“Alexander Hamilton and the Ruffle Kerfuffle” – When Jay becomes obsessed with the success of a fellow chef, Isaac serves up a cautionary tale about his own rivalry with Alexander Hamilton (Nat Faxon). Also, Elias Woodstone (Matt Walsh) returns from hell with a limited-time offer for the ghosts, on the CBS Original series GHOSTS, Thursday, Feb. 27 (8:31-9:01 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the episode airs)*. Pictured (L-R): Brandon Scott Jones as Isaac and Nat Faxon as Alexander Hamilton. Photo: Bertrand Calmeau/CBS ©2024 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Best-bets for Feb. 27: Hamilton’s ghastly feud

1) “Ghosts,” 8:30 p.m., CBS. Isaac has been grumbling about history’s cruel twist: The world forgot him … but gave his nemesis (Alexander Hamilton) a hit musical. Now flashbacks (shown here) tell us how their rivalry began. Hamilton is played by Nat Faxon, an Oscar-winning writer (“The Descendants”) who plays Jackie’s husband in “The Conners.” Read more…

1) “Ghosts,” 8:30 p.m., CBS. Isaac has been grumbling about history’s cruel twist: The world forgot him … but gave his nemesis (Alexander Hamilton) a hit musical. Now flashbacks (shown here) tell us how their rivalry began. Hamilton is played by Nat Faxon, an Oscar-winning writer (“The Descendants”) who plays Jackie’s husband in “The Conners.”

2) “9-1-1,” 8-11 p.m., ABC. Next Thursday, ABC has its best night back, with new episodes of “9-1-1,” “Doctor Odyssey” and “Grey’s Anatomy.” To set that up, it reruns the three previous “9-1-1” hours. At 8, the team tries to rescue a child stuck in a pipe. At 9, Athena has self-doubts while mentoring a rookie; at 10, she probes a brutal beating.

3) “Eyes on the Prize III” conclusion, 9-11 p.m., HBO. The first hour views the complexities of affirmative action and school desegregation. The second visits a complex time: The U.S. had its first Black president, but had rising complaints of police brutality; the Black Lives Matter movement emerged.

4) Movies. Three days before the Academy Awards, we can savor some past best-picture winners. There’s “Titantic” (1997) ,at 5:30 p.m. on Freeform; “Gandhi” (1982), at 8 p.m. ET on Turner Classic Movies; and “Shakespeare in Love” (1998), at 9:50 on MGM+.

5) ALSO: At 8., CBS’ “Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage” has a surprise – the return of Lance Barber as Georgie’s late father. That’s when the fever-struck Georgie has a dream. At 9, Fox’s “Animal Control” shatters a triangle when a woman breaks up with Frank and Victoria. At 10, CBS’ “Elsbeth” has Jordana Brewster as a “lifestyle consultant.”

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