Best-bets for March 8: cops and a damsel in distress

1) “SWAT,” 8 and 9 p.m., CBS. For the second time in four weeks, this ambitious show (shown here in a previous episode) has a two-parter. This time, the parts air together: A Chilean arms dealer kidnaps a woman and her daughter in Los Angeles. Then bikers steal a cache of armor-piercing bullets; the team tries to catch them before they can pull off a heist. Also, there are personal crises for Tan, Nichelle and others. Read more…

1) “SWAT,” 8 and 9 p.m., CBS. For the second time in four weeks, this ambitious show (shown here in a previous episode) has a two-parter. This time, the parts air together: A Chilean arms dealer kidnaps a woman and her daughter in Los Angeles. Then bikers steal a cache of armor-piercing bullets; the team tries to catch them before they can pull off a heist. Also, there are personal crises for Tan, Nichelle and others.

2) “Blue Bloods,” 10 p.m., CBS. This pauses to rerun the season-opener from a month ago: Jamie goes undercover in a human trafficking ring. His brother Danny probes a murder that’s connected to Danny’s old police partner. And their dad, the police commissioner, ponders whether to support the mayor on a policy decision.

3) “Damsel,” Netflix. Millie Bobby Brown is already a Netflix star (with two Emmy nominations) via “Stranger Things.” That show will be back next year, but now Brown – just a week out of her teens – has bigger problems. In this movie, she battles a beast; also, her step-mother (Angela Bassett) confronts the queen (Robin Wright).

4) More streaming. Other arrivals this week include the first half of “Queens” (Hulu and Disney+), a beautifully filmed nature series … “Murder is Easy” (Britbox), a clever Agatha Christie tale … “Supersex” (Netflix), a seven-parter about Rocco Siffredi, an Italian porn star … the “Mean Girls” musical (Paramount+) … and “Poor Things” (Hulu), which will be up for best picture at Sunday’s Oscars.

5) “Rain Man” (1988) 8 p.m. ET, Turner Classic Movies. Continuing its month-long Oscar emphasis, TCM has Dustin Hoffman’s perfect performance, in this comedy-drama gem. Other worthy movies include “Moana” (2016), at 8 p.m. on the Disney Channel, and “Beverly Hills Cop” and its sequel (1984, 1987), at 8 and 10:15 p.m. on AMC.

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