He's cockier and he's more willing to break the rules, and he just adds this new element that's so great for us." Arguably the biggest de- velopment, though, is the romance between Magnum and Higgins — which they try to keep to themselves, at least initially. "Things are certainly more complicated than ever between them," Guggenheim acknowledg- es. "These two characters are opposites in so many ways that no matter what we do with them moving forward, we're always going to have that sort of friction between them." 'Magnum P.I.' is back in business, now on NBC The identity of the featured celebrity is found within the answers in the puzzle. In order to take the TV Challenge, unscramble the letters noted with asterisks within the puzzle. InFocus "Snowfall" (FX — season premiere, Feb. 22) It's October 1986 in the Season 6 premiere episode "Fallout," as civil war threatens to destroy the Saint family. Franklin (Damson Idris) is desperate and forced to rob his Aunt Louie (Angela Lewis) and Uncle Jerome (Amin Joseph) after being wiped out by former CIA officer Teddy McDonald (Carter Hudson). Meanwhile, Louie has taken over Franklin's role as Teddy's sole buyer, undercutting her nephew and creating a competing empire in the process. Franklin is now faced with losing everyone he loves and everything he's built.

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