Getting Tested at ‘St. Denis,’ ‘Night Court’ in Song, Inside the ‘Rust’ Tragedy, ‘FBI’ on the Tracks

St. Denis Medical

Dressed as a ladybug to bug ladies to get mammograms in the hospital’s latest health initiative, administrator Joyce (Wendi McLendon-Covey) turns out to be the worst sort of patient when she undergoes the procedure: “Is this a mammogram machine or a panini press?” she howls. In sitcom subplots, ER doc Ron (David Alan Grier) is frustrated by a patient who’s full of medical advice he got off the Internet. “What’s the point of me?” Ron fumes, while surgeon Bruce (Josh Lawson) suffers his own existential crisis when exposed to a provocative line of poetry.

Night Court

“I’ve been cursed with buoyancy,” chirps the inimitable Richard Kind, guest-starring as a shady producer who proposes turning Dan’s (John Larroquette) unpublished and widely rejected memoir into a musical. It takes a while, but those with a tolerance for corny jokes will be rewarded by a climactic “All Rise” production number led by bailiff Gurgs (Lacretta) and featuring all of the main cast, most of whom are well advised to keep their day/night jobs.

Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna

The 2021 tragedy on the movie set of Rust made international headlines after a prop gun being used in rehearsal by Alec Baldwin accidentally fired a live round, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. But few accounts have taken such an intimate, personal angle as director Rachel Mason’s documentary, which uses Hutchins’ personal archives, public court records and access to people on the set and those who knew the victim to tell a full story of how and what happened and what was lost by those who are still grieving the filmmaker.

The Joe Schmo Show

The fake reality show is getting close to the finish, and it’s getting harder to believe that the dupe, Ben, can’t realize what a dreadful show The GOAT USA would be if it were real. Thankfully, it isn’t, and the biggest laughs this week come from Ben himself, who can’t keep a straight face when the fake show’s villainous diva Jessica is put in a position to punish the player responsible for her bad hair day.

INSIDE TUESDAY TV:

• Remembering Quincy Jones (8/7c, Turner Classic Movies): The late, great musician and producer deserved a more fitting tribute at the Oscars, and TCM obliges with a night of his acclaimed film scores, starting with the Grammy-nominated score to 1967’s In the Heat of the Night (8/7c), followed by his Oscar-nominated music and score for the same year’s In Cold Blood (10/9c).
• Will Trent (8/7c, ABC): Will (Ramón Rodríguez) and Faith (Iantha Richardson) investigate the murder of a renowned rapper. Followed by The Rookie (9/8c), where Celina (Lisseth Chavez) tackles her first case, with Bailey (Jenna Dewan) providing an assist.
• WWE NXT (8/7c, The CW): The next generation of WWE Superstars participates in a live Roadblock event at The Theater at Madison Square Garden.
• 2025 iHeartPodcast Awards at SXSW (8/7c, AXS TV): The Daily Zeitgeist’s Jack O’Brien and Miles Gray are hosts of the podcast awards in a ceremony filmed Monday night from the festival in Austin.
• Doc (9/8c, Fox): Dr. Amy (Molly Parker) is finally allowed to practice solo again but may not be prepared for her next patient: TJ’s (Patrick Walker) dad.
• Constables on Patrol (9/8c, Discovery): A true-crime special follows constables in Philadelphia as they go undercover to lure perps out of hiding to serve them warrants.
• Port Protection Alaska (9/8c, National Geographic): The series about the rugged residents of the Alaskan island returns for an eighth season.
• FBI: International (9/8c, CBS): The investigation into the murder of an American woman in Venice is complicated when the person of interest turns out to be connected to a powerful Italian family.

ON THE STREAM:

• Tom Petty: Heartbreakers Beach Party (streaming on Paramount+): Cameron Crowe’s directorial debut, seen only once on MTV in 1983, is restored with 20 minutes of new content, including commentary from Crowe on his chronicle of Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers as they finish and tour their Long After Dark album.
• Better Man (streaming on Paramount+): The unconventional biopic of British pop star Robbie Williams, portrayed as a CGI chimpanzee, makes its streaming debut.